His legato is so smooth, it could be sold on a Starbucks menu for $7 with pumpkin spice and one shot of espresso.

@jeroenverbeeck7925

8 жыл бұрын

Flynn McTaggart white girls would be all over it

@hanksenpai9125

8 жыл бұрын

.

@jeroenverbeeck7925

8 жыл бұрын

haha, awesome!

@kenansukman725

8 жыл бұрын

hahah,genius

@jeroenverbeeck7925

8 жыл бұрын

***** cool story bro

You're such a shredder, you should be fighting ninja turtles

@yannleroux1005

8 жыл бұрын

+andrew welsh One of the most epic comment on youtube XD Made my day!

@angrymcplatipus123

8 жыл бұрын

Yann Leroux thanks!

@RandHooks

8 жыл бұрын

+andrew welsh W

@brucedacynic704

8 жыл бұрын

HA ! 'cause...that's the name of their villain.

@donkeymcdoof6787

7 жыл бұрын

Mr ThoughtCrime There it is; Everything we were reading the comments for.

kid knows every scale

@thaddeusmccaustland8023

6 жыл бұрын

quit293 Not Akimbo or Algerian or any of the really fancy music theory scales I bet, probably the modes and derivatives of things meant for guitar. I will admit amazing technique tho, I wanna learn how to play like that, I can play at about 1/2 that speed and level.

@jamesreason9278

5 жыл бұрын

He is the scale

@ignificus8123

5 жыл бұрын

Call him a reptile, hes got all the scales

@ther701

5 жыл бұрын

@@ignificus8123 haha

@gugugyg

5 жыл бұрын

@@ignificus8123 Lol

haven't seen a man shred like that since my dad feel in to a wood chipper

@andremetternich9535

2 жыл бұрын

@EyeHitter I would know I am the dad

@lloydsmith8558

2 жыл бұрын

Hands down best comment I've ever read!

Definitely reporting this guy for hacks.

@BranlandadventuresGaming

6 жыл бұрын

im ded inside

@billb6043

6 жыл бұрын

he got that mod menu bro

Oh yeah? Well I can play Hot Cross Buns without messing up.

@christineyandell788

5 жыл бұрын

ooh wow nice to know

@Roman-wm4ji

5 жыл бұрын

That is legit something I used brag about when I first learned guitar 😂

@gleneckert1

4 жыл бұрын

n00b4liciou5 I’m close!

@xdjackieleggsyt2577

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@sour_crust5803

4 жыл бұрын

I can’t even play guitar so I applaud you

Lots of comments on how smooth his picking is, which is true! But I can't get over how musical his licks are even when he's just messing around. I love how smoothly he transitions for shred licks to bluesy lick. Just like randy!

@jrreusch8714

3 жыл бұрын

I feel that

@jt519

2 жыл бұрын

I’m getting some Chris Poland vibes too

@jittboy1

Жыл бұрын

Check out my lessons and reviews I show git stuff

And here I am, trying to learn a C cord

@Luppino2121

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone starts somewhere

@evenzeroescanbeheroes6875

4 жыл бұрын

If it makes you feel better,I used to know how to play both an E major and minor chord then I forgot how to play them...

@alexxxaic1979

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck my friend...i suppose i am a pro comparing to you..as i can smoothly change from c to em and back to c chord

@KodeyL

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexxxaic1979 UNLIMITED POWERRRR

@thatboyj9816

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a pro to you cause I can go CGEmin fluently. And you can't. Bahaha. Though in the months since you made the comment. I'm sure you can now. Lol

I think the blue one, sounds a lot more blue than the natural one

@mattsnyder4754

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah... But it just doesn't sound natural. :P

@HawxGaming

8 жыл бұрын

Matt Snyder Blue is obviously a much better tone colour.

@tommy.eklund

8 жыл бұрын

Hawx This thread is gold :D

@HawxGaming

8 жыл бұрын

Tommy Eklund no Gold is a terrible tone colour, I know 52 goldtop LP's sound good but it's because there's actually a Hot Pink finish underneath it. That's where the tones at.

@RobChappers

8 жыл бұрын

asdf Ha ha ha ha!!

The best part about this video, aside from the sweet Ghost Fret, is that it just makes me wanna pick up a guitar and play the hell out of it!

@empspxce

8 жыл бұрын

Old Souls, great album

@aerobyrdable

7 жыл бұрын

You can have mine. I just left it at the curb.

@henripech5276

6 жыл бұрын

Toby K. Yeah me too this type or vídeos Want me to learn moré scales and technique

@juliusnelson3535

5 жыл бұрын

Toby K. Same but I suck at guitar

@RmX.

