<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Fingerstyle-guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/fingerstyle-guitar Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:58:52 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I am a true enemy of the pick. It’s the most limiting thing in the world”: Marcin on why he will never use a guitar pick ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marcin-ture-enemy-of-the-pick 4hDTcmxuKWHMUMWXuZBnsc Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:58:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve never met you, John, if you’re watching...” Paul Reed Smith invited Mike Dawes to meet John Mayer after his Slow Dancing cover went viral – but he never made the rendezvous ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-mike-dawes-missed-the-chance-to-meet-john-mayer tqy3thdnQBfM4PtieWbmmb Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:01:44 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:32:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was very inspired by my Ibanez sister and the way she approaches her songwriting and her chords”: Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/nita-strauss-reveals-how-yvette-young-inspired-one-of-her-favorite-riffs tujU4cGaStxXHCDYgXyW5B Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:46:48 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I carry my finger pick around all the time now, because it reminds me that I want to keep playing guitar”: After playing Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro claims she is a guitar player for life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/after-playing-joan-baez-in-a-complete-unknown-monica-barbaro-is-a-guitar-player-for-life 6z6EeycYj7uGLYYkaNKdbS Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:59:40 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:20:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t play guitar at all. The imposter syndrome was pretty rampant. It was incredibly challenging”: A Complete Unknown’s Monica Barbaro on how she went from never playing guitar to nailing Joan Baez's intricate fingerstyle technique ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/a-complete-unknown-monica-barbaro-on-nailing-joan-baez-fingerstyle-technique cBTTW28nXfVtRWCjM97HDd Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:10:09 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:11:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Your picking hand is where you control your tone. It’s surprising to me that so few people really talk about it”: Sue Foley explains why your picking hand is the key to great guitar tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sue-foley-on-what-makes-a-great-guitar-tone cfZnrbHPHeHnfbZdDDikCM Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:52:10 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:03:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I came up with the Jolene lick, all the musicians said: ‘Damn, that’s so good. That’s the coolest little lick’”: Dolly Parton recalls writing Jolene’s iconic guitar parts and pushing the boundaries of her playing (before the long fingernails) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dolly-parton-recalls-writing-jolene-guitar-parts i54ojC5JhNuYZMznw8z3YU Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:39:07 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:51:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The game shaped my experimental approach to guitar. On really tricky levels, I’d put the controller in my lap and hammer the buttons super-fast”: Yasmin Williams on how Guitar Hero inspired her lap-tapping acoustic technique ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/yasmin-williams-on-how-guitar-hero-shaped-her-lap-tapping-technique QWFo9FHL5vtvVjifY5BTbg Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:12:03 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:42:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I picked up a guitar, I held it righty, but the pick never felt right in my hands, so I started to make up my own technique”: Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-james-nichols-on-developing-his-fingerstyle-technique-and-the-perks-of-going-pick-less FthSoVaioF8U9eThwDY2xm Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:04:47 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:06:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Every guitarist wishes they were better at fingerstyle – and this lesson may make you want to ditch the pick for good ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/the-ultimate-fingerstyle-guitar-lesson 6f49FgGTYAdzJk2Q6ZEVHL Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:30:24 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:27:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Someone built a robot to pick your guitar strings so you don’t have to ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-string-picking-robot iJm7ku6KW5oRGg2itLCME Fri, 26 May 2023 10:42:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ This mind-blowing fingerstyle reimagining of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir has guitar heroes raving ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/this-mind-blowing-fingerstyle-reimagining-of-led-zeppelins-kashmir-has-guitar-heroes-raving pFRL3pcUmJjoRFQAJWJX5m Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:51:26 +0000 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:41:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ibanez unveils long-awaited Jon Gomm JGM10 signature acoustic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ibanez-unveils-long-awaited-jon-gomm-jgm10-signature-acoustic-for-2021 i8yJ2WMy237sKnwtXZeRdk Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:20:26 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2024 11:49:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play fingerstyle blues with alternating bass and melody ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-fingerstyle-blues-with-alternating-bass-and-melody LgHe5Hj4uQU4vg4SbAhNEA Wed, 13 May 2020 11:17:04 +0000 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:49:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel: "You don’t have to fill up every millisecond with sound and noises - I let the audience fill in the gaps" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/tommy-emmanuel-you-dont-have-to-fill-up-every-millisecond-with-sound-and-noises-i-let-the-audience-fill-in-the-gaps rrpAtPf3NPE5PWyrLphvyP Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:23:06 +0000 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:55:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Andy McKee Kicks Off U.S. Tour Beginning in November ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-andy-mckee-kicks-us-tour-beginning-november f55iuWVPmJ8VBVXgL58AWQ Sat, 12 Oct 2013 17:09:05 +0000