Riff Lords: Scotti Hill of Skid Row

[@symptomsofdecay]

What an honor for Skid Row that both of their guitarists are featured now in Riff Lords. That's really cool

[@ridehead8771]

Skid Row is one of those bands that has 2 killer guitar players both play rhythm and lead equally good.

[@Yuliaagatha]

Couldn't more agreed!

[@Munkifu]

So few are they... Queensryche, Skid Row, Metallica?!? Just phenomenal!!

[@paddycoombes9455]

Like def leppard with Steve and phil

[@miketabacco5436]

yea totally true. like judas priest. they say so themselves

[@armandoaraujo6128]

Yeah! Like Iron Maiden...

[@Christopher-lr8qi]

Scotti and Snake are so underrated. This was so great to see.

[@gfgranja]

Hill is a monster player! Wrote some of the best guitar solos ever: "I remember you" "In a darkened room" "Wasted time" "Quicksand Jesus" The guy is a beast!

[@rodfowler1965]

I couldn’t agree more!!!

[@sokop5192]

The solo on "I Remember You" is one of my favorite solos of all time. It's so good.

[@pino_7428]

Agree 100%

[@robertsguitarvids7348]

Oh yeah love Scotti. Great live energy and presence too in concert. 18 & life solo is iconic. Deff an influence along with EVH, Lynch, Warren D

[@HamsterSpanks]

He is a beast, but He totally pussed out on the 4 heavy pinched harmonics toward the end of the verse. Whatever!..

[@Bowieshowusa]

Scotti was my guitar teacher when I was a kid. This brings me back to that small room at Garden State Music, Toms River NJ, 1988.

[@r4v3nner]

What did you learn?

[@Angelo-fo8de]

@@r4v3nner would it matter ? Scottie is a legend , you are ?

[@robertmills2058]

In a darkened room is genuinely one of the greatest solos I've ever heard, Scotti and Snake Sabo are an amazing duo they play off each other and there work is seriously high level guitar playing.

[@jongotheridge4755]

Scotti Hill has always been an underrated player, always played with more feel at a time when everyone else was playing a thousand notes a second.

[@perunlowtuned]

The whole band is criminally underrated!

[@SoupDumplings22]

Truth

[@jlmcgrot]

@@FoundingFathers2.0 Lynch was great, but I don't think there is much of Lynch/Skid Row connection.

[@FingersOnAFretboard]

the 'Youth Gone Wild" Riff was my "smoke on the water" when I started learning to play.

[@jamalalami5405]

one of the best riffs by The Silver Thinkers: The 17 million ! DAMN it's EPIC !

[@nickm2483]

'Slave to the Grind' is just a beast of an album. I'd be proud as shit if I'd written and recorded it too!

[@jamalalami5405]

one of the best riffs by The Silver Thinkers: The 17 million ! DAMN it's EPIC !

[@Dewitt-b8n]

Easy stuff. Sounds great. I like a bit of delay

[@kevinsim1514]

That whole “Slave to the grind” album took the band to the next level of metal! I loved all the Side A tracks! For Side B, “ A Darkened room” and “ Wasted time” were good. Side B was mellower. I loved how the cassette was stuffed with ridiculously long liner notes with complete lyrics and credits. The band was incredibly generous with the liner notes. And nice art! I used to just look at the artwork while listening to the album.

[@miketabacco5436]

best guitar tones hands down

[@genshinshenanigans7027]

@@Dewitt-b8n easy????

[@jerryvahnknight218]

Thanks for giving a platform for these guys from the 80’s! There’s still so much animosity towards 80’s hard rock and heavy metal music and musicians, it’s BS! It’s pretty clear to see that the 1980’s were the last great era of music, period! I’d love to see Tom Kiefer on here!! Thank you Gibson TV!!

[@saltpeter7429]

What's with people hating stuff cause it's great? It's like someone saying, I hate pizza, it's so good its lame. Or, wow, pretty girls really bother me, why are they so hot and stuff? Dilbags. The 80's were everything that was great placed right in front of you, none of this artistic restraint, shoe gaze, im such a nuanced player bullshit that is the bulk of what we get now. Bring back the ass kicking rock.

