The other thing I had noticed when constantly sliding the thumb instead of pivoting is that it becomes very difficult and inconsistent to land on the power chords accurately.
This combined with controlling of tension is honestly gonna make overall playing WAY easier for lots of people. I stumbled upon experimenting with this a few years ago, and this video has further refined it all for me. Uncle Ben the GOAT
Yeah, I think as many people are going to be struggling doing quick power chord (or perfect 4th chord) changes because they grip far too hard. A good, but old example of this is playing the intro to Rainbow's lost in Hollywood, although there's not a lot of good quality video showing Blackmore playing it. Yngwie did a version with Alcatraz (infamous for the video version where his guitar cuts out) but he cheeses it by playing a single note riff instead.
I've comfortably sucked for 30 years. Rarely learn anything "ah ha" anymore. Never thought about this for those rapid chord slides...what a great technique! Thanks.
Yooo, thanks for reminding me that it also applies to bass! I just tried it on the low B string and managed to play the fret pattern 1-4-2-5-3-6-4-7 without changing hand position and it felt super relaxed. Seven fret reach on the thickest string at the first frets, that’s insane!
Ok, this is a weird place for this question so pardon my rudeness. But I am a beginner. I am having a hard time not muting the bottom string when I play chords. Any advice?
I never cared a lot about my technique but this time I gave it a try: I can 100% recommend at least testing "The Pivot" for like 15 minutes. I personally had great first results and see a lot of potential & improvement in this technique especially for my love of chromatic melodies and riffs! Thanks a lot to Ben and to the Patreon Supporter!
I just spent ten minutes trying this out. I thought it would take some getting used to, but it is super intuitive. You literally added 20% more better control to my playing.
In recording, that 20% improvement might turn out to be 20 miliseconds improvement in tightness. When our hands synchronised better, we get clearer brighter attack.
Best guitar tip I have seen in a long time. I struggled with this hard, and funny enough, was wondering the other day why the simple FWTBT riff was so difficult to play. Gamechanger for my rookie ass.
We all had to learn this to play certain riffs, but it's weird how no one talks about it. Thank you Uncle Ben. You are the best Uncle in the whoooooole world 💞
Not gonna lie, I thought I was doing it wrong the whole time. I always pivoted my thumb while playing rhythm. It always felt good to me, but when seeing some players live, they never did. I tried to learn without pivoting and it was more difficult. I eventually decided to switch back (Thank God lol) and I've been more consistent then ever!
not only have you taught me more about playing guitar than anyone, you've now given me nightmares with that echo of Ross yelling pivot!!! Brilliant video and thank you for this one!
I feel like I need to relearn my left hand position after watching this. None of my teachers ever taught this but then again I was doing much slower stuff up until a couple years ago. Really appreciate this, thanks!
Man! I just had to stop this video before even finishing it to say “Thank you, Uncle Ben!” Holy shit man, I am so glad you included that riff from “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and also showed it from the back angle with the pivot. I think this might be exactly the advice I needed to play that riff more better.
I concur, I need to relearn how to hold my guitar, I've always held with the thumb on top of the curve of the neck and never went to the middle or below which always caused me to react by squeezing harder, on the strings in a vain attempt to be more precise. A nice light touch is hard to learn since I'm used to lifting where grip strength is a huge component
I use this techinque from the very first moment i started playing guitar and i never knew about it until now that i watched this video. There's economy picking and there's economy hand movement, both are awesome ways to make everyting sound much clearer and effortless.
I'm typing this before I watch it because I have been struggling with Iron Man's 10th fret to 9th fret back to 10th fret transition in the main riff since I first picked up a guitar back in 2010. It's to the point now that my hand intuitively tenses up on me increasing my frustration over it. I really hope this gives me the answer to conquer it. Now on with the show.
As someone who’s pretty technically savvy, I’ve never heard of this. I always get reaaaaally bad pain when playing a ton of power chords. I’m Gonna try this. 🤘🏻
BEN ELLER< try to make video lesson on how Randy Rhoads used pivot notes in his scale runs because he would shift and pivot on certain scale degrees to go into a different scale mode or scale position, its what violin drills use to do in classical
I've been throwing this at a few students just recently- due to the large interest in Master of Puppets. Really reduces friction overall for those sliding power chords!
