Yo guys!!! Here you go, the full breakdown and TABs for this legendary solo!!! Its a monster. Those 2 note per string runs in here damn near killed me!!! Take your time with it!
What Megadeth solo should we do next?!
2020-04-18 17:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve been working on transcribing the epic outro solo for Poison Was the Cure this morning! Y’all wanna learn this beastly classic solo?!
2020-04-16 16:11:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lovely and loyal patrons! Just put up a brand new FAQ up featuring questions by you awesome folks! I’m really enjoying getting back to doing these on the regular, it’s a fun way to keep in touch with you all. Keep the great questions coming!
2020-04-15 16:36:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! Just checking in with everyone to see what’s been going on. Hope everyone is staying healthy and staying home! Here in Knoxville, it seems like a lot of folks are taking this seriously and keeping to themselves. It’s not fun, but it will at least keep our hospitals from getting overrun, right?
One thing I’ve noticed is that my music listening has been severely impacted! I do most of my listening while I’m driving or working out in the gym, and obviously I’ve not bee...
2020-04-12 20:49:05 +0000 UTC View Post
yo guys and gals! Here's the super sweet bonus lesson i promised to go along with TIWYSAG 20! This is the inverted, descending variation on my PG Flip alternate picking workout. Dig in!!! TABs for download below!
2020-04-09 02:16:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lovely and loyal Patrons! Here's the TAB for the newest video on my channel, This is Why You Suck at Guitar 20! This is one of the best alternate picking workouts i've ever done, so get into it and start making some progress!
2020-04-08 21:39:07 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys had some great questions for last week’s episode of FAQ You!!! I had so much fun making this video I wanna do another one for next week. So please post up your questions below, and I’ll also be going through the other posts I’ve made asking for questions, too! Hope everyone is staying healthy and happy. Thanks SO MUCH for the support during these crazy times!
2020-04-06 18:40:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey lovely Patrons!!!
Hope everyone is staying sane and healthy. Since we are all gonna be cooped up for a while here, I figure it’s a perfect time to do some new FAQ You episodes and keep us all chatting and interacting!!! I may even do a one every week if I have time.
So, let em rip! Hit me with questions about guitar, theory, tone, effects, amps, movies, booze, video games, ANYTHING you want to see answered on a future FAQ You! Thanks everyone!
2020-03-31 17:53:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s some footage from Andy Wood and I’s Suhr booth set at NAMM!!! We just grabbed two Suhr’s off the wall and went for it. What you’re hearing is the Junktown album backing tracks (minus guitar and bass), and us filling in the cracks with direct recorded audio; I was using a J Classic bass into my Darkglass Microtubes B7K preamp direct in. Andy was using his signature model and minimal pedals (Suhr Eclipse for the dirt) into their new Hombre amp into the Suhr Reactive Load IR box. ...
2020-03-31 16:21:28 +0000 UTC View PostYo kids! Here's the new AND original versions of the This is Why You Suck at Guitar shred intro! Back when i made the first one, i had intended to have some drum action behind it, but i had ZERO clue what i was doing in GarageBand! So for the new one, i programmed in some simple drums and even added a thunderous low A on bass to fatten everything up some. Enjoy!!
2020-03-29 21:19:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! Here's the TAB's for Weekend Wankshop 267, in which we explored the intro shred solo of my This is Why You Suck at Guitar series! Y'all have been asking for this one for a while, it was really fun to revisit it! Enjoy!
2020-03-29 21:15:25 +0000 UTC View PostHow’s everyone’s mental/physical health holding up? Hope everyone is doing well. Since our gym closed up last week, Kate and I have been doing workouts in our apartment using Pilates stuff on YouTube. This stuff is HARD!!! But past that I’ve been making more videos, doing some sessions, cooking, teaching on Skype, and all that jazz. How are you all keeping busy at home?
2020-03-28 20:21:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!!! I'm gonna be making my next video after i finish teaching lessons on Skype here in a couple hours. I've got a LOT of cool ideas i wanna share, but i need help narrowing down what we will cover tomorrow!!!
We've got 2 options:
1: a deep dive look into some of the tiny details you missed in one of the most massive hair metal hits of yesteryear (similar to the "5 Thing You Never Noticed in Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" video a while back)... IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT, by Whit...
2020-03-26 19:05:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey lovely Patrons! Just checking in to see how everyone is holding up so far. Hope all you guys are staying healthy! What’s everyone been working on while we wait this thing out?
I’ve been meticulously transcribing Teen Town, the Jaco Pastorius/ Weather Report bass masterpiece. Thinking about making a lesson video on it, too, for all of you playing the big guitar out there! Good idea!?
2020-03-23 06:42:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey lovely Patrons!!! I've had y'all on my mind today... how is everybody holding up? A LOT of my friends in the music and food service industries are being hit HARD right now due to all the virus situations... i just hope all of you guys are staying healthy and wealthy! This is a really wild time to be alive, huh? But i'm sure we will all find a way to make it through somehow. Life finds a way, isn't that what Jurassic Park told us?!
Since i've had a LOT of gigs and lessons cancelled, ...
2020-03-18 03:47:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Here's the bonus lesson to go along with WW266, where you learned my Demonic Pentatonic shape. Not only is that scale great in jazzy progressions featuring a m7b5 chord, its also great for some aggressive and exotic metal shredding!
