Doyle Dykes Wabash Cannonball

Okay, here's the last of the live songs from Doyle, I think it's the best. I'm sure you'll enjoy this one.

[@richardsheff5626]

And you thought 'CLASSICAl GUITAR WAS TOUGH..... THINK AGAIN... thanks doyle... another unbelievably great performance. :) rich in Michigan... can just dream of this...

[@connietemple]

what a blessing my small church had for him to come to our tiny church! my head was blown off by this guy!!

[@Corvus54]

This guy performs at my church every once in a while. Amazing finesse.

[@Frawley90]

wow, what a fantastic guitar player. i dont like country music at all, but this guy had me from the first couple of notes he played. absolutely amazing. i have never heard of this guy till today. im glad i stumbled upon this gem!

[@hokeysloan]

I've seen him live. Could not believe my ears.

[@smay28]

This guy is awesome.. I've had the great fortune of seeing him love several times.. Nice post.. S

[@sledgeguitar]

After hearing that I want to throw my guitar out the back door. That was awesome and can't wait to check out his other stuff! This is why youtube is great........WOW!

[@DennyDeMarchi]

i've been in the room with Doyle, and there was an unmistakable "presence" in the room that you cant explain.

[@GeoffHoare]

Saw him do this at the PMT Guitarfest in Birmingham, UK last Saturday. Still couldn't believe what I was hearing! Amazing!

[@TTexas2]

@darklink45982 AWESOME! Yes! I first met Doyle 16 years ago. He was awesome before on the electric guitar. Do get to see him in person about twice a year...He is 10 times more awesome in person & keeps improving every year....I don't think he knows any any limits. His whole family & children are awesome musicians too.

[@1keickhoff]

If I wanted to lie to myself I'd say, "One day, I'll be able to play like this." This dude rocks the living sh*t out of Wabash Cannonball. Absolutely amazing.

[@kinggimped]

I've always loved listening to Jack in the Box and all the other classics I have on MP3, but seeing him perform live wipes that all away. He is one of the greats, IMO. Amazing talent. The pitch bending technique is incredible.

[@RansakedBassist]

Just saw this guy last night. Met him and he's a really nice gent. My dad was with me and he got a taylor with his autograph.

[@MerlePsyA]

Doyle Dykes makes his guitar sound like a guitar-banjo duet! When he bends that note, you can hear the train a-comin', a-comin' round the bend...,. The progression down the neck of his guitar send shivers down my neck. This is a totally virtuoso definitive Wabash Cannonball. What was that stuff about his being Christian? Who cares? I come to KZbin for the music! Geez Louise! (a bowdlerism for those who don't want anyone to take the name of their deity in vain.)

[@CasperEsmann]

I think they're both great in their own way.

[@mikosoft]

One crazy way to do b-bending on acoustic. Also the ending is an amaizing combination of techniques.

[@finzicontini]

WOW - You can't watch this just once. Amazing...

[@michaelnikosey57]

strong hands and lots of talent , a boatload. this guy can play my goodness. amazing. i doubt he's gettin that kind of tone from extra light strings. i've been wrong before though lol.

[@waynegunter8422]

Doyle use to come to our church 2 times a year wow he is great.

[@glibguy3]

Well yes, Doyle is one the best,very innovative, fast, smooth, and is a virtuoso. But the best thing about Doyle is that he is a very good father and a very humble man. You would never know just how talented he is by having a conversation with you. He would be more concerned about you as a person and want to know what your interests are. Doyle is like Phil Keaggy, two the nicest most humble people in the business. I'm a better person for having known them. Gary B-Fort Wayne

[@Malc180s]

He's superb. Fantastic rhythm and touch.

[@doootuz]

I met him today! He's a great guy!

[@Neverdii]

such a catchy rendition of the song I'm listening to more of this guy :)

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Wow - My favorite tune--- what a great adaption of it... top picker!

[@Yord_Music]

I just saw him yesterday perform at my work. WOW, great player.

[@moxiemusic]

Wow!1 This guy is great!! Thanks Love it!!

