How Reb Beach REALLY plays Seventeen by Winger! Weekend Wankshop 197

[@BenEller]

Thank you all for learning the dang right way to play Seventeen by Winger! What do you want to learn next on Weekend Wankshop?

[@markbaum9615]

Your gold teeth 2.. Jazzy Steely riff by Denny Dias.... Thanks in advance ...drunken step dad speed brother.......BenJammin'

[@DrDizzleFrizzle]

Dead and Lovely theme song for October pls

[@1tdillon]

Uncle B., great job as usual. I do believe you NAILED IT! Let's stay with the 80s theme and do Extreme - Teacher's Pet. Some of that percussive Nuno playing. Peace.

[@MrMetalhorse]

I'm the one by Van Halen. Intro riffs or solo

[@vortexlucas9671]

Maybe something from Steel Panther?

[@jamesduckworth9117]

You really nailed that riff. Sounded like it was ripped right off the album. I used to like that song.....then I had 4 daughters.

[@MetalAaron]

and now your daughters are the subject of the song. send them to me when they're seventeen!

[@brianbauer7560]

Lmao!! Hilarious bro

[@adamwarlock5286]

@@MetalAaron can tell you don't have any daughters.

[@TheDesertRat31]

Lol no doubt. I have 2 daughters. I found some videos of recent shows where they changed the lyrics. Now "she's only 35" LOL. Edit: It's been a while, I think I saw a week or so, ago, she's in her 40's now (!!!) 😆

[@gtraddictlg]

@@TheDesertRat31 She'd be 49 this year - was 48 in 2020 on the Monsters of Rock cruise. Kip and Reb are both cool as hell.

[@flekkzo]

Those 80s riffs are so full of life and fun. It needs a revival.

[@Snostrebla1]

John Gustafsson check out Santa Cruz for a bad ass band with an 80's vibe. The two guitarists shred like hell!💪🤘

[@loganstahlecker]

John Gustafsson Check Out my band Störmbreaker! We are trying to bring back that 80s sound! We released our debut EP “Pull the Trigger” not too long ago!

[@toadwiiremotewithwiimotion1767]

@@loganstahlecker Damn you guys rock. Ur song “Heartless” reminds me of 18 and Life by Skid Row haha

[@chiptovey6015]

@johngustafsson - I don’t mind if some of the highly technical, spirited playing made a bit of a comeback, but the trite subject matter of the lyrics in most ‘80’s rock and metal can stay long dead for all I care.

[@nathanrocks2562]

@@chiptovey6015 are you kidding me? Those lyrics are a teenage and young adult way of life, which is how old most of the guys in these bands were when they wrote it... They are just as relevant, if not more so, than they were 30+ years ago. The anthem decade for living young, wild, and free

[@woodchuk1]

Winger may have gotten a lot of flak, in no small part thanks to Beavis and Butthead, but they were much more talented musically than their look might have suggested. Reb has always had INSANE tapping chops, as the solo to this tune clearly demonstrates. He clearly has a knack for writing deceptively difficult riffs, as evidenced by the huge number of inaccurate tabs for this one out there. The off-time rhythm in this one hints at some serious jazz leanings in the rhythm section. Indeed, if any “hair metal” band had a candidate for “most progressive sounding,” Winger would probably be it. Thanks for the riff, Uncle Ben...now do the solo!

[@RetroHabit82]

woodchuk1 Right! Battlestations killed!

[@dealmaven123]

woodchuk1 “position by position, Winger was easily one of the most all around talented rock bands ever, every player in the band was a badass to the bone virtuouso” -Andy Timmons

[@woodchuk1]

dealmaven123 Coming from someone as badass as Andy Timmons, that’s quite a compliment! And I agree!

[@woodchuk1]

Kyle Adkins I didn’t say anything about the lyrical content. It’s cringeworthy, sure, but that’s not why I listen to this kind of music anyway. I’m not looking to be entertained from the lyrics, much less expecting a literary masterpiece, from any of these bands. The music is what I care about in the end.

