🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cheers man!

and im running to the hills

Hey that's absolutely amazing! I'm glad these videos were interesting and motivating. Sorry it took me so long to respond, I somehow missed your comment but I hope you've picked up that electric guitar again and if you haven't, don't keep putting it off! Playing music in any capacity is one of the best things for the soul... But electric guitar has that little something extra 😃🤘

Have fun and let me know if questions come up! 🤘

Thank you!

Thanks so much!!

Muito obrigado! Cheers from Canada 🤘

Grande país Portugal 💪

I always say the devil truly is in the details. The smallest things can make all the difference in the world!

Glad you like it and I'm really happy to hear it's helpful. Thank you for watching!!

@@LicksOfTheBeast Thank you for your reply,awesome lesson.Thank you again Nicko for explaining and giving the count on rhythm Guitar,it hard to get down the picking pattern, Down Down up,Down Down up,Down Down up,Down Down up,it going to take time,to get down right,it was great that you mention the count 1 e and. 2 e and. 3 e and. 4 e and. It kind remind of Dio Holy Diver song,Maybe Iam right or Maybe Iam wrong,I don't know,Oh by the way, The Band UFO uses Galloping Rhythm in the songs to.Thank you,James

Saw them open for Nightwish something like 15 years ago and they sounded killer!

That's so encouraging to hear. Thank you so much!!

Thank YOU for watching and leaving some words of encouragement! 🤜🤛

Thank you SO much!

Muito obrigado!! Cheers brother 🤜🤛

1000 thanks! Happy to hear this was interesting to watch 😃

1000 thanks!! Greatly appreciated ☺️

Muchisimas gracias amigo!! Truly, I appreciate your encouraging words ery much. Cheers man!

That's awesome! Really glad to hear that 😃🤘

I hear ya, man! It's crazy how much time we had to spend on some of this stuff 😅

Thank YOU! Cheers!! 🤘🤘

Haha I love it! 😃

Oh master is too much for me 😬 I just try to be a very good student and share the little bit that I know. Thank you so much for watching and for your very kind words!

The gallop is good! 🤘😃🤘

That's awesome! Being a beginner is very exciting and I hope this channel will help get you off to a great start!! 🤘

@@LicksOfTheBeast do you have a recommendation on which maiden song to tackle first? I've been trying the opening riff for number of the beast for now, but my pinky is stilly lacking strength so I'm also doing spider exercises and scales for practice!

Hey man sorry I completely missed this comment! I only saw it not because I got a notification that someone replied... Anyhow, I just posted a full tutorial of Flight of Icarus aimed at beginners and there will be a lot more beginner focused tutorials in the future as well. Hope that will be helpful to you! Cheers 🤜🤛

Horns up! 🤘

Thanks so much! I did a cover of the solo from different world on my Instagram page. If you shoot me a message there I'll send you the link!

Consistent practice always gets you there... it's the same process for all of us 😅😅 Glad you enjoyed the video!!

It's tricky because it varies so much from person to person. Things like grip, angle etc... I mean for sure there are some people who might have found something more ideal from a biomechanical standpoint but usually I find it's a question of what works best for you.

Thank you so much! Do you mean the opening riff or the verse riff?

Verse riff, i know the opening riff is all downstrokes by Dave. I cheat and do the alternate picking method. I just cant lock down the verse riff.

Thanks Nicko if you ever get to Sarasota, Fl, I'll buy the beers.

A few people have asked me about the verse riff. 🤔 I might make a short about that!

Thank you! This guitar is completely original so it's got the stock Ibanez pickups. The bridge is called a V2 and it's a high output pickup similar to a super distortion but with an Alnico 5 magnet instead of ceramic.

@@LicksOfTheBeast Cool - Thanks

They're definitely way more expensive than they were a few years ago. Especially the more rare models. In all fairness, if you're a die-hard fan of Eddie, I can think of worse things to do with a Destroyer than a tribute to the man who revolutionized guitar playing 😄 🤘

One common reason is holding the pick too tight and tensing up too much. Trying to keep your picking hand a bit more loose and relaxed should make a big difference. With practice you'll be able to play even fast and tight rhythms with any pick without it sliding out of your hand. Cheers 🤜🤛

Sou Italiano mas tem muitos Portugueses e Brasileros onde moro. Maybe some of the accent rubbed off... 🤷🏻‍♂️😊 Thanks so much my friend! Cheers!! 🤘🤘

💯💯 It'll sound like Maiden if you play it like Maiden. How you play is much more important than what you play through. I sometimes plug straight in to my little old Line 6 Spider iv 15 and it sounds just fine! Add a Tube Screamer (or the Donner/Joyce/Senheiser equivalent) and an EQ pedal and you've got a killer setup 🤘

Hmmmm I can't think of any off the top of my head. The intro to Genghis Khan is mainly 16th note triplets which is a pretty cool pattern to play but an actual reverse gallop, I can't think of one.

What worked for me is to pay very close attention to the picking motion, slow it down as much as you can without altering the way you are picking. That way you can see if you are dragging at any point (that used to me my problem at first) or where it isn't completely smooth. That will help you course correct. Really slowing down is like a big zoom on your playing so that any little imperfections get magnified.

Yup! I will definitely be doing that one. 😃

@@LicksOfTheBeast thanks bro 🖤😍

You mean the guitar on this video? Everything is just one guitar recorded live.

@@LicksOfTheBeast sorry, I was meaning the band.

I don't know who did it first as a rock thing but there are some early versions of that picking pattern in various 70s hard rock and metal songs. Judas Priest's cover of Diamonds and Rust for example, although I think Zeppelin did it first with Achilles and somewhat similarly with Immigrant song. Heart's Barracuda has a pretty heavy gallop and that was released in '77. Maiden definitely put their own signature on it (heavier, a bit tighter more biting), starting with Killers and then Run to the hills, hallowed be thy name etc.

Yeah....I mean... They're kinda ok, I guess. 🤷🏻 😂😂 Thanks so much for watching and subscribing to the channel! Cheers 🤜🤛