[@sinnerrose]

hey ya'll he was at my church today and his daughter haley they rock

[@RobSchneeberger]

You know that Doyle dykes is perfect because you cant even add lyrics to his music, he in a sense has full expression on his guitar, much like playing a piano but on a guitar. So awesome.

[@KiwiPieDude]

i go to maine west high, maine east and west came to south to watch doyle perform

[@BadBobV65]

in your dreams.... and mine too! I'd like to have the talant that man has in just one of those magic fingers!

[@girizimosay]

he came to my church too, he's got wicked fast fingers....really good

[@floridajeet]

amazing... very nice... he takes his music seriously as we all can see!

[@StanFlahautAFD]

He's mainly country but does alot of pop medleys too. He does a great version of "My guitar gently weeps"...

[@MasterDub1]

Cristian or not, great guitarist. This song reminds me of one of my heroes, Doc Watson. If you don't konw about him you better read up kiddies, best country picker ever and he's been blind since before he started playing at like the age of 6.

[@taylor410ce]

this guy is amazing! he plays like no other.

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

Whoa... Favorite right away.

[@tuneman59]

He plays a custom made Taylor. There are many great acoustic guitarists. This guy is one for sure. I know i am burning all my guitars! lol......

[@dlagrua]

That is some great playing there. Exceptional !

[@evelynschulz7480]

Amazing talent, UTUBE doesn’t do Doyle justice. He is very impressive.

[@tomjoad1234]

This is so good it's just unreal.

[@falstaffinfection]

@mikosoft Yeah, how does his guitar not go out of tune doing that !?!? Man, this is such a great vid. Sounds like the train is running off the tracks around 2:15. He has got so much style. My new favorite guitarist :)

[@jasonmccarroll]

this guy is awesome :) saw him in glasgow in a guitar store for a promotion for taylor guitars £5 entry, cant complain lol

[@shohom67]

That is nothing short of amazing

[@Chotka1]

He sets the bar impossibly high!!!!

[@citizenfitz]

He's broken through to the guitar paradise

[@harrylook7810]

very fun version of a fun song. wish I could play that.

[@rogerthehat]

1 of nicest blokes i have ever met

[@Moshmaschine]

Haha, Partyyy! Great, puts me in a happy mood =)

[@allewis86]

Hands down the best signature model Taylor has done, the TSSM, JMSM and DMSM don't even compare and never will. It's a beautiful guitar.......

[@guitarshred56]

he seems so relaxed, hes amazing

[@BadBobV65]

he uses various tunings... they are published on the internet. I was amazed at the info on wiki about Doyle, including his tunings.

[@HowardH2008]

Ya know if you weren't staring right at it ...you'd think it couldn't be possible. Notice also the minus of any string scratch, and was there ever even a hint that he'd at least come close to missing just one note .....How about just one!...It's so frustrating! Really not fair!

[@nsteph999]

Doyle has an amazing RIGHT and left hand!

[@eastcoastprod2011]

Doyle is The Best For Sure. Tad from East Coast Productions Inc.

[@georgeqcguitarman]

amazing hope he performs near montreal soon

[@bullethead247]

i love his guitar taylor ddsm beautiful!

[@revsund]

Yes, the tuning is DGDGAD, a quite normal tuning is DGDGAE, and is used often in a similar style..

[@greenmatrix30seven]

absolutely amazing

[@chunga666]

phenomenal !!

[@jessupar]

i love how he makes it sound like a bass player starts and stops playing like around 1:50 when he plays without his lower strings then adds them in. you really notice how much they make up when he isnt playing them.

[@jpnoll1781]

incredible as always.

[@benhenningburk9781]

Fantastic 👌

[@MrBillTroop73]

Ah, now I see it. Thanks for the explaination.

[@MadnessOfMarmots]

It does indeed. And mine makes me hopeful.

[@EzyoMusic]

I love this stuff!

[@chromakey84]

this was at namm i think. ive seen him twice there!!! he is amazing

[@BadBobV65]

not necessarily tuning his guitar but using the the change in tuning to bend the note... the man is pure genius in my opinion... I consider his talent right up there with Chet Atkins and the now late Les Paul.