In this video, i'm going to show you 4 different sequenced licks that take advantage of the 2 note per string pattern in this scale. Sinister 6's, KHAOTIC KIRK, Satanic Slash, and Evil Eric 5's are going to be yours after you watch the video and gr...
2020-03-14 18:38:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! Here's the charts to go along with Weekend Wankshop 266, in which we discuss the perfect way to attack m7b5/ half diminished chords using my Demonic Pentatonic scale shape! Enjoy! The Patron exclusive lesson will be up tomorrow, and we are gonna explore 4 different SICK licks you can play using this scale in a rippin metal context! Stay tuned!
Yo guys!!! As you know from the newest video on my channel, i've been working like CRAZY getting ready for my gig this weekend with the Hit Points in Minneapolis at VGM Con!!! So as i promised in the video, here's the charts i made for a handful of the tunes. Charts are a cool thing because its like looking at a player's instruction manual of how to play that song.
You'll notice i didn't use the number system for this; i like doing charts that way for gigs where i'm not sure what ...
2020-03-06 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys and gals! Here's the tone download that i was using in WW265! Its not really a clone of any of Nuno's tone, but it just sounds so doggone good i thought i would share. Let me know if you want more tone downloads in the future!
2020-02-28 18:56:16 +0000 UTC View Post
*MISTAKE IN IMAGE 2! Switch that b7 and root. G is the b7, A is the root*** Hey loyal Patrons!!! Here's the TABs to follow along with the new episode of Weekend Wankshop, in which we deep dive into the mind of the funk metal master himself, Nuno Bettencourt! Use these to help you grasp the concepts in the video, and don't forget to snag the AXE FX III tone download in my next post!
2020-02-28 18:53:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Currently editing a MEGA HUGE lesson on what makes Nuno Bettencourt’s playing so dang funky!!!! I got a lot of feedback from y’all asking for some Extreme content, so you’re getting it! Let me know what you guys think of this lesson; it’s not a note-by-note “here’s how you play this song” kind of video, but more of a harmonic analysis and how I use his tricks kind of thing. Hope you dig it!
2020-02-26 06:43:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! Here's the Patreon-only followup to WW264. In this video, i'm going to be showing you all how i attach this style of arpeggio with a combination of sweep and hybrid picking. I notice i tend to automatically slip into this style after the BMP gets a little too hard to handle with crosspicking, but not not so high that i want to sweep it for maximum speed. I guess in order of dominance, i go:
low to mid tempo: crosspicking
mid to high tempo: swybrid
hig...
2020-02-22 20:50:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Sorry for the late post, had an early Skankbanger soundcheck yesterday that ate my whole day up! Anyway, here's the TAB for WW264! This Patreon Pick was suggested by Kasper, so everybody say THANKS KASPER! in the comments!!! Be sure to keep the suggestions coming, i love hearing what YOU ALL want to see on the channel! Cheers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAx3VU4WY38&a...
2020-02-22 20:45:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody!!! I see a lot of new faces here, so I would like to extend a laurel and a hearty handshake and ask you what you wanna see next on my channel!
Is there a particular riff or solo you’re dying to learn?
A technique you need a way to practice?
Or even a piece of gear of mine you wanna learn about?
Let me know in the comments! I’m always listening!
-UB
2020-02-18 21:45:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the late post, loyal Patrons!!! Hope you guys enjoy this lesson. That plus the Patreon-only bonus lesson i put up the other day have some really powerful stuff in them! Cheers, y'all!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PdqJzFbBq0&t=52s
2020-02-17 18:09:42 +0000 UTC View Post
I been a baaaaad Uncle! Totally thought i had scheduled this post to come out, and apparently i hadn't!!!! WHOOPS!!!! Sorry, y'all. But enjoy this further exploration of all things Dorian! Grab the charts below and follow along!
As promised to you true believers, here's my melodic variations for the Half Hour of Alternate Picking Power exercises! This is going to combine the picking strategies of the original picking workout with the melodic magic of scale shapes for a full musical body workout!!! Everything you need, and nothing you don't. See what other ways to use 6's, 4's, and 2's that you can some up with! Thanks again for supporting my channel!
2020-02-07 19:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! Here it is, the ULTIMATE half hour alternate picking practice routine!!! This is going to make you into a picking MACHINE in no time. Full video is up on my channel now, so snag these TABs and check it out.
I'm also about to post the Patreon-only version of this workout which features these same ideas applied to melodic scale sequences, too, so be sure to scope that out!!! Thanks for watching and for supporting my channel!
2020-02-07 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! Here's one of the most useful videos i've ever made, and its all for you guys!!! In this video, i'm going to show you how to use simple 3+4 two string scale shapes for every mode that will have you destroying the entire board with EASE!! It greatly expands on the stuff in WW262 and adds a lot more to it, too. Get into it!!!
2020-01-31 19:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lads and lasses! Here's the TAB for WW262! This is one of my favorite lessons i've ever done. Here in a minute i'm posting up the patreon-only expansion lesson which shows you how to use these concepts with all 7 modes for MAXIMUM fretboard domination! Be sure to check it out!
2020-01-31 19:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post