These are CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED! | Friday Fretworks

[@shawnstoner3602]

The way you switch back and forth between fingers and pick so swiftly and smoothly is amazing!!!

[@BulletsForTeeth5029]

It's CGI.

[@jessiej1746]

@@BulletsForTeeth5029the whole thing is CGI.

[@goncalonunesfonseca6091]

@@BulletsForTeeth5029 Music in general is CGI.

[@dieg000n]

His girlfriend sure like this technique! Hahah

[@allanmills6540]

The Buck Grip. He's spoke about it. Developed because of some fucked up finger pain. Serious! Man is a genius. The new guitar hero. ❤

[@GreyBees]

Love that you kept the take where you snapped a string, if I hadn't seen the string flapping I would have had no idea. Amazing playing as ever.

[@irubberyouglueonethousand5384]

great catch

[@PD_Swag]

My wife bought me a Duo Sonic as my first electric guitar almost exactly a year ago. I had just accepted a new job after having tremendous struggles with my previous one, and she got it for me as a thank you for pushing through and finding a better job/situation. For that reason I will never ever get rid of the guitar because of its sentimental value, but it’s also just an amazing instrument. The 24” scale length plays incredibly fast and smooth, and the pickups sound fantastic. I initially thought it felt like a perfect blend of strat and tele (it’s a string through like a tele and the bridge pickup has some tele twang to it, the body is shaped like a strat, and the neck sounds more stratty), but after playing it over the past year I found that it definitely has its own distinct tonal flavor. Needless to say, it’s just fantastic I would highly recommend it to anyone!

[@kohala1815]

That’s a truly beautiful story. Best wishes to you both.

[@PD_Swag]

@@kohala1815Thank you, this guitar is incredibly special and so is my wife! I’m a blessed man ❤️

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks for sharing! I love Duo Sonic!

[@StealthParrot]

I am always in awe watching you play so effortlessly and expressively. Stoked for the new Cardinal Black album.

[@NicoSmets]

I find your technique utterly puzzling. That right hand mashup wizardry combined with the left hand neck strangling. It sounds amazing.

[@michael1]

I think the key is to focus on the noises coming out of the amp and let the fingers work it out for themselves. The other school of thought tends to focus entirely on the movement of the hands or pick minimising it (rick graham perhaps taking this to its limit) and the hands when they're playing look like they're very precise and doing the minimum movement and thus lots of fast notes can be created - especially if you use high gain, but the resulting sound is arguably not that great to listen to - it's not sloppy and uncoordinated but nevertheless its very monosyllabic. Maybe the best method of developing technique sits somewhere between the 2. The potential flaw with mostly being driven by the sounds you're creating and letting your arms and hands figure out how to play is that your technique may be less efficient and wastes energy or develops some bad habit like tension in your playing. to minimise that I'd suggest putting some focus making sure that you're relaxed and comfortable - like "that's the sound I want, now I want it to feel easy to play" - like Eddie with his big cheesy grin when he's playing something. But yeah, that would be my take. I doubt Chris has spent much time figuring out how to move his hands like that so if it looks complicated or difficult then it might be if you decided you were going to try and replicate it, but the thing to aim for is the tone and sound you want.

[@nohero178]

You're the kind of player that can make a $50 garage sale special sound amazing. Nice work!

[@szymondudzinski6661]

This has got to be the first instance in history of Friday Fretworks that I see a string break during the "jam" section. And the guitar stayed in tune! AND You still nailed the solo! Kudos to you man!

[@ViciousMaximus]

iT´S A FIXED BRIDGE...

[@guyblin]

@@ViciousMaximus Yeah, because completely relieving tension on one string has no impact on tuning....

[@ViciousMaximus]

Not in a fixed bridge@@guyblin

[@guyblin]

@@ViciousMaximus Yeah - a fixed bridge does nothing to counter the neck tension release when a string goes. I mean go and try it - downtune the low E until it's slack and see if the rest of the strings are still holding tune. They won't be. Unless they can defy physics.

[@RussShirley1]

Chris, I’ve been watching you for quite some time. This post, and especially the Sonic playing was SO MUCH in the groove. Well done, great playing guitar slinger!

[@chewybang]

I'm convinced you could play a broomstick with fishing line strings and make it sound magical. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, insights, and unbelievable playing with us mere mortals, Chris. Cheers!

[@epikur150]

Jam at 9:17 is out of this world man. you are really gifted.

[@FabianPulidoJerez]

Man, you are the most amazing guitar player I have ever seen and listened to... Your beautiful melodies are out of this world, but they make me feel motivated to keep growing as a musician.

