Country Guitar Mastery with Johnny Hiland

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One of Nashville's best guitarists, Johnny Hiland, shares his insights into hybrid picking, gear, licks and more. Great music, laughs, and quality explanations into his amazing technique. Recorded live at legendary Gruhn Guitars in Nashville Tennessee in 2017
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[@GuitarGathering]

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[@roberthunter5119]

Heck of a picker, and even better human being.

[@GuitarGathering]

Yes. He's wonderful on camera and off! - Steve

[@BeowulfGaming]

a Tele and Strat combo, holy heaven, this sounds good.

[@kenrunnels3891]

Man those steel guitar bends are crazy impossible wow

[@malcolmbrewer]

Killer bends Johhny, how I wish I could incorporate a few in my playing

[@dardfrek]

Thank you Johnny and friend. Very nice playing. Great soloing ...

[@jimmycrabtree-tb6jc]

Johnny is a master!

[@dreambeliever3652]

I realize we all have to fight the BUZZ! 😜 Using every note to bend and harmonize with next string. Sweet. Nice exercise

[@GuitarGathering]

Thanks for being a great part of our guitar family. - Steve

[@WaitingForTheHook]

He seems so damn nice. What a guitar player, too.

[@ztahs]

Hiland is from another world. His style encompasses soooooo much. He just never sounds repetitive.

[@cbeserra]

He isn’t just a chops monster, he is clearly a great teacher and extremely well educated. But his chops are truly staggering.

[@daw162]

You know what sticks out? When he slows down, it still sounds good. he doesn't look like a man lost in space waiting for the next fast part. He has rare taste and style.

[@md123180]

@@daw162 I didn't think of that, but you're right. He's not blazing away with his hair on fire, he's *playing* at every speed.

[@gabrielbingham605]

I wish I could like this a million times in the words of the great Jonny “I just try to pull players out of rutts and teach them that melody is the most important thing” I struggle with depression and anxiety, which greatly affects my playing. But watching this video always brings me to my happy place. I wish I could give Johnny a big hug and tell him thanks. Well anyways , Thanks Johnny you rutt buster you.

[@Ibaneddie76]

MAN JONNY IS GREAT, PLEASE EVERYBODY DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY, I WISH HE WOULD TAKE BETTER CARE OF HIMSELF I WANT HIS MUSIC AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. I HOPE THAT DIDN'T COME OFF AS A HIT ON HIM AT ALL HE IS AN AMZING PERSON, NOT JUST GUITAR PLAYER I JUST WORRY WHEN I SEE PEOPLE I CARE ABOUT OVER WIEGHT BECAUSE IT IS A HEALTH RISK. ENOUGH OF THE DOWNER STUFF, JONNY YOU ARE THE MAN PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF SO THE EARTH HAS A GREAT PERSON LIKE YOU ON IT FOR A LONG LONG TIME. COUNTRY PICKIN LEGEND AND ONE OF THE MOST UNDER RATED GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME.

[@jonmorris9645]

He admits that his fingers are very acidic. To contrast eric Johnson, due to his strict vegetarian diet, has a low acidic content in his fingers. This according to his guitar tech at a class he gave at vai academy.

[@displaychicken]

Jon Morris that’s interesting. I’m not overweight but my hands are very acidic. My guitars are all rusted after about 6 months. Strings don’t even last a couple days haha

[@brianmincher716]

Same here amigo, hate that we’ll likely end up losing him too early when being in shape could preserve him so much longer.

[@Guitar_by_aalataur]

It's insane how he never gets boring with basically 3 chords. That picking style goes over my head

[@GuitarGathering]

Thanks. Here's a great video of Johnny talking about his favorite picking exercises... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIqaeqVtj7uHmqs

[@brianmeredith3508]

Mind-blowing mastery...and such a genuinely nice guy.

[@perryguitar1]

Dear Johnny Hiland,(Sir!) Thank you so much for sharing your passion for the guitar and music in general! I don't know if you'll ever read this, but the way you invite all of us in the guitar playing community to share what you've figured out is a true treat! :-) (It doesn't mean we are all able to perform it, though ;-) ) You are like a magician explaining how the trick is done, and even though we know it, it's still magical when you perform it! I hope to jam with you someday (Can be a bit difficult, since I live in Scandinavia, but you never know ;-) ) Hope to catch you over here sometime! Sincerely Perry Stenbäck

[@christophermurray2666]

I had the opportunity of meeting Johnny in person a few years ago. He stayed at my hotel. I upgraded him to a suite, and he gave me a copy of his album. He suggested that I come play guitar with him like he wasn't a damn master. One of my favorite memories. Blessings, Johnny!

