Americana superstar Jason Isbell is the quintessential guitarist's guitarist. Equally at home on both electric and acoustic guitar he is a master fingerpicker, riff writer and lead player. He's a ...

Gwenifer Raymond is an unabashed John Fahey fan. Her three studio albums affirm that she’s learned the right lessons about music and self-mythologizing from the vast and complicated discography of the ...

Guitar skills: Fingerstyle is one of the most brilliantly useful techniques to master. You can use it in all manner of genres and styles, from acoustic folk and country to Jeff Beck and Mark ...

If you find yourself among the players who still lack a system for fingerpicking that prevents you from producing these sounds, perhaps your “fingerpicking engine” needs a tune-up. Richard Gilewitz ...

Whether you’re a regular fingerstyle player or it’s a technique you’ve never tried, we always recommend paying attention to the basics. This short lesson shows you the best ways to approach ...

How a Depression-era flat-top won the hearts of generations– and the good news is that Gibson is making them just like the ...

Fans of Mississippi John Hurt and Big Bill Broonzy need to check the fingerstyle heroics of Amit Dattani, who is charting the blues’ future by exploring its past ...