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By Request! WW136, Just What I Needed solo!

Hey guys! Here’s a pre-Patreon tab that was just requested. Love this solo!!! Are there any other Cars leads I should break down?

WW238 Struggle Within TABs!

Hey y'all!!! One of your fellow lovely Patrons brought it to my attention that the WW238 Struggle Within lesson never got TABs posted!!! What the heck?!??! So yeah, fixing that, you gotta learn this one! Thanks Luis! 

This Week, I Listened to Blackwater Park by Opeth!

Hey guys!!!! 

You looking for one of the best Halloween/autumnal albums ever?! You wanna scope out the album that broadened my horizons and got me addicted to Opeth?!?! YOU WANNA SEE TURKEY BEING ALL CUTE AT THE END OF THE VIDEO!?!?!? Well, i've got just what you need!

This is a totally new style of video for me, and i hope you all like it! Its kind of a guided tour through a classic record as opposed to a note by note lesson. I had a lot of fun doing it, and already wanna ma...

By request! WW170 + updated TAB

My man Kevin messaged me just a second ago looking for TABs for this pre-Patreon WW video, and of course i'm happy to oblige! Any other pre-Patreon videos you guys would like to see, please let me know in the comments and i'll get them going!!! I still plan on getting TABs for ALL 300+ episodes together in a dropbox folder or something for you guys, just gimme some time!!!

Thanks again for all y'all do. Cheers! 

Ghost Songs You Can Play in Drop D!

Yo guys! Its just not Halloween without a Ghost lesson on my channel, IMO!!! This year, you're getting full breakdowns on how to play Square Hammer, Dance Macabre, and Ritual in drop D instead of their usual D standard!!!! Why not make it easier, right?

Grab the TABs and the Axe FX 3 tone download below and get cooking!!!! 

Thanks y'all! 

5 of My Favorite Guitars! Meet the Machines!

Hey guys!!!! Y'all are always asking for a tour of my guitars, plus Ryan Bruce uploaded a really fun video about his favorite guitars earlier this week, so this came together super fun. Hope you all enjoy it! Do you want to see deep dive videos about individual guitars soon? This was a blast to make, so i'm down if you all are!!!!

Which one do you think sounds the best? Let me know in the comments! 

Thank you guys as always for the support, it means so much to me. Hope everyo...

Increase that alternate picking speed NOW! I love this practice routine!

Hey guys!!! I've got a GREAT new speed burst alternate picking workout that you're gonna love! You're gonna level up that picking speed FAST, trust me!!! Be sure to grab those practice tracks, midi files, and Guitar Pro files and get cooking, you're gonna love the results! The workout tracks have the entire route as 16s and then as triplets at all the different BMPs. Enjoy! 

MEGA MERCH for Halloween (and beyond)!!! SHRED TILL YOU’RE UNDEAD!

Hey everyone!!!! Get a load of this amazing new merch design I did in partnership with Von.Kowen!!! You’ve seen me wear her shirts many times on my channel. I like her work so much that I HAD to have her design something for my channel! You can get the Shred Till You’re Undead design on a shirt, tote, mug, or whatever else you want! Click the link here and snag yourself something GHOULISH!

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The Lick Doctor: Perfecting Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

Hey everyone!!! Got a new episode of The Lick Doctor here for you all!!! I love doing these videos and helping you all nail stuff, so if you're interested in being a part of a future episode, please drop me a message!!!

In this installment, i'm gonna help our friend John get more better at Kirk's intro solo from Sanitarium by Metallica. This is a great melodic solo, i definitely recommend learning this one if you're getting into lead playing! As usual the TABs floating around online are...

Cancer sucks.

Hey everybody!

Sorry if i've been a little slow on the draw here the last week or so... behind the scenes, my dad just passed away from cancer. We thought there would be more time, but everything changed FAST. Cancer sucks. 

I don't talk about it much, but my dad and i weren't exactly close for the better part of the last 20 years. But in the end, he wanted me to know that he was proud of me, there were no hard feelings, and that he watched all my videos (and that he got a MA...