[@pierbassanini500]

is it just me or those pick-ups sound superb? thoughts? has anyone try them?

[@GuitarGathering]

I put Johnny's Gear list in the description of the video. Thanks, - Steve

[@ryan.1357]

I love high Johnny always tries to give credit to everybody and every company involved in his success.

[@violinoscar]

This is something that seems to have been lost on young musicians; just sitting down and jamming, just for the fun, the experience. My students seem to be all wrapped up in social media. They post songs on forums but they never seem to get around to having a jam. This was a big part of learning to play for me. My father played piano and on a Friday night there would always be musicians jamming, having beers, jamming. I had a cool friend who also played guitar and we would jam all weekend. I particularly remember playing the Shadows Apache for about an hour, just taking mega long solos on the chord changes. Without fail my students who jam regularly get better faster and are better equipped to play in professional situations. But mostly they are the ones who have the most fun learning to play.

[@YTJamTracks]

Well said dude

[@Jm20375]

So true.. Why bother having a meaningful conversation with the person you're sharing a meal or a drink with when your phone just vibrated and told you someone commented on the picture of what you had for dinner. Same with music. Everyone can record and play along with themselves so they don't even know how much of the musical experience is lost by not sharing it with other creative, musical minds. Imagine bebop and jazz without the the sharing of ideas and the improvisational ideas that come from conversing musically with those you're playing with. Those opportunities are such a learning experience and they are becoming much more rare in modern music. The future of music will suffer for that I believe, although I suppose most change throughout history has been met with negativity and yet we've seen great advancements in all aspects of life, musical and otherwise.

[@7Adonijah]

Hardtop Harry - I didn’t realize this about millennials but now that you mention it I’m sure this is true! I just left my home state of Hawaii and moved to Fort Worth and my heart is SORE for a session of coffee, some tokes and jamming around the table in the morning! DANG I miss my mandolin-playing ex and my musician friends jamming like guava jelly!!!🎶💜🎶

[@vincentreyes6154]

I'm a Gen Z teen, but I like to jam along to backing tracks after doing my homework. But you're right, not everyone takes time to develop their talents and have fun like most used to.

[@gregdoran5850]

I'm more impressed by the kind of human being Johnny is. What a good man! We need more musicians with that kind of humbleness.!

[@2guitarme]

Another 'Stevie Ray' quality of a guitar player.... different, but top class!

[@MrKittles1123]

What an outstanding gentleman and player. It’s hard not to feel jolly watching and listening to Mr. Hiland. I always get the impression that he is joyful just to be alive and able to do what he does and that he would be exactly that way if you met him in person. Nothing fake or haughty about this man, and yet he plays like a legend. And those licks right at the end… hot damn! 🥵

[@gregholmes1289]

I've met him. He is that way!

[@tdrake59]

Johnny Hiland is the master.

[@austin9644]

Check out Tommy Emmanuel if you'd like

[@R_Thomp]

Agreed, his feel is second to none!

[@andreiskryabin9916]

Thanks for masterclass from a great Master.Johnny best.

[@JAZZHOBO]

Real Guitar Players who do it sooo smoothly it's TACTILE once you learn the Fingerboard, its all TACTILE learning. I am also 'legally' blind, Macular Degeneration, and that wasn't why I started Playing with Eyes Closed. I learned to Play like Doc Watson....and that gives me the Freedom Johnny is talking about @22:04. @22:50 etc.

[@FilippaArendt]

Hiland plays crazy good and seems super kind :)

[@edsmith202]

Respect for the guy with the ball cap. He plays nice and managed not to fall apart under the greatness which is Hiland. I woulda just started drooling and wondering why I'm here.

[@bingo90210]

John makes it look so easy.

[@GuitarGathering]

Yes he does!

[@TheElrondo]

Pweeeehhhh.... everytime i listen to Johnny Hiland i think about burning my guitars, but it's a pleasure to watch him play. He is just a phenomenal player and seems to be a very humble guy. Johnny keep going and bring some country breeze over the big pond to Germany.

[@maverick_echo1761]

I feel like driving a truck on a country road 🙌❤

[@GarySchmidt78]

In the mid-70's in Columbus Ohio, I had the privilege to attend Segovia and Parkening performances. Although different music, of course, Johnny is every bit the master of those two giants of classical guitar. Glad I saw this video!

