3 Ronni Le Tekrø Licks From 1989

Here's the next Three-For-All lesson with 3 Ronni Le Tekro Licks From 1989.
Ronni is the second most requested player for September and this lesson is the second part of a double-header I created to celebrate Ronni's playing and TNT's music.
This lesson features a number of interesting licks and phrases captured during a bootleg of TNT performing in Tokyo in 1989, during TNT's 'Intuition' tour. Most of these ideas stem from the song Tonight I'm Falling, which featured some nice shots of Ronni playing and he was prominently featured on the screen.
Le Tekro is a gifted and exciting player and I've been a fan of his guitar skills and music since I was in high school. He has a knack for creating sporadic and seemingly-random rock/shred phrases and licks, but also has a delicate melodic touch and can play some of the sweetest melodies and phrases you've ever heard.
I can definitely say that he's one of my early musical influences.
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[@gipsyavenger9829]

His machine gun picking solo stuff is incredible. "Knights of the New Thunder" is a magical release.

[@sawbonesquad4876]

Yes! Finally someone making guitar videos on Father Ronni.

[@sirkazm]

Ronnie is definitely a badass!! I remember blasting SAPPHIRE as loud and as often as I could back in '87!! If I heard it, everyone around me did too!!

[@glennesavage7443]

2 minutes in and you bring up Nuno! The first time I heard Extreme I though Nuno sounded like a cross between EVH and Ronni! :) BTW - you kick ass, brother!

[@jamesnorthup7717]

He was always one of my favorites! Terribly overlooked...

[@BungleJoogie68]

I really appreciate that you do lessons for overlooked guys like Chris Poland or Ronnie. Thanks a million times. My next vote is for Les Paul because there's basically no lessons for him and trying to search for a lesson in his style only yields results for guys playing Les Paul guitars.

[@jmar482]

Ronnie was one of he best and most underrated guitarist of the late 80’s. He was so far ahead of his contemporaries. I saw TNT a few times in the late 80’s and Ronnie would do this killer guitar solo in the show using several guitars and loopers, was a lot fun.

[@philmartin7474]

Love it, Ronnies of my top two favorite guitarists of all time❤️🎸

[@syndicate336]

Love tekro one of the most underrated guitarists of the 80$

[@raymondjamesrivera]

Ronni is the man! Always an interesting soloist and note choices, great rhythm playing too.

[@tillkruger9199]

Threw the TV out of the window. Who needs it if you have a guitar and Davids lessons!? And some time to practise of course... thumbs up!!

[@lanceross3633]

Very tasteful and melodic player. Ronni would always throw out those ear candy licks interspersed with neoclassical,tremolo picking and other really cool techniques. Thanks for showcasing Ronni's playing.

[@sebrura]

Not only is Ronnie an amazing musician, he’s hillariously funny.

[@svtrader]

Hey buddy, you gotta do Dave Meniketti next. This guy is very underrated very tasteful shred monster of the 80's.

[@rickaaron6230]

svtrader Totally agree. He seemed to have an endless supply of riffs and tasty fills to back them up. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@josephweiss3931]

Dont forget dann huff 🤘

[@jakemf1]

joseph weiss monster player

[@chriswhite8860]

Totally agree Meniketti was an amazing player. Saw Y&T several times and he never disappointed live !

[@toneconsultant]

I just like that you not only know who Le Terkel is, you actually broke some of his playing down. Big thank you.

[@kennethmilam2894]

I would watch this even if I didn't play guitar. Thanks Dave!!

[@KowankoMusic]

Your point about Ronnie's being classically influenced without sounding like Yngwie is a good one. He really seemed to come from out of nowhere with his own vocabulary, tone and bag of tricks and very little of what he plays sounds lifted from guitarists who came before him.

[@mattkaden3483]

Agree but I bet was a Tommy Bolin fan!

[@martypapworth5977]

Ronnie and Nuno are TIED for my top Favorite Guitarist of Alltime!!! So watching ur video on Ronnie and u mention Nuno.......brought the biggest smile to my face!!! \m/

[@jimcreee3299]

Great stuff .I had his instructional audio tape back in the day. Brought back memories Thanks dude

[@ribbonsofeuphoria5744]

Tonight I’m Falling is a real favourite of mine. Thank you so much for this lesson

[@tadashi_intuition]

I totally agree with you. Ronni Le Tekro is very exciting guitarist! Greetings from Germany ;)

[@voronOsphere]

Thanks for covering this unsung great!

[@diogogomes3238]

Great lesson , you made me go listen some TNT stuff. Thanks mate

[@theguitarvirtuosoforgod1152]

I like your tone. There’s nothing like a hot rodded strat. An enhanced strat is the ultimate rock n roll machine, nothing can touch it.

[@speedinbob]

outstanding video. thank you!