[@michaelschneider7590]

Happy Friday! That segment on an SG absolutely soared! The very best minute of guitar I’ve heard all week! More SG please!

[@JDVISAN]

Killer playing, tasty sound and vibe. Chris you got it all including the knowledge of a true professional artist. It’s a pleasure to watch your videos. Keep on !!!

[@Neelfy01]

That out of phase sound is one of those that you could listen to for hours and that's just one of the reasons Peter Green was so revered . Nice vid Chris 👍

[@jtkane317]

This is the first I've heard out of phase discussed from a technical perspective and the tone from swapping that magnet around is beautiful. Much appreciation for this and the rest of your contributions to my understanding of this wonderful instrument. Thank you!

[@saucerfullofzepp4203]

Peter Greene & Jimmy Page : Bruh

[@jtkane317]

@@saucerfullofzepp4203 I'm familiar with who popularized I was just saying I've never seen the tech aspect of it and appreciating the demonstration.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

You are a very distinctive player Chris, I recall another accomplished guitar man extolling the virtues of the Fender Duo-sonic, John Huessenstaam who is the original guitar man for the 'Surf Punks', he is one of the more advanced players of the baby boomer generation, it seems this guitar has much to offer for a small price tag, cheers!

[@mattcampbell5941]

Your control of that pick is unbelievable. Bringing it in and out of action 😲

[@hillbrookguitarstudio4070]

I could listen to Chris play all day long.

[@dogcatman7069]

Beautiful playing, Chris, especially on the playout - so much so that I picked up mine after not playing it for a spell and fell in love with it again!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

The Soul Must Flow! Thank you for producing these videos. I really enjoy listening to your playing.

[@CRP2426]

The soul must flow! That was gold to me As a F. Herbert fan.

[@redlespaul8139]

Great to hear there is work happening on cardinal blacks follow up album. Can’t wait to hear new stuff

[@mudwiser1391]

The solo starting at 6:20, man that was terrific! Great musician and a well spoken chap as well.

[@JmackL]

You could have stopped the video after the first Jam, just blew me away. ❤

[@Severinate]

Can definitely vouch for the Duo Sonic. I bought a H-S version about four years back and got a lot of fun out of it. Recently gave it to my 17yo as a first 'good' guitar and she loves it. Great for smaller hands with plenty of punch in the H (which also splits) while the S (neck) has a nice warmth without getting muddy.

[@steved1099]

Amazing content, anyone chasing tone without a massive budget needs advice like this. Thanks to chris's videos, I own a few high end guitars and recently got a second-hand first gen shop black revstar 502 with p90s and wrap over tail for £380 (!!), and it has excellent resonance, playability and tone. We dont need 59 les pauls and original JTM45s to make great music...

[@SombraDeLaMosca]

You and the Duo Sonic are a match of heaven, so beautiful =)

[@bill.clifford.59]

Love your Friday fretwork demonstrations! And you are such an amazing player! I can listen to you play all day!🎸

[@electrofuzz7396]

snapped the E string and kept going like a pro

[@abhijeetchavhan37]

He's a pro.

[@mblueser3770]

To say the least

[@rickc2102]

high e string sucks anyway

[@mjrybread]

Ha I thought I saw something

[@claudevieaul1465]

Not having a tremolo does *really* help in this regard 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Scottuz]

Oh Chris, that last solo you played on the Duo Sonic, was beautiful mate?!?! such wonderful surprises in the melody, and the scales you use are lovely, was caught completely off guard by that, and That is such a rare thing nowadays, cheers Chris. PS, you got me with the Out of Phase, solo played on the LP too

[@thesjkexperience]

My wife has a 1959 duo-sonic. When both pickups are on they are in series and push nicely. She had a tweed champ. What a combo!

[@gdawgs101]

That rendition of "Need Your Love so Bad" was absolutely beautiful!

[@rafaokun6185]

Agree, that was absolutely amazing...

[@Nibbler92689]

The sound of those pickups from the duo sonic are absolutely killerr

[@neilgoldberg2132]

It’s all in his hands, he could make a broomstick with a rubber band sounds incredible. CP is my favorite guitarist of late. So incredible. I’ve been playing for 35+ years. Blows my mind

[@paulshepherd9528]

jam at 9:19 sounds like 'who will your next fool be?" love it...

[@Minor7thb5]

I absolutely love this guy's playing. I am a student of right hand technique. His style of fingers and pic is beautiful and very organic and natural...its not Travis picking and I don't want to categorize it. Whatever it is, it is beautiful and works.

[@gdawgs101]

We'd typically refer to this as hybrid picking and I agree, Chris's right hand technique is next level!

