Just for the coolest kids on the internet, i'm dumping out some of the secrets you GOTTA KNOW if you want to learn those notes all over the neck!!! This is stuff i've been showing my students for YEARS, and it is absolutely the key, Get into it, and let me know if you've got any questions!!!
2020-12-18 16:19:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody!!! As i promised yesterday, here's the newest installment of This is Why You Suck at Guitar!!! Learn a handful of my favorite fretboard hack that are sure to cure you of scale pattern baldness!!
Bonus video coming up in just a second, too, required watching!!!
2020-12-18 16:18:09 +0000 UTC View PostOh man I’m stoked on this one. Filming a video featuring some of my FAVORITE fretboard hacks to help you all learn the neck up and down!!!! This is good. These are the secrets the shred elite don’t want you to know! Stay tuned!
2020-12-17 19:41:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! You all gave me SO MANY great questions for FAQ You episodes, you're a gold mine!!! I'm gonna put out a second part in about two weeks. Here in the first installment, i cover your all's questions about:
-Learning scales
-alternate strumming power chords
-Rob Zombie flicks
Enjoy! Hope everyone is having a safe and happy holiday season!
2020-12-15 16:11:23 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm so mad at myself that i never called this "Symphony of DustyRuction" in the video!
Here's a new Patreon-only bonus video just for you guys, my lovely and loyal supporters!!! In this new episode of the Lick Doctor, i'm helping my man Dusty work out some kinks in his cover of Marty Friedman's amazing Symphony of Destruction solo from his Megadeth years!
Thank you all SO MUCH for the support, it really means the world to me. Send me your Lick Doctor submissions and get featured o...
2020-12-11 16:13:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Hope you all are doing great!!! Here's the link and TABs for the newest WW, in which we dive into Joe B's lately blues explosion on Instagram! I really enjoyed this format of taking someone's Insta video and breaking down what they're doing. Be sure to send me some of your favorites that you'd like to see broken down this way!
2020-12-10 21:04:34 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been too long!!! I love answering your all’s questions on FAQ You, so please drop me some good ones in the comments!
Hope everyone is doing well!
2020-12-07 00:54:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely and loyal Patrons!!! Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy this holiday season. Got a new episode of Meet the Machines for you all to check out!
Are you all interested in seeing more gear demo/review things like this? In the back of my head, i keep saying to myself "there's already so many gear demo dudes on youtube...".... but then i watch them, and find myself getting bored hahahaha ..... Let me know your honest opinion of this video, if you want more ...
2020-12-05 18:06:49 +0000 UTC View PostI am so thankful for you all. It’s been a super weird year, obviously, with zero shows, no travel, no tours or anything, but I am very thankful for this Patreon page where I can interact with you all, share more bonus content, and help us all become better players!!! You guys are the best, and I’m thankful for you every day. Cheers to you all!!!! What’s everyone’s turkey day plans?
2020-11-26 19:14:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!!! Here’s the TABs to go along with the new episode of WW!!! Lemme know if there’s any trouble downloading them off this post; I’m using the mobile app, which I don’t usually do. I had a lot of fun making this lesson, I love diving into scales and stuff like this! https://youtu.be/iqXd7-to4e8
EDIT!!!! The 2nd and 3rd to last notes ar...
2020-11-26 06:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!!!!
What a bad, bad Ben i've been!!!! I put this video up two weeks ago, and realized i never posted the dang practice tracks or TABs! Its been a CRAZY hectic couple of weeks with all the Skype lessons i've been doing on top of regular video output plus production work... blah blah blah!!! Thank you all for the patience. Grab the TAB and tracks and get to it!
2020-11-22 16:29:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Saturday, lovely and loyal Patrons!!! Hope everyone is doing well out there. Its been a STUPID busy week over here (so busy, in fact, i just realized i never put up the TABs and practice tracks for last week's tapping lesson!!! I'll get on that next!). Hope you all are doing well!
Here's the practice tracks and TABs to go along with this lesson. Hope you all dig it, i love adding those liquid smooth legato lines into my soloing!
OH! And do you notice anything different...
2020-11-14 16:07:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope everybody had a great weekend!!! I’ve been here in the Uncle Cave working on something VERY cool ....
(Shhhhh it’s a secret, don’t tell!!!)
The wonderful folks at REVV amps have asked me to write some original madness to demo a new amp they’ve got coming out SOON. I decided to put a new toy to use and write a pretty wild original tune with my Skervesen Raptor 8, a true monster of a guitar!!! I’m putting the final touches on the drum programming, and I’ve got the b...
2020-11-09 06:12:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! So here's the deal... after i made the Dream Warriors video last week, i got a message from a wonderful person who sent me George Lynch's isolated guitar track to the song!!! So, i decided to revise my TAB, make the transcription even more accurate, plus make a video going over those corrections just for you guys!!! Plus, its the first time i've used my glorious green Suhr Modern T in a video, so thats cool too hahaha
Mainly, you're gonna find some differences in the very fi...
2020-11-07 02:33:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! So i had an exciting development over the weekend... a fan sent me a SUPER rare isolated guitar track from Dream Warriors!!! And while i was very pleased to see that the majority of my transcription held up, there were actually a few little details that i missed!!! For example, there's a little pickup lick underneath the vocals right before that first bend, and the final run doesn't sound like it's ALL tapped the way i did it!!! So gimme just a little time here to go over this isola...