[@michaeltaylors2456]

woodchuk1 Winger was a Supergroup . Very talented bunch and definitely not deserving of the slagging

[@dealmaven123]

“Position by position, Winger was easily one of the most talented rock bands ever, every musician in the band was a badass to the bone virtuoso” -Andy Timmons in Guitar One

[@500erider]

And could play circles around any member of Metallica, who, along with Beavis and Butthead, initially ruined their career. I'm a Metallica fan too. Just stating the facts.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Winger is one of those bands that is finally getting the respect they deserve. When Kip said they were the "Dream Theater if Glam Rock" he was right. Reb Beach is insane and songs like Rainbow in the Rose and most of Pull and In the Heart of the Young show just how amazing they were. Don't forget Rod on drums!!!

[@woodywoodlstein9519]

They were studio musicians who actually looked good. played circles around most bands. When music was still fun

[@ranger5281]

Indeed... Rod Morgenstein is a Hadassah, and a rare lefty.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

This is a big ole skillet full riffs!

[@97stratocaster21]

Hey Robert. That last sweep picking lesson you did was awesome! Thanks!

[@TheCjbowman]

One of the best solo breaks of the era, as well! Reb just killed it on this song🤘😎🤘

[@BigBreakfast25]

Your lesson saved me. Was looking at tabs and watching lessons and it couldn’t get anything going. Yours is spot on and it made the riff so much easier than other wacky ways people played this.

[@petewhitten3778]

Ben, I’ve been waiting a long time to find this riff the right way and I really struggled with it, Thanks So Much Buddy 🎸😎

[@MrOldnslofly]

Nice! Reb Beach totally under rated player. How about the solo for this one? Nice job on the riff and thanks for sharing!

[@BenBreard]

I saw these guys play over memorial day weekend. It was a great show and I was dying laughing when Kip sang "she's only 48" (yes that math works out too). Good times

[@BenEller]

lol nice!!!

[@Twobarpsi]

Ben Breard lol he's got a great sense of humor!

[@bullpentherapy]

I always sung. Shes only 13

[@brownwrench]

And crying Jamie is an old bag now.

[@YesuAiNimen]

She's only sevennnnty!

[@stephenneville7841]

One of my fav riffs. Winger is better than people think

[@mr.esabsurditiesatrocities1805]

We need a "Play With Me" from Extreme Weekend Wankshop.

[@angrygorilla3872]

That would be very cool!!!

[@calmnsense]

Ben, you give stellar lessons! Of the many out there doing lessons, I always find yours to be top notch. Thank you so much!

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

One of the hardest parts of playing like Reb is that he taught himself how to play so he doesn't things in very unorthodox ways especially his tap arpeggios. I taught myself as well much like Reb did and his stuff really was fun to play.

[@yonikup2865]

Ratt riffs then Winger? OH YEAH! \M/

[@jacobmoline]

This is my favorite riff ever, thank you so much!!

[@mrbigbri]

Been waiting for this one Uncle Ben! Well done!

[@rmax5150]

Saw Winger live during their tour for their 2nd album and again just a couple years ago. They are still every bit as good if not better, than back in the day. Reb was/is light years ahead of the guitar players of the other bands that Winger was unfairly lumped in with. And neither Kip nor the band in general, NEVER received any of the musical respect they truly deserved, IMO.

[@dxaminal777]

Your tone description and delay explanation has been my base tone for years now. Great vid man.

[@brucehowell7825]

Very good instruction video. I really appreciate the tips of sound settings. Most won't tell how to set it up. Thanks again.

[@nobilitatus]

You're a legend.

[@joemusicman64]

Dude you totally saved me! I was just trying to play this using only the tab and my ears, and it was not going well. Clunky and slow. Then I opened your video and bam! First magic tip was the up stroke on the chord strumming throughout the entire riff. That totally made it fall into place rhythmically. Then the finger positioning for the bar chords on the 7th and 5th frets with that little note on the G string of the 11th fret with the pinky. And of course the end of the riff on the 3rd position. I would NEVER have figured all this out. Thanks for saving me (and others) from learning this song all wrong like I often do with these tough ones. You have really provided a service to the guitar world for people wanting to learn these cool riffs.

