The Style Council: "You're The Best Thing" on a 1966 Rickenbacker 365 & Vox AC30 amp

Perhaps the best love song from the 1980's...

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for the support. It was fun to finally learn to play this gem of a song after so many years...

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for the support. I've always loved this song...

[@cyranodenn9012]

Excellent lesson...thanks very much...⭐️

[@modfather1965]

I'm glad to hear that... Thank you.

[@ChrisW444]

Really loved this. Amazing songs and brillinatly played.

[@gelanmix]

Nice thank you for sharing the guitar melody parts and chord pattern

[@modfather1965]

I'm glad you found it helpful. I love this song...

[@marccomptois0913]

This was a joy to watch. Your playing is wonderful! Great guitar - a real gem.

[@Prellium]

Those lead guitar bits are absolutely spot on, brilliant job!

[@modfather1965]

You're very kind. The guitars provide plenty of incentive to continue practicing--that, and I love just seeing them out, sitting in a guitar stand...

[@masakiren]

Great job !!!

[@gazzaman67]

Just found your site, great vids and this is the best, my Weller favourite song

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for commenting, and I'm glad you like some of what's here... ;-)

[@modfather1965]

p.s. I also have a lesson posted on this song...

[@reddove108]

I'm greatly enjoying your videos, like your fine effort here. Great playing and taste in music and guitars, sir!

[@GAFloppa]

Love it man! It'll take me weeks to learn this but I'm gonna use you as my mentor, and hopefully it'll unfold itself.

[@williamedison470]

Brilliant mate 🎉🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Wellerwellerable]

I've just discovered your videos, modfather1965...and you are brilliant!

[@spike2937]

Those two guitars are truly next level

[@modfather1965]

Indeed... Sadly, I don't have either of them anymore, but others, hopefully up-grades...

[@lpoisen]

Brilliant cover mate.

[@acrfactor]

Hi, Just came back from holydays and was good to found out that you satisfy our request. Thanks for the instructive lesson! BTW beautiful guitar...

[@modfather1965]

Very glad I could be of help--that's the whole point of my posting these. Cheers!

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for the compliments on the guitar. I really like it. Glad the lesson was helpful.

[@555pontifex]

Brilliant! Thank you.

[@jackierussell1692]

Wow just found you posts and this song has special meaning to me as it was our wedding song,so pleased I can now fingers crossed learn to play it,so hard to find the tab,great work love the guitar so cool and thanks!

[@modfather1965]

I did a lesson on this somewhat later... Thanks for your encouragement. ;-)

[@maxmykonos]

fantastic man!!!!!!!!

[@naranjabro]

How much Where both those guitars? im thinking of getting a Rickenbacker 360-12c63

[@kaori-himawari]

I want to play this song!!❤ I asked my Guitar teacher how to play it but, he said let's do copy by ear together😂 It's hard for me without any tabs😅

[@modfather1965]

Send your email address and I'll send along a scan of what I've got. Also, I think I did a lesson on this some years ago here...

[@kaori-himawari]

@@modfather1965 Thank you for your reply 😀 Of course I have been watching your another video of this Song's lesson 😉🎸You're the best teacher of this beautiful Song 💕 I should leave my comment on your video. Can I get the details of the score? I probably can't get a huge data. Because I only have a mobile phone with my email address. I don't have any PC and Mac...

[@kaori-himawari]

@@modfather1965 I tried to writing my email address here but, I couldn't.. I will try to again latar... 😅

[@modfather1965]

P.s. send your email address to [e-mail] and I'll reply with a scan of my tabs and chords.

[@claudioalbuquerquecimas3321]

Muito bom 👏👏👏 Adorei!!!!

[@Quimby1976]

Great axe work, sir

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for your support. ;-)

[@acrfactor]

Hi, Nice play along. Could you please inform which are the knob selections you use on your vox ac30 for this song? Thanks

[@nate-orito7990]

Woah! Great stuff Sir! Been trying to figure out this song forever and this really helped me unlock this song. I love your Style Council stuff Modfather, me being a 13 year old people my age don’t really like these stuff but I certainly do! Anyways, great tutorial! Been wondering what effects you were using too.

[@modfather1965]

Hey Nate... You already have fabulous taste in music. ;-) I did a lesson on this song too, BTW. As far as effects here, it's a bit complex, as I'm playing through two amps here, and running through a Boss ME-50 multi-effects pedal, with some reverb, chorus, and compression running. I dial that to taste, to get the best tone I can.