These are the fried gold I keep subbing for! Bonus tip: if you use the left-hand pinkie finger (rather than ring finger) to form these "shifty" power chords, it makes it twice as easy! Without going into technicals, it loosens up the tendons in your hand a bit to be able to pivot even further with less strain.
I saw Dave Murray of Iron Maiden doing this pivot thinga-jiggie, and using his forefinger and pinky to form power chords, and I immediately switched over. SO MUCH EASIER and more fun to play not only metal songs, but punk songs too!
Oi laddie, I bleedin’ do pivot. Cos you talk about it is one of the reasons why I stand in extreme awe of your prowess, aptitude and talent with a guitar. …and I’m 68. Saw LZ live on Dec 9 1971. 3.5 hours for One Pound Sterling.
after watching this video, I had to get up and go over and pick my guitar up and actually check how I hold the neck. I am very happy to find that I actually do exactly what you are telling me in this video. Hell yeah I'm actually doing some thing the right way kick ass.
I've had personal conclusions on this same topic that are completely opposite of your video. I had a beginner instinctive tendency for this "pivot" thing, and observe it in beginners too -- it's an instinct to hold on to the neck for dear life with some kind of anchor when other fingers are lifted or moving around, from fear of getting lost. I remember it being a hindrance, leading to weird stretches, running out of range if the power chords are more than 3 frets apart, less force to press down on the strings, more tendency to bend them out of tune due to pressing at weird angles. I actively worked on the thumb, so that it moves together with the whole hand, is kept on the back of the neck but no real force applied when not pressing the strings, so that there is no tendency for it to "stick" to the neck. It's doing its job in the back, but the fingers on the fretted side are the reference for navigating the frets, the thumb follows position shifting of the whole hand. I play thrash riffs, of the type you demonstrate too, and it definitely feels more natural and less "carpal tunnelly" awkward than the pivot thing. Precision of quick position shifts comes with some practice and it's no big deal really.
The video I had on my playlist after this was one from the Revolver channel with the Mastodon guys playing their "top 11 heaviest riffs". You can see Bill Kelliher playing one of the riffs from "Blood and Thunder", which has quite a few power chord slides, and he does exactly what Ben illustrates here.
This seems so weird. I've got no clue whether I do or don't do this at all. But can't wait to try it with a guitar in my hand. Thanks Uncle Ben, thou truly arth ye coolest in all the land xoxo
I was applying pressure with my whole hand instead of just the thumb. That hugely increases friction making even simple rythm parts hard, so I was always sticking to solo parts. This opened my eyes.
Started this video thinking I was going to learn something to tighten up my playing as is the norm with Uncle Ben's videos. Then realised ive been using this pivot technique and didnt even know it was a thing, was just how my hand naturally moved. Suppose I have to thank learning For Whom The Bell Tolls for my college band way back when and playing it at every practice for a year
I've been playing off and on for almost 2 decades (more off than on, I'm far too impatient) it's amazing how much you can pick up if you actually look at what people do. I finally figured out my biggest problem which is that I tend to grip the guitar neck way too hard to be mobile, this type of video is exactly the kind of thing to get me past that point where I get frustrated and stop because I'm not seeing any progress.
Wow ! I have been playing for 20 years and I never thought of using my thumb this way ! I always kind of struggled playing sliding power chords and in just a few minutes, it helped me a lot because the best part is that it is actually super intuitive. And it makes me think of the way I tend to change way to often my thumb position, causing tensions, for a lot of parts, not just sliding ones ! Thanks a lot Ben !
Another thing nobody has a video about practicing - you know how sometimes it feels like your pick is upside-down? Practice turning it over. And over. When you don't need to ;-)
Thanks, Ben! I have noticed that moving the thumb wasn’t a good technique and noticed that pivoting was better, but never really realized how to do it properly!
I don't know, Uncle Ben, that pivot could be just as hilarious as the position shift. LOL. Great video!! I like the look of that Jackson. I'm a sucker for a white guitar like that.
