Today, many consider modern country music, with its heavier rock-influenced sound, to be the last bastion of guitar heroes -- it’s one of the few popular genres that still consistently features blazing guitar solos. Country music has certainly evolved and the envelope has been pushed by some of the most seasoned players on the planet. It’s home to modern sounds and techniques, and yet still true to the great Nashville guitar tradition.
Corey Congilio’s Modern Country Soloing edition of Essentials features a collection of ten essential soloing performance studies designed to help you master the modern country sound. Corey guides you through an essential variety of concepts and approaches including open string licks, arpeggios, pedal steel bends, chickin’ pickin’, smooth double stop lines, drop-d riffs and much more.
”I've been a fan of country music for years and I've watched how it's changed not only from a songwriting perspective but from a guitar playing perspective as well. Artists like Brad Paisley and Keith Urban have helped to keep more traditional playing alive but, the infusion of rock playing has definitely changed the landscaped in this genre. Nowadays, anything goes!
As a Nashville resident and session guitarist, I'm often called on to play on songs that require me to play traditional chickin' pickin licks, melodic atmospheric lines or straight up rock riffs. I'll cover lots of different ideas in this course, and I'll explain the techniques that I'm using so that you can accurately execute the solos. I'll even talk about gear and guitars a bit too. Jump in and let’s get pickin’!”For each of the 10 soloing performance studies, Corey will first perform the solo over a backing track, and then break it down slowly for you, measure by measure. Each set of these 10 soloing performances features multi-angle videos for both performance and breakdown videos.
Corey will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, Corey includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own. In addition, you’ll be able to loop or slow down any of the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.
Grab your guitar and let’s get pickin’ with Corey Congilio!
Corey Congilio's Preferred Gear
Below is a list of Corey Congilio's preferred gear including guitars, amps, pedals, accessories, and more. What you see in Corey's lessons may or may not be this actual gear, but if you are trying to capture Corey's sound and tone, the gear listed below is recommended by Corey and it's a great place to start!
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