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Jerry Reed Lesson

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:47 pm
by bill park
Want some of the best Jerry Reed style instruction on the planet? Check out this story from the upcoming May 2011 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine:

http://www.acguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=26841

AND a great article on Jerry's gear in the same issue:

http://www.acguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=27350

Well done, Craig!

Re: Jerry Reed Lesson

PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:43 am
by PhilHunt
Well it's about dang time Jerry's name made it to one of the newstand magazines!! I get so tired of picking up a Guitar Player magazine or Guitar World and just seeing these Marilyn Manson freaks with tattoo's and piercings looking like they just came from Barnum and Bailey Circus. I remember when Guitar Player magazine used to be about "real" guitar players.
What's really funny is that you look at someone like "Slash" from Gun's and Roses and think that he only plays heavy rock with distortion. I saw him on tv playing acoustic and the guy can really play some chops and scales.

Re: Jerry Reed Lesson

PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:57 am
by RandeDager
Phil, thanks for sharing that about Slash. These guys get way too much attention and they might as well be able to do a few things to deserve it from people like us, even if it isn't what they are most known for.

Rande

Re: Jerry Reed Lesson

PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:29 am
by craigdobbins
Thanks, Bill. My friend (and CAAS regular) Jim Ohlschmidt did the intro/bio. It was a labor of love, as you can imagine.

Phil- Yes, there seems to be a renewed interest in Jerry's music- this article/lesson in AG, Hal Leonard's re-release of The Guitar Style of Jerry Reed, etc. Many visitors to my website are come because they're looking for Reed music. Also, many of Jerry's classic RCA albums (Explores Guitar Country, Georgia Sunshine, Lord Mr. Ford, etc.) are available as downloads on Amazon, and there are several reissue CDs available, too.

Acoustic Guitar did an extensive interview with Jerry in 1999 (again, written by Jim Ohlschmidt), and it was featured in my book The Jerry Reed Collection. As far as newstand magazines, that's the only major guitar-related feature I know of since that time.

Craig

Re: Jerry Reed Lesson

PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:30 pm
by guitarchuck
Thanks for posting this Bill. My son is wanting to learn to play now and he's interested in Jerry Reed stuff. I don't know much myself. I have all the books, but maybe this will get us started

Re: Jerry Reed Lesson

PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:09 am
by LeeRamirez
Oh yeah! The funky Jerry Reed sound. You did a great job Craig. IMHO, there will be more Jerry Reed articles apearing in the guitar trade magazines. And don't forget Steve Wariner. He's getting more attention nowadays. He also captures the Jerry Reed style in some of his recordings. Keep 'em coming Craig. God Bless. Lee Ramirez

Re: Jerry Reed Lesson

PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:52 pm
by jimmy willis
learn something new everyday! I've been a Jerry Reed fan all my life and thought he recorded East bound and Down on a Tele. Didn't know he played the solo on a Les Paul.