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Wait, are we all playing Battery by Metallica WRONG?!?!

Hey guys!!! Here's the link and TABs for the newest video!!! Y'all know i LOVE breaking down these Metallica songs, so PLEASE let me know any others you think need this kind of breakdown treatment! There's just so many bad TABs for these tunes out there.... Dyers Eve is definitely coming soon. I swear to you all, its 22222222, not 23232323!!! And i'll prove it! Anyway, have fun and let me know what you want to see next! 

Any requests?!

Y’all know I’m always aiming to please! Is there a particular riff, song, solo, technique, hairstyle, curry recipe, or doggo you’d like to see on a future video on my channel?! Comment away, please!

Top 5 Chromatic Variations! Patreon Exclusive!

Hey everybody!!! As promised, here is the super special exclusive 2nd part of WW283! In this video, i'll show you how to take those core 5 chromatic workouts and turn them into even more beneficial practice patterns. There's a little of everything here, from legato to hybrid picking to string skipping! Good luck and thanks as always for the support! Hope y'all have a great weekend! 

My 5 Favorite Chromatic Exercises!

Hey Patreon Family!!!! Here's the link to WW283, in which i show you all my most favorite-est chromatic exercises! Make all 5 of these a daily part of your playing and you're gonna see some KILLER results in no time. Grab the TABs, fire up that metronome, and get to work!!!

I'm editing the Patreon-only bonus video for you guys right now, so sit tight!! 

Rockabilly Secrets with Uncle Ben, plus Meet the Machines!

Hey y'all!!!! Been a stupid crazy past couple days, sorry i didn't get this post up sooner! Here's the TABs to go along with this lesson! Enjoy! 

WW281.5: Patreon Exclusive Selective Picking Etude!!!

Hey everyone!!! Here's the followup lesson to go with the Tosin Abasi selective picking primer i put up yesterday. In this video, i'm going to show you all a great etude i made up to practice some selective picking arpeggios. Be sure to grab the TABs and practice tracks below!!!  You guys RULE, thank you for the support!!! 

Selective Picking Primer with Tosin Abasi!!!

Hey guys!!!! So stoked to share this one with you all, a selective picking primer featuring the man himself, Tosin Abasi from Animals as Leaders!!! This was a lot of fun to put together, i hope you all enjoy it. I'm editing the bonus lesson right now, so i should have that available for you lovely folks this weekend! Have fun! 

Tosin guest lesson!!!

What if I told you all that I’ve got a VERY special guest coming to my channel this week?!?! So stoked to share this video with you all!!!!

Try This Phrasing Trick i Stole From Frank Gambale!

Have you all watched the incredible Troy Grady Cracking the Code series on Frank Gambale he did a couple months ago?!?! I did, and i picked up this cool up-up-up-down picking sequence that is great for traversing arpeggios and pentatonic passages! In this lesson i'll show you all how to do it and how i used it in a handful of phrases in my soloing! Grab the TAB and get going!!! Thank you all for the support, you're the BEST!!! 

Episode 1 of The Lick Doctor!!!! Taking John Horak Over the Mountain

Hey lovely and loyal Patrons! Here’s the debut episode of The Lick Doctor, the series that helps YOU guys, my loyal Patrons, play MORE BETTER! On today’s episode, we take John Horak over the mountain and help him conquer this Randy Rhoades classic!!!

Remember, you can be a part of this series, too! Email me your videos!!!

Thank you all so much for the support, hope everyone is doing great!

Thundercat's ThunderChords!!! Snag the TABs below!

Hey y'all!!!! Newest lesson is up and its all about my new obsession, Thundercat!!! I cannot get enough of this guy's stuff, y'all!! You HAVE to check out the live stuff too, his band is UNREAL! Watch these:

NPR Tiny Desk show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhVgbZdMdb0

And this BBC live that is just NUTS. Watch Them Changes at 11:20, his playing plus that drummer.... just unreal!!! : 2020-08-24 15:54:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Exclusive lesson! WW278.5, Every Note is Everywhere, Scales edition!

