Country Rhythm & Lead Guitar DVD 1:

DVD Intro – in this DVD introduction to this series we discuss the coming lessons and the format for coming DVDs. We go over the topics to be covered throughout this series. We also discuss some of the guitar architects of this style as well as a brief history on the development of country music and the associated guitar tones. Guitar tuning is also discussed.

Easy Rhythms Hank Williams Style – In this lesson we teach simple country rhythms in the style of the great Hank Williams. You will learn all the chords as well as bass riff walk-ins that go in and out with the chords. These bass note walks are great devices that you will soon be blasting all over your playing. You will also learn what the very common 55-11 rhythm progression is all about. All chords are diagrammed out and the riffs, strum patterns, and rhythms are broken down and taught at regular and slow speeds – fun and fast learning in this killer lesson!

Johnny Cash Style Guitar – this section of the DVD is broken into three lessons:

1. Johnny Cash electric style lesson – in this lesson we teach the electric guitar style of Johnny Cash rhythm guitar. We teach how to get that bright country Johnny Cash electric tone. You will also learn about palm muting techniques when playing chords to help get the needed tones. Learn how to alternate bass notes within chords to get that cool movements within the chords. All these devices will help springboard your playing as you can blast these techniques across all your playing.

2. Johnny Cash rhythm trick – in this in this lesson we teach a unique technique using a dollar bill to get your acoustic guitar to sound like a snare drum. You can see this technique employed in early Johnny Cash videos and we teach how to get those rattle-snare sounds. You will learn all the strum patterns as well as the chord progressions, and away you go – experiment and get creative!

3. Johnny Cash rhythms Luther Perkins style – in this lesson we teach more country rhythms in the Johnny Cash style. This bass-note, muted electric rhythm style was provided by the great guitarist Luther Perkins. You will learn more alternating bass I-V-I note patterns and string arpeggiating patterns that you can add to your playing. We continue teaching more palm muting as well as learning rhythms in different positions on the neck.

Fast Country 2-Beat Rhythms – this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Country walking bass-line rhythms – in this lesson we teach country rhythm with interspersed bass lines. These rhythms are also called fast country 2-beats. Learning these bass lines for the guitar will really infuse your playing with country tone and country goodness.

2. Alternating bass-line country rhythms – in this lesson we continue teaching country rhythm playing. Here we continue teaching the fast country 2-beat rhythms. In this lesson you will learn to walk the bass line up and down through each respective chord change in the common I-V-I country rhythm pattern. This device is used all the time in country rhythm playing.

Acoustic Fingerstyle Rhythm – in this lesson you will learn some acoustic fingerstyle country rhythm playing. By utilizing your fingers this style gives you a softer tone. You will also learn some interesting rhythms using all your fingers on your pick hand to get some interesting tones. In this lesson you will learn these devices with both open chords and bar chords.

Country Gear – in this lesson you will learn all about country gear and tone. Jeff Ross discusses the regional differences in guitar tones and how that influenced the country music sounds of the times. Topics discussed include the country "twang", the Fender Telecaster, pickups and pickup settings, amplifiers, effects, reverb, delay, compression, tremolo arms, and volume pedals.

Country Rhythm & Lead Guitar DVD 2:

Acoustic Rhythm Devices – this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Bluegrass rhythms & techniques lesson – in this lesson you will learn some standard bluegrass progressions. Learn all the chords and strumming patterns in this fun lesson. Learn to aim for the root notes when strumming for added effect as well as learn the chucking technique for added rhythmic spice. You will also learn a cool tag ending lick that is a lot of fun to play and can be used all the time when playing this style.

2. The Land of A7 devices lesson – in this lesson you will learn a killer device to add and embellish a basic blues progression. Learn some cool hammer-ons, pull-offs, and cool sounding string bends. Learn a whole set of little new chords to climb up to the top of the neck. These chord substitutions will really add spice and open up some creative pathways. Get creative and experiment with these new chords and changes and have fun with them!