[@ChienJaune01]

Came here for Chris Buck's tone and playing. Listened to the gear talk. Stayed for Chris Buck's tone and playing.

[@tunnel7]

Your playing is mesmerizing Chris thanks

[@harrykelley7131]

You are a true artist my friend. Much respect.

[@sirgaryo]

Man the piece you played at the end on the Fender was just incredible !!! What is it ? Absolutely beautiful tune and playing to match !! 😻🎸👌🔥🔥🔥

[@Robdoesguitar]

I've got an Epiphone '59 and the first thing I did was flip the magnet in the neck pickup. Absolutely love the out of phase sound (I then polished it, swapped the knobs and pretend I'm Gary Moore!😂 )

[@donaldlamkin1305]

Really enjoy your playing, Chris.

[@PuttinOnTheRiffs]

I got my friend one of these duo sonics back in 19 for his birthday and we were both blown away at how clear and detailed it sounded. Perfect through his twin reverb. He played a lot of math rock at the time and it was so perfect. For the price it might be a best kept secret in the fender line up

[@simondixon6761]

That solo with the copper though! 🔥🔥🔥

[@craiger2399]

Absolutely love the Pro Reverb. You are spot on about what a gem it is.

[@caseythoren8318]

You sir are one Crisp Buck

[@Fastvoice]

Thanks for your spotlight on the Duo-Sonic - amazing sounds! Of course a big part of it is your playing style - so I don't expect it to sound such as good in my hands. 😉 (Although I think it would pair well with my Mesa Boogie Studio 22+)

[@david_soro]

your playing is incredible! Like John Mayer and Jeff Beck combined in a fresh, unique new package

[@robslater5528]

Yep! Duo Sonic.... Good enough for Bloomfield, certainly good enough for the rest of us!

[@BrunoPeixotoVieira]

Damn, everything in this video sounded so freaking beautiful. Subscribed for sure!

[@lambchop1]

That lady bit on the duosonic - so tasty! Not that the rest of your playing isn't! Thanks for the treat. Oh, and the camera view on the last track showed your right hand work so nicely!

[@lambchop1]

Last bit, not lady bit! That made my post more interesting.

[@jeffffff12]

I love your playing!

[@picksalot1]

That was a beautiful tone you got using the Varitone Switch.

[@bluefish1875]

What's the guitar?

[@picksalot1]

Gibson ES-355

[@floppycheese96]

RIP that E string lol, absolutely seamless take!

[@larrypower8659]

I did the out of phase thing on my ES 345 with a push-pull on one volume pot. Easy to do, sounds completely authentic. And I completely agree about the Varitone. Many guitar players disengage it or bypass it altogether, but I find it useful-especially in a studio setting.

[@babyrakes]

I bought a Duo-Sonic. Swapped the single coil bridge pickup for a SD Hotrails....the thing is a beast now. I gig with it and recorded an EP with my band. By far my favorite guitar I've ever owned

[@professorsc213]

Not only a knowledgeable man but also a great player!

[@elliotte4]

Your a legend Chris!

[@robertclarkguitar]

Friday fretworks ....Nice 👍❤...Love the tones brother.

[@cluelocker]

incredible guitar lead playing to start the video :) nice camera angle that shows the intracacies of the right hand work. incredible !

[@daviddalziel884]

So happy you’ve done a video like this as for a while it’s been ATB high end vintage stuff although nice to see it’s really Wayne’s World stuff .

[@danrao3707]

Chris you’re a criminally underrated guitarist.

[@londonztoa6359]

Watching you play is not helping my inferiority complex. I have a capri Orange Duosonic sat next to me on the sofa. It always makes me happy.

[@IainFrame]

Ooh, cool 'idiots guide' to reversing polarity on the pickups! Nice one Chris.

[@BenK.]

9:17 That Jam is really in the Style of I'm Gonna Find Another You! Great improv dude!

[@teaganfoley2400]

It's Need Your Love So Bad by Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green.

[@BenK.]

Maybe, same Chord Progression @@teaganfoley2400

[@samrsmiley]

Serious Respect for posting your iso track from a gig. Sounds great man!

[@jamesl5550]

That jam with the SG was butter smooth Chris, amazing stuff

[@pierheadjump]

⚓️ Thanks Chris 😎

[@CerealDust-nStuff]

14:12 - I bought a Fender Duo Sonic from Sweetwater because of its super lightweight and because I never owned a short-scale guitar before. I changed out the bridge for an amazing brass BABICZ bridge and I put in the Seymour Duncan Antiquity Duo-Sonic Pickup Set and then it REALLY came alive! Super amazing guitar, I love it so much.

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

Amazing guitar playing!

