Two guitar players, I admire the most was Chad Atkins and George Harrison. I have been playing guitar since 1974 inspired by the Beatles and Chad Atkins. I went crazy in 1963 the first time I heard the Beatles love them every sense I am a true beetle fan and I can tell you are too. You are an excellent rockabilly, guitarist I watch your view videos a lot I’m going to learn some of the stuff I like it when you put the tabs up it helps a lot. I am a note reader can read finger style guitar music been 1983. I am 70 years old and still play guitar to this day. I love it wouldn’t take nothing for it it’s my hobby and my love appreciate your videos. Have a great day.👍🏼👍🏼💖🎸🎼🎶😀😀😎😎
Thank you Mark for leaving a comment and sharing a little bit about yourself. George was a huge inspiration to me as a young kid learning guitar. His use of Gretsch guitars kinda got me into them as well. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend. :)
great great lesson of these easy sounding but challenging clean rock n' roll guitar essentials. i always played it my own way in bands,but tonight I am learning these licks right.
Wow. I was looking for the Beatles version but am huge fan of innovators like the god of rock chuck berry. Thanks for the interesting background of how these legends created what they did.
Thank you very much for the time and effort you've put into making this fantastic lesson. I've been playing for a couple of years but would never be able to do stuff like this without these superb lessons.
I've got enough years on me that I remember doing the stringing trick you describe. You held up a set of X-lights but of course we used a regular set of strings with a wound third and moved them over one and used a banjo E. Rock sets didn't exist at that time (I think Fender came out first with the 150 rock set ). I assume that most of the early rock and rollers did this trick and I'm surprised George didn't.
as far as i am concerned George invented the guitar and all the chords and notes and is the best guitar player in the universe . On monday feb 10 , 1964 when i was 10 my mom took me to Boston Loan and Jewelers and she bought me my first guitar a white Teisco for $49.00 and i almost passed out . 10 months later i was playing Please Mr Postman and i keep thinking to myself , how is it possible i am playing the same chords as George and 60 years later with a room filled with 73 guitars i still feel the same way , how is it possible i am playing what George played , As far as Roll Over Beethoven no one can top Georges version not even Chuck
Hey where's your band man? You are dynamite on those guitars...You get some or the greatest bluesiest bends I've heard. So glad to see young Beatle Fans. Especially George Harrison, my personal fave. Keep on playin' man..you are great!
Great lesson Damian! It’s a clean shaven Damian at that! Glad to see you were wearing iron maiden shirts on these older videos as well! This video looks pretty good but I wish some of those older ones of yours had the clarity that you’ve now mastered in video presentation! I’ll take any rockabilly lesson I can get though for sure! You were a trailblazer on RUclips for sure! Thanks for all the great lessons, I’ve purchased a couple of your courses through your website a year or two ago and I’ll try to pick up another one here in the next month or so! Happy holidays!
always love ya vids man!!!! love your enthusiasm...gonna buy a dvd or 3 when i get paid next week.....always been a fan!!! very inspirational bro!!! I truly can't thank you enough
Hi Damian, Great vid as ever - I'm working my way through it. I'm shopiing for a Gretsch or something close to it at the moment - is that a 5120? Would you mind giving a quick review..? Cheers
youre awesome man thank you so much for what youre doing i have a question for you. i have a washburn hb 30 similar to the gibson es 335what pick ups do you recomend. i cant afford a pricey guitar but this one has some good tone so i want to hot rod it a little bit.
Hi! I was wondering where you got that picture that you talk about at 2:20. I can't find anything similar that's high quality. DO you happen to have any links or anything?
Hi great video! Two questions, what guitar is that the Gretsch Country Gentleman or a 6120? Also are those stock pickups? What pickups are you using? thanks.
For a guess the Brian Setzer model Gretsch has TV Jones pickups like most higher end Gretsch models. I'd like to say TV Jones Classics but i have a feeling they might be the Classic Plus. Try looking on the Gretsch website to know for sure mate. I have TV Jones Classics in my self made tele i called El Cabron and they're the best pick ups i've used but a bit pricey, you won't get much change out of £100 per pickup.
It must have been hard during the 50s for a black artist to get recognised. Many white bands played the work of black musicians. Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley etc. I am surprised that you perpetuate this racism by referring ad nauseum to 'George' Who is that anyway, George of the Jungle? It was Chuck Berry's song FFS! I am sure that the Beatles that they played it partly for fun and partly as a tribute to CB. The Beatles' version is not the master piece as you make it out to be.
What a mean, angry, pointless rant. George Harrison's solos on this song were very different from Chuck Berry's. He totally talks about how Chuck Berry played his solos and strung his guitar specially so he could get more bends into it. Nobody is hiding Chuck Berry's accomplishments here. Chuck Berry LOVED the Beatles. He had not one whit of resentment toward them for covering his song. Nor did Chuck Berry have any trouble getting recognized in the 1950s. He was a rock n roll God.
