Steppenwolf - Who Needs Ya - Guitar Cover

[@johnabel689]

I like this guy. He's playing one of my favorite songs on my favorite guitar!

[@jbl5050]

Thanks friend for the view and great comment. Trying to work on a couple more Steppenwolf songs to get on here as people seem to like them.

[@jameshowland7393]

Aaaaaand back again!! Can't get enough!

[@jbl5050]

@jameshowland7393 Thanks again,my friend, for your views and great comments!

[@busker557]

One of the most inspirational songs of my life, it inspired me to take up electric bass. Practiced day and night to get the notes of George Biondo just right. Would love to play this live someday. Thanks so much for this wonderful video!

[@jbl5050]

Hi my friend. Thanks so much for the view and very interesting comment! I also hope you are able to play it live someday as well! Take care..

[@jameschriss8664]

Fantastic cover. I always knew this was a clever series of riffs. Glad to see some idea of how to play it.

[@jbl5050]

Hi. Thanks for the view and nice comment. Yes this one was a actually a bit difficult trying to figure out.

[@RonnieDillJrLoveIsADarkPlace]

jbl5050 I'm a Drummer myself, But the Riff on this Song kicks serious ass. You did a Hell of a Job.

[@aldanino]

At last someone who can show me how its done the songs in this album are ageless thank you brother

[@jbl5050]

Thanks so much for the view and nice comment. I'm currently working on another couple Steppenwolf songs and hope to get them up here shortly. Thanks Again!!

[@jameshowland7393]

Coming back to hear this one again. Still awesome!

[@jbl5050]

Thanks so much my friend for the repeat view and comment!!

[@wesinman2312]

Great job. This was probably my favorite Steppenwolf song, great guitar and hilarious lyrics.

[@jbl5050]

Hi my friend and thanks for your view and nice comennt on the Steppenwolf song here!

[@MichaelDBauer]

Another of my favorite bands. Amazing cover.

[@jameshowland7393]

Effin A!! AWESOME! I've been Steppenwolf fan since the late 60's. This is an awesome job.

[@jbl5050]

Thanks and really appreciate the view and nice comment!!

[@randymcturnan2520]

Those beginning drum licks by Jerry Edmonton set fires. RIP Jerry.

[@jbl5050]

Hi and thanks for the view and great comment my friend. Yes he was such a great drummer. Perfect for the band of great musicians. They were such a great band.

[@jameshowland7393]

When I was a kid, and this album was first produced the intro always confused me because I heard a shift in the beat halfway through the intro. Then one day I was just listening to the song and something in the bridge caught my attention. It was the same beat pattern that was at the beginning of the song!! Bingo! No more confusion!

[@keithfields1178]

Wonderful, thanks. Been working at it, but just couldn’t find all the puzzle pieces, and put them to curved misery to finish the tapestry. Great job, love SW music. Rather complex it it’s simplicity. Still listen to them on a regular basis. Thanks again.

[@jbl5050]

Hi my friend and sorry for my very late reply. Wanted to thank you for your view and comment and hope this was of some help to you in finishing the song.

[@CitizenXXL]

Maybe the BEST "how to play..." video I ever seen!!! ...no BS, only..., you know!!! 😊

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for your view and very nice comment on the video my friend!!

[@randymcturnan2520]

I'm a big fan from back in the day. I learned bass listening to this band. I'm surprised as well it didn't go higher on the charts. Ride with Me on the For Ladies Only album was also a great song that didn't do as well as it should have.

[@jbl5050]

Yes they were such a great band. I will give that song a listen here soon. Really appreciate the view and nice comment!!

[@phildavis1955]

Really nice playing. Thanks for opening my eyes to this tune!

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for the view and nice comment. Steppenwolf was such a great band!

[@robertholley2195]

thanks i will work on it . around 13 yr old when I bought the 45. Great tune

[@jbl5050]

Hi my friend and thanks so much for the view and the great comment on the song here!

[@moj0ryzin]

Love Steppenwolf and this song is one of my favorites too. Very tasty cover.

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for your view and great comment my friend!

[@arthurhoffman6520]

Whoa that’s nice. Inspirational 🎸

[@jbl5050]

Thanks my friend for the view and great comment and sorry for the delayed reply!

[@arthurhoffman6520]

@@jbl5050 no problem bro. Keep rockin’ your awesome.🎸

[@laurentwirz2806]

Aaaaah cool, thank you, well done. This is a typical Larry Byrom guitar touch. George Biondo is an incredible bass player and singer too! Underrated!

[@jbl5050]

Thanks so much my friend for your view and great comment. Yes they were such a great band and their music stoll holds up well today ,

[@memadd2330]

OUT Friggin' STANDING! One of my fave Steppinwolf songs. Could you possibly do a cover of Screaming Night Hog?