[@voronOsphere]

Bonus Lick (Neighbor Tones): So dang cool!

[@tittitocci]

Great! Ronnie will always be on my top 10 list! Next step: Trevor Rabin! :-)

[@MatsJonason]

Ronnie is still running TNT today and they are still releasing albums and touring in Europe and Japan. Check ‘em out on Spotify etc. He’s heavily influenced by Brian May, Van Halen & George Harrison.

[@Fretboard_Frenzy]

Actually, Ronni's main influence is Terje Rypdal. Which is another overlooked fusion guitar monster from Norway.

[@raultavarez007]

Awesome,underrated guitarist for sure.

[@michaelsmilek2404]

Freakin !Awesome! Ronnie LeTekro Rules!

[@mc5869]

That's interesting that you mention Nuno and Ronni - they were both influenced by Brian May (Queen). That's the common denominator ! Your channel is excellent by the way. Keep up the good work !

[@fernandes5986]

True, both Nuno and Ronnie use Queen like harmonies on some tunes and if you listen closely you will notice that Nuno sounds very similar to Ronnie but a bit on the dry side.

[@jeddak]

I also hear a definite Schenker influence on Ronni

[@mc5869]

@@jeddak They both used that midrange, cocked-wah type sound. Schenker used the wah but I'm not sure what Ronni used to achieve it. So many guitarists were influenced by Schenker !

[@rolfeinarhallingstad477]

This is cool 😎 I don’t live far from Ronni, his studio is not far from my town Gjøvik in Norway. I have always loved he’s shredding stuff and he’s a great musician. He had a real bad ass sound back in the 80". He uses Marshall 2204 and strat with Duncan Custom humbuckers. And he still use Roland Space Echo. He has a very similar setup to Randy Rhoads gear. But he use mainly Boss and not MXR pedals. It’s really great to see that other know about him. 😄🎸🤟

[@nathancloud6344]

I really appreciate your time and ability that you share. Thank you.

[@JesterHead1651]

Thank you for this video David. I discovered TNT and Ronnie about a year ago and they blew my mind! Agree with you on so many points about Ronnie! Criminally underrated player!

[@epicvsfvror]

Great stuff, really! Thanks Maestro!

[@SiriSvendberg]

Thanks for this video. I've seen TNT live many times, and have met Ronny and the band a few times. He is one of my favorite guitarplayers and I really nice guy.

[@mary9339]

Always great lessons!

[@brainynbrawny9562]

You're not only a great player, but a great instructor and a pleasure to watch! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND YOUR VIDZ!

[@El-Lalo_ChiliJam-Music]

Sometimes Ronni’s style reminds me of a Cello timbre but with extended higher register. I could never get enough of TNT 🇳🇴. I still listen to their records. Love his percussive tremolo. I read in an 80’s guitar/metal magazine an interview where Ronni tells that he had no idea about guitar setups being so isolated in Norway from the main rock guitar scene. Obviously he improved his guitar’s playability later but he admitted that it was so difficult playing in the earlier days not knowing. It’s amazing he could execute just inspiring and explosive playing with very high action as he said and described 🎸

[@timothyholmes4588]

wow I never heard of this guy glad you made this video. thanks very cool

[@MatsJonason]

Great analysis in these videos. Great job!

[@muythaimutha]

Totally Rad dude🤘 knight of a new thunder,tell no tales and intuition were staples of my youth...your lessons are like a time machine really taking me back to some good times ! Keep up the good work

[@JeffJE44]

Hi David. Thanks for another excellent video. I never realized the amount of thought and creativity Ronni put into his work after listening to this. 10000 lovers riff is definitely one of my favs. 🤘👍

[@gsmeeuwsen]

David, great video of one of my favorite guitarists!!! Thank you!!!

[@jakemf1]

Super underrated player

[@wtffrankreich6873]

I didn't know about Ronni . I will focus about his albums . Tks for this great VDO . Bonus is so melodic

[@angusorvid8840]

Your lessons and analyses of Le Tekro and other masters is masterful in itself. You really have done your homework. Great job.

[@jeddak]

Great lesson, as always! Love Roni's playing and you highlighted some really interesting riffs.

[@SDH2023]

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

[@peteyuckly4628]

Fantastic! Thanks David!!!

[@orbithesun1]

Ronni Le Tekro predates Yngwie and Nuno. TNT’s first album came out in the early 80’s.

[@orbithesun1]

Fretboard Burner Le Tekrø was also 82 and Ronni was getting recognition before Yng.

[@orbithesun1]

Fretboard Burner PS Steeler was 83.

[@orbithesun1]

@Fretboard Burner Yngwie became a (guitarist) household name after his first solo instrumental album Rising Force. Le Tekro was already getting attention from many guitar magazines and had a hit song, on MTV.

