How to Solo with Satchel of Steel Panther - Man of Steel - Holiday 2013

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As a lead guitarist in a heavy metal band, when I solo I like to go for licks that are simple and repetitive and "drive the point home" as well as take the solo and song to another level.
The licks in this month's column are designed to sound impressive while being relatively easy to play-which is important to me, because I'm drunk most of the time.

[@BooshkiiBomb123]

People should realize that steel panther is playing to have fun and joke around not be taken seriously Satchel is an awesome guitarist so say what you want

[@ambrooks5]

BooshkiiBomb123 Satchel is the best. Dude is so funny and talented

[@waltervandermolen375]

You have exactly 100 now at this moment

[@ialreadysawthatonreddit7960]

How do we take anything seriously

[@jackmacmusic]

This dude is no fucking joke. Right up there with Vai, satriani, gilbert. Awesome style!

[@billnye6599]

Satchel for president

[@leestevens5908]

Your science teachers must love you

[@thedefiant6244]

He’d have my vote

[@izzyblack179]

Very cool lessons combined with humour. This guy always cheers me up.

[@lester5192]

55 years? that's not very long for someone who's like what? 150?

[@waltervandermolen375]

lester wow nice joke

[@alecholmes5467]

Yeah shut the fuck up Lester

[@nckhed]

@@alecholmes5467 Why are you so salty? Don't be a bitch.

[@motothumper5598]

Always do the whammy bar at the end. Hahaha

[@FanaticFilmsINC]

Lol @ playing guitar for 55 years!

[@lewispotter3938]

Idk how he’s been playing it for 55 years when he is 49 hahaha

[@jessieqk12]

Lewis Potter I think the joke is that they are a parody band of 80’s bands. I’m not sure though.

[@nckhed]

I hope these replies are a joke. 😐

[@Psztyk236]

This guy is fuckin awesome.

[@jawsrock1]

HAHA! At 3:09 he kinda starts breaking character by speaking from his real education. Satchel, you rock no matter what!

[@rcoveyduc]

Some people need to engage their sarcasm detectors.

[@ricksanta2214]

Someone need to product a "Satchel DVD lesson" with 2000 hours of him teaching whatever he wants... I definitely would buy it!

[@codyrogers1011]

He's a very good teacher because he keeps u entertained during his lesson and teaches very simple but effective tricks that i can relate to so it makes it easier to understand what frets and scales he uses. Plus he is pretty entertaining lol

[@Lysdexia]

'Always do the whammy bar at the end" HA HA Brilliant!

[@ctrockstar7168]

Satchel can hang with ANYBODY on guitar. He is beyond amazing.

[@b.m.c.2601]

That tone is killer. Perfect.

[@thepondowondo]

69 dislikes satchel is even cool when he gets hate.

[@TheTacitusKilgore]

87 now...1987, the year they left high school, hit the studio and released their first record!!!!!

[@roundeyeudie]

96 today

[@waltervandermolen375]

Now 111

[@nmjdfbjq]

A very guitary sounding lick. 😆😆

[@davidc1019]

He never woke from his coma in 1983 and we're all in this nightmare

[@mandabarber8760]

Completely agree Satchel is amazing

[@johnnydwadd5730]

For all of those who didn't know..Satchel (Russ Parish) used to be a guitar player in Rob Halford's band FIGHT back in 1993-1997.....

[@reevemusic]

The most incredible thing about this lesson is that he can spend over 3 minutes talking and not actually saying anything.. without losing any steam. Comedic genius.

[@stanstolarski8325]

Thanks Dude . . .I;m a 65 year oldster....some good easy tips...Appreciate it...All the best & stay well Dude !!!

[@csn-audio]

I really really love the humor of this guy! :)

[@borhanus]

this guy is a good entertainer .a good quality which many people lacks

[@MistermookS]

Ive been learning a lot from satchel’s videos. he’s so good!

[@John_Doe657]

this was actually a very informal lesson. Thx for the tips!

[@ShiningXwolf]

Don't listen to steel panther at all, but this actually is pretty helpful. I'm not much of a soloist, and simple things like this are great, instead of sitting down and going through dozens of different variations of scales that nobody will ever care about.

