Thankyou Dave! People complain about JS's sporadic output since Whitesnake and Blue Murder. But for me, this guy has got nothing to prove. A legend of Hard Rock guitar.
Great playing there, big fan myself. I own a Les Paul custom that John Sykes owned. Who later give it to cosy Powell. It’s a killer guitar. It has a flight case with lots of travel stickers on it from all over the world. John’s a bad boy ;
It’s amazing how much feel and energy Sykes can supply to a song. He loaded Coverdale’s simple blues based ideas with tons of magic and created monsters songs.
I was only listening to the "Bad Boy Live" album a couple of days ago, with a very similar rendition of "Still of the Night". I love his playing. Thanks for another great lesson.
YES! John Sykes. Great Job as always Mr Brewster. Lets get a Kazumi Watanabe episode. The Spice of Life concert from 1987 features some great licks. He played alongside Bill Bruford and Jeff Berlin.
*Yikes, it's Sykes!!!!* John Sykes saved me as a young boy and pre-teen from domestic abuse and sexual abuse. I owe him my life. The guy is a true guitar God. Dave, I also want to thank you Sir, for the best tutorial explanations on the internet. Keep them coming. Thank you!
I saw John from the sixth row with white snake on the slide it in tour and have been a huge fan ever since. What a great player who doesn't get his due with the 87 album. But his playing is phenomenal. Great lesson Dave thanks 👍🎸👍
Could we possibly see a second Three-For-All for Arch Enemy's Christopher Amott? I love his playing and he had some cool licks on his guest solo on the In Flames track, "Suburban Me", off their Clayman album. The intro solo he did there had some good melodies that set the tone of the song. Definitely worth checking out!
Any chance you could look into The Who's performance at Woodstock? Townshend was by no means a decorated soloist but there some interesting outside-the-box choices he makes throughout that show and his tone was unreal
Dude you're the best teacher on the web, and most under appreciated 👏 ❤💯 I've learned more from your late lessons than any other IMHO😁😆 it's not really opinion in my opinion but my opinion can't be an opinion 😉 if it's a fact and it is IMHO. Keep it up the best lessons on the web IMHO 😏❤
I didn’t buckle my metaphorical seatbelt, but I did ditch the T-tops and take a drive through the valley. The sun was setting purple orange to the left of the peaks and just over the mountain a storm brewed, metaphorically.
Great stuff! Sykes is a monster player! His vibrato is killer. Howabout a lesson on Steve Vai's playing on "album" by PiL? I never seen anyone cover Steve's ripping playing on that album.
Yea, his playing on that one is awesome. Quite different from his hard rock, and or solo stuff. In that way it reminded me of Flexable, but completely different form anything on that album too. It's really kind of hard to describe, so I won't try and just say everyone who hasn't should give it a listen. This was also before JR fully lost his mind and heart, and he has some good songs on that album.
Indeed great lesson, David! Thank you so much. Btw, maybe you want to consider CC DeVille or Victor Smolski or Vinnie Vincent for one of the next episodes
Yeah I found that concert footage a couple years ago. No question about it those Whitesnake songs are John Sykes’ songs. The footage looks like it’s from a smaller show but it’s the best live performance of In the Still of the Night that I’ve seen. Sykes is one of those rare complete players like Eddie and Dime in that they are complete masters of the instrument phenomenal lead playing but they have an intangible feel for rhythm and to me their rhythm playing is as interesting as the leads. The devils in the details most people can play the same notes they play but it’s all the stank they put on them notes . Also Tony Franklin is killing it on the fret less bass in that concert. Yeah Sykes is the man their three piece rendition of the Whitesnake material proves it. I’m going to go ahead and say it out loud too Sykes sings them better than Coverdale too lol.
Try to make a John Sykes finger tapping licks lesson. Both lessons you should make about Martin Barre and Manny Charlton both have a lot of solo albums to make a video lessons about.