Learn from the metal bass MASTERS!

hey guys!!!! Here's a super low end lesson for you all, showing you how to break away from BORING metal bass playing and spice it up like the LEGENDS do!!! I don't care what kind of music you're playing, these are ideas you can apply to ANYTHING, even if its on regular guitar!

Who is your favorite bass player that you think could use an in depth lesson about? Let me know, i'm listening!!!

Also, check the video out and let me know if you want the little example tracks i made to pra...

New Lick Doctor coming this week!

Yo guys!!! Today, I’m filming a brand new installment of the Lick Doctor, the series where I help YOU get more better by giving direct feedback on whatever you’re working on!

This is gonna be a first, because one brave soul volunteered his submission to be a full public YouTube video instead of just for you cool Patreon supporters! I’m really excited about it. If anyone else would like to volunteer, please message me and we will work out the details! (I can always conceal name/id...

Uncle Ben's ULTIMATE Guitar Setup Guide!!!

Because you demanded it!!!! I've gotten so many questions from you all concerning how i set up my guitars, and how you can make yours play great, so i have made an EPIC huge video covering EVERY step of my setup process on my lovely new Suhr Modern Terra!!! Truss rod, intonation, bridge height, action height, changing string gauges and pickup height, its ALL here!!!

Enjoy!!! And let me know if you've got any questions!!! 

Architecture of Aggression solo breakdown and TAB!

Hey y'all!!!! As promised, here's a full breakdown of this SICK Marty Friedman solo! Grab the TAB below and play along, this is such a cool solo to play!

If anyone wants to send me a progress video for a future installment of The Lick Doctor, please send me a video of you working on this solo and describing any tricky spots you're hitting to BenEllerGuitars at g mail dot com!!! I would love to help you get more better! 

MartyDeth time = the best time

Yo guys!!!! Got a full lesson on this one coming for you tomorrow!!! But what other Marty classics should i break down next?!?! Let me know, you guys know i LOVE breaking his playing down!!!

New amp day!!

NEW AMP DAY! I am so excited to finally own a beautiful Friedman BE100!

Back in June, Kate told me to pick out a new amp for my birthday. I didn’t want to cause an argument, of course, so I began a quest for a new amp! Kevin from Iconic Guitars hit me up about this beautiful BE he had for sale, and I snatched it up. It’s actually been modded by Dave Friedman himself to have an extra master volume for the HBE channel. So sick!

UNFORTUNATELY, the amp got FedEx’d and was DOA!...

One of my best videos EVER!!!! You gotta watch this one!

Hey guys! I'm so excited to share this one with you. Over the weekend, i was super inspired to make a cool jam track for you all, and that also inspired me to make a new lesson video to go along with it! Have you ever wondered how our favorite players choose the RIGHT scale to use over a riff or chord progression? Have you ever wanted to break out of your old ruts and add something new to your vocabulary? Well, you're gonna LOVE this video. 

Grab the backing track i made below, and...

WW310 Dream Theater Peruvian Skies breakdown + TABs + jam track

Hey guys!!!

Thanks for the patience! As promised, here's the TABs for Peruvian Skies!

Someone in the comments pointed out that i had one wrong note in there, so i fixed it on the TAB, so follow it, not what i say in the video!!! Whoops. Its in the last cycle of chords, after that 17th fret b string half step bend; i played a D next (b 15) and it should have been an A (g 14). You'll notice i highlighted the chords each section is played against, too; really dive in and ask yourself...

Lazy Sunday or Weekend Workday? Tell me what you're working on!

Hello lovely and loyal Patrons!!! Hope everyone is doing well out there in internet land.

What are you working on with your playing right now? Is it a particular tune or solo? Writing some original material? Digging into the metronome and adding a couple BPM to your playing? I wanna know!! Maybe i can help and even make a video about it!

Myself, i've got a to-do list a MILE long... 

-working on my bass playing some more, i've got Andy Wood's Woodshed Guitar Camp next we...

DT tabs coming soon!!!

Hey y’all! Some of you guys and gals may have seen my newest video on the Peruvian Skies solo…. I’m gonna get you all that tab PDF ASAP, I’ve been hustling in the gym, in the studio, and teaching lessons today! Thanks for the patience!

