Danocaster - The Twangy Side of Things + a look into "My Process".. (Patreon)

As well as being a good excuse to show off the bridge pickup on this new tele of mine, and along with Rosie's fantastic sleeping ability, this video also shows how my process works when it comes to creating these lessons. When it comes to lead studies, this is always the first step: pick a progression, (in this case, the first few bars of the country classic "Sweet Dreams"), pop it down in the looper and just record the first things that come to mind, freely improvising. Sometimes these recordings can be 10 minutes or more, and as they go on, I start to hone in on particular ideas and chisel them into shape.. always looking specifically for "teachable" things that I can quantify and break-down logically for you guys.

Then I pick my favourite parts, organise them and transcribe them before creating the backing track, recording the audio and finally filming and editing the video. It's a long process but it's the way I feel best about making my lessons stand out in terms of quality and content.

In this video you're hearing the Danocaster plugged into my Lazy J20 (I forgot how much I love this amp!), with reverb courtesy of the Strymon Flint pedal.