Twangy Country Blues Lead Guitar Study for Telecaster! Steel bends, double stops & Fancy Tricks!
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This week we get into the nitty gritty on vintage country soloing techniques. Lots of bends, double stops and steel guitar voicings, delivered with the searing twang of a vintage tele bridge pickup through a Fender black-panel amplifier. I'd say this falls somewhere in the intermediate to advanced category and should hopefully give you plenty to get your teeth into!
Absolutely jam-packed full of essential tips and tricks for melodically outlining the changes with character, style and mojo ;)
And as always, stick around til the end for gear talk and recommended listening 👌🏻
⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
00:00 - Performance
01:15 - Mission brief
01:54 - Learning the changes
Solo#1 breakdown;
03:01 - Intro
04:56 - A section
07:00 - Stock country motifs & phrasing
08:20 - Descending sixths on a dominant chord
10:38 - Bluegrass vocabulary
Solo #2 breakdown;
12:21 - Rockabilly/Charlie Christian ideas
14:26 - B7 chordal idea
14:53 - Danny Gatton pedal steel textures
16:51 - Reoccurring chromatic idea!
17:26 - Jimmie Rivers idea
17:51 - Essential country ending!
18:41 - Philosophy
19:31 - Tone Talk!
20:07 - Recommended listening!
20:53 - Sign-off!
Videos referenced in this lesson;
Motown & Soul lead study;
• Motown & Soul; Double ...
Triad-based Country Steel Bends deep dive;
• Country Steel Bends & ...
Gear used in this video;
Fender 52 Telecaster
Tone King Imperial Mk2 amp
Universal Audio OX - amp top box
Universal Audio Apollo Twin X
Logic Pro
Universal Audio plugins
Sony ZVE-10 camera
Neewer Desktop Tripod
Final Cut Pro
Thanks for watching!
Alex
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Absolutely phenomenal lesson….the way you teach and explain the notes scales and chords and how they relate to each other and how you got about mentally thinking about these things is exactly what we all need to learn…and you do it at the perfect speed so you keep the lesson moving forward without bogging down and over explaining anything…I would honestly say this is the best lesson I’ve seen taught about country style guitar I’d ever seen
Wow, thank you Michael, that comment just made my weekend! Really glad you find the lessons useful and well paced my friend 🙏🏻
Love this type of old school country guitar as opposed to the modern country 'shredders'who exhaust the ears after 30 secs. Beautiful tasteful playing . Great lesson, thank you. 👍
Thank you so much!.. sounds like we’re on the same page as far as that goes! 😉🍻
To keep it interesting though it does help to change speeds in the middle of phrasings, it's all about how you make your patchwork solos with memorized licks sprinkled in, and eventually you will be gliding over all the place with muscle memory riffs as you find out what works where, and when, especially playing through chord changes and accentuating the 5ths,7ths, root notes, and it just helps you become a better improv player.
@@shable1436totally agree.
I love both the slower and the uptempo stuff
I agree. All far too fast today, modern country and bluegrass leave me exhausted and in search of melody. Looking forward I end up looking further back.
That old country sounds awesome. Keep on doing this stuff. It’s sort of a lost genre that sounds too good to lose. Thanks Alex
Thanks Matt, I agree fully! 🍻
PS another comment --- My personal Number One Telecaster country guitar album of all time for anyone who hasn't heard it. "Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin'" by James Burton and Ralph Mooney. This is the Holy Grail of "chicken pickin'" and pedal steel guitar for me!
Oh man, very good call.. that is a stellar record 👌🏻
Thanks for the rec.
Alex has the talent to entertain during a lesson, not just mere theoretical stuff. And has the talent to keep you " glued" to the topic because he masters it. Real tasty chops here! I'm loving your lessons! Keep it up
Thank you so much for the kind words my friend.. that really means a lot. Glad you enjoyed the lessons 🙏🏻
This is absolutely fantastic! I love this old country guitar playing and you nailed not only the style but the tone! Thank you so much.
Ah thanks Mike, I really appreciate that. It’s a style that’s close to my heart 🙏🏻🍻
Blackguard teles are the ultimate instrument!
