I was turned on to Daune Allman at 14yrs old. I spent the next 10 years trying to find a better guitar player. To me, there is not one! Slide or lead. Excellent copy of his style. You've showed me what I always wanted to see! Blows my mind at 64. Thank you!
It's so hard for me to believe that Mr Allman was only in his early twenties when this was recorded. He made a large impact in a very short time. A one in a lifetime guitar player.
You're so right. The whole band had remarkable depth and maturity for their age. I think a lot of that discipline came from Duane's time at military school. Of course in other ways they were crazy, wide open, juvenile delinquents! ; ) Definitely check out Galadrielle Allman's book "Please Be With Me" if you haven't already. Tons of great insight into Duane and the early years of the ABB.
Very nicely done! Duane knew how to play emotively and chose such great notes. It's not about the "fingers flying" at all. This is how you do it, and it's why Skydog made everyone else better too - he always put music/song first and foremost. He never tried to show off how great he could play. This solo has such a "laughing" quality to it. Totally classic Duane. Great touch on this one brother!
Man o man, you have mirrored his playing note for note. I can see how he is playing now. It's cool to slow down the video to .75 speed and really see the string bends you do. You are an inspiration.
Absolutely phenomenal playing on this! And great description on Duane's playing, his subtle yet emotive and almost avant-garde bends and note choices make this such masterful playing. Thanks for posting this for folks like me working to transcribe it while also attempting to fall into Duane's feel a bit, while paying respect to his playing. Sorry for the long comment haha but thanks again!
Well you are not alone in your feelings about Duane Allman. I was a teenager back in the '60s and early '70s and when I first heard Duane and the Allmans, I was transfixed. Everything Duane ever recorded has something special about it, and something to admire and learn from. All these years later, I still feel the same and have not come across many guitarists since who come close to Duane. His death was a huge loss to the world of music, he had so much more to give.
37BopCity 2017 if you haven’t checked out his daughter Galadrielle’s book “Please Be With Me”, I think you would really enjoy it. Does a great job of humanizing someone who so often seems larger than life. Cheers buddy
Absolutely! Couldn't have said it better! Daune was the first guitarist I heard. At 14 yrs of age, one would think I would hear better players. I'm 64 now, stopped looking many decades ago cause there are not any out there!! Thanks
You nailed it! Very well done. Best interpretation on you tube. Feel and all. Duane was an amazing blues player. Back in 1975 he influenced me so much that I went out and bought a new 74 Deluxe, slapped humbuckers in it after some mods and to this day still have that cherry sunburst (clown burst) in use as a regular live player.
And that, my friend, is why I've spent more money on guitars than I earned from playing them. But I do miss my '72 Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul, my '70 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster (oh, the distinct aroma ever time I opened the case) & Super Reverb amp, my natural finish '76 Les Paul Custom and a dozen more Gibsons & assorted acoustics that slipped away over the decades.
You start with my all time favorite jam Brother Is love to see you play entire Storm Also Whats your name Brother Is sure love to see you play some full songs Is that at all possible 🤔
Back to working on this again. I listened to Duane’s solos on the 1971 albums “Down in Texas” and Filmore West. Both different but not the gold standard of the Filmore East solo. Duane’s bends are tearing up my callouses.
Very much like you bro Duane's playing does something to me no other guitarist can do, it's almost a religion lol Subscribed and eagerly waiting for more skydog installments...
@@VirtualWoodshed I'm curious what your EQ settings are when you play this live through the Marshall (or virtually through Garage Band)? And how far you're backing off the tone knob on the guitar? I have all the basic ingredients - LP with decent PAF clones, Marshall Plexi head and cabinet (albeit, attenuated output through Celestion V-12s) but I'm just not catching anything very close to Duane's tone in the way I'm able to pretty easily mimic Dickey's. Or am I just missing the point here - it's not at all about equipment and EQ; it's really about the intonation Duane produced with the way he moved his fingers across the fretboard, along with a nuanced right hand picking style? Thanks for doing these videos!
@blaborde You're welcome. I think it's mostly in the fingers, especially pick attack/angle. But that doesn't tell the whole story. I break down Duane's tone into five categories: early Duane, Muscle Shoals, Layla, Studio ABB, & Fillmore. They're all different but there's a common thread: he LOVED the tone of a Fender amp. He recorded with them and almost always had a Twin onstage as a personal side fill. There's photographic evidence of him with Fenders at least as early as '65. So it's no surprise that the Marshall amps and cabs were HEAVILY modified. The power sections and tubes were changed, cabinets were opened up and speakers were changed constantly. (*NOTE - There are credible sources that say there were fuzz boxes in the backline at the Fillmore, that the pickups were rewound and hot rodded, etc.) Why Duane went to such great efforts to try to make his Marshalls sound like Fenders rather than just playing Fenders exclusively onstage I'll never know. He was obviously obsessed with chasing the sound he heard in his head. But one thing's for sure he clearly loved the tone of a cranked Twin and I think most people will have better luck copping Duane's tone by starting there. But I usually play Marshalls live because that's what people expect to see from an ABB tribute band. I play them stock with the tone set as follows: bass 0, mid 10, treb 0, presence 5, both volumes on 9 with the channels jumped. I will adjust the amp treble settings based on the room. I keep the guitar tone on 2 or 3. I refuse to open up my cabinets for several reasons, but I did install some JBL D120Fs which got me really close. Sorry for the long reply. Keep working on the fingers and good luck.
