Jeff Massey on Dickey Betts Guitar Riffs | Reverb.com
Jeff Massey is a guitar hero in his own right, but he opted to chat with us about the influence of the great Dickey Betts. Here, he runs through some of his favorite Betts riffs and offers up some helpful tricks.
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Goodbye DB and thanks Jeff
That was a good listen!
I think of Betts like SRV. They both use some stock licks that they turn to a lot but they are SO tasty.
Dope
Nice pickpus. What are they?
Dug it
Beautiful man thanks!
Dickys tone is cleaner
Does Jeff have like an amazing memory? I swear every time I watch one of his videos it seems so natural and easy, heck I guess that’s what practice is for, still Jeff is the man
Awesome! As much as I love Duane, I love me some Dickey, too. They were the best tandem leads to ever grace a stage, imo.
Now this is a guitar lesson.
Nice…….
Thank you Jeff.
Dickey Betts' use of major pentatonic plus the added natural 4th note of the major
scale he was playing in is, technically, a hexatonic scale – a six note scale. In the key
of G, which Jeff is using for his example, that is a C note. G major pentatonic is G-A-
B-D-E, then begins again with the next octave G. By adding the C note (natural 4th of
the G major diatonic scale), It makes this: G-A-B-C(there it is!)-D-E, etc. Dickey really
created a style of lead guitar which became known as Southern Rock guitar. The
Allman Brothers Band never considered themselves that. In fact they didn't give any
label to their music. To them, it was just Allman Brothers music. Over the years, that
particular six note scale style morphed in to what is now often called the Dickey
Betts Scale. Like Yogi Berra said, "You could look it up." I did. It is.
Awesome stuff – thanks!
Man you look great your guitar looks great and your teaching is great !!!!!!!!!!!
Lovin your Guitar ♫
Jeff has a great way of articulating the theory
What amp are you playing that gorgeous LP through?
That is the most stunning Les Paul that Ive ever seen.