Winger - Reb's Guitar Solo (live 2007)

[sondich]

Rocking the Suhr!

[TheMetalmaniac18]

i personally think next in line to eddie in tappin hes the best

[flashback917]

The beginning sounds like van halen's dancing in the street

[TheBrotherCane]

way much better than Doug Aldrich (I love his works on Hurricane, BMR. Lion & others) as Vivian Campbell it is compared to that too full of himself Def Leppard lead guitarist

I would love to see Reb Beach, Andy Timmons, Johnny Gioeli, Michael Foster & Jeff Pilson rocking hard on stage

[sparksphilip]

I love Reb, been listening to him for years. Those licks are amazing, but more than half of those tones and sounds are from that array of pedals that he has at his feet. I am disappointed with his solo albums, nothing but artsy-fartsy no heart slow rock bullcrap

[greyseagirl]

@sparksphilip Reb doesn't actually like many effects and likes to keep it simple. He has Duxbury Bay (Fusion Demos) and Love So True (Masquerade) for slow songs. Not sure what other slow songs you're talking about but all of Masquerade rocks out. Fusion Demos was geared more toward a jazz/rock fusion sound. The Mob CD is a rocker as well.

[jugthugular]

rebs tapping is second to none and he gives the best face,,,,,,,

[TayzzScottBerr]

i need a facial reconstruction.

[wheeldeal]

To all the so called guitar critics of oh, it sounds like Eddie ... Eddie, pioneered tapping by bringing it to the forefront of rock with his style of playing. And clearly, Eruption still sits at the top of the throne . However, Rebs technique is melodic and smooth !! Very different in itself and unique as well !!!! I love the critics that have no idea what they are speaking of !! MORONS !!!

[krazeraiderfan]

@wheeldeal I couldn't have said it better myself.

[wickrip]

All I hear is Eddie, there is nothing original here.

[voskresene]

A lot of Eddie inspired stuff here, but the guy puts his own stuff in.  Very cool.

[mikko522]

Van Halen brought tapping to the forefront but there was a guitar player in a CAnadian band called Triumph who was doing a great of string tapping in the mid to late 70's as well. Rik Emmet

[Gaz43]

w2hat people forget it was Eddies "Eruption' that started the tapping technique and ans Tayzz you are right no -one owns a technique, period. And People should appreciate Reb's musicianship and style for keeping guitar palying cool.

[Timmonsec]

He kicks serious ass...

[kungfuman82]

@xx2n23 Holy shit, he does!

[Byszwa87]

Żałosne ... Stanął bym ja i zagrał coś takiego to by mnie wyśmieli ... a stanął on wielce Pan z zespołu i z dobrym nazwiskiem i każdy w euforii ... a gówno co zagrał.

[whizzbangnyc]

What's with all the Van Halen douches coming into the comments section of this video claiming Reb ripped off Eddie? Van Halen hasn't been relevant since 1984.  Anyone looking at Eddie's and Reb's playing side by side should be able to see that Reb's playing is MUCH more sophisticated. Eddie deserves respect, but if Reb's technique and playing are better, then it's an evolution over EVH, not a rip-off. Kind of like The Dark Knight (Reb) vs. the old Batman TV show (EVH).

[TayzzScottBerr]

@whizzbangnyc Duude, Van Halen Have Been Around Since '74 At Least And They Started Recording Their New Album In January This Year, Van Halen Are Still Relevant.

Reb May Have Ripped This From Eddie But Eddie Got It From Other People.

Reb Clearly Plays A Part In Here That Sounds Extremely Similar To 'Eruption' At 2:46 After The Squeal.

But In My Opinion, You Cant 'Rip' Licks From Other People, If Its On The Guitar And You Own The Guitar, Its Your Lick As Much As It Is Theirs.

[whizzbangnyc]

@TayzzScottBerr I actually regret ripping into Eddie. This post was a while ago and I wish I could retract it. Eddie and Reb are both amazing guitar players but I was responding to the constant criticism that Eddie's fans give Reb just because Reb "taps". What I meant to say is similar to something you said. No one owns a technique, period. Eddie was much more successful but his heyday was still years ago. Reb should get more respect from EVH fans for "carrying the torch" so to speak.

[TayzzScottBerr]

@whizzbangnyc True Hey.

[bretthead35]

This dude soooo ripped eddie van halen off!!

[ppeek2]

eddy coppier

[finsandflames]

I love how he's incorporating some Van Halen licks here and there.

[kickflipperland12]

1st part sounds like cathedral by eddie van halen

[odyG7maiden]

people who belive that WHITESNAKE is only doug.. are iDiOt !!!!

[eeky97]

reb and Kip both look greasy. Cmon Kip youre a front man, start jogging or something for gods sake.! LOL

[Stossburg]

Lieutenant Dan shreds!

[iatemine]

Reb is undeniably one of the top Guitarists around. I just wish He would upgrade His look. He always looks like He just threw something on to take out the Garbage. LOL

[TallonIV776V]

I'm almost positive he never showers.

[Idonthavetheherps]

The row of chicks at the front cracks me up.