[@Robert_Fordin]

Fourth finger is using occasionally but it doesn't matter, because he's great.

[@jaknunas]

Johnny Hiland never fails to amaze. Incredible chops and super-positive attitude always make him a joy to listen to and watch. Thanks for sharing, Gruhn Guitars.

[@thetonekingofficial]

great video. Damn, johnny can play the geeetar! Job well done fellas

[@ryanferris7841]

All you hear in guitar demons are other branded guitars and people saying you can get that strat tone Tele tone etc 😂 just buy a strat or a Tele!!!

[@JasonMcFly]

Can I wash my hands with Johnny Hiland soap to play that clean?? What a genuinely nice guy

[@GuitarGathering]

Yep. He's a great player and kind wonderful man. Honored to know him. - Steve

[@buddyollie7400]

Johnny's awesome...

[@smoothpicker]

Im so happy to be living in a time where you can take lessons from some of the best musicians around with just a few keystrokes.

[@GuitarGathering]

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly!

[@timhowell4870]

Can any Johnny fans tell me if theres any Johnny Hiland songs on spotify that sound like that intro jam?? It was just so catchy. A funky bassline in the back and just outrageous pickin in the lead. Im obsessed.

[@danilojoaquino]

Very good player... thanks for multiple tiqunique

[@batmandeltaforce]

Johnny's best sounding axe is the Music Man with the Hot Rails:)

[@GuitarGathering]

He always has a great tone!

[@jamesnicholson5480]

Check it out. I watch him all the time. 😅

[@spyderlogan4992]

Mr.Hiland always has something positive and nice to say about all of his associations with equipment manufacturers. He makes a point to promote the products in a very professional manner and describes how he uses them.

[@muficchannel]

Johnny, you are so skilled it's scary. My friend Keith Driver turned me on to yoiur great playing and singing.

[@TheElrondo]

Aside of Johnnys playing abilities, wich are outstanding, i want to hug him if i watch him on a vid, beeing such a nice and down to earth guy.

[@PacoPascualmusic]

"The Girlfriends love the sharp nails cos you can scratch their back" hehehe my bro Johnny is as wise as he can be, so true haha, he's the best by far !!!

[@bobprince1539]

GREAT video, guys. Can't say enough about your playing and generosity sharing it all with us, Johnny. Thanks! Got a question if you get a moment: finding one of those Axis Sports is like going on a Snipe hunt. Wondering about setting up the same pickups and wiring harness on a standard MM Silo Special? I've got an HSS one which I love the feel of...so thinking about picking up another with the SSS guard and popping your electronics in there. Have you tried that on any of your other Silos, Johnny?

[@Secretarian]

Well, if Johnny Hiland is ok with that amount of hum in his guitar, I guess my guitar hum issues are not that bad. Awesome playing, these guys are a testament to the joy there is in jamming.

[@Crinkle65]

I love Johnny. He’s such a genuine guy who always seems to be having a ball. And then there’s his incredible guitar playing, of course.

[@andreasselin1963]

There is a problem with the speed!

[@jdmyerscountry]

While watching him do the low to high/high to low section where he was talking about his solos having a flow to them if he looked at them on a graph...I realized I follow this and never even thought about what I was doing.

[@HoHa-td4lx]

Would never hear of this if not for pure lack. It beats all the country melodies I was going trough. Just where to give up I landed on this. Blues or country who cares amazing.

[@GuitarGathering]

Yes, Johnny is an amazing player and a great guy. Learn all you can. - Steve

[@samuelmori3026]

If you haven't watched the video of Johnny shredding some EVH I highly recommend it. Just to show his ridiculous range.

[@derekrodrick2517]

Wow! You are amazing but the many different tones ringing outta that guitar is unbelievable

[@leandroofilhodoleao3820]

Parece som de blues

[@GudeDoc]

That country licks sounds so awesome ... i want to learn this :D

[@bigteno4597]

Great, great player and such a warm, kind, friendly human being. Be a better place if folk were more like Johnny, God bless ya sir!

[@peterworam9376]

God bless Johnny. Nothing but inspiration and joy, lettin it flow from the Lord. I could watch him all day, and still find time to burn all my axes into a pile of unworthy heaping ash.

[@GuitarGathering]

Don't burn your guitars - there's enough music to be shared around!