George kicked ass on this one. Great playing and singing at the same time
Love it George my favourite guitarist aswell for such a young age great lesson by the way
Two guitar players, I admire the most was Chad Atkins and George Harrison. I have been playing guitar since 1974 inspired by the Beatles and Chad Atkins. I went crazy in 1963 the first time I heard the Beatles love them every sense I am a true beetle fan and I can tell you are too. You are an excellent rockabilly, guitarist I watch your view videos a lot I’m going to learn some of the stuff I like it when you put the tabs up it helps a lot. I am a note reader can read finger style guitar music been 1983. I am 70 years old and still play guitar to this day. I love it wouldn’t take nothing for it it’s my hobby and my love appreciate your videos. Have a great day.👍🏼👍🏼💖🎸🎼🎶😀😀😎😎
Thank you Mark for leaving a comment and sharing a little bit about yourself. George was a huge inspiration to me as a young kid learning guitar. His use of Gretsch guitars kinda got me into them as well. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend. :)
I share a birthday with Chet Atkins! June 20th!🎸👍
I'm really pleased to have discovered this channel.
great great lesson of these easy sounding but challenging clean rock n' roll guitar essentials. i always played it my own way in bands,but tonight I am learning these licks right.
Good lesson and you have improved over the years
Amazing lesson, thanks! I've been trying to play this for months and now I've got it down! Thanks!
Wow. I was looking for the Beatles version but am huge fan of innovators like the god of rock chuck berry. Thanks for the interesting background of how these legends created what they did.
Cheers Damien, just got my first ever Gretsch and i'm proud to say this is the first song ive learnt on it!
Wow! You’re playing is incredible! Love this lesson!
Thank you very much for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. :)
Keep on Rockin'
DAMIAN
you are unbelievable and very versed on the back gound of the music Thank you
Thank you very much for the time and effort you've put into making this fantastic lesson. I've been playing for a couple of years but would never be able to do stuff like this without these superb lessons.
great man! im learning this as an hommage to chuck, thanks for the lesson!
what a weirdly popular song with such few good online lessons... finally found a good one here!
Thank you for watching :)
@@Damianblf responding to a 12 year old video! props!
Great job on the lesson.You explain it very well and I like the little change at the end as well. Please keep it up!
Fantastic lesson
Masterful!!!! like your little inserted clips between the lesson.....good technique
I wonder if george has a picture of you in his bedroom
only if he needed someone
This was great! Thank you. Would you consider doing one for long tall sally? or the solo in I saw her standing there?
I really enjoyed your video. Dude, thanks for posting this! Rock on. Nice skills BTW. Enjoyed you playing A Lot.
I saw this and just wanted to check it out and after watching for less than a minute I liked and subscribed. You play real good with a lot of energy.
Thank you Eno Beano.
I really appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed the lesson.
Cheers
DAMIAN :)
Thanks for teaching the George version!
Thank you for watching :)
I've got enough years on me that I remember doing the stringing trick you describe. You held up a set of X-lights but of course we used a regular set of strings with a wound third and moved them over one and used a banjo E. Rock sets didn't exist at that time (I think Fender came out first with the 150 rock set ). I assume that most of the early rock and rollers did this trick and I'm surprised George didn't.
Love the Maiden shirt in this video!
Love the background stories.
Dig it.
Very good teacher...
thanks, great tute and nice playing
Really enjoy all your videos.. thank you. !!
I bought Damian's Hot Rod Rockabilly DVD and it's killer!...tons of great licks and solos. Keep up the great work!
as far as i am concerned George invented the guitar and all the chords and notes and is the best guitar player in the universe . On monday feb 10 , 1964 when i was 10 my mom took me to Boston Loan and Jewelers and she bought me my first guitar a white Teisco for $49.00 and i almost passed out . 10 months later i was playing Please Mr Postman and i keep thinking to myself , how is it possible i am playing the same chords as George and 60 years later with a room filled with 73 guitars i still feel the same way , how is it possible i am playing what George played , As far as Roll Over Beethoven no one can top Georges version not even Chuck
Great video mate, also a huge beatles fan here.
Excelente demostración. Muchas gracias.
A lot of rockers, (Geo. included) had discovered subbing a plain "G" for the wound, but I don't know when Geo did it??
Hey where's your band man? You are dynamite on those guitars...You get some or the greatest bluesiest bends I've heard. So glad to see young Beatle Fans. Especially George Harrison, my personal fave. Keep on playin' man..you are great!
Really excellent lesson!!! Many thanx.
Thank you very, very much! A masterclass!
Extremely well done
HA!
I like the spin around.
Great job on teaching those "Berry by way of Harrison" licks.
This is the guitar I really want!
Great fun learning this👍👏❤️
Thank you very munch, very good lesson! You helped me a lot
Jean-Robert
Great lesson Damian! It’s a clean shaven Damian at that! Glad to see you were wearing iron maiden shirts on these older videos as well! This video looks pretty good but I wish some of those older ones of yours had the clarity that you’ve now mastered in video presentation! I’ll take any rockabilly lesson I can get though for sure! You were a trailblazer on RUclips for sure! Thanks for all the great lessons, I’ve purchased a couple of your courses through your website a year or two ago and I’ll try to pick up another one here in the next month or so! Happy holidays!