6:00 It's much harder to have a slow controlled vibrato. The always super fast vibratro that many guitarists use all of the time, just sounds like a distressed goat to me. lols Don't get me wrong, I use as many different speeds as feels right, and sometimes that does work great. But more than once or twice per solo and it just sounds boring and one dimensional to my ears.
I see Sykes...I click!!! Awesome, Prof. Brew!
I just clicked!
Every time without question
Thankyou Dave! People complain about JS's sporadic output since Whitesnake and Blue Murder. But for me, this guy has got nothing to prove. A legend of Hard Rock guitar.
Great playing there, big fan myself.
I own a Les Paul custom that John Sykes owned.
Who later give it to cosy Powell. It’s a killer guitar.
It has a flight case with lots of travel stickers on it from all over the world.
John’s a bad boy ;
Liked before I've even watched....I see Sykes I click like
It’s amazing how much feel and energy Sykes can supply to a song. He loaded Coverdale’s simple blues based ideas with tons of magic and created monsters songs.
I was only listening to the "Bad Boy Live" album a couple of days ago, with a very similar rendition of "Still of the Night". I love his playing. Thanks for another great lesson.
Never have I clicked so fast - John Sykes is a guitar God .
I am not worthy.🤘
Singing and playing combined could quite possibly make Sykes one of the actual GOAT....Great lesson, 🎸🎶🔥🐐
The mighty Sykes , learn his stuff was great to develop my chops ! Great video as always !
I could not click on this one fast enough. Love Sykes! KILLER stuff Dave! Thanks!
Sweet, loved your last Sykes vids. He rocked sooo hard.
*rocks
@@GeoffSweet I stand corrected, my good man. 🤘🏻
@@DoubleDguitar hahaha John will ALWAYS kick ass! Cheers brutha.
@@GeoffSweet totally will 🤘🏻
😢😢😢R.I.P. John
Thanks Dave .... love Sykes !
YES! John Sykes. Great Job as always Mr Brewster. Lets get a Kazumi Watanabe episode. The Spice of Life concert from 1987 features some great licks. He played alongside Bill Bruford and Jeff Berlin.
Haven't heard anyone mention Kazumi in years. I'd like to see that too.
Ah hell yeah, nice choices and well executed.
*Yikes, it's Sykes!!!!* John Sykes saved me as a young boy and pre-teen from domestic abuse and sexual abuse. I owe him my life. The guy is a true guitar God. Dave, I also want to thank you Sir, for the best tutorial explanations on the internet. Keep them coming. Thank you!
Will definitely give this one a shot. I was introduced to John Sykes through your older videos and was blown away. Thanks dude 🤘🏻
Sykes is best known for his shredding, but I really dig when he plays melodic stuff on the neck pickup.
Yes, John Sykes is a real LEGEND! Amazing guitar player with an amazing ego.
Sykes is awesome!! Underrated!!
Dude John Sykes yesss! I'm so glad I found you! Im learning more about Def leppard and whitesnake because of you! Subscribed!
Great lesson as per usual. You should do a column in guitar player magazine 🤣
I never get tired of seeing his name come up ;)
Total package for sure, plus He can sing while playing.
thank you soooo much for this video! Sykes is my hero, sadly really underrated
excellent again. many thanks
I saw John from the sixth row with white snake on the slide it in tour and have been a huge fan ever since. What a great player who doesn't get his due with the 87 album. But his playing is phenomenal. Great lesson Dave thanks 👍🎸👍
These are excellent examples of John's phrasing prowess. Great job! You have a new subscriber here. Thank you
His vibrato takes my breath away...and you've captured it, great vid!! Thanks Brother
Another amazing episode!! Can never get enough Sykes! You rock Dave!
John Sykes hell yeah
You have killer content..fantastic playing
Hell to the yeah! Bon Jovi touring guitarist as well!
Excellent !!! Obrigado ,Dave .
Check out his album Bad boy live.
Could we possibly see a second Three-For-All for Arch Enemy's Christopher Amott? I love his playing and he had some cool licks on his guest solo on the In Flames track, "Suburban Me", off their Clayman album. The intro solo he did there had some good melodies that set the tone of the song. Definitely worth checking out!
