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Don Ross

Donald James Ross, or Don Ross, (born November 19, 1960) is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist. He is the only person to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice (1988 and 1996). His album Huron Street reached the top ten on the Billboard New-age chart. Ross's music borrows from

Martin Taylor

Martin Taylor, MBE (born 20 October 1956) is a British jazz guitarist who has performed in groups, guitar ensembles and as an accompanist. He is best known for his solo fingerstyle performances, in which he provides bass and chordal accompaniment in addition to a melody. Taylor was born in Harlow,

Doc Watson

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American

Cascading Harmonics

Acoustic Guitar

Cascading Harmonics

Cascading harmonics are a technique that combines alternatively plucking harmonics and open strings to create a harp-like effect. It’s a great technique that provides another shade of color to your playing palette. I was inspired to practice this technique by a Tommy Emmanuel video YouTube. There’s a series

Thumbpick vs Fingers vs Nails vs Pick'n'Claw

Acoustic Guitar

Thumbpick vs Fingers vs Nails vs Pick'n'Claw

I’m in the midst of an internal debate. What picking technique to I invest practice time in? I’ve played with picks, of course, over the years. Especially for electric. I’ve use my fingers and not-so-long nails for acoustic. Especially for fingerstyle. I’ve experimented with Chet-Atkins-Tommy-Emmanuel style

Over 500 Alternate Tunings for Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitar

Over 500 Alternate Tunings for Acoustic Guitar

This is, by far, one of the coolest online resources I've seen for acoustic guitar: www.gtdb.org. Don't even bother to read this post, just go check it out. Guitar Tuning Database According to their homepage, gtdb.org has been going since 2011. The site

Fingerstyle (AKA Fundamentals) with Don Ross

Fingerstyle (AKA Fundamentals) with Don Ross

I’ve been trying out the JamPlay video course, Fingerstyle With Don Ross, and I have to say, it’s really good. For a few reasons: * Don is a really likable guy. * He’s very clear in his teaching and easy to follow. * The exercises build in a sensible and

What Guitars do the Fingerstyle Gods Play?

What Guitars do the Fingerstyle Gods Play?

I thought it would be fun to take a quick look at the guitars played by some of the best fingerstyle guitar players in the world today. There's no breakdown of specs. No pros and cons or anything. Just some pictures and links. I'm sure these

Best Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Channels on YouTube - Part III

Acoustic Guitar

Best Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Channels on YouTube - Part III

We've looked at some great YouTube channels in the last couple weeks - Tommy Emmanuel, Igor Presnyakov, and Andy McKee (see Part I, Part II). But I wanted to wrap up the series by highlighting some other types of channels. Specifically, YouTube channels by labels, magazines, and other