Hey there! Just wanted to share that mandolinist Andrew Hendryx and guitarist/content creator Daniel Seriff are teaching one of their favorite Dickie Betts-inspired scales. Andrew is using a Ryder EM-5 electric mandolin, and Daniel is playing his Collings 135LC. Keep up with Andrew and Daniel at www.andrewhendryx.com and www.danielseriff.com
For his ninth exclusive lesson for VG, Ray Cummins shows how to play a melodic version of “Danny Boy” fingerstyle and with a pick, using jazzy chords along with a few tricky arpeggios. Ray plays his ’98 Gibson Chet Country Gentleman plugged into an ’80s Boss DD-2 through a ’78 Fender Princeton with a 10″ EV. In the second half, he uses his signature McCullough guitar (with a Barbera pickup) to demonstrate how to play accompaniment and basic arpeggios. Check out more lessons HERE!
Ray Cummins’ eighth exclusive lesson for VG demonstrates how to play backward rolls (arpeggios) being used in an intro or ending and lightening fast pull offs. Ray is using his ’98 Gibson Country Gentleman plugged into an 80’s Boss DD-2 through a ’64 Fender Twin! Check out all of our Exclusive Lessons HERE!
Acclaimed mandolinist Andrew Hendryx will be discussing chords and demonstrating a few of his favorite voicings on his 1902’s Gibson F4 and Collings MF5 mandolins. View the Chord Chart below.
Explore the G blues scale with acclaimed mandolinist Andrew Hendryx. Originally appeared on a Facebook Live Lesson on Sunday, April 5th, 2020. Keep up with Andrew HERE!
For his latest lesson, Andrew Hendryx grabbed his Gibson F-4 mando. “I’m excited about this one,” he said. “It gives the novice mandolinist some big-sounding chords with only two fingers!” Check out Andrew’s album, “Deep River,” at www.andrewhendryx.com.Check out all of our Exclusive Lessons HERE!!
Ray Cummins’ latest exclusive lesson for VG expands on the art of playing “thumbstyle” a la Chet Atkins. Using his Gibson Country Gentleman plugged into an ’80s Boss DD2 through a ’65 Fender Pro Reverb, Ray opens with a few original licks, fast single lines, funky rhythm, and piano rolls, then offers a fantastic breakdown of “Hello My Baby,” with special focus on the bass notes! Keep up with Ray at raycummins.com. Check out all of our Exclusive Lessons HERE!!
Andrew Hendryx lesson of Van Morrison’s “Into The Mystic” on Mandolin
Andrew Hendryx uses his Collings MF5 (with D’Addario strings) to show you how to play his arrangement of the Van Morrison masterpiece “Into The Mystic,” from his upcoming album, “Deep River.” You can catch Andrew on tour this spring with Dangermuffin and Yonder Mountain String Band. Keep up with Andrew HERE!
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Ray Cummins’ sixth exclusive lesson for VG demonstrates how to play with a steady thumb, a la Chet Atkins.
Train yours, then jump into “Freight Train!” Check out his flashy finale followed by “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” Ray’s playing his ’98 Gibson Country Gentleman plugged into a Boss DD-2 through a ’66 Fender Princeton. Keep up with Ray at http://raycummins.com
In his fifth exclusive lesson for www.VintageGuitar.com, Ray Cummins demonstrates and explains his use of harmonics on Gibson Country Gentleman plugged into a Boss DD 2 and a Lexicon reverb through his ’89 Roland JC 77 amp running direct to the console. Keep up with Ray at http://raycummins.com.