Hey everyone! Hope you all are doing well and staying safe and healthy! 

Here's the special bonus episode to go along with WW278, just for you all! And to all of you who have contributed to my buddy Brandon's fight against cancer, THANK YOU SO MUCH. The support you all have shown has been absolutely incredible, i can't thank you enough for helping keep my friend alive!!! 

The fretboard trick that changed the way i see the board! WW278!

Hey guys!!!! Here's a Shredi Knight Secret i've sat on for a LONG time, one that totally changed the game for me! Can't wait to see what you all think of this concept. Snag the charts and go exploring! 

Mastodon "Fallen Torches" lesson w/Bill Kelliher + TABs!

Hey lovely Patrons!!! Here's the video link for WW277, featuring Bill from Mastodon! What a cool dude, i'm so stoked he contributed to this video! Be sure to grab the TAB download below and start ripping on this MastoClassic!

What other guests would you like to see in future videos?! Let me know in the comments! 

Coming soon: Fallen Torches lesson featuring Bill Kelliher of Mastodon!!!!

Aight guys, I’m editing the video right now and I’m just so excited I had to tell SOMEONE!!! Not only do I have a complete lesson on Fallen Torches coming up, but I got my good buddy Bill Kelliher from Mastodon to help contribute to the video! Can’t wait to share this one with you all!

Gojira "Another World" TAB download!

Hey guys!!! As promised, here's the TAB download for the new Gojira track, "Another World"! Hot off the presses. Tune down a whole step and get grinding away! 

Brand new FAQ YOU featuring tons of questions from you guys!

Yo everyone! Here's the newest installment of FAQ You! You guys have offered up some mighty fine questions, and i had a blast answering them. Got some more questions for the next episode? Leave them in the comments!!! 

And for the newcomers, be sure to grab the download of Migration 2 below! 

Weekend Wankshop 275: The Hidden Licks in Still of the Night!!!

Hey Patrons! Hope everyone is doing well out there! This weekend, how about you dive head-first into an 80's hair metal hit, Still of the Night by Whitesnake?!?! This song is full of SO MANY sick licks that ALL the TABs online have missed... until now! This is gonna get you ripping like Sykes and co. in no time. There's some really sassy stuff and cool triads all over this thing, its a blast to play! Grab the TABs and get cooking!

What other tunes would you like to see total breakdowns ...

New song for you guys!!! Migration 2

Hey everyone!!!! Hope you guys are doing well. Over the weekend, i wrote and recorded a new tune using that sick Dunable Cyclops of mine. It all came together super fast, and i sent it to my buddy Eric Hill for a mix and master, and now i want to share it with you all! 

Here soon i'll be starting a Spotify page where everyone can access this, but i'm too excited to not share it with you guys! Because of the support you all share, i FINALLY am finding time to do what i've wanted to ...

Ghostly Orange Axe FX 3 tone download!

Hey everyone! As promised in the recent Stand By Him cover video, here's the Axe FX 3 tone download for the main rhythm patch i used! I used this for guitars 1+2, plus added in the stock Brit Silver patch for a little high end sizzle. The download has the "enhance" block ON, but i turned it off for recording; I always find it's fun to play with that thing on when you're jamming by yourself, but it gets weird if you record with it in stereo! My buddy Andy Wood came up with the basic template h...

Early Upload!!! Ghost Without Papa?!?! Stand by Him instrumental cover!

Hey Patrons!!! Later today I’ll make this video public, but I want you lovely folks to get a taste of it first! My debut video with my new Dunable Cyclops, an all-instrumental cover of Stand By Him by Ghost!!! Let me know what you think, and if you want more instrumental Ghost covers!

Y’all helped fix our pup!

