Tosin Abasi | Ben Eller | ULTIMATE Selective Picking Primer

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Part 1: optimal setup, tone, and the cold hammer technique: 2:42
Part 2: palm muting: 4:27
Part 3: hand synchronization and left hand leading: 6:08
Part 4: cold hammer combos: 9:03
Part 5: selective picking phrasing: 10:10
Part 6: selective picking arpeggios: 12:09
Part 7: using odd note groupings: 14:57
Hey kids! Its your good buddy Uncle Ben Eller here with a very special guest: my main man Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders! And we are here to give you guys the ULTIMATE primer on his selective picking technique!!!
This cool technique is a combination of fret-hand "cold hammers" (or hammer-on's from nowhere, in the language of Eddie Van Halen) plus notes that are selectively picked on fretted or open strings. It produces a very machine-like, percussive, and rhythmic effect that you can't get from alternate picking or legato! Its all over the music of AAL, and now you're going to learn how to do it.
Tosin and i are gonna show you the basics of hand sync, tone and effects, palm muting, creating arpeggio patterns, cold hammers, and even more! Its everything you need to get ready to tackle those awesome SP etudes Tosin has put up on his channel! Tosin Abasi ! And don't fret if you don't have a dope 8 string, we both are using 6's through this whole video!
Playing my Suhr Modern Satin through the Axe FX 3. No DOD Grunge pedals were harmed in the making of this video.
Be sure to check out Tosin's channel to learn even more, and listen for him on the soundtrack of Bill and Ted Face the Music!!!

[BenEller]

Thanks for watching the ultimate selective picking primer with Tosin Abasi!!! Now head over to his channels and get to work on some of those sick etudes he wrote!

[Andreas_K_III]

Uncle Ben, nice to see that you also give rather unknown guitarists the chance to share their knowledge on your channel. That's what a real stepdad does.

[yesman]

plugging your buddie's go fund me for fighting cancer is the most wholesome thing i've seen a youtuber do

[APKyle]

The Lethal Weapon reboot cast we didn’t know we needed.. Plentiful of value this video has, yes. Thanks, Tosin and Uncle Ben!

[Burnt_Gerbil]

That Tosin guy is pretty good. He should start a band or something. Build some guitars, too. Why not. 😆

[Lgnarparral]

First Bill Kelliher now Tosin Abasi, this channel is too good, we don't deserve it.

[BJSepuku]

Instantly shidded my pants upon the sight of the notification. Insane this isn't behind a pay wall

[NickBurbeyGuitar]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the coordinated shirts?

[OnlyAson]

I like Ben Eller because he teaches me things about my guitar that I didn’t know before. Things like my guitar has a taint!
Thanks Uncle Ben!

[SHKEVE]

I know you did this because it's my birthday today. Thank you, uncle ben!

[j.r.morrison]

Man, being a drummer for 20 years before finally deciding to tackle difficult guitar techniques has basically been a cheat code for this stuff. I found this to come pretty natural

[stalker]

dude, I've been practicing this technique the whole day, and it is sooo addicting, i freaking love it!

[IDGAF_PLUS]

The "make sure to take your DOD grunge pedal...and throw it in the trash" always makes your videos better.

[RizoftheDead]

I’m so glad you got Tosin on. He has always awed me with his playing so it’s great to see him breaking down some techniques.

[denniskielton]

Ya know, I've watched this video honestly several times now, & I must say. This has to be one of the most inspiring technique videos I've seen. It's pretty rare when someone makes not only such a relevant video, but also making it just as entertaining as it is informative. This isn't just exercises, it's VERY useful info on how exactly to use this technique and really apply it to your own style, your own chords and your own favorite scales and songs rather than just copying Tosin, it's really a good break down. Usually breakdowns that are in depth enough to make the point are hard to follow because their either super boring or have zero visual aids. You may not have the visual aids, but it hardly matters because this is just done so well & to-the-point. Thank you, & Bravo to this one.

[SHMN_YT]

The DOD Grunge pedal gag gets me every damn time. lol

[dmillaz]

The "guitar taint" bit got me. Well done uncle Ben.

[nathangreen]

that’s something I’ve stumbled upon in the past and I’m glad someone, Tosin especially, is the one to coin it and use it effectively and not like some dude teaching himself how to play guitar for his own self gratification and sanity. Thanks y’all!

[psionic]

playing this Petrucci warmup for 20 years now and it is still in my daily routine.
I recommend this to every beginner. It will take your alternate picking and your left/right hand sync to another level

[joshkguitar]

Okay is it just me, or did anyone else friggin lose it when he said "this part is like the taint of your guitar" 🤣🤣

Great lesson 👍