Chickin Pickin – this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Country chickin pickin lesson - in this lesson you will learn the killer chicken picking technique. These techniques are employed by countless guitarists across multiple musical genres, and not just country. This style of guitar has even influenced the modern rock and shred guitar players. Learn about the muting techniques and the various pick hand techniques to pick and pluck the strings and get that sputtering pop sounds. Then we incorporate the technique into licks that you will soon be blasting all over the neck chickin pickin style.

2. More country chickin pickin licks lesson – in this lesson we continue teaching chickin pickin techniques and licks. You will learn some licks in the style of Roy Nichols using single strings and single notes to get some killer chick'n pick'n tones. You will soon be using this style and techniques and applying it to licks you already know to get some very different and interesting sounds – explore and get creative with it!

Behind The Nut String Bending – this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Behind the nut country bends part one – in this lesson you will learn a killer new technique that you don't see or hear taught very often. You will learn how to bend strings behind the nut to get some cool and unique sounds. Get some wild and crazy country sounds with this device and get creative with it. We go over what guitar works best for this technique and how to get used to this unique and different string bending process. Learn the technique as well as some cool licks.

2. Behind the nut country bends part two – in this lesson we continue with teaching the behind the nut string bending technique. Here we continue with a standard pedal steel country song with the country I-V-I intro. Learn the rest of the intro licks and techniques in this lesson. Here we also play the straight rhythm looped in an acoustic jam at both slow and regular speeds so you can practice the licks over and over – enjoy!

Fast Country Pickin Lesson - in this lesson you will learn some fast country picking licks in the style of Albert Lee. These licks would be great to play over the fast country 2-beat rhythms. You will learn the rhythm first and then we move to the lead licks. Learn to use the pick and fingers to play country licks in this style. We start off slow and with practice you can work these licks to a very fast pickn' style.

Lead Lines – in this lesson you will learn to construct lead guitar lines that would work over a fast country 2-beat rhythm. Learn to get interesting sounds by fast arpeggiating of notes as you walk down the guitar neck. This lesson will also incorporate the behind the nut string bending technique that you learned in the previous lessons. Learn more killer behind the nut licks, incorporating them into new lead lines. You will also learn some new chords and chord fingerings that give tonal options as you work chords in with single notes into the lead lines. You will also learn to incorporate a major scale into the lead lines and how to tie it all together.

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Hybrid Picking – in this lesson you will learn all about hybrid picking. Here we use the pick and the fingers and learn a big batch of cool country sounding open string licks. Here we play fretted notes and open notes to get a killer sound. You can get super fast at this technique once you get the hang of it. Take this technique and move it to different keys and blast it across all your playing for some new and killer sounds.

Lead Guitar Styles - this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Buck Owens, Don Rich styles lead licks lesson – in this lesson you will learn some licks in the styles of Buck Owens and Don Rich. These licks can be played over the standard country rhythm intro. Learn the rhythm and licks in this fun lead guitar lesson.

2. Double stops lesson Allman Brothers sounds – in this lesson we are going Southern Country Rock and you will learn all about double stops and how to make one guitar sound like two guitars. This technique will make you sound like a twin guitar attack in that Allman Brothers style. Learn all kinds of fun major pentatonic licks playing two notes at the same time as well as bending two notes. This lesson will open the floodgates to a ton of killer licks and sounds in this style.

Melody Soloing - this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Melody country soloing part one lesson – in this lesson you are going to learn some meat and potatoes melodic country guitar soloing with little chord lead-ins. This lesson is in the Chet Atkins style by sticking real close to the melody. This is a common device utilized with all the Nashville Players of the time. Learn to solo following the chords and the melody for some killer country melodic sounds.

2. Melody country soloing part two lesson – in this lesson we continue with the country melodic lead guitar playing. In this lesson you will learn the rest of the licks and phrases that was started in the previous lesson. Here we finish off the progression with some new licks and melodic ideas.

Hot Country Licks - this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Hot country lick lesson – in this lesson you will learn some hot telecaster popping low string funky licks. This is in the styles of Thumbs Carlisle and Roy Buchanan. Learn how to get that real pop sound from using your thumb and first finger to pop the strings. This technique produces a very percussive and cool tone. Learn a cool two-string exercise to get fast at this killer technique.

