Category: Jam Session
Hi guys. I'm trying to learn country guitar licks and techniques, and not having much luck. So I figured I'd post here and ask for recommendations of guys to listen to? People I know of so far are Brad Paisley, Brent Mason, and of course Chet Atkins. The first two are more what I want rather than Chet though, as I'm after country rock rather than anything else. Also ideas of where to learn this shit? lol Not much out there is there!
Thanks in advance for any help,
cheers,
Simon
You might see if the RNIB library can borrow things from the US National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. They have a few audio cassettes that address guitar techniques. I haven't used any of them, but I've used others, and they are quite good in their descriptions. Also, I wouldn't rule out studio guitarists. If you can check out the liner notes on albums, yo can find out who plays guitar on the albums, and listen to their material. There are several guitarists around here, so I'll end this post and defer to their wisdom and expertise.
Lou
Lou that's really cool, thank's for that. I'll check 'em out.
Cheers,
Simon
I'd be curious too since I'd really love to learn to play country styled stuff... Because despite the fact that everyone tells me it's some of the easiest stuff to do, it just feels like trying to write with your other hand to me.
I don't know if you'd be up to it, or would have something available where you live, but it might be worth looking into taking a couple lessons from a local guitarist on the style... That sort of thing has helped me in the past, and though I don't live near any guitarists offering lessons or anything now, I've found a couple old fellows in my area who play country well, and they're willing to teach me some things when we both have time.
sadly, finding a local guitarist is not an option. There simply are no country guitarists around here. And country? Easy? non country players tel you that surely. There's a hell of a lot of technique involved in playing country.
As someone who was trained in classical piano and dabbled with many instruments as well as taken formal lessons in some, don't let anybody tell you that any genre of music doesn't have its own disciplines and techniques. Whoever tells you that is either narrowminded, uneducated musically, or both. People confuse technique and discipline with their own musical taste. I don't like rap, however it requires a discipline to do it well. One isn't born with the ability to rhyme. Again, this isn't to say I like it, but I respect it.
Lou
Yeah that's my take on it too. lol Actually I agree with everything you said.
I would suggest vince gil, early ricky skaggs, steve warinner some bands that have great lead players, black hawk, montgomery gentry hope this helps
that's cool, thanks for that. Not a Vince Gill fan, but definitely wanna check out some Ricky Skaggs. The others you mentioned sound interesting too.
Don't sell Vince short. I'm not exactly a fan, but he knows his way around, and is quite a diverse musician in his own rite.
Lou
hmm maybe, perhaps i haven't heard enough to judge. not to fond of the stuff i have heard though.