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Video Question: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tone

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Date: August 28th, 2008 | Length: 5.28 | Instructor: David MacKenzie

Dalydennis7 asked "Brad and Dave, I am a beginning guitar player and have progressed quite a bit in the short time I have subscribed to JamPlay. My favorite genre of music is classic rock, especially AC/DC and Lynyrd Skynyrd. My question is that I know LS has a very distinctive tone and I am interested in knowing how to achieve that tone, especially in songs like Tuesdays Gone's distinctive lead played throughout the song. I have read TAB on it and know it is essentialy bending and single notes, but I cant get the tone right. it seems like it may be fingerpicked, but not sure. If you could give me a hint I would appreciate it. thanks dalydennis7." Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.
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