Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra Plays His Favorite Riffs

#JoelHoekstra from Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Night Ranger and Joel Hoekstra's 13 joins #Loudwire's #GearFactor to play his favorite riffs. His new album 'Running Games' will be released Feb. 12.



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[guidosarducci]

This is one of those guys that is 10 times better than he thinks he is and just acts like everybody can play this good....Great guitar player and great guy...

[overkillsnake]

He’s such a genuine and kind person. He’s just one of those players that doesn’t have an ego or let anything get to his head. Thanks, Joel!🤘🏼

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I was lucky enough to open up for Joel last summer. He is a beautiful guy with amazing musicality. He was very gracious to myself and my wife as well as his fans.

[jeffbonnet]

Meet Joel at school of rock and my son and daughter got a chance to play with him. He took the time out of his busy schedule to be there. He is an incredible musician and an even more incredible human being.

[magna]

Joel is a super classy guy. He has the heart of a teacher, and its hard to imagine him losing patience with anyone, much less a student. He's just a great ambassador for the guitar.

[valuedhumanoid]

Joel is a legit badass on the ax. Very clean and very articulate. A true pro.

[JdDiehl]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is where Joel absolutely shines. Absolutely phenomenal the work he does. I never get tired of seeing him play alongside Chris Caffrey every year when TSO rolls into town

[oar]

Jesus. His lack of ego makes him even cooler. He’s so good!

[anthonylove]

It’s amazing how nice he is and doesn’t let stardom get to his head. This is a person who truly never lost his roots and relates to the “average” person out there. If there’s one person who I would pick to be in my band it would be Joel just because of his professionalism and how he shines as a human being. Look where egos have gotten many famous musicians etc. either on alcohol and drugs and 6 feet under. Great to know Joel took the high road and never became either.

[AlienorchestraNetoslo]

Joel is a rad guitarist.. nice to see him here, Loudwire!!! thank you...

[Ricardo-goyu]

Absolute magic and flawless playing. I can watch him play 24/7/365. What a great guy!

[Reflect]

I'm older and probably will never learn to play. But enjoy the watching and listening to the masters of guitar like Joel play. It's amazing how easy he makes it look and it's not.

[dinkblack]

I never get tired of watching this video, especially how effortlessly he transitions from one song to another and now perfectly he plays them all 👍👍👍

[mrknowitall]

Love this guy. He’s awesome and such a humble rockstar. Thank you Joel for always sharing and teaching us how to make ourselves great.

[peterbaker]

Always been one of my favorite guitarists because of how humble he is. Joel your a role model for kids and teens to look up to, rock on mate! You are appreciated!

[HenrySollySangma]

He is one great guitarist and a very hood human being. Worth watching.

[basnoordkamp]

I've seen this video maybe 50 times now. I'm still impressed! Unbelievable how this guy seems to play all these riffs without doing any effort. One of my favourite guitarists!!!

[ragingskeptic]

What a good personality, and he's clean, heavy, and melodic. No wonder he's sought after.

[kathatri]

He seems to be such a great person and he is a beast at the guitar. And his selection of riffs is awesome. I really don’t know why I forgot about him for a long time. Found him again because of him being part in the shred collabs. Please forgive me, love him. 🔥🤘

[donjohnsmusic]

Reminds me of dragging my drums in the living room when my parents weren’t home and practicing the drums with our old console stereo! What great memories! You rock dude! Rocked on a lot of these classics trying to get better on the drums!