How Slash REALLY Plays the Welcome to the Jungle Solos!

[@neexist]

I clicked on this video only one or two minutes after it was uploaded. It had 6 views, but already 13 likes. That's how good your lessons are, Uncle Ben.

[@yuothineyesasian]

Likes update faster than view counts.

[@perpetualbystander4516]

@@yuothineyesasian And maybe some chose to give it a like without even watching the video. 😉

[@rafaelmosquim4136]

Slash surely wrote some of the catchiest solos of all time. Awesome lesson as always!

[@ronmorey3475]

Thanks to Ben's mom for the Herculean job of bringing that 10 lbs of tone into this world. We have all benefited immensely. Another great lesson Uncle Ben!

[@fajaradi1223]

Well ... I bet he was delivered through Major C section procedures.

[@JohnSpo]

when you think about how young they were when they wrote and recorded this stuff it's amazing how great and iconic these riffs and solos still are today. I think Slash is very underappreciated as a virtuoso.

[@thetribalist6923]

Man, I coulda used this lesson 20 years ago. Something about the tabs for the first solo, which is one of the coolest, most creative solos ever, never translated to my brain and fingertips for some reason. It’s also interesting creatively that Slash went with a slower, more melodic solo for such a fast paced, high octane song. Definitely takes you on a journey, where you feel like you’re coming off a high, right before hitting rock bottom in the breakdown. Thanks again for the awesome lesson, Unk!

[@terrycolletti6793]

Only instructor on KZbin that does this shit right. Always to the point without over explaining this stuff. Some of these guys explain stuff in so much detail it's ridiculous. If you have to explain how to play this stuff that much to somebody they probably aren't ready to play it anyhow. Keep em coming Ben! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ronymccabe1987]

This is awesome Ben! Please do more GNR. I think Slash's sickest solo is Don't Damn Me from use your illusion 1.

[@travellinguitars]

So true. The riff is also very cool to play! I am going to Gnr within 3 days in Bangkok. And I am from Belgium :-D ! I will say hello to slash!

[@satchrules101]

I always love when Ben teaches us how to play and learn the songs the right way ! Thanks bro !

[@clemclemson9259]

thank you Ben.not a slash fan at all but a huge Ben Eller Fan!!!!!!

[@badomen125]

that tone.. my god

[@GregsGarage]

top shelf Ben!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Great tone! That's what I'm talking about :)

[@aviiky8961]

YO YOUR TEACHING IS AMAZING! I’VE GOT A PERFORMANCE IN A FEW DAYS AND I ALREADY LEARNED THE DIFFICULT PART OF THE SONG!! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@andrewclark237]

Really like the way you break everything down and explain what's happening behind the scenes, structures and positions. I always get something out of watching your videos even though technically I cant get there. Cheers

[@rhapsody1979]

For me, every single solo Slash has ever done is a work of art. I love all of them. You should do a top 20 of his best solos and riffs. That would be awesome!

[@samuelleevallongo9752]

Absolutely amazing how easy you make it look and I know that it isn't. Magnificent

[@Retrograde6]

Very cool breakdown, and massive props for naming notes played instead of saying eg: "12 then 10 then 12, 11, 10..." Makes it so much easier to follow

[@kickaxeguitars]

You’re one of the coolest dudes to make guitar videos. Cheers brother.

[@jcdenton616]

That guitar tone is incredible, great playing too!

[@travellinguitars]

Awesome! Estranged!! Full of killer licks!

[@jimherleva4541]

It was the Novemeber Rain solo that convinced me to pick up the guitar - but my favourite solo is the last Rocket Queen solo. Just love it.

[@albertpratt4999]

Wow watching you break down the solos really drove home, SLASH loved Robin Trower (Bridge of Sighs). Another great one Uncle Ben.

[@brandonessick775]

Thanks Uncle Ben!

[@hotriffsofthrash]

Thanks a lot man I appreciate you sharing this. Love your lessons

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

Love that solo. You can sing to it it's so burned in.

[@TheEternalSigh]

Hmm. I always fall short on learning any of his faster solo’s… ‘Don’t Damn Me’ Blows my mind! Great video btw. I had most of this down but a couple of the licks will help me improve it.

[@SirDangalot]

Ben, I've been watching you for a long time and I just saw that you have done some recent work with Sweetwater. I was just out at Sweetwater with a couple of companies I represent and I have to say that they are one of the most forward-looking and amazing organizations I've ever worked with. Did you work with Samantha, or Jason and Shawn at Sweetwater studios and get a chance to play around in their Atmos room? If not, you should definitely check it out next time you are there. Keep up the great work and the great playing...

[@BenEller]

The folks at Sweetwater are good as gold. Amazing, professional, lovely people. Yes the Atmos room is AMAZING! Hearing Tom Sawyer in 3D is just unreal.

[@juliafloridausa]

I'm a total Slash fangirl and this lesson is f'ing amazing. The first WTTJ video you uploaded was actually the video that made me subscribe!

