Brent Mason - Nashville Chops & Western Swing Guitar (Hot Licks)

In this remastered and enhanced Hot Licks video series, one of Nashville's leading session guitarists Brent Mason takes you through a dazzling array of the techniques and styles. Brent teaches you how he approaches chicken pickin', rhythm and lead guitar, and the Jerry Reed style.

Videos

• Intro & Tuning (04:01) - In this first video, Brent Mason plays an intro jam and tunes up his guitar.

• Telecaster Pickin' (08:01) - Brent demonstrates some telecaster picking.

• Triads & Triplets (02:52) - Brent discusses playing triads and triplets.

• Jerry Reed & Roy Nichols Influence (03:37) - In this video, Brent talks two influences on his guitar playing.

• Brent's Bounce & Open-String Scale Licks (07:15) - Brent shows some open-string scale licks and his "bounce" style.

• The Don Rich Lick (02:46) - In this video, Brent shares a lick in the style of Don Rich.

• Harmonics (05:46) - Brent discusses harmonics.

• Western Swing (08:33) - Brent shows some western swing style playing.

• Jazz Lead Lines Using Arpeggio-Based Scales (04:39) - In this video, Brent shares some jazz lead lines while using arpeggio-based scales.

• Hank Garland & George Benson (06:56) - Brent talks about the influence the playing styles of Hank Garland and George Benson had on him.

• Bonus Content: Custom Telecaster (06:57) - In this first bonus video, Brent talks about his custom telecaster guitar.

• Bonus Content: Studio Session Gear (10:58) - Brent shows the gear he uses in studio sessions.