Agreed 👌🏻🍻
I too have one and fully attest to this fact, my friend!
Perfect timing that swings! Never rushed. Always in the pocket.
Thanks buddy, I appreciate that 🙏🏻
Another absolutely fantastic lesson Alex. Thank You!
My pleasure buddy, really glad you enjoyed it!
This has to be one of the very best you tube videos on real country guitar that exists !!! Thank you Alex for your contribution to help guys like me.
That’s so kind Steve, thank you my friend! So glad you found it to be useful 🙏🏻
Instantly useable phrases. And your explanations of how the notes and licks relate to the key center helps me integrate into my playing. Your vids are terrific.
Thank you Ken, I really appreciate the comment 🙏🏻
Another banger! The lead really outlines the chord changes. Great playing as usual.
Thank you Dennis my good friend!.. absolutely right.. outlining the changes isn’t something exclusive to jazz playing.. all good, melodic lead lines should outline the changes, no matter the genre 👌🏻🍻
Goddamnit, your playing is just so TASTY! FFS!
Haha thanks so much! 🤪🙏🏻
Fantastic!!
Thanks man, glad you dig it!
Just found your lessons. I learned more in 15 min. from you than a year somewhere else. You show us stuff we can really use. thanks
I’m so glad to hear that buddy, thanks so much for commenting 🙏🏻 Welcome to the channel! 🍻
That sounds amazing, AFG. Like it was lifted straight from 70s country radio. Thank you!
Ah thanks man, I really appreciate that! 🙏🏻🍻
Excellent video, Alex. Love the variety in your choice of music. You have really nailed that classic Telecaster country guitar sound! My favorite players go back to the era of Don Rich with Buck Owens, James Burton with Ralph Mooney, and Clarence White on the Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" album who introduced the sound of the B-Bender. Currently Marty Stuart owns and plays White's original B-Bender, and Marty and his sideman Kenny Vaughan are two of the best playing today. Playing this style of guitar and "getting it right" is not easy, as virtuosos like James Burton and Albert Lee demonstrate.
Thanks so much Joe, I really appreciate the kind words. We have very similar tastes in country pickers too!.. my “recommended listening” portion of this video basically is that same list of names! 🤪 Nice to see a fellow vintage country fan 👌🏻🍻
Sweet! Classy!
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Great lesson once again! Every single one of those licks can be used alone or in any combination. Fun stuff!
Thanks mate, really glad you enjoyed the lesson! 🙏🏻
Just really well done sir perfect country tone ..technique is beautiful...appreciate you sir.
i love your solo you are a great player
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻
This guy is great - probably more for intermediate and up - but teaching style is super smooth and clear. I wish the tabs were more easily available.
Thanks mate, I appreciate the kind words. Not sure what you means about the TABS though.. they are VERY easily available!.. there are two ways to get hold of them.. both links are clearly in the description 👍🏻 (Even my backing track is included with the TABS!)
What a wonderful way to begin my Saturday morning! Before my coffee was even finished dripping, I'd already plugged my Strat (I don't own a Telecaster!) into my Deluxe Reverb, added a touch of light overdrive and slapback echo (courtesy of the Electro Harmonix Hot Wax & Echo pedals) and tuned up my guitar in anticipation of playing along with your video!!! I'm convinced, Alex, that in addition to Louis's little comfy furry Igloo, you actually have your own full-sized Igloo...only yours is modded to be a Time Machine, which you use to journey back through the past, playing on thousands of sessions which span musical history!!! 🤣 You really are the consummate Session Player...Jazz, Country, Rock...there is no style you haven't mastered!!! You won't be able to convince me otherwise that it's ACTUALLY YOU playing on all of my favorite records!!!! 🤣. I'm totally stealing that reverse rake Danny Gatton pedal steel lick btw!!! So tasty!!! Your Tele sounds AMAZING here!!! It has a lovely transparent, almost acoustic tone...it almost sounds double-tracked, with one mic on the amp and the other on the guitar unplugged!!! "I'm making a B-line for the major third here" LOL!!!!! 😂 If this whole guitar thing doesn't work out, you can always fall back on your immense Stand Up Comedy talents!!!!!!! 🤣. What an absolutely wonderful lesson and video!!!! Thank you so very much, Alex!!!!!