Look at that pitiful dog!!! Back in March, Zhora here tore her CCL (the dog equivalent of our ACL), and has been hobbling around on it for months since the vets around here weren’t doing non-essential surgeries due to Covid. So today was operation day, and everything went according to plan, so she’s home chilling out and recovering on her meds now!

I just wanted to give you all a sincere THANK YOU on behalf of Kate and I; without your all’s support, this would be a HUGE financial...

Why Do Guitar Players Like Les Pauls?!?!

Hey lovely and loyal patrons!!! 

Hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy out there. I just debuted a new series here and i wanna know what you all think about it! The concept is simple: Why Do Guitar Plays Like (insert brand/style of guitar, pedal, effect, pick, player, habit, technique... whatever!)?!

I had a LOT of fun making this video, so i really hope you all enjoy it, too. What would you like to see on the next installment? I'm already planning on doing one all ...

Patreon Exclusive! WW274.5, ShapeShifter II Turbo!

Yo guys! Here's another special bonus lesson just for you all, and its an extension of the ShapeShifter Strategies i outlined in WW274! Be sure to watch the original video before you move onto this one! Grab the TAB below and get rippin!!!!

Thank you all SO MUCH for the support! It means so much to me and makes me want to work harder for YOU ALL! 

LOL how cheesy do i look in that thumbnail????

WW274, Pentatonic ShapeShifter Stratagies!

Yo guys!!! Its time for WW274!!! I feel like its been too long since i gave y'all some good old LICKS to practice on, so here's a mean one that also shows you my pentatonic strategies for maximum speed!!!! Grab the TAB below and get going! 

Working on merch designs!!!

Hey everybody!!!! Working on some design doodles for some merch, FINALLY. After my amazing graphics guy Jacob Long turns my crappy quick doodles into final designs, I’ll have a handful of sweet shirts y’all will be able to choose from over on Flat Five! I’ll see if I can’t work our a special discount code for all my Patrons, too. Working in a couple of my usual stupid catch phrases into these shirts, too, of course ;) What would YOU like to see on a shirt? Let me know on the comments!...

Time for some good ol’ fashioned LICKS!

Hey everyone!

Hope y’all had a safe and fun weekend. I was just thinking to myself, it’s been a little while since dug into some classic Weekend Wankshop LICK lessons! Gotta give y’all something to keep your hands moving!

Is there a particular idea/technique/topic you’d like to see me come up with some licks for? Let me know, I seek to please!!!

My First Week with an 8 String! Meet the Machines: Skervesen Raptor 8

Hey cool kids!!!! Firstly, thank you all for the birthday wishes yesterday!!!! I celebrated by staying at home, ordering a ton of thai food, drinking tasty beers, and editing a brand new video for you guys!!! I hope y'all enjoy it, i had a blast making it. I answer a lot of the questions you all had for me about the fanned fret design, tuning, scale shapes, and other topics, too! 

Hope you guys dig it. I actually enjoy the 8 even more than i thought i would! I really just figured i...

My first week with an 8 string!

Yo guys!!! Last week, I got this freaking incredible Skervesen Raptor 8 string, and this week, I wanna tell you about it!!! Working on an episode of Meet the Machines chronicling all the stuff I’ve encountered during my first 7 days playing a monster 8 string. It’s gonna be a really fun video, hoping to get it out tomorrow or Saturday!

Is there anything in particular YOU’D like to know about this mean machine or my experiences with it? Let me know!!!

Learn EVERYTHING You Need to Know About Minor Scale Soloing! Patreon Exclusive time!

Hey guys!!!! Its time for the Patreon Exclusive followup to this is why you suck at guitar 21: you don't know the minor scale! 

Because i kept y'all waiting a couple extra days on it, i decided to make this thing JAM PACKED.... you're gonna get a free A minor backing track that i made (download it below), my soloing strategies while using minor scales, deep dives on targeting chord tones, PLUS my ultimate secret of learning every note on the dang fretboard!!!! Its everything you ne...