[@ShiningXwolf]

care about to listen to* I should say

[@rockerneck]

***** ill admit their lyrics are a little off the wall, but the music behind it all is great.

[@Farmbull10]

people you should read up on this guy before posting negative stuff! hes actually worked as a guitar tutor and featured in quite allot of Paul Gilbert's records... very established guitar player and successful in his own right, and his whole appearance is parody just like Steel Panther. know the facts before dishing out so much hate!

[@amadeus2499]

people keep defending this guy based on his abilities…NO ONE HAS EVER POSTED NEGATIVE STUFF ABOUT HIS GUITAR ABILITIES… he has trouble putting together a sentence and he's not teaching he's just showing - there's nothing wrong with mentioning that regardless of his skills.

[@michaeljfox16]

Best column ever. These bits are hilarious!

[@JingoSlade]

I just want to party with this guy. He is friggin hilarious.

[@MattWhite45]

I don't like Steel Panther but I fuckin' love these guitar lessons :)) he is so funny :D

[@94SexyStang]

The hilarious part is, he can run Circles around most Professionally "serious" musicians. I've seen these guy live Twice....Satchel is an amazing player, he Knows Every Fret on that neck. He's snapped strings Live, and just Kept going, solo's still spot on! LOL.

[@kobepowell8752]

This is the most serious I’ve ever seen Satchel, and that’s saying something

[@Charnel.Flames]

Russ is a fuckin savage, chops for days and a style that is rockin'

[@flyingsquirrel73]

Love Satchel...he's hilarious and a great player

[@006sick]

"I've been playing guitar for... past fifty-five years now" LOL

[@therealjimmybuffett]

"Always do the whammy bar at the end." Good tip, Satchel

[@kvg1979]

underrated guitarist

[@neongreenmilk]

Liked it before watching it

[@julienvervaecke2968]

great lesson, satchel is very underated it s a shame cause he 's a great guitar player

[@kai45654]

We need more videos of Satchel

[@jeffmays7192]

My fav is the fight cd you did with halford when you were a lean mean metal machine! Into the pit!!

[@christian_ews]

Dude Satchel is amazing at guitar

[@youtubkeeper]

Love his sense of humour!

[@Fergie44FTW]

Play something that sounds impressive and is easy to do, which is what I do because I get drunk a lot. Satchel is great

[@TheRealCowlick]

Sick...

[@nessmalone]

Satchel RULES!!!

[@royhoogland1999]

Saw him yesterday in Tilburg... So funny & cool!

[@SOLMF123]

I could build anything given enough time but unfortunately I cannot play a kazoo well gifted > Satchel How do get the timing so smoothly and position? Amazing

[@jonathantakehana6492]

that's a pretty cool guitar

[@NinjaTuna81]

i fucking love satchel!!

[@BananaDePijamaLilas]

I.Need.Moar.Satchel!

[@TheDrizzle56]

This guy gets it man you just fuckin get in there and listen to that shit and just play it dude

[@mattfake8634]

Underneath it all is a very god guitar player and theorist.

[@dariusztrzaskowski5395]

Most days i watch and study Paul Gilbert's string skipping arpeggio lessons but there are days when all I need is some Satchel with his cheese

[@chilifunyuns5193]

Damn awesome band always badass guitar licks and dirty lyrics my favorite ❤️❤️

[@JingoSlade]

Not to mention a kick ass + bitchin combo.

[@DimeWyldeSynTremonti]

This dude is very entertaining

[@dougieladd]

The 68 dislikes here are obviously by people who don't "get it" lol :) Steel Panther baby!! :)

[@scadoodlemusic3682]

The comment section is 99% people talking about how people don’t get the joke 1% people who don’t get the joke

[@thermalbug]

Is this an episode of Zoolander?.... anyhoot reminds me of my youth. Fun licks there Satchel.

[@JIMJAMSC]

Very good advice.There is a difference betreen trying to entertain a crowd and trying to impress other guitarist. You do not need to be a note fuc*er and sweep douche to sound good or impressive.You can keep it simple but be quick,accurate and do not try to hide behind a wall of distortion.

[@simeonidisg]

this guy is soooo cool

[@yatinkhurana1]

Very clean love steel panther style

[@davisj700]

Does anyone notice that Satchel always wears that Vader shirt?

