Improving the Best Alternate Picking Exercise EVER! This is Why You Suck at Guitar 20 with Ben Eller
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- čas přidán 7. 04. 2020
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Hey kids! Its your good buddy, Uncle Ben, here with a brand new installment of This is Why You Suck at Guitar!!! In episode 17, we laid the groundwork for alternate picking perfection with the Punisher exercise, and here on episode 20, you're gonna learn another game-changing workout for your right hand: THE FLIPPER! I've taken the classic Paul Gilbert Intense Rock 6 note sequence (the "Paul Gilbert Lick"), and added an odd-note phrase into the middle of it; by doing this, the picking inverts itself, so that way you get the benefits of outside AND inside string changes! Its the total package to help you learn to shred!
In this video, i'll show you how to do the exercise, talk about its benefits, and also show you some tricky variations like mixing it up with string skipping for added pick control benefits. We will also about the benefits of playing straight through something that can be perceived as being odd time in order to build a less-picky pick hand!
Playing my Suhr Modern White Tiger into the Fractal Axe FX 3.
What do YOU suck at?! Let me know in the comments and we will cover it on a future episode of TIWYSAG! - Hudba
Thank you all so much for learning my Paul Gilbert Flip exercise! What do you want to work on next?
Ben Eller
My vote is for Dweezils solo on my guitar wants to.. one of the best shred solos of all time! And the video is very much ”Uncle Ben Approved!!
How eddie actually plays the "Jump" solo! Also Uncle Ben check out my CZcams channel and critique my playing plz!
You should do Shred Wars with Jared Dines or a video with Music Is Win!
Hey Ben, I really enjoyed your wait solo by white lion and would like to learn next, lonely nights solo by white lion aswell. Either way rock on \m/
Can you explain the pickslanting or the picking motions in more detail? I've struggled with this exercise as I increase speed. Also, there is a variation where Mr Big, goes from the e to the b twice. What are effective mechanics in both cases?
Ben, your humour is very appreciated by this shredder.
You don’t look like Steven Segal and that is a compliment.
Ahh, but dollar store John Wick killed me audibly.
You do run like Segal though. I heard.
“Man, I’ve been playing guitar for 40 years, heh!”
A compliment... to Steven Segal.
Gay
Eager to practice picking exercises.... *learns entire Inspector Gadget intro instead*
Apparently that means 7empest intro is the inversion of this, number-wise.
Love these picking exercises. I love the fact youtube has such great instructors giving awesome free lessons. Rock on man.
Patreon , help a brother as he helps us!
That Paul Gilbert REH video changed my life. Great lesson Uncle Ben!
Leon Todd thanks Leon!
Dude that plant is digging your shredding!
As an older beginner (52) can I just say that I am SMASHING through step dad speed thanks to Uncle Ben!
Uncle Ben is a messiah. Period
Hey, Uncle Ben. In Chattanooga, our schools have moved to online for the rest of the year. I'm Zooming my students live some, but I started a CZcams tutorial series. While the chemistry material is a bit cut and dry, I thought about how to actually cover the material, pace it, explain it in 8 minute vids. I decided to do the Ben approach- some humor, "stepdad speed", FAQ's, things that still mess me up, this is why you "struggle" at Chem, etc. You've made me change my teaching style. Sending a small thanks to Patreon. Thanks a bunch.
Another awesome exercise, thanks a lot. I can't believe the picking progress I've made in those past 3 weeks of lockdown & homeoffice. And I noticed one thing: Having the guitar in your hand and playing some exercises has unbelievably positive effects to stay calm and focussed during even the most annyoing and tensed Skype business meetings.
Side note: Make sure the mic is muted!
The noodle at 3:55 is also a Philip Glass lick (if he can be said to have 'licks')
Keep on rocking Ben!
Very thorough. Really appreciate it.
Ben I’ve been watching your videos for awhile and they are awesome. PG is a absolute beast!!!
04:19 Only a true genius could work in a Missy Elliot reference into an electric guitar lesson and not make it super weird or out of place. Kudos, U.B., Kudos.
Excellent exercise and lesson!
Fantastic Lesson - Thank you!!!
Yes!I've been waiting for this video for a real long time
Thank you for everything you do...especially for recommending the Swiss Picks.
Man you are categorically one of the best if not THE best guitar teacher on CZcams. Hands down!!
Helped a lot dude thank you!!👏👏👏👏
And the hits keep on coming. Thanks for making my quarantine a shred-tastic!
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I had to come back and remind myself of the other suggestions in this video. The main lick is already quite useful on it's own. Ben and Bernth have been the two best CZcams guitar instructors I've found.
Thank u Uncle Ben always helpful
just realized you uploaded this on my birthday cannot thank you enough for all the great content. Thanks for the birthday present!
Fantastic Exercise!
Uncle Ben Gilbert exercise. This is great! Thank Uncle Ben!
Thanks for sharing this. That guitar is awesome!
appreciate your vids man keep it up
Not only a really useful exercise, but also a really fun one. Awesome content as usual Ben
I’m your number one Canadian fan Uncle Ben 🤘🏻🇨🇦🤘🏻 since I started watching your lessons a few years ago my guitar playing has vastly improved
Big fan from Saudi Arabia! Thought you might find it interesting how far your content is reaching😜 keep up the amazing work!
What happens if you suck at guitar in Saudi Arabia? Do you get your hands chopped off?
Thanks for sharing!
A paul gilbert exercise, but even better? 😳
Thanks Uncle Ben! Very much appreciated Unc
I need this guitar in my life. Have an awesome day mate! Killer exercise very helpful!