Oh man, thank you so much my friend! I love reading your comments and this was my favourite so far! I would LOVE a time travelling igloo.. if you could just sort that out for me, that’d be great 👍🏻😂
Glad you liked the tele tone too, the acoustic quality you describe is exactly what I love about super low wind pickups.. they really let the natural voice of the instrument shine through.
Really glad you enjoyed playing along with this lesson buddy. And again, I really do appreciate the kind words. Thank you 🙏🏻🧡
"You really are the consummate Session Player...Jazz, Country, Rock...there is no style you haven't mastered." Exactly!!!
Ah thank you David, you’re very kind 🙏🏻
Damn that telly! Fantastic tone.
Thanks mate, glad you dig it 🙏🏻
I’ve watched about a dozen of your videos since discovering your channel about a week ago, and I have to say this is my hands-down favorite. Please do more in this style, and thanks so much for everything you do!
Thank you my friend, I really appreciate that! I will certainly be doing more country stuff, no doubt 👍🏻🍻
@@AlexFarranGuitar Awesome, and thanks for mentioning Kenny Vaughan - a monster player who deserves more recognition. Love the cat cameos as well!
Sir, thank you very much. This is so cool.
Always love your video and your channel.
Greeting from your big fan from Thailand!
Ah thank you my friend, very glad to have you here! 🙏🏻 so glad you’re enjoying my channel! 🍻
Brilliant! So much great content on your TH-cam channel, and the context always so well explained so you can use elsewhere!! I can't keep up… I'm still working on the Wes Montgomery piece 2 Saturday's ago. Thanks Alex, massively appreciated
Thank you Tom, I really appreciate your kind words. So glad you’re enjoying the videos buddy! 🙏🏻
As an old guy coming back to the guitar from many years away (what was I thinking??) this has been quite difficult for me. But I have a suitable partscaster and I dug this the minute I heard it so why not. Almost have it all the way through committed to memory. Now to get up to tempo and get the phrasing down. Thanks Alex for a super lesson!
Thanks for the comment buddy, I'm so happy to hear that! Nice one for putting the work in and getting it memorised 👌🏻🍻
0:56
magical 🪄🪄🪄
Thank you buddy! 🙏🏻
Amazing. Cheers man!
My pleasure dude, thanks for watching! 🙏🏻
Tasty, excellent playing... as always 👍
Thank you David, really glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻
Outstanding. To the point for intermediate players. First class production.
Thank you buddy, I really appreciate the comment!
I've just found this channel and i absolutely love this content.👍👍
Thanks mate, really glad to have you here! 🙏🏻🍻
brilliant stuff, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it mate! Thanks for the comment 🙏🏻🍻
Love the "Johnny Smith chords" in a country context!
Thanks buddy, glad you liked that! You can sneak those kinds of chords in just about anywhere! 😉👌🏻
Thank you for mentioning the Louvin Brothers. I think they're an amazingly underrated country group who made so much beautiful music! I really enjoyed your lesson.
Glad to meet a fellow Louvin Brothers fan! 🙏🏻 Thanks for watching and for commenting my friend. 🍻
AMAZING! Love it.
Thanks buddy, very glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻
Every time. So good. So inspiring. Always sparks MY creativity. You rock!
Ah thank you my friend, that really means a lot. Have a great new year Matt 🍻🙏🏻🧡
This is a great lead study / lesson. Thank you!
My pleasure Mike!.. thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🏻
Sounds so good Alex! I really love those steel guitar rakes you threw in there.
Thanks mate, I'm so glad you liked it! 🙏🏻
Spot on Alex. So many useful phrases and licks.
Glad you think so buddy! Thanks for the comment 🙏🏻
I Love It, Thankyou ❤❤❤
So glad you dig it buddy! 🙏🏻
Awesome stuff sir great video!!!
