fingerstyle guitar/travis picking

Werner77

Hi Guys

I am looking for somebody in the pretoria/gauteng area who can teach me some fingerstyle guitar.
Please let me know if you know of anydoby who can help.

Thanks
Werner

Werner-Carstens

Hi Werner (from another one), I see that you have not received any replies - I had the same problem starting out in this style. I love Travis Picking as well as chicken picking (which have Travis picking at its roots) but could not find anybody in the Cape Town area who had the time or know-how to teach me. I decided to strike it out on my own and started looking around for material to teach myself.
I found the Guitar Techniques magazine very helpful and I only buy editions that have Travis picking or Hot country picking lessons as it is expensive. I also started reading about the famous guitar players in this genre - Pat Travis, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Reed, Brad Paisley, Brent Mason, Albert Lee - got their music and tabs. Then it was simply a case of practising on my own.
This is still my primary method of gaining skills in this style of playing and it takes a lot of discipline, but it is working for me.
PS. Almal dink country en finger style is maklik - dink weer.

AlanRatcliffe

Werner Carstens wrote: I also started reading about the famous guitar players in this genre - Pat Travis, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Reed, Brad Paisley, Brent Mason, Albert Lee

Don't forget Tommy Emmanuel!

inflames

Hi Werner77,

I am a big fan of www.LickLibrary.com

I have ordered 2 dvd's from them and I'm sure you will find what you are looking for there.
They also have free lessons you can watch.

Best of luck!

_-L-_

Bob-Dubery

Hey Werner77 ? Did you get my PM?

Werner77

Hi

I am also looking into the internet learning route. Although most places I have found don't go into fingerstyle acoustic.
Bob got the pm thanks!

Cheers
W