These Allen Collins CHORD TRICKS Will Transform Your Guitar Playing! 

Amen bro.

He didn’t pick it it’s how it ended up.

And that there could be 3 of them on stage with no ego. Amazing.

@@Marine4Christ337 Isn’t amazing when magic just falls into place?

Are you stupid? Ronnie didn't choose Allen Collins because of his style. Ronnie never even heard Allen play. As a matter of fact, Allen climbed a tree when he heard Ronnie was looking for him. Allen thought Ronnie was going to beat him up. They weren't but about 14 years old. Ronnie was looking for him because he heard he played guitar.

Would love to see that guitar in action if you have a link!

I used to ride by there every day to high school smelling the fragrances of the nearby cow fields along the way. Through some friends, I eventually made it to the HH before it was no longer - what a special place it was. Amazing they could play in those cramped quarters!

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I'm with you, brohams! I was so into Skynard when I heard this song, I got the "Pronounced" album & learned every song but never got those tiny nuanced open lead-in notes with a few exceptions... Tommy boy is breaking it down quite well

Why do people always say someone is “under rated” when they like them?

Without a doubt!!!

@@todddickinson3262 Who exactly underrated him? Lynyrd Skynyrd sold out everywhere they played and sold millions of records , they’re also in the Rock n Roll hall of fame so how is Allen or any of them “ underrated”?

Thank you!

That was cool

Exactly, many guitarists miss these very important gems... which make the difference between good and GREAT guitar tunes

Glad to hear you're getting back into it! Allen and Gary inspired me too. Really the search for Allen's fat firebird tone was the main reason I fell in love with his play style. Playing like him also toughens your hands!

Bigger strings?

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks! Learning any Skynyrd techniques will improve your solo game fast

Along with Joe Walsh👍

Mike Campbell lol

Thank you Jonathan! I'll be sure to get more Allen Collins content out. He was dynamite on the stage

Thanks Shawn! You can see how Allen's style comes out in many different riffs. He likes to use those chords. He even does it in Searching too

Thank you Josh!

Very crispy, thanks for joining in!

Plenty of Allen to talk about around here :)

That comes with a long time of listening and it a huge plus to play guitar then you pick out the tone of Gary's 59 Les Paul or Allen's firebird or Ed King's strat or Steve gains strat . Once you see them live in concert on RU-vid a few times then you'll know exactly who plays what. Sometimes it will surprise you

Plus it’s listed on the back of their first two albums

The way I see it is with the original band, Gary sounded a bit like Paul Kossoff, Allen was more like Clapton in his Cream days, and Ed was on a Strat, and sounded more like a country picker. When Steve Gaines came along he replaced Ed, and Rickey replaced Allen. A bit over simplistic I know, but it's a start. Watch the youTube vids as well to see who's playing what. And don't forget Hughie Thomasson and Randall Hall, who were also with them. Hughie's best work was with the Outlaws, and I always reckoned that Skynyrd should done a couple of Outlaws numbers live.

I'll make a video on this. Should be fun to talk about!

Thanks Kevin!

Maybe need a Gibson 7 iron?!

Feel the same way

Thanks!

Thanks! Yeah it gets complicated with the muting as he does it in so many different places and ways. You have to feel it when you play. Sometimes I mute without realizing because that's the sound I was going for in that moment.

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LOL - it's the Allen Collins baseball shirt style! Thanks.