Thumbpickin Masters

[Luke_]

http://youtu.be/MW16sqYUAqc

http://youtu.be/2CeUaGIQ36M

http://youtu.be/DaGjOyB4lNU

http://youtu.be/ExVKzumrAio

http://youtu.be/g9hGE8KypHE

http://youtu.be/HYerZFj9vQQ

Tommy was amazing this day

[sabatini]

I have a favorite thumbpicker that none of you have probably heard of, my friend, Dean Phelps.

From Dean's bio:

"Dean has earned local and national recognition for his guitar playing, including a first place championship in the National Thumbpicking Guitar Contest at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Ark., in 2012 and being named thumbpick guitar champion at the Indiana Picking and Fiddling Championship in 2010."

Here is one sample:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SAw-22zBLQ

[Chordchunker]

Originally Posted by Luke_

This dude is off the hook, I can't believe I've never heard of him before. Truly an undiscovered master!

No doubt. He will not travel and is content to give lessons and play dives. His most famous student is probably Tuck Andress. There is a Vestapol vid called World of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar with him on playing a few that are his best stuff on vid. Not many better when he gets going. He learned from Leon McCullough of Bob Wills fame..

http://www.guitarvideos.com/products...-jazz-guitar-1

[Fngrstyl]

Buster B. Jone's protégé, Brooks Robertson! This kid is good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCToLAOb0xY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQFstptcI_s

Check out other vids on Youtube of him!!

[Luke_]

Can't forget this one...

http://youtu.be/I3GsusQygho

Brooks blows my Ming with the finger rolls

[Chordchunker]

If we are heading in that direction you can`t forget Ewan Dobson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yCFBPB5Ems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKeIFfCdziE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-JBgD8brIU

[Luke_]

What the heck is the matter with that guy!!!

He is awesome! That's what... Great hats... Sounds like Nintendo music to me for some reason. Makes me wanna play contra or double dragon, lol

[MJRB]

Originally Posted by Luke_

Can't forget this one...

http://youtu.be/I3GsusQygho

Brooks blows my Ming with the finger rolls

I like it, I like it.
And that guitar has just the right sound for that music.
Thanks for posting.
MJRB

[Luke_]

Brooks plays unlike anyone I've heard in that buster b jones style. My teacher ('his gigging partner) says he knows everyone of busters songs. If you go back post 4 it's the same song played together. But the finger rolls don't come thru as well. His fretting hand is second to none with all of those slide ins and what not such a pleasure to listen to.

http://youtu.be/DlQo1JWNpHo here's buster and thom

http://youtu.be/ExFPxlslXK4 brooks doing some cool finger rolls

http://youtu.be/cyCS-7W8GDM funky fingers

RIP Buster

[Chordchunker]

Originally Posted by Luke_

What the heck is the matter with that guy!!!

He is awesome! That's what... Great hats... Sounds like Nintendo music to me for some reason. Makes me wanna play contra or double dragon, lol

In his bio he says one of his big influences is video game music..lol. Dude is out there but amazing technique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8PP8bzuY9A

[Chordchunker]

Tim Thompson is one I`ve seen at winfield for years. I`ve watched a ton of great players at that festival including Buster Jones, Pat Donohue and Hutlinger.

Love this guitar too!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xixTVn5mSfY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxjdF9-Alw8

[Luke_]

Speaking of Winfield.... Kyle Reeder

http://youtu.be/bB03h7xPrDA

http://youtu.be/w0w0-5SXtqQ

http://youtu.be/iyg6hx31Iwo

[harvl]

Originally Posted by Luke_

Speaking of Winfield.... Kyle Reeder

http://youtu.be/bB03h7xPrDA

http://youtu.be/w0w0-5SXtqQ

http://youtu.be/iyg6hx31Iwo

Kyle is one of my favorites... I first met him right after he won one of my guitars, I think he was like 15 or something... Eddie Pennington's son, Alonzo is also pretty good... although he has gone to the dark side (electric blues )
I also remember when I first met Brooks, he had taken maybe 1 or 2 lessons from Buster, I remember he couldn't play much but Buster said "wait and see...that boy's got the hands..." Good ole Buster...

Harv

[Luke_]

I keep thinking something in my playing is going to happen like a light switch and a world of new doors will open up. I just can't seem to find it and not sure if looking in the right direction

[DuneRoad2]

Check out Pat Kirtley !