Cult of Personality, the REAL way! Weekend Wankshop lesson 155

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Hey kids! On Weekend Wankshop 155, Uncle Ben here is gonna give you all a sweet free lesson on how to play the main riffs from Cult Of Personality by Living Color! I see lessons and transcriptions all the time on how to play Vernon Reid's guitar parts in this song, and i'm afraid to report that they're mostly fake news.... there's no open strings used in this riff at all, and there are some really awkward positions and fingerings that you've got to use because of that.
There's a brief lesson Vernon did a while back floating around on RU-vid where he gives a quick rundown on how to play the main runs of the song, but i wanted to give you guys something a little more in depth . hopefully this will help you nail this classic tune!
Playing my Fallout finish Ibanez RG550 with Instrumental Pickups into my Kemper Profiler.
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@adamgrieco 4 года назад

I haven't really gotten the whole riff yet but I am drinking my own piss so there's that

@BenEller 4 года назад

So there’s THAT Hahahaha

@mikesmith4052 3 года назад

YES!!! I love this riff. A very underrated band. All of the members were amazing musicians. Very technical, skilled and majorly talented. Thank you for the tutorial.

@Robil63 2 года назад

"Were"? lol They ARE

@theariesexperiment4642 2 года назад

Vernon's picking is almost identical to Marty Friedmans. Very underrated and overlooked pioneer of progressive fusion style rock/metal.

@ley98 4 месяца назад

I would kill to play like either one

@calamityjohnny1646 6 лет назад

"Skank Banger" that is both hilarious and genius at the same time.

@joecjoe3783 3 года назад

Genius? It's totally a "STEEL PANTHER" rip off. I guess if it works for him,, then great.

@monsterram6617 6 лет назад

Living Colour... my favorite black metal band!

@rickfeith6372 6 лет назад

Definitely better than that mess Body Count...but Rocky George from Suicidal is a better player than Vernon IMO. Them old school blacks shreddin away!!

@richardaaron4454 6 лет назад

Whoosh!

@natedogg1777 6 лет назад

Rocky George is the man!

@tawabunny 6 лет назад

Didn't get it at first, looked up "Living Colour black metal", found the Anal Cunt .."song". Now I get it.

@WyattsMetalLife 6 лет назад

Monster RAM- racist...

@RJRonquillo 6 лет назад

You had me at Skank Banger.

@Poppafunkband 5 лет назад

Where are the tour dates?

@rrhistorian8828 2 года назад

@@Poppafunkband They’re too busy to tour as all of their time is consumed banging skanks.

@Poppafunkband 2 года назад

@@rrhistorian8828 Gotcha

@kristofwynants 6 лет назад

Living Colour... one of my favorite metal bands! And they build a lot of character...

@lizardspawnofdeath 2 года назад

Metal band? Yeah, OK 👍

@guitarist6494 6 лет назад

This riff always reminds me of GH3

@DiscipleOfChrist00 5 лет назад

CM Punk, GH3, and GTA

@wolf42i40 4 года назад

San Andreas lol

@wolfgang4136 2 года назад

Vernon is so underrated. He’s an insanely awesome player. Love your vids👍👍👍👍

@JensLarsen 6 лет назад

Classic Living Colour! Love this song! (and I am a little proud to say I played it the right way 😄)

@JensLarsen 6 лет назад

MegaCrasherMusic Certainly! I played it with a coverband in the 90's a lot of Vernon Reids stuff is drawing from more jazz and fusion ideas. That is his original background after all.

@rickfeith6372 6 лет назад

I know a guy named Lars Jensen!!

@JensLarsen 6 лет назад

Congratulations! 😄

@Rock_N_Guitar 2 года назад

you can play a song many different way even the artist who makes it up does variations

@Hiphopdabop 10 месяцев назад

@JensLarsen, his actual background is all music and he has simultaneously worked with various artists and styles of music at the same time never one or the other including Rock, R&B and Caribbean music.. Just music..

@jasonjohnson4170 6 лет назад

saw them at The Cannery in Nashville shortly after this song hit the charts back in the day. phenomenal band

@rawkinj6609 3 года назад

Arsenio Hall Show in 1989 clearly shows how he plays it right! Cheers brother, thanks, i WAS playing wrong too!