[@stricknine8623]

I'm aware of SOME negativity in regard to 80s music but for the most part, the 80s is revered for having the decade with the best "musicians" despite a lot of the gimmick looks. But I cant SEE music, I HEAR IT ! But yes, the 80s is mostly highly regarded for the musicianship and particularly great guitarists. Because it's true.

[@larslevinberget9558]

The 80s were the pinnacle of rock and lasted well out in the 90s which were rigged by the KKK for the music business to move to Nashville TN. Rap for black people, crossover-country for whites :(

[@jerryvahnknight218]

Strick nine I guess it depends on the people around you. When I’m around some cats that were semi famous in the 70’s they hated all the glam and later the hair metal glam. And when I am around some cats that were semi famous in late 80’s/early 90’s scene that were apart of the Blues traveler/ Spin doctors’ scene they get all uppity about how much the 80’s sucked. They’ll check out an idea and say “I like that, where’d that idea come from?”, and I’ll say it was an idea inspired by Jani Lane. They stare at me clueless for a sec until I say Warrant, and then the hum and ha’s begin, eyes rolling and garbage this and garbage that and bla bla bla. It’s strange. You should listen to Eddie Trunk, he is always talking about how the 80’s bands get trashed on. It’s pretty frustrating.

[@stricknine8623]

@@jerryvahnknight218 Understood. That is just not my own experience at all among musicians of which I am in constant contact with over the past 36 years. Casual listeners will pile on. But Im certain that this stems from a herd mentality and people feeling like its the trendy thing to do. Trash 80s music, talk about their hair and say that Nirvana and Soundgarden saved rock music and its always described as "cheesy" There are exceptions to anything but musicians see it much different. I've been playing for 36 years and I sure do.

[@wolverine3344]

What a total bad ass. I loved the lesson with Richie Faulkner and can’t wait to sit down with my 2015 Gibson LP standard and learn these. Very excited. Scotti has to be nearly as underrated as Tesla’s Frank Hannon. Simply awesome.

[@mottosierra1372]

Very underrated guitar player this guy is a killer riff and solo creator

[@jamalalami5405]

one of the best riffs by The Silver Thinkers: The 17 million ! DAMN it's EPIC !

[@kevinsim1514]

Thank you Scotti for this generous lesson! I have been waiting over 30 years for this moment! Never in my wildest dreams would 12 year old me imagine the technology we have today to pull this off! The wonders of KZbin.

[@SoldierKitten]

"That's to make it sound....Fucking Bad Ass....Evil" Love Scotti.

[@tomasrusso2285]

Love his feel and note choice, his playing on the first skid row record is just so awesome

[@zeus8375]

One of the greatest Hardrock guitarist ever, great lesson, great sound - thanks!!!

[@danuprayogo1467]

ohh Scotti !! i really really love you so much!! you are my hero in music! i have your guitar plectrum you threw in 2013 in semarang, indonesia. i watch your show, in very front at the hedge.. i scream "scoot scooot" calling you.. we did eye contact in several times at the time.. and finally i got your plectrum at the end of the show.. it was amazing experience in my life

[@gobuns2]

This series is the best thing since VHS guitar lessons.

[@aranbrico1005]

Scotti Hill is the soul of Skid Row, no question about it... This guy is one of my favorite guitar player by far...

[@LegoBeto]

I started playing guitar because of skid row and i still listen to them. I'll go see them every chance i get. I hope concerts return some day. I'd definitely risk my life to go see them again.

[@k77stan27]

That LP tone is an absolute killer, how can you not like it. I know i love it. Scotty can hold his own with the very best in the business, no worries about that. Killer player, killer tone, awesome skills..take a bow, sir 🤘👏👌🍻

[@micway71]

Slave to the Grind was Skid’s masterpiece, without any doubts!!

[@SirBobose]

One of my favorite guitarists. Very cool to see him get some recognition.

[@johnsanchez7676]

Scott Im huge fan thank you!!!

[@DavidRodriguez-mp9nh]

Scotti Hill is so heavy! I love Skid Row and their legacy in music is cemented. He and Snake are a potent 1-2 punch.

[@MarceloAllendeMusic]

Amazing guitarist! Absolutely underrated.

