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Two of my favorite lessons that combines rhythm and lead at a hasty and vigorous pace. I posted EP 073 years ago using one of my Strats and some slap-back delay dialed in. I used the backing track as well. It’s fun playing on the Hummingbird, kind of unadorned and stripped down but still a lot of fun and punchy.
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Excellent playing here John.
Lead and rhythm combos at speed like that is no joke.
Hummingbird sounds awesome. Gutted I didn’t have time to play one at the Gibson garage but there’s always next time…
Liam.
“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. “
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Great energy and fluidity on what must be a pretty difficult lesson John 😎. Nice foot tapping stuff.
I don’t know why but I find Brian’s earlier lessons harder to play than most of the later ones. I think Brian probably realized it was a good idea to make his lessons easier for the rest of us 😅
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Interesting observation about the ‘earlier’ lessons. I enjoy combing through the library and especially the ‘older’ lessons because whether they are easier or harder, they are of a different perspective. I think Brian has moved from ‘styles’ to focusing on ‘techniques’. I like to think I have watched each lesson once, and my favorites dozens of times. I think Brian may be gearing lessons to the intermediate player. EP 301 is a really challenging rockabilly lesson that took me almost 2 years to master 9although I did have a shoulder surgery during the period). Thanks for your kind remarks.John
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I can do the majority of Brian’s lessons at the same speed he does but there was one rockabilly lesson I absolutely could not do – can’t recall which one. I don’t think it was EP301 and it was so ridiculously fast I could not do the speed. You are right, his lessons have become more theory focused than ‘in the style of’. My take is I actually prefer the later lessons because I am more interested in developing my own style but his earlier lessons were great too.
By the way, have you tried EP178 ? That was the hardest Brian lesson I tackled. An absolute beast to play.
PS: I gave EP301 a listen and, yeah, I see where you are coming from on that one -:). Now that I have heard it, i figure I have to do it not least to prove that I actually can. Just got to finish EP230 first which is a considerably easier lesson.
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Loved the up-tempo style John with some pretty nifty fingering throughout.
I went through Brian’s entire catalogue yesterday and agree with you, starting around 5 years ago he has gradually moved to more music theory lessons than previously. I also noticed less emphasis on blues.Richard
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John, I really enjoyed this lesson from you – right on the beat, and these standalone tunes demand a lot but when you do it right and nail all the parts like this, you’ve got all you need to fill a room with sound. Great playing, and that Gibson is sweet and looks like it has a great action for this kind of music.
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