Are there any good country instructional dvds?

[LeviSS]

I'm looking for an instructional dvd for some country technique. I'm looking for something for intermediate to advanced players...I don't want something to show me what a G chord is. I'm looking for hybrid picking, banjo rolls, country lead..stuff like that. I'm more of a visual player, so I think a dvd would be great, maybe something with a book also.
Any suggestions?

[Kap'n]

I've found this one to be pretty good.



Well, it is technique-related.

[mmcquain]

I picked up this DVD at Guitar Center. It covers banjo rolls, hybrid picking, etc. Hope this helps...

[Offshore Angler]

Albert Lee has some great stuff out.

[LeviSS]

mmquain - is that video any good? I saw it on Musicians friend.

I thought Albert Lee was a blues guy...but then again, I've never heard anything by him.

[mmcquain]

It's not bad for showing you some "country licks" to spice up your picking. I used to have the Albert Lee Star Licks video and it was pretty good (he's a heck of a player and knows lots of country licks).

[funkyguitar]

Arlen Roth has some good learning dvds out there.

http://www.firstake.com/Arlen_Roth.html

[moonpie]

Albert Lee played with Emilou Harris and the Hot Band.....need I say more?

Albert Lee played with Clapton during Clapton's country phase. OK, I didn't NEED to say more, just making conversation.



edit::::::::::: and Arlen Roth is DA MAN

[LeviSS]

I was thinking Albert King...too many Alberts. I couldn't really see the guy that I was thinking of playing country.

[djinn1973]

I just came across this http://www.terrydownsmusic.com/ and I am thinking about picking up his vid.

[pc]

While I've not seen any of his instructional vids, Terry Downs (in my opinion) is a class act through and through and an amazing player. I'd like to pick up some of his instructional stuff too.

[Cottage]

mmquain - is that video any good? I saw it on Musicians friend.

I thought Albert Lee was a blues guy...but then again, I've never heard anything by him.

You are probably thinking of Alvin Lee. Albert is a country guy par excellance. A huge influence on modern guys like Paisley and Gill. Hi stuff with Head, Hands and Feet and Emmylou Harris is great.

[greent]

I highly recommend Brent Mason's DVD. He covers a lot of ground and he's just phenomenal to watch.

[Jonnda]

DVD - ARLEN ROTH'S MASTERS OF THE TELECASTER taught by Arlen Roth
Telecaster master Roth teaches the tricks and techniques that have made the "Tele" a rock and country icon. Learn pedal steel bends, behind-the-nut bends, chicken pickin', full chord bends, banjo rolls, shuffle patterns, rockabilly rhythm styles, more! With footage of Albert Lee, Keith Richards, Steve Cropper, Albert Collins, Danny Gatton and James Burton. 90 min.

[Grafxman7]

I'm looking for an instructional dvd for some country technique. I'm looking for something for intermediate to advanced players...I don't want something to show me what a G chord is. I'm looking for hybrid picking, banjo rolls, country lead..stuff like that. I'm more of a visual player, so I think a dvd would be great, maybe something with a book also.
Any suggestions?

I just picked up the Albert Lee Video at Sam Ash....$40...but man he can play and without boxes or any major special effects except for a little reverb and a compressor...You can pick off what you can and as fast as he is if U can grasp the chords and runs you can pick up alot..absolutely amazing musician and seems so humble...Grafxman7

[honkytonks]

Most of these guys have sample clips on youtube. I'd check that out before you drop any cash.

Some guys are great pickers but awful "teachers".

[Stratlover]

I just bought the Danny Gaton Telemaster DVD. I have gotten some good stuff from it. It is pretty advanced though. However, I think I will get one of the DVD's listed above to get the picking methods down, then go back to the Gatton DVD.

[Russ]

Albert lee played with heads hands and feet also,the late Danny Gatton has a video. Opps I should have read the above post seems I was beat out yesterday.

[NeoFauve]

Not often cited, this one's only about 00:06:00 long, but covers a lot of ground, even vocals, showmanship, and uh... repair and setup tips for country.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=0

[Cogs]

I highly recommend Brent Mason's DVD. He covers a lot of ground and he's just phenomenal to watch.

You should NEVER under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES watch this DVD. It will cause you to smash your Tele into tiny pieces & then burn it, reducing it to its component atoms. You will be thrown into a deep depression at the sight of any guitar.
lol

[refriedwhiskey]

I wonder who played Uncle Pecos?

[fenderden]

I also recommend anything by Arlen Roth. His instructional DVD's are well done and very helpful. I had the pleasure of seeing him live a a few years back with his youngest daughter performing her first live show for a CD of her own. Arlen is just one tele-blazing player/picker.

[refriedwhiskey]

Google search results on Uncle Pecos, from Neo's link:

Cowboy singer and character actor George Clinton "Shug" Fisher, who provides the voice of Uncle Pecos, also has been credited with the guitar improvisation in this cartoon. He started out with the Western group The Sons of the Pioneers and made numerous guest appearances in TV Westerns (including "Gunsmoke"). Fisher had a continuing role as Shorty Kellems in the 1969-70 season of "The Beverly Hillbillies."

I just had to know. Apologies if nobody else just had to.

Back to the thread!

The first instructional DVD I bought was Country Telecaster Virtuosity from Homespun. I got it last year, not long after I'd gotten back into guitar after about a 10-year absence. I made the mistake of basing my choice on Ray Flacke's playing, and not on whether or not I thought I realistically could learn to play like that from one DVD. Heh.

It turned out to be kind of discouraging. At the time, I wasn't even sure what he and the DVD's host were talking about when they referred to the I, IV, and V chords. On top of that, it required a combination of fingerpicking and flatpicking, which I'd never really even tried. And on top of THAT, the very first song on the DVD used an open tuning -- which was very difficult to achieve on my Strat with its floating, non-locking trem.

So it went into a drawer. I should've started with something easier. When I have a Tele and more chops, I'll go back to it, though.

I recently got back on the instructional DVD horse with another one from Homespun, Jim Weider's Basic Licks and Classic Solos for Electric Blues Guitar. It starts out covering stuff I already knew by heart, so I was a lot more comfortable with it. I'm enjoying learning from it and jamming with it.

Next time I'm ready to learn some country, I'll probably look at those Arlen Roth discs.