Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
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Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
You've seen his playing demoing pedals, amps and guitars for pro guitar shop, Reverb, and now his own demos as Andy's Demos. His demos are uniformly awesome, and I always find myself watching his right hand more often than not. He would be getting those great sounds without a pick, but playing very articulately and with great dexterity and fluidity as if he did. It didn't sound like Knopfler, or Buckingham, it was his own thing.
Vid link is not a gear demo, it's Andy demonstrating his finger-style approach to playing. Very cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf24m4x ... x8&index=2
Vid link is not a gear demo, it's Andy demonstrating his finger-style approach to playing. Very cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf24m4x ... x8&index=2
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
I'm fond of Sadie Dupuis's playing in Speedy Ortiz.
Interesting video--I've been goofing around with more pickless playing lately, so it's neat to see his technique.
Interesting video--I've been goofing around with more pickless playing lately, so it's neat to see his technique.
Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
Weird.
I was just doing a pickless Tele track this afternoon.
I was just doing a pickless Tele track this afternoon.
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
Fair enough, (and more power to you!) If I had to guess , I would hazard most guitarists who've played a while at least dabble with finger style from time to time. Half the time I don't use a pick myself. lot's of screwing around experimenting and working on getting interesting patterns under the fingers. Players that really stand out in this playing technique/style/method/regard are what inspired this thread.
Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
Well then, Albert Lee, and lately, Jeff Beck.
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
any classical or flamenco guitarist. when i started to learn the guitar i was already playing bass with fingers. the pick and hand/wrist motion seemed very unnatural (still does). so i learned to play classical guitar on a nylon string guitar. i still play that way to this day even though i mostly play electric (when i'm not playing bass). i think it's cool/unique and wish more would do it.
side note: i also really dig the OLD style jazz style where you only play with your THUMB. All downstrokes. wes montgomery smokes. jim mullen is another that's great. it is a different sound that is cool and you don't hear it much.
side note: i also really dig the OLD style jazz style where you only play with your THUMB. All downstrokes. wes montgomery smokes. jim mullen is another that's great. it is a different sound that is cool and you don't hear it much.
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
+1000% on Wes Montgomerymarkjazzbassist wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:57 amany classical or flamenco guitarist. when i started to learn the guitar i was already playing bass with fingers. the pick and hand/wrist motion seemed very unnatural (still does). so i learned to play classical guitar on a nylon string guitar. i still play that way to this day even though i mostly play electric (when i'm not playing bass). i think it's cool/unique and wish more would do it.
side note: i also really dig the OLD style jazz style where you only play with your THUMB. All downstrokes. wes montgomery smokes. jim mullen is another that's great. it is a different sound that is cool and you don't hear it much.
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
Pierre Bensusan is pretty amazing. Kind of sounds like two guitarists at times.
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
Townes Van Zandt, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Red Shea
Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
I play bass mostly with my thumb - I weird out other bassists.
Also because I play bass mostly with my thumb.
Also because I play bass mostly with my thumb.
Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
Richard Thompson has a beautiful approach to fingerstyle playing - really delicate and lyrical. And I like John Fahey for the opposite reasons - he seemed to get some grit and twang in his playing.
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
guitarist Matteo Mancuso of Italy Channeling a bit of Metheny here.
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
The current installment of Tapeop pointed me to Blake Mills:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlskErEWuRI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlskErEWuRI
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
Y'ALL don't know Chet Atkins???
Dam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK7T4LH ... arestuff87
And:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43dK4ed ... rkKnopfler
Dam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK7T4LH ... arestuff87
And:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43dK4ed ... rkKnopfler
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Re: Andy Martin, Knopfler, Buckingham..who are some awesome fingerstyle players?
And, while technically, they are playing with picks...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47NPOkN ... darthmbopi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47NPOkN ... darthmbopi
Howling at the neighbors. Hoping they have more mic cables.
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