[@checkthewater39]

This is to good!!! Thank you to who ever put this together. This guy is one of my guitar heros.

[@pagsdizzle]

Awesome thanks for taking me back in time and away from these Covid days. Toms river was a stone throw away from Monmouth beach. Great times back then that seemed to end with the Long Branch pier burning down. Thanks for the riffs and memories.

[@Guitar387]

30 years ago when I was 15 and obsessed with skid row and I mean obsessed , I wish there was videos like this , I tried at the time to work out these riffs but never got them quite right. The internet is a magical thing , kids today don’t realise how lucky they are. Young Guitar players have a better start than we had when I was a nipper.

[@destavaiwira9997]

Hearing this just like eating fresh vegetables directly from the farmers beside tons our modern fast foodish meals.... never been this juicy...

[@andressarangelbundy4150]

I just love Scotti. Definitely one of my inspirations to begin practicing guitar

[@dheerajyadav7637]

The solo on quicksand Jesus amazes me Everytime I hear it,, Love u Scotti,,,hope someday we can witness the true original lineup including Sebastian Bach some day

[@revolutionrip-off2759]

Awesome! I grew up with Skid Row and always thought Scottie and Snake were the best guitar duo out there. This is gold.

[@OIP_1]

this rules, i love the youth gone wild riffs so much and can finally get them right from the man himself!

[@sosanglkr2552]

Since 1995 I had skid row poster paste just above my bed wishin one day to meet yu guys..... And here today its almost like meeting yoy all... Respect to you all..bytheway tat was a killer tone..

[@Musclemachoman]

Mr. Scotti Hill we salute you from Brisbane, Australia

[@smytree]

This is one of the best episodes, Cheers Scotti. Thank You

[@dragnasty540]

I've been a fan from the start, I was 16 and you guys provided the soundtrack for a very special time in my life! So cool of Scotty to take the time to do this!

[@Bryan8549]

Pls bring Snake Sabo showing Midnight/Tornado, Rattlesnake Shake and Sweet little sister riffs! They both are truly capos of heavy riffs!

[@gibsonguitar]

He's coming!!!

[@jamalalami5405]

one of the best riffs by The Silver Thinkers: The 17 million ! DAMN it's EPIC !

[@saltpeter7429]

Midnight/ Tornado is a stomping monster. I'm new to using youtube and I'm loving all the good videos on here. Thanks Gibson.

[@kevinsim1514]

I quite imagine that Midnight/Tornado is the inspiration for that scene in Netflix’s “Midnight Mass” where the vampire is hovering over the island.

[@briantaylor314]

I love that guitar and the tone. Youth gone wild on cassette ,, listening on school bus those wer the days

[@badassbroz]

Brilliant to have released this I've shown Scotti Hill many videos of me performing Skid Row songs, on Instagram. Also I improvised a solo over Monkey Business and he said he loved it. Such a humble guy who wishes to see people play guitar and do what they love

[@markuspieronczyk398]

Scotti Hill, man! How more awsome could this possibly get? oO!

[@mike20sm]

Just discovered this channel. So glad I did. Scotti Hill such a great teacher

[@barrylafratta6994]

when monkey business hit the air , it was probably the hottest song i've herd in like the last three years..kick ass ..

[@jameslatimer7024]

Scotti is one of my favorite people in the world, and definitely my favorite guitar player. Love the video. Can't wait to see you again, brother. Let's Go! 😎🎸 #DamnTheVirus

[@megatonhammer4723]

i think this is THE GUITAR TUTORIAL i’ve been waiting for my whole gen X life! This album is a classic that started me off and one of the most inspiring- melodic-hard rocking-heavy metal riffs before Slave to the Grind. Thank you so much Scotti!

[@ekim5150]

Thanks for showing us the right way to play those riffs Scotti!