5 жыл бұрын

My guitar just hanging on the wall full of dust, no motivation.

Dude, this guy has a band? I'm dying for listen to more of his stuff.

@user-uv6jt3cu4m

10 ай бұрын

Why no comments???? I'm not the only one who's dying to see more of his stuff also🎸🎸

What is this guy doing?! He should start a band he's really good!

@edvardhagerupgrieg724

Жыл бұрын

He IS the band

I think i better stop playing the guitar. I have no power in this realm

@joshuacaesar6349

8 жыл бұрын

Same here brother!

@Aint1S

8 жыл бұрын

Same... shredding as the body of the song and straight into a rhythm section for a few and back out. The guy's timing is crazy and knowledge of the scales is insane... Arthritic pain here we go. It got me when I played constantly.

@HaZZb97

8 жыл бұрын

NO! Never stop. Never.

@Rapturo_to_YESHUA

8 жыл бұрын

Yesidoplaytheguitar You're probably joking but for anyone who plays guitar solely for competition vs. other guitarists and would want to quit after hearing/seeing someone play faster: imo, you're playing for all the wrong reasons! I cannot play that fast myself but I don't care. I play for the enjoyment of exploring new sounds / riff combinations and soloing to songs on the radio/internet. Play for your own self, not for anyone else. It should be a pleasure to play guitar, not a pride-filled, miserable competition and comparison of fear and/or embarrassment. :)

@Yesidoplaytheguitar

8 жыл бұрын

relax guys i was just kidding! i will never stop playng guitar, it's the thing i love the most in my life!

He's one of those dudes everyone hated when we were kids. After six months of playing we struggled on smoke on the water riff, and the he comes in and plays that shit :D

@Rapturo_to_YESHUA

8 жыл бұрын

apinakapinastorba I strongly believe that it's all on the individual's will. He also probably dedicated most of his free time to practicing and strengthening those finger muscles, repeating such things over and over for hours upon hours, whereas the others play for a hour or two at most, he did it 8+. lol

@apinakapinastorba

8 жыл бұрын

Steve C Uhhuh :)

@thecakeman6608

8 жыл бұрын

Smoke on the water? Six months? You need help my friend.

Somebody just managed to sound like Pink Floyd, Rush, Metallica, and Led Zeppelin in a single video O.o

@brakemcgaughey5724

8 жыл бұрын

Where is the rush part?

@brakemcgaughey5724

8 жыл бұрын

So far I don't hear any Alex lifeson sounding stuff

@brakemcgaughey5724

8 жыл бұрын

Never mind i heard some Alex sounding chords in there.

@azzans

7 жыл бұрын

which is very easy to do since he doesn't have to adhere to the harmony of a song.

@toad15fan

7 жыл бұрын

Id say it sounds more like Slipknot's Mick Thomson and Jim Root

3:30-3:38 is so smooth holy moly.

The key to attaining mad shred skill like this... Lock yourself in a room with your guitar and amp for 6 years... However on day 210 you realize you have wasted 210 days and you will never get that good... So you say fuck it and go for a soda.

@visualdragon

8 жыл бұрын

Wendell Laffin Might as well.

@wendelllaffin240

8 жыл бұрын

visualdragon and nobody dies lol

@6idangle

8 жыл бұрын

I kinda wish I would get locked in a room with an amp my laptop and my guitar I might be half as good as him. I just learned all of sequoia throne and j thought I was decent... I guess not lol

@VoodooApex

8 жыл бұрын

In other words, the Clapton effect

@nocab28

8 жыл бұрын

+Wendell Laffin Definitely better than lies.

Ben is such an awesome player. Man that's clean!

@huambo

8 жыл бұрын

Sam Coulson You're pretty damn awesome yourself mate, i'm still enjoying your lessons on JamTrackcentral!

@MachineHeadDissent

5 жыл бұрын

Sam Coulson You were blessed by Paul Gilbert!!!... Doesn’t get any better than that!!!...🤙😎🤘🤘🤘🥃🍺🍻

Every year for the past 3 years i find myself coming back to this video only once, makes me realise how far i've come from the kid that could barely play Fmaj.. also makes me realise just how far i am to my goal. effin' timeless

4:20 such a sick rift

@jabezreji6120

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know what the name is??

@asegal4677

Жыл бұрын

Really?

Plays so fast that his right hand started to burn and almost caught fire.