Any chance you could look into The Who's performance at Woodstock? Townshend was by no means a decorated soloist but there some interesting outside-the-box choices he makes throughout that show and his tone was unreal
Sykes is my god,Thanks so much
Nice job Dave
Cool lesson! John is a monster player! Always thought Gary Moore must have been a huge influence on him.
Dude you're the best teacher on the web, and most under appreciated 👏 ❤💯 I've learned more from your late lessons than any other IMHO😁😆 it's not really opinion in my opinion but my opinion can't be an opinion 😉 if it's a fact and it is IMHO. Keep it up the best lessons on the web IMHO 😏❤
Good stuff Brother!!!
Thanks
Thin Lizzy with Sykes was great! As was Whitesnake!
I didn’t buckle my metaphorical seatbelt, but I did ditch the T-tops and take a drive through the valley. The sun was setting purple orange to the left of the peaks and just over the mountain a storm brewed, metaphorically.
Whitesnakes 87’ album, that just says it all
Love it
Hi David, i must say, you do some amazing you tube vids, is there any chance that you do a vid on Lesley West....
all the best
John
brewster and sykes? 👍
before i even watch
Great stuff! Sykes is a monster player! His vibrato is killer.
Howabout a lesson on Steve Vai's playing on "album" by PiL? I never seen anyone cover Steve's ripping playing on that album.
Yea, his playing on that one is awesome. Quite different from his hard rock, and or solo stuff.
In that way it reminded me of Flexable, but completely different form anything on that album too.
It's really kind of hard to describe, so I won't try and just say everyone who hasn't should give it a listen.
This was also before JR fully lost his mind and heart, and he has some good songs on that album.
His new album was supposed to be released last year…….but we’re still waiting! ☹️
Can you please share the pedals chains/settings of "Is this love". I couldn't find anywhere bro. Btw,, I'm a huge john sykes fan. 🎸🙌🎸🎸🎸
Indeed great lesson, David! Thank you so much.
Btw, maybe you want to consider CC DeVille or Victor Smolski or Vinnie Vincent for one of the next episodes
I got a Les Paul just for this video!
My Mans...Your tone is so goddamned sexy....And you have my upmost respect for representing Lord Sykes in your most perfect lessons
Bring on the RAMJAM.
Yeah I found that concert footage a couple years ago. No question about it those Whitesnake songs are John Sykes’ songs. The footage looks like it’s from a smaller show but it’s the best live performance of In the Still of the Night that I’ve seen. Sykes is one of those rare complete players like Eddie and Dime in that they are complete masters of the instrument phenomenal lead playing but they have an intangible feel for rhythm and to me their rhythm playing is as interesting as the leads. The devils in the details most people can play the same notes they play but it’s all the stank they put on them notes .
Also Tony Franklin is killing it on the fret less bass in that concert. Yeah Sykes is the man their three piece rendition of the Whitesnake material proves it. I’m going to go ahead and say it out loud too Sykes sings them better than Coverdale too lol.
Try to make a John Sykes finger tapping licks lesson. Both lessons you should make about Martin Barre and Manny Charlton both have a lot of solo albums to make a video lessons about.
Brute force ripping indeed
Les Paul tone, oh yeeeaaaah. Hey Brewster, you ever going to do an Edge U2 video?
So much talent that he eclipsed the whole band. He Was fired cos his shadow Cover dale . In my book Sykes is one of the greatest.
6:00 It's much harder to have a slow controlled vibrato.
The always super fast vibratro that many guitarists use all of the time, just sounds like a distressed goat to me. lols
Don't get me wrong, I use as many different speeds as feels right, and sometimes that does work great. But more than once or twice per solo and it just sounds boring and one dimensional to my ears.
Fast vibrato doesn't have to sound like a goat... speed isn't the factor. You have to bend intune.and maintain pitch control
John sykes..Black les Paul....star wars shirt...3 for 3
Yey ...syked
Time for DIME!
already a dimebag one
Thanks