Thank you kindly! 🙏🏻🍻
Cool stuff❤
Thank you! Glad you dig it :)
Fantastic!
Thanks man! 🙏🏻
I just found your channel- Great stuff- thanks mate.
Thank you buddy, I appreciate the comment! Welcome aboard 🙏🏻🍻
this is brilliant, thank you!
You're very welcome mate, thanks for commenting 🙏🏻
An excellent video. I quit years ago because I didn't understand all the theory - major 3rds, etc.
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video 🙏🏻
All the theory can be intimidating but just tackle one little concept at a time and it’ll all make sense. Music is a language and can be learned like one also 👍🏻
Thank you! New subscriber! Love diversity of your channel! Lessons like this and the blues and jazz ones are sorely missing imho on YT! Love your gear, Tele is gorgeous! And dig your heritage style clothes as well! ✌🏽❤️
Thank you so much Billy! I really appreciate the kind words my friend 🙏🏻
Very glad you’re enjoying the lessons!
excellent content
Thanks buddy, glad you like it 🙏🏻
This is great stuff!
Thanks Josh! 🙏🏻
Holy lord is that an excellent solo and elegant lesson. New subscriber my friend.
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed the lesson buddy. Thanks for commenting and welcome to the channel! 🙏🏻🍻
LOving it!!!!!!!!
Thank you! 🙏🏻
GOOD JOB ,WELL DONE
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻
Excellent!!! Thank you!!
Thanks for watching Jeffrey 🙏🏻
Great lesson!
Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻
i really enjoyed this video. I just picked up a cheap squire tele to fool around on. It just doesn't twang!
Thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed it! Those squier teles are nice!.. if it’s doesn’t have enough twang, try a brighter bridge pickup 👌🏻
Ha..... I was playing bass to this last night. Ray Price 4 on floor shuffle is my favourite groove. 😊
Nice!! 👌🏻 I agree, it’s a great feel
This guy’s knowledge is deep and wide
Ah thanks Dennis, that’s very kind of you my friend! 🙏🏻🍻
Just found you. Subscribed. Thank you very much for the videos.😊
You’re welcome my friend! Thanks for subscribing 🙏🏻🍻
merci pour cette lumière chaleureuse de contry🤠🤠🤠
My pleasure buddy! 🙏🏻
Lovely sound on that amp. Makes me feel like I'm strolling past a music hall in Nashville. I've bought a Tele player recently but swapped the noiseless bridge pickup (which is essentially a stacked humbucker in spirit) to a 50's Broadcaster seymour duncan. Sounds great through my line 6 Helix fender amps. But open to any suggestions from anyone here on any Tele Country amp sims?? To test 👍❓
Thanks buddy, glad you dig the tone! Good question re: amp sims.. not a world I’ve delved particularly deep into aside from using some Scuffman and Universal audio amp plugins for the odd session in the past. 🤷🏻♂️
What a fantastic video have a good weekend Alex also do you have regrets when looking back in life ❤😊
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video! 🙏🏻 Regrets?.. I have a few. 😉
That's just simply outstanding playing Alex, I mean I know nothing but what I hear and 'see' is sort of like writing and itss speed or tempo speaks to phrasing and these little groupings or chunks that seem to fall into place like a puzzle comes together. Like I said Alex I know nothing but Idk why but it just falls together somehow for me. I'm going on the hunt for more chords with the accompanying notes almost call and response sort of stuff. Anyway I'll shut up and quit proving that I know nothing, (Just like the philosopher said all those years ago).
Thank you mate, I really appreciate your kind and enthusiastic words! You don’t have to qualify anything you say, just speak honestly and don’t worry about that stuff! 🙏🏻🧡
Super
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Always enjoy your playing. Great channel. I am curious, is that a real '52 Telecaster?
Please more classic country lessons. Take my money. 😂
Haha thanks buddy, many more to come for sure! 😉
I purchased this one. Love it. Keep them coming. Do you give lessons by chance?
