The SECRET of SYKES APPEAL
Added 2024-07-06 16:28:17 +0000 UTCBy request! You all know I LOVE John Sykes' playing, but what makes it tick? What makes him the KING of 80's rock? How is his riffing so good, and how can we implement his signature tricks into our own writing? That's what we are talking about today!!
In this video, we are gonna start with a simple stepdad riff and infuse it with some serious SYKES APPEAL using a bunch of John's iconic techniques. Take these ideas and toss them into your own riffs, then tag me in a post so I can see your work!
Hope you all dig this one. Wanna see more videos like this? I had a great time making this one... I could see similar videos being made for Mastodon, Van Halen, Andy LaRoque, and many other players. Lemme know what you want to see!
Grab the TAB, GP files, and Axe FX 3 patch below and FLOOR IT!
-BE
Comments
Can't seem to access any of the attachments
Paul Sanders
2024-07-13 01:52:20 +0000 UTCCan you give the Metallica version of Whiskey in the Jar(owahh) this Sykes appeal? It would be interesting to hear your approach to it.
Villi Mag
2024-07-12 15:45:40 +0000 UTCAll killer no filler!
Art
2024-07-12 00:30:48 +0000 UTCHow about Vivian Campbell Neil Schon
J R
2024-07-11 22:32:07 +0000 UTCyou salty dog!!!! killer video
Michael Davis
2024-07-10 00:41:11 +0000 UTCHi Uncle Ben, after a bit of a deep dive into the cracking the code stuff and your double picking videos I am starting to think that I am more of an upward pick slant player. Should I just force myself to downward pick slant for this lick? I can do it but it never feels smooth or fast. Starting things on an upstroke feels weird too. Any other tips? I've been playing for a loooong time and my picking sucks. I'm afraid I have solidified poor technique over the years. Anyway, thanks for the great content as always.
Bill Engelhardt
2024-07-09 15:17:07 +0000 UTCWould be very kind. Thx for great content.π
Anders Karlsson
2024-07-09 06:36:52 +0000 UTCoh! want one?? I can toss it up.
Ben Eller
2024-07-09 00:54:06 +0000 UTCI usually just leave it on! This was all Axe 3 into my interface.
Ben Eller
2024-07-09 00:52:57 +0000 UTCduuuuude i am in love. Absolutely some Vai coming!
Ben Eller
2024-07-09 00:52:12 +0000 UTCtotally! hit me with a few favorites, please.
Ben Eller
2024-07-09 00:52:01 +0000 UTCBen. Just fabulous as usual, thank you. One left-field suggestion: Andy Summers.
J M Evans
2024-07-08 15:35:55 +0000 UTCJust a quiestion. Is there a downloadable backing track?
Anders Karlsson
2024-07-08 10:34:43 +0000 UTC+1
Shahar Bar
2024-07-08 04:41:56 +0000 UTC+1
Shahar Bar
2024-07-08 04:41:50 +0000 UTC+1
Shahar Bar
2024-07-08 04:41:43 +0000 UTC+1
Shahar Bar
2024-07-08 04:41:29 +0000 UTC+1
Shahar Bar
2024-07-08 04:41:08 +0000 UTCAndy βThe Other Swedish White Meatβ LaRoque
Shahar Bar
2024-07-08 04:40:41 +0000 UTCSorry or "sweet little loving" or even better the whole "Pride" cassette. Ok or-or betterest of all.... In one day
Themadnoodler
2024-07-08 03:22:21 +0000 UTCWhat about Jake e Lee, the badlands era. Or Vito, just more Vito, always. Lonely nights. What's that power chord, sounds like a lower 5th on the bottom
Themadnoodler
2024-07-08 03:09:46 +0000 UTCAndy, please, Uncle Ben. Thanks!
Schwartzefehen
2024-07-07 17:10:09 +0000 UTCIsn't that embellished power chord a Hendrix thing?
Welsh wizard
2024-07-07 13:26:52 +0000 UTCI second one of those on Andy LaRoque!
Ryne G. Schuler
2024-07-07 06:45:07 +0000 UTCAndy LaRocque please :-)
Erno Tossavainen
2024-07-07 05:18:25 +0000 UTCThanks man. You just explained some of the things that my post-1990 Steve Adler brain needed. The angle of the pick for double picking! A small thing, but huge. :) How f'ing awesome is John Sykes!
Phil Ashio
2024-07-07 04:31:06 +0000 UTCGreat video. Suggesting for a few others - the dyads are really cool but try alternate the 4ths with major 3rd dyads and straight 5th power chords as well for another added flavour!
Stepdadshred
2024-07-07 02:39:33 +0000 UTCLoved this one Uncle Ben.
Glenn Lysack
2024-07-07 02:04:02 +0000 UTCI was coming here to ask about the same thing. Blue Murder was awesome and I really dig Valley Of The Kings. I'd love to see an Uncle Ben breakdown of this one one of these days.
Jonin
2024-07-06 23:37:18 +0000 UTCAwesome lesson Ben.Some Andy LaRocque please!!!
Art
2024-07-06 22:33:57 +0000 UTCExcellent ben, can't get enough of sykes stuff! You need to do the 'valley of the kings' solo in one of your 'solo in a day' videos, it's like a best of all of his lead bits in one place!
The Metal Icarus 02
2024-07-06 21:12:28 +0000 UTCAWESOME STUFF ! I did notice that the OX Box was on too ? Are you running the AXE into the OX before your DAW ? THANKS !
Roger D Mynatt Jr
2024-07-06 20:49:12 +0000 UTC"So I can go down as much as I want", was anyone else expecting to hear "Just like your mom" right after that line? Come on Uncle Ben.
Bradley P.
2024-07-06 19:54:55 +0000 UTCThis one was awesome. Have heard those whitesnake riffs a billion times but never reflected too much on what is going on beneath the surface
Johan Alexandersson
2024-07-06 19:32:59 +0000 UTCTop stuff Uncle Ben! I love these deep dives you do into a players repertoire of signature riffs and licks. More please!
Dazza
2024-07-06 18:53:54 +0000 UTCI love John Sykes with Blue Murder. That dude gets all the chicksβ¦my hero.
Peter Santa Ana
2024-07-06 17:53:46 +0000 UTCAwesome as usual! How about one on George Lynch?
Dan Conley
2024-07-06 17:20:05 +0000 UTCHaven't watched this yet but absolutely keen for doing something similar for Van Halen as you mentioned. The thing that differentiated them in my eyes from every hair band was that half their riffs were heavily, heavily syncopated. Rather than pedalling 0 0 0 0 0 and a power chord or some fun susness, a lot of it had that off-beat groove - even excluding the obvious choices like im the one or all the other boogies, most of their stuff is a bit like that.
Stepdadshred
2024-07-06 16:56:22 +0000 UTCbad boys (ow ow ow ow)
Stepdadshred
2024-07-06 16:54:11 +0000 UTCI'd love to see you do a video on Andy LaRocque, very little out there covering him.
jiantjingerjohn .
2024-07-06 16:45:31 +0000 UTCHowβre you finding the new Jem mate? Any plans on some vai style lessons?
Anthony
2024-07-06 16:35:12 +0000 UTCTy Ben!!!!! Would you consider doing one about his pentatonic licks
Deep Goswami
2024-07-06 16:33:18 +0000 UTCAwesome but I just have to watch how Switzerland beats up the UK β½οΈβ½οΈ π
Alexander Ehlert
2024-07-06 16:31:55 +0000 UTCOne of my favorites! Love that you covered this thanks Uncle Ben
Braedan Binkiewicz
2024-07-06 16:31:47 +0000 UTC
