Doyle Dykes Guitar Clinic - Presented by Godin Guitars & Pitbull Audio

Aug 17th, 2018
Pitbull Audio Showroom
National City, CA
Doyle Dykes is one of Nashville's most formidable country acoustic virtuosos. He shares some amazing tips and insights into his technique, tonal preferences and breaks down the styles of artists like Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and Duane Eddy.
Doyle also takes an in-depth look at the features and innovations of some incredible Godin Guitars.
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[@moocat11]

I heard him play in Canada. Amazing. A man really wanted to come to his show but he ended up in the hospital. Doyle heard about it and went to the hospital and played for the man. He’s a class act.

[@byronbuchanan3066]

I met Doyle years ago and he gave me a free cd of his music and was the nicest man. I'll never forget it. Such a great guy.

[@mathbrown9099]

I truly appreciate Doyle’s humility and massive abilities. God, through Christ Jesus has blessed Doyle Dykes!

[@jackh1749]

should have blessed him with a larger in house audience.. this guy is golden!

[@richiezombie531]

It has been a true blessing to have Doyle play at the Packinghouse.

[@jessepostill7388]

How can you not love this guy..soft spoken, modest, talented and a Christian!!

[@greghartline1773]

Doyle is in a class by himself. He is an UNBELIEVABLE guitarist and seems like one of the nicest guys on the planet. Thank you Doyle.

[@JR-lx8nn]

Yes ... he does seem like a nice feller ... just a big kid playing guitar for fun, not for profit, which makes him so valuable! JR

[@fueymanchoo1291]

@@JR-lx8nn First time I saw Doyle on KZbin I was so blown away, I bought a Gretsch. Now I own 4.

[@domagojoinky8262]

Holy Cow, that 12 string. It is amazing stuff that we have here.Doyle is a legend.

[@paulfoytack5267]

4:04 He gives the "secret" to his "talent". The man practiced his tail off. He earned it.

[@fredclarke801]

There aren't enough hours in the Universe to get as good as Doyle

[@pharmerdavid1432]

When I listen to Doyle's playing the adjective I always think of to describe it is "heavenly"!

[@joshuamullicanmusic7482]

Doyle takes us to church in so many ways.

[@knowmusicman157]

We need it.

[@ClotEastwood]

I'm watching from the UK. . . A M A Z I N G

[@andypainter8668]

I could listen to Doyle all day and night. Truly amazing talent. Thank you for the music. What a star you are!!

[@hellothere8425]

My mom raised me on Have Thine Own Way!

[@redstrat1234]

Remarkable talent.

[@jeremybrown9850]

Ordering this today. Got a chance to see DD with his daughter at Winfield, I will never forget the song she sang on that set, pure gold!

[@richardkoker8749]

The white rose prayer - Wow! That's amazing. God answers our prayers even for a small white rose.

[@joeking433]

Phenomenal player!

[@lancerains4185]

I have 3 Godin guitars A12 A6 ultra in koa and the multiac black nylon... One of the things that surprised me most about them is how easy they are to play and the intonation is absolutely perfect...

[@davidsevenbros3065]

I love how Doyle weaves personal stories connected to guitars and his travels. I have heard the story about Heidy's white rose several times, the first time years ago when Doyle was a Taylor endorsee and got to hear him live. This time however the way he told it (beginning at 1:25) I was touched deeply and reduced to tears and to revived faith. Doyle you are not just an ambassador for the guitar under Godin's sponsorship, but a missionary.

[@ClotEastwood]

I almost died when he started playing the 12 String . . . O M G

[@billlee5287]

Doyle is the best!!! God has given the man an amazing talent!!

[@jelau4851]

It,s such a pleasure to listen to his playing. Awsome

[@AlisonRuocco-il9zb]

Thank you God Bless

[@juliojames5986]

Great talent….I hear Merle Travis in his first bit. 👍🏻🤠 super guitars .

[@leroycaudill96]

Such a talented and blessed gentlemen.

[@johnnydswing]

What amazing guitar player, also a great human being

[@philrossner3250]

Beautiful! Love the white rose story!

[@guitarnotions]

Love his playing! Thank you for sharing your God given gift!

[@janetking1239]

Outstanding-Glory- to GOD 🙌🙏

[@RobTackettCovers]

Our first guitar in our house...a Silvertone...not even kidding...it was 1969 when we got ours from our cousin's husband...he gave it to us because he was leaving for Viet Nam... anyway, got a kick out of that lyric line...