[@58precision]

Great stuff👍

[@krushgroovin7513]

Love it!! Cheers

[@joerobinson2538]

David! Thanks for reminding me the beast of a player that Ronni Le Tekro is -with your 2 episodes! Just when I think you can’t outdo yourself-you do it! You put me in a TNT phase also. I went to KZbin and watched the live TNT stuff also (the sound quality from the one from 2014 is incredible!). I always thought of Ronni as VH meets Uli Roth/Blackmore. Your parallel comparison with Nuno is spot on also! Rock on🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Really cool video about one of my favorite guitarists! I’ve always loved his riffs and his solos are always jaw dropping. So funny you compared his style somewhat to Nuno Bettencourt’s. I’ve never heard anyone else make that connection. I remember the first time I heard Nuno’s solo to “Play With Me” when it came out, I swear I thought it was Ronnie Le Tekro.

[@KingTabor]

Great lesson!

[@wilscott5955]

Ronni always reminded me of Vito Bratta with all the melodic play and also the guitar layering. Awesome guitarist! Thanks for the 2 vids on TNT :)

[@John-xj7us]

Been an tnt fan for long time they have 30th anniversary concert on KZbin that's really good 😊

[@skingpool]

The Caught Between the Tigers solo gave George Lynch night sweats.

[@Sunlineish]

That's because he's one of the greatest guitarists of ALL TIME.

[@joemama-kx6rk]

My new fave guitar channel!!

[@JohnnyBowmanVideo]

This is great.

[@shorerocks]

That was splendid, thx. Next: Dann Huff!

[@fernandes5986]

Very good sir. I love Ronnie's playin' since 1983 and you play it with such ease. Nice job.

[@fernandes5986]

Could you please, please cover Pat Thrall ( Automatic Man, Pat Travers, Hughes and Thralll ) specially on the Hughes and Thrall period. Did I said please? Well I say it again, Pleease.

[@MediaFaust]

The lick you are talking about at the 5 minute mark sounds like a snippet of Norwegian folk music. Ronni does that A LOT. Oh, and PS ... about his style ... I suspect he grew up listening to Richie Blackmore.

[@timzuch4212]

Great to see/hear appreciation for Ronni’s skill, and style. I have caught a lot of flack for liking him(and Nuno too, sometimes). And i can’t understand why guitar players don’t get into the playing/compositions. Even it’s not your favorite style of rock. Intuition and Tell no tales still blow me away!

[@MarkKirbyMusic]

Great! Underrated guitarist for sure.

[@tomhathaway4941]

U are a great teacher!!

[@chickenbeek]

Nice. I always loved that checkered strat.

[@jeffdemarcus2434]

Cool lesson...I saw TNT with Loudness in 1987 at the Bayfront Center in St Petersburg Fl...cool show

[@talesfromthetoiletseat8295]

Doreen Livers lol Ronnie and Akria that is like guitar overload that is too much for one person lol

[@vancedean6209]

One of my favorites from back in the day

[@troyharrell622]

Man thank you! Rlt is my fave. Tytyty

[@oroetes]

I definitely hear some similarities to Nuno’s playing in those licks. The neighbor tone lick reminds me of some of the passages in Extreme’s “play with me”.

[@jonnyroxx7172]

Excellent job sir! Makes me want to try one of Ronnie’s 1/4 step guitars...

[@SEILLC]

I remember hearing of this guitar back in the day, but I never did figure out what it is???? I saw TNT, Great White, and Twisted Sister at the Orpheum in MPLS back in like 87...

[@jonnyroxx7172]

B2Z Powersports LLC sounds like a great show! I never did see TNT live, though I was a huge fan. My band opened for both Great White and Twisted Sister back in the day. The 1/4 stepper guitar literally had twice as many frets (frets in between the regular frets).

[@McAagrim]

I have played both his quartersteppers. It's hard to make any sense out of them.

[@jonnyroxx7172]

@@McAagrim That’s awesome! Do you know him?

[@McAagrim]

@@jonnyroxx7172 I'm his guitar technician.

[@gregalon]

Ah, I'd totally forgotten about TNT! Nice one. The neighbor tones technique always reminds me of that great bit in Del Shannon's Runaway. It sounds so alien but it's just a major arpeggio played with neighbor tones.

[@mesa8699]

I saw TNT with Stryper and Loudness at Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville in '87 and he did the Wizard thing in his Solo and Blew me away. It was so Cool !!!

[@EricMartinez-dg2lu]

Much appreciate you sharing ronnie le tekro with us. Not much on him, maybe cause his style is complicated to capture just by ear, again, Thanks David!

[@RichardSmith-yv8pe]

Great as always. Keith Douglas from Tora Tora would be a good guitarist to look into. Another underrated band and guitar player with some great grooves.

