More
- Whitesnake StyleLEVEL 4Whitesnake style ballad solo!
- Motorhead StyleLEVEL 4Lesson inspired by the music of this powerful heavy metal band - Motorhead.
- Dio StyleLEVEL 4Learn some riffs inspired by the music of the legendary Dio. Full of crunchy power chords.
- Anthrax StyleLEVEL 4In this lesson I cover the old school Thrash Style of one of the Big Four, along with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth - band called Anthrax.
- Anvil StyleLEVEL 4Metal rhythm lesson covering the style of Anvil, the pioneers of Thrash & Speed metal.
- Poison StyleLEVEL 6Check out some tasty riffs and licks that bring to mind the hard partying sounds of Poison.
- Annihilator StyleLEVEL 5In this lesson I cover the rhythm style of this fantastic Canadian Thrash Metal band leaded by Jeff Waters called "Annihilator".
- Exodus StyleLEVEL 4Thrash Metal lesson covering the rhythm style of one of the most popular bands of the genre: Exodus.
- Mastodon StyleLEVEL 4Modern Metal lesson in the style of Mastodon.
more
easier
Feedback
Ulrik11th January 2015Never heard of Akira, but it sounds great.
Guido Bungenstock8th January 2015Yeah, the britisch Master is back!! Just f.... great, mate!!! :-D
livoire137th January 2015Ah ! The last part is taken from your "another 30 shredders " video
Nice.
Ben Higgins7th January 2015Cool stuff! And just when I thought this was doable for me, the last few licks came :')
You can do it, man. They sound harder than they are. Even if you can't play them at full speed you can learn them and use them
Lester6th January 2015Cool stuff! And just when I thought this was doable for me, the last few licks came :')
- Ben Higgins6th January 2015
Thanks Homies !
Bogdan Radovic6th January 2015Love the riffs and 80s vibe in this one. Thanks Ben!
HungryForHeaven6th January 2015Just awesome!!
Monica Gheorghevici6th January 2015Great lesson and very cool tone!
Kristofer Dahl6th January 2015Thanks Ben, listening to Crazy Nights now - this is a piece of the 80s history I have missed. Thanks for bringing it up!
Hajduk6th January 2015Wow!! That was awesome Ben
Love it
Practicing Peers
- Total views: 0
- Member views: 0
- Guest views: 0
- Lesson
- My notes
Welcome to my new lesson!
The focus this time is on Japanese guitar shred legend Akira Takasaki.
"Akira Takasaki (born February 22, 1961, in Osaka, Japan) is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness" - Wikipedia
Takasaki become known in the 80's as the lead guitarist and main song writer of the metal band Loudness. His riff writing at that time was reflective of the period, with commercial sounding chord progressions often sitting side by side with darker, more NWOBHM influenced riffs. His lead guitar playing was like Eddie Van Halen on steriods, with more speed picking and sweep arpeggios featuring in his style, the latter being something EVH has never done.
Takasaki's playing also sometimes featured neo-classical elements which were becoming popular by the mid 80's. His tone was typically provided by the crunch of a Marshall. In this lesson we're going to be working on:
-Palm muting
-Rhythm
-Tapping
-Picking
-Legato
It's time to grab that guitar and shred faster than a Kamikaze pilot flying through the air !
Tuning: E A D G B E - Standard Tuning
Tempo: 115 bpm
Key: F#m, Am
Gear:
Ibanez RG7421, Nick Crow 8505 Amp Plugin, Guitar Suite Tube Screamer, Poulin LeCab 2.
Scales:
Scrubbing / forward / rewind: arrow right, arrow left keys
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
