How To Get The Original Rockabilly Sound

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This is the long due and much requested lesson on how to get an authentic rockabilly sound! I hope it helps some of you pickers out there.
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[@tmilwaukee]

I just got hired as the guitarist in a rockabilly band at 70 years old. This does help!

[@5150show]

Well done

[@Hot80s]

thats awesome

[@weavethehawk]

Not if you're going to masquerade as an "expert" on rockabilly. Congrats on the hire.

[@tmilwaukee]

@@weavethehawk Why would you think that??? I've been into rockabilly since I was 7 years old and I'm now 71!!!

[@eggsmann594]

@@tmilwaukee Your answer is his answer 🙄

[@MAMRetro]

Randy: That 1994 photograph of the Crazy Boys looks like it was taken in 1955. Maybe in some club in Memphis down the block from Sun Records. Awesome!!

[@RodsAutomotive]

I think as you get older, there's this need to go back to your roots - for those of us who were very young when we first heard this sort of sound, it left a lasting impression. Thanks, Randy

[@keithclark486]

Great comment and true.

[@southernpride2003]

I'm 20 and from North Carolina and I've always loved the early Sun records stuff especially Luther's tone I've been chasing that tone for myself and I finally got it with help from my grandpa built or own homemade electric guitar completely from scratch and we bought 2 Gibson ga5 LP reissue tube amps we put 12au7 preamp tubes in and modified the second amplifier we put a built in tape loop machine for onboard slapback echo just like a Ray Butts Echosonic amp for my strings I use thomastik flatwound 10 gauge strings pure nickel for the 2 high strings I use 26 36 from a Ernie ball 7 gauge strings pack so I can bend easily

[@theking-nz1ut]

I am a man in my 50's and i love rockabilly music. Been listening to rockabilly and rock n roll since i was a kid.

[@wickedcrypto6004]

Im 33 and I love rockabilly

[@robertlipscombe2763]

Same I've been in to rockabilly since I was about 4 years old I'm a rockabilly rebel from head to toe......:)

[@phil393]

Im 53 and been listening to rockabilly since i was 13, id say the johnny cash sound got me addicted as my father would always be listening to him,.rockabilly rules 👍

[@walkrslayer1305]

15

[@buddyholly9960]

@@phil393 same story here brother Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly I never really liked Elvis that much though

[@tannerb5716]

Randy has a real authentic sound and feel , great vids . Most "Rockabilly" playing online seems cheesy and a generic modern interpretation. Richter is playing the real deal . I'm all ears .. thanks for these little gems.

[@IdolHans]

Rockabilly rules....I love that sound.....it drives me crazy!!!!

[@lukedg5326]

B.C Richabilly. Nice example of tone in the hands. Everything else are props to get us in the mood/ mindset.

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

It's hard to believe that I've been following Randy for 7 years. Time flies.

[@richardsteamboat8765]

Finally someone gets it right awesome

[@GraveMistake1]

You know why I like 50's rockabilly guitar because you wanna move to it, it's thrilling, it gets the blood pumping and the licks are so tasty and I so love reverb and slap back echo. :)

[@coreyjones7881]

If it's retarded then what are you even doing watching this video? Go search for something nuance and artsy you pretentious douchebag.

[@stolenname94]

@@076657 😂 lol can you do better?? Although rockabilly is alil predictable it's no where near as predictable than pop rnb and grime that's where you should focus some frustration the difference is rockabilly actually requires a musican and not a synth pad and sample loops. It's crazy right u have to have talent to actually play rockabilly who would have known 😊. Simple in concept perhaps but it is nothing without technique you don't even need to understand music to make anything popular these days and no I'm not just blowing smoke i play guitar and produce music on fl studio and I shit you not i can make a track in about 15 min with ease. Pick up a guitar and tell me how easy it is to play this shit with actual attitude and groove because I bet you would be stiffer than a tree.

[@076657]

James Somogyi I bet its extremely easy. Its all pentatonic bullshit over and over and over in the same key. The kind of licks you should use a couple of times during a solo. But instead youre playing them ALL the time as if we had no ears.

