15 Ways To Make Your Riffs WAY Better! The ULTIMATE Lesson for Beginners, with Joel Hoekstra!

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2017
  • Joel Hoekstra is back! In this special edition of "School of Rock" Joel shows you 15 ways to take a simple riff to the next level and get you sounding like a rock star! Check it out!
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  • @matthewnijland
    @matthewnijland 5 лет назад +34

    I wish this dude was my guitar teacher in person...

  • @andonis327
    @andonis327 2 года назад +3

    He is brilliant I love this guy...

  • @germansurgtube
    @germansurgtube 5 лет назад +12

    Thank you Joel!!! Awesome lesson. Im a 43 year old beginner and this has opened a huge door for me to have fun for a while with my electric guitar!

  • @owenthebrit
    @owenthebrit 6 лет назад +11

    Where was this when I was a teenager ...great stuff and he sounds like a great guy too !

  • @thedivinesage
    @thedivinesage 6 лет назад +54

    1. Palm Muting
    2. Pinch Harmonics
    3. Vibrato
    4. Sliding Up Into The Note
    5. Sliding Down Into The Note
    6. Raking Into Notes
    7. Hammer-Ons
    8. Pull-Offs
    9. Trills (Bonus: Sliding Finger Along The String While Trilling To Get Harmonics)
    10. Artificial Harmonics (Tapping Over The Fret An Octave Higher, Also Works At Other Natural Nodes)
    11. Fingerpicking
    12. Volume Swells
    13. Tremolo Picking
    14. Bends (Fast Bends, Slow Bends, Ghost Bends, Staccato Picking While Bending)
    15. Using A Slide
    Bonus Technique: Killswitch Effect

    • @guitarplayer5235
      @guitarplayer5235 4 года назад +1

      and mix em all ...

    • @an_38kitkashyap
      @an_38kitkashyap 4 года назад

      @@guitarplayer5235 SOR LAAGE TOOK.😈😈😈

    • @Joj1n
      @Joj1n 4 года назад

      Excellent !

    • @itowedin
      @itowedin 4 года назад +1

      I can’t believe he didn’t cover jump kicks.

  • @sardawg7665
    @sardawg7665 2 года назад +3

    AWESOME LESSON - Joel is one of the greats!

  • @brianjones8432
    @brianjones8432 6 лет назад +19

    Hoekstra and Guthrie Govan are probably this generations best teachers for rock, as well as other styles on the guitar. Both very humble, very good at holding your attention, and very good at illustrating the lesson.

    • @an_38kitkashyap
      @an_38kitkashyap 4 года назад

      Angel Vivaldi is pretty good too. But yeah,in terms of teaching, he's nowhere near these two.

    • @jonlate4581
      @jonlate4581 4 года назад +3

      I'd throw Paul Gilbert in there too. Outstanding instructor.

    • @brianjones8432
      @brianjones8432 4 года назад +1

      @@jonlate4581 Agreed, Paul is an amazing instructor and very humble guy, he's just of the prior generation.

    • @frankswildyear
      @frankswildyear 3 года назад +1

      @@brianjones8432 Hoekstra is 52 yo

    • @brianjones8432
      @brianjones8432 3 года назад

      @@frankswildyear Sure.... But didn't rise to prominence until the last 15 years or so. Wasn't referring to physical age so much as popular relevance.

  • @billylindsey3678
    @billylindsey3678 3 года назад +4

    Joel is an amazing teacher. All of his lessons are easy to follow and he does a great job simplifying these riffs so you feel motivated to work on them and not deflated cuz they seem too hard, rather you feel confident

  • @garnetgun
    @garnetgun 6 лет назад +24

    Love these series of lessons by Joel...he teaches well

  • @paulkilpatrick8273
    @paulkilpatrick8273 3 года назад +1

    Best pick hand techniques tutorial ever! All encompassing. Shows many great “tricks.” I am self taught. My pick hand has always held me back. Thanks for sharing.

  • @workingtitle5053
    @workingtitle5053 5 лет назад +7

    THANK YOU SO MUCH Joel! You boosted me 3 years ahead. I'm learning the guitar now for 18 months and it's exactly what you telling here. Riffs, licks, solos suck. Whyyyyy (arrrrrrrgh....) I wondered all the time. Your 15 (and a half) steps to Rock n' Roll put all the bits and pieces l've learned so far together. Now I understand. Now I see the whole picture. It's amazing, it works. Wow! Again, Joel - thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you !!!

    • @Ntymenos
      @Ntymenos 5 лет назад

      I am exited too! I share your thoughts!

  • @laurenirby3782
    @laurenirby3782 3 года назад

    I totally agree Matthew. Joel is amazing.