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I bought a Duo Sonic when they first came out with the one mentioned today. I had the PU's changed with a custom shop Duncan wound 55 Tele at the bridge and a 66 Rickenbacker scatter wound at the neck. It gives me the era Pete Townsend went between those 2 sounds. I was lucky the the women who wound Pete's PU's was still alive and working for Ric a few half days every week and she did my PU. She even had it shipped as a replacement part so I paid $75. I have the orange Duo with the maple fretboard. the pickguard is vintage plastic tortoise shell. The new tortoise shell is clear plastic with a photo of the old plastic. You can see the difference.

[@gtr1952]

That little 'Duo' is cool. It's always amazed me how we find tones we like, and how our taste changes over the years. I remember having one of those in the 60's, and selling it for $25!! LOL Another example is the Yamaha Revstar. I needed something with P90's. At the time the Yamaha Revstar is what people were talking, and raving about. I did my research, and ordered a black Standard with p90's. I waited 8 months to get one!! I'm still not sure why!?!? But I was very excited, there was so much good stuff being said about them! I unboxed it, played it for 10 days, a lot! Then sent it back. It was not my bag at all. It felt completely foreign to me. Maybe because I've played Gibson and Fender for 50 years? Now I've found an SG, w/p90's and a wrap tail bridge that I like!! They took the Yamaha back, no questions asked. Thanks, Peace.. --gary

[@888jimm]

So Yamaha owes you another commission ...I bought a RevStar RSS20 ...WOW what a guitar I haven't played my Clapton Strat or my FrankinStrats since....well once each and they went back in the case.... One has to play them to really understand. Had I been able to have one of these long ago far away in another timeline....I could have saved Thousands and thousands of Dollars.....Thanks for sharing them with us.

[@GaryAppledale]

I’m convinced the Duosonics that you and the other influencers were sent by Fender had received a great deal more TLC at the factory than the ones sent to Joe Public. I ordered mine for £499 based on your review and what I received was junk. The fret sprout could slice your fingertip and the saddle screws were so poorly machined they would turn and lower the saddle height after 20 minutes of palm muting. And as ever Chris, absolutely spectacular playing!

[@mblueser3770]

Omg that opening tone is undeniably a kick ass beautiful glassy tone as it gets. It’s a very familiar tone that you can’t put down I’m sure.

[@kurtcobainenstein3831]

I need to practice your pick tucking. Going from fingers to pick on the fly does wonders to change dynamics and attack and you do it so fantastically

[@dkelban]

As always, great playing

[@timchalmers1700]

Beautiful tones !!

[@markhammer643]

As ever, I will put in a plug for the "half-out-of-phase" mod. This trick with 2-pickup guitars was developed by Bill Lawrence, as far as I know, and involves standard phase reversal of the pickups, but with an added twist. By inserting a capacitor in series with the neck pickup, you reduce its bass content. This still results in cancellation, but not for the low end. The end result is a different sound, lacking the nasal honk we associate with phase-reversal, and with NO, I repeat, *NO* volume drop. Fender used this trick on the Jerry Donahue Telecaster to mimic the neck+middle position of a Strat on a 2-pickup Telecaster. I implemented it on a beater I have that is best described as a full-scale (25.5") Duosonic, and it sounds like a Strat N+M. I implemented it on an old Vantage guitar with a pair of Schaller humbuckers. Naturally, it doesn't sound like a Strat, but it provides a neck+bridge sound that is very usable, very different, and very trouble-free. I don't think it is trademarked or patented, so folks should feel free to include it on their 2-pickup guitars. Broadens the tonal palette nicely.

[@hereasafanofallsorts5164]

Chris could play a broom handle strung with twigs and make it sound good

[@barryeinsohn2839]

Chris has such a sound of his own, you can always tell if Chris is playing immediately, and all the different pickup’s he used. Too you Baby❤❤❤ Lisa Einsohn 🌟💙💙💙🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💙🌟💕

[@riffcodgerpetermcaleer8638]

Good work Buckmaster. Da iawn.

[@TheFlutecart]

I built a "Parts-O-Sonic" guitar a few years ago. Used a Fender MIM Duo-Sonic body, Alparts MIJ 24" scale neck with 7.25" radius *Jaguar replacement neck.. TVJ Starwood tele neck and a P-Rails HB type pickup from England and a wild electronics job featuring the Dan Armstrong "A more versatile Strat" wiring, It uses a single pot to blend between humbucking series and single coil pos 1,5 AND in phase / out of phase pos 2,4 off the 5 way switch. I love the dang thing, even the weird wiring worked for me right off the bat. Light weight and comfortable on stage or on the couch. The short scale is a blast for bends and soloing. I string it up with Turbo Slinkies, 9.5- 46.