@vicjames2743 2 года назад

Vern is da man. Thanks for breaking that riff down. Been wanting to play it right since forever

@saintlotus93 6 лет назад

I knew about Living Color when I was younger but had forgotten about them until CM Punk started using this as his entrance theme. Killer riff for sure.

@armageddonmac18 3 года назад

This guy knows how to explain in detail without confusing you, Good video !

@paulrholland4473 2 года назад

Talk about perfect timing, just started on this song two days ago using the open string method. Glad I stumbled upon Uncle Ben's lesson before it got too ingrained. Great lesson, thanks!

@ArtistformerlyknownasBret Год назад

Been subscribed for a while. Every time I think you've covered my niches covered I get a recommendation from something I've watched on youtube. You sir, are outstanding!

@c.g.vonhagenstein7576 6 лет назад

Good jerb unca Ben. I've got a crap transcription of this song somewhere and never really took the time to dig into the song and learn it the "correct" way. "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" is another great tune of theirs that's fun to play and improv over. Love the rhythms in that one. 🤘🏼

@almightyantichrist 6 лет назад

I bought that CD back in 89. Awesome vid Ben!

@thebubonicj 6 лет назад

I always thought this song was so fun to play. All the guitar parts are so fun and clever. It's a classic.

@davidparry1973 6 лет назад

Vernon Reid. This came out when I was a teenager and at the time I listened to Bad Brains religiously and Dr. Know was writing amazing shit. When I saw Cult for the first time I caught that same guitar high. Man I wish I had a guitar with a tremolo bar. It is almost Christmas.....

@VLVanDerMerwe 6 лет назад

The most helpful vid on RU-vid for this riff!! Thank-you!!

@Pepe-gh7dl 6 лет назад

This riff is making me a better guitar player, thanks Uncle Ben

@EricWilliamLee 7 месяцев назад

Ha! Exactly. I went to bring up tab for someone and your thing came up. Your way is exactly the way that seemed best to me even though open strings should always be an option. Right on dude!

@Dean-qt3rp 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely excellent tutorial. I never had the patience to figure out the transition triad licks in between verses. Thank you.

@jrsmoots 6 лет назад

Nicely done! I've always wondered why Vernon frets it in the perhaps the most difficult possible way :)

@chrisegg7936 Год назад

I just found myself wondering the same thing after watching a couple clips of him playing it. He switches in and out of economy picking too. I think when you're that good, you don't necessarily think about "how can make this as easy for myself as possible."

@Hiphopdabop 10 месяцев назад

He has his way, but it is about the individual.

@ibleedoranbla 2 года назад

I just experienced a new high. Uncle Ben saying good luck this is a challenging riff just as I nail it has to be top 5 most satisfying moments of my life.

@Pickguard1 6 лет назад

See? I KNEW that riff was hard to play! Lol..... Solo next! Thanks Ben!

@andyvitale6071 2 года назад

Good lesson great band and wild memories! Thanks for the walk down memory road!

@michaeltravisano3321 6 лет назад

Man, excellent catch on the D. I remember the just about all of the transcriptions at the time in the guitar mags had that open D on the 4th string, but Guitar for the Practicing Musician correctly (we now know) had the D on the 5th. It was so much more difficult to play smoothly that I refused to believe it - but you can't run from the truth. Goddamn it, you can't run from the truth.

@ELF1977 4 года назад

The 1st person to show the way for me with this sweet riff!!!!! Dig yer Ibanez. I have a roadstar series II all black.

@throwmeabone6697 2 года назад

Thanks,finally got it. I love it ! It’s one of my all time favorites.”SASSY” ✌🏻😎

@pjguitarist4297 6 лет назад

I never realized that the chorus was all major triads until I watched Vernon play it on that same video.

@mastertimb 2 года назад

This is super awesome. Thank you Uncle Ben!

@GregsGarage 6 лет назад

Off to build some character. Thanks for talking about the picking of this riff... It's always tripped me up.

@SpookyApparition 6 лет назад

yeah, this riff is deceptively tricky. I suck at it.

@jacobwaits3559 2 года назад

Uncle Ben always coming in clutch!