[@CARETAKER89able]

Satchel Rules, even though he acts like he is in 1986!!

[@Doug1996104]

that fuckin tone is just gnarly

[@josephgoudreau7425]

Exaggeration is the key I think, that's what Vai said and also seems kinda like what he was saying in the video.

[@redheadmacca]

Like the way he shows ya . Rock on you dirty steel dudes

[@TheSolfilm]

Is that an original 80's Kramer ? I assume that it is by the logo. It sounds great !

[@stevenmiller268]

custom, signature Kramer

[@Templars1005]

I love how, what this guy does for an "act" others do/did seriously. And were taken seriously. ... Bitchen'!

[@blaine393]

Always do the whammy bar at the end.

[@tmayne220]

this is fuckin rad

[@biofear182]

For some reason,.... I see him as Stacee Jaxx

[@CalebePriester]

Don't know why but that lick sounds like Crhis' Poland licks in Good Mourning/Black Friday from Megadeth

[@sharonjorrin864]

Calebe Priester a

[@PunchFaceChampions]

It's pretty odd how Steel Panther's mock persona goes right over some people's heads when it's quite obvious they're in character... I don't even like metal (be it hair or any other variety) but I can appreciate quality musician humor much like Spinal Tap

[@Terrysoddy]

Satchel how do you feel about lexxi leaving the band

[@YEE941]

55 years?

[@martintuppurainen7059]

Cool licks! :)

[@slimshady951000]

"Always do the whammy at the end" yup

[@EldongDaddyvic]

Does anyone know what scale he's playing? At first I thought it was just a minor pentatonic but then he started throwing in some stuff that made is like like a different mode or something :P

[@juchulio]

Does anybody have the tabs for me ? it´s too fast and i can´t see the tabs on his fingers exactly

[@BrozzyBrosbourne]

Take notes boys. This man is god.

[@34bubbub]

lol very guitarie sounding thing

[@patrickkowalski8256]

Does his axe have a killswitch?

[@TheMasonator777]

Lol... First lick I ever learned. Adrian Smith, "The Trooper"... \m/

[@MrCaveman77]

This inspires me to take up the recorder

[@glynevans9345]

He was awesome in FIGHT

[@TheBSideDJ]

the fact that everyone says he's underrated, is a lie. That on itself makes him high rated.

[@carlosescudero9845]

nice sound.

[@friendsfriends6048]

It helped me a lot stay cool

[@roydroll2542]

Can someone give me a quick run down on his tone?

[@crazyass666ify]

Whats up with the exotic scales?

[@babayaga1767]

starting to see more vids of satch being quasi serious. what up with that?

[@TRbMrYellow]

what settings u need to get the guitar sounding exactly the same?

[@transtremm]

A great talent and excellent sense of humor. I guess his stage name is a play on Joe Satriani and the fact that Satchel is another word for a sack?

[@superman1478]

Satchel is also a slang term that can refer to a bag of marijuana or a scrotum. It could also be a play on Satriani, i never thought about that.

[@giggs102]

Are you guys flipping serious? Satchel is a flipping amazing guitarist... go listen to one of his actual solos..

[@MrNope221]

How can I get my guitar to sound like that? I know it's probably a pedal, but which one in particular?

[@hotriffsofthrash]

You do not need a pedal at all. All you need is a high gain amp for example a peavey 5150 or 6505. If you prefer solid state amps check out the randall RG series or ampeg SS series

[@sommersjagoe6941]

Randall RG1503 is a beast of an amp

[@phillipgohorns]

always do the whammy bar. LOL

[@TheLordOfDogtown]

HAHAHAHAH ALWAYS

[@r_aguilar68]

Pause @1:55, anyone know what that silver rod is that's sticking out from the back of the tremelo?

[@heathrush2793]

On the back of the bridge? That's a downtuner. It allows you to drop the top string for drop D tuning on a Floyd Rose without having to unscrew the locking screws on the nut. You can do it mid song, if you wanted. It's pretty nifty.

[@r_aguilar68]

Heath Rush ok thx

[@composerdave68]

+RayJayRob What Rush said. It's the D-tuna by EVH.

[@jackfindlay5312]

+Rush4k Always wondered that, thanks

[@hadmishka107]

what s the intro name ?