[@joemama-kx6rk]

The guy in the black is a great player too

[@GuitarGathering]

Thanks. I was trying to keep up next to Johnny. He's a great player and a wonderful guy. - Steve

[@joemama-kx6rk]

@@GuitarGathering He plays effortlessly. Did he say how long he has been playing for?

[@GuitarGathering]

@@joemama-kx6rk I know Johnny's been playing since he was a kid. - Steve

[@arniebaird7852]

While not quite on the level of Redd Volkaet, these extended licks were very good!! Thanks for putting them out here.

[@mr.vonruby.2195]

I have to brag a little. I tried to do the bend on 3rd str.sec.fret. 20:25 No problemo. I bended not just half or whole tone. I bended a little over 1.5 tones. And on top of that i use 0.13 strings. Eat my dust.

[@IronandWire]

Johnny is incredible. What an ear! Those steak fry fingers don't hurt either. ;)

[@Docsjeff]

I'm focusing on his thumb placement to get the bends,while trying keeping the other strings still.

[@bhhNC]

Very helpful. That rechargeable power unit looks interesting, too.

[@r.g.l7118]

SU TIEMPO PASEN DIRECTAMENTE AL MINUTO 42

[@GuitarGathering]

Johnny is the best. Thanks for watching!

[@arechj]

Sweet Jesus - I dub thee Flava Flave! Every note is tasty as hell! Thanks for this video!

[@GuitarGathering]

Johnny is amazing! And a great guy as well. - Steve

[@nasehatbaik5933]

amazing, will you make a tutorial vidio for all the licks brother. i just wanna learn brother

[@JAZZHOBO]

Johnny High Lows Neck Climbing style.....LES PAUL was doing that, also! When I was playing in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois , Les Paul's 90 Birthday and up Waukesha a Huge Party, people came back and said 'Johnny-Jazz sounds like "Guitar Red" or Les Paul. I am 68 Years old, I went out today and Busked up on Polk Street....I just Play long Melodic soft jazz/western swing, some Square Dance tunes, a little Carter Family.....I am Senile so I don't try to sing anymore---embarassed at forgetting lyrics...Wildwood Flower learned in 1958, can't remember squat. People walking by only hear a short piece....and it must be Happy Toe Tapping Cajun or 1950's Hit Parade ...I don't do no Sweeps....with JAZZ HEAVY 13-56 Strings, Epiphone Emperor II, 1989 Model, MICRO CUBE amp. People Give $10.00s and $20.00s.

[@chadrushing1202]

I love the slight curveball at about 28:10 and Johnny just rolling with it flawlessly. Johnny, you're in inspiration!

[@glassslide]

So melodic while at the same time absolutely shredding....monster playing, thats just at a whole other level.

[@GuitarGathering]

Yes, Johnny's an amazing player. Learn all you can! - Steve

[@andrewirving1963]

A great guitar man ,and a very decent bloke.

[@Mat-q5z]

Hello, thank you very much for doing this work and publishing this great interview. I‘m a guitar beginner and I‘d like to know which kind of style/genre/technique that is, which Johnny starts playing in the example at 05:30. I love the dynamics in this kind of solo and would like to find out where this belongs to and dig a bit deeper there. Thank you for a brief feedback, very much appreciated. All the best & be blessed, Martin!

[@gben2457]

I'd be embarrassed to play along with Hiland and I'm a decent player.

[@bettylane1984]

Awesome look into a great pickers mind! Thank you!

[@PurpleGravyboat]

every time I see Johnny, it makes me want to be a better guitar player and Human being. He is just incredible.

[@GuitarGathering]

Agreed! He's a great guy and amazing player. - Steve

[@fallingsky9242]

Wow the level of difference between these guys proficiency at the instrument is so wide

[@bullhunter45]

Johnny and Steve what a great couple of guys. Thanks Steve and Johnny for giving us these great lessons and opening up your hearts and spreading such a great vibe especally after all the sorrow the US has gone through lately! God Bless both of you ya's. Johnny you never fail to lift my spirits and get me to get my guitar out and start picken along with ya.(well...I try...hahaha) Love ya Brother J Christopher from Costa Rica

[@GuitarGathering]

Johnny's the best! Thanks for being part of our guitar family! - Steve

[@Strings-jg2to]

Of course someone would bring politics in this considering this is a country music lovers. Leave politics out for once. So typical.

