BobB Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 A couple of my favorite fingerstyle guitarists are Doyle Dykes and Jalan Crossland. Who are some of your favorites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Merle Travis Chet Atkins Scotty Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Tommy Emmanuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Probably Julian Bream & Carlos Bonell for nylon 'finger picking' guitar. They both have just such lovely silky tones... I love people like George Benson and Chet Atkins - their electric work is just divine - and Chet has been a huge inspiration, but I find their tone on nylon strings offensive to my ears. They snap at the strings and play it like they are playing an electric. So for non nylon guitarists, I will have to go with two other Brits; Jimmy Page and also Richard Thompson Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 James Taylor, a style of his own. When you hear the guitar, you know exactly who it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I love people like George Benson and Chet Atkins - their electric work is just divine - and Chet has been a huge inspiration, but I find their tone on nylon strings offensive to my ears. They snap at the strings and play it like they are playing an electric. Funny thing that's the sound I love from a nylon string guitar, that snappy plucked sound. My favorites would have to be: Chet Atkins Jerry Reed Tommy Emmanuel Buster B Jones Leo Kottke On the electric it would be Mark Knopfler, Brent Mason and Jeff Beck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Funny thing that's the sound I love from a nylon string guitar, that snappy plucked sound. My favorites would have to be: Chet Atkins Jerry Reed Tommy Emmanuel Buster B Jones Leo Kottke On the electric it would be Mark Knopfler, Brent Mason and Jeff Beck. Hmmm, I suppose I love the flamenco snap :) - as the music is really 'gutsy' and raw, but Benson and Chet make (and made) such smooth music, the snap was always "ouch! as it sounded so brittle" LOL Great we're all different I suppose my amigo! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 The Piedmont family of guitar players. Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Willie McTell, John Hurt (distant cousin). And the guys that cary it one: Jorma Kaukonen, Ernie Hawkins, Paul Geremia, Roy Book, Frank Fotusky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 ps there is a whole school of Brit fingerstyle (the late Davey Graham, the late Bert Jansch, John Renborn, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson) that I admire but which outside my scope as a player. Its an interesting mix of Celtic, American, and eastern influences. Dash of medieval music, even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul E Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Jalan Crossland is awesome. Saw him last month at the annual Guitar Masters in Rapid City and he is coming back next month to play in Rapid again. Never miss an opertunity to see him when he is in the Black Hills. Another finger picker I like is Malcolm Holcombe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Here are a few. Son House for his fierce pounding rhythm and cutting slide Skip James for his sparseness and the way he pinched strings rather than strummed them Mississipi Fred McDowell for his unique damping (or really lack therefof) and the fact he could rock. Blind Willie Johnson for giving us Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground - the single most haunting piece of music recorded in the 20th century. Lightnin' Hopkins - well, there just ain't been anybody like him to come along. He could do it all. Joseph Spence for his ability to run bass, melody, and harmony lines at the same time and his strange tunings. Alvin Youngblood Hart for being the perfect antidote for Keb Mo's brand of pop blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishoaknc Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I would have to add: Tommy Emmanuel & Muriel Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 The Piedmont family of guitar players. Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Willie McTell, John Hurt (distant cousin). And the guys that cary it one: Jorma Kaukonen, Ernie Hawkins, Paul Geremia, Roy Book, Frank Fotusky... Amen to that, brother Rambler...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 While mainly accompaniment guitarists, I have always loved the sound Joni Mitchell gets from her guitar and also the late Nick Drake. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I have always loved the sound Joni Mitchell gets from her guitar . Matt You shouldn't have said that, Matt. You're just going to get Wily (and a few others) to start slobbering all over themselves..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 The mid60's back'n'forth thumb bass note fingerstyle in standard or more advanced chords (which might have been invented long before, but found some real good recordings up through that decade) mesmerized me from the first times I heard it, , , and still does. I thought – If could ever play like this, I'd be a happy man. Have to put young Donovan and his 1964 J-45 on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajay Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I like Lindsey Buckingham. James Taylor is fairly good too (tongue in cheek). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataylor Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Of more recent artists, I like Iron and Wine and Jose Gonzalez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I am surprised nobody has mentioned Robert Johnson, or did he play with his toes? BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Tim Sparks really blows me away. Check out the different sorts of things he does, esp the potato head blues in next post. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4dXTzNTyLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53d3HkzYTy8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbVhUW-4l_I&feature=related Compare the original (fabulous) version by Armstrong, et al: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTidYCEq3lU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I am surprised nobody has mentioned Robert Johnson, or did he play with his toes? Imho, RJs right hand work is not the cornerstone of his rep. 'Taint just me--Ry Cooder, when asked to talk about RJ, always points to Blind Willie Johnson as the transcendent player. BWJ, and the Piedmont guys, Skip James, MJ Hurt even Lightnin' Hopkins (check his Aladdin sides) were more melodically inclined (RJ relied more on riffs). They also had those contrapuntal moves going on. Nothing against poor Robert (Terreplane is a great cut and fun to play) but jsut putting it in perspective. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 start slobbering all over themselves..... In the British context of the above, that would mean they are utter fans - the same? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 ps there is a whole school of Brit fingerstyle (the late Davey Graham, the late Bert Jansch, John Renborn, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson) that I admire but which outside my scope as a player. Its an interesting mix of Celtic, American, and eastern influences. Dash of medieval music, even. Yes, you stole my list And Paul Simon, Stefan Grossman, Ralph McTell, Elizabeth Cotten and many more.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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