@BaronioAntonio675

2 жыл бұрын

The hand of ghost rider

Someone's been watching a Paul Gilbert instructional video

@luisvalenzuela9385

8 жыл бұрын

The guy is definitely a Paul Gilbert fan. That goes a long way!

@MisterQuidditch

8 жыл бұрын

+Gordon Heaney First thing i thought haha

@kevinalzate9177

8 жыл бұрын

I'm sure this guy was checking out a Jason Becker instructional video

@JacobZirkin

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Alzate No sweep picking though so probably not. I hear mostly Paul Gilbert in this

@ahmeddjeghri6879

7 жыл бұрын

Gordon Heaney Spot on!

I don't care what anyone says I will forever love listening to players this amazing and being inspired by them.

@avaa9210

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@rev9737

Жыл бұрын

"iT dOeSn'T hAvE fEeL". Yes it does, it's just that you personally don't find that feel or enjoy it. I love the sounds of sweeped arpeggios sometimes. This is just a way guitarists take down other guitarists who are much better than them.

@Mad_Axe_Man125

Жыл бұрын

@@rev9737 feel = vibrato. He has tons of feel.

how can any guitarist not love this, this is such a motivation for me to keep playing guitar

@bigdoggo2848

11 ай бұрын

Jealousy probably

If they made a transparent black/grey Ghost Fret, I would instantly take the 800 mile drive to the nearest dealer to buy one.

@RobChappers

8 жыл бұрын

We have - enjoy :-)

@Pattamatt1998

8 жыл бұрын

Rob Chapman :D

@EventHorizonPrdctns

8 жыл бұрын

TheOkayestGamer if they made one with 24 frets, I'd instantly order one from Riff City or however else I needed to get it to CA.

@DropkickDex

8 жыл бұрын

TheOkayestGamer Make a youtube vlog about driving to the dealer ;)

@SickMetalAddict

8 жыл бұрын

Event Horizon Productions Try a Jackson Kelly.

4:34-4:40 Reasons why I NEVER stop practicing. Dude, Ben is insane!! Love it!

His legato, alternate picking, vibrato, galloping rhythms, etc. -- everything is spot-on!

His hand looks like a spider having a seizure

Not bad but can you play smoke on the water?

@therealslingblade108

5 жыл бұрын

Impossible

@franciscoperez2744

5 жыл бұрын

Nah dude. I know even harder. How about iron man ;)

@the___dude

5 жыл бұрын

@Reed Tard *challenged and you're calling them mental. Keep it up!

@faustoorieta

5 жыл бұрын

@@the___dude the irony in that guy's comment and your username are the kind of stuff that makes me wanna read youtube's comments

@boochi1994

4 жыл бұрын

Such an original joke...

Yay. Finally some shredder who can play interesting riffs, not just shred the same thing over and over.

This guy should make a band and shake the world with his music.. Damn good

Such a versatile player! Went from distorted metal to some clean country and back effortlessly!

This guy literally played more notes in an 8 minute video than I've played in my entire 12 year playing career. Holy crap.

My face is melting!

@monno2600

8 жыл бұрын

visualdragon same

@Chris.1812

8 жыл бұрын

For a second there I thought you were just horrendously ugly... Phew

@visualdragon

8 жыл бұрын

ChRobBiie Actually, I think the face-melting made an improvement. :)

I have watched this quite a few times I really enjoy the way he just zones out and plays. Having fun with it.

anyone else in love with the headstock

@lestervandenberg8326

7 жыл бұрын

it's über super cool

@KnowledgeIsKey215

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Chapman reverse head stocks are better design

@rhythmtreble7311

7 жыл бұрын

bs. you have to crane your hand all fucking weird to tune up.

@cabanasanthony6799

6 жыл бұрын

Yes.....how much I love the bc rich style headstock...😁

@no-hx7fh

4 жыл бұрын

If you think about it, the thing looks like a leather shoe.

Why is his right hand red? I thought it was gonna fall off

@smeylee

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe when he stops playing it turns to normal.. Could be some increase in blood flow for a faster play. Or just a sunburn.

@diegopalominoss

8 жыл бұрын

+Derek Charette jealous

@ApolloSol

8 жыл бұрын

+emrebozkurt800 His right hand is shy.... Must mean he uses his shake-weight with his alpha left.

@screamengine

8 жыл бұрын

+emrebozkurt800 It was transplanted from his future self after recording a bagillion albums as a ghost player for the best.

