How to Get Perfect Tone For Country Guitar

Series Summary

So you're front row at a Keith Urban concert, hands lifted uncontrollably in the air with the sound of "Stupid Boy" filling up the amphitheater while the beautiful Australian's locks are flowing in the air from the fake wind machines. As the stage erupts into the epic pseudo-Van Halen Country outro, you look over to your cousin/wife wearing an old Alabama tour shirt and ask her, "How does that man get such great country guitar tone?" If this scenario describes you in any way, this videos series and free online country guitar lesson is exactly what you're looking for. In this free video series, watch as professional guitar teacher and country guitar player Jim Dufresne teaches how to get the perfect country guitar tone. Learn what strings to use, what settings to set your amp, the best acoustic tone, the best classical tone, the best amplification, and how to use the slide for a great country guitar. So start putting that honky tonk back into your badonky donk with the help of the experts at Expert Village.

Video Transcript

"My name is Jim Dufresne I'm here to tell you about country guitar. (playing guitar) The perfect guitar tone is a personal preference if I like pancakes and you like pooch eggs that's okay. So this is the sound that works for me, the sound I like is always sometimes I'll add in the bridge pickup if I'm a little bit more quite. But most of the times I'm working off of one pick up and that's why you see a lot of the old guitars from 40-50 years ago. They just had one pick up and it was always this one. Rock and rollers come along and they want something more with a little bit more of violence so then they add the bridge pick up they give you a little more variety and sound. This is what works for me so I like that I'll crack that tonk control maybe up to 20% for a little more definition."