[@alexanderhammer688]

@@076657 you are definitely not a true musician. You think that the contemporary sound is moving? Without the past in music there is no present.

[@076657]

@@alexanderhammer688 rockabilly music is not a base for anything. Much more complicated sophisticated stuff had already been done when it appeared. Impressionism is far more modern than that and it happened in 1900. Bach is much cooler and it's much older. If you said, Charlie Christian set the ground for all electric guitarists after him, yes, we look at the past and realize he was a fucking genius. But this music is nothing but dumbed down version of better music. Music for dumbasses, basically. Not a foundation for anything interesting.

[@AryDontSurf]

Man that Guild is a beauty.

[@entropyfan5714]

The twangy telecaster sounded the most like rockabilly from the 50's to me, especially more like the live performances I have heard (missed the real thing by several decades). He's right though, you can play any kind of music on any guitar.

[@waynepatton689]

Listen close and you can hear this style in almost every modern guitar solo ever recorded. This is gold

[@derppopotamus]

Seeing these in depth instructions sheds light on how technical wizards like Chet Atkins could get so devoted to the art form and spend a lifetime refining. It's a dichotomy of the greatest and worst aspects of learning guitar for me. That no matter how much you play there is always ways to improve and progress. Great stuff!

[@dethmetal1396]

*Pulls out B.C. Rich* and here is Angel of Death Strut!

[@silvermediastudio]

A 60s Harmony H1214 Archtone with a P90 will thrash, too.

[@davidlodiemyer5698]

Bow to goat lord pesant !

[@renadunn1508]

Lol!

[@trapezoidspangle934]

J .R I thought you were joking.

[@karenjohnston7342]

Randy, you are a joy to listen to any time of day. It's an hour past my bedtime and I'm pretty much glued to whatever you'll come up with next. Thanks for sharing.

[@BlackRaven156]

This was an excellent video and I love how you make the case for paying close attention to playing the music before you worry about the gear. I love what you do!

[@FatamanDe]

Really nice that you figure out what really makes the Rockabilly Sound!

[@ed1t827]

hey dude thanks for giving the true knowledge like this out here nowadays its all about money and not true heart and soul!

[@AardvarkJamBalloon]

Wow, the BC Rich sounded really good!

[@NicholasGreen91]

respectfully disagree! His hands sounded really good! that tone was awful and didn't do his playing justice lol

[@bonnivilleblackcherry9745]

yes it did but too much pitch for a good rockabilly sound.

[@zzubuzz]

If you got a small empty room the echo for Rockabilly is to die for, try it! I had recently put down a tile floor and needed a break so dragged in my little tweed Gibson amp and whoowa!..decided from now on to keep most of that room empty as possible, the hard tile surface helps too. It also kills for blues tones.

[@LBRSpeed]

Cool. Suddenly I'm in the mood to listen to some old Elvis. Thanks, Randy. You've got it in your soul.

[@WillieStratton]

I wish more players had the understanding of guitar that you have, I agree with everything in this video! Great piece, cheers

[@music-mn3zh]

Grate to see people passing on their knowledge

[@joebutler3608]

The tele sounded best. Thanks for posting this stuff, man. There are still a bunch of us out here

[@Lair69]

Excellent tutorial!!! Awesome how that Dean sang then the B.C. Rich screamed..AWESOME!!!

[@DipperDan]

Awesome tutorial to get the rockabilly sound my friend! Yay! :)

[@TheMediamj]

Hundreds of videos if not thousands I’ve seen and honestly , you are the most original and honest man I’ve watched

[@ducktailcat]

Wow, that's quite a compliment. Thank you very much!

[@rodsreel]

I never clicked with the country and blues connection in this genre - top lesson well presented. Cheers fae Bonnie Scotland, rocking the Glens up here.

[@pg123ab]

Brilliant. Thank you man, you sound great and you know how to get a point across.

[@Oscaraleptico]

I'm 6'2, also kinda tall. I can relate. Playing my Gretsch onstage makes me feel more comfortable. Great video!

[@doctorskull8197]

Excellent demonstration!

[@ClassyOldMusic]

I like the part where you say "...and if I feel good, I play better, It's very simple". That lesson should be stressed and amplified more often, in every guitar playing course.