[@p.t.itroyharrell5846]

AGAIN TY!

[@bluematrix5001]

I think Ronnie is technical but nothing extraordinary like Nuno, but what is really impressive is that he has a very distinctive/unique sounds and his playing is Uber Expressive, very unpredictable and out of the norm, plus he is extremely energetic and aggressive..and his rhythms are incredibly full and impactful and what a sound!!! ... overall he is extraordinary and unique

[@christophern1302]

Killer man, nice job. I saw them in FL with loudness in the ‘80s

[@manstis9154]

You da man , I’m a fan, human jukebox, how you remember all of this hell if I know brother 🤘

[@suplects]

I always check to see if you changed the poster on the left there. Moving Pictures today. Excellent.

[@thetugisthedrugfishing3434]

I was lucky enough to see TNT back in 89-90 at a small bar here in California, I was probably 5 feet from Ronnie he was insanely good.

[@taelorwatson9822]

Cool I saw them at the Hollywood Palace

[@akistimmons]

You sir are hilarious but also a great teacher! Thanks for the great content. You should cover early Firewind licks sometime first or second album era

[@wyzyguy726]

Dave.. Love your channel and happy to see it is growing so quickly... So here is my Le Tekro story. Long ago I heard Le Tekro & lost my mind.. Around that time I stumbled on to a 1/4 stepper guitar made by Bernie Hamburger Hamburguitar.. was built for a local guitar player Dana.. Can't remember his last name. This was metro Detroit area in the mid to late 80's.. The guitar stepped up in quarter tones vs. half steps and was challenging to get your head and fingers around. The same luthier that made Ronni's 1/4 stepper.. There was some issue with him being a Kramer artist @ the time and the head stock was covered up or branded Kramer.. Don't remember... Long story long, I ended up needing the sell the this guitar for bills or something.. 30+ years ago.. It is really my only gear sell regret. I think I have a photo of this guitar somewhere. If anyone know anything more about this (these guitars) I would love to hear about it....

[@oliviermalhomme9923]

I remember copying his sound back in the days with a blocked auto filter pedal before distortion, that would bring that extra high medium and extra attacky sound.

[@Bartysquire]

You have become my favourite KZbin channel. I think your voice is so cool, kind of a mix between Mr rogers and vin scully. And I mean that as a compliment. Also you’re a fucking wicked player and teacher so thank you for being alive and sharing your gift.

[@samba152]

The solo on northern lights is probably one of the best ever

[@angusorvid8840]

I first heard Ronnie around '86 or so when I was still a fairly fresh player with barely a year under my belt. I thought TNT were terrific and was surprised they didn't hit in the States like they did in Europe. Ronnie is like this perfect hybrid of an American, or L.A. kind of player and a every European player. There's just something different about his approach and I love it.

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

Other than EVH, he had the best tone I saw live, INTUITION tour in a local NYC club, Queens. Lamour's East.

[@fernandes5986]

Great video. If you think of it ( maybe you already have ) Nuno and Ronnie have a very similar Brian Mayesque kind of sound.

[@bergonziFan]

ICON - Night of the Crime - please do some from that album!!

[@talesfromthetoiletseat8295]

I don’t know why but I tend to laugh out loud when I see someone play something totally awesome on guitar like you did on this. I do not mean that as disrespect it is a good thing! I think it is just because it blows my mind when people play cool shit like this and my reaction is to smile and laugh. Especially when it is something from a record and there it is in real life. I get a lot of joy from watching and listening to this. Thank you

[@vadlasletta]

Ronni's collaboration with ecm arrtist and guitarist Terje Rypdal is fantastic! Check iot the album rypdal/tekrø

[@josephweiss3931]

Lars Johansson of candlemass fame is another swede with very original neoclassical phrasing

[@MatsJonason]

joseph weiss Lasse Johansson is a great guy and a great guitarist. ✌🏻

[@karsteinmartinsen489]

Ronni is Norwegian

[@kevinsibert3160]

Maybe a bit dated in the overall sound but LeTekro is definitely unique. Pretty awesome that you reviewed him. He had a custom "Quarterstepper" guitar that he played occasionally as well.

[@reedhannon1984]

Brother, you keep ripping m fav ands and fav tunes.... you my long lost guitar twin ???? Rock on my man........

[@z1g]

Pretty crazy. I was watching a lot of your videos yesterday. I thought out loud I wonder if he has done or will do any Ronni Le Tekro licks or chord play. 10 hours later....

[@rhysfurlong2752]

Absolutely killer as always! Any chance of a Doug Aldrich lick video?

[@chungaleta1234]

Mate, listen to Rob Marcello from Danger Danger and Mark Diglio from XYZ. Worth doing a 3 for all vid on them.