When I was your age (young) I could play those type riffs like no tomorrow. Arthritis in both shoulders now and I can't seem to play those chug a chug fast-switching riffs in Diary of a Madman anymore. My left fret hand has the shoulder in which bone spurs have cut a muscle, the rotator cuff, and it's hard and extremely painful to go fast in those two directions - up and down the neck. I can't even raise that arm above my head anymore. I can still solo and shred about as good as you so not all is lost. And after hearing your guitar I am currently fighting the addiction to head over to Sweetwater and plunk down on a new Jackson. Been eyeballing that new green glow model! Besides all my bitchin', loved the video and I've been a long time subscriber. Keep up the great content.
and just like that... the addiction wins. Saw the specific guitar I wanted was in 3 other people's cart so it was grab it or lose it and I got that huge sweetwater credit card doing nothing in my wallet, so... It's going to look so AWESOME in my studio! I feel like that scene in Rob Zombie's new movie where Herman Munster gets his first date and he's howling behind the door.
I didn’t realize I did the anchor thumb until you illustrated. Not sure where I picked it up but it always seemed like the economical way to move things.
Great technique thanks uncle ben. I dunno why I never thought about this before. Also the pivots were a bit spooky at first until I realized what was happening.
This reminds of the episode of friends when Ross is trying to move the couch upstairs and keeps yelling PIVOT! PIVOT! 🤣🤣🤣 Hahaha should have watched the video longer before commenting! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Holy. Shit. Now lookit. I’ve been playing guitar for about 5,000 years. I took a short break starting in about 1993 until picking it up again last year. In all that time, I had never considered this technique and those sliding riffs have always been a bit of a weak spot. THANK YOU ONE MILLION TIMES OVER, UNCLE BEN.
This is pure gold, uncle Ben saved me from a problem I didn't even knew I had. Not the first time and most certainly not the last, thank you so much.
on the same boat here. Thanks uncle Ben🤘
The other thing I had noticed when constantly sliding the thumb instead of pivoting is that it becomes very difficult and inconsistent to land on the power chords accurately.
Uncle Ben once again teaching me things that seem obvious after he shows me, but that I never would've thought of on my own. Thanks Ben!
That's exactly it! I never thought of this!
looking back 10 months later this was the most important guitar lesson when i started
This combined with controlling of tension is honestly gonna make overall playing WAY easier for lots of people. I stumbled upon experimenting with this a few years ago, and this video has further refined it all for me.
Uncle Ben the GOAT
Yeah, I think as many people are going to be struggling doing quick power chord (or perfect 4th chord) changes because they grip far too hard. A good, but old example of this is playing the intro to Rainbow's lost in Hollywood, although there's not a lot of good quality video showing Blackmore playing it. Yngwie did a version with Alcatraz (infamous for the video version where his guitar cuts out) but he cheeses it by playing a single note riff instead.
I've comfortably sucked for 30 years. Rarely learn anything "ah ha" anymore. Never thought about this for those rapid chord slides...what a great technique! Thanks.
if you pay attention you can see how economic and ergonomic the picking and finguering hand of bill kelliher is
Going to name my first born son Finn Guering now
@@breatheinthepinkair mike litories is better
Thumb pivot is such an important technique for bass. It makes huuuuge fret stretches easy peasy.
Yooo, thanks for reminding me that it also applies to bass!
I just tried it on the low B string and managed to play the fret pattern 1-4-2-5-3-6-4-7 without changing hand position and it felt super relaxed.
Seven fret reach on the thickest string at the first frets, that’s insane!
I’ve been playing guitar for 36 years and I never even thought about this before. You kinda blew my mind, dude.
Ok, this is a weird place for this question so pardon my rudeness. But I am a beginner. I am having a hard time not muting the bottom string when I play chords. Any advice?
Uncle Ben has helped me tremendously with this. Also, love the Ross "Pivot!" soundbite that recurs through the background! 🙂
oh that was from the video? i thought it was my drug induced schizophrenia
I never cared a lot about my technique but this time I gave it a try:
I can 100% recommend at least testing "The Pivot" for like 15 minutes. I personally had great first results and see a lot of potential & improvement in this technique especially for my love of chromatic melodies and riffs! Thanks a lot to Ben and to the Patreon Supporter!
Been playing for some 15+ years and never knew about this ! 😱
Makes so much sense, I’ve been playing these type of riffs in hard mode for no reason.
Same
I just spent ten minutes trying this out. I thought it would take some getting used to, but it is super intuitive. You literally added 20% more better control to my playing.
In recording, that 20% improvement might turn out to be 20 miliseconds improvement in tightness.
When our hands synchronised better, we get clearer brighter attack.
I can't wait to apply this and get more better, moving my arm-hand less.
Hahahaha. The reverb “Pivot!” is fantastic.