[@bazthehandyman]

Spot on there

[@lawsonj39]

Yeah, but it can work the other way, too: sometimes I feel uncreative, unfocused, whatever; I play awhile, and walk away refreshed.

[@stevejohnson2435]

I took advice about this from Ted Nugent 35 years ago, everytime I record I put on fresh socks!

[@chipurBillWhite]

Enjoyed the vid - very well done. You have a pleasant style. Thank you.

[@ronthunders6124]

Nice sound randy!! Loved this

[@mrstrongest]

Absolutely wonderful. It's not about tricks, it's what you bring to the music and whether you're willing to put in the time and work at it. You have such credibility. Just listening to you makes me feel more confident about learning and playing. Thanks a million, Randy!

[@ducktailcat]

Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it

[@richardgallo3155]

Great lesson! Thanks, it's always cool to learn new licks like this... 👍

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

WELL DONE MR. RICHTER

[@bnjmae]

Great tutorials with some very interesting insight into the authentic sounds made by both the guitars and amps used... Thanks for sharing..

[@kmcd1953]

Great clip Randy, keep em coming buddy.

[@thomasd9237]

Excellent video. Very well done. Thank you for posting this

[@4runnerJr]

Great video ! I like the emphasis that it comes down to what you're doing with your 2 hands (more than what gear you are using)! I love that Guild ..

[@johnfair62]

You give very good advice along with very good lessons. Thank you very much for taking the time to help people learn the music.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Love to see you with a Guild! For me its a 1966 Guild Starfire V custom, Bigsby delete, clear finish, Haggstrum floating bridge. Had her over 50 years now.. Nice setup, nice playing! Thanks for posting!!

[@OldSchoolBluesGuitar]

Great video! I have had the same experience trying to get that 50s sound for electric blues music. A lot of it is the players. You have to have a certain feel to your own playing before the gear can make a difference.

[@opticnerve3]

Superb. Very clear + informative. Well done.

[@svenssonsaab]

You explain it with such passion for music , great to watch man love this :D

[@TheeFishermane]

Killing the game with the Bc rich rockabilly, and great knowledge! Subscribing

[@tubebobwil]

Great lesson!

[@jamesgross6466]

Wonderful. Loved the video, my friend.

[@GrzegorzWitkowski]

Very good lesson. Thank you.

[@toneseeker1644]

Hello, thank you to players like you for your time and effort to teach and help us who seek tone! I agreed with your comment about the Telecaster not feeling right. I sold my Tele and just found a beautiful 1955 Gibson ES-225. Feels much more natural comfortable in my hands as I too am tall. I will practice this style....BTW I am playing through a 1965 Gibson GA-5T.

[@JoeTakeHolly]

great sound ]Loved the buddy holly video you did .you got the sound pretty much spot on ,nice one }

[@wrocklc]

Great - haha - now I want a BC Rich... Great video and good advice. Best regards from Marburg!

[@diegocorral7468]

Nicely done, it's so easy to get wrapped up in the gear game instead of focusing on what really matters.

[@davidtonnfishin]

I agree, Your fingers are what makes your sound!!! Gear is very fun to play with of course, I have many guitars, amps and pedal boards!!

[@sundowner62james69]

What a great video ! Many thanks Randy.

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

Beautiful Guild! Good video!

[@paulmera7677]

Great teacher, great lesson . Thank you! 👌

[@GONZOFAM7]

brilliant explanation.

[@Rickstarbrown]

Love the amp Randy !

[@tanisb]

Excellent video! You have done a great job here, Randy! Your explanations are very clear and thoughtful. Thank you!

[@donaldlamkin1305]

Great video. I really enjoyed it.

[@ricomarcetti6040]

Outstanding! Thank you!

[@chemtrailpilot5054]

Klasse. Die Verarsche am Anfang trifft den Nagel auf den Kopf.

[@geoffbalme3930]

Great video! I learned a lot! Thank you Randy!

[@robertcaffrey6097]

Good video, thanks for taking the time to make and upload. Regards from Ireland.

[@beaubloomfield4086]

Brother I dig ya'lls style.....keep up the goodwork Cousin......

