Sponsored by Elixir® Strings: Combining techniques like percussive slaps, harmonics and left hand hammer-ons is a great way of coming up with complex guitar parts containing both rhythmic and melodic interest. Composer and Elixir® Strings artist Calum Graham illustrates the various techniques…
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Sponsored by Elixir® Strings: Drop D tuning (where the lowest string is tuned down a whole step – giving DADGBE from low to high) is an interesting way of adding some extra low end tone to an acoustic guitar. It also opens…
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings: Calum Graham, touring guitarist, composer and Elixir® Strings artist, shows how to incorporate harmonics with fretted notes when playing a major scale. By combining the two approaches you can achieve a stunning ‘layered’ playing feel with the harmonic…
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Sponsored by Dreamcatcher Events 4 days and nights of 6 acoustic stringed discovery and wonder in California. Andy McKee’s Musicarium is an event for players and music-lovers of all ages, levels, interests, and taste! Whether you are a master player,…
In this video from Winter NAMM 2018, guitarists Calum Graham, Mike Dawes, Thomas Leeb, and Andy McKee discuss the ToneWoodAmp and its effect on their music, performances, and creativity. Read AG‘s October 2016 review of the ToneWoodAmp here: Gear Review:…
“I’ll never forget the first time I heard, and more importantly, saw a fingerstyle performance,” says Drew Roller, director of the new fingerstyle documentary Acoustic Uprising. “The ceiling instantly became the floor and I became obsessed. I wanted to learn…