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for the view and nice comment! Screaming Night Hog is def one I have on the list to do someday. I was working on The Ostrich but never quite finished it and kind of back burnered it for a while. Hopefully get back on some new ones here shortly.

[@rikfox8812]

Love it! Love it! Love it!!!

[@jbl5050]

Hi my friend. Sorry for my delayed reply and wanted to say thanks for the view and nice comment!

[@rikfox8812]

@jbl5050 It's one of my all time favorite Steppenwolf songs. You did it perfect justice. Larry Byrom and Kent Henry were two of my favorite Steppenwolf guitarists. Great slide players too. Nashville chicken pickin' styles similar to Mountains' Leslie West.

[@emashas]

The first rock n roll album I ever owned I won on the boardwalk in seaside Heights NJ. Cost me a quarter for a spinning wheel game. I won Steppenwolf- with BTBW on it. I don't know that the album had a title. Always loved the song Everybody's Next One. Your work on this song is great. Lot of fills and riffs. Not like the mass produced drum machine stuff today.

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for the view and great comment! Yes Steppenwolf was such a great band and a shame that there's no bands like them around today. I keep saying I'm going to do a few of their songs but obviously hav not gotten around to them yet. Thanks again!

[@larrylishman6038]

Great cover love it

[@jbl5050]

Really appreciate the view and positive comment!

[@dbuck5350]

it looks so simple when you do it. Thumbs up.

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for the view and nice comment my friend and sorry for the late reply.

[@jbl5050]

Hey Bob! Good to hear from you as always. Thanks for the view and comment! Hope you're doing well and looking forward to your next one. Working on any new ones?

[@bartcracraft6739]

I love the telecaster sound, almost as much as your Rickenbacker

[@jbl5050]

Hey Bart. Yes those Telecasters definitely have their own sound!

[@jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294]

Gary: No one does Steppenwolf covers as well as you. No one! This is a really great song and you did it perfectly. I have a question for you, or anyone else out there: What guitar effects pedal(s) would you recommend to get that "Steppenwolf" sound? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks so much (and I would love to hear "Desperation" but I know what a pain that would be to get it down right--but if anyone can do it, it is you). Thanks again. You rule! Cheers.

[@jbl5050]

HI. JIm. Thanks so much for the view and awesome comment. I really appreciate it. I don't think I really used a lot of pedals other than a compressor on any of these songs. Seems the thing I most used to come close to any of these sound wise would be a Telecaster. Although not used on everything of course I seem to hear one quite often on a lot of their songs. I'll be glad to give Desperation a fresh listen and see if I think I could do it justice. I had The Ostrich about 90% worked up a few months ago but for some reason never got back on it. Thanks again!!

[@jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294]

Gary: I love The Ostrich and no one has done a cover on that yet. I think it would be really great if you got that posted. And thanks for the info on using a Compressor. Do you have any particular recommendation of a brand? Again, no one plays Steppenwolf (one of the most under-appreciated bands of all time) like you, so I am really glad you are doing it. Thanks, again! Cheers.

[@jbl5050]

I just have a little inexpensive Boss CS 3. But I don't want to tell you that that would get the sound you're looking for. Really I think that would come more from your guitar and amp set up than just buying a pedal. If you have a Strat or a Tele that would be a good place to start and then try and dial in the tone with your guitar and amp. Good luck!

[@TonyRamos2024]

The riffs on this cover are awesome.

[@jbl5050]

Thanks and so sorry for the super late reply!!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

someday you get back into the Steppenwolf mood can you do power play I've been waiting for someone to show how to play? all four parts of that from the main Riff to the Little Blues lick right into the third shift still one of my favorite cuts..remember if you plan to stay those tagged if don't take away don't bite the hand that feeds you

[@dbrew2u]

Killer Man ! Well Done .

[@jbl5050]

Appreciate the view and nice comment!

[@dbrew2u]

You are most Welcome .

[@felipecarvalho2455]

Hey cara muito bom, essa guita tem um som incrível, cara por favor gostaria de ouvir um cover seu da banda black widow com a canção chamada poser, eu acho que a guitarra é uma semi acústica na música, o som é poderoso. Grato.

[@juke699]

Outstanding cover.......Could you do the "The Ostrich", "Desperation", and "Your Walls too High"

[@jbl5050]

Hi. Thanks for the views and comments. I really appreciate it. Funny you mention The Ostrich as I had almost forgotten about that song but heard it not 2 days ago in the car on Sirius/XM and thought that would be a good one to start working on. Hopefully get on it here soon. Thanks Again!!