[@MikeFromNashville]

Wow what a great video! You really prove a point. Bravo 👏

[@Sred97]

Excellent video, Sir. You definitely know Rockabilly sound! 🤘

[@christianlacheze3323]

This is excellent, many thanks!

[@hotdogsoda4717]

Fantastic video...learnt a lot!

[@estring69]

Blues Jazz shuffle variants are so satisfying.

[@rickb4806]

Lovely guitar Randy. I have a 1961 Hofner Club 50 (German), among others. Very nice. Thanks for lessons too.

[@nancyorourke7679]

Great video..very informative ..thank you for posting!!

[@kylelikeskjvbible]

I guess to summarize what Randy's saying, a clean amp, good delay pedal (using slapback), and a guitar that plays well is all that matters. I've gotten acceptable sounds from an Ibanez Gio (basically a strat copy with 2 humbuckers), and an epiphone 58 korina explorer (humbucker guitar with pickup screws removed to simulate single coil response) trying out both roundwound and flatwounds (flatwounds definitely more preferred). It really is about WHAT is being played and HOW its played. Gear doesnt matter, its just that back then they played with what was available to them. And Gibson and Fender just happened to be there and reliable and eventually people really just got into them because they were good instruments, but anything that sounds good can work.

[@tadersalad7283]

Nice sound there Randy!

[@erlandandersen5782]

Great video. Thanks for sharing info and know how.

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

Wow you are amazing what a great lesson

[@hagakure6410]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="304">5:04</a> when you played the same riff on three guitars back to back, it was really interesting to me to hear the difference. I like the Tele best of the three on that riff, but I was also kind of surprised that the BC Rich played clean through that amp had almost a resonator sound to me -- a lot more twangy than I would have expected from that maker.

[@MKflo84]

You got me ! Nice experiment my friend ! very good demonstration that sound is in the fingers after all...

[@rdrus49589]

Nothing to say, just amazing.

[@TheDobroslide]

Randy thanks so much

[@oggrease7720]

You jam!! That sound is authentic man that is Good! Also the Wiseguys jam too they have that sound down !

[@gatormckinley8502]

I love the EV 666 peeking in from the side for a bit!

[@robanderson7616]

Thanks Randy ... good advice, nice examples ... sounds great !!!

[@ducktailcat]

Thank you Rob! I'm glad you liked it

[@SockPuppetSuperstar]

Bon chic! A formidable instructional video!

[@MaryElizabeth99]

I am so impressed!! You explain things so well.

[@ducktailcat]

Thank you! It's not so easy in a foreign language, but I try my best

[@MaryElizabeth99]

I could understand all you say! There was no barrier.

[@lanswipe]

If you're having language difficulties - we'd never know - it doesn't show :)

[@AnalogOpher]

That was great. I must say though that silly Peavy Solo has got more mojo than many commercial tube amps. I use one for busking and it never ceases ti surprise me.

[@rockabillyrebel1391]

Nice playing

[@geohotwire]

The best rockabilly teacher on the planet. You inspired my music. I only love the early 1950’s rockabilly scene it’s so cool

[@southernpride2003]

Same

[@TheDailyHitMusic]

Wonderful and informative video. Loved it.

[@ducktailcat]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@PAULOhypo]

That was awesome, man, playing Rockabilly on a B.C.RICH guitar ! Right now you practiced an "heresy" by play that style of music on a guitar shaped for Heavy Metal, and what you did IS GOOD !

[@doctorskull8197]

Excellent video.

[@JohnnyRoggio]

Great stuff Randy !!!

[@FrankJmClarke]

I love the fact that you haven't changed the strings on the BC Rich in 20 years :). Great video!

[@michaelorourke7032]

Excellent video thank you

[@declanlandy]

Thanks so much, this is a BRILLIANT FANTASTIC lesson so much free information and excellent tips and advice, thank you!

[@ducktailcat]

Thanks alot for your comment! I had fun doing it and all the comments are really motivation and inspiration to do some more stuff.

[@cantwellmikey]

Awesome man. You got me!

[@kevintaylor8055]

Wise words randy nice one

[@1maggan]

Great dound w the Guild and that 50's amp!