2. Hot lick played two ways – in this lesson you will learn a cool lead pattern played two ways. You will learn it played straight with a flat pick as well as chicken picked with the fingers. This lesson will help you explore the different tones you can get with the same licks but…… it's all about the way you play it. Learn the lick and the techniques and then get creative to change the sound and feel of your licks to get outside the box.

Country Rhythm & Lead Guitar DVD 4:

Country Pedal Steel Guitar – this DVD is broken into five killer lessons that will teach you all about playing pedal steel licks on the electric guitar. You can really set yourself apart from the pack by learning these super creative, different, and unique techniques in the styles of the great pedal steel players like Ralph Moonie, Pete Drake, John Hughey, Curly Chalker, Weldon Myrick, and many others.

First learn about the gear needed to get these types of sounds. We go over the guitars, tremolos, amps, strings, effects, and more to get you dialed in to getting these unique sounds.

You will learn all about how to transcribe and play pedal steel licks on the electric guitar. Learn how to get that nice shimmery vibrato, how to swell the volume into your licks, how to keep your guitar in tune, and all about delay and compression effects,

Learn to bend notes within a chord to help get the trademark pedal steel sounds. Learn to use triads and to bend with-in the triad while anchoring other notes to help get the tones.

Learning this style will really open the creative pathways and teach you a very unique and different style that not many players employ on the electric guitar. So by mastering these lessons you can really set yourself apart from the pack.

Bonus lesson – in this special bonus lesson Jeff Ross will take you through how to succeed playing country music with a band. Learn all about playing with respect in a country band and how not to step on musical toes. He discusses the roles of the instrumentation in a country band and what to avoid. Jeff also discusses how to play rhythmically and melodically while staying out of the way of the other instruments and vocals.

ROCKABILLY GUITAR DVD I LESSONS:

DVD Intro – in this DVD introduction to this series we discuss the coming lessons and the lesson format for coming DVDs. We go over the topics to be covered throughout this series. A brief history is given of what Rockabilly is and how Rockabilly got started. We also discuss some of the guitar architects of this style. Guitar tuning is also discussed.

Rockabilly Tone – In this lesson we discuss how to get a great rockabilly tone. Learn all about the gear needed for this style of music and how to get the rockabilly sounds and tones. We discuss electric guitar types and choices, guitar pickups and pickup choices, the famous "Gretsch tone", tube amplifiers, delay effect and pedal types, and how to get that trademark rockabilly "slap-back" delay tone.

Easy Rockabilly Rhythms – this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Rockabilly single string rhythm lesson – in this lesson we teach a fun and easy rockabilly single string blues walking rhythm. Examples played at slow and regular speeds. Close ups of the fret hand with the on-screen tablature makes learning this rhythm fast and easy. Learn to add pinky slides to embellish the tones – wicked fun!

2. Rockabilly 50's slow dance delay tone lesson – in this lesson you will learn a very cool and easy way to arpeggiate chords to get a sweet rockabilly slow dance delay tone. The longer delay pedal settings are discussed to get the tone used in this lesson. We keep things simple in this lesson by using a simple two- chord progression using arpeggiating and killing of the strings to trigger the delay. We then teach this technique with other chords and add embellishments to spice things up. Get creative with these techniques and tones and try with other chords and progressions - really fun and easy!

Acoustic Rockabilly Rhythms – this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Acoustic rockabilly rhythm lesson – in this lesson we break out the acoustic guitar and teach some easy and fun acoustic rockabilly rhythms. This lesson is all about good rhythm playing. Here we discuss the basics of rockabilly rhythm playing. All chords are taught with the chords written out on the screen. Learn the I-IV-V chord progression and also the strum patterns and rhythmic feel. Strum patterns are written out in on-screen text and taught in detail rhythmically so you can get the feel and be able to drive that rhythm section. Also in this lesson you will learn how to practice with a metronome, an essential tool for the guitarist to develop good timing, solid rhythm, and speed.