@nomnomburrito27

8 жыл бұрын

Super arthritis xD

OMG this guy is insane !! i've never seen a performance as good as this one

I never thought there could be so much shred in one video😱😱. Luv this playing🔥🔥

It's cool to see someone involved in the whole Chapman thing who can actually play something besides the same pentatonic scale over and over again.

@littlesnowflakepunk855

7 жыл бұрын

Check out Rob Scallon. He has a signature model and talent out the fuckin wazoo.

Lot of feels in that shredding. Not mindless noodling like you see all over now but shred with soul. Nice one. Ghost fret with the chapman pickups sounded better IMO

@truthteller8567

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. He's got a cool groove going on there. Its not just lots of individual notes from scales that hes practiced a million times.

@asegal4677

Жыл бұрын

Not very interesting playing at all, in my view.

@TenPester

Жыл бұрын

@@asegal4677 Everyone has an opinion.

Videos like this make me wanna practice harder

That was one of the greatest experiences my sense of sound has ever had

oh man I absolutely would love to have that blue guitar, it's a pretty drastic difference in sound and tone between the two and that one it just sounds absolutely fantastic, what a great warm crisp sound with some chunk on the bottom end that guitar makes,great job Chapman

You should have this guy play on more of your videos; his style and technique are impeccable.

Well this video lived up to the title. Nice playing. Guitars seem pretty versatile. Thumbs up Rob! - And Ben.

When someone gets as accurate as this they can get away with hardly any distortion and the clarity shines through.Brilliant.

The clarity of Benny's playing is what astounds me. alot of people seem to forget clean technique is important.

Guys remember, anyone watching this video with enough practise can become this good!

@Amoogus

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe If i get fireproof fingers lol. Dudes a machine of rock.

Awesome speed and precision. I always wonder if a person like this practiced his ass off for years or it just comes natural to them? It just seems like some people are just meant to do something, like they just seem to get it unlike me that struggle to play notes and chord changes cleanly and with speed. Guess I just don't put the hours in!

An incredible shredder that also has a lot of amazing feel 👍

Pleasure watching you play sir!!! Tech ability and great imagination!!! Well done!!!

I used to love watching Ben and Rob play, cool to see Ben on the channel again.

If I get one will it make me play like this

@tls5870

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, only if you get the correct color.

@williamdeely7836

7 жыл бұрын

hell yeah

@tls5870

7 жыл бұрын

It must match the color of your energy. You can see this color in your aura while utilizing psilocybin.

@IanWrigleyNZ

7 жыл бұрын

I've yet to play while on DMT, would love to try that haha

@smileybear420

7 жыл бұрын

Amber is the color

Great sounding everything! Love the coil tap tone. Totally rocks!

awesomeness level is through the roof !

VAC

@Znowin

8 жыл бұрын

BrandonPotato dude this guy is like flusha got some mad aimlock should go on VACation soon

@JumboJames97

8 жыл бұрын

BrandonPotato i call WH

@C0nnie

8 жыл бұрын

He's walling his ass off!

@NoOne-ye5jf

8 жыл бұрын

BrandonPotato So blatant

@odyn152

8 жыл бұрын

BrandonPotato to me it's an obvious speedhack

Ridiculous skill and talent in that guy. Lots of guys his age can play fast but very few have that kind of articulation and precision, and he was only really fucking around.

50th time I've visited. Still amazing and surprising every time. I hear new little nuances here and there. Release an album!!! Haha. Good luck with everything.

Practice,Practice,Practice....it pays off. Much respect...incredible talent. I admire how many hours he has worked to be so good at playing...wow.

2:19 Sweet baby jeebus

That riff at 4:13 \m/ Juices officially flowing

@crownless236

5 жыл бұрын

Dylan Duffy yeah dude what the fuck man. What fucking song

@crownless236

5 жыл бұрын

Or is it just made up

Its like a metal sounding strat. SWEET!

INSANE! love this

the chords from 00:56 to 1:01 are awesome

Who else thought he was gonna start playing battery near the start

@numberneinlarge9965

7 жыл бұрын

ElliotNott I was more thinking Damage Inc. or Trapped Under Ice. But, I guess Battery works, too.

This guy burning it.... love to see youngsters this good! Keep it up

fantastic! what a clean sound

videos like these make me want to stop playing my guitar.

@allenbercero3661

8 жыл бұрын

i just threw my guitar out the window

@sixmix1210

8 жыл бұрын

Are you self taught?

@MusicAfterDeath

8 жыл бұрын

***** Yes.

@sixmix1210

8 жыл бұрын

Just try your best to improve,try your hand at legato, thats how I build speed.

