Mad Man Technique
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Hi Emil,
This is a very interesting look into your fingerstyle soloing technique. I played fingerstyle for years, ragtime and classical. I moved over to hybrid picking to play in bands, I am encouraged to move back to fingerstyle, after seeing how you use it to your advantage.
Also, I notice that you often rely on the first 3 fingers on your left hand, throwing the little finger in when necessary. I was watching videos of Robbin Ford and found it intesting how much he employed this 3 finger approach in his left hand. At first it looked like he never used his little finger. He almost looked like Django.
Thanks for a great lesson and sharing insights into your solo fingerstyle. I will get a lot of mileage out of this.
I realize that you may not be replying to these posts anymore, and ProGuitar is losing (has lost) momentum. I find that sad, as what you have put together here is truly valuable and unique. I hope you will be able to continue on with it at some point.
Thanks, Greg
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@milligan
Hi there!
Thanks so much for your words and feedback!!Yes, I usually rely och the index, middle and ring finger - although I also use the pinky a lot too. Robben Ford has a unique left hand in that the ring finger and pinky are almost always "tied" (close) together! He uses the pinky a lot - and he has a wonderful sound. It's cool to see so many great musicians - and they all have their own way of playing :) This proves that nothing is wrong... if it works - it's the right way for you! (When it comes to technique).. because if you look at say George Benson's technique compared to Steve Morse, or Albert Lee, or Tony Rice... Everyone has their own way of doing it - and it all works great for them! And they're all very different...
This is why I try to mention in my lessons that you should try different technique's on your musical journey - but don't get stuck in thinking "I have to use that particular technique because so-and-so does that, and he/she are so great that it MUST be the best technique". Everyone is different - and that's why we need to find our own technique that works for us.
Regarding replying on messages;
I actually always try to respond to the messages, however - your message got stuck in the filter for some reason - and I didn't see it until now. So sorry for this!ProGuitar have actually never had as many students as we do today, and the response on social media and on the lessons are wonderful to see! We're glad that it's going in the right direction and that people like the lessons.
Hope you'll learn a lot from the lessons and please let me know if you ever have any questions!
Kind regards/Emil