2. Dollar bill rhythm trick lesson – in this lesson we teach a unique technique using a dollar bill to get your acoustic guitar to sound like a snare drum. You can see this technique employed in some early Johnny Cash videos and we teach how to get those rattle-snare sounds. You will learn the strum pattern for the rhythm being played in this lesson, as well as the chord progression, and away you go – experiment and get creative!

Rockabilly Rhythm Devices – in this lesson you will learn all kinds of rhythmic devices used in the rockabilly style. Learn more about rockabilly gear and amp settings. Learn fingerstyle bass movements with the thumb and creating riffs around the bass notes for killer rockabilly sounds. All techniques, licks, and chords are played at slow and regular speed and with close ups of the fret and pick hand. Learn rhythmic patterns, hammer-on and pull-off licks, walking bass lines, cool new chords, slides, double-stops, note and chord bending, lead licks and riffs, and much more!

ROCKABILLY GUITAR DVD II LESSONS:

Rockabilly Rhythms – this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Honky-tonk rockabilly rhythm lesson – in this lesson you will learn a cool honky-tonk/rockabilly upstroke rhythm. Learn all chords and rhythm patterns to get these tones. Close ups of the fret hand teach the rhythm and strumming techniques in detail. We also teach bass note walk-downs and how to combine walk-downs with chords for that honky-tonk sound.

2. Smooth rockabilly rhythm lesson – in this lesson you will learn some new rockabilly rhythm runs and chord changes. Learn some new chords and how to move and slide them around on the neck in a very smooth manner. Learn a new strum pattern and incorporate it into these rhythms. Get creative and experiment with these new chords and changes and have fun with it!

Rockabilly Boogie-Woogie Lesson – in this lesson you will learn rockabilly boogie-woogie rhythms. Learn how to play these rhythms with bass lines and fingerstyle techniques. Get that muted pluck tone that you can only get while using these finger-plucking techniques. Learn cool sounding licks with outside notes to add flavor and texture to these walking rhythms. All techniques, walks, and rhythms demonstrated slow and regular speed with close up of the fret and pick hands. Learn open-string "hop" runs, variations on the licks, slides and hammers, double-stops, lead patterns, and learn to play over each chord separately.

Lead Rockabilly Guitar – in this lesson you will learn rockabilly lead guitar to play over the previous rhythm lesson. You will learn some lead lines that you can intersperse while playing the rhythm or use as solos on their own. Learn some Scotty Moore double string riffs and learn to play over each chord independently for a more sophisticated sound. Learn licks mixed in within chords, hammer-ons, Johnny Cash bends, and also how to pop and pluck strings for percussive sounds.

Rockabilly Rhythms II - this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Rockabilly renegade biker blues lesson – in this lesson we add a little gain for a slightly distorted tone for these biker rockabilly rhythms. You will learn playing one-finger chords on the low strings and adding notes, hammer-ons, and slides with the other fingers to get the desired rhythm effects. These rhythms also incorporate walk-downs and slides to get these raw sounds – enjoy!

2. Rockabilly gallop rhythms lesson – in this lesson you will learn a western sounding galloping rockabilly rhythm. Learn some new ways to play some easy chords to get the tone and sounds desired for this lesson. This is a great lesson on new chord voicings and what you can do with some simple chordal movements. The strum pattern is taught in detail so you can easily find the groove for this rhythm. Also some learn cool muted strings techniques for even more tonal options.

ROCKABILLY GUITAR DVD III LESSONS:

Chords – in this lesson you will learn a big bunch of rockabilly guitar chord shapes. We start right at the nut and work our way up the guitar neck teaching a big batch of chords used in this style. These are great chords to use to intersperse into rhythms or to write progressions and songs with. Learn a little about music theory and chord construction as we take you through these interesting chords and intervals. Learn all about dominant 7ths, 9ths, triads, and more. We then demonstrate playing these chords in a progression and mixing them together to get some cool sounds.

