I hate that it took Dickey's passing for people (not you) for Dickey to get his due. Not that he was not recognized for his gorgeous playing, but Duane's legend status and early death just seemed to overshadow Dickey with the uninformed. Loved Dickey's playing AND singing. That the Allman's had 2 amazing players in one band...well, it still blows my mind listening to them. RIP with your Brothers at Rose Hill, Dickey,

I hear so many players that make fun of pentatonic scales. Or think you have to play a different scale over each chord change . Dickey kept things simple and was great blues rock player . I will always think of him and BB when I solo in Major

Duane Allman: "Eric Clapton ain't got nothin; on ol' Dickie Betts." Can't find it right now but, I read this quote in one of DB's online obits. RIP legend. PS - I think Betts deserved a separate individual RRHoF for his instrumental compositions alone.

A Master of Smooth vs "Flash" & showing off. Thanks Tom 👍 Rest in Peace DB ✝️🕊️

Lost Duane Eddy 3 days ago too. Legends that both leave a huge legacy between them. Thanks for this, I needed simplicity :)

Yessss, I was just about to see if you would make a video on him. RIP, he was a legend. Huge fan of your channel, keep up the great videos

Hey Tom, I appreciate your passion and dedication for the Southern rock legendary bands that we all were lucky to have in our lives, I have always liked learning and applying all the Southern rock guitar players phasing, muting, picking tricks, and bending techniques in my own solos and improvisation. That style always felt natural to me, even though I’m from the Northeast. The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, ZZ Top, Blackfoot, 38 Special and especially Stevie Ray Vaughan, were huge influences on me as a guitarist. I’ll be 61 years old tomorrow May 3, and still love to play. I started playing guitar at nine years old which was in 1972 with a secondhand $25 guitar. I began to learning southern rock song parts and solos by age of 10 and started playing in my first band by age 12. The whole point to this story is It’s been a 52 years and it goes by super fast. Don’t ever give up what’s your love and enjoy. Thanks again for your content.

Hey man the more techniques and riffs and other things you teach. The better I get. And I know there's many more out there. Doing the same. Keep em coming.

Tom you got his sound down excellent ! Your awesome as always.. greetings from Conway SC! Btw

I watch your golf channel. Had no idea you had a guitar channel. 🎉

Really cool lesson

Sublime better describes the simplicity of it all , also tone and his wonderful expression which isn't simple! Great stuff man

So killer! Thanks Tom!

Great Video! The more the merrier 🎸

Gotta love it...👍🎸

Excellent video again Tom!!

Nicely done! Thank you.

You aren't half bad your self young man. Dickey was my favorite style player

Tom - thanks for helping me slow the hell down. You are helping me realize I have more chops than I think I do. - I already know allot of this - but damn! Having someone break down one of my fav, most melodic players… invaluable my friend. Keep kicking it, you have no idea how much this helps young guitarists, and old ones like me, realize where the true gold is brother…. Soul does not require shred or speed… the inverse is true. Damn 🙏🎸

Awesome vid love dickey betts R.I.P dickey betts.

Dickey was unmistakable i dont car how far you stoof from his music but you could tell it was him warren Derick Trucks to them guys got it down, there has been a tear in my eye for every member of them true ledgons so glad i lived in this era of time and music thank you for your lesson iv been playing the exzact same riffs and developing my own styl thanks to you all

Love that sliding lick...Skynyrd (Gary) plays that on solo in T For Texas!!!

Crispy!!

Hey, Tom! Good to see ya back here! Didn't your say awhile back that you were going to be playing with a band? Howzat goin'? I think i see an improvement in your playing, your meter is much better, like i knew it would be. You're a fantastic guitar player, that was the only thing i noticed that could really improve, lol. Playing with a band will certainly have that effect on anyone! Anyway, i wanted to point out that Dickie played a lot of Major pentatonic, but he added the 4th interval. To me, it sounds happy, yet still "blues-y" and that's one of the things i liked about his music. He 2as my hero , too ("Jessica," & others.) His nusic reminded me of the Peanuts kid that plays piannee, i think his name is Linus. It just makes you feel good, and ya wanna get up & dance! Back in high school (69-73), i went to school in Atlanta, and he and the rest of the Allman Bros would play at Piedmont Park. I think they were "practicing," but it was basically a free concert, and they would just jam for hours! It was great. Anywhere was a great "seat," just layin' back in the grass, tokin' on a doobie! I wish I'd had the sense to approach him, or any of the guys, and get to know them. But i hadn't started playing just yet, it was a couple years after when i started. Who knows, if I'd gotten to know them early on, my whole life coulda gone different, because i got pretty good really fast! Oh, well. Alas.... (Then, after playing for about 10 years, when i met the woman who would become my wife, i abruptly stopped playing for 30+ years--all because of a miscommunication between us! The good part is that i did eventually start back, just shy of 2 yrs ago, because i still had music in my head all those years that wanted to get out!) Anyway, great to seeya in the video, hope everything is going well for ya! 👌 👍 🤪