[bitchbeater51505150]

i was there, sun shine theater, 3rd row.

[rockfreakmccool]

reb beach is one of the best tappers ive ever heard

[segimoveisfred]

hhahaha

i sound like a lot of notes

and is simply scratching the spectrum 1:40

reb is great

[Reinpret]

you know why people love Reb Beach, not only cause he's a great guy and Guitar player, but after 17-20 years of playing guitar professionally.. he still has that look on his face like " holy shit, i'm playing guitar "

[Guitarmate24]

He needs a makeover, but his guitarplaying is just kickass!

[bajaracer40x]

who dresses these guys anymore?

[nibornna]

i don't care what anyone say's Reb Beach is one of the best guitarest to ever walk the face of the earth!!!

[lukemanify]

The beginning is so Pat Traversque.

[lukemanify]

Some people credit the invention of modern tapping to Randy Rhoads before eddie. Whatever, Reb and Paul Gilbert were among the first tappers I saw doing it in style on gig. And in the 80's there were lots and lots of them...the EVH wannabeez.

[1972njr]

Ok, we all can agree that Eddie Van Halen brought tapping to the masses. That doesn't mean that anyone who finger taps is a rip off. That's the same bullshit that robbed Vito Bratta (White Lion) of his proper respects. He also took tapping to his own level and style.

Eddie has been surpassed by a long shot and die hard fans need to accept that fact. He can't touch Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani and quite a list of others. He'd be humble enough to admit it. You can too.

[Dullblade2]

Lol i saw Winger yesterday and Reb was fkn AMAZING!!!!! and i caught his pick :D

[maskedknight0]

is this from a dvd or something i can aquire?

-Rocky James

[BugLegss]

i thought this guy was dead of bordumb

[tw19771]

Yeah Reb's a very solid and good player but he isn't Eddie. He's not even up there with the likes of Steve Vai, George Lynch, John Sykes or Randy Rhodes all 5 of those players are better imo. Don't get me wrong Reb is great, and he's a hand in glove fit for Whitesnake. But he's your plain vanilla shredder, His problem lies in the fact he's not done anything musically, either soloing or writing wise that allows him to stand out of the crowd, which is important in any guitar style.

[Bajannez]

@tw19771 That is BULLSHIT. He really has some very melodic killer-soundings solo's. Go listen to his solo on the late live version of Slide it In by Whitesnake. Or his solo on All for Love or Ready To Rock. Then come back to me and say there's no melody.

[tw19771]

Kurt Cobain has melody, some would call it killer melody too. I'm more talking about innovation and musical presence. Which Reb has but not on the level of the people I listed above. Reb's melodic sense is excellent, but to think that puts him up there with Vai, Lynch, Rhodes Sykes and EVH is BULLSHIT.

[teddyzane]

Truth is Reb Beach blows Eddie Van Halen away. I love Eddie and all, but Reb smokes him.

[MrIllarion]

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[chapkoark]

nice! Reb still got it! I love his face in the beginning, its like he's trying to read something that's written on the back wall.

[wrinkledquarter]

He is a better tapper than Eddie.

[enickma]

Everything he did, while fantastic, is a direct copy/plagerism of Eddie. Someone had to blaze the trail, and Eddie did it ... he just followed it along with many others.

[Yenlee69]

He is better tapper than Eddie even though he blazed the trail

[wrinkledquarter]

He should go on the G3 tour.

[doublekicks2004]

intro is straight from a Sevendust live show LOL!!!!

[Telewanger]

@doublekicks2004

Reb was playing this when Sevencrust was in diapers! They are the copycats!

[nibornna]

@Telewanger you tell them!!! who the heck is sevencrust anyway's??

[Crystasorrow]

@nibornna lol sevencrust is actually sevendust, but I agree with the person that said that...sevendust have nothing on winger.

[nibornna]

@Crystasorrow LOL i really thought there was a band called sevencrust. im not to hip to this new age mainstream crap im an old 70's and 80's rocker!! thank's for the info!

[jimamimas]

siiiiiiiiick!

[josiahgust]

When he played the thing it was alright, but the Reb Beach I know and love is incredible, not just alright. I'm not sure what he was thinking at some points..

[Mcmanad08]

Good stuff, but bring back the hair metal days! Cut it loose, black magic! Ahh what AMAZING classics!

[fugitive1201]

Reb's got the Andrew W.K. look going on: the greasy/wet hair, shitty beard, blue jeans, and dumb t-shirt. But damn can he still play!

[Graffasus]

he's done much better solo's, which makes this video frustrating :( because messing around with effects for 4 minutes are for people with no skill, but reb beach has a FUCKLOAD, i hope he's got something prepared for the tour next year to do him justice

[todd6138]

Reb looks so sincere as he stinks up the joint with retarded effects..wtf just play the damn thing

[arealfanofmusic]

interesting but amazing guitar solo

[itowedin]

He looks awful. If I didn't know this was Reb Beach, and he was playing like this in a guitar shop, I would go to the Starbucks next door until he left.

[calmarc821]

beginning sounds a lot like Cathedral by Van Halen.