Best guitar tip I have seen in a long time. I struggled with this hard, and funny enough, was wondering the other day why the simple FWTBT riff was so difficult to play. Gamechanger for my rookie ass.
Mind absolutely blown. I wish somebody showed me this sooner, thank you so much!
Me, too! I never had trouble keeping up with these riffs, but the squeaking thing drives me nuts.
As usual, uncle Ben never disappoints. Fantastic lesson.
We all had to learn this to play certain riffs, but it's weird how no one talks about it. Thank you Uncle Ben. You are the best Uncle in the whoooooole world 💞
This is gold. Been playing for 25 years and I’m now subscribing to your patreon
Not gonna lie, I thought I was doing it wrong the whole time. I always pivoted my thumb while playing rhythm. It always felt good to me, but when seeing some players live, they never did. I tried to learn without pivoting and it was more difficult. I eventually decided to switch back (Thank God lol) and I've been more consistent then ever!
As long as what you're doing works for you, it's not wrong.
You should start a new series on the channel. Sh*t nobody tells you! This is revelatory!!! Thanks dude!
First time in my life i hear of this and it makes so much sense! What I have missing all these years. Thanks
Well this is amazing. So much easier than trying to slide everywhere. A lot less tension in my thumb now. Much appreciated!
not only have you taught me more about playing guitar than anyone, you've now given me nightmares with that echo of Ross yelling pivot!!! Brilliant video and thank you for this one!
Wow, just wow. That's exactly what I needed right now. Strugled with that For Whom The Bell Tolls part for quite a while. Thanks uncle Ben!
I feel like I need to relearn my left hand position after watching this. None of my teachers ever taught this but then again I was doing much slower stuff up until a couple years ago. Really appreciate this, thanks!
Man! I just had to stop this video before even finishing it to say “Thank you, Uncle Ben!” Holy shit man, I am so glad you included that riff from “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and also showed it from the back angle with the pivot. I think this might be exactly the advice I needed to play that riff more better.
I'm now convinced I'll be hearing Ghost Ross yelling "Pivot!" late at night
Thank you, this is truly a gift I didn't know I want.
As a rhythm guitarist, I guess it's time to unlearn everything I've learned to far 😊
I concur, I need to relearn how to hold my guitar, I've always held with the thumb on top of the curve of the neck and never went to the middle or below which always caused me to react by squeezing harder, on the strings in a vain attempt to be more precise. A nice light touch is hard to learn since I'm used to lifting where grip strength is a huge component
I use this techinque from the very first moment i started playing guitar and i never knew about it until now that i watched this video. There's economy picking and there's economy hand movement, both are awesome ways to make everyting sound much clearer and effortless.
I'm typing this before I watch it because I have been struggling with Iron Man's 10th fret to 9th fret back to 10th fret transition in the main riff since I first picked up a guitar back in 2010. It's to the point now that my hand intuitively tenses up on me increasing my frustration over it. I really hope this gives me the answer to conquer it. Now on with the show.
Wow. Those inlays are gorgeous!
As someone who’s pretty technically savvy, I’ve never heard of this. I always get reaaaaally bad pain when playing a ton of power chords. I’m Gonna try this. 🤘🏻
Nice Jackson, thanks Uncle Ben for this lesson
This lesson absolutely saved my life. You're right, no one has ever talked about this, not that i've seen. Gracias, Tio Ben
And now, every bedroom guitarist watching a live show is asking "What is his thumb doing"
That’s a killer, lesson and technique. Greatness is in the details.
Great lesson, Uncle Ben!
Also, the addition of Ross' "PIVOT" with the reverb had me dying hahaha!!!
Haha, love the Ross sprinkled in there. Great lesson, Uncle Ben!
Ohhhhhhhhh! Makes sense! I've been sliding my thumb along the neck forever, thanks! 🤘👽🤙
this is actually a really technique i never considered before! thanks ben, and it is on my birthday too!
BEN ELLER< try to make video lesson on how Randy Rhoads used pivot notes in his scale runs because he would shift and pivot on certain scale degrees to go into a different scale mode or scale position, its what violin drills use to do in classical
I try to maintain a small but consistent amount of suck in my playing in order to get maximum benefit from Uncle Ben’s videos.
I've been throwing this at a few students just recently- due to the large interest in Master of Puppets. Really reduces friction overall for those sliding power chords!
Amazing video. So obvious and yet overlooked for so long.