[@ruledtrendy5066]

Is that your real name or have you been inspired by the Paganini of the jungles of Paraguay?

[@juliafloridausa]

@@ruledtrendy5066 the latter ;)

[@ruledtrendy5066]

@@juliafloridausa you have impeccable taste 😃 Can you play it?

[@Imnotaloser69]

Could you cover some Nuno next? Some Extreme would be sick!

[@MarioSaboni]

Would love to see the solo from pornograffiti

[@Imnotaloser69]

@@MarioSaboni Absolutely. That whole song is just a funk metal masterpiece.

[@Imnotaloser69]

@Lungho Not one bad song on that album! Nuno is just one sick player.

[@salvatorevetro1743]

He has already a video for the He man woman hater riff iirc

[@Imnotaloser69]

@@salvatorevetro1743 That was a great lesson, but it was also 4 years ago.

[@KellyMichaelGuitar]

Hell yeah! The song I’ve been working on this week. What luck!

[@mathewbrown9371]

Been watching your channel occasionally for years, but this was the video that made me subscribe

[@inmemoryofin]

The thumbnail to this video is absolutely amazing

[@bunchamp85]

Good timing! Thanks Ben!👍👍

[@diogorenato]

nice! I dig this lesson! Thanks for sharing

[@MARK-r6c3k]

Thanks, good stuff for sure! 👊😎

[@K.V.H.]

Another masterpiece. Thanks, Uncle Ben!!

[@JAFOpty]

first Fluff, now my uncle? I feel the need to check out these Slash sigs!

[@DeedeeM3gaDooDoo]

I love you, man 💕

[@d-no6358]

Thanks Uncle Ben! You've come through again!

[@nango32]

Great lesson ben cheers. Will greatly help for an cover I plan to do on my channel 🤟

[@jeremyswalley8625]

Prebends just make it all funky!!

[@sirwilliamraleigh2100]

Great tone!

[@GuitArmy]

Great video. Love me some slash!

[@Zenhjin]

i love shreddy stuff and i listen to a lot of tech death, but man slash's solos are so unique and cool. also uncle ben's execution was really on point with all little nuances of the solo

[@wissiwizard4536]

That tone is perfect🎉

[@SamBarvels]

I was watching a video of Skankbanger playing Welcome to the Jungle last night! I put on my list of songs to learn for the 80s metal cover band I’m forming. Thanks for the video!

[@peledoux]

FANTASTIC, UNCLE BEN !!!!!!

[@slashtrio]

Excellent stuff. You really nailed the tone as well.

[@DrRosewater]

Just discovered Uncle Ben, and DAMN! This dood rulz. Peeped Welcome to the Jungle and Just What I Needed so far!

[@williamharrison54]

"watch this" would be killer. Its got some sick slash bends

[@rfd73]

Thanks Ben...you are the man

[@DANWRIGHTITIS]

I never ¨GOT´ into Slash back in the day - But this is great.😀 As Graham Bonnet said : ´You gotta be able to whistle the solo as easy as the melody ..! Mind you ... maybe that was PRE Yngwie & Stevie era.

[@Gillespie5150]

I love that gold top, Ben

[@BenEller]

Me too!!! It’s a 10!!!

[@chewybang]

That Paradise City outro solo is a barn burner. Would love to see a lesson on it.

[@labhanshchaurasia2735]

Damn dude, the tone is on point!

[@pcbullets8726]

Great video Dude! I always butchered this solo when I played it years ago. Thanks!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Ah...good ol' Uncle Ben. Another master class in a classic.

[@edubs9828]

That thumbnail! Awesome

[@csykoe]

You are awesome 😎

[@DimebagDoogle]

I've always loved the solos from Don't Damn me and Bad Apples, hint, hint nudge, nudge :)

[@maryduarte3248]

Hi thanks for sharing your video

[@BenEller]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheNumberOneGuy]

This was the first solo I learned. Paradise City, Sweet Child, and Nighttrain next!

[@petibalog]

at 10:35 Slash bends the B string on the 10th fret. repeat the bend pick b8 after that middle finger 9 at G string slide down 7, slide back to 9, finish the lick with middle finger G9, ring finger e9, both slide down to 7.

[@wm-nu1yf]

I'm not a huge fan of Slash, but he did some cool stuff. I always loved the solos in November Rain, especially the outro.

[@MaxRockatansky853]

That sly grin made me laugh out loud. I yelled at my monitor "Goddamn right!" Lololol

[@kennyscp]

love that solo uncle ben! please do my last words solo lesson!

[@BrandonScottFox1]

You're the BEST Uncle Ben!~

[@aviiky8961]

Perfect timing cause i’m gonna perform this song live in front of my college😭 this is really gonna help!!

[@motrock2]

Not only was the lesson really great; as usual, but you had killer tone. That Plexi was killer sounding. You have some killer amps. I would use them on your videos as opposed to the Axe FX. Seriously great tone here!

