It's here!!!! Because YOU ALL voted for it, here's a guided tour through Extreme II: Pornograffitti, one of the greatest guitar albums of ALL TIME! Whats your favorite riff on this incredible record? Make mine the chorus to Suzi.... or the intro to Lil Jack... or maybe its Decadence Dance? There'...
2023-06-05 13:47:53 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, here's a special patreon only video just for you all to go along with the EVH Van Scalen pattern video! Eddie influenced so many players with his pattern-based shenanigans, so lets take a look at a few of the coolest ones. Who's your favorite?
Thank y'all as always for al...
2023-05-24 13:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!
Lets keep the EVH deep dives going! What is Eddie's bizarre secret scale he used all over songs like I'm the One, Jump, and Spanish Fly (among many others)? Lets talk about it!!!
This is a fun light theory and technique video about the sound of the KING! I hope you al...
2023-05-24 13:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the super extended, highly detailed, very nerdy cut of my Impossible EVH riff video! This one has more of everything, more picking ideas, more nerdy stuff, more hair, wider lens... more is MORE, right?!?!
Enjoy, and grab that TAB!
What EVH classic should we dive into next...
2023-05-11 13:34:53 +0000 UTC View Post
What EVH riff is IMPOSSIBLE to nail?!?!
Well.... basically all of them. But especially this one! Grab the TAB below and follow along! I'm SO excited for this video, its one of my favorites i've done in a LONG time.
This is the regular cut of the video. I've also made a Patreon-o...
2023-05-11 13:34:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all!
I've been loving making these RR videos. While i love getting super technical and talking lead playing skills, its not the whole ballgame! Even if you have the most chops of anybody on the planet, if you don't have great rhythm guitar skills and riffs to use the other 99% of the ...
2023-05-06 22:00:49 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s a Skid-RowView!!!
I’m going over a couple classic Skid tunes for a show tomorrow, and I’m bringing y’all along for the ride! Youth Gone Wild, 18 and Life, and I Remember You are on the menu today. Let’s see if I can remember them!!!
2023-05-04 22:40:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Its time for another RIFF RETROSPECTIVE!
This time, we're tuning down to D standard and taking a tour through the choicest cuts from Crue's incredible 1987 record. There's so much awesome bluesy stuff on this record! You're really gonna learn the magic of the I-IV progression, too, ca...
2023-05-02 13:14:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!
Here's a very special Patreon-only video, just for you guys! This is a followup to last week's common tone magic video that was in the main feed. I got a question about using arpeggios with common tones and how that would work, and it sparked an idea for a followup! How do ...
2023-05-01 16:15:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
Here's a rad theory-based video for you all! A lot of your favorite songs have one thing in common: the use of common tones being used against a set of moving chords! I'm gonna explain how it works to you all using examples from White Lion, Queens of the Stone Age, Yes, and MORE t...
2023-04-26 13:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!
Getting into two handed tapping can be a DAUNTING task... are you expected to just jump straight into the deep end and tackle a Stanley Jordan piece?! Heck no! Start out with this sweet neoclassical etude i've come up with on WW348!
Grab the TAB, practice tracks, and ...
2023-04-20 13:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Lets goooo!!!! Its time to dig deep into one of my absolute favorite old school Mastodon songs from the Remission days! On WW347, we're gonna set those terrible internet TABs straight. The guitar playing and drumming on this song are absolutely bonkers, you gotta listen to it if you haven't! Grab...
2023-04-13 14:29:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y’all!
Wanna transcribe a tricky tune with me in real time? You’re in luck! I’ll be showing you all a bunch of my tricks for nailing tunes by ear as I work my way through Pushing the Tides by Mastodon!
Let me know if you wanna be a fly on the wall for other transcriptions ...
2023-04-10 13:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!!
Let's take it back to the nu metal heyday of the late 90's for some of the fattest, grooviest, funnest riffs ever! WDT is still a blast to listen to with its evil disco style and crushing C standard riffs. Plus this is one of the albums that really taught me how to trust my ears...
2023-04-05 15:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working like a maniac on all kinds of cool stuff for you all to enjoy over the next several weeks! I'm really amped up and on a roll, so i wanna keep the momentum going with whatever you all want to see next! Especially in the areas of:
-Riff Retrospective videos going over the ho...