[@Peterplayingguitar]

He's playing a Suhr guitar too, just like Reb.

[@sjellenoff]

Love Winger and you nailed this song as well as the sound perfectly. Thanks for sharing this awesome video.

[@Vincentalbot]

Been waiting for this for pretty much 10 years xD

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

Oooof! This ones fun! I might have lost one of my little paw pads with all the shuffling. 🐾😹

[@edwardmonsariste4050]

Up all night by Slaughter. It is such a clean and sustaining tone.

[@The80sKidRox]

Thanks man. Your lesson helped me. Im not a perfect guitar player and I've always struggled with this one. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@jefflien2599]

Definitely a riff that gives yu goosies excellent video yu r dialed in!!!!Ben.

[@stevepaulding9679]

This is awesome, Ben. Thank you so much!

[@unoefxz]

If you play it with down strokes, it becomes Ratt Lay it Down,. 😂. Nice job Ben

[@Katie_Woo]

Nice Steve vai picture/album on the wall. Was lucky enough to see him live a couple of years ago- amazing, moving too. Great video

[@woodywoodlstein9519]

It’s an amazing riff with an amazing feel And it will live forever . Reb must have been really pleased when he came up with this bad ass lick. The lyrics , the song was in good fun. Back when life was fun. And so was music.

[@mrnomad55]

Killer lesson. Reb Beach is one of my favorites players. thanks for the lesson Ben

[@sreylas666]

Great video. This has always been such a difficult riff for me to get. Thanks for making an accurate video of how to play this suprisenly difficult guitar riff. You're awesome 🤘

[@jasongooding987]

Thank you, Uncle Ben! You make learning fun and easy!

[@petewhitten3778]

Thanks uncle Ben!🎸😎 this kicks ass! Luv it ! Still practicing, I really appreciate it

[@BPoweredLove]

I'm lovin' Ben covering these wonderful 80s songs that had intricate rhythm guitar parts. For example, I love Scorpions but Rock You Like a Hurricane is not a song that EVER needs to be gone over by any guitar player. But songs that had wonderful rhythm guitarists that were also awesome lead guitarists (George Lynch, Warren DeMartini, and obviously Reb Breach and even more) are so fun to explore even some ~35 years later. LOVE IT! :-)

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Great lesson man. Great song. I saw them live back when Reb was sponsored by Ibanez and playing the same at a rock show at an outdoor venue here in Indiana and it was with bullet boys first, the winger, then cinderella and it was just a great show. Winger should get more love. Been watching ya for awhile. Subscribed. Thanks man..

[@pwnEdge1]

I know I'm late to the party, but I just started to learn this ,interesting about the delay. I was close but I wasn't happy with what I had. until now ,you just explained it all .Thank you Uncle Ben:-)

[@wizaxed]

OK, let's get a bit heavier, eh? How about Liar from Megadeth?!?!? Uncle Ben rules!!!!

[@guitarwiz2000]

I really enjoyed the way you broke down the song. Great job!

[@ctusser]

I have a serious problem with your channel! Your teaching and content is so awesome that i want to learn everything you have. The problem is I’ve only recently subscribed so I’m struggling with absorbing all your awesomeness! Darn you uncle Ben!!!!

[@JimmyD718]

Sounds fantastic! Thanks Ben

[@symphx1]

5150 by van Halen!!!!!!! great riffing and Amsterdam VH!

[@RudyAyoub]

Yaaassa

[@calebb.56]

Didnt expect to see you here

[@nolandmiller6593]

@@calebb.56 Didn't expect to see you here

[@christianrubi6865]

@@nolandmiller6593 Didn’t expect to see you here

[@Zwellop]

@@christianrubi6865 I expected to see you here

[@matthewsmith8568]

Happy New Year Soul Broseph- Love the time and accuracy in your work. Very interesting, entertaining and helpful. Might I humbly suggest: 1) the solo to Jump, and 2) the [proper] way to play ‘Its Not Love’? That’d be the the power chord/chorus riff on the latter. There is an astounding amount of bad info (and KZbin’s!!!) out there on it. Like you, I’m a stickler...though I havent the Logic you possess. Thanks again for your massive contribution to the world of rock AND roll. Peace up in ya!

