What not to suck. Love your channel.

Thing I love about your videos are they are all celebratory. It’s like this joyous haven I can come to away from the elitism this genre often dishes up, where you’re just positive and balanced and most of the people in the comments sections are too.

So I just stumbled across this lesson again and have a comment. I used to play it just like this lesson. Seems we both played it the same way that Kirk did on his lesson... ... but thanks to the God that is the man that shot this footage of Hetfield I think we screwed the pooch on this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXXFn5WHlNB_mq8 1:52 is the view we always wanted.

This video sucks please delete

My stiff shoulder is thanking you for showing us that we can relax while playing. Thanks, Uncle! Quick weird question: In your years as a teacher, have you ever encountered of a player who turns the volume know down by mistake? I don't know how I end up lowering the volume all the time.

Tone in this video is absolutely NASTY. Love active pickups, they give off that scratchy bite

Ben's channel is so good it makes me want to rage delete mine.

Great review. Can I ask what speakers/monitors your oxbox is connected to? Or are you just attenuating the amp via oxbox and still playing through a cab? Sorry I’m not well versed with digital setups , just an old school person who always play through amps and cabs.

I'm not really into Metallica, but I feel like I need to able to play their songs otherwise I won't be able to get to where I want to be which is like prog tech death stuff. Like I need to learn the "basics" first.

Can you do a video like this on marty freidman we want to know how he writes melodic solos every time

First 5 or 6 riffs I ever learned were Metallica. And that also explains why my own stuff is a-a-b structured.

I like this guy Ben.

Weekend wankshop😂 . We can all wank together😂

I'm loving a yank use the word wank.

How do you make your sound sound so crap for a Metallica video? Jeeez

I think Metallica is a great band but overly hyped in many ways. Also consider this, it’s a band with solid 43 years of history but in reality only 7 of them were good. They just managed to create longevity. This is why all riffs discussed in This video belong to basically their first 3-4 albums.

This is a good one. Songwriting strategies are underrepresented in guitar instruction. That's good lookin' out, Stepson!

The tone on this vid is sick

It's the pick hand that gives me trouble. Metallica's so easy on the tabs. Guess I'll try those ab stimulators on my arm.⚡

My favorite band

Very helpful lesson. Prefer these type of concepts over learning licks or riffs. So helpful and inspiring.

Uncle Ben is my favorite metal uncle 🤘

Are you the "greatest" guitar teacher ever, Uncle? I'm literally shredding at speed of light from the position at 8:19. No more 'getting stuck' issues for me. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart! 😇🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

what i learned from metalisuck is that sellouts prosper

2:50 starts the reason you came here

Jake E Lee would approve 🤘🏼

"STEPHEN PERCY HARRIS MY FAVOURITE BASSISTS..." 🎸🤘🤘👍👍😎😎

Dude! Your down picking is ON POINT!

Awesome

OmfG, I was rolling my eyes at the 6 string waiting to hear which custom exotic guitar Ben will be using today however; he said it's an Ibanez, and I haven't seen my real Mom since .

Great lesson and beautiful guitar.

I’m ABSOLUTELY going to call my amp Rectumfire from now on. Edit: dammit Uncle Ben, you’re once again the only one playing a riff correctly, in this instance Eye of the Beholder. Can we have a lesson on the whole song?

those fishmans sound a bit over saturated. is it just me

AC/DC and noone beats Eddie. I can't stand metal.

Hey Uncle Ben, Always awesome to watch your video's. The thing about these amazing guitarplayer as Eddy is the fact they have there own brain and spirit. You can study there playing as hard as you can, but you never will have there magic ! Nowadays all guirarplayers sound the same, because they don't search have or seek there own magic. In the old days they were more real, because they figured it out themselfs. They used there magic, strenght and power ! Keep on Rocking, Ben !!!🤘

i flipped a coin for the band i would start learning from Heads was metallica and tails was megadeth. it landed on tails😐

so well explained. legend

Toan is found in the bone

I know it isn’t your usual thing guitar wise, but are you good at finger picking and would you ever do lesson vids about that? Everybody teaches it differently, I think your talent for communication might prove useful for many guitar players.

Awesome breakdown. I learned to play guitar on all of those riffs at age 13 and know them inside and out but this was still super fun and entertaining to watch because of YOU, Ben! I remember I saved up all my paper route money and went to our local music store and got these two epic books that were the COMPLETE works of Metallica (at the time) covering every single album from Kill "em All up to the Black album. I have always been a riff guy and so you can imagine I was in heaven! (while my parents were subsequently in hell while I practiced, haha)

In the making of the Black Album Lars refers the B riff as the tail of the riff.

I got the same pickups and they are amazing mine is gun metal black thow

Ben has probably taught me more about guitar than anybody. Ty, man!

Good lord that palm muted low e is filthy

Ben, are you a vampire - You’re like Stephen Salvatore - you haven’t aged! This cover was friggin’ good, man! How do you keep from begging viewers to practice with a metronome? We know that’s a huge part of the musical achievement realm. You MUST have rhythm!

UB and Metallica. Cant get nicier than this. And I like things that are nice.

Thanks Uncle Ben✌🏾

If your life *is* Pop Tarts and the gas station, hit the Like. This lesson has sooo much excellent advice, people. Really. If you don’t rewatch this a couple of times, maybe what your mom said about you is true and you should live in shame moving forward.

Uncle Ben, will you please consider the Tribute Randy Rhoads’ spotlight solo? It really does contain many fun techniques as well as being very energizing.