2023-04-03 22:53:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! This one is sure to.... SWEEP you off your feet!
This is a fun arpeggio sequence i use to warm up with all the time. I'm gonna show ya how to play it, then hit you with some life-saving sweep technique tips to help you become the next YIngYang Milkshake!
Get ALL...
2023-03-30 14:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!
Its time for a brand new MONSTERS OF YACHT! I'll be your captain aboard this journey of high-density expensive chords through Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan! What a fun song with so many amazing chord progressions. They way i'm gonna show you isn't EXACTLY whats on the record, but it...
2023-03-23 14:37:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Early post just for you all! Here's a super extended edition of my newest video, in which i invite you to savor the flavor of the magic that happens when you plug a Les Paul into a CRANKED Marshall Plexi! I'm using my variety of LP's through my Marshall 1987X 50W Plexi (into the Suhr RL/IR box), ...
2023-03-15 04:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post
By request! Here's the TAB for a Pre-Patreon classic. What a sick riff!!! One of these days i need to break down some of his leads. Any favorite Winger solos that need a lesson?
Enjoy the olden days whiteboard TABs below. Lord, i do NOT miss drawing those straight lines week after week, hah...
2023-03-09 19:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!
Troy Grady's Cracking the Code series changed my LIFE and exposed me to the POWER of the PICKSLANT! But how do you know what kind of pickslanter YOU are??? The sooner you figure it out, the sooner you can start playing to your strengths and achieving speeds and control you never ...
2023-03-09 07:05:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y’all! Remember when I did my “10 minutes of hair metal riffs on my Friedman BE100” video? That was a blast! I wanna show off the utterly insane sound of my Les Pauls through my 1987X Plexi next!
What classic, nasty rock and metal riffs would YOU play on the most iconic rock rig ...
2023-03-05 05:26:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y’all!!! Wanna make your new guitar day the BEST DAY EVER?! Of course you do! Watch this super extended cut of tomorrow’s video, and learn the secrets before anyone else does!
I’ll be showing you the process I go through with every guitar I get, from inspection to truss rod to ac...
2023-03-02 05:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all!
So i had an idea for a fun series the other day.... I constantly have people asking me what i've been working on, practicing, playing, learning, whatever. And its VERY hard to answer that question, because in any given week, i can be:
-working on technique
-writing 2023-02-21 19:25:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a BRAND NEW episode of TiWYSaG for you all, featuring the secrets of one of the HARDEST aspects of songwriting made EASY! Ever written a killer melody but had no idea what chords should go behind it (or the other way around)? I think we've all been there! Here's the easy way to find the ri...
2023-02-20 14:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y’all! I’ve been living the dang studio life working with Andy Wood on his next record this week, so I’m afraid I won’t have a video for you until Monday. BUT!!! I have a killer video cooked up for you all!
Have you ever come up with an awesome melody, but have no idea what cho...
2023-02-17 02:04:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!!!
Want to make economy picking part of your playing? This is the workout you need!!! This is a fun and simple pattern that combines alternate and economy picking for maximum gains. I've snuck some picking and phrasing tips in there too to help you get as comfy as possible s...
2023-02-10 15:29:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y’all!!! You want a taste of my adventures at sea, melting faces across the Bahamas on Shiprocked 2023?! Well, you guys get an extended cut of my voyage just for helping support the channel!!!
How in the world did I end up sharing the stage with David Ellefson, Randy Blythe, Ron Bumb...
2023-02-03 14:43:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Playing Metallica’s “One” with members of Lamb of God and Megadeth? Slappin the bass alongside Corey Glover from Living Color and Jason Hook? Playing Bawitdaba and…. ENJOYING IT?!
Uploading a video aaaaall about my amazing experience and many jams aboard Shiprocked 2023! You patrons...
2023-02-02 16:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post
A while back, I introduced you all to The Punisher: possibly the best picking exercise ever. But what happens when you combine it with speed bursts and the powers of pick slanting?! Stay tuned, you’re about to find out (plus get this dope practice track I’m making for you all)!!!!
2023-01-31 15:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all!!!
I'm back from my voyage at sea melting faces aboard Shiprocked!!! Holy moly, it was amazing and i can't wait to tell you all about it. I'm sure some of you all have already seen the video floating around of me playing Metallica's One alongside Randy Blythe from Lamb of God and ...
2023-01-30 16:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post