[@bjrnmgranvang1107]

Wow, that blew me away!

[@JackTheRabbitMusic]

I love my Godin Multiac ACS-SA...I need another Godin in my life soon. I would love to have an LGX-SA next. I could probably get rid of every other guitar I own and just play those two...well, I need a Baritone to play some of my original songs, so I'll have to get one of Godins' Baritone guitars, too lol! Peace. 🐰💙🎸🎶🤝✌

[@canoteca]

absolutely friggin' awesome! Hope he comes up to Canada sometime ... !

[@brassperson]

Oh! This is incomparable!

[@tomneily9506]

Man im blown away Doyle is unreal good love it

[@felikssutskever9429]

Fantastic guitar player!!!

[@FrankSpeer66]

I ordered my Gretsch Eddie Cochran model as well as my Orange Crush 30 acoustic amplifier from Pitbull Audio because of Doyle Dykes! Thanks to both of you..

[@lauralevenson6325]

I AM astonished! Bravissimo!

[@FrankSpeer66]

Doylel truly does possess a supernatural gift!

[@irishguy13]

Amazing.

[@rolandjacobsen6601]

Super performance I love It

[@milzner641]

Fantastic picking!

[@78tag]

Great video.

[@hollistermattraw2465]

A guitar history lesson. Cool.

[@broham89]

Such a beast!!!!!

[@petermoore6251]

Beautiful, I wish. Can you use the zoom AC 3 with a Godin A6?

[@diegoriveira3579]

Phenomenal playing

[@KLCKLC-vi6fd]

Great clinic Doyle! That flat top sounds mighty fine real good sonic behavior man love your music God Bless you and yours Happy Holidays Mr. Dykes may God keep you and your family safe and blessed. Mr. Kevin Laird Clendaniel, Strings & Things.

[@guitarman6742]

Wow...what a player !!

[@cynthia1532]

Doyle sounds GREAT and that guitar has Great Sound !! :-)

[@frankszmalc9921]

Love Godin guitars

[@daveslastchance]

awesome

[@VP737]

...and everybody said.... Amen!

[@EzequielSilva123]

please, which camera was used in the images?

[@Makingdifference100]

I love the black Godin you played at the end, Doyle. What model of guitar is this one? I love it.

[@walterdowns3389]

BIlly Grammer used to come to my hometown to visit a friend for a few days each year. They played around the clock almost for 2-3 days.

[@tammydear8057]

🙌

[@rogelioramirez8133]

Doyle what pick are you using? By that fast thumb picking it seems to me that the thumbpick is a circle (and not open like most of the thumb picks). thanks. rramirez

[@stefanlageambecker6077]

Wow 👍👍

[@danemount6113]

Thank you for music and your inspiration. Doyle! Do you ever play that song, "Mississippi Blues". Stefan Grossman does it on KZbin.

[@garymeyer8429]

Amazing picker!!! G Meyer San Diego area

[@danielfoisy2688]

Hi, about his changing orders of the strings on his A12, please what are they exactly, I may want to try it on my F512

[@jimhollenbeck4488]

Chet would be proud! Doyle is just heads up, top shelf

[@jamesbattiest3885]

Doyle when you was n Chickasha oklahoma at cowboy church I wanted to come but my wife was fighting lung cancer 😢and I couldn't make I live in Duncan oklahoma about 35 minutes south come look me up sometime we got pickers here we play somewhere ever week

[@moonobservergilles5730]

Doyle is an amazing guitarist. even if i bought this guitar i would not even make it sound like he can. It is a wonderful guitar goes for 2,000 CAD . I would be tempted to but one but i will be reasonnable with a seagal mid range model . I had a seagal 20+ years agon but soion will get a new one i had sold all the instruments i had a fender tele a martin accoustic now i wish i had them again. again Doyle and Robert Godin came up with this great instrument love it

[@Solochiman]

Is this model suitable for hand tapping ?

[@alastair6356]

Ace, 👍😊

[@garyhighley9022]

Well I've got myself a new guitar hero.

[@jameswilliams9340]

Takes my breath away ! umph ! Talked to you personally in Canandaigua ny, Remember?

[@jamesbattiest3885]

I saw you on country reunion you set by r honda vincent

[@FrankSpeer66]

Oh man does Doyle make that Godin A6 sound pretty?!?!

[@dovetomarc]

Agree. Who hired that rep.

