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This is Why You Suck at Guitar: Your Vibrato on Bends SUCKS!

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Ben Eller

Ben Eller

Күн бұрын

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This is why you suck at guitar 29: Your Vibrato on Bends SUCKS!!!
Is bad bending vibrato ruining your life? Are you suffering from a severe lack of chicks and money? You've come to the right place! Your good buddy Uncle Ben Eller is back with a brand new TIWYSAG so get you shaking the ropes better than the Ultimate Warrior!!!
This has been one of my most-requested videos because so many players struggle with it, and it's one of the most important aspects of your playing, no matter what style of music you're playing!!! Beginner or pro, you NEED these tips for MORE BETTER BENDS!
I'm gonna show you the secrets of the technique (Kirk, watch close), give you the best ways to practice it, and then give you tips on how to perfect it. You're gonna be the next Francis Bubbletrousers!!!
Playing my BEAUTIFUL 1997 Ibanez JemFP-77 that my wife just got me as an early birthday present, and I am IN LOVE! This guitar rules. Got that running into the Axe FX 3, and I'm using gluten-free horse hair extensions. Pony!

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@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Thanks for learning why your vibrato on bends USED TO suck! Come hang with me on my Patreon page and get access to SO MUCH bonus stuff! www.patreon.com/posts/106645950?
@lyricbread
@lyricbread Ай бұрын
Dude. Your wife is an absolute legend! Not only is that guitar on my bucket list, but I can’t think of a better birthday gift for my uncle! Happy Birthday!
@MyBestAdvice
@MyBestAdvice Ай бұрын
@beneller I saw the Patreon post that you were looking for a Jem. Then your wife goes and buys you the legendary late 90's floral design? No words there. I remember 30 years ago lusting after that beauty. Wait, that was Aunt Julie. Wait, wrong again, it was both.
@davidemmons899
@davidemmons899 Ай бұрын
"shaking the ropes like the Ultimate Warrior in Summer Slam '92" made my weekend.
@Silverhands
@Silverhands Ай бұрын
I was literally just watching clips of ultimate warrior before coming here😂
@absolutmauser
@absolutmauser Ай бұрын
Same here. Came for the vibrato tips, stayed for the WWF throwbacks.
@IsaacMTSU
@IsaacMTSU Ай бұрын
Where else can you learn guitar while watching stand up comedy? Thanks, Uncle Ben!
@ryandavis4247
@ryandavis4247 Ай бұрын
Ditto
@davidsk8rz
@davidsk8rz Ай бұрын
Uncle Bend Eller
@chirinea
@chirinea Ай бұрын
You know you've been around KZfaq for a while when Uncle Ben starts to actually look the age of an uncle
@l.a.rodriguez9581
@l.a.rodriguez9581 Ай бұрын
That Floral Ibanez Jem looks NICE.
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
I like things that are nice!
@burnsZY85
@burnsZY85 Ай бұрын
@@BenEller so does my step mom.......which is why i am not allowed in the main living area anymore.... wink wink
@neilhowellmusic
@neilhowellmusic Ай бұрын
By far the best guitaring channel on the internets. Been playing for 35 years, and I still find your content to be fresh and fun.
@anthonyfinch550
@anthonyfinch550 Ай бұрын
Vibrato bends are this nation’s backbone
@RuiN4265
@RuiN4265 Ай бұрын
First off your guitar playing is phenomenal but your sense of humor is even better, I laugh so damn hard watching your vids man. Pure comedy and solid guitar playing advice in the same video....GOLD
@Patrick-857
@Patrick-857 Ай бұрын
The comedy is his evil plot to trick us into learning the basics that we overlooked when we were just starting out. We're too busy laughing to notice we're learning stuff.
@touchtennis
@touchtennis Ай бұрын
I’m old enough to remember your aunt Julie! Even she wouldn’t have me because my vibrato sucked then and it sucks now.
@whatarefriends4
@whatarefriends4 Ай бұрын
This is a perfectly executed Ben Eller video performance
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Hahaha thank you
@randomguitarnote8887
@randomguitarnote8887 Ай бұрын
12:25 thank you, that little detail is very helpful.
@LeonRHarvey
@LeonRHarvey Ай бұрын
thanks for the video aunt julie
@markusschaffer2418
@markusschaffer2418 Ай бұрын
I bought the same guitar in 1990 and sold it in 1994, regret it til today…😢 a real beaut ❤
@Grumbll
@Grumbll Ай бұрын
It was a necessary lesson. I've been playing guitar for more than 30 years and I've always had my doubts about the recipe or recipes for good vibrato. Thank you for this lesson.
