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Garland The Mostest Bestest Member Posts: 4,661 AKA: Gdjjr Thistime Location: Texas! Playing guitar since: off and on since 1960, a lot more off than on	Thumb playin Jan 23, 2022 9:00:10 GMT -5 Derick and seagullplayer like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Garland on Jan 23, 2022 9:00:10 GMT -5
	Playin at playin guitar- SO MANY GUITARS/SONGS, SO LITTLE TIME Guild D140 Natural Epiphone Dove Pro (limited edition)Alpine White Luna Artwood Vintage Distressed Folk Body Washburn HG75SEG-0 (gave to my youngest son) Gretsch 5420T in Aspen Green Orangewood Ava w/LR Baggs Lyric Martin 00015M w/LR Baggs Lyric Lag T118ASCE-BLK Guild D240E A-M-I J45 clone Squier Affinity Telecaster in White

Jim Supreme Member Posts: 1,939 Location: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Playing guitar since: circa 1960	Thumb playin Jan 23, 2022 15:21:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jim on Jan 23, 2022 15:21:31 GMT -5 The thumb works just fine for accompaniment, but get that boy a pair of side cutters.
	-1962 Martin D-21 -1950 Gibson LG1 -1958 Goya M-26 -1974 Yamaha FG75 high strung -A number of banjos, mandolins, Autoharps, ukuleles, dulcimers, mouth harps, a Tele clone and various other stuff. -I own a fiddle, but only play it when Maggie and the cats are all out of the house.

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Thumb playin Jan 23, 2022 18:14:13 GMT -5

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Post by TonyKgull on Jan 23, 2022 18:14:13 GMT -5

It's hard to achieve any impactful dynamics when just playing with the thumb. This guy is actually using the backs of his fingers to strum a bit too, but still; pretty much no dynamics.

Strumming with the thumb is fine if you just want to hear the notes to help the voice stay in key and let the voice be the main instrument though. But that vid shows that the song is basically a wash from beginning to end cuz it's just hard to achieve dynamics with just thumb strumming and one's voice.

There are some that can do it though, I just don't see it that often cuz it ain't easy.

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Garland
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Thumb playin Jan 23, 2022 19:33:15 GMT -5

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Post by Garland on Jan 23, 2022 19:33:15 GMT -5

Jan 23, 2022 18:14:13 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

It's hard to achieve any impactful dynamics when just playing with the thumb. This guy is actually using the backs of his fingers to strum a bit too, but still; pretty much no dynamics.

Strumming with the thumb is fine if you just want to hear the notes to help the voice stay in key and let the voice be the main instrument though. But that vid shows that the song is basically a wash from beginning to end cuz it's just hard to achieve dynamics with just thumb strumming and one's voice.

There are some that can do it though, I just don't see it that often cuz it ain't easy.

If it was easy, everybody would do it.

Playin at playin guitar-

SO MANY GUITARS/SONGS, SO LITTLE TIME

Guild D140 Natural
Epiphone Dove Pro (limited edition)Alpine White
Luna Artwood Vintage Distressed Folk Body
Washburn HG75SEG-0 (gave to my youngest son)
Gretsch 5420T in Aspen Green
Orangewood Ava w/LR Baggs Lyric
Martin 00015M w/LR Baggs Lyric
Lag T118ASCE-BLK
Guild D240E
A-M-I J45 clone
Squier Affinity Telecaster in White

Jim Supreme Member Posts: 1,939 Location: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Playing guitar since: circa 1960	Thumb playin Jan 23, 2022 22:30:34 GMT -5 Derick and Garland like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jim on Jan 23, 2022 22:30:34 GMT -5 Here is my favourite thumb player. Probably the most famous thumb player, Wes Montgomery. I've never heard him play acoustic though.
	-1962 Martin D-21 -1950 Gibson LG1 -1958 Goya M-26 -1974 Yamaha FG75 high strung -A number of banjos, mandolins, Autoharps, ukuleles, dulcimers, mouth harps, a Tele clone and various other stuff. -I own a fiddle, but only play it when Maggie and the cats are all out of the house.

WELCOME TO THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR CABIN!!!

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