[@jimdawson5299]

Thumb picks: the best use them, exclusively.

[@karemare6426]

my boy Doyle Dykes at 4:34

[@larrydering1598]

Doyle is fantastic. The sound drop outs and volume swings are sad for an audio facility. Wish it was more accurate because Doyle is a gifted musician.

[@_left_eye]

I was thinking the same thing.. the audio guy couldn't probably monitor the thing properly, but it still remains a pity

[@1101964]

Bad ass picker

[@Chris741113]

There's like 3 people there? Well, they got the performance of their lives I guess..

[@ThomasZachary]

Product reps on the road...

[@jackloganbill605]

Why does Doyle jump guitar companies like I change socks?

[@robhand7205]

That Godin rep.. who hired that guy?

[@RogerBrenon]

Go "DAN" LOL

[@abates226]

Hehe, I love Doyle’s ‘gimmicks,’ 😅

[@langezeit6926]

1:04:35 thank me later

[@jethrodelcielo]

The first little tune is worth all kinds of donation. Give link to somewhere and you earned a fifty. Used bills, of course. Silvertone Doyle went a bit poor after the purchase of guitar for the lord Balcktops hollow box resonating sound Lord, I'd turn poor for this way to be cool Wife knew you, you guess? Pick-up truck, walking down the audio get the pitbull a guitar of it's own for the Lord, guitars I'd spend all these used dollar bills on more guitars, on the "Someone will play them for me, betcha they'll love the sound while I took good photos All in all, Lord was rather satisfied with how the deal went down. Guitar poor, he says, I say, keep playing like the Lord. Wonderful thing. Way cool. The murmur of the weird microphone seems to pick up mumbling from guy who bought guitar for the sake of taking photo and then let anyone who could play for the Lord. FORT KNOXYWORTH Million and a half in used 20's, 50's and a few hundred silver dollar coins. What else to do with it than turn illegal rich to legal guitar poor. There is poetry even in such as those and sometimes, even in ".. for the Lord." Carries a tune, spiritual and moved even God to say ".. and on the last day, I just listened to music by people who played worthwhile tunes Best day there was, that was. Some poetry, is all I got. For what it is worth I'll give you these words and you keep playing notes for that gospel choir to hum and hum for the Lord, he was, and is, moved.

[@procarpenter1788]

Ok

[@fredclarke801]

I didn't think I would say this, but Doyle is better than Chet! However, he does owe everything to Chet, and he would acknowledge this. In Doyle's hands: God in guitar!

[@ryreinhardt]

I think not, chet played classical like segovia and was a phenomenal jazz player, in other words chet could play any genre, but yes Doyle is brilliant

[@procarpenter1788]

Segovia called Chet’s playing “rustic’” so…

[@philippemassieu2275]

ATTENTION si vous achetez une Godin !!!!! J’ai acheté une 5th Ave Uptown Custom Havana Brown le 14/09/2023 à 1440€ et même pas deux mois après les frettes sont usées comme mes guitares qui ont deux ans et faire un glisser devient très désagréable tellement ça accroche😮. Je contacte la maison Godin qui me dit en résumé, ben, c'est normal😡🤬. Quarante ans de guitare pour entendre ça, quelle tristesse😫. Je précise bien que je ne suis pas un pro et que je ne passe pas toutes mes journées à jouer. Pour dire, la guitare a toujours toutes les cordes d’origine. Donc pour la maison Godin, tu changes plus souvent tes frettes que tes cordes. Heuuuu halo il y a des gens honnêtes dans cette boutique !?!? 😤😤😤😤😤😤 Voilà ma mésaventure avec Godin alors fêtes attention, c’est que du bizness et rien d’autre comme toutes les grandes marques, mais qui elles au moins vendent des guitares avec lesquelles tu peux jouer plus que deux mois. 😏😏Triste monde !!!! 😭😭

[@knowmusicman157]

Doesn't come close to a Gretsch.

[@dx9205]

….true….it’s way better….and every single guitar from the cheapest to Doyle’s signature is made in Canada or USA and ordinary people can afford them.

[@knowmusicman157]

@@dx9205 is the wood and all hardware from North America?

[@knowmusicman157]

@@dx9205 only thing better here is Doyle. Doesn't matter what he is playing on.

[@rickwilson8272]

Not a singer. Best guitarist on the planet.

[@JamesGowan]

Guitar Poor, bless him!