@@VirtualWoodshed Thank you! Those settings definitely got me a little closer (though my 14 yo daughter is not letting me get away with the volume knobs at 9 ;). And I'm definitely working on the fingers. I believe it about his love for Fenders, and use of fuzz boxes at Fillmore East. Seems like I get closest to the tone of Duane's solos on You Don't Love Me when I have a Fuzz Face running through my Princeton Reverb. I can't help but wonder if he played through Marshalls when on the road because a Twin just wasn't loud enough for most of the venues they were playing in those days. Seems like they didn't know how to mic an amp through the PA back then; even Steve Cropper was playing through Marshall stacks back then.
I have always considered this his greatest, and the greatest and most perfect blues solo
I was turned on to Daune Allman at 14yrs old. I spent the next 10 years trying to find a better guitar player. To me, there is not one! Slide or lead. Excellent copy of his style. You've showed me what I always wanted to see! Blows my mind at 64. Thank you!
It's so hard for me to believe that Mr Allman was only in his early twenties when this was recorded. He made a large impact in a very short time. A one in a lifetime guitar player.
You're so right. The whole band had remarkable depth and maturity for their age. I think a lot of that discipline came from Duane's time at military school. Of course in other ways they were crazy, wide open, juvenile delinquents! ; ) Definitely check out Galadrielle Allman's book "Please Be With Me" if you haven't already. Tons of great insight into Duane and the early years of the ABB.
@@VirtualWoodshed GREAT book!
Beautiful, man. I have learned, forgotten, relearned this over the years but not quite the way you nailed it. Bravo 🙌
One of my favorite solos, just so much soul
Very nicely done! Duane knew how to play emotively and chose such great notes. It's not about the "fingers flying" at all. This is how you do it, and it's why Skydog made everyone else better too - he always put music/song first and foremost. He never tried to show off how great he could play. This solo has such a "laughing" quality to it. Totally classic Duane. Great touch on this one brother!
love the allman brothers band one of the special bands in my life
Man o man, you have mirrored his playing note for note. I can see how he is playing now. It's cool to slow down the video to .75 speed and really see the string bends you do. You are an inspiration.
I remember when you taught me the Dickey solo from this song! I wasn't quite ready for the Duane solo yet!
Absolutely phenomenal playing on this! And great description on Duane's playing, his subtle yet emotive and almost avant-garde bends and note choices make this such masterful playing. Thanks for posting this for folks like me working to transcribe it while also attempting to fall into Duane's feel a bit, while paying respect to his playing. Sorry for the long comment haha but thanks again!
Thanks brother, I appreciate it! Please check out my channel for a ton more Duane stuff.
Really great! Agreed about Duane. My fave as well. Thank you for posting!
Absolutely brilliant
Well you are not alone in your feelings about Duane Allman. I was a teenager back in the '60s and early '70s and when I first heard Duane and the Allmans, I was transfixed. Everything Duane ever recorded has something special about it, and something to admire and learn from. All these years later, I still feel the same and have not come across many guitarists since who come close to Duane. His death was a huge loss to the world of music, he had so much more to give.
37BopCity 2017 if you haven’t checked out his daughter Galadrielle’s book “Please Be With Me”, I think you would really enjoy it. Does a great job of humanizing someone who so often seems larger than life. Cheers buddy
Absolutely! Couldn't have said it better! Daune was the first guitarist I heard. At 14 yrs of age, one would think I would hear better players. I'm 64 now, stopped looking many decades ago cause there are not any out there!! Thanks
You nailed it! Very well done. Best interpretation on you tube. Feel and all. Duane was an amazing blues player. Back in 1975 he influenced me so much that I went out and bought a new 74 Deluxe, slapped humbuckers in it after some mods and to this day still have that cherry sunburst (clown burst) in use as a regular live player.
Michael Scott that’s awesome man! Thanks for the comment. Keep on pickin’.
Out freakin standing!
Pretty amazing, thank you!