  • @mrk4510
    @mrk4510 2 года назад

    Everyone should appreciate these lessons!! This is Great Stuff for Free! Great Guy here!

  • @lucienrobidoux3692
    @lucienrobidoux3692 2 года назад +1

    Great stuff - Joe's attitude when talking riffs, tricks and guitar in general in one of a passionate man!

  • @Jspazz66
    @Jspazz66 6 лет назад +7

    Humble and great, the sound of that guitar ...wow

  • @sergiopalacios9090
    @sergiopalacios9090 Год назад

    Excellent Joel !!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @sergiopalacios9090
    @sergiopalacios9090 Год назад

    Thank you Joel!!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @MartinTothSK
    @MartinTothSK 3 года назад +1

    I wish I'd see this video 10 years ago. Good Job! 👌

  • @MatsDagerlind
    @MatsDagerlind 5 лет назад +1

    This may be the most valuable lesson anyone can learn. Having a foundation of knowing how to make a single note and then a simple slow phrase sound good ought to be compulsory before learning how to shred.
    As for hammer-ons, Joel is doing a thing he doesn't really explain or realizing he's doing; he's sometimes re-picking the fifth fret note immediately before hammering-on to the seventh fret note. That almost qualifies as a trick in its own right.
    Using fingers or hybrid picking is the standard way for country pickers, but heavy rock guys like Richie Kotzen does it exclusively too

  • @mixed34
    @mixed34 6 лет назад +7

    Thanks Joel! Your instructional videos are first class. This new vid followed by your string bending video from a while back are personal favorites. Appreciate your time!

  • @skipneumann1
    @skipneumann1 Год назад

    Great idea for a lesson! New stuff for us teachers to pass on to our students. Goldmine for techniques! Thanks

  • @VitorSantos-jm8tb
    @VitorSantos-jm8tb 2 месяца назад

    This man flies way under the radar

  • @emilychanfan
    @emilychanfan 2 года назад

    Mad love to the Whitford/St. Holmes shirt.
    That was an underrated gem from the early 80's.
    Great lesson from an awesome dude!

  • @bpabustan
    @bpabustan 6 лет назад

    Joel is a good teacher. With just a simple phrase, he showed we can go far....real far!

  • @erep1255
    @erep1255 3 года назад +1

    Man that was exactly what I was looking for....all the techniques in one. Thank You!!

  • @clutchkman
    @clutchkman 6 лет назад +4

    Outstanding lesson for anybody.

  • @darrenjay3231
    @darrenjay3231 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for these free lessons, GW and Joel! Awesome!

  • @ninjasuz
    @ninjasuz 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks so much. This has been a massive breakthrough for me. Keep it up

  • @vinithomasi
    @vinithomasi 2 года назад

    what a great teacher!

  • @chiefprimo5827
    @chiefprimo5827 6 лет назад +2

    The professor Joel! Rock on!!!

  • @THUNDERWORX
    @THUNDERWORX 5 лет назад +1

    Joel is a great player and a great teacher!!!

  • @romuloreyesjr6909
    @romuloreyesjr6909 Год назад

    Thank you for the great and clear lesson... We really appreciate it .

  • @ziraid9515
    @ziraid9515 4 года назад

    thanx joel, what a teacher you are. 🙏🏻.

  • @danielgeng2306
    @danielgeng2306 2 года назад

    Excellent teacher, thanks Joel ! A gentleman rocker for sure !

  • @990rallen
    @990rallen 6 лет назад +1

    This lesson has really hit home with my playing!

  • @toddkalbfeld4602
    @toddkalbfeld4602 4 года назад

    Favorite teacher!! Makes learning fun!! Thanks Brotha!

  • @carlosferreira9192
    @carlosferreira9192 Год назад

    Joel muchas gracias por estos regalos son unas lecciones increíbles y nunca cambies esa humildad, Joel thank so much for these gifts they are amaizing lesson and never change your humility, greeting from Chile

  • @1970borntorun
    @1970borntorun 6 лет назад +3

    Frampton Comes Alive! ( in the background on wall ) Now that's respect! ;)

  • @stevenbusman
    @stevenbusman Год назад

    great lesson, I'm very happy you demonstrated artificial harmonics. My own logic told me you tap on the 5th, 7th, 12th fret from the note, but without seeing it demonstrated and having someone explain it it was just me guessing. Thanks for the lesson.

  • @kamaboko1
    @kamaboko1 6 лет назад +5

    Whoooaa....he's back!

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths 6 лет назад

    Awesome lesson! So many great tricks to master and apply.

  • @btu45nh
    @btu45nh 6 лет назад +4

    Seen Joel play with TSO,what a amazing show.