[@doctoribanez]

Awesome. I could watch these videos all day

[@rustysilk685]

The 80's that are still so underrated produced the BEST GUITAR PLAYERS EVER. 80' S ROCK THE BEST EVER and ill give the 70's props too. Scotti Hill proves what i point out. Love this 😎👍👍🔥🎸🎼🎸🎼💜

[@brianmckenzie1318]

Love the Riff Lords series! Scotti is an awesome player and it's great that he took the time to show us how the songs are played and even give insight into what they were thinking when they wrote the songs! I also really enjoy just getting to know and hear the artist speak on a personal level and not in their "rock star" persona. Scotti you rock dude! \w/

[@Thiagoaracema]

Amazing riffs good job Scotti and Gibson for bringing these great riffs back.

[@lloydwagoner5511]

Tom Keifer next!!!!! This was awesome

[@CaribSurfKing1]

Agreed. Saw him in 88 gig in the UK and he is still the epitome of rock star to me

[@SyamRawk]

This is a must

[@jpslayermayor9293]

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[@lloydwagoner5511]

@@jpslayermayor9293 good video but just not enough. I think we all want a 50 minute video breakdown of the hits, just like the snake and others Gibson has done. Oh and Gibson should take note what he was playing, and make a signature series. I know I would trade every guitar in and save every penny to have be as close to his tone as possible. “Guitar, and a dream Some say I got it bad I say I've got the cream”

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Agree. Saw him and Cinderella open for Bin Jovi in like 84, but then they headlined on the Long Cold Winter tour and saw them at the first rock show in Noblesville Indiana at an outdoor venue which used to be called Deer Creek. It was such a great show This is like in 90 or 91. Tom just ripped.

[@shane2613]

Excellent explanation for each tune. Skid Row and Slave to the Grind are such classics!

[@christophernilsson8315]

Awsome video! Thank you for sharing Scotti! So happy you showed Forever which is such an epic piece of music!

[@gazm1688]

Massive influence...love this!

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Love his playing. The first two Skid Row albums are classics.

[@arknartonj4231]

Ahhh that takes me right back to when i first began to play, Great to see Scotti getting the credits he deserves.

[@nicknak5257]

This is a great lesson from one of my favourite guitarists of all time. Unfortunately I've been playing youth gone wild slightly wrong for about 30 years.

[@michaelkennedy5126]

This guy is a guitar gladiator and the world is his collosseum!!!!!

[@Aeroben19]

Another incredible production by Gibson. Im addicted to watching their vids now. So cool to learn great songs from the actual performers! Great stuff Gibson

[@thefilthygringo9228]

WOW!!!!!! Love to hear the tips and trick from a master! He inspires me to play and learn!

[@paulobarreto2916]

Scotti Hill proved to be a very nice guy and an excellent teacher. Very friendly and even I don't have a deep knowledge of the English language (Brazil here \o/) I understood every word perfectly.

[@anthonyjmunoz]

Awesome! Ive always loved his playing.

[@TheAkd89]

A year later as a rhythm guitar player Youth Gone Wild is my favorite song to play… and my baby cousin loves it ❤️

[@luisinigoAli]

Thank you Scottie. Hope you make more music

[@DavidLuzi]

The two first skid Row albums are totally badass !! Slave to the grind stills one of my best heavy record of all time !

[@tinksthemetalg1945]

Great Episode!! Thanks!! Gibson & Mr Hill

[@ShaneSG]

I would definitely say Skid Row saved the later 80's when they emerged, they just had this fresh sound, they did a short promotional tour down here in Australia in the later part of 1987 and our agency through them a meet and greet party and we got to meet these guys and as you do got talking gear with Dave and Scotti in a room full of hot chicks lol, ADA preamp into a Marshall while one walked passed and quickly changed the subject , really cool dudes that said how lucky they were to be where they were and extremely humble and just loving life and why wouldn't you. These guys have an enormous catalog of riffs.

[@chiprucker5735]

Love the way he teaches. And its so cool to hear the person who wrote it describe and talk about how to play it correctly.

[@MrGazrael]

Gibson TV is killing it! Thanks for featuring Scotti...always loved his playing and tone! \m/\m/

[@andysebok5250]

I love this video!!! Thank you Scotti and Gibson. I have always been in awe of the guitar work Scotty and Snake came up with and it's brilliant to see how the riffs are meant to be played correctly. I've always found it hard to get most of their riff down properly just by listening to the records, mostly because how well the two of them mesh their parts together. Thanks again for everybody who made this video, I wish it was another couple of hours longer to include some of my other favourite songs, particularly some of the ballads that bring tears in my eyes (In a Darkened Room, Quicksand Jesus, Breakin' Down)

[@tigranayvazyan5974]

13:40 the "nice little stop" between two double stops (f and b♭; e♭ and b♭) is one of those "aha!" things that make the riff sound like "it should"..

