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This is Why You Suck at Guitar: Your Vibrato on Bends SUCKS!

🕑 Added 2024-06-22 16:12:38 +0000 UTC

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Micheal Ellis

🤣 great video

Joe McKenna

Aunt Julie catching strays

Dave Vause

The “Yingyang Milkshake” thing cracks me the hell up every single time.

Stepdadshred

Happy Birthday, Unc!

Johan Runesson

Well go figure! 😁🤘 rawk it!

Ben Eller

Down, up, repeat! Just verified with Andy!

CHristopher DePoy

More on How to memorize by chunking up the riffs.

Johan Runesson

I want a lesson of the picking lick in Andy W "Free range chicken". Is that all crosspicking?

MajorZ

Sweet video as always! There’s an articulation technique that’s right at the 5:00 mark in this video, at the end of the fast run that Ben does: a quick rake with the picking hand into the bent final note. Ben and other Shredi knights do it all the time and I’m struggling with it— either I can’t get the target note to ring out or I get too much noise from the lower strings. I’ve looked for videos on this rake style— it’s not the heavier SRV-style rake but quicker and more subtle. Anyone know of a good video that Ben or anyone else has done specifically on it?

Pete Sav

Now I wanna turn 40!! Great vid

Luca

Great video, that JEM RULES. God Tier birthday present (or asset hoarding I guess time will tell haha)

Dazza

Uncle Ben serves up some wholesome Shredi Knight goodness. Tasty licks, on a tasty guitar, and his range of microwave rice is pretty tasty too!

CC

Kate must be awesome as that Jem is one hell of a nice gift! Great lesson here, definitely one to work on and then return to periodically for reinforcement. I’ll try to think of some ideas for the next installment of this series and circle back.

Peter B.

How do I play the sexy shreddy veder lick at the beginning?!

Tor

Omg, everything I need and with zero wait, thank you! ("This is why I suck at searching YouTube")

Ben Eller

And a more recent one: https://youtu.be/JgDrZuMlxFk?si=eEasybFNY2Orb10S

Ben Eller

Yo man, I’ve got you covered! Ancient potato quality: https://youtu.be/tjrKUwWenBg?si=eF1tLovbu7ZN9Q3y

Eric M.

That JEM though ♥️🤘♥️🤘

Tor

This is 100 % the thing I suck the most at on guitar, thank you! I also suck at pinch harmonics! How about a lesson on that? What exact part of your thumb is best to use for a high success rate? Should one really rotate the thumb downward? How does one get better at developing muscle memory for how far down the string you do the pinch for various harmonics? And why am I so much worse at pinch harmonics on certain strings? These are all questions I wrestle with.

Grant W

Hey Uncle Ben just wanted to say beautiful JEM. Also thanks for the "For the Love of God" Steve bends and Satch playin. It's music to my ears. Have a wankin weekend!

Johan Runesson

The examples in the beginning! 😁😜🤭

Mary Blasko

There sure are a lot of reasons I suck at guitar; but thanks to Uncle Ben, I suck less than I once did.

Mike Hindes

Hell yes, just what I wanted for breakfast this morning. I have been learning the Comfortably Numb solo and the vibrato on bends has been a tough part. It has to be on point. Thanks for this.

Samir A

That Jem is a keeper! Sadly your aunt Julie is not... It's funny, I never even thought about using more than on finger on the vibrato, so simple yet so powerful.