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Okay I have a newbie question. Since I'm a new guitarist, I don't really know who are the prevailing artist in the acoustic/fingerpicking world. Can ya'll list some artists that I can listen to and get inspiration and ideas from. I followed the link to Tommy Emmanuel in the other thread and he is awesome, so I found one.

 

Thanks.

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Tedster Newbie

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Call me predictable, but two of my favorite acoustic pickers are James Taylor and David Crosby. To me, these guys epitomize the use of an acoustic guitar to enhance a song, which is what it's really all about, isn't it? :D

I would kill to be able to coax the sound out of an acoustic that James Taylor does.

For phenomenal acoustic blues, the late great Reverend Gary Davis is where it's at...

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Ani Difranco is undisputed,amazing,wonderful.really girl can PLAY.beautiful alternate tunings.she made me want to dedicate my life to playing guitar so thankfully i have.Kaki King i would recomend.lots of tapping.michael hedges of course.dont know if you are interested in classical and flemenco (also a fingerstyle)Carlos Montoya,Andres Segovia,Paco De Lucia,and the man,the king of the nylons Mr.WILLIE NELSON.he plays with a pick mostly i think but his guitar solo's are so lyrical.oh and Monte montgomery rocks the yairi dy-62c.

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Dave W. Newbie

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I like to listen to fingerstyle players who can't or don't sing, cause I can't sing, and I like to see what can be done on a solo acoustic guitar.

Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed
(should sing & talk less because neither needs to)

John Knowles
Pete Huttlinger
Lawrence Juber
Buster Jones
Thom Bresh
Stephan Grossman
Doyle Dykes

for just a few

Dave

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Richard Thompson
John Fahey
Rev. Gary Davis
Mississippi John Hurt
Son House
Robert Johnson
Charlie Patton
Paul Simon
Blind Blake
Bert Jansch
Martin Simpson

To name a few...

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Tommy Emmanuel (of course)
Chet Atkins
Jerry Reed
John Knowles
Muriel Anderson
Ed Gerhard
Laurence Juber
Lindsay Buckingham
James Taylor
Martin Taylor (not acoustic, but it translates well)
Peppino D'Agostino
Pete Huntlinger
Simon Fox

Basically, just pick up a copy of Fingerstyle Guitar magazine though it's not strictly for acoustic guitar.

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Stophe88 Newbie

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i noticed noone mentioned dave mathews
he's great.. a whole different style than anyone else i've heard
he's not much of a fingerpicker, but he's top of the line no doubt

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I'd add some local but internationally successful aussie bluesmen, john butler, xavier rudd, jeff lang and if any of you ever get the chance to see a bloke called slava grigoryan, jump on it. Best combination of classical technique, yet world influences? I don't know how to put it but he's a classically skilled player playing everything from brazillian to jazz influenced pieces, he is simply amazing.

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I am surprised to see that only one person mentioned Doyle Dykes and Muriel Anderson.

Tommy Emmanuel is a better showman but no one should give you a list of top guitarists unless they have heard Doyle Dykes.

Muriel Anderson should have been mentioned by more than one person.

Some of the guitarists mentioned are good and I enjoy listening to their music but they aren't in the same league as solo finger-style guitarists.

The first three guitarists that come to my mind when someone asks who represents the state of guitar playing are Doyle Dykes, Tommy Emmanuel and Muriel Anderson. There are quite a few others that deserve mention but these are always foremost in my mind.

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Originally posted by Herb Hunter

I am surprised to see that only one person mentioned Doyle Dykes and Muriel Anderson.


Tommy Emmanuel is a better showman but no one should give you a list of top guitarists unless they have heard Doyle Dykes.


Muriel Anderson should have been mentioned by more than one person.


Some of the guitarists mentioned are good and I enjoy listening to their music but they aren't in the same league as solo finger-style guitarists.


The first three guitarists that come to my mind when someone asks who represents the state of guitar playing are Doyle Dykes, Tommy Emmanuel and Muriel Anderson. There are quite a few others that deserve mention but these are always foremost in my mind.



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I should have mentioned Doyles Dikes because I like "The Road Back Home".

Someone also mentioned Dave Matthews, who I also like but I think of him more as a singer/songwriter. THe thing that really draws me to his music are the whimsical lyrics and elaborate mixing of his studio recordings. While his acoustic chops are pretty good he isn't in the same league with my choices for dedicated guitar players. Case in point: I picked up Gravedigger and listened to it for a solid 6 months, but once I took it out of the CD player I never got the desire to listen it to all the way through ever again.

Now if I were to include artists who weren't just dedicated acoustic guitar players and stronger on the lyrical/songwriting side I'd have to include:

Cat Stevens
Sarah McLachlan
Ray LaMontagne
Bill Deasy (an established but local Pittsburgh talent www.billdeasy.com)
Van Morrison
Dave Matthews (for reasons stated above)
Sheryl Crow
Melissa Etheridge
The Eagles

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