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jolu1621
@jolu1621 Ай бұрын
I really need this now. Thx Ben
@M-Guitars
@M-Guitars Ай бұрын
I barely practiced any lead guitar techniques. Only recently I became interested. Thx for this tutorial! I did it all wrong (bending the string higher) and it always sounded like sheet.
@Patrick-857
@Patrick-857 Ай бұрын
Many of my favourite players are the only player in their respective bands. Lead and rhythm become the same thing when you start to look at the instrument holistically. A big revelation to me recently was Eddie Van Halens massive sound chords are literally just basic triads on the D,G and B strings. Basically, take all the other strings away from your simple cowboy chords. I try to approach things in such a way that lead and rhythm are not separate things, I think it's a limiting way of thinking about it. That being said rhythm should be the foundation. If you can play all the right chords and arpeggios and have groove, that's most of what you need. But knowing lead guitar techniques allows you to add interesting things to your rhythm playing.
@lincolncarvalho6937
@lincolncarvalho6937 Ай бұрын
Step dad please make a video on how to achieve pinky finger supremacy please 😭
@joe32192
@joe32192 Ай бұрын
😂🎉
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Have you tried this one??? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sMeRYNuoltu0nZc.htmlsi=a0WSwLAdQor5554f
@lincolncarvalho6937
@lincolncarvalho6937 Ай бұрын
@@BenEller thanks dad, imma get to stirring the sauce now
@bradleystroup1457
@bradleystroup1457 Ай бұрын
​@lincolncarvalho6937 one of the ones that always killed me was the old Yngwie pattern "pinky-index-pinky-middle-pinky-index" as well as doing trills. Like doing an unnecessary amount of trills. Try going for 2 at first but work up to 5 trills and being able to move through a scale. Your pinky will be sloppy at first but you will build up to some ridiculous strength and eventually some good control
@Patrick-857
@Patrick-857 Ай бұрын
Lighter strings my dude.
@BigHermAZ
@BigHermAZ Ай бұрын
Finally a video where I'm actually half decent at what you're showing (for once), which is why I've shifted my focus to wanting to know more about Aunt Julie. Stories? Videos? Websites? Address? But don't be mistaken, your vibrato is very good! I don't want you to think that I didn't care....
@DeanClean42069
@DeanClean42069 Ай бұрын
LOL Shaking the ropes like ultimate warrior at summer slam 92
@dannyspitzer1267
@dannyspitzer1267 Ай бұрын
That was a good one 😆
@Jettblack_
@Jettblack_ Ай бұрын
Uncle Ben where were you in 1992 when I first began to suck at guitar?Now I suck less Thanks to you
@bestboy897
@bestboy897 Ай бұрын
thank u uncle ben i still have difficulty with pre bend vibrato from time to time
@brk5
@brk5 Ай бұрын
Thanks I was doing the shaking method, now practicing doing the right way. Great video
@Drtydeeds
@Drtydeeds Ай бұрын
Dude thank you so much for this. Something about this explanation made it click for me after years of being touch and go with this. Thanks Uncle Ben.
@braxal6983
@braxal6983 Ай бұрын
Excellent. I been waiting for you to do a video on this for a long time now. Thank you so much Ben!!!!!
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Hope you enjoyed it!
@horrorshowbass
@horrorshowbass Ай бұрын
😂flaps engorged 😂
@AlternateKek
@AlternateKek Ай бұрын
Ok, exactly what I needed! Lets go new video!!!
@Redcattledog
@Redcattledog Ай бұрын
Some great tips Ben, thank you, I think this really covered it perfectly. Personally I learned the Yngwie wide sweeping vibrato, something I learned from EVH as well, your wife got you a beautiful present there that's a beautiful guitar, and your Aunty sounds like she needs my number.
@donald-parker
@donald-parker Ай бұрын
Good as always. I was kind of hoping you would get into the double stop bends with vibrato. Extra fun with a floating trem.
@DanLeeRoth
@DanLeeRoth Ай бұрын
So much of this seems so obvious but most of us needed this spelled out for us. Thanks Uncle Ben!
@chucksaeger7500
@chucksaeger7500 Ай бұрын
All of your videos are mega inspiring! Thanks man!
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@twobarsfourstars
@twobarsfourstars Ай бұрын
So helpful and funny, thank you so much for sharing these tips. Never had bending make so much sense before. Much appreciated!!
