Hot Licks: Brent Mason - Nashville Chops And Western Swing Guitar

Arguably the most recorded guitarist in the world today - and this DVD only scratches the surface of this incredible player's tricks of the trade. It will take you a while to work up to certain areas if you're new to hybrid picking (I've only just started working on the technique over the last couple of months or so), but it's well worth it. Check out his website for more info on him, and a quick search on Google, you'd be surprised how many times you have actually heard his great playing. Often heard, but not often seen outside of the country music circle - Brent Mason is a demon of a guitarist and a phenomenal musician.

charming early vid of brent who's always classy - bit too much western swing for my taste

Brent Mason is an astoundingly good guitar player but that does not make him a great teacher which he isn't. If you can access this you would be playing his licks which you don't need to as you can already create your own. Great playing Brent you showed what you have achieved through relentless practice.

Looking to learn some new chops? - you'll love this!!Great service - great DVD albeit it produced many years ago.

5 star to see close up the playing of Brent Mason . He cant really slow down and explain what he does. In fact at one point when he talks about some fret or other it is ridiculous.But i have spent hours and days watching this and with slow play it is possible to get at some of the playing.

Brent Mason is obviously a brilliant guitarist.The DVD opens with a short track that made me think, "I wanna do that!".In Part 1 Brent plays through a lot of country licks, and lots of these are written out in the little booklet - which is a bit fiddly to read and has a few awkard page turns.As a tutor DVD don't expect to be 'spoonfed'. You have to make sense of the licks and think what keys they're in etc. There is a really good option that plays just the licks in half speed with the pitch unaffected.If you listen and watch VERY carefully you can pick out lots more that Brent plays. The DVD could have been produced better with more of a structure. Brent looks a bit like he hasn't slept for a couple of days and then was locked in a room with camera running as he rambles while playing some amazing licks.Part 2 shows all the stacks of equipment he uses in a studio, but doesn't really explain what any of it does.Part 3 is a real bonus and shows you some great jazz licks. Again the structure is bit random for a tutor video. The last bit is a trio playing an up tempo jazz blues that sounds a bit like a Charlie Parker tune.You'll get as much out of this DVD as you put in! Decipher what Brent is on about and work out the licks and you'll learn some amazing stuff.Good luck!

If ever there was justification for the notion that talent comes from a place we mortals can never understand, this DVD proves it - and I include Brent Mason himself.What is beyond doubt is that Brent possesses a rare ability to play guitar - in several styles. But after viewing this 'instructional' DVD, what is also beyond doubt is that Brent has absolutely no idea where his talent comes from or how to convey it to others.Any novice player who thinks they can buy this as a means to learn Country, Jazz or Western Swing should think again. They should go away and spend several years with simpler material.There's a huge amount of inspirational (and for many - myself included- quite depressing) material on this DVD and sure, you will pick up a few tricks that can be incorporated into your own style, but Brent seems most of the time to be quite bemused by his own technical ability and unable to tell you how it's done or even play it slowly.It does seem that the filming was done after several all-night sessions and occasionally Brent seems to be on the point of falling asleep, but buy the DVD to (almost) see how the true master of these genres does it.By the way, the film should be 18 (or R) rated as the shirt the bass player is wearing borders on obscene...

Er beweist, dass er das alles spielen kann, was man zu hören kriegt! Einfach absolute Spitzenklasse, Brent Mason hat's drauf!!!

Une plongée intéressante dans l'univers de Brent MASON, sauf que le gars Brent se contente d'alignner les plans sans rien expliquer. Bon, à voir et entendre, mais uniquement par gourmandise.

This dvd is a update from the vhs copy which came out several years ago. Very nicely updated with different features such as a slow motion replay.

ナッシュビルが誇るテレキャスターの名手の教則DVD。カントリー系で有名ですがジャズっぽいのも普通にコナす凄腕で私はただ、あんぐりして観ていました。フィンガーピッキングを主体としたスタイルでそう簡単にマネできるものではないですが中級～上級位のマンネリ化しちゃったギタリストは刺激を受けるかもしれません。

One of the best players in any genre.I disagree with many of the other reviews here,although I will concede,it's certainly not for beginnners.If you're an above intermediate guitarist who needs a kickstart now and then,or you just need something tangible to shoot for I highly recommend this DVD. I'm not sure than Mr Masons tongue tied verbal style is of that much relevance;he speaks volumes through his guitar and there's always the slo-mo/rewind buttons + the tab! Real players looking to upgrade their game will cherish the investment-I know I have-and there's a LOT here for budding jazzers(OK-the western swing section could have benefitted from a little more explanation re. how he constructs his lines).The jazz playing sounds like Charlie Christian on steroids-and it's all done fingerstyle! Brent Mason has produced that rare beast;the teaching video with playing that is so accomplished it almost qualifies as an entertainment video! Other reviewers have gripes about this DVD. I wouldn't be without it!