[@shawng423]

I remember you posting a fingerstyle arrangement of a Tom Petty's Learning to Fly after he passed away last year. Since the anniversary of his passing is coming up, I think it would be a perfect candidate for Weekend Wankshop!

[@jeffrajca8552]

Wow.. At first I thought you were just playing the album. Sounds identical. Thanks for the lesson.

[@MachineGunManUFMS]

Sounds just like the record, damn. You are the man, Ben! "Slip Of The Tongue" or anything else with Steve Vai in Whitesnake would be pretty cool for you to put through the Uncle Ben Microscope. Awesome content, love your stuff :D Edit: You do love your JCM800 preset! HAHAHAHAHA Can't blame you, though. JCMs are awesome, badass, beautiful, tried-and-true tone machines, can't go wrong with them.

[@bullpentherapy]

Yeah.. Very accurate

[@bullpentherapy]

Jcm 800 2205 is a great rock amp. Not to much gain. And i never used to like them. But i was doing one song for a benefit show. Song was stairway to heaven. I did the live version thru a jcm800 2205 in the studio.. And man it was so perfect. I rented the head for the show to do the one song. Now im looking for an original jcm800 2205

[@jeffersononetwo]

Phenomenal tone, Uncle Ben! I can't seem to get my pickup heights to suit me - despite my horrid playing, I just can't get the sound. You rock bro!

[@munkeybiznus70]

Excellent riff Ben!!! I would fall over backwards for some George Lynch, esp. "It's not love" or "In my dreams." Rock on!!

[@EternallyThankful-os6pz]

Nice work my friend - you're spot on - most all of the internet tabs are indeed wrong...thanks kindly !!

[@mojaveampworks6055]

AWESOME! You did a fantastic job!

[@eddiejr540]

UB...you are bad ass!!!...a song that always escaped me is "tell me what you want" by Zebra....never could figure that one out.....thanks for the great lessons!!!

[@srhatfield]

Great job! That's perfect!

[@brianewert6667]

That's great Uncle B! I've often wondered (as in for this riff and Ratt's R&R) if bands have "live riffs" vs "studio riffs", lol. Some of our brothers love to party a wee bit much for some of these stretches me thinks :) BY THE WAY, thanks for recommending "The Music Lesson" really enjoying and using it to supplement lessons - rock on!

[@Boneronfire]

Please do a lesson on “cutting loose” by Reb Beach that was the intro to his guitar instructional video!!!

[@alexsanders1671]

Good stuff bro. This is one of my favorite songs of the 80's. I tried my hand at being a rock star in the 80's and haven't picked up a guitar since 93 when the world turned to grunge and all the women started wearing baggy jeans and lumberjack shirts. I decided to pick it up again, and this is the song I wanted to tackle first so thank you:)

[@thomasmorano7779]

Grunge killed 80s rock then the c sucker Cobain offed himself

[@Guitrz01]

I learned how to play this song from a Guitar Player magazine in the 80's. What you showed was way different (and seemingly much easier) than what the Tab showed of the song. Wish I would have seen this 30 years ago. Never felt right playing the tabbed version I was playing. Was close, but never sounded quite right. Thanks for the video. Might just have to dust off the old Strat and give it another go.

[@travismiles5885]

I remember trying to learn that and accidentally learned the riffs to Scared and Inside Out while messing around with it. Great tune. Solo shreds

[@patrickpaolicelli8808]

thanks for clarifying this riff. I have always thought the riff to be one of the coolest riffs next to Round and Round by Ratt.

[@BB-ty5pc]

Inspiring to pickup a 6 string again! Hats off, good videos!

[@jimbo9357]

Thanks every time I would play this it just didn't sound right. Intro has a really nice groove to it.

[@MortuMoturi]

Great pick, well done! Thanks!

[@wonderwhy5824]

Nailed it!!! Love it!

