Fingerpicking

Intonation on Fingerstyle Guitar–The “Schoenberg Set-up” Part One

I’ve tried for years to understand what my real needs are in terms of getting the action right on my guitars. Most importantly, I’ve wanted to set the intonation properly on my instruments. It’s been an often frustrating journey, and I’ve spent years in a somewhat harsh wasteland of less than optimally set up guitars. [...]

Acoustic Guitar, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Guitar, Guitar Obsession, Stevie Coyle

Fingerstyle Guitar Nirvana–Schoenberg Guitars

Schoenberg Guitar Store is the inner sanctum of Fingerstyle Guitar Nirvana. Nestled on a curvy, shady street in off-the-beaten-path Tiburon, CA, the shop is like a little magical glen, festooned with nothing but the nicest guitars you’ve ever seen–all of them dedicated to fingerstyle.
This is not that familiar Mall-land Valahala where you strain to hear [...]

Acoustic Guitar, Best Fingerstyle Guitar, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Guitar, Guitar Obsession

Rare 78s Found of Blind Blake’s Lost Sessions

Rare 78 rpm record has been found–the only known copy of some of Blind Blake’s final recordings that had never been compiled into a modern collection.
The two songs, A and B sides of a recording issued in 1932, were among the last Blake recorded. “Night and Day” and “Sun to Sun”

Acoustic Guitar, Blind Blake, Country Blues, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Blues, Fingerstyle Guitar, Great Fingerstyle Players

What is Fingerstyle Guitar Anyway?

A discussion of fingerstyle techniques, categorization, and the advent of modern fingerstyle, percussive guitar. The music of Vicki Genfan.

Acoustic Guitar, Country Blues, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Blues, Fingerstyle Guitar, Folk Blues, Great Fingerstyle Players, Guitar Obsession, Modern Fingerstyle Players, Piedmont Blues, Vicki Genfan

Stevie Coyle–The Ten-in-One CD release

Stevie Coyle, founding member of the Waybacks, releases his new solo CD project, titled ‘Ten in One’. CD and live show review, guitar technique review.

Acoustic Guitar, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Guitar, Modern Fingerstyle Players, Stevie Coyle