Lead Guitar I - this section of the DVD is broken into three lessons:

1. Rockabilly lead 1 lesson – in this part one of a series on rockabilly lead guitar we start with some Jerry Reed and James Burton style licks. Learn all about the pick hand and learn some hybrid picking techniques as well as adding a good string pop to you licks using the meat of the thumb. Learn the fingering for the fret hand as well as all the notes are tabbed out for all lead licks. In the licks in this series you learn to combine minor and major pentatonic notes for the desired effect. We teach you to work the lead lines over each chord individually and get you rocking out in no time.

2. Rockabilly lead 2 lesson – here we continue with the rockabilly country chicken picking lead guitar lessons over more of the chords in a rhythm progression. The licks will work over any type of country, blues, or rockabilly rhythm and you can move them around in different keys. These licks will incorporate slides and open strings and plenty of pull-offs and bends. You will also learn to use dissonance as an advantage to getting cool and different sounding licks.

3. Rockabilly lead 3 lesson – more rockabilly lead guitar in this plucking rockabilly telecaster lead guitar lesson. Here you will learn lead licks over a rhythm vamp on one chord. Learn cool double-stop hammer-on pattern licks and how to move them around on the neck for interesting tones. Learn some more open string riffs and string bends as you continue working on lead lines that fit together and phrase musically over the I chord.

Lead Guitar II - this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Rockabilly lead 4 lesson – in this lesson we continue with more licks in the key of A around the 5th and 9th frets. Continue to learn licks combining minor and major pentatonic scales. Learn the importance of playing similar licks on different areas of the guitar neck. Learn some killer string bending within a doublestop as per Roy Buchanan and Jerry Donahue style guitar.

2. Rockabilly lead guitar descending licks – in this hillbilly country telecaster lead guitar lesson you will learn some killer descending pattern licks. He we switch gears and teach these in the key of E. Play or intersperse these complete licks and patterns or parts of them over E type chords for some killer sounds. This faster lick is broken down and explained with close ups of both the fret and pick hands – get crazy with it!

Jump Swing Lessons - this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Jump swing boogie blues bass rhythm lesson – in this first part of this series in the jump swing blues style you will learn a fun and easy boogie-woogie blues bass pattern rhythm. This lesson will be based off a standard 12-bar blues progression. You will also learn a cool song intro using chords and moving notes within the chords to get some hip and cool tones. Also learn some chromatic lines to add interest and flavor in this style.

2. Jump swing boogie blues chords lesson – in this second part of this series on jump swing blues style we teach chords and rhythmic accents you can use along with the bass pattern that you learned in the previous lesson. This is a killer lesson as you learn how to play with a "straight" rhythmic feel, how to add rhythmic "shots", adding slides, add 6th chords and triads, 7th and 9th passing chords, augmented chords, and the hip sounding two-minor chord. All these rhythmic devices can be used to rhythmically accent your playing.

ROCKABILLY GUITAR DVD IV LESSONS:

Jump Swing Boogie Blues Lead Guitar Lessons – this section of the DVD is broken into three lessons:

1. Jump swing lead lesson one – this is lesson one of a three part series where you will learn to play lead guitar over the jump swing boogie blues rhythm taught in previous lessons. These solo lines can be played over the top of the chords and bass rhythms. Learn how to pick out key pivotal notes within the chords for maximum solo punch and effect. Lots of lick ideas and riffs are demonstrated utilizing Major and Minor Pentatonic scale patterns. Learn tons of soloing tips and techniques that will help your overall lead guitar playing get to the next level.

2. Jump swing lead lesson two – in part two you will continue to learn lead guitar licks, techniques, and ideas when soloing and improvising. Here we move to the IV chord where you continue to learn the importance of choosing pivotal notes and soloing over each chord independently. Here we give you the outlines and roadmaps that you can use as a template to blast over all you're lead guitar playing no matter what the musical genre. And you will also learn a little music theory along the way.

