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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
Paul Sanders
Can't seem to access any of the attachments
Villi Mag
Can you give the Metallica version of Whiskey in the Jar(owahh) this Sykes appeal? It would be interesting to hear your approach to it.
Art
All killer no filler!
J R
How about Vivian Campbell Neil Schon
Michael Davis
you salty dog!!!! killer video
Bill Engelhardt
Hi 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.
Anders Karlsson
Would be very kind. Thx for great content.π
Ben Eller
oh! want one?? I can toss it up.
Ben Eller
I usually just leave it on! This was all Axe 3 into my interface.
Ben Eller
duuuuude i am in love. Absolutely some Vai coming!
Ben Eller
totally! hit me with a few favorites, please.
J M Evans
Ben. Just fabulous as usual, thank you. One left-field suggestion: Andy Summers.
Anders Karlsson
Just a quiestion. Is there a downloadable backing track?
Shahar Bar
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Andy βThe Other Swedish White Meatβ LaRoque
Themadnoodler
Sorry or "sweet little loving" or even better the whole "Pride" cassette. Ok or-or betterest of all.... In one day
Themadnoodler
What 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
Schwartzefehen
Andy, please, Uncle Ben. Thanks!
Welsh wizard
Isn't that embellished power chord a Hendrix thing?
Ryne G. Schuler
I second one of those on Andy LaRoque!
Erno Tossavainen
Andy LaRocque please :-)
Phil Ashio
Thanks 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!
Stepdadshred
Great 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!
Glenn Lysack
Loved this one Uncle Ben.
Jonin
I 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.
Art
Awesome lesson Ben.Some Andy LaRocque please!!!
The Metal Icarus 02
Excellent 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!
Roger D Mynatt Jr
AWESOME STUFF ! I did notice that the OX Box was on too ? Are you running the AXE into the OX before your DAW ? THANKS !
Bradley P.
"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.
Johan Alexandersson
This one was awesome. Have heard those whitesnake riffs a billion times but never reflected too much on what is going on beneath the surface
Dazza
Top stuff Uncle Ben! I love these deep dives you do into a players repertoire of signature riffs and licks. More please!
Peter Santa Ana
I love John Sykes with Blue Murder. That dude gets all the chicksβ¦my hero.
Dan Conley
Awesome as usual! How about one on George Lynch?
Stepdadshred
Haven'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
bad boys (ow ow ow ow)
jiantjingerjohn .
I'd love to see you do a video on Andy LaRocque, very little out there covering him.
Anthony
Howβre you finding the new Jem mate? Any plans on some vai style lessons?
Deep Goswami
Ty Ben!!!!! Would you consider doing one about his pentatonic licks
Alexander Ehlert
Awesome but I just have to watch how Switzerland beats up the UK β½οΈβ½οΈ π
Braedan Binkiewicz
One of my favorites! Love that you covered this thanks Uncle Ben