[@juke699]

Thanks for the reply, as someone who has gotten back to playing guitar after many years I really enjoy watching your videos..................

[@TonyRamos2024]

Awesome

[@jbl5050]

Really appreciate your view and nice comment, my friend!

[@A65Driver]

Excellent..

[@jbl5050]

Thanks!!

[@Axefiend777]

Spot on Awesome!

[@xuphy9503]

Great cover, everything is spot on! I have one question. Did you use tabs or did you learn by ear?

[@jbl5050]

Hi friend and thanks so much for the views and comments on the Steppenwolf songs! I just learn things by ear. A lot of times I slow the songs way down to pick out certain parts which helps a lot..

[@awittypilot8961]

Atta boy! One of my favorite all time tunes and you're right.....it didn't get the recognition it should have. There's a lot of guitar parts in this tune....it's really impossible to put it down with one pass and one guitar. I gotta ask....do you use software to slow your tunes down to get all the notes? I use Song Surgeon....you can slow the song down to any speed and play parts over and over until you get it right. The software lets you change the speed and or loop any part without changing the pitch. I have a pretty good ear but at full speed it's a lot harder to pick up the little stuff that can be very important. Most all tunes have a signature riff that makes the song and finding and getting that right is everything. You got this one down really well. I asked you to look at this tune a few weeks ago and appreciate you doing it. Sorry but I'm going to have to steal some of the parts from you! hehe By the way, there's another very good software by the same people called Video Surgeon that you can slow the vid down as slow as you want and study the parts you want and it works well but you have to have a pretty good computer to run it. My laptop won't run it smoothly. Thanks for nailing this one! Rock on!

[@jbl5050]

Hey my friend. Great to hear from you again. I was wondering if you were still around as it's been a while now since I last heard from you. As always thanks for the view and nice comment. As far as what I use to pick out parts, not sure if you are running a Windows based system or a Mac. In Windows I use the included Media Player which has a dropdown at the top. One of the tabs is labeled "Enhancements" under that tab is several options with one being speed settings. You can either slow down or speed up the song and keep pitch like you said. Only drawback is not being able to loop which sounds like your program does. That would be a nice option to have. I will definitely look into your suggestion on this program. Once again thanks and great hearing from you...

[@awittypilot8961]

Yeah...I really like Song surgeon.....it's not expensive and it really works well. Like I said...they also have a video version but it takes a lot of computer to run it smoothly. I do watch your vids sometimes daily because I jam with them. It's made a really big difference in my playing. We have a lot of the same taste in music. I'm still working on putting a band together. My buds don't want to be obligated to anything serious because we all have real jobs too and none of us want's to play out ending up in a bar till after 2:00 am so we're just working on jam sessions right now. We have bass and 2 lead players...me being one of them (the other guy is a better player for now and he can sing....) and we have a drummer lined up but he's probably not going to be permanent. But at least we have something going on. I live in Wyoming and it's not easy to find other musicians locally. It's a hit and miss thing and even if you do find anyone they're usually a lot younger. I'm 61 and my buddies are right there with me so no young guys have any interest in getting anything going that wouldn't be at least weekly gigs. But we're doing something anyway! hehe Keep em coming bro....I'm diggin it......another suggestion.....Pat Benetar Treat me Right....fun tune with a couple cool licks in there.

[@jbl5050]

I can definitely relate to the whole trying to put a band together thing. I'm around your age myself and have tried several times over the past few years to get a band back together if even to play a time or two a month. Have pretty much finally just given up on the idea. I think it's much harder now to do it that 30 years ago. Of course everyone has obligations and that makes things more difficult than before. I will definitely give the Song Surgeon a try and appreciate the tip. Well need to get to work. Later....

[@bloozedaddy]

Very nice. Larry Byrom was a very bad man... As was Michael Monarch 🤘

[@jbl5050]

Thanks my friend for the view and great comment.

[@pedrodiaz5540]

Man pass it on ,sounds great

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for the view and nice comment!!

[@xuphy9503]

jbl5050 do you have any chords or lessons for this. Nice cover by the way!!

[@scottbarker9058]

so nice..lov the words 2this jamm...a call-out 2all the dirtbag-freeloaders!!..lol

[@tsmartin]

There was some great songs on Step 7. Too bad they weren't covered much if at all.

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for the view and nice comment and sorry for the late reply. Yes 7 is definitely a great album.

[@jameshowland7393]

I think 7 was their best work.

[@dr.awkward9075]

The 2nd half of the first verse looks like a boogie-woogie lick out of an E chord. What kind of mad genius would come up with that? 🤷‍♂

[@jbl5050]

Thanks for your view and great comment, my friend on the song here.!