[@Mark-um5hc]

I have learned so much from Snake and Scottie. Thanks Gibson for this video. Very, very helpful and informative.

[@maidenrulz73]

Always loved this guys playing.....a feeling in his solos to no end.....cool guy

[@rocktoday6532]

I absolutely loved this lesson! It has unlocked so many secrets and is hugely inspiring. Thank you, Scotti!

[@rocky2195]

I find it the most extraordinary thing when famous musicians show you exactly how to play their songs.

[@Manowar13Athens]

Thank you Scottie and Gibson for giving us this fantastic video!!!! Really amazing stuff. Thanks again!

[@maumyranda]

Lovin this Riff lords series, keep them coming dear, Gibson ❤️

[@gustavomunoz7987]

Gibson should invite Dan Hakwins from The Darkness... He's truly a great riff writer, a Malcolm Young type of guitarist... off the spotlight but a tremendous rythm guitarist... Oh! and of courses he plays Les Pauls all the time.

[@alexfarmer9051]

there should be a dan hawkins signature LP

[@vernonhoover1387]

Always dug scotti's fantastic playing style.good jam! Beautiful lp,great sound

[@stephandohler4767]

Scotti Hill !!!! You‘re the „Man“ !! Rock n Roll !!!!

[@TheJ4yroll]

One of my all time favorites! He and Snake are definately up there, when considering the best all time guitarist duo. Slave to the Grind was the time I picked up guitar and they've stayed with me since. I had the honor of meeting Scotti and the current lineup in Helsinki while a go and I was very impressed and humbled. And thanks for the picks Scotti!

[@gkouroushi]

I loved this band. Back in the late 80s early 90s I got to see them more than any other band in the UK. I've lost count how many times. They opened for many bands at big shows and also did their own tours in the UK. Still to this day those shows go down as some the best shows I've been to.

[@Ibaneddie76]

Killer tone on this video, and what a great player and song writer.

[@vaibhav170483]

This was amazing. The riff work on early skid row albums by both snake & hill was top class

[@nigelmikaele]

Wow! a lot happens in 32 years.. i was 10 going on 11 when this hit. Feeling very sentimental.

[@theheadstock9079]

Love that guitar tone.

[@dnd820]

That's a trip, now that I listen to it. I can hear the AC/DC influence. I never noticed it before........

[@fallenangelzstudioz23]

Killer Tone Scotti! You threw me a guitar pick but the crowd got it! in Lexington Ky.

[@jeffersononetwo]

Killer series! Scotti is a great teacher ... he & Snake - loved these lessons! If this series doesn't make some kids go get into guitar, nothing will :)

[@schmoey45]

This is a kick ass video! 1. Great guitarist 2. Great setting and warm lighting 3. Awesome guitar!

[@gibsonguitar]

Thanks for watching!!

[@alexfarmer9051]

@@gibsonguitar what amplifier is he playing through? it definitely aint no vegan tone, its so meaty

[@aungthet8214]

Exceptional player with exceptional tone

[@TheAkd89]

His tone is EVERYTHING... SO BROWN🤤🤤🤤😩❤️🎸🔥

[@MrErikchaugen]

He shows the licks so great and visible!

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

Always loved his style! Thanks for the lesson!!!

[@musictodiefor6961]

I love scotty's sound...damn it's so additive

[@StereoSat1AU]

Worn the frets down playing Skid Row riffs for over 20 years, timeless inspiration. I second for Snake to play on Gibson TV. Gibson Studio Lite with a Floyd Rose 👍

[@mettlecrusader29]

I felt like a kid in a candy store watching this. Great memories

[@tony731731]

Thank you Scotti and Gibson

[@ziggylayneable]

Scotti Hill still sounds great all these years later..WOW..

[@gibsonguitar]

Total shredder!