[razorslice17]

I thought the same thing. Rob sounds very EVH influenced

[michaelteter]

@calmarc821 It's also got some hints of the intro to Dancin' In The Streets. Great stuff, all of it.

[arodweb]

Freaking Reb!!!!

[rhard007]

Reb is the shit!!! No doubt about it.

[mybossisadipshit]

laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame

[HELLIONMO]

nice to hear he cam still jam on the 6 string

[manbearpig2121]

nice reverse dive bomb at 2:46

[julianlenk1992]

Dude, he is the frican Finger tap master!!! Hands Down!!!

[koolaid3578]

wholy crap!!! Reb IS the shit!!! I can't even dream about playing half as good as him.

[chewychewy1213]

Reb is the reason i get up in the morning and the only reason i play guitar. I met him on the this tour and we hung out he is just the best guy ever!!

[manbearpig2121]

rebs insane,.but this solo would sound like shit if his guitar didnt sound that legit

[YonOtto]

LOL i love how all the comment about EVH are thumbs down.

But I mean come on, its plainly obvious Reb is a BIG Eddie fan and hes obviously using techniques that EVH brought to the electric guitar and you cant deny that fact.

Get over it.

[aboveunow]

no doubt dude, and he added his own touches to it. Rebs a badass guitar player and you cannot deny it period end of conversations.

[chrissguitar]

Excelente solo..¡¡ Reb es uno de los mejores guitarristas de todos los tiempos. Su técnica de legato y tapping es espectacular.. REB BEACH ERES GRANDE....¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[diabeticmonkey]

Who isn't thinking of van halen during this? So many people have advanced beyond EVH. Steve Vai?

[mrwilliamwonder]

I can't listen to Reb without hearing EVH.

[19bluesman87]

cccccccccc

[EvilWeevilAnime]

It would be so cool to see Reb, Eddie, and Vito on stage together trading tapping licks to see who the "King of Tap" really is!

... personally feel Reb would come on top (just my personally opinion) ;O)

[atomictom86]

add Steve Lynch to that lineup...

[buergie]

Then Jennifer Batten appears on stage and eats 'em for breakfast. ;-)

[ericlarkins]

TJ Helmerich would run circles around all of them!

[WEISsGEBeter]

@EvilWeevilAnime Between Eddie and Reb, Reb is the the better tapper, IMO. Far more dynamic sound.

I feel like I'm saying something blasphemous but, Eddie's tapping is a always seems the same, and I get bored of hearing Eddie tap before Reb.

[MrWeedon1000]

@EvilWeevilAnime i completely agree with u, rebs tapping solos r top notch

[Deritooo]

@EvilWeevilAnime nothing like good old EVH.

[dpsd]

@EvilWeevilAnime tap harmonics and originality EDDIE, legato tap licks REB, and melodic tap solos Vito.. either way they're gonna blow our heads off.. you have to include stanley jordan too

[Nardbluzrootz]

@EvilWeevilAnime he would reb is like a unsung hero of tap evh is kinda overrated in comparion to reb

[burdeninyourhands]

actually felt like i was in space for a minute there =]

[northlander30]

IMO there is no tapper like Reb Beach he created his own style and technique.

[x0HeadBanger0x]

Dude winger is awsome and Reb is the reason there so awsome

[lespaulman1]

he has an eddie van halen influence for sure!

[EvilWeevilAnime]

maybe ... but Reb has a style and technique that puts Eddies tapping to shame.

Love watching him tap up a scale ... pure bliss.

[Tombo5150]

Hes very talented but nearly every style/technique this guy uses Eddie came up with first. Starts out: Cathedral type stuff, then the tapping is pretty obvious, but even through the whammy bar dives and pinches to the auto-flanging he does with the palm of the right hand up and down the fret board- all that was brought to us first by eddie. Reb does an awesome job using some of the stuff ed came up with but to say he puts Ed to shame is just ignorant.

[racerx3065]

he does now. for obvious reasons.

[rfd73]

Yeah and who does not! EVH rules

[pcarpernet]

3 finger shred

[DrockGaffney89]

first part sounds taken from eddie van halen

[journeylive]

Reb Beach is amazing! One of my fave guitarist.

[supersonicextreme750]

I saw this gezzah live with whitsnake, he's awesome!!!!!!

[burdeninyourhands]

does actually look like a missing member of cannibal corpse, but he's a fucking badass!

[voodoochild74]

Really ? I think he looks like John Petrucci with that beard .

[misterpoe24]

Very nice. The man can tap with the best of 'em.

[Mujabar]

Reb's the reason I bought Winger LP's.

[wboquist]

My opinion - he borrows a lot from "cathedral" by Eddie Van Halen on this one.

[LoveStarOcean]

Yea this does sound a lot like a EVH solo but this is still awesome.

[heitorzinhofilho]

OMG :O

reb is the guitar man! ;D

[Kigorri]

Nice, Reb is the man. Winger still pulls the crowd also haha

[sodajackpot]

Dude rocks.

[atok1988]

reb is the best!

[beansandcornbread]

Just awesome. Reb is the man.