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Hey y'all!!!

It's your good buddy Uncle Ben here, reporting to you from my 4th decade (okay technically 5th decade as you all have let me know I WAS HOMESCHOOLED GIVE ME A BREAK)!!! I turned 40 the other day, and I've had myself a very chill weekend (hence the lack of a new lesson today!). I've been relaxing, watching some flicks, walking the dogs with Tante Kate, and working on some music for my upcoming debut solo album. I am so pumped on how these songs are sounding, I had to give you all a little snippet! This is a segment of my song "Fathom", and I hope you all enjoy it.

Thanks so much for the birthday wishes, and for being along for the ride! Let me know if you all want more album previews as I'm fleshing these songs out and I'll get them to you!

-BE

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Uncle Ben's 40th Birthday + New Music Preview!

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Comments

Ville Kuitunen

It’s the 5th decade Uncle Ben.

Alexander Ehlert

40! That’s sweet, young padawan! Happy birthday to you 🤘. Turning 50 next year 🥲🫣

Clint

Let’s go UB!!!! Love it!

Bill Engelhardt

Happy bday! I just turned 56 a week ago.

Greg Conway

Sounds great Ben! A nice balance of heavy and melodic. Great chords and melody and killer tones!

Matt Dennis

Happy Birthday Ben

NYCM&AHole

Goddamn? You’re younger than I am?

Karsten Fliegner

Happy Birthday! I hate to break the news, but you’re now in your 5th decade! (But don’t feel bad; I’m in my 7th.)

Christopher Etson

Happy birthday! my birthday was yesterday on June 28!

Welsh wizard

Tidy tune... whitesnake influence sprang to mind first, then my brain went to tremonti... that can't be a bad thing. Happy birthday.

Aldo Ferrari

Happy Birthday, Ben! Enjoyed the sneak peek at your new song. Have a great week.

Gregg B.

Sounds killer. I'm curious how you recorded this, live amps? Live Drums? Happy Birthday man, 40 ain't nothin, keep Rockin!

Glen

Happy Birthday uncle Ben! Great preview, loved it! See you at the Woodshed in September!

Mark Greenwell

Many happy returns mate. Thanks for the content I would be much worse without ur help!!

Jovian

I didn't realize you were more older, Happy belated Birthday.

Gregory Taylor

Happy Birthday! The tune is KILLER.

Todd Staege

Happy Birthday sir

Gregory Taylor

Oh, and not to put too fine of a point on it, but when you hit your 40s you actually “enter” your fifth decade…you’ve done four, you start number 5…

Shad Harvey

Happy Birthday

Adam Kersgard

Happy birthday Uncle Ben, all the best rockin ahead!

petri iltanen

Birthday greetings from Finland!!

Fret Level Midnight

Happy Birthday my fellow 40 year-old Cock Rocksmith. I just turned 40 myself in March, hilarious seeing someone the same age into this same stuff as me and as avid. Cheers, to many more.

Johan Alexandersson

That’s some good picking right there, Ben. Happy 40th! It’s a good age for buying a sports car

Keith Fine

Happy Birthday

CC

Happy birthday, uncle Ben. This from a nephew who is older than you 😂 Yes, please continue to share the new music. It will be nice to have an album from you when it is complete. Enjoy the weekend!

Brian Newman

Happy Birthday to my favorite YouTuber! You’ve taught me, my brother and several of my friends a ton of techniques, music theory and sick licks. Keep rocking and teaching for 40 more years!

Fred Raimondi

Happy Birthday Uncle Ben. You are a complete badass. Thank you so much for EVERYTHING you've taught me. So grateful. Love the new tune! I'll be first in line to buy!

Samir A

Happy birthday uncle more like cousin Ben! I'm also in the 40 club. Still feel like a young shredi knight as I'm sure you do too.

Neil Goldberg

HB Ben! Great tune, I love Heaviness of the C tuning but it's also very melodic, sick! :) 👌🏼

Dazza

Happy Birthday, Uncle Ben from an older nephew. Track sounding great. I hope you give a credit on the album to Yingyang Milkshake for the solos, a true Shredi Knight!

Gregg B.

Interesting! I can't wait to hear the final product, digging the guitar tone!

Paul Jones

Woah! I like this a lot!

Deep Goswami

incredible song!!!! Please teach it to us!!

Ryne G. Schuler

Happy Birthday! Another one beat me to it, but you’re more like cousin than uncle Ben to me. I’ll be 40 myself in a few months. I remember when I thought that was pretty much elderly

Ken Nevers

Happy Birthday. Time to cut that long hair and get a real job. ;)

Shahar Bar

Any guest solos planned?

Paolo

Happy birthday Uncle Ben !

John Noble

Happy birthday dude !

Gerardo

Happy bithday uncle Ben

Stephen Hibberd

HBB - Would love to see an explainer video of setting up your guitar for the first time on a PC and what you would need. Have a great day.

Mig Bugmajor

Happy Bday Ben! Looking forward to your album

Chris Bates

My man, happy birthday! Tune sounds great!

Willohwell

Happy bday uncle Ben! Right behind you, I’m turning 40 in two months. Tune sounds great, nice and chill. 👍

Steve Losyk

Happy Birthday Brother. I hope you have an awesome day.

Paul Pirozzi

Happy Birthday Ben!

Brian Hudson

Many happy returns for you birthday Ben.

shawroon

Happy Birthday

John Brooks

Happy Birthday! Today is my Birthday as well .

Ben

Sounds like the Fractal for your guitar sound.

Russell Wedge

That should make you even better at math than the public school kids. Happy birthday too! And the song sounds really smooth to me. Gotta say that I like what you're doing with it. God bless!

Nathan Potter

Wow, the rhythm sound is great! Happy 40th!

Peter Santa Ana

Happy birthday young sir! Sample sounds great so keep us posted and perhaps you could share a video on your song writing process. Enjoy the fourth decade!!

BenEllerGuitars

Thanks man!!! I love that idea, do you all want some behind the scenes stuff with the songwriting?

304angstroms

Tasty chordage there Ben! Very melodic progression. Digging it! Happy belated birthday.

kelley bryan

Sounds great UNC. Now get AW to supply a tasty guest solo ! Any idea drop date?

Shahar Bar

We share a birthday. how cool! HBD fellow Cancer!

Chio

Any non-instrumental tunes? This one was speaking to me, I'd love to sing on it.

Lance

Dude, you're never too old, happy birthday!

Richard Sullivan

really enjoyable, speaks for itself

Dyne2057

Happy (belated) birthday!!

Tim Radle

Great song! And - welcome to your new decade. I can tell you the water’s nice here.

Darren Bruestle

Dude. That time signature (what is that, 10/8?) is killer and totally grooves! What a rad blend of styles and moods, too. And yes please - any and all vids re: songwriting, recording process is quite valuable to many of us, I’m sure.