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@pikkadollen
@pikkadollen Ай бұрын
Great and so important lesson. The kings of bending/vibrato deserves to be mentioned: Wolf Hoffmann and John Sykes.
@Stef140
@Stef140 Ай бұрын
One technique that helped me with this and vibratos in general is to to take my index and put it across the strings at an angle. It puts my wrist in the right position to do the swing movement.
@dannyspitzer1267
@dannyspitzer1267 Ай бұрын
Seriously, good topic Uncle Ben!
@jeffskyberg5615
@jeffskyberg5615 Ай бұрын
That was great information! So obvious but I never thought of it and can admit that I’m guilty of the wrong way! Thanks uncle Ben!
@warrenwalker2665
@warrenwalker2665 Ай бұрын
Actually my vibrato is pretty sound, it's everything else i completely suck ....at....and on top of that, i'm old which is my only consolation knowing i'll probably die of grief considering i've been playing forever......crushing horrible depression....oh well, great video...!!!
@nickgertsson
@nickgertsson Ай бұрын
Thank You @Beneller. Great topic and show. I been playing guitar for 42 years and teaching for over 20 years. I tell my students all the time work on your vibrato and tone,not your gear.There is more important to have a Great vibrato then play fast.Listen to Gary Moore and John Sykes vibrato.Thanx again Ben
@gabrielfrison
@gabrielfrison Ай бұрын
You introduced me to the concept of mosquito vibrato and that has forever changed my vibrato. Thank you sir!
@iduncanw
@iduncanw Ай бұрын
Congrats on the awesome new axe and for having an awesome wife to buy it for you. An early Happy Birthday as well 🎁🎂🎉🎈 Great video and great timing for me personally as I'm starting to get more comfortable with bends and vibrato in isolation. Now I can turbocharge my playing with both at once without scaring the neighbourhood cats away 🤘🤘
@MrPaulgilbertisgod
@MrPaulgilbertisgod Ай бұрын
Great lesson and my favourite Ibanez guitar ever !!!
@reckless-575
@reckless-575 Ай бұрын
I need to work on my vibrato. Thanks uncle Ben! 👍
@JimmyGallowayGuitar
@JimmyGallowayGuitar Ай бұрын
Love the dead pan humor. Congrats on the new whip, you got a keeper
@deltalegendsguitaramplific5450
@deltalegendsguitaramplific5450 Ай бұрын
Thanks Uncle Ben !
@mattbeels
@mattbeels Ай бұрын
Great lesson Uncle Bend! Love Kirk but his vibrato sux! Not only is it always the same but it’s the nervous man’s vibrato! Arghh!
@cristianlopez_8486
@cristianlopez_8486 Ай бұрын
Ah yes... good ole' wrist vibrato. Definitely THE technique that will define every guitarist's overall sound (imo). Also, definitely one of the hardest to nail consistently. 😵 Still refining it even after watching Uncle Ben's original TIWYSAG seven years later, but I've gotten better since then. 👌🏼👌🏼
@playswithpixels
@playswithpixels Ай бұрын
Nice gift! I love those floral Jems. But, good luck not wanting to swap out that bridge pickup lol
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Man I love the PAF Pro!!
@kenny3485
@kenny3485 Ай бұрын
You're rolling me, Ben! 😂 love your lessons & humor.
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@TemsNokdir97
@TemsNokdir97 Ай бұрын
Thank you uncle Ben for the amazing lesson. Whenever I bend and try to vibrate, the last note dies off within a second as it doesn't have sustain. It shows that I need to upgrade my gadgets 😊.
@gitplayer55
@gitplayer55 Ай бұрын
What helps with this is a guitar with a hardtail bridge and a shorter scale. A vibrato system usually counteracts the string tension with springs. When you bend, you put more tension on the string which leads to the springs expanding, what you have to counteract by bending more etc. So the bend is usually wider on a guitar with a vibrato system for the same desired pitch. And a shorter scale equals less string tension in general, what makes bends easier. And now you know why Zakk Wylde plays Les Paul. :D
@NotBenCoultry
@NotBenCoultry Ай бұрын
Wow I remember those Jems hung on the rack in a couple shops in the 90s, very cool - checking in with a 93 rg470 here ...I'm not even messing with that Motley-Julie factoid.