3. Jump swing lead lesson three – here in part three of this series you will continue to learn lead guitar tips, tricks, and licks, over each chord in a chord progression. Here again we teach you to utilize keynotes to make strong solo statements. He we tackle the V chord in the progression. With the completion of this lesson you will be able to solo and improvise over most rockabilly progressions as most are based on I-IV-V progressions.

Scotty Moore Style Double-stops Lesson – in this lesson you will learn some killer lead guitar playing using and moving double-stops all over the guitar neck. This lesson is in the style of Elvis Presley's lead guitar player Scotty Moore and also Jimmie Bryant. Learn all about playing double-stops, or two note chords, up and down scale patterns while moving them around the neck. Learn all kinds of tricks with these licks and how to get creative with them.

Learn Scales and How to Combine Pentatonics – throughout this DVD series you have been learning lead guitar utilizing a technique of combining Minor and Major Pentatonic Scales. In this lesson we go over four common scale patterns and how to combine the scales to give you the benefits of getting that sweet major sound combined with that bluesy minor sound – perfect for Rockabilly lead guitar soloing and improvising. Learn the scales and all kinds of lick examples that you can blast over all your lead guitar playing.

Phrasing Scales and Licks Into Cohesive Soloing – in this lesson we take the scales and techniques that you learned in the previous lessons and teach you how to connect or phrase your musical thoughts together. The art of phrasing your ideas together is one of the most critical aspects of lead guitar. This lesson teaches you how to connect your licks and scale runs to give your soloing a very cohesive and fluid sound. This lesson will help improve your soloing and improvisation and you how to play lead guitar while making good musical sense. Get ready to rock!

DVD Intro – in this DVD introduction we discuss the coming lessons and the format for the Surf-Rockabilly lesson series. We go over the topics to be covered throughout the series and we also go over the tunings used in the lessons and the styles that will be covered throughout the coming materials.

Surf Tone - this section of the DVD is broken into two lessons:

1. Surf tone and picking lesson – in this lesson we discuss surf techniques like picking, double picking, reverb effects, and rhythm. This lesson will help you to dial in that trademark surf tone. All picking patterns are written out in on-screen text and examples are played at slow and regular tempos.

2. Tremolo arm bending lesson – in this lesson you will learn how to get some cool surf sounds using the tremolo arm and some reverb. This use of the tremolo arm helps gives that trademark classic Surf sounds. Learn how to use the bar while strumming and pre-bending the arm. Learn a cool practice progression using these new techniques. Tons of fun and killer sounds too!

Spy, Tiki, and Surf Guitar - this section of the DVD is broken into three lessons:

1. Spy-Tiki Peter Gunn style rhythms lesson – in this lesson you will learn easy and fun rhythmic ideas in the Spy/Surf Peter Gunn guitar style. You will learn some of the techniques to get that Spy/Surf Tone. You will also learn all about palm muting, open string licks, chromatic runs, and down-stroke picking.

2. Spy-Tiki surf rhythm lesson – in this lesson you will learn some Spy/Tiki licks on the low end of the guitar for some cool tones. String bending and vibrato are emphasized in this lesson to give added interest and effect. We then add some overdrive to the amp to get even more sounds.

3. Spy Pink Panther style licks – in this lesson you will learn some Pink Panther-esque Spy/Surf licks played a few different ways. Learn how to add hammer-ons and slides to spice up these licks while adding interest and texture. You will also learn how to add octave licks to add even more interest and spice to these licks.

Rhythms I – this section of the DVD is broken into three lessons:

1. Spanish Surf arpegiated rhythm lesson – in this lesson we do something a little different and teach single string arpeggiation to get some new sounds. We also will teach how adding vibrato or tremolo effect that can give you new and different tones. Learn all the chords and picking patterns fast and easy in this fun lesson. You will also learn how to get different sounds and tones from experimenting with your instrument.

2. All down-strokes Surf rhythm lesson – in this fun and easy lesson you will learn some cool surf progressions using all down-strokes. This down-stroke only technique is a fun and easy method that will get you playing these surf sounds fast and easy.