[@zikkicharade]

Dude please do the “hanging on” riffs

[@gamma105]

Perfect!! Note for note!! Only if I had this tab back in the days, I’d have a wife by now 😂

[@ctusser]

gamma105, would she be 17?

[@gamma105]

ctusser no way!

[@motox947]

How about doing Wingers "your great escape" off winger IV. i think it's one of their best songs and a killer riff.

[@byronh77]

On another great lesson...reb actually made a video on KZbin for nstuff music which taught how to play it correctly. But nstuff music made it private. I should have downloaded before that happened. Great video

[@sky173]

Loved this tune when it came out. Thanks for sharing! (yea... I'm that old, lol)

[@jaykeel7309]

Great work my friend!

[@Progmium]

Great stuff ! Great tone!

[@gmangsxr750]

Watched a video last night where Reb said “100% of the people get that wrong” and it’s wrong here too 😀

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I know this is an older video, but this sounds correct to me! Do you know how many milliseconds you had the delay set to? Just wondering.. Thanks for sharing.. Nice Suhr guitar too man! Very cool..

[@pizzamon795]

Awesome dude.

[@Lonewolf23-26]

Subscribed dude thank you for this one been bugging the shit out of me now I finally can play that part!

[@armandocarlos3805]

Great job as always sir, now time for some Ratt, Lay it Down 👍🏽

[@BenEller]

Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5Wzd6SkmsekjsUsi=_uwPbLNrBK7XhkPA

[@BenEller]

And this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXTPY2awidF1eNUsi=wa82OreSKGgzEg35

[@libsrcrazy9634]

One of my all time fav songs. Still love the hair bands!

[@leeturner9142]

Absolutely amazing then

[@bullpentherapy]

Very accurate and clean friend

[@peterbuckley9734]

I love Winger. I started my interest in this song on Jamplay. But found the lesson confusing. But you do a great job of clearing up my confusion. Thanks! I'd really appreciate a continuation of Sails of Charon. It's difficult to find a lesson that shows accurate fingering.

[@hawkeyeted]

Reb Beach is a fkn SHREDDER!

[@TheBrightSounds]

Fun and such a good spirit.

[@brianbauer7560]

You're wicked awesome bro!!

[@watchmencry392]

Thank you man for doin what you do. 👍

[@rezzzo76]

Thank You uncle Ben! I learned this riff wrong from online tabs...lol

[@joepaul9855]

Reb beach is very underrated!!!

[@commonsense8334]

I’ve always loved that song. It’s a great song actually.

[@NS1.]

Lol and so many people say "Hair metal bands of the 80's don't even have talent, it's all about their looks"...Umm yea, except some of those guitarists are EXTREMELY talented. This riff reminds me of the intro/main riff of 'Lay It Down' by Ratt. 🤘

[@Scott767300]

Very cool! Very cool!

[@ericn144]

This is awesome, how can it have 28 dislikes? WTF?

[@jeremytassin7978]

Hey Uncle Ben! I love your work. I was wondering if you could help me. All the tabs for Still Loving You are in E standard but it sounds nothing like the song. Why is that?

[@citizentcrusader8091]

Ben I see you lifting your pinky up on the F# grab before playing the chug, does that help with the rhythm part before the arpeggiated part? Thanks

[@mikeherb]

Damn, Ben! Thank you!

[@rikshredder]

Amp factory has a few JCM800 profiles. Which one did you use here? Sounds great.

[@BrentMatsumoto]

Hey Uncle Ben! How about Hall of the Mountain King?

[@jettcrue211]

Brent Matsumoto yes!

[@CroneRaven1810]

Strange wings too!

[@randyrhoads232]

Sirens and Power Of The Night would both be awesome as well!

[@EvanBradleyTranscriptions]

I did a full playthrough for Strange Wings and I've transcribed the entire Savatage catalog. Strange Wings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2W5ZYWffLh_msU All of my Savatage videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLNYXfMfhF-A_zphkudwTQJEe_jBXPZhk1

[@CroneRaven1810]

@@EvanBradleyTranscriptions Thanks, buddy👍

[@omac3553]

You're a life saver!