@MusicAfterDeath

8 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks, I play Rocksmith every so often too so I can actually play a few songs all the way through but I can never really 'create' my own riff... Unless going up and down a single scale counts ;)

I've totally gotta get one of these things when I have the money...

@wv2100

7 жыл бұрын

Cosmic_Infidel a Ghost Fret or a Ben Wilshire?

Smooth and clean, sounded good.

Nice shred. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

2:43 what a riff!! 🤘

I spy a black ghost fret 😍

@muhdhamiz4250

8 жыл бұрын

That would be fuckin sick

@ELITEWOLF7LKH

8 жыл бұрын

Floyd that shit as well ;)

@TheUnknownSin

8 жыл бұрын

Les Lloydy God no

@C0nnie

8 жыл бұрын

24 frets, 25.5 scale

@TheUnknownSin

8 жыл бұрын

Is it? I read it's 22 frets 24.75 Tyberius64

That gave me chills man

Wow I can't stop watching this !!!!!

Ghost Fret needs a vibrato bridge. Yeah I get the traditional Explorer thing but my Explorers are lead guitars and they all have vibratos. Build it with a Floyd and I'll take one.

@oldchanel3956

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Frias And add two extra frets to make it 24

@derp119

7 жыл бұрын

Dan Davidson Maybe a middle single coil too?

Insanely clean technique, like Paul Gilbert in the 90s. About the red hand thing...why do you think Gus G has a fire tattoo on that hand?? lol

Fantastic playing by the way.

Love that tone on the rhythms

It's because of this video that I really want one of these guitars!! But also, it's because of this video that I will probably never bother playing again. :'-(

@josephturner9190

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr I thought I was good too til I saw this guy shred😳

If I had a dollar for every note he missed...I'd still be broke. Damn, what a talent. I have never heard his name before today, but rest assured that is one thing I can correct. Badass. And he may just give Chappers a good run for his money. And that guitar...I have a chubber workin' right now (and that is the sad truth)

Amazing skills and a cool sounding guitar , what a great combination

Epic! Can't wait to have one of that!

Screw the guitar, what amp is that?! Jesus

@AlexH4774

8 жыл бұрын

Victory V30

@caletoews8003

7 жыл бұрын

JgHaverty haha right

@nivedan8

6 жыл бұрын

actually its the victory V kraken that helped design

@nivedan8

6 жыл бұрын

okay no you were right its the victory V30 my bad :')

ive stop watching porn for this :) totally worth it

@TheDogPa

8 жыл бұрын

patrick cruz You can get therapy for that I think...

@kazoolordhd6591

6 жыл бұрын

they are the same thing

@mosk8s52

4 жыл бұрын

@S T how is that gay ?

@christopherlee3732

4 жыл бұрын

Can't be a bit gay.Not that it matters ,in any way ,but there are certain things that can't be,"a little",or,"kinda".Gay,pregnant,crazy,stupid,dead,etc.You either are or are not.Regardless,dude shhhhhrrrrrrredddds.ps.If u watch porn with dicks in it,does that mean YOU are gay?Rhetorical.Sexual proclivity has nothing to do with instrumental prowess.Just listen phobo.Fycn

@christianthompson7915

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee wtf i just came here to watch a guitar shredding video and left with knowledge on what kinda porn makes me gay

Really clean! "Impressive Most Impressive"🤙🧞

Incredible playing

down picking level: james hetfield

Clean player, picks hard I think he likes Paul Gilbert ;)

Awesome technique! I'm inspired to go study all day :)

can't stop watching, very impressive

All that widdley diddley stuff sounds great, but I bet he doesn't know the chords to Wonderwall... ;) Passive Aggressive pickups sounds ace by the way, I'm loathe to say better but certainly very good

is this the same ben from 4 years ago i saw in one of your videos? i think you said he was one of your students.

@redbandmedia79

8 жыл бұрын

BruceWillis Was thinking the same thing Bruce!

@willpeters-seymour5608

8 жыл бұрын

I don't think so cuz he had vids with this Ben back then

@reverenddisciple

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah Ben wilshire he has a channel too

@lovedathi

8 жыл бұрын

+kevin link?

@TheAlpacaAlliance

8 жыл бұрын

lovedathi It's not very hard to type in, "Ben Wilshire". Why waste time asking for a link when you have a search bar at the top of your screen?

Sounds so good

great player, great riffs/solos, great amp

Does his hair ever get caught in the strings?

Me: improvises for like 27 hrs Also me: ops that was too long

Beautiful shredding technique

Dude you are amazing!! Love those guitars!!