[@nate-orito7990]

Thank you for your reply sir! I just learned the song from you a while back and I really love it and my Dad does too! Thanks very much for teaching the song and how to get the tone. 😁

[@kerwinbenedicttan345]

good one modfather!

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for the support. ;-)

[@adamburt830]

hey can you send me the tutorial I've been asked to do in a wedding in a month , yours is the real deal . very well done

[@modfather1965]

Here you go, mate... Best of luck with it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5WuaaeIbKpkna8

[@simonfowler81]

Amazing!

[@acrfactor]

Hi, Thanks for your reply and help hint. Have you consider the possibility of doing a lesson? It will be great!!

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for dropping by.

[@josenoelzepeda4769]

Thanks bro. GOD 🙏

[@modfather1965]

Cheers... Glad you liked it. ;-)

[@modfather1965]

It always seems to sound better with the backing track playing behind... Thanks for the support.

[@andrea14830]

thankyou mod!!!

[@andrea14830]

ciao complimenti!!si puo ottenere una lezione??ne sarei felice!!

[@modfather1965]

Geeze, I don't remember. I typically use the "top end" so that I can directly manipulate the treble, etc. The main enhancement is the Boss ME-50 multieffects pedal... That allows me to dial in whatever sound I want.

[@acrfactor]

WOW! Can't wait...

[@modfather1965]

It's a 2007 AC30 CC2.

[@chrisdavies7958]

Just real quality 👌

[@modfather1965]

One of Weller's best... Thanks for the support.

[@MrNatashaRostov]

Great vid! Do you have anything on Purple Rain? Trying to learn it but it's a bit tricky and everyone I've seen plays it differently.

[@slconstable]

The Mod Father would approve.

[@modfather1965]

I've had a few requests for a lesson. It would be lengthy and complex... I have a scan of the chords and tabs; send along your email address and I'll send along what I've got.

[@acrfactor]

Ok. That will be fine!! Thanks

[@modfather1965]

@japan1111: They're a must for this climate...

[@marcelop2023]

Muito bom!

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for your support. ;-)

[@modfather1965]

Thanks for the support (though brilliant I'll never be...).

[@modfather1965]

360/12 C63 is a great guitar. You should be able to get one on Ebay for approx. $2500.

[@modfather1965]

@simonfowler81: Thanks for the support.

[@modfather1965]

It's a wonderful song to play. Hope this vid helps out. See also Stanhoplace's vids of the solos for additional help.

[@ashleybirch8473]

mate unreal! any chance of sending us the chords? very impressed

[@modfather1965]

Glad it was helpful I posted a lesson n the song as well...

[@CburgAllstar]

what are the details of your vox ac30?

[@danr554]

its like up beat happy smithsy johnny marr arpeggio stuff

[@modfather1965]

One of Weller's five best songs, IMO.

[@modfather1965]

@marccomptois0913: Perhaps the kindest comment I've received in some time... Thanks for the encouragement.

[@andrea14830]

se ti dò il mio indirizzo email mi mandi la lezione perfavore???

[@modfather1965]

Ahhh... Perhaps I could do that in the very near future. Stay tuned... p.s. I wish I lived in Italy!

[@modfather1965]

Lesson coming...

[@3cuzican3]

Absolutely amazing to watch, your playing, to me, is perfect. 10/10 still a fantastic number, always will be

[@modfather1965]

You're too kind here... ;-) Thanks for the encouragement nonetheless. I agree... Fabulously written song

[@modfather1965]

@bloodnokian: Thanks, though it always could be better...

[@SMELLIOT91]

is there a tutorial for this?

[@modfather1965]

Yes--check on my channel. Thanks for stopping by.

[@Marklewisdes]

Almost better thsn the real thing.....quite impressive!

[@andrea14830]

LESSON PLEASE!!

[@modfather1965]

I wish I spoke Italian...

[@modfather1965]

Hi. Thanks for the support. send me your email address and I'll send along a scan of what I've got.

[@modfather1965]

Send me your email address and I'll send you a scan of what I've got.

[@modfather1965]

Sorry... Never much into Prince.

[@uglybus7]

modfather1965 can you send me the chords to this? i've got that its A - G#m - F#m - B what comes after that in chorus part??? cheers

[@modfather1965]

Lesson coming...