JD Simo: Chickenpicking

In-store discussion with JD Simo at Willie's American Guitars, St. Paul, MN on 3.26.16

[@philipbowley8374]

J.D. is a beautiful guitar player and a brilliant teacher. Love this guy.. so open and honest.

[@jimmyc5498]

Watched this clip before. Still blows me away. JD gave me and my son his 60 LP to check out at his gig in NY. Awesome human and amazing talent.

[@TennesseeHeath]

The night I got to meet him, he let me play his prototype custom that Gibson was putting out, he’s so dang cool

[@mikelester7502]

For any of those who have seen the long interview with Don Kelley here on KZbin, he talks about this same story when JD first sat in with them. Don said him and Dave Roe’s jaw about hit the floor when they heard JD play, and he was one of the best guitar players they had ever heard. JD is very very humble. So cool to hear his story

[@hiddencharges]

What a talent.....what a player...thanks for the music JD!

[@baldguy4]

Thank you for sharing this…incredibly inspiring! 🙏🏼🙌🏽😎

[@gsmeeuwsen]

JD's story is so inspiring! When you consider his non-country background, it's all the more STAGGERING to watch him play. He is a MONSTER player!!!

[@Tictac-s2e]

Holy Reverb.

[@robertv9448]

Wow! I saw JD at Roberts Western Wear with Don Kelly while in Nashville for work in 2013 or so. Seemed so effortless back then. I didn't know this story. Wow!

[@tbone9347]

yep. i saw him on broadway in one of the honky tonks. man i was blown away. 10 years ago.

[@christopherkuefler9839]

That's funny, I have the exact picture of Carlos only blown up.

[@adamhill3107]

I would love hang out with JD. Nice talented fella.

[@tenbroeck1958]

Awesome playing, with his own flavor.

[@green_building]

He can play guitar very good and he can sing very well too.. trust me 😎👍✨

[@williampaisley826]

Man I like to meet u some day,love yrs playing

[@nicholaswoolfenden5254]

Looking like Leslie West ...! Good stuff Simo cheers

[@Santaheckler]

He’s 100% correct

[@lgoler]

slowing this down (did you know you can do that right in Settings on KZbin) will expose some great nuance to his picking when he starts playing. love how he is using muted notes to keep the rhythm strong.

[@andrewclemons8619]

I like how everybody says that kinda thing after they play stuff

[@lrd4511]

thanks to his technique I can throw in some chicken pickin from time to time without chicken pickin the "proper" way :-)

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

Jaco wound up playing Louie Louie on streets in NYC.

[@soerenjordan]

wise advice!

[@RussVGuitar]

Super talented! That said, SIT STILL!!!

[@protoolsfanatic7276]

i cant find tabs online for these kind of scales. must find.

[@eduardoprieto5267]

Pretty good chicken

[@GibsonDE]

+Sergei IFistRon, sorry, I didn't want to be rude

[@jossclap8687]

he is Daniel Donato??

[@Qstick333]

Joss Clap he ate Daniel donato

[@robertrichter7702]

No he is jd simo

[@boabglen]

@@Qstick333 ate or hate? I don't get it?

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Maybe "teach" the actual technique?

[@DwainDwight]

toe cutter

[@bpy4073]

Another stupid scarf from the collection.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

and just as you couldn't play his guitar as well as him, you couldn't wear his scarf as well

[@bpy4073]

Stupid scarf end of,in my opinion

[@tymills6170]

@@bpy4073 Fuck you hater lol

[@bloozedaddy]

Is the 335 the right color for you? Bwahahaha