@hottamanful
@hottamanful Ай бұрын
Nice tips unk 🎸
@SatyamKumar-jq6iz
@SatyamKumar-jq6iz Ай бұрын
Great lesson as always man, but that guitar though 😍😍
@ronsadikov1453
@ronsadikov1453 Ай бұрын
flat, vibrato-less weak bends are a risk to national security
@Aristotelezz
@Aristotelezz Ай бұрын
I can't remember someone bringing up vibrato on bends. Also I never hadn't any questions about it. I thought it's matter of practicing. Meanwhile, most of the time I avoided the vibrato on a bend because it sucks when I try. But this is a great lesson and I hope I can implement what is told here! Thanx!
@70topbananaman
@70topbananaman Ай бұрын
Love the Jem!
@anthonydavella8350
@anthonydavella8350 Ай бұрын
5 years I have been trying. Started as an old man and I am almost to the point of quitting. Thanks Ben and BTW, as a terrible player I can assure you, half step bends are harder
@jamesthe-doctor8981
@jamesthe-doctor8981 Ай бұрын
60 years (this December), I’ve been “trying”. Just my opinion, but I believe the moment I’m satisfied with any aspect of my playing will be the moment I stop progressing. Take whatever meaning that may have to you.
@anthonydavella8350
@anthonydavella8350 Ай бұрын
@@jamesthe-doctor8981 60 years playing or alive?
@dannyspitzer1267
@dannyspitzer1267 Ай бұрын
Good video Uncle Bren! Don't be a dingus! ---Dr. Steve Brule
@chucksaeger7500
@chucksaeger7500 Ай бұрын
Already watched this but wanted to wish you happy birthday!
@wackojacko3962
@wackojacko3962 Ай бұрын
Beautiful guitar you have there! 🙂
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Hey, thanks!
@seanlheeger
@seanlheeger Ай бұрын
That was excellent.
@scorpionleader1967
@scorpionleader1967 Ай бұрын
I'm fixed. Thanks.🥰
@oscarcastillo6779
@oscarcastillo6779 Ай бұрын
Thanks bro
@petemorrisrocks4922
@petemorrisrocks4922 Ай бұрын
There were a good few belly laughs from this one 😂 great work as always brother 🙌🏽
@ScottfromBaltimore
@ScottfromBaltimore Ай бұрын
I've been trying to learn vibrato with the thumb over and from the forearm for a couple of years now. I want to sound like the first note of the solos from You Shook Me All Night Long or Stairway to Heaven - whole step bend on the G string. I watched some videos (some Clapton interview clip, Pebber Brown, Justin's guitar channel, yours). I understand that it comes from the forearm, and I've seen people do it, but I'm just slightly better than I used to be at it. Before that, I was rocking my hand back and forth along the direction of the string, violin style. I saw you do that in an earlier video you made about different kinds of vibrato. It's still what comes most naturally to me. My watch shakes like a tambourine when I do it though.
@tonym7051
@tonym7051 Ай бұрын
Please do a video on how to do tremolo picking! That’s a beautiful Ibanez btw
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Great suggestion!
@sholomkaplan8053
@sholomkaplan8053 Ай бұрын
I love how this video goes back to the theme of the OG videos of this channel also thank for feeding on my insecurities yes I do suck.
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Haha keeping it REAL
@jeremymarlow1802
@jeremymarlow1802 Ай бұрын
Dude, this is by far the hardest technique I've encountered
@eoinjennings519
@eoinjennings519 Ай бұрын
I need this one
@azbluesdog
@azbluesdog Ай бұрын
Use the weight of your guitar neck to give your vibrato a gravity boost. Loosen your grip on the back of the neck so it can “fall” towards the ground while you grip the bend with adequately callused fingertips.
@Slashscs8209
@Slashscs8209 Ай бұрын
i've said this before, best teacher on YT. and hes freakin hilarious
@belsaabub
@belsaabub Ай бұрын
Uncle Ben speaks 100% truth
@mikebaker7964
@mikebaker7964 Ай бұрын
Poor Aunt Julie got a roasting on this video, but loved the exercise. Lots of excellent take away tips!
@SamBarvels
@SamBarvels Ай бұрын
When you mentioned vibrato, I was looking for the old school moms favorite motion jokes haha
@non_brewed_condiment
@non_brewed_condiment Ай бұрын
HOT DAMN THAT JEM IS A GEM
@RoofAndAMeal4UsAll
@RoofAndAMeal4UsAll Ай бұрын
You're pretty fun Uncle Ben
@flybynight1929
@flybynight1929 Ай бұрын
Now that's a nice guitar!