Coming soon: MONSTERS OF YACHT

What if I told you graphics wizard Jacob Long is working up an intro animation for a new series?!

MONSTERS OF YACHT: HARDCORE SOFT ROCK is coming! What classic yacht rock songs do you wanna see broken down on my channel?! Steely Dan? Robbie Dupree? Hall and Oates?

Fretless bass time!!!

Yo guys! What do I do with that gorgeous Suhr fretless bass of mine??? Watch this video and find out!!

Want more bass content on my channel? Lemme know what you’d want to see!

Patreon Exclusive!!! Learn EVEN MORE Drop D chords!

Hey guys!!! Here's the super bonus lesson to go along with the new episode of TIWYSAG! In this one, you're gonna learn how to construct beautiful jazzy M7, m7, 7, and m(M7) chords, and how to use them in a key! Grab the charts PDF below and get after it!!!

Expand your drop D playing! This is Why You Suck at Guitar 25

Hey y'all!!! Ever wanted to expand your drop tuning life beyond the usual one finger power chords???? If so, this video is for YOU! Full major, minor, diminished, sus2, and inversions, plus how to use them and make them fit into any key! This is real handy stuff, so be sure to grab the charts and tabs below and get learning!!! (also, i put them all in a ZIP file this time since ya'll asked! If they don't work or you want individual files, lemme know and i'll fix them up)

Uploading the s...

Uncle Ben returns to the Kemper!!!

For the first time in YEARS, I’m back to the KPA! It’s definitely been interesting revisiting it. Hope you all enjoy the video and my first impressions of hearing profiles I’ve not used in a LONG time!

So, update, my Axe FX 3 is already fixed!!! I got it in the mail yesterday. They worked on it CRAZY fast. So that means I’ll be doing a Kemper versus Axe Fx 3 showdown video soon! What all do you want to see in that video?! Tones? Effects? Turkey???

WW309.5 !!! Patreon exclusive!

Get even more out of the WW309 Double Gilbert workout!!! Be sure to snag the PDF below and follow along! 

WW309: The Double Gilbert Picking Workout!

Yo guys!!!! You tired of picking like a STEPDAD?!?!?! Well, you're in luck! I've got a brand new picking workout inspired by the god of alternate picking himself, Paul Gilbert, and its going to help you improve your inside AND outside picking, hand sync, speed, and more! You're gonna rip like a REAL DAD in no time!!!

I'm editing the bonus video right now, so stay tuned and i'll have it up in just a second. Be sure to snag those practice tracks down below, as well as the TAB and midi fil...

Coming soon: new studio space!

Hey y’all!!!

Sorry I’ve not been as quick to respond to messages this week! I have been up to my eyeballs in brushes, paint, and rollers, trying to get my new studio space ready! I’m so excited… and TIRED!

Did you all know that every video I’ve put up since we moved in late 2019 has been in our living room?! Yup. Everything you see on my channel is one wall of our living room. Tante Kate is gonna looooove not having to deal with my noise ordinances that I have to have f...

Meet the Machines: the PRS Archon 50!

Hey guys!!! New video time!!! Today, I’m gonna give you all a deep dive into a new favorite amp: the PRS Archon 50 MKII! This is a total redesign of the original Archon, and I’m here to tell you, it is AWESOME and so versatile!

In this video, I’ll show you all a little of everything it can do, while using a couple pedals and my PRS Hollowbody. Hope you guys dig! You know I don’t do a LOT of gear videos, but I do enjoy making them. Let me know what you think this video is missin...

Brushing up on some hair metal classics for this weekend!

This weekend, my hair metal tribute act Skankbanger has two back-to-back shows at our favorite hometown venue, Scruffy City Hall in Knoxville TN! Its going to be a BLAST, i cannot wait!!! So i'm going over a handful of tunes right now, and it got me wondering....

What is the ONE song that you would HAVE to hear an 80's hair metal tribute band play??? Like, the one tune you would be super mad if you didn't hear in a 3 hour long show? Is it some G&R? Some Jovi? Some Skid? Lemme know!!...