Everything You Need to Know About Still of the Night by Whitesnake | With Ben Eller! 

Great video! Queensryche - Eyes of a stranger

Michael Schenker Groups Positive forward or ANYTHING by the criminally underrepresented UFO's /Lone Star's late great Paul 'Tonka' Chapman who passed recently. Pretty please with sugar on it.

Thanks for the lesson, Captain Ben! How about digging into the German inventors of Pirate Metal, Running Wild. Check out their epic songs "Riding The Storm" (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hg_uIQa_5es.html) and "Battle of Waterloo" (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Co6N7PTdnn0.html). Thank you!

Something melodic? Check Tons of great licks? Check A little easier? Maybe House of Broken Love by Great White.

Queensryche. Breaking the silence. Or anything off mindcrime.

1000% agree with you lml

Well said. John obviously gave attention to every detail of the entire album. Every note is as tasteful as it could possibly be. He clearly put his blood & sweat into the 87 album.

Exactly! And you know he never mentioned the man that created that song but has some "wanna be" on his thumbnail!`

@@t-boog2173 Still one of the best rock albums ever made in my opinion. Definitely the best Whitesnake album.

Truth be told, the Whitesnake album is great because of Sykes. His monster rhythm playing, his shredding, and that godly backing vocals. The Slip of the Tongue album runs in comparison. Van is a great guitarist, but he’s following in impossible foot steps. BTW, I’ve always wondered how different it had been if Adrian had been able to record it. And that first Blue Murder album is fucking KILLER!

Just got to use a Luthier Knot, with only 1 or 2 winds, when stringing 👍

​@@petersmith143 As a tech, I hate when people knot the strings in this fashion, it really isn't necessary. The nut just needs to be cut properly, especially considering how far the D and G strings rake to the sides, the corner of the slot leading to the tuners just needs eased off and polished so it doesn't get caught on a corner.

It is truly annoying to see a guy who could outplay, out write and out sing almost anyone to go so unnoticed! He is a beast!

Criminally underrated is more like it. Sykes and Andy LaRoque have the best vibrato in any genre of music and each are instantly recognizable. So controlled and powerful its ridiculous. It's not easy to use one constant vibrato speed that never changes over any tempo. Crazy shit!

Sykes was the best even Bon Rock said it a few weeks ago on Tone talk , best guitarist ever worked with was Sykes

Honestly god like

And boy o' boy, what an album it is!! :O

Saw Blue Murder with John singing Still of the Night. That's when you realize the man is excessively gifted with multiple talents. He did a fine job singing a tune that the legendary David Coverdale had already made famous. In short, he's amazing both as a guitarist and vocalist.

Unreal album by Sykes..love it!

Definitely! One of his best works

Don't forget his work with Tygers Of Pan Tang 80-82

lmfaooo hell yeah

Same as.....Sykes was a big Gary Moore fan, two of the finest guitarist ever!

Thin Lizzy were amazing..great songs..solos and melodies!

Get a dang ol' haircut, hippy!!!! You look like a city boy!!!

@@BenEller Don't you sass me! I'm country born and RAISED!

Robert Baker Maybe you should both start endorsing hair products!

You were channeling Arthur of King of Queens. You had me rolling!

Correction, Mr. John Sykes told us how to live our life 😂😂😂

Aaaaand I’m sold! I’ll look into those!

@@BenEller They are fantastic,..You will see an enormous difference. Thanks for what you do Ben. I have learned some things from you. 36 years playing and about 17 years playing clubs in Atlanta and I'm still a student of the guitar. You have one of the top guitar channels with having both entertainment and really valuable, ques, advice and techniques. Considering the amount of guitar related channels that are all over You tube, it is remarkable when someone is a standout. I hope you do try the Graph tech Tusq nut. If so, please tell us about your results. It's been the holy grail of tuning from my experience and fellow guitarists that I've recommended it and they listened experienced the same result.

Couldn’t agree more. Was planning on making the same comment! Have 2 LPs, an SG, and 5 Explorers. TusqXL is a mandatory upgrade on these goofy string-angle machines. The pre-slotted nuts are cut from the factory significantly more precise (and smooth) than any factory Gibson nut I have seen, and I have not needed to make any slot adjustments. Will say that StewMac nut files are great for height/width adjustments, but a flat block and various grits of sandpaper will get you there as well. Use a razor blade to first score any finish overlap, tap gently with a block and mallet to break glue. Since Gibson nut bottoms are flat, I’ve found it best to tap the nut out from a side rather than attempting to pry up. Little taps from all directions til it’s free. Much less chance of chipping finish on headstock. Slide new nut in/out same way while test fitting. Be sure to remove any remaining factory glue from the slot (this is where the StewMac files really shine). Don’t overdo it, no need to cut wood, just get the slot clean and flat! Few small drops of titebond under new nut, restring (loosely) while glue is still wet, make final lateral adjustments and let sit 30 minutes. Tune to pitch and final sand/contour sides to neck width if necessary. Greatly appreciate your content. Looking forward to seeing your LP with new and improved super stable tuning in future videos!

@@mikepietras3685 A little sanding on the sides (ends). Then I rigged up a 3" wide x 30" long piece of 3/4 finish grade maple plywood,..Cut 2 pieces of sandpaper ( 80 grit and 180) to glue to the wood and make a flat sanding block. Sand the button of the nut down, periodically check height until desired height is achieved. I have the low E and the high E strings on, so that I can dry check it periodically. Using the 3rd fret method (press down behind 2nd fret = G note position). This makes a string bridge between the nut saddle slot and the second fret. With it pressed down, looking at the first fret clearance, I shoot for about .006 on the low E and .002 on the high E. I do this by manipulating the pressure as I'm holding the nut flat on the sanding block and checking things periodically, I can deliver more or less pressure as required to either side of the nut...I take it all off of the bottom. I've done a total of 6 guitars and never once needed to touch the saddle slots...