@AaronB99999 5 лет назад

I worked on this a while back and gave up on it. It sounds pretty basic but in the key of G it just wasn't working for me. But after watching your video I was able to finally get it. Thanks! The key for me seemed to be letting the wrist move a bit as you move that first finger back and forth on the D string rather than just trying to do it purely as a finger move. Maybe good players know this intuitively but I had to sort of stumble into it. Really glad to add this to my riff collection at long last.

@santinochavez8149 3 года назад

This riff definitely sounds better with closed frets. I initially learned it with open strings, which was challenging in itself, but I’m glad I learned how to play it this way. As far as the finger placement, I think the best thing is to find a way that works for you. The way Vernon plays it is just too awkward for me. That jump to the 2nd fret on the D string throws me off. I play it similar to your way, except I don’t deviate from playing the 3rd fret on the low E with my middle finger. Regardless, I think this is a great tutorial for anyone trying to learn this riff.

@RebelTheUncanny1 6 лет назад

I've been sitting here getting this up to speed with the pinky crossover thing on the second lick. It's a little tricky, but once you get it, you got it, and it sounds good with a dooby and a lotta slapback.

@michaeltaylors2456 6 лет назад

Devastating Rock song . Monster riff Thanks for the meter explanation . I’m in the Vernon’s slightly smeared, just about to fall off the edge soloing ala Page is freakin fantastic artistry camp. Thanks Ben , subscribed !

@Poppafunkband 5 лет назад

Zep does that meter trick all the time

@RR31982 4 года назад

They rocked!🤘🏻

@TinyEMonroe 6 лет назад

Uncle Ben Rocks!!!

@Kevin-nr9lj 8 месяцев назад

FInally learning this riff. Now is the right time :)

@albertoschmithousin6767 Год назад

Awesome Riff Dude! As usual you taught me something new. I was doing the open string too. Gonna take a minute for my hand to remember it tho...😊

@sixfoursoul2538 4 года назад

Easily the one of the sickest top 100 Rock riffs of all time, I have been playing it wrong all these year too with open strings but mainly because I wasnt good enough as a player yet to hit all those individual notes.

@donniey.8891 5 лет назад

Awesome lesson. Beautiful Ibanez.

@surg20 11 месяцев назад

That is the exact way it was transcribed in Guitar for the Practicing Musician in the November 1989 issue when the song came out back when magazines were how we all learned songs. That is exactly how my band played it back in 1992 and I have always played it for last 30+ years.

@pmayh3m 5 лет назад

Duuuude...I didn't hear anything you said in the first part this video. I was just staring at your guitar. That paint job is awesome! Great info in the video, once I was able to focus. Thanks!

@ChristianBjork 3 года назад

amazing tutorial to an amaaazing riff, thank you..

@luxuriousfir 6 лет назад

Well done! Thanks Ben!

@MrKjohnson123 2 года назад

Holy skunk sweat this riff is intense.Thank you so much for sharing your hard work,been trying his one for a long time. :)

@TheMightyPirateTm 6 лет назад

This riff is surprisingly difficult to play, probably because I just suck. Thanks for the lesson!

@jobriathboy 2 месяца назад

YES!!!!!!! the way i've played it since i was 15, back in '88...

@carletonlegrant5605 2 года назад

Great video I'm fortunate I learned it the right way from Guitar Magazine back in the day. They had it right on the money. Both ways sound good.

@luisownerbr 6 лет назад

Hell ye uncle Bennett, that's a nice song.

@Lanearndt 5 лет назад

Great teaching style and that's one helluva pretty axe!!

@YuckFou502 5 лет назад

Glad I found this channel Good stuff man. Subbed up 👍

@richdelb 6 лет назад

Dude, every time it goes out of focus I don't know if you are melting my brain with magical rock knowlage or if I am having a seizure. Either way, my eyes are crossed the rest of the day.....:)

@mark123469 2 года назад

Great video thank you now comes the work .

@NeroTheIncredible 6 лет назад

Living color a league on their own with 24-7 SPYZ !!!

@elgoogkcuf 6 лет назад

thanks uncle ben!

@Twobarpsi 2 года назад

Best lesson on this !!

@samovarrarwinrar2095 3 года назад

I knew it! Damn, you are my hero! I knew, there were no open notes!