[@roygumpel8415]

your videos always make me feel better .

[@zynthio]

The duo sonic comes close to that classic 4th position strat sound, but with a unique texture to it. Amazing sound. And having learned of how lovely shorter scales are to play over the last year, this is very enticing. I got an 80s fender bullet bass, and a short scale taylor acoustic, and have been loving the comfortably. I guess it's time to look for a Duo Sonic :)

[@william7108]

Hey Chris if you run across a black Duo Sonic I believe it was in 1959 originally white with the red pickguard but I painted it black lacquer finish with the red pickguard it got stolen back in the 80s who knows where it ended up sounded great had the old style saddles I remember cuz I had to use a bobby pin to raise them up and down mostly just up because they would sink after a while that Guitar sounded amazing and had the little sliding switches on it also thanks

[@almadera]

The Duo Sonic is definitely one of my favourite guitars, so unique and easy to play! Curiously mine has the two pickups out of fase in the middle position, which was the result of swapping the original bridge pickup with a new ona with the "wrong" polarity. It's an odd sound and I was planning to correct it, but lately I got used to it and like it more and more, so I think I'll keep it!

[@lancethrustworthy]

Ya know....immediately after ZAPPING US with your playing, you should take a moment to welcome us and introduce yourself in order to give us a little bit of time to get over the stunning guitarwork we've just experienced. I'd make that standard operating policy were I you. Every time you play, stop for a moment to let the rest of us catch up and get over the tonal ride we've just been on.

[@JustAGuitarPlayer]

Around the one minute mark, you start to play a faster flurry of notes, I couldn’t quite tell if those were a mix of 16th note triplets or septuplets or other rhythmic subdivisions but I’m curious how you developed the skill to so tastefully switch into those faster passages that help build the energy of the solo. Are you aware of the subdivisions you’re playing or is it all by ear?

[@dez1989]

The gentleman playing the Red Rickenbacker bass on one of your live shots was a very nice change of pace and a nice addition today. Especially when it comes to younger folks who play bass. The Fender basses are great but really overdone today. It's almost like hearing the same songs on the radio. They could be great songs from great bands, weather they are newer bands and songs or classic songs from classic bands. They are great but can get a little tiring after so long. Then, all of a sudden, you see and hear something different! It can be a nice thing to shake things up a little. In any genre of music, it's nice to hear something different. Look, I love hamburgers but not everyday! Pizza, a steak, pasta, whatever! Variety is the spice of life. And to me, the unmistakable sound of a Rickenbacker 4001 or 4003 bass can bring a song a new flavor that can wake it up. I've got my share of Jazz basses and P-basses, as well as a Warwick Star bass, a Gretsch Broadcaster, a Mosrite, an Explorer, a G+L and a PRS Kingfish. They are all beautiful and all a little different from one another. However, not a one sounds like a Rickenbacker. It gives me hope seeing some younger players playing Rickenbacker basses.

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

Excellent video, lots of inspiring info and playing

[@wildbeast5532]

The first JAM is fantastic ! i loove it !!

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Great playing! Very original styling! Good Brownface Fender amp choice too.

[@johnlambert8375]

Perfect jam

[@ectoplasm]

The Desert Sand Duo Sonics with the gold pickguards are some of the coolest-looking guitars. I have one of the 22.5" Duo Sonics and I love how thin the neck is.

[@ROKZLEON]

Duosonics are magical. I played them exclusively for years.

[@sophiasplayroom]

Amazing playing.... wish you were my guitarist!!!! Hopefully one day you will receive all the accolades that you deserve- don't think enough people really know how well you play!!!

[@mstack1949]

I love Friday Fretworks!

[@joek81981]

Hey, I thought I'd share my little hidden gem I've been mining on reverb. It's the "ii" series of amps from fender. I've been buying the nicer ones that were made the same year I was. They're neat, the Princeton 2 especially. The inside is bougie as hell, looks expensive. And no one knows about them. They're super cool, there was a whole fleet of them from 82 to 87. Worth a Google. Something different and rare and magical.

[@cactus-mcjacktus]

one of the most cool sounds i’ve heard recently is on an album by a guy called Allen Epley (named Everything), which is a lap steel into a ‘66 Pro Reverb. Just a gorgeous sound, and a gorgeous album. I’ve also, after playing many an EL84/34 type amp, decided that Fenders of any era really are my favourite. Live I love mid powered tweeds (like the Bandmaster/Pro/Super), but in the studio a Super Reverb through 2 EVM12Ls is incredibly hard to best.