Chicken Pickin Recommendations

mcgannahan · June 25th, 2008, 10:50 AM

Hi there,

I'm getting back into electric guitar after having played exclusively acoustic the last few years. I do mostly flatpicking nowdays. I consider myself a pretty good intermediate player (I won the MN state fair flatpicking contest in 2006, took 3rd in 2007) but I'm no Tony Rice. I try to sound more like Doc Watson and Norman Blake anyway.

So what's a good resource for electric chicken pickin, preferable in a good tab/cd or DVD format? (I hate dealing with my computer)

Rick

mcgannahan · June 25th, 2008, 11:25 AM

This one any good?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...G1ZZ0K8GTES69Y

Dookychase · June 25th, 2008, 12:19 PM

Did you look at Doug Seven's dvds on his website? Might be what you're looking for.
Also Johnny Hiland has one that I like.

Spidercaster · June 25th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Another vote for the Arlen Roth Book, or the DVD of the same name.

mcgannahan · June 25th, 2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Spidercaster

Another vote for the Arlen Roth Book, or the DVD of the same name.

Which do you think would be better? Does the DVD have tab?

telex76 · June 29th, 2008, 10:44 AM

I really like Country Guitar Technique from lick library by Steve Travto. Its playing in the style of Albert Lee. Great, easy to follow, and killer to play licks.

tele-martini · July 9th, 2008, 11:32 AM

I just ordered this from amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/063407640X

I'll let ya know what I think after I've messed with it a little.

Gene

BadHorsie · July 15th, 2008, 11:41 PM

Did anyone find out if the Arlen Roth DVD had tab with it.

BadHorsie · July 18th, 2008, 02:20 PM

I went ahead and ordered it.

Iceman · July 18th, 2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BadHorsie

Did anyone find out if the Arlen Roth DVD had tab with it.

The DVD has REALLY small tab with it, and a lot less tab than the book/cd set.

BadHorsie · July 18th, 2008, 03:45 PM

I will get started with the DVD and order the book to supplement it.

jsntg · July 18th, 2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tele-martini

I just ordered this from amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/063407640X

I'll let ya know what I think after I've messed with it a little.

Gene

Great book! I've worked through Hawley's book back and forth for about 4 months now. A really nice applied introduction to bending, blues/pent ascending/descending scale-based licks, open string licks, double stops/intervals and faux steel. The OP will prolly find the scale licks familiar. In fact there is even a Doc Watson-like solo.

Hawley stresses visualizing the 5 chord forms (CAGED) when learning/playing/developing licks. He overlays the chord patterns in many instances and this is useful.

Not much on chicken pickin here though. There is a bunch of youtube c/p stuff the OP might want to check out.

Hugh

June 25th, 2008, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
mcgannahan TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: minnesota Age: 41 Posts: 42	Chicken Pickin Recommendations Hi there, I'm getting back into electric guitar after having played exclusively acoustic the last few years. I do mostly flatpicking nowdays. I consider myself a pretty good intermediate player (I won the MN state fair flatpicking contest in 2006, took 3rd in 2007) but I'm no Tony Rice. I try to sound more like Doc Watson and Norman Blake anyway. So what's a good resource for electric chicken pickin, preferable in a good tab/cd or DVD format? (I hate dealing with my computer) Rick

June 25th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spidercaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 1,044 5 Photos	Another vote for the Arlen Roth Book, or the DVD of the same name. __________________ "Just keep one thing in mind............I may remember it all differently tomorrow." - Neil Young http://www.youtube.com/user/Richeray

July 9th, 2008, 11:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
tele-martini Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hilton, NY Age: 49 Posts: 900 11 Photos	I just ordered this from amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/063407640X I'll let ya know what I think after I've messed with it a little. Gene __________________ Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly, two. ...Frederic Chopin

June 25th, 2008, 11:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
mcgannahan TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: minnesota Age: 41 Posts: 42	This one any good? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...G1ZZ0K8GTES69Y

June 25th, 2008, 12:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dookychase Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: Near New Orleans Posts: 150	Did you look at Doug Seven's dvds on his website? Might be what you're looking for. Also Johnny Hiland has one that I like.

June 29th, 2008, 10:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
telex76 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Forty Worth,Tx. Age: 57 Posts: 121	I really like Country Guitar Technique from lick library by Steve Travto. Its playing in the style of Albert Lee. Great, easy to follow, and killer to play licks.

July 15th, 2008, 11:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
BadHorsie Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas, USA Age: 37 Posts: 111 2 Photos	Did anyone find out if the Arlen Roth DVD had tab with it.

July 18th, 2008, 02:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
BadHorsie Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas, USA Age: 37 Posts: 111 2 Photos	I went ahead and ordered it.

July 18th, 2008, 03:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
BadHorsie Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas, USA Age: 37 Posts: 111 2 Photos	I will get started with the DVD and order the book to supplement it.