Chet Atkins messes with Vince Gill for not taking the first solo.
https://youtu.be/lotN6YM0i5Y?t=1m58s
A pretty cool exchange when Vince refuses to solo first.
Posted Apr 17, 2015, 3:38 PM UTC · edited
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I do not care for country music. I could watch them play all day.
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I had the same revelation. Got into Chet, jerry reed, Merle Travis, etc and now I'm even more bothered by shit-tier contemporary country
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This is the one that got me... Roy Clarke on The Odd Couple back in '75. Stick around until 2:15 for acoustic bass slapping. I'd been playing just a couple of months when this first aired and I was blown away.
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that was insane!
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I like the way the frame-rate of the video couldn't keep up with his strumming at times.
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What's kinda weird is my exposure to Roy Clarke for the longest time was on Hee Haw back in the 70's. But you see stuff like this and others he did and you think holy cow the guy can play. WTF was he doing on Hee Haw?
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You've got a point but a steady paycheck is a good paycheck, I guess.
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He wasn't the only one on her haw who could play like a motherfucker
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Tab?.. For real though - holy shit...
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My all time favorite guitarist is brad Paisley. I am mesmerized by his tone, technique, skill, and the passion he has for music. He wouldn't let his last album get touched up after recording. He wanted true sound on the record. Plus his (mostly) instrumental album is fantastic. And his live concerts change from night to night. Same set list, but he and his band improvise new stuff all the time. I could go on and on.
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I think Brad's a wonderful player, but honestly his stuff has gotten kinda stale since Mud on the Tires and Play, imo.
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I couldn't tell you the name of a single one of his songs, but I was dragged to a Paisley concert a few years back and that man rocked the freaking house. He's got great chops and knows how to put on a show.
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I do really like Paisley's playing. The songs themselves are meh, but the dude can play a guitfiddle.
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I love this live thing with him and Mayer from 2004 and I can't stand country music.
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Brad is the real deal.
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I hate Brad Paisley songs, but I listen to them just to hear his play lol. He's really damn good.
I'm guessing you're a country fan? Is he like...just another big name pop country dude in that scene, or do people most people that listen realize how fucking baller he is on guitar?
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I'm not a big fan, I like BP and some of the more traditional blend country like zac brown band, Keith Urban has some cool tricks. I wouldn't even consider myself a guitar fanatic, I just know how to play enough to enjoy playing along. But I am passionate about music, and Brad just brings something extra to the table for me. A true all around performer with raw talent and you can feel his passion in guitars and music.
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jerry reed
The first day I got a telecaster, I learned the SMokey and the Bandit theme lmao... that shit is awesome. My first dip into country.
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It's like hip hop and rap and rock and everything else, you have to dig deeper than what's on the radio to find quality (mostly)
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Albert Lee's worth checking out if you don't mind a guy that learned how to chicken pick across the pond.
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Long as the pickin is good, origins don't matter. But yeah, I'm familiar with 10 years after, not any of his solo work. I'll have to check it out
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Current country, at least some of popular and the dance hall stuff is almost a mix of rock and disco. shudders
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It's just because the country that gets released now is the about the most formulaic music you can get. Like all genres, there are some real gems you're missing out on.
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I used to think I hated pop music and country music. I've since come to realize I only hate pop music.*
*includes pop-country.
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Junior Brown for example..
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Chet Atkins is one of my favorites. He makes it look so easy. And that country gentleman guitar is so sexy.
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Fucking love Chet. So amazing and always so humble. He is his own orchestra, I could listen to him for days and still not understand all the nuances. Amazing player
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His '55 to '65 streak of albums is amazing. Most of them are solo performances and it always sounds like it's three guys playing at once. Nope. Just him. No overdubs.
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So amazing and always so humble.
In spite of Gill's hesitance to take a solo here whenever Atkins played a duet with someone he always gave them a chance to shine.
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Chet was such a boss. Check out Tommy Emmanuel if you guys dig Chet.
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Chet's usually so modest about his playing. Thanks for sharing.
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Can't blame him to be honest. I'd probably forget how to play a D chord if someone handed me a guitar in front of Chet.
Nah. If Dolly can do it, then you could too.