  • @SurviveTheDay
    @SurviveTheDay 3 года назад

    Thanks for sharing your skill and knowledge

  • @steveb4400
    @steveb4400 2 года назад

    Joel is so cool. Love his style.

  • @chriselectric1116
    @chriselectric1116 4 года назад

    you are the only one that makes sense out of this for me, i finally got it,. thank you bro,.

  • @slncvt1224
    @slncvt1224 3 года назад

    There are guitar heroes & guitar superheroes. Joel might be one of the superheroes, saving someone stuck on the rut.

  • @abilioaaneto
    @abilioaaneto 6 лет назад +4

    Lição incrível.Muito bom Joel

  • @rictube11
    @rictube11 6 лет назад

    Good stuff! Thanks for making this. Happy New Year!

  • @troybornofwinter2252
    @troybornofwinter2252 2 года назад

    Wow I have been playing so many years but I still learned like a couple of techniques today ... Thanks !! Also I love your tone!! ❤️😀

  • @anushjohn
    @anushjohn 4 года назад

    what a great lesson from such a likable dude!

  • @AceAskin
    @AceAskin 3 года назад

    This is fantastic

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 4 года назад +1

    GREAT stuff as usual! It's necessary to point out that pick/pinch harmonics, trill harmonics and false (tapped) harmonics are much easier to achieve when the bridge pickup is selected. They'll work on the neck--or both pickups, but not nearly as easy to nail. Cheers!

  • @guitarray3596
    @guitarray3596 6 лет назад +3

    great lesson! Thx

  • @mitchellrandtruen8496
    @mitchellrandtruen8496 4 года назад

    Awesome job Joel!

  • @sn95_mustang_garage
    @sn95_mustang_garage 6 лет назад +7

    Joel is back! Wahoo!

  • @VLKV_loves_you
    @VLKV_loves_you 4 года назад +1

    @1:07 he's such a good teacher!!! hahaha love this dude

  • @MateoBakija
    @MateoBakija 6 лет назад +6

    Joel is da man!

  • @hectorheath
    @hectorheath 2 года назад

    Man,what an awesome lesson,dude.👍🇦🇺

  • @patrickmcquillan3039
    @patrickmcquillan3039 2 года назад

    I watch so many videos and wow this was the most I've been taught in any

  • @taekhyunlee1790
    @taekhyunlee1790 6 лет назад

    love it!

  • @bruce3102
    @bruce3102 2 года назад

    Great info.

  • @acemodean
    @acemodean 6 лет назад +7

    His tone is so good no matter what rig he is using.

  • @marchesi8
    @marchesi8 6 лет назад

    Great!!!!

  • @hisvorpalsword
    @hisvorpalsword 2 года назад

    Dude, pinch harmonics were the blackest magic for so long.

  • @chriselectric1116
    @chriselectric1116 4 года назад

    probably the best teacher out there,.

  • @evalex71
    @evalex71 3 года назад

    Great player

  • @richardsteen4340
    @richardsteen4340 3 года назад

    Well that was awesome..!!;)

  • @yer2slw09
    @yer2slw09 6 лет назад +4

    GIMMIE THAT TONE!!!

  • @rorygfan
    @rorygfan 6 лет назад

    I love the Whitford St.Holmes hoodie

  • @wizard4203
    @wizard4203 4 года назад

    this guy is so nice and hes a scorpion wow

  • @DrowningInDejaVu
    @DrowningInDejaVu 3 года назад

    Perfect Strangers riff? NICE!

  • @aicragmar6630
    @aicragmar6630 6 лет назад

    Excellent guitariste... excellent pédagogue aussi, l'un n'impliquant pas nécessairement l'autre...

  • @namelesssumacher6966
    @namelesssumacher6966 4 года назад

    Joel is killer guitarist, I liked him as a big fans,i want to have it his Les Paul

  • @farukhalilagic2070
    @farukhalilagic2070 3 года назад

    I wish I had this video 10 years ago

  • @Morganstudios
    @Morganstudios 3 года назад

    The term I learned was "Pinch harmonic" which makes a lot more sense since you are pinching the string between pick and finger.

  • @guitarplayer5235
    @guitarplayer5235 4 года назад

    you didn't know , Joel did it for you !

  • @bushtucker66
    @bushtucker66 6 лет назад

    Very fucking cool 🤘

  • @marianelaalfonso8368
    @marianelaalfonso8368 2 года назад

    Me gusta mucho como usted toca , Joel , yo soy bajista cubano con cincuenta anos de experiencia en el rock me gustaría contar con su amistad , y watesnake , una banda formidable me encanta Pepe fuñy ,

  • @caliman5547
    @caliman5547 2 года назад

    Hmmm, well if this here old dog (65) can select a few of these ways and actually use them constructively and regularly, then my guitar playing abilities would have greatly improved !! Making the transition from bass to guitar has definitely been challenging to say the least, but I love it !!

