Marek Rojewski15th April 2011Badass stuff Sensei m/
Kristofer Dahl15th April 2011This is amazing Ben - you have got such a smooth flow throughout the solo, and you never let go of melody. I was really hoping you'd cover this solo (check out Ben's profile!!)
Ivan Milenkovic15th April 2011Great stuff Ben, sounds very cool. Reminds me a bit on The Helicopters
Kristian Hyvarinen15th April 2011You have a great taste and a sense of style - most shredding is just boring to me but this is far from it. I believe you're a true gift to GMC, with your vibrato series and these awesome shred solos... I'm hoping to see more stuff like this!
Ben Higgins15th April 2011Guys, thank you so much.. you're all too kind ! Kristian, I'm very pleased you've enjoyed my vibrato lessons among others !
Bogdan Radovic15th April 2011Awesome solo Ben! I really love how it "has it all"
Mudbone15th April 2011That was amazing Ben, you gotta tell me what brand of magic donuts you've been eating
- Ben Higgins16th April 2011Awesome solo Ben! I really love how it "has it all"
Thank you Bogdan !
That was amazing Ben, you gotta tell me what brand of magic donuts you've been eating
Thanks Mudbone but..... I'm not sure if I'm ready to let go of the donut secret just yet...!!
Bear Rose16th April 2011awesome solo, Ben!
Nava17th April 2011Love this
To write this kind of melodic solo requiers some kind of a gift!
Its far better than most of the big bands solos of today! Great job!- Ben Higgins18th April 2011awesome solo, Ben!
Thank you Bear !Love this
To write this kind of melodic solo requiers some kind of a gift!
Its far better than most of the big bands solos of today! Great job!
Nava, thank you so much.. that's an incredible compliment Really pleased you enjoy the solo - Nava18th April 2011
Ur welcome and its so true:)
I surely will try and take this lesson soon!
Got to find the time though..but after my 2 lessons I working on, this will be it 
HungryForHeaven19th April 2011Yet another masterpiece from the Big Ben!
- Kristofer Dahl21st April 2011
I can listen to this one a lot of times...and YES the magic donuts are in the mix for sure!
- Ben Higgins21st April 2011
Thank you again Guys
and Yes, donuts may have been involved...... 
Sinisa Cekic22nd April 2011Top notch playing, Ben !!!
Chowy Fernandez23rd April 2011sweet tone ben!! i totally love it, very melodic too!! hugs man
- Ben Higgins25th April 2011
Thank you my friends !
Man hugs all round 
thefireball29th April 2011SWEET
Dinaga18th September 2011Wow! What blows my mind here isn't only your technique - it's the songwriting itself! It's really hard to make a memorable, technical and good sounding solo and you just did it...
Christophe10th September 2012Awesome solo Ben
I really love it. As youtubers often say : The best part starts at 00:00
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Hi GMCers! This time I thought I'd do something different and share a solo with you that I wrote years ago for a song called 'Defining Armageddon' from my band The Reckoning. It's a good example of how a few well placed licks can make a solo sound more complex than it actually is.
It's an up tempo solo which uses notes from the Dminor and Dm Pentatonic scale, with the occasional flat5th (tritone) thrown in ! The challenge in this lesson is more of a challenge of timing and phrasing rather than technique. There is a small amount of alternate picking, a mini sweep and some economy picking.. but rather than see them as separate technqiues, it is best to approach the phrases as pieces of music which require you to play a certain way. You might find that you play them with different picking patterns than me.. this is not a bad thing because the end result is the solo, not the techniques!
Pay attention to how the solo responds to the backing chords. In some places the notes echo the rhythm of the chords which enhances the relationship of the music and prevents it from sounding like a bunch of techniques played over some chords. This is what we strive for as musicians. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves: It's not always what we play, it's what we don't play!
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