[@BenEller]

Thanks a lot, dude!!! Tried my best to get it sounding like the record; Dry, bright, CRISPY! Not my usual delay-soaked tones haha

[@motrock2]

@@BenEller Seriously; when you use real amps with the Suhr RL IR, it takes your tone to a whole new level. Regardless of amps. The 5150 III EL34 you used on the Mean Street video sounded killer. The John Sykes video with the Boogie. And now this awesome Plexi! It takes your videos to another level! And I am not knocking the Axe FX. But damn; the real amps really sound the best!

[@manuvere1986]

Thanks Ben! Best solo is the outro to Nightrain!

[@beforethunder4987]

Y'all probably already know this but Slash was awarded Guitarist of the Year for Appetite for Destruction. Still listen to it from start to finish to this day. Outstanding album.

[@167rockstar]

Great video!

[@mackin26]

Seeing as you asked about GNR solos… the 2nd and 3rd solos in Estranged have always puzzled me. I can do the first 3+ minutes of the song but those other two have bugged me for years. Thank you.

[@lproof8472]

That guitar tone ❤❤❤

[@brendonelton]

Sweet asf! I love how the bridge pickup is slanted as well, a nod to EVH and his ear for tone I'm guessing.

[@gt7150]

Best slash solo(s) - sweet chile One of the top rock solos, so it has to be

[@Tommy-fk7zx]

I was actually going to purchase that very guitar the 10 pounder. I was traveling that day and when I arrived home it was gone. Funny to actually know where it went. How does it ride I wonder?

[@BenEller]

Oh wow! Small world!!! Dude it’s a honey. I adore it. Plays GREAT

[@JimHabash]

UB, did you have to wait until October for the Halloween shops to get that hat for this video? Great video. Always look forward to yours.

[@MostlyElectrolytes]

Sleezy is the perfect descriptor for that tone. Damn.

[@mazbou]

That 50 watt plexi sounds so good in this and in the prs pedals video! Can you do a 'meet the machines' video on it? Thanks, you're the greatest uncle!

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

that reassuring uncle ben look makes it all epic 0:58

[@cshades8026]

I would love to see a lesson on John Norum particularly the song Spirit World. Super underrated song.

[@Asignore76]

Psyched for this one, uncle Ben

[@hw_yozoraVODS]

very tasty, once i buy a les paul i would love to try these out. give us more GnR.

[@zoso2850]

Can we just take a moment to talk about the tone here🤘

[@BenEller]

Haha thanks man! Tried to match the record as close as I could.

[@MiddleAgedNoob]

Great video -- love that Saul Hudson flavor! If you're looking for suggestions for more Slash solos to demo, I've always loved his work on Lenny Kravitz's "Always on the Run."

[@geartweaker8518]

This even sounds killer through my phone speaker! 😍

[@NoJackSunday1]

Love the video...he plays lick at 10:50 mark in different position...starts on 15 fret , then to 9th and plays in that area for easier transition to ending phrases just putting it out there....never truly figured how he did the slide harmonic part of the breakdown nobody ever covered it that i've found

[@andrewsherwood5341]

hell yeah

[@richardaaron4454]

When you break it down some of the phrasing reminds me of something Paul Gilbert would teach in a lesson.

[@TheAnderson41011]

Please do a video on using a metronome

[@leonardodarosa]

Ben, this tone is simply spectacular! Can you share your mic/speaker settings? 🙇

[@NikoMagicTutos]

Hey Uncle Ben ! I discovered your amazing channel a couple months ago and I must say you're the best teacher I've seen around ! Your lessons are a mine of gold 🔥 It would be epic if you could do a lesson about the Don't Damn Me big solo but I'm conscious of the amount of work it would require. It's almost Xmas after all, let's be hopeful oh oh ooooooh 😅🎅

[@malibuclassic77]

It seems to me that Slash’s greatest strength is good taste. He’s proven he can play any style, and shred, but everything he plays is tasty.

[@richardaaron4454]

I do love a pretty gold top.

[@jeremyswalley8625]

Joe Perry too !!

[@RJ-lf8ex]

Thanks Ben, you are a fantastic teacher and amazing player. I do want to point out a small nuance. Where the solo goes up to the 15th fret on the B string, I truly believe Slash then stays on the B string and bends on the 10th fret (instead of bending the G string at 14th fret) and then Slash does the slick slide part at the 8-9-10 area of the fretboard and not the 12-13-14 area of the fretboard. You can clearly see what I am talking about here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amXUYmp-aNiMY7s You can't see the entire sequence but you can see clearly he goes down the B string to do his 'thang'.

[@timkryworuka1196]

When I was about 10 years old in the 80’s and first saw the video for this song on mtv I knew I wanted to play guitar , slash is not the greatest technical guitar player in the world but the dude can lay down some of the juiciest solos ever composed

[@MoStBlEsSeD]

thank unc .. fukkkiin sikkkk.. did we change the intro music??

[@BenEller]

I change it up frequently!

[@sotirios6882]

Nice Ben. I always go for the heavier wood as well. Tone is so much sweeter. I'll take my slIce of fried gold now LOL. ROCK ON !