@burtonkephart6239 2 года назад

Yea just was watching Vernon playing it live and he doesn’t play open strings. Also Marty Schwartz guitar lesson plays the first change up different so far as I can tell but your pace lesson shows it better! Good vid

@heinzbaron9129 3 года назад

The name of your channel deserves an update just by itself.

@phylodude 11 месяцев назад

Dang... you're a good teacher.

@StopPanakinAnakin 7 месяцев назад

I have to play this in my band this weekend and im underrehearsed AF. thank you for this so so so much.

@joemieszczur9735 6 лет назад

nice video, i'm quite certain rocksmith2014 has this same version on it. its how i learned to play this song.

@charbaker 4 года назад

You have earned a new follower

@BillyJoeJimBob8 Год назад

"...at step-dad speed." Love that! Practical too.

@benosborn267 6 лет назад

I was getting worried that my Uncle Ben wouldnt post today D:

@Kris-cp3tz 6 лет назад

On Monday I bought a Jackson Dinky and found out the saddle was stripped so I returned it to GC and for a 100 dollars more got an RG470. The Ibanez is way better quality and the stock pickups sound way better and it feels great too. The only thing I don't like is the Autumn Fade finish but I want to do something like your guitars anyway.

@drefrazier4266 2 года назад

Yeah a lot of people think the chords for the next part are played near the open position as well but he actually jumps way up the neck for them. Nice lesson bro \m/

@pino_7428 3 года назад

I was doing it right the whole time and is very challenging

@umyes5246 2 года назад

Thanks Ben!

@RTmusicLtd2020 4 года назад

Great lesson. This is such a tricky little riff that you've unlocked for us! However I cannot do the 'pinky' bar and must 'cheat' with open string for one note there...

@jibicusmaximus4827 9 месяцев назад

i knew it in closed position then, after seeing and hearing him do it with open strings i learnt whole section with them.

@ericdescombes3507 Год назад

Excellent !!!! Thanks !!!!

@evolutionmb 6 лет назад

Would love to have Ben do the solos as a lesson!

@Giovanifernandesdesa 3 года назад

Thanks men. thanks for providing subtitles in portugues brasil. thanks for including us.

@telli1823 4 года назад

argh! this be freakin hard, mate!

@johnnieguitar5724 Год назад

Love the ferocity!

@kellycious98 6 лет назад

THANKS, AMAZING JOB!

@billyhughes9776 6 лет назад

I'm not a locking tremolo, or over the top looking guitar fan, but,.... that Ibanez looks awesome. Oh,...great lesson too.

@nucleusmedicalmedia 5 лет назад

10:24 How to build character...

@virusofdeath8023 4 года назад

Gonna try and learn it... gonna take me awhile... I dont do covers... I just do my own riffs... I jam out to drum tracks

@GoodWolfWonRocky Год назад

This is one of those songs that make you say, may as well start learning guitar all over again 😉🤠!!! Lol

@jaredcook3757 5 лет назад

I laughed ridiculously loud when I heard you say Skank Banger.

@JSustain 5 лет назад

Great lesson. But I worked so hard to learn it my way - with that open D string - that I don't want to change. Now if I can only get that crazy solo down!!

@sunoclockoneday2576 2 года назад

I remember the tab in guitar player ( I think they had it wrong ). This song gets me amped every time

@MetalHeadHippie 6 лет назад

You going to post your gigs with Skank Banger.?

@vinigomes4241 5 лет назад

Yes man...The CM PUNK chants are coming... I cab feel it

@IvanIvan1974 6 лет назад

Sir, you are at 424 likes & 0 dislikes...ths is like win something at the lottery. Be proud!

@BenjaminRichardCraig 3 года назад

I like using the middle two fingers for the 3rd fret notes

@jibicusmaximus4827 9 месяцев назад

when i played in closed position like you are here, i had one finger per fret, the index is jut used for the nd fret e, took ages but but it built my hand up

@TheMetalBison 5 лет назад

He just watched Vernon explain it on his video and then sold it as his own lesson lol

@waltonwalton4309 2 года назад

great song .. song sound great when he starting playing fast guitar sound great make song sound so f good

@JamiePittsSCM 6 лет назад

Wow! So many bad tabs from 1988 Guitar World! lol. I learned it full of open strings too and it drove me nuts that I couldn't get it to sound 'right'... This is much better.