• Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #9

    Ray Cummins

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #9

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #9 For his ninth exclusive lesson for VG, Ray Cummins shows how to play a melodic version of “Danny Boy” fingerstyle and with a pick, using jazzy chords along with a few tricky arpeggios. Ray plays his ’98 Gibson Chet Country Gentleman plugged into an ’80s Boss DD-2 through a…

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  • Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #5

    Ray Cummins

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #5

    In his fifth exclusive lesson for www.VintageGuitar.com, Ray Cummins demonstrates and explains his use of harmonics on Gibson Country Gentleman plugged into a Boss DD 2 and a Lexicon reverb through his ’89 Roland JC 77 amp running direct to the console. Keep up with Ray at http://raycummins.com.

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  • Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #4

    Ray Cummins

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #4

    Ray Cummins’ latest lesson changes things up by mixing country, jazz, and blues. He takes a simple chord progression, adds a melody, then bounces between chords and melody, adding a jazz progression on the bridge. Along the way, he shows how to play a few Chet-style licks/endings. Ray is using his Stevie Ray Vaughan signature Strat through his ’63…

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  • Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #3

    Ray Cummins

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #3

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #3 For his latest tutorial, Ray Cummins plays his Gibson Country Gentleman plugged into a late-’80s Boss DD 2 delay and a Lexicon reverb through his ’89 Roland JC 77 amp running direct to the console. At the end, he plays a bit of “Finger-Flying with Ray.” Keep up with Ray at www.raycummins.com. See more…

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  • Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #2

    Ray Cummins

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #2

    Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #2 Ray Cummins’ latest exclusive tutorial for VG includes a breakdown of double-note harmony playing and backward fingerstyle rolls. Keep up with Ray at raycummins.com. See more lessons, we are adding new lessons monthly! Ray Cummins’ latest exclusive tutorial for VG includes a breakdown of double-note harmony playing and backward…

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  • Chet Atkins – Good Old Summertime

    Ray Cummins

    Chet Atkins – Good Old Summertime

    Ray Cummins demonstrates Chet Atkins fingerstyle tune “Good Old Summertime” In his first exclusive video tutorial for VG Online, Ray Cummins demonstrates a few jazz-chord substitutions along with some pull-offs in the melody to the Chet Atkins fingerstyle tune “Good Old Summertime.” Grab your semi-hollow, set the amp clean, and enjoy! Keep up with Ray…

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