Wow this is great. Thanks
This is super bad ass. Thanks Ben. It kinda reminds me of drumming exercises as well. Two para diddle diddles and a para diddle. Flips from right handed to left handed lead.
Cracked me up at "nephew Ben"
"Ooooh inspector gadget " 😂 you kill me dude ...you rock 🎸
Great stuff for beginners and advanced guitarists too.
I already know which one you are talking about and I haven't even started watching your video! Your videos are the best dude!
Thanks Uncle Ben
Great lesson, Ben! I'll be adding this exercise to my practicing.
Excellent !!!!
Your new room looks really neat
Nice Uncle Ben.. I practice your punisher excercises (Normal & Mod) daily. Now I'm going to take this one and alternate it with the punisher. Thanks!
Well, practice time. Thanks, Uncle Ben🎸🎶
Uncle Ben I’m a new follower on your Instagram
Keep shredding
-your good buddy, Tony
Thanks Uncle Ben excellent variations on a classic exercise.. If I'm being completely honest I suck it string skipping and also alternate picking that starts on an upstroke... and I'm currently working on legato and timing right now as well so there's a lot I suck at... lol
The punisher exercise was super helpful! I'll be practicing this one as well
Awesome!
Also try same idea but going to the string below instead of the string above. Awesome lesson!
Sir, Thank you for practicing ideas 💕
Uncle Ben is one of only a few guys on the planet who has the personality and technical proficiency to actually improve upon a Paul Gilbert lesson.
Thanks again for making learning fun, Uncle Ben!
and just like pul he is down to earth and a joker we need more informative like him , bravo wish they came more btween 2001 to 2004 lol
you are a genius
Within a couple minutes it worked! Thank you
Τhe introduction made me smile.👍 PS.This guitar is strikingly awesome!
Thank you again, uncle Ben. I didnt know I needed this. You are the best uncle.
Excellent lesson Ben, as usual, and for those who don't think there's a point to these exercises, I refer you to "Blow by blow" by Geoffrey Arnold Beck & a track called "Scatterbrain" oddly enough, it was a similar picking exercise he used to warm up, 'cept he rarely plays with one! They jammed on it, turned it into a fusion classic & it probably covered the mortgage on the mansion for a few years or more.
The Inspector Gadget reference was just inspired. LOL.
Great advise for everybody from beginners too people like me who have over 40 years of playing!!!!!!
Dude your vids are fire.
1000 points for working a missy reference into your lesson!
Catchy as hell ... And as a result, I've been humming the inspector gadget theme song all morning, thanks uncle Ben
Thank you for this i'm gonna do this together with the punisher.
Great and very interesting little variation to the classic Paul Gilbert rudiments! Very cool man, thanks for the tips!
Great exercice! I thought about using all the modes and navigating through all the inversions on the neck using this same pattern that you proposed. Like that, in one sequence we can go through all strings flying through the neck until the last fret
I undestand completely! Inside P. is my worst enemy as well
Great Lesson, U da man! : )
This is one of my favorite Uncle Ben recipes yet. It helped break a really bad habit of nicking the b string on my up stroke when playing the Gilbert lick on the high e and b. Foe some reason no matter how slow or how long I practiced that lick I would always hit the b string on the upstroke, it drove me freaking bonkers but It's completely fixed after learning this. Thanks Ben.
new here!,thank you ben!,the punisher brougth me to this vid!,awesome content keep it up!
Another fantastic alternate picking exercise. Thanks Uncle Ben! I'm not sure whom I like better, Paul or Flip. btw, you had me at Inspector Gadget.
Inspector Gadget, Haha. Love it.
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I love you uncle Ben
Awesome exercise! Such a simple concept. One extra note shifts the picking pattern. I’ve always heard guitarists say that inside picking was their downfall. I’m a decent guitarist. I’m certainly no Uncle Ben, but I do okay. And for some weird reason, I’ve always started my picking pattern on an upstroke so I got good at inside picking. So it’s the outside picking that I need to work on. Thanks!
You evil genius! Just found this and diggin' this lick for alt picking drills. Also diggin' the George Lynch hangs out with Siegfried and Roy super-Strat.
MK
3:02 "you hear that Mr.Anderson?"
U r the man
I really like your videos. You can point out every difficulties we have on guitar. Not to mention your funny punch lines. Please continue your good job. 😁
OUTSTANDING!!!! Thanks uncle Ben....btw the Missy Elliott joke got me bad!!!! Hahahaha 👍👍👍👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Nice one man. I've spent years and years and years playing and not even thinking about my picking
A ‘shredi knight my! 😂😂😂 I’m so stealing that gag!
The "Inspector Gadget" thing got me going. I love how informative and goofy you are. Keep it up.
Thanks
Awesome , start a lick or phrase on an upstroke first.... tumeni years of starting everything on a damn downstroke . Freaked me out a bit at first ..... now 😍. Thanks UB , you rock !
Badass Ben 🤘🏻
That Suhr looks amazing. I'll bet it plays even better.
Getting a lil Paul Gilbert and Ben eller at the same time? Niiiice
Playing the intro to master of puppets with all alternate picking is pretty good practice too imo.
Reminds me of Brian May’s outro lick for Killer Queen.
Fk’in hysterical! “Oooh - Inspector gadget...” Classic!
upvoted just for the Missy Elliot dare/joke
the un-voted and re-upvoted for the Inspector Gadget realization face hahah
legend!
23/8 is one of my favorite time signatures
I love that mid-lesson you figured out the inspector gadget theme 😂 great lesson though. Im really in need of some alternate practice
That's a sweet looking guitar.