Dicky Betts and Ed King are very similar in their greatness and simplicity

I've seen him live several times in the 80's... While he was still in his prime. He is one of my "Obvious" guitar heros.

(Like surfing on a surfboard) 😆 Is there anything better than guitars and golf? Thanks for that insight. Love that guitar, it’s just like mine.

No way! Guitar too? Awesome dude!

Tom You Do Rock!

Duane's tone was the main distinction (aside from the slide playing). They essentially played the same notes, with the same feel.

Love the content, more Duane Allman content too!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Dickey played mandolin and then guitar in the family country band...later got into Davis and Coltrane...and turned Duane onto them/jazz.

Whoa am i having an acid flash back of some sort? The guy who i get golf tips from on youtube is now a guy i can get guitar tips from too ….? 👍🏼🤘🏼✌️😬

Dude! I watch your golf videos! Do you keep your right elbow tucked for maximum picking speed?😂. Golf and guitar are also my passions in life!!

I found your guitar tone quite harsh but appreciated your Dickey technique. I can, and will, use it!

Jezzuz you are a guitar savant too? My mind is blown.

Love your golf swing !!! And now guitar??? What's not to like

Great video Tom. Y'all should check out my new favorite southern rock band, The Curt Towne Band, all I have to say is wow...

Soundings great . Loved him since middle school. ❤ thank you

Great Video Tom. How have you been doing man? Let's get together soon and play some Skynyrd and Southern Rock.

Tom Saguto, you're all like "Ooo look, gutar and golf are so easy. Just look how easy it is for me to do" But I can't do, Tom! I can't do!!! Guitar and clubs going in the lake!

What do you mean that Dickey Betts slanted the guitar pick, for what reasons?

I just ❤️watching video where a player comes on just to play . No instruction. Just playing and talking how this or that has really improved their playing . This is skip video !

Can you do Woman of Mine by Lynyrd Skynyrd?! It’s so great, and not a well known song

EVEN I CAN PLAY THAT!!!!

When does Tom Saguto sleep??

Can you teach me guitar like you did golf?!

Are you saguto golf?

Have you ever played guitar on psychedelics? Whoa baby.

there sounds like a lot of octopusses garden in there ala george harrison

Never heard of him, is he famous?

You sure do have a long head but your guitar skills are great.. 😂

Simplicity is great and all of that, but after awhile it gets tedious when you can sort of tell what someone is about to play before they play it. The playing just seems to be full of cliches and tendencies and becomes boringly predictable. And it's also like someone with an annoying verbal tic. Example: Someone that is constantly saying 'you know' after every sentence, paragraph, or statement, you know? :-) I'm just bringing this up to play 'devil's advocate'. I like simplicity too, and like Dickey Betts' playing as well. However, since I discovered the Allman Brothers way back when, I've grown to appreciate players that draw from a larger musical palette of notes. I guess I could analogize with food: There could be a chef who was great at making simple comfort food like mac 'n cheese and BLT sandwiches and burgers, and chili. You know, great simple stuff, we all love, including myself. But, hey, there is nothing like a great chef who is highly trained who works in a 5 star restaurant who can make classic high-end dishes and innovative new stuff with combinations of flavors you never could have imagined. Btw, my favorite snippet of Dickey Betts' playing was his solo on 'Stormy Monday' on the Live at Fillmore East Album...brilliant.

Make sure to make a full back swing before you dive into the Allman Brothers.

5 notes ya say? Hahah almost reminds me of a certain scale

That's the old joke: The best Allman Brothers songs were not written by an Allman.

Are you making this video at work, lol?

pfffft. 😂

Lose all the dumb making faces crap. You will go far.

Simple. Dont quite describe dickie at all. Lets hear you place his open tuming delta slide and fingerpickimg jack.. Playin the notes of a trill. Dont mean its with soul. Plus dickei got some serious chops as well as s mean vibrato. Clean crunchy tone and precise picking. So. Simple my ass.