These are the fried gold I keep subbing for!
Bonus tip: if you use the left-hand pinkie finger (rather than ring finger) to form these "shifty" power chords, it makes it twice as easy! Without going into technicals, it loosens up the tendons in your hand a bit to be able to pivot even further with less strain.
I saw Dave Murray of Iron Maiden doing this pivot thinga-jiggie, and using his forefinger and pinky to form power chords, and I immediately switched over. SO MUCH EASIER and more fun to play not only metal songs, but punk songs too!
I've used pinky and pointer for some power chords for a long time but never really thought of why it worked, cool info, thanks
SLIPPERY...???
What do you think about the guitar solo of the song "Raise Your Hands" by BON JOVI/SAMBORA - album is SLIPPERY WHEN WET!
Cheers.
Oi laddie, I bleedin’ do pivot. Cos you talk about it is one of the reasons why I stand in extreme awe of your prowess, aptitude and talent with a guitar.
…and I’m 68. Saw LZ live on Dec 9 1971. 3.5 hours for One Pound Sterling.
This technique has really made my Blazz playing more gooder.
Ahhh Blood and Thunder. Awesome video man! Great advice and explanation.
This is exemplary critical analysis of a task.
I've been working on the Metallica riff for years and this made a huge difference for me. Thanks Ben, you're a great teacher.
PIVOOOT! PIVOOOT! - Ross Gellar
after watching this video, I had to get up and go over and pick my guitar up and actually check how I hold the neck. I am very happy to find that I actually do exactly what you are telling me in this video. Hell yeah I'm actually doing some thing the right way kick ass.
This video is godsent, thank you! I'm having problems with both riffs mentioned, so I'm definetly trying this.
That Meshuggah song is sick, can't believe I haven't heard that before!
I've had personal conclusions on this same topic that are completely opposite of your video. I had a beginner instinctive tendency for this "pivot" thing, and observe it in beginners too -- it's an instinct to hold on to the neck for dear life with some kind of anchor when other fingers are lifted or moving around, from fear of getting lost. I remember it being a hindrance, leading to weird stretches, running out of range if the power chords are more than 3 frets apart, less force to press down on the strings, more tendency to bend them out of tune due to pressing at weird angles. I actively worked on the thumb, so that it moves together with the whole hand, is kept on the back of the neck but no real force applied when not pressing the strings, so that there is no tendency for it to "stick" to the neck. It's doing its job in the back, but the fingers on the fretted side are the reference for navigating the frets, the thumb follows position shifting of the whole hand. I play thrash riffs, of the type you demonstrate too, and it definitely feels more natural and less "carpal tunnelly" awkward than the pivot thing. Precision of quick position shifts comes with some practice and it's no big deal really.
Man those details are so important, gonna try it out
The video I had on my playlist after this was one from the Revolver channel with the Mastodon guys playing their "top 11 heaviest riffs".
You can see Bill Kelliher playing one of the riffs from "Blood and Thunder", which has quite a few power chord slides, and he does exactly what Ben illustrates here.
Awesome shirt, Uncle Ben! Uncle George A Romero!!!! Happy Halloween! Great Lesson! Thanks!
This seems so weird. I've got no clue whether I do or don't do this at all. But can't wait to try it with a guitar in my hand. Thanks Uncle Ben, thou truly arth ye coolest in all the land xoxo
The Pivot clip from Friends was my first thought and I'm so happy that it was included. 😂😂😂 Great video. 👌
Immediately practice it
Damn
It's works
If you listen closely, you can hear Ross scream pivot!
I was applying pressure with my whole hand instead of just the thumb. That hugely increases friction making even simple rythm parts hard, so I was always sticking to solo parts. This opened my eyes.
my neck is kinda sticky so i was doing this naturally!
Thanks for the great lesson Uncle ben
I do this, but I've never thought about it. Just came naturally. I had to pick up my guitar and play the riff to check lol.
Creepshow is one of my favorite movies! We watch it every Fathers Day Bedelia
Started this video thinking I was going to learn something to tighten up my playing as is the norm with Uncle Ben's videos.
Then realised ive been using this pivot technique and didnt even know it was a thing, was just how my hand naturally moved. Suppose I have to thank learning For Whom The Bell Tolls for my college band way back when and playing it at every practice for a year
The fact that you don't even have half a million subscribers is honestly a crime...