Love it, will join Patreon, but do you have any lessons, or suggestions, on how to learn / work on the chicken picking thing, more generally
Thank you buddy, that really means a lot! 🙏🏻 I will add a "fundamentals of chicken pickin' lesson" to my to-do list for sure.. great idea. Thanks man 🍻
Absolutely stellar lesson Alex. Thanks for sharing. What’s the model of that bad azzz fedora you sporting in the beginning of this video?
Thanks dude! 🙏🏻 It’s a Stetson Pure Stratoliner in Tobacco colour 👌🏻🤠
How in the world did you end up with that 52 tele? Did you take a mortgage out? Absolutely incredible teaching.
Beautiful tones and wonderful lesson Tone King Imperial-Where's the Deluxe Reverb?
The deluxe is having some work done.. been through a difficult spell recently but will be back to full fitness any day now. In the meantime, the Imperial Mk2 has been great! 👌🏻
Absolutely classic riffs! In the intro demonstration, did you have the guitar's tone control wide open? I find that a more pleasing, classic Tele bridge pickup country lead sound can be achieved by backing off the tone control (about 90 degrees in the case on my red Tele). I disconnected the neck pickup from the tone control, as I prefer that one wide open.
Thanks buddy, glad you liked it. For this one the volume and tone controls were wide open 👍🏻
fantastic intro reissue tele or the real deal?? thanks from nyc!
Great Video, Alex! As usual. I especially like the short stab ending. However, I cannot play it the way Alex does. The first two are no problem, but I always have to stop and think how to arrange my fingers for the final E with the bend up to the 3rd. Anyone else have this mental blockage as well? I find it more intuitive and my my hand lands easier when I use my first 3 fingers on the top 3 strings at the 11th, 12th and 12th and then use my index finger to bend up to the major 3rd. I am also playing 9s, so that may be why it works for me. just curious. cheers!
Thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed the lesson. There are a few good reasons I would recommend persevering with the orthodox way of fingering that last bend.. but.. if it’s absolutely impossible and you see no way it’ll improve with daily, methodical practice, then there’s no harm in adapting it and using your alternate fingering. All depends how far you want to take this stuff as there are many licks born out of that one bend that require it to be played with the original fingering. 👍🏻
Great tone....any pedals or amp settings that are critical?
Thanks buddy. Skip to around the 19 minute mark for some tone talk 😉
Very nice. Love that Telecaster! What gauge strings are you using btw???
Thanks dude! I’m using 10-46 DR Pure Blues strings 👍🏻
Thanks. The quality overall of your videos is fantastic. I was also surprised to find another guitar player that uses and understands the 6th Dim scale and GYPSY JAZZ!!!@@AlexFarranGuitar
Thanks for the lesson. I have a question regarding amp sounds. I just purchased Amplitube 5 and got the Fender Collection 1 along with it during a sale. I'm wondering what the recommended Amp would be for this kind of sound. I DO have a telecaster. But what do people usually use amp wise for this style? thanks
I don’t have any hands on experience with that setup, but I’m certain it’ll have some kind of “Black panel Fender” style setting.. twin reverb, deluxe reverb or the like would be ideal 👌🏻
nice demo of the standard country motifs.
quick question: does your '52 tele have the stock bridge pickup in it? i love the tone of it. what year is your model?
thanks
Nice sounding tele.
Bridge pickup
Broadcaster? Stl-1B?
Thanks buddy. The bridge pickup here is the “Classic 64” by The Creamery 👌🏻
What's your main gigging band?
I’m in a local band called “The Most Ugly Child”. Currently preparing to released a new record sometime next year 👍🏻
parabens, consigo a Back track ?
Hey buddy, if you're asking if my backing track is included in the download of my lesson materials at the links in the description, then, yes is the answer! ;)
Bufff
Thanks mate! 💪🏼😎
Pattern link isn't working for me 😐
The Patreon link?.. strange! try clicking it here instead or copy and pasting the link; patreon.com/AlexFarranGuitar
Patreon
Hopefully the link I just posted under your previous comment works okay for you 👍🏻
How do I get a discount code for a purchase on the gumroad site?
A discount code? 🤔