As always my friend, thank you so much for watching & for the support. :)
Great job. Very well done. Thank you.
Shogun Warriors !!! too cool and thanks for the lesson .
Love it... Thanks Damian...
GREAT LESSON!!!!
thanks a lot dude, got me rockin and rollin !
always love ya vids man!!!! love your enthusiasm...gonna buy a dvd or 3 when i get paid next week.....always been a fan!!! very inspirational bro!!! I truly can't thank you enough
Thanks Damien, great instruction.......John
Hi Damian,
Great vid as ever - I'm working my way through it.
I'm shopiing for a Gretsch or something close to it at the moment - is that a 5120?
Would you mind giving a quick review..?
Cheers
Where did you get those great Beatles framed photos?
I bought them at a sport & music memorabilia store about 14 years ago. I believe they aren't available any longer.
Good Shew Mate! But why do you omit the final lick at 3:46?
Great video
Hey there. What amp do you use? Greetings!
In this video I used a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 :)
Thank you very much! :) Sounds really cool and something like that would probably fit to my Gretsch ;)
George Harrison HEy, hey, wait a minute. No way.
vonmoose1 Sure thing! :D
I almost bought a devile. But in chose the Laney l20 over it both had great sound.
Great Job!!!
Smooth; great sound . love a fat Gretcsh
youre awesome man thank you so much for what youre doing i have a question for you. i have a washburn hb 30 similar to the gibson es 335what pick ups do you recomend. i cant afford a pricey guitar but this one has some good tone so i want to hot rod it a little bit.
TV Jones all the way for this kind of sound.
Damian, I see that you have a 6120. Is that a 1959 or a 60?
Great tutorial
nice job man!!!
Hi! I was wondering where you got that picture that you talk about at 2:20. I can't find anything similar that's high quality. DO you happen to have any links or anything?
Sorry. Those posters I believe are discontinued. I can't find them online or at the store I bought them at.
Thank you teacher from tokyo.
No beard but great lesson! Early Beatles I like ! George Harrison was a underrated guitarist ! How dare McCartney tell him how to play guitar!
Excelente!!!!!
Hi great video! Two questions, what guitar is that the Gretsch Country Gentleman or a 6120? Also are those stock pickups? What pickups are you using? thanks.
How could you think thats a country gentleman lol
so what is it then, the 6120?
the 6120TM
For a guess the Brian Setzer model Gretsch has TV Jones pickups like most higher end Gretsch models. I'd like to say TV Jones Classics but i have a feeling they might be the Classic Plus. Try looking on the Gretsch website to know for sure mate.
I have TV Jones Classics in my self made tele i called El Cabron and they're the best pick ups i've used but a bit pricey, you won't get much change out of £100 per pickup.
I thought they used 2 first strings on e & b then 3,4,5,6.
The 5th string would E.
EVER PLAY BACCI BALL ?
Thank you
Thanks!
Hi bro, want to ask your opinion, Gretsch G5420T vs epiphone casino, which is better? your opinion. Thanks
The casino is probly more universal
a very nice job, the very best (-:
Cool lesson. Up the Irons!
Ok so what is then the 6120?
So I Got All The Way To The End Of The Solo, And I Am So Confused.
Nice that George inspired you
It's easy if you try.
ugh, the beatles.
BRAVO!!!!*****55555+
Do you like George Harrison though?
This guy looks like Messi :)
I’m John candys bro 😎
SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING A BEAR WOULD SAY. GRRRRrrrr ETSCH !
I watch a lot of lessons. Your technique should be the standard to which all others are held.
here and there you miss some notes...:)
Right!
3:30
shogun warriors..omg
He looks like L.Messi
No... No es igual al de George ... Escúchalo Bien..
medio video es de puro bla bla bla
It must have been hard during the 50s for a black artist to get recognised. Many white bands played the work of black musicians. Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley etc. I am surprised that you perpetuate this racism by referring ad nauseum to 'George' Who is that anyway, George of the Jungle? It was Chuck Berry's song FFS! I am sure that the Beatles that they played it partly for fun and partly as a tribute to CB. The Beatles' version is not the master piece as you make it out to be.
What a mean, angry, pointless rant. George Harrison's solos on this song were very different from Chuck Berry's. He totally talks about how Chuck Berry played his solos and strung his guitar specially so he could get more bends into it. Nobody is hiding Chuck Berry's accomplishments here. Chuck Berry LOVED the Beatles. He had not one whit of resentment toward them for covering his song. Nor did Chuck Berry have any trouble getting recognized in the 1950s. He was a rock n roll God.
Cut to 3:40 for when he starts , lots of drivel before
Monkees...? Watching Nesmith pretend to play Wrecking Crew work?
por favor no es necesario hablar tanto.
sí, también tuve un problema con eso, y él tampoco tuvo que dar una gira por la casa al principio
More blah blah blah than teaching. 🥴