Very very helpful Austin. I do not play guitar but I knew the guitar backup I was expecting in jam sessions and as a fiddler. And I was not hearing that. I got blank stares when I said boom-chuck or asked to hear bass notes. The over strumming techniques you describe seemed to be common in my jam circles. This video should help me explain…..Thanks.
Thank you! Feel free to share this video- I found myself explaining this a lot in my jam classes, so I figured others would benefit from putting it online.
Hey, thanks for this. A great rhythm guitarist I play with insists that the loud note is the boom and the soft note is the chuck to make room for the mandolin chop on the off beat. What do you think?
Totally agree- I feel the same way about Fiddle. Not only is the groove totally different but it's about sonic space - with acoustic instruments, balance is much more of a concern than with effects, electronics, etc.
Thanks for a great bluegrass guitar tutorial! I'm an older player trying to learn bluegrass rhythm guitar.
Thanks for this. Things I know but I find it valuable to just hear someone else explain through it for a new angle
Thanks a mil, it was very didactic and useful. Cheers and God save the Rhythm Guitar
Brilliant, just subbed
Thank you for this lesson. Just subbed😊
Very very helpful Austin. I do not play guitar but I knew the guitar backup I was expecting in jam sessions and as a fiddler. And I was not hearing that. I got blank stares when I said boom-chuck or asked to hear bass notes. The over strumming techniques you describe seemed to be common in my jam circles. This video should help me explain…..Thanks.
Thank you! Feel free to share this video- I found myself explaining this a lot in my jam classes, so I figured others would benefit from putting it online.
Excellent!!
So glad you like it! I hope for it to be a reference for all the new folks entering the bluegrass jamming world
Thank you! I couldn’t figure out why I was so noisy when I play a bluegrass song.
So happy to help!
Love BG came from rock. This explained many of my mistakes.
Hey, thanks for this. A great rhythm guitarist I play with insists that the loud note is the boom and the soft note is the chuck to make room for the mandolin chop on the off beat. What do you think?
There are a lot of different approaches but I don't hear that one as often
My style too.
This should be helpful to a lot of people
Hope so! My thought is that it can be used by folks who lead slow jams as a reference for new guitar players to blend in a bit better.
Nice opening a bluegrass tutorial with a Pink Floyd lick.
They must have got it from Lester Flatt 👍
Love your guitar. What's the company? Thanks.
Thanks, Just bought it from a friend of mine!
It's the Eastman E20-OM. Great guitar - Goes for about $1,500
not to mention, its hard to play fast with those busy strum patterns!! you'll tense up
Re record. With kicking up the sound a notch
I cannot play my banjo when the guitarist does rock patterns.
Totally agree- I feel the same way about Fiddle. Not only is the groove totally different but it's about sonic space - with acoustic instruments, balance is much more of a concern than with effects, electronics, etc.