Thats it you nailed it bravo
And that, my friend, is why I've spent more money on guitars than I earned from playing them. But I do miss my '72 Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul, my '70 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster (oh, the distinct aroma ever time I opened the case) & Super Reverb amp, my natural finish '76 Les Paul Custom and a dozen more Gibsons & assorted acoustics that slipped away over the decades.
it must have taken much time, effort and commitment to transcribe this by ear from the album. Your playing is fantastic.
Lovely! Thanks for that.
BanditPanda thanks Bandit. Appreciate that!
You start with my all time favorite jam Brother Is love to see you play entire Storm Also Whats your name Brother Is sure love to see you play some full songs Is that at all possible 🤔
fred singer thanks! Willie Williams. Check out my channel and look for videos from my band Skydog. 🍑
Yep, that’s it!
Sweet!!
Nice work you nailed it. Are the other parts posted else where. Thanks
Big O you mean the Dickey solo? No. Not yet. But eventually I’ll get to that. Check out my channel for other Duane related stuff though. Thanks!
Back to working on this again. I listened to Duane’s solos on the 1971 albums “Down in Texas” and Filmore West. Both different but not the gold standard of the Filmore East solo. Duane’s bends are tearing up my callouses.
Fuck dude.....NAILED IT.
Please learn "Lone me a dime" with Boz Scaggs & Daune. Nobody even comes close to what you do copying, Daune. You, my man, are spot on matching him!
maan you fucking nailed it
As stupid as this may sound LOL That bend at 5 seconds is the greatest note ever played in my opinion
1:37
You nailed that bro, closest I’ve seen anyone get to it. What size strings you playing with?
10-46
Cheers bro, finding your video will tie up the loose ends I have with this lead. All the best..
@@13cottonmouth happy to help. Please check out my channel for a ton more ABB content. 🍄 ✌️
Very much like you bro Duane's playing does something to me no other guitarist can do, it's almost a religion lol Subscribed and eagerly waiting for more skydog installments...
Looks like a Jimmy Page signature there on the body!
Good eye. ✌️
What kind of amp do you use you have a great Duane tone
Ethan Greek Thank you. This video was recorded direct to GarageBand using one of their Marshall models. But live I use a 1973 Marshall 50w.
@@VirtualWoodshed I'm curious what your EQ settings are when you play this live through the Marshall (or virtually through Garage Band)? And how far you're backing off the tone knob on the guitar? I have all the basic ingredients - LP with decent PAF clones, Marshall Plexi head and cabinet (albeit, attenuated output through Celestion V-12s) but I'm just not catching anything very close to Duane's tone in the way I'm able to pretty easily mimic Dickey's. Or am I just missing the point here - it's not at all about equipment and EQ; it's really about the intonation Duane produced with the way he moved his fingers across the fretboard, along with a nuanced right hand picking style?
Thanks for doing these videos!
@blaborde You're welcome. I think it's mostly in the fingers, especially pick attack/angle. But that doesn't tell the whole story. I break down Duane's tone into five categories: early Duane, Muscle Shoals, Layla, Studio ABB, & Fillmore. They're all different but there's a common thread: he LOVED the tone of a Fender amp. He recorded with them and almost always had a Twin onstage as a personal side fill. There's photographic evidence of him with Fenders at least as early as '65. So it's no surprise that the Marshall amps and cabs were HEAVILY modified. The power sections and tubes were changed, cabinets were opened up and speakers were changed constantly. (*NOTE - There are credible sources that say there were fuzz boxes in the backline at the Fillmore, that the pickups were rewound and hot rodded, etc.) Why Duane went to such great efforts to try to make his Marshalls sound like Fenders rather than just playing Fenders exclusively onstage I'll never know. He was obviously obsessed with chasing the sound he heard in his head. But one thing's for sure he clearly loved the tone of a cranked Twin and I think most people will have better luck copping Duane's tone by starting there. But I usually play Marshalls live because that's what people expect to see from an ABB tribute band. I play them stock with the tone set as follows: bass 0, mid 10, treb 0, presence 5, both volumes on 9 with the channels jumped. I will adjust the amp treble settings based on the room. I keep the guitar tone on 2 or 3. I refuse to open up my cabinets for several reasons, but I did install some JBL D120Fs which got me really close. Sorry for the long reply. Keep working on the fingers and good luck.
@@VirtualWoodshed Thank you! Those settings definitely got me a little closer (though my 14 yo daughter is not letting me get away with the volume knobs at 9 ;). And I'm definitely working on the fingers.
I believe it about his love for Fenders, and use of fuzz boxes at Fillmore East. Seems like I get closest to the tone of Duane's solos on You Don't Love Me when I have a Fuzz Face running through my Princeton Reverb.
I can't help but wonder if he played through Marshalls when on the road because a Twin just wasn't loud enough for most of the venues they were playing in those days. Seems like they didn't know how to mic an amp through the PA back then; even Steve Cropper was playing through Marshall stacks back then.
Fabulous
Great performance!! thanks for sharing.