@jamesnorton7601
@jamesnorton7601 Ай бұрын
I was struggling with some bending accuracy on the song Cry For You last night. If one could only choose one Vai Sig. the Floral is the way to go.
@ianguest2011
@ianguest2011 Ай бұрын
I'm so glad you mentioned Whitney, singers should inspire vibrato just as much as fellow guitarists.
@EricArmstrong-vo6dp
@EricArmstrong-vo6dp Ай бұрын
Nice Vaitar!
@williamkohrman1033
@williamkohrman1033 Ай бұрын
I would say you could use the same process when you're doing a vibrato on an unbent note. Basically go from the note being in tune to under or flat, and then back to being in tune again. You don't need to go above the pitch of this note. At least that's how I do it on my saxophone.
@christianpoint0888
@christianpoint0888 Ай бұрын
You had me at Ying Yang Milkshake !😂😂😂😂😂😂
@earthpart3
@earthpart3 Ай бұрын
I love it when amateur bands have weak vibrato-less bends and bend the notes 1/4 step flat
@allboutthemojo
@allboutthemojo Ай бұрын
That is a gorgeous Ibanez 👌
@nicost72
@nicost72 Ай бұрын
Thank you, Uncle Ben-ds…
@vuyanling1305
@vuyanling1305 Ай бұрын
Uncle Ben, you are my hero…
@taylan3862
@taylan3862 21 күн бұрын
What I realised too late was that vibrato sounds a lot better if you do it to the actual tempo of the song and not just randomly
@KeirCampbell-wj5om
@KeirCampbell-wj5om Ай бұрын
The man
@Superjet113
@Superjet113 Ай бұрын
I cant stand people who's super spastic vibrato is like my epileptic step Dad when he's taking(or shaking) a piss. Seriously, great video for the bending vibrato technique. I'm glad I've been doing everything correct, but being left handed I've never had a problem with control or fretting. I always have to work on my picking technique and speed. Thanks again Uncle Ben, even though I'm old enough to be your Uncle.. lol
@hexn00b52
@hexn00b52 Ай бұрын
Dude. When you get that FP?!?? Epic. I have a 99. Jems are my favorite guitars. I collect them. 😊
@hexn00b52
@hexn00b52 Ай бұрын
You answered the question 10 seconds in. lol
@larsinthewoods
@larsinthewoods Ай бұрын
I actually remember Summer Slam '92. I was 15 years old and thought Ultimate Warrior was the coolest ever! :D
@lowcountrythrash2874
@lowcountrythrash2874 Ай бұрын
Not was……..still is!
@bewareofillusion8832
@bewareofillusion8832 Ай бұрын
Thnk u uncle ben for dis nice lesson..can u pliz make a video on how to use extended chords..
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
Noted!!!
@bewareofillusion8832
@bewareofillusion8832 Ай бұрын
Thank u so much..looking forward n eagerly waiting..
@ianguest2011
@ianguest2011 Ай бұрын
The most important, but the most overlooked technique.
@Patrick-857
@Patrick-857 Ай бұрын
Uncle Ben is making us better players by using comedy as a vehicle to trick us into learning simple stuff that we should have learnt way back but were too focused on more flashy stuff.
@tinman5322
@tinman5322 Ай бұрын
"There are no right answers". Finally the pressure's off!
@strangelet4588
@strangelet4588 Ай бұрын
For whatever reason, my nemesis has always been the unison bends in the intro to Run to the Hills
@GeneralTHC
@GeneralTHC Ай бұрын
SWEET AXE!!!
@ranger5281
@ranger5281 Ай бұрын
Very funny. But some great nuggets towards sounding like a pro.
@feno8983
@feno8983 Ай бұрын
Been learning Peace of mind by Boston solo and i mostly just did bends without vibrato but pretty sure there is some vibrato with the bends so very useful lesson! Any Mastodon lessons anytime soon? Are you cooking something?
@BenEller
@BenEller Ай бұрын
I will if you want!!!!
@feno8983
@feno8983 Ай бұрын
@@BenEller well would be great! I already commented a couple times asking about some Mastodon solo lesson. I think Brents unique style of riffing can be difficult to replicate ot tab correctly! I think it would be an interesting idea for a video :)
@bobh757
@bobh757 Ай бұрын
Why do I watch these videos while at work when I have no guitar handy? Aunt Julie is going to be mad at me
@j2b696
@j2b696 Ай бұрын
Yngwie’s vibrato is subtle in a ‘more is more’ kind of way 🤫
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