@IT'SME Every guitar I've played in 36 years had tuning issues to some degree. Some were mild but enough to be remarkable. I always knew the problems were almost entirely (of not 100%) string binding in the nut saddles. I guess its fairly common knowledge. I used different graphite lubricants with some success but nothing as well as installing the graphtechs. I have heard of guitars that stay in tune well with no factory changes but never have experienced it first hand. My Fender Telecaster and Strat was less than good also but the graphtech fixed them too. Glad to hear you've had a great experience without replacing anything.

yeah man, gimme those little mistakes on records any day over perfection!

Couldn't agree more! But then again i'm a 46 year old kid stuck in the 70's-90's music. Guess it's all the teen memories attached with the music...

Agreed. You can tell a lot of the stuff John Sykes played for the bridge, he probably played on the spot and left it in there. Same goes with the trills and slides he did throughout it.

AGREED....real music played by real humans...nothing better!!!

We on Board I’m right there with you...45. I find a lot of newer music that I listen to is from bands that have been around for a while. Testament, Amon Amarth, Overkill, Nightwish, etc

That channel was mine, Yup I had like 11,000+ videos taken down two days ago

Not only do you have to hold a stretch for Love Is On The Way, but you constantly move it up and down one fret AND one string. Then that chorus progression makes you think you have some sense of normalcy again, but bam. Right back to stretching. Just this one song made me a better player!

totally!!!!

@@BenEller Why did I hear the name Coverdale but no direct mention of Sykes? I of course may have missed it but did I? :)

​@BenEller do you possibly have this tabbed out on your Instagram or Patreon? There's quite a bit going on in this one. Would like to learn it.

I love that chord..use it all the time!

A year behind you! Major reminiscing 🤘

I just ordered an LP because of Uncle Ben. I'm sure Sweetwater appreciated the $2K I just gave them at Uncle Ben's behest. Lol.

I have that same video..I learned alot from that video!

I was like FUCK! He got me

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZHtpY-SQ4F8.html

It was cruel. We await the solo lesson. ;)

Soooooo good

Love Blue Murder. Some blazing guitar work all across that record. Wish John would get his new record out but he can't seem to get it together. Apparently it's been done for years.

Yeah this one has Grover’s and they suck! I need to get the nut looked over too.

Typically the issue on Les Pauls is the crazy string pull through the nut. Finessing the slots is a huge help. With some TLC, you can have a Les Paul that stays in tune, and nothing else quite feels and sounds like it!

YES best song on the album!

10:33 one of the John Petrucci`s lesson )))) (not rememb, maybe for YoungGuitar)

Just think if he played on an SG. You'd be passed out.

Isn't Vivian Campbell the player/composer on this? I could be wrong..

That’s natural!

i would be worried if it didn't

@@markslima1557 Nope, John Sykes. Vivian didn't write anything on the record.

@@markslima1557 no it is a John sykes/ David Coverdale Composition. Unfortunatley after the publicised spat between Cov and syksey Cov replaced Sykesy with Viv who appeared in the Still of the night vid. Cov also got dan Huff to play over the here I go again solo which had originally been done by Adrian Vandenvberg on the radio edit. Not to be confused with the original Marsden Moody version.

My new band name

Or the Sphincters' Taint😃😃

hahahaha

Lol facts hahaha

Did you just refer to Whitesnake as buttrock?

@@caladan_brewed I use it as a term of endearment!

You've gotta love buttrock bro. A little bit of Whitesnake, Winger, Dokken and your pussy game is 100% enhanced.

Isn’t it just the worst? I did it to make you mad.

@@BenEller They may look gold but they don't sound very golden.

jimmy page

Ewwww no! That shit will make him cut a chunk out of his Les Paul. There's better alternatives.

Try Grover 502C locking tuners and Graph Tech saddles instead.

Dont forget Bernie and Mick . I think Cov had been keeping an eye out for a richie replacement and when he saw the success Syksey had with rejuvenating Lizzy it was a no brainer.

Don't forget Adrian Vandenberg who i as a teen gave all the credit when he was in the video of still of the night. Fact is i just learned about rest of them a few mounts ago . Obviously i did know about Vai who stepped in when Vandenberg hurt his hands.

David Coverdale started his career at the top: Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple.

@@weonboard9430 Vandenberg's solo band is awesome and he played a great solo on Here I Go Again 87. I heard it from a podcast on youtube that his departure was actually money issue and Vai's involvement instead of him hurting his hand.

@@wenxingwang7867 Ty, always fun to be more enlightened.

Yeah, but the groupies loved it and that gimmick sold tickets. Hundreds of thousands of tickets.

Fun Fact: that moment was why the term 'douchebag' was actually coined as an insult.

@@codacreator6162 Right,. and "artistically" it was a fucking joke.

Nope. Nobody does it like Sykes. As popular as WS was in '87, I will always believe Coverdale's biggest mistake was breaking up that band in favor of the glam boys he took on tour. Don't get me wrong, I love each of those guys, Vandenberg, Campbell, Sarzo and Aldridge IN THEIR OWN MUSIC. But a cover band for what is arguably one of the best albums of the decade is just stupid. He accomplished what he wanted, to tour and make a lot of money and impress a lot of girls (which he would have done anyway), but he missed the thread when he took Sykes and company out of the mix.