[@FririkurEllefsen]

Amazing! He doesn't even needs chords. By the it seem youtube should have a edit message function (I too have made type errors and probably made one in this message too).

[@vtmuddin07]

boy i like the sound of that guitar

[@KiwiPieDude]

I'm going to go see him perform tomorrow at school! :D

[@Moerakski]

this guy,, is...Awesome=O

[@Paindriller]

You can never know, maybe god sent him killer guitar practice dvd's.

[@BuzzBlackburn]

@jdlow77 Answer: the human brain. Next question will be: "and where did this amazing brain come from?" Billions of years of evolution. Hey, thanks for posting. Great video, we can agree he is awesome!

[@jimgorichanaz4065]

As great as it gets!

[@jessupar]

how can anyone say this man cant pick... holy sweet christ that was awesome. allthough i still like the version jerry reed did on the porter wagner show best.

[@BuddyGtr]

@5K1NN1T No, but that was very good guess. It is actually DGDGAD (Open G). It is a great tuning, and it is a great way to sort of give yourself a head-start if you want to learn 5-string Banjo but don't own one yet!

[@adamewhite]

most people tune slightly higher pitch than the note. Gives a brighter tone. If you tune your guitar even slightly flat generally it makes it have a dull sound. Andy mckee told me he tunes at the note plus 1/8 most of the time. Gives him that great sound

[@guitarman123ism]

There's a tab booklet that he has called "Fingerstyle guitar" it has very precise tablature for this song the "Wabash Cannonball"

[@superdog797]

really incredible

[@haraldtheman]

that guitar sounds unbeliavble

[@larryfox5565]

God I wish I could play that good.

[@ScottMcRae55]

Check out his book Virtuoso Fingerstyle Guitar, it's in there. I had my local shop order it for me, not too hard to find.

[@skinnerprincipal]

Just wow.

[@jameshem]

Just Great!

[@ulixesbcba5792]

EXELENTE GUITARRISTA SU SENCILLES LO HACE SER MEJOR. QUE MARAVILLA.

[@DarkHorseJ27]

I'd love to see a lot of metal shredders that are supposed to be "the best" take a shot at this and watch them fall on their faces.

[@BuzzBlackburn]

@jdlow77 Where? The human brain. Next question: Where did this amazing brain come from? Billions of years of evolution.

[@Pkw101]

i have the TABs, but its pretty much impossible to play, He makes it look so easy! hey its in his Tab book by the way, google it if you want it

[@jessematty8788]

@buddygtr Doyle is NOT in open G He is actually in what he refers to as gods favorite tuning Gsus or DGDGAD so he con do the string bend at nut from A to B

[@mgman71]

great sound

[@bluntinst]

brrriiiiiiiiillllliant!!!!!

[@AbbaGoldEurope]

@TheReilly8 Tune your guitar down and put a capo on it. ie. if he is tuned to G B D G B G tune your guitar to E Ab B E Ab E put a capo on the 3rd fret and Bob's your uncle. Alternatively use a lighter gauge for the problem string

[@smijman]

If this was an audio clip, i'd assume there were 3 guitars playing. He's that good.

[@Mrlin13]

As someone just getting into bluegrass playing, can anyone tell me how Doyle's doing those bends? The camera doesn't get close enough to his left hand, but I haven't seen anyone play like that (looks like he's fiddling with the tuning pegs or something). Thanks!

[@ColinPRS]

This man made me spend a lot of money on a Taylor, when I realsied it wasn't the guitar but the player that sounded great, then the Taylor had to go. What a payer!

[@NickKBMusic]

He does play it in Open G, but with the second string tuned down one whole step. I'm blanking on the note.. But the reason why is so that he can do the bending through the head stock.

[@KiwiPieDude]

i saw him 2 probably the same day you did.. did you see him at maine south?

[@aaronaldrich9958]

wheeeew... love it

[@joe0692]

aaaaaaaaaaaamazing

[@xtina1872]

This is how you make a guitar sing!