The Solo Secrets of T Bone Walker

[soyghost1]

the other part about t-bone and how he got his sound-- he never used his pinky, often just the two strongest fingers (ie the two Django used) and used only downstrokes. part of his fat, powerful sound..if you don't believe me,, check out some of the t-bone footage her on you-tube

[ledzeppelin154]

get this guy next semester for ensemble, pumped 

[muhammadzahmad]

he's a good guitar teacher...

[thomasjeeh]

Thick strings sound a more full and round, I have 13s at the moment and I really like them, you have to train to bend and not injure yourself when playing at faster speeds though

[herejemolina]

subtitles! :)



[Binglung]

mojo feelings.  nice playin.

[avantwa]

thank you man!! you're such a great teacher!

[kurtinblood]

Is anyone else "in love" with this guy?

[felineth56]

I've been enjoin your videos lessons a lot you are a good teacher and player, I just wish you gave us some more!!.....

Thank's again anyway.

[MartyGuitaring]

Wow, this guy is a great teacher XD

Love Berklee Guitar lessons !

Marty :D

[mcca7400]

that intro solo is killer

[Fatshead]

This is Mike Williams, one of the top blues/jazz r&b players in the country. He plays around New England with singer Toni Lynn Washington, pianist David Maxwell and under his own name. He is every bit the player that Duke Robillard is and can play all styles with taste and chops. He is the real deal.

[avril2]

Great stuff, I could listen to it all night.

T-bone, the inventor of Chuck Berry.

Nice relaxed teacher too.

[TheHeater90]

This is pretty accurate, and informative, except for one thing that bugged me... T-bone played really close to the neck mostly, not back by the bridge the way this video suggests, just sayin'. Watch T-Bone's performances and you'll see what I mean! There's even a video where SRV explains that T-bone played in the middle of the guitar, by the neck, to get a fuller tone!

[HagusYoung]

If you want to learn what SRV learned when he started, this is it. SRV made the T-Bone style famous, again?

[flaviolima91]

ernie ball 12s are great, and they dont feel so heavy either.

[leShakeify]

Hey man-thanks for these free lessons! It's good to know that someone out there enjoys doing cool things like this!

[kenfuscious]

The secret is T Bone was a genuine artist.

[manfromregina]

Dude, yer smoooth,great clip.

Cheers

[imjspaceman]

Nice picking ability, brother, very sweet sounding. You're a great instructor, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Rock on.

[PakSandybali]

Thanks a lot for the teaching. You are a great guitar player.

[chizets]

I think T-Bone is the father of electric blues guitar.Every blues gutar player plays t-bone licks.

[carlopstar]

very much like t-bone's licks ... thanks a lot

[osubeavs2112]

is that a vintage '62?

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[streetcornerjames]

From the heart I love these licks.

[tubesteakbooky]

thanks,love the T-bone style lessons.

[uprightbass90]

berklee RULEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS awesome playing I wish I could go there to learn more of that kind of stuff and even more

well see ya from argentina

[Ball90210]

Nice work on the Guitar Lessons

[ripcordz35]

these pick ups looks old like earth x')

[midnight260]

sweet!

[Alice4016]

aw, very helpful. Thank you.

[notesontheguitar]

AWESOME!!!

[drudoooox]

strato 60' original....... o strato custom shop 60' relic ???

[Charlllz]

dude this is sick. and thankyou very much for some cool lick ideas

[FaustyFob]

if one wants to sound like t-bone, that person should go for heavier strings, instead of trying to imitate the sound, that way it makes it more genuine

[garthhammons]

a lot of people want the sound without the pain. I play 12-56's and It hurts like hell, but none of my friends can match my tone.

[laricxx]

same thing, especially when you have to bend something around the 4, 5 fret, b string :D

[kissfan93]

12's don't hurt my fingers :D

but ive been playin on em for a year

[DudeXMyster]

what do you mean 12's dont hurt your fingers...what are 12's??

[vekktarn1]

"12's" are short for "set of strings where the high e-string is 0.012 inches in diameter". So 12's are pretty heavy strings to play.

[Canadianspunge]

@kissfan93 Yeah I started on 9's, switched to 12's, loved 'em, but I use 11's now as I switch frequently between blues and hair metal/hard rock.

[GhostOfBillyMartin1]

Berklee is a great school...too bad it's in Boston.

GO YANKEES!!!

[pedledge]

thats awesome!

[mastrocchi2]

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[foofman111]

When I read the title I expected it to be crap. I'm blown away. Big respect to you.

[bluesbren]

Top stuff! This guy is a great player and good teacher...perfect combination!

[ChiapasZapata]

@bluesbren and very rare...

[stratdelux09]

Great Lesson Michael! Wish I could afford your online course.

[robbourassaguitarist]

Good job buddy. You've done your homework.

[floyd19910]

Cool lesson

[richdcollins]

Thought that was interesting.

[rasranks]

THANKS

[vvvvq9]

Thanx again,my friend-great guitarist&teacher.

[pat0neill]

just play the heavy string dont "play like you have a heavy string"

[mitsteig]

I agree, if you want the sound, do it for real. Don't ding people for opinions that don't mirror your own...

[MatthewPA1972]

Sounds like someone's playing Asteroids right off camera...

[ItsStillTheSame]

LoL - I hear it too!

[PAKIJIMI]

are these just scales two note per strings apart form the two highest strings b and e which 3 notes can be played. .

[STILLAVRIL1]

Perfect.

In a nutshell.

[flashgordon1964]

I am looking for a lesson on switching between major and minor blues scales like BB does. Any ideas?

[tarzanistemi]

THANKS GREAT

[Rickghostrider]

Another good one, thanks!

[Streetezz]

I'm more interested in those quick 8th note runs that sound somewhat dissonant over the turn-around. What's T-Bone doing there?

[Azrael888]

Cool lesson. Is the guy playing through a Deville?

[kotskever]

yes

[thejiggsaw]

actually it's just a fender deluxe. i went to their summer program. they have a deal with fender and got 300 fender deluxe amps.

[bluesduprat]

Blues for Marili !

excellent advices, thanks!

[hankjunior]

GREAT JOB!

[paulefty]

great stuff

[bontonroula]

right on!

[sensegallery]

I very interest your teaching.

Do you have more ?

[sensegallery]

HI

I really enjoy your teaching.

Do you have DVD lessons ?

[CoolFreeHardBop]

I've noticed that T-Bone played with his guitar positioned flat against his body, and you can see this in any of his videos on you tube. I wonder if this gave him an advantage over playing it alongside the body, like most guitarist?

[scoby1knoby]

Excellent *****

[wungabunga]

Interesting that you referenced string gauges: it's the same with football (soccer), they used to play with very heavy balls that had laces in! Yet everyone likes to compare players from bygone eras without taking such aspects into account.

New guitarists should be aware of such things before comparing modern techniques and ability.

Great lesson as usual, want more!

[mamaindigo4]

You can't fathom what you're doing for the world of music! I agree with jdalend, PLEASE keep these coming. Some of us live to play but can't afford classes or lessons. We just have to learn by watching and listening and playing. Your posts are as formal as it gets for me and they're amazing! Thanks.

[jdalend]

pleeeease keep these comin. I love it.

[guitarhero419]

kool is the a collage class? what kind of grades do u need to have to take it

[jipes]

As usual your lessons are not only great in technical aspects but also very respectful of the style of the artist you cover ! 5 stars for this excellent démo !