Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shutup-Play-Guitar-Tutorials/531813906953186?ref=hl An electric guitar lesson on how to play the guitar solo to “Separate Ways" by Journey, played by Neil Schon. I’ve always really liked this solo! The melodic part at the beginning is just so soulful and emotive, but it’s that KILLER speed lick at the end that always gets me! It’s a really tough lick and there’s really no way of doing it without some insanely fast alternate picking. I’m pretty sure this vid will help you to at least understand what’s going on with that lick, and if you put in the time you’ll be able to play it too! Like most fast licks it’s really just a series of patterns that you need to recognize. Neil Schon makes it look easy, but believe me, it isn’t! Anyone who’s played this song in a band will know what I’m talking about… I had a ton of fun making the demo as this has always been a favorite solo of mine. Neil Schon is an amazing guitarist! I hope you find the lesson useful and I hope you have fun playing this great song. I get a lot of questions about my sound so here's what I'm using: My amp is an Egnater Renegade head. I am using a Two Notes Torpedo Live. It’s a load box and a speaker emulator so I’m not running the Marshall 1960b speaker cabinet anymore. It enables you to crank up your tube amp but use headphones, or just listen at low volume through your monitors, so I can be rocking out and getting a great sound without bothering people around me. So far I like it! I use a TC Electronics Nova System through the loop for effects. I also have a BB preamp which I essentially never use anymore, and sometimes (rarely) a Boss CS-3 compressor. The reverb is from the amp. My wah is a Dunlop MC404 CAE Dual Inductor, REALLY great pedal! I also use a Polytune tuner which is fantastic. For this song I ran the amp with the gain at almost max. It's just the amp and guitar with no pedals except a bit of delay and reverb. My guitar is a 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. I have Suhr Aldrich pickups on it. I have them coil split, but for this video they were in full humbucker mode. Folks may be surprised at how much time and effort goes into creating these videos. If you're getting something out of the lessons and can afford to contribute, I've setup a Paypal link. If you can't afford it no worries, but if you can, any amount is appreciated and will help me to continue to make the videos. PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G47MZ9YL8F38C Thanks for all the comments, and questions and of course for subscribing. A special thanks to all of you that have contributed financially by making a donation! I really appreciate the support. Good luck to everyone with their guitar playing. cheers