I've been playing off and on for almost 2 decades (more off than on, I'm far too impatient) it's amazing how much you can pick up if you actually look at what people do. I finally figured out my biggest problem which is that I tend to grip the guitar neck way too hard to be mobile, this type of video is exactly the kind of thing to get me past that point where I get frustrated and stop because I'm not seeing any progress.
Uncle Ben with the fantastic tips again!
Sweet guitar! I have a black one. Love it!
Wow ! I have been playing for 20 years and I never thought of using my thumb this way ! I always kind of struggled playing sliding power chords and in just a few minutes, it helped me a lot because the best part is that it is actually super intuitive. And it makes me think of the way I tend to change way to often my thumb position, causing tensions, for a lot of parts, not just sliding ones ! Thanks a lot Ben !
Another thing nobody has a video about practicing - you know how sometimes it feels like your pick is upside-down? Practice turning it over. And over. When you don't need to ;-)
Thanks, Ben! I have noticed that moving the thumb wasn’t a good technique and noticed that pivoting was better, but never really realized how to do it properly!
this is definitely one of those "My god that was what was wrong??" moments. Thanks :D
Great video choice! Not only did I see improvement almost instantly, this also makes guitars with a sticky finish more enjoyable to play.
I day when you don't learn something new is a day wasted. Now I'm good for the next 24 hrs.
Thanks, I love the Bells riff, but struggled. Thanks for the tip.
Mind blown... all these years and never occurred to me!!! Thanks uncle Ben!1🙂🙏❤️👊
PIVIIIIIIT
Outstanding. Thank you!
glad I saw this video, had to use for Testament Electric Crown
I don't know, Uncle Ben, that pivot could be just as hilarious as the position shift. LOL. Great video!!
I like the look of that Jackson. I'm a sucker for a white guitar like that.
When I was your age (young) I could play those type riffs like no tomorrow. Arthritis in both shoulders now and I can't seem to play those chug a chug fast-switching riffs in Diary of a Madman anymore. My left fret hand has the shoulder in which bone spurs have cut a muscle, the rotator cuff, and it's hard and extremely painful to go fast in those two directions - up and down the neck. I can't even raise that arm above my head anymore. I can still solo and shred about as good as you so not all is lost. And after hearing your guitar I am currently fighting the addiction to head over to Sweetwater and plunk down on a new Jackson. Been eyeballing that new green glow model! Besides all my bitchin', loved the video and I've been a long time subscriber. Keep up the great content.
and just like that... the addiction wins. Saw the specific guitar I wanted was in 3 other people's cart so it was grab it or lose it and I got that huge sweetwater credit card doing nothing in my wallet, so... It's going to look so AWESOME in my studio! I feel like that scene in Rob Zombie's new movie where Herman Munster gets his first date and he's howling behind the door.
Seems so obvious yet I never thought of doing it. Thanks Uncle Ben. Another great vid
Game changer. Thank you so much
Thanks Uncle Ben! Your videos are helping me a lot with my guitar playing 🤘
Didn't know this was even a problem, but now I know--and knowing is half the battle!
Thanks so much uncle Ben really a game changer
More better for sure. Man that pearl white Jackson is nice!👍
This is amazing, I just tried this and it makes those riffs so much easier to play.
thanks for another illuminating gem of info Uncle Ben!
I didn’t realize I did the anchor thumb until you illustrated. Not sure where I picked it up but it always seemed like the economical way to move things.
Thanks Ben! A few days ago I've been practicing the Metallica riff. It is clearly a great help!👍🤘🤘
Great technique thanks uncle ben. I dunno why I never thought about this before. Also the pivots were a bit spooky at first until I realized what was happening.
This reminds of the episode of friends when Ross is trying to move the couch upstairs and keeps yelling PIVOT! PIVOT! 🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha should have watched the video longer before commenting! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thats a damn good lesson. Thanks for taking the time to put it out there. Clearly a lot of thought went into it. Nice one Ben
Holy. Shit.
Now lookit. I’ve been playing guitar for about 5,000 years. I took a short break starting in about 1993 until picking it up again last year.
In all that time, I had never considered this technique and those sliding riffs have always been a bit of a weak spot.
THANK YOU ONE MILLION TIMES OVER, UNCLE BEN.
Thanks for the tip Uncle Ben! Even an old dog like me can learn new tricks...just have to work on changing my technique bit, lol...thanks!