  • @mdm73100
    @mdm73100 Год назад

    Joel is a beast..
    And cools everything down so people can understand..
    Great instruction…!
    Yes Gilbert and Guthrie are just as amazing.!
    However the great master Shawn Lane talks everything slow and amazing however still can’t figure his stuff out..!!

  • @souzamarcelop
    @souzamarcelop 3 года назад

    I wonder what gear did Joel use with his Les Paul? It would be very helpful and appreiated if you guys (Guitar World) would post it.

  • @tiagomedeiros13
    @tiagomedeiros13 4 года назад

    These are the frets all Gibson should come with

  • @VHTLtdDimarzio
    @VHTLtdDimarzio 4 года назад

    Joel, you forgot the fake wah: Instead of the 10 bridge/0 neck volume toggle switch trick, do it on the tone controls. Bob Kulick did this when subbing for Ace on Alive II (side 4). You don't have to have it 10 on the bridge and 0 on the neck for the tone controls either. You can have it 8 and 3, etc. for a more muted wah (sorta like a Jerry Cantrell wah, for instance). And since the middle position will sum the two, you can get 3 different wah type voicings. Try it sometime.

  • @justinelliott7136
    @justinelliott7136 3 года назад

    Some of these techniques do require a fairly high gain distortion tone, pinched harmonics and the harmonics when trilling won't happen easily without that.

  • @hardrocker8178
    @hardrocker8178 9 месяцев назад

    What gear does he use here to have so great sound???!!! Joel is an amazing musician anyway, I saw him live with Whitesnake, he is a killer guitarist!!!

  • @kyleroach2581
    @kyleroach2581 Год назад

    I’ve got to ask what effect pedals are you using in this video to get your tone?

  • @waynecorners6
    @waynecorners6 6 лет назад +13

    Tip one. Have Joel play them.

    • @n1w4
      @n1w4 6 лет назад

      i'll keep note of that...

  • @rishubhchakraborty4963
    @rishubhchakraborty4963 5 лет назад +1

    4:21 seconds to 4:29 seconds - Mick Mars vibes!

  • @jerryrichards8172
    @jerryrichards8172 2 года назад

    My first teacher told me to do what ever I do at home . Wich was nothing resembling music I just purchased the quitar.
    The entire lesson he was on the phone trying to sell his 12 string work to different people.
    Then before I left he showed how to play Peter gun on one string.
    I never went back to that guy

  • @williamdon3442
    @williamdon3442 2 года назад

    Play notes inside and out of the pentatonic box shape. Two melodies moved up and down the neck

  • @bradleywood1499
    @bradleywood1499 3 года назад

    My vibrato needs help. Now that I think about it, so does my picking, fretting, phrasing, tone, pull-offs, slide ins, slide outs and bending. I'm sure I left something out. Yeah, I pretty much suck.

  • @benasaro1043
    @benasaro1043 6 лет назад

    Great vid, but no double stops?

  • @carolinacowgirl3375
    @carolinacowgirl3375 4 года назад +1

    How do you make that happen

  • @davidwright8989
    @davidwright8989 3 года назад

    I'm a master guitarist and I still study basics.

  • @mrk4510
    @mrk4510 2 года назад

    Ohio like that!! 👀😉👍

  • @Za7a7aZ
    @Za7a7aZ 4 года назад

    What guitar is that..where can I buy one..what a tone?

    • @oknod7363
      @oknod7363 2 года назад

      Gibson Les Paul R7

  • @ashtweth
    @ashtweth 6 лет назад +1

    Joel is back!! SOB...now where is that instruction GW video ?? jokes man but make one if you can we would all get it..WELCOME BACK BROTHER!! what a surprise man wholly shit!! Dam.

  • @delanoarts3703
    @delanoarts3703 2 года назад

    I think when it come fake harmonics dimebag gave me the the best advice for both natural and and fakes he said it's a technique that will be dicking with your whole life something learn and master and remaster different way fucking with different shit I still fuck with harmonics all the time lots of different ways to use them so if you read this comment and having issues with pinch are natural just start fucking around with them a ton of different techniques you will learn by simply messing with them

  • @HeavyluisMillan
    @HeavyluisMillan 6 лет назад +1

    Hello Joel !!! You are a very good Teacher ! You are my favourit Guitar Atar !!! Congratulations ! A big Hug my Friend !!! :-D 🔥🔥🔥 _)m(

  • @patrickmcquillan3039
    @patrickmcquillan3039 2 года назад

    He looks like Doug aldrich twin