3. Surf garage rhythm lesson – in this lesson we go for another new tone and add a little overdrive to a tube amplifier for some different surf tones. Here you will learn some killer grungy garage surf licks and progressions. Learn to add string bending licks, open string riffs, dissonant sounding notes, slides, double picking, and more to create some killer surf music and tones.

Rhythms II Faster Picking - this section of the DVD is broken into three lessons:

1. Surf melody rhythm lesson – in this lesson you will learn to take a surf riff and think more in terms of turning it into a song melody. This lesson will get you bouncing all over the fretboard to connect some musical ideas into a cohesive progression. Then add chordal melody on top with some easy chords. Then learn even more embellishing as well as flutter strumming to add more interest.

2. Surf rhythm fast picking lesson – in this lesson we continue teaching fast picked surf progressions. This rhythm continues to work the double picking technique that you learned in earlier lessons on this DVD. Lot of cool open string riffs adds to the surf tone in this progression. Learn a finger stretch technique for a more flowing feel moving up the guitar neck. With the completion of this lesson and lots of practice you will now be ready to move to more intermediate surf guitar techniques and lessons.

3. Cool Surf progression lesson – in this lesson you will learn another cool surf progression using fast picking combined with open and bar chords. Learn how to embellish chords by manipulating notes in the chord with your fingers. This technique really dresses up your playing and adds interest and spice. You will also learn some killer open string riffs using pull-offs, as well as string muting to get killer surf tones.

Fender Electric Guitars – in this three-part section we go over three of the most popular Fender solid body electric guitars for playing Surf and Rockabilly music – the Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Jaguar, and the Fender Stratocaster. Learn all about the features and pickups of each guitar. Learn the complex wheel and button control system of the Fender Jaguar. Hear all the tones and pickup combinations of each guitar as we demo all the guitar sounds and tones.

Gretsch Guitars – in this four-part section we demo the sounds and discuss the features of four popular Gretsch model guitars used in Surf and Rockabilly music – the G6120 Brian Setzer model, the Country Club model 6196, the Reverend Horton Heat model, and the classic White Falcon. These are the famous hollow body and semi hollow body guitars that have created some of the most famous tones of all time for Surf and Rockabilly guitar. Check out all the famous Gretsch tones in these videos.

Amplifiers – in this four-part section we demo the sounds and discuss the features of some of the tube amplifiers that we utilized during the filming of these DVDs. These tube amps are perfect for the Surf and Rockabilly style. Check out all the features, channels, EQ sections, effects, inputs, and more of these four classic amplifiers – the Fender Bassman, Fender Bandmaster, Fender Vibrolux, and the Peavey Classic. Hear all the amps demonstrated in fine details in this video series.

Effects – in this five-part series we demo the sounds and discuss the features of the common effects used in Surf and Rockabilly guitar. Learn all about Reverb, Tremolo, the Univibe effect, Tube Tape Echo, and Tape Echo Delay. Trying to get all the setting knobs on effect pedals to their sweet spots is a complex and laborious chore. But don't fret as we teach how to dial in the settings in no time at all! Learn how to get the vintage settings on this gear as all sounds are discussed and demonstrated. We also teach how to get the most texture and tone from the delay effects.

And learning is easy with our ON-SCREEN TABLATURE. So you see all the licks and chords written out in tablature on the screen. This makes it easy to follow along and start making music.

All rhythm and lead riffs and licks are broken down and explained and demonstrated at slow speed and regular speed. So you don't have to keep hitting the rewind and pause buttons. We make learning as fast and easy as possible.

We break each section into digestible parts and we get you playing and rocking out in the fastest and most efficient manner.

And to make watching and learning as easy as possible, the DVD video lessons incorporate on-screen tablature, multiple camera angles, chord tabs, close ups of the neck, fret and pick hand so you see all the action up close and personal. We make learning fun and easy!

This awesome DVD contains two hours of non-stop lead guitar musical goodness as I teach you not only tons of scorching Pentatonic licks, but also how to learn from the lick.

What do I mean by "learn" from the lick? It means you now have the ability to take ONE lick and turn it into FIFTY (50!) licks!!

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