[@bullhunter45]

@@Strings-jg2to It's called freedom of speech and as a veteran, I feel I earned at least that right. Personal friend of Johnnys also

[@Strings-jg2to]

@@bullhunter45 you're right. I apologise for real. Things are just frustrating these days. I just get overwhelmed sometimes. I'm a veteran as well. Thanks for serving. Cheers. BTW Johnny is a beast of a player. Cheers.

[@retox2929]

Thanks steve, much appreciated. You have the best guests. you R a fantastic guitar player. Thank's so much, world class. Thanks again for all you u tube for us. amazing. I could go on & on bragging about u to my gtr freak friends. Maybe when i get back to nashville someday, u'll have a gig happening that i can hear you play in person.. God Bless ya

[@dar6095]

Easy there pal we're all friends here

[@GuitarGathering]

Johnny's the best!

[@theeaskey]

Like johnny,but the constant ads turn me off.

[@RaúlCabezalí]

Apart from being a MONSTER of a player, Johnny Highland seems like a great buddy to hang out with and jam.

[@Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan]

Wear dew eye begin? Very educational and inspirational✝️

[@ThePbird1]

Having enough just learning what to do with my hands......

[@GuitarGathering]

Learn all you can. - Steve

[@Mike-rp8ev]

I love your picking I've been playing for 34 years I'm just starting to learn chicken picking I have to train my picking fingers my strat got stolen so I'm yousin a $50 cheap copy it will be a while before I can afford a strat..

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

23 people don’t understand the musicality and awesomeness of Johnny. Damn this was awesome! @2:47 btw killer lick 🙏😁

[@simonlloyd7557]

ive said it before, and i'll say it again, and again until I stop drawing breath, Johnny is without doubt one of the most exciting, inventive, delightfully unpredictable and absorbing guitar players of any genre, in any era...His technique is so perfectly executed for his style that it becomes invisible and just 'is', not to mention his incredible timing, astounding phrasing, articulation, tone and dynamics...He is so beautifully expressive and truly speaks through the instrument, and when he speaks with his own voice, he expresses an equally beautiful soul. Keep on pickin' Johnny.

[@diegooland1261]

Hey this fellow is on to something, you should have him back :) Love it, thanks guys. Appreciate it and took away a few things. And no, I can't make that full bend. And my only pickin finger is my middle one. That's enough for this old dog.

[@GuitarGathering]

Johnny is the best! I'd love to have him back when he comes back through Nashville.

[@thefsrock]

He seems like such a kind man

[@GuitarGathering]

He is. - Steve

[@PaulGeorgePastor]

Oh MAN!!! Johnny, I love you bud! YOU are just the BEST! Well AMONG the best cause I know you probably wouldn't let me call you the "best" so I'll settle for calling you a waaay special man with an incredible gift to bless on that instrument! WOW! Keep up the great work!

[@dgs931]

Effortless brilliance, lovely guy too Mr Hiland....go Johnny go!!

[@GuitarGathering]

Yes!

[@staringcontest9733]

now i'm going to throw my guitar into the river

[@Alex-sp7mx]

I LOVE the Elixir Optiweb Light-Heavy strings. I will keep them on my guitars for 2 or 3 months at a time because they LAST and they give a great tone until the day you change them. They also make your acoustic guitars sound so much better as well. For that, I prefer the Medium Polywebs.

[@GuyNarnarian]

This guy is great. Very creative and a good teacher. I know this is many years old but it doesn't matter - good stuff.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

37:50 Exactly. I use that technique sometimes myself. It's bending the spring to raise the pitch, the string doesn't care if you're going up or down.

[@symonzildjian1790]

Have you heard of AC/DC? Johnny: AC-.. wut?

[@GuitarGathering]

He can play country and rock and blues. He's a legend. - Steve

[@andyledger2307]

Johnny is one of those people that is pretty much unknown outside of the guitar world, but anyone who's seen him play can only bow to his superior ability. Every guitarist wishes they had a jamming buddy like him. You could be the worst player ever, and he wouldn't rub your nose in it. Top bloke.

[@kevincozens6837]

It was interesting to hear Hiland mention Call Me The Breeze. I only ran across that song some months back as originally done by J. J. Cale.

[@russelllittler8145]

You can be the best player in the world, but if you haven't got "imagination" then you can never be an inventive innovator. Johnny has both in spades.

[@bi0lizard1]

Dudes a freaking savant like in Deliverance. Damn he’s amazing. What a talent. Every time I see videos like this it makes me want to chuck my guitar in the trash and quit