2020-11-02 16:51:56 +0000 UTC View Post
BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!!!! Here's a complete breakdown of George Lynch's Dream Warriors solo from the Elm Street 3 soundtrack!! This one was a blast, and oddly enough, its the FIRST Lynch solo i've ever learned! I gotta do more now, so lemme know some of your favorites in the comments. TABs will be coming later today or tomorrow, so stay tuned!
Hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween weekend!
2020-10-30 16:12:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lovely and loyal Patrons!!! One of the things i've enjoyed the most this year is having enough downtime to actually write and record some more original music for you all, and one of my favorites i've done so far is this doomy, sludgy tune called Migration 2! I wrote and recorded this song as soon as i got my amazing Dunable Cyclops, which is such a sweet guitar. I put up a download link to this a while back, but i know there's some new followers on here that need a taste, too, so enjoy th...
2020-10-28 16:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Hope y'all are having a good weekend. Tante Kate is in here making a massive pot of chili, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch is on the TV, and i just got done making these TABs for you all to go along with the newest video i put up!!! Opeth uses some amazing and mysterious chords in their music, and you're about to learn about them! I didn't put the chord names on the charts because, well, i want ya to learn them from the video ; ) !!!!
Have fun with this one! Cheers, every...
2020-10-25 00:00:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lovely and loyal Patrons!!!
Firstly, hope everyone is doing well. It’s been such a strange year, and the absence of playing shows and touring has been a bummer, but I’m so glad I can keep in touch with you all here!
The other day, I had the honor of playing the guitar and keyboard solos on Frogleap Studio’s Jump cover, and it turned out awesome! Do you all think I should do a lesson on how to play all that stuff while it’s fresh in my mitts? Lemme know!!!
2020-10-20 17:19:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey loyal and lovely Patrons!!! Isn't Halloween just the PERFECT time to dig into another spooky Ghost tune?!?! I happen to think so!! Here's everything you need to know about this wicked tune! Lemme know in the comments what other songs you wanna learn next, and thank you all SO MUCH for the support!!!
2020-10-19 01:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey y’all!!! Just letting you know, the Cirice tabs are coming! It’s been a freaking BUSY week, but I haven’t forgot about y’all! What’s everyone working on this week?
2020-10-16 22:16:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody!!!! So I haven’t shared these pics ANYWHERE, but I just had to tell you loyal and lovely folks about this.... I’ve got my very first custom spec Suhr completed and heading my way!!! I’m so excited I can’t hardly stand it. Would you all want a whole video about it?
This is a Modern T, essentially the Andy Wood signature model, but with a paint job and a few tweaks.
Ash body, Suhr Woodshed pickups, candy apple green finish, 24 stainless frets, 16’’ radius...
2020-10-15 03:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody!!! i figure while everyone is paying tribute to the master, i should put all my EVH videos in one spot for y'all to browse through! What Van Halen tunes do i need to break down next???
2020-10-12 15:37:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here you go, everyone! I hope i can even come close to doing this justice. Its frankly impossible to make a suitable tribute to Eddie, but here goes nothing. Cheers everyone, blast your favorite Van Halen tune for me today!
2020-10-09 17:11:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I started working on a Van Halen tribute video at 9:30am yesterday, and I just finished editing it at 3:37am the following day. Very excited to share this with you all.
2020-10-09 07:41:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The king is dead.
Long live the king.
The sound of Eddie Van Halen’s guitar on “Eruption” ripping through the speakers of my parent’s stereo is one of the earliest memories in life that I have; I didn’t know what it was. I didn’t know who was doing it. But I would ask my older brother Noah to carefully move the needle of the record player back to the start so that I could hear it again. I’m still not tired of hearing it.
I literally don’t remember life wit...
2020-10-07 04:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!!! We are now in the month of October, when i like to share my love of the greatest time of year, HALLOWEEN!!! I like to put out spooky-themed stuff for you guys throughout the month, but i need help narrowing it down!!
Last year, i put out a theory-heavy video about the spooky sounds of Ghost, and the evil powers of the harmonic minor scale. I've got another scary scale video i'm planning, but i also wanna do some riff/song breakdowns for you all based on popular demand!
Hey everyone!!! By request, here's another MEGACLASSIC!!! You about to learn Marty Friedman's exotic soloing secrets plus get a full breakdown on this legendary lick!! Be sure to follow the picking guide on the TAB for ultimate success!
2020-10-02 16:15:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, episode 2 is now live and rolling just for you all!!! This one is a mega beast sized episode with a TON of picking info, this stuff will benefit you even if you don’t know who mastodon is! Hope y’all enjoy, and thanks to Kenny for sending in his video to be featured on this episode!
2020-09-29 13:42:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!!! I’m currently exporting a brand new episode of the Lick Doctor, the series where I help YOU get better at whatever it is you’re working on! I’m loving doing these videos, let’s do some more just for you guys!!! Send your submissions to benellerguitars at gmail dot com so I can review them! Just be sure to put “lick Doctor” in the subject line, please! I’ll have the new episode posted in the morning! You guys RULE!
2020-09-29 05:54:51 +0000 UTC View Post