Talented and articulate !!!

I'm intrigued what other tools are available. Wow

I agree scales can be an absolute powerhouse knowledge of the fingerboard. if it's a violin double bass six string electric 12 string acoustic I mean scales just opens the a whole New world, a bag of tricks and then of course you. You got hammerones and pull-offs which you can transform into your trills caution. There's a whole bag of other good techniques as well. My gosh I could go on and on. Enjoy improvis too your hearts content

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Two of my favorite people and players!

Hello, thank you for this lesson, really helpful for the bluegrass newbie that I am. A quick question : what guitar would you recomend to start with ? A dreadnougt, but what brand ? I can't afford a Martin/Taylor/Gibson price range, especially here in France where they are even more expensive than in the US. And the more affordable brands like Alvarez are really hard to find on this side of the Atlantic. Any idea ?

Great video ! Thanks

I'm a simple person. I see a video of Maddie Witler explaining mandolin technique and I click it.

Maddie is a bad ass! Oh not talking about her mandolin or heck even guitar skills. I'm talking about her NBA caliber hands in regards to coffee filters! If you know, you know!

One of my very favorite mandolin players--thanks for putting her on your channel.

I've lusted for a Martin Dreadnought six and twelve string since the mid sixties. In 1989 i finally got my six string and a few years ago the twelve string. Plus a small travel version.

What strings do you prefer. Congratulations on winfield.

Check out Krystin Harris playing rhythm...

Dropped a set of Lollars Special T into a cheapo Squier CV50....WOW!!! Night-Day difference. Fralins in my other CV50 are also excellent. Teles RULE. Disconnect neck pup from tone pot.....you'll thank me later.

My favorite electric guitar tone ever is a telecaster into a vox AC15 on the edge of breakup. Neck pickup

Hmmm...how long has fender been using 6 saddles on their tele's?

I know very little about electric guitar pickups, but it sounds great to me 👍

Excelente

This is like adding salt, a little is real good. Btw, real good playing at Winfield!

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Signature model? So this is in regular production?

wow, how naive am I - prior to listening to your opening remarks, I had never come across ANYONE who professed to hate Billy, or heard anyone online, on-air, or on-anything else say so either. But your analysis and teaching is absolutely first rate, thanks.

Is that a Wayne Henderson guitar?

Excellent video Hayes. Great tune to experiment on.

Yeah okay, rub it in, Hayes...

Very nice! I love to play this tune.

Great to see young talent keeping the genre going strong. And such an appropriate town name…Pickens! Thanks Hayes.

Thanks for posting, the museum is now on my bucket list. And congrats to you Hayes on your performances at Winfield!

best theory lesson about triads and I've seen a lot. Even more "established" musicians would not explain it better. That says a lot

I saw another video where Chris Martin was talking about that D45. Not sure what year they bought it but it wasn’t too terribly long ago. Cost them $285,000 .

I am lucky to have collected a dozen, unusual Martin, from 1880's to 2012 , Fabulous Guitars!

I'd like to explain how horrible she is.

Can I be the first to post CONGRATS on your performance at Winfield!

I never had a lot of exposure or interest in playing Bluegrass until I stumbled upon a few Billy Strings videos on KZbin. After that I was hooked and started learning Bluegrass licks and incorporating it into my practice routine! I think there are flat picking snobs out there that are jealous of his skill and notoriety and success... Like any entertainer, it's the whole package that makes a break-out star! He was the right talent, at the right time, with the ability to create millions of new Bluegrass fans! He's to the Bluegrass scene, as Caitlin Clark is to the WNBA. Lots of haters from the old-guard, but Caitlin's incredible abilities lifted the entire WNBA business up within just a few weeks, tripling their gross revenue, and now all the haters on all the other WNBA teams get to fly Charter aircraft flights to their games instead of traveling by bus. Just get over yourself and enjoy the millions of new Bluegrass enthusiasts that are bringing $$money$$ and attention to your music scene!

Obviously, this was not the ordinary customer factory tour! I'm so jealous, BUT your playing level deserves that special treatment. I'm the happy (French) owner of a beautiful D-42, and visited both the original and new factory, back in '97: I was warmly welcomed, but not that royally. You're the lucky one...

I always wanted to see what’s in those cases in The Cages by the inside wood room !

Thank you, Hayes - very simple but easy to overlook...

There’s a good amount of Martin Factory Tour vids on YT but this one was really good. And Congrats on the IBMA

You are one lucky dude. Thanks for sharing the tour.

I visited the factory twice in 1977 and did the the factory tour on the second visit. Id left my 63 D18 there for repair on the first visit. When i returned to collect my guitar I followed a courier in who was bringing John Lennon’s 00018 for repair. I WAS ALLOWED TO PLAY IT! What a privilege. I think it was Mike ????? Who took me on the tour. He wrote the history of Martin book which i still have. Great memories. I own three Martins and have owned eight over the years.

Would LOVE to own a Martin. Unfortunately they dont want me to have one. Cost way more than i can afford. Worth every penny, I'm sure

@10:00 what song is that? Awesome video!

Wow!

That's on my bucket list to go see the Martin factory and you got to hold and play Hank Williams D18 I would be scared to death to hold it

My d 28 Custom... built in February 2014....its a True and Total Masterpiece...

What a great video, Thanks for posting it

Man that OM takes the cake!

I have prolly watched a dozen Martin Factory Tours...I hope to make it to Nazareth some day. Thanks for sharing

Awesome! Did the tour twice and still don’t own a Martin. What’s wrong with me?

Congratulations, too cool!