Andy Martin Fingerpicking Technique
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2018
- You've been asking for years, so here it is! The official Andy Martin fingerpicking technique video, available on VHS and laserdisc.
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Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue
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Fulltone OCD V2 (Ltd Edition Black)
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Royer R-121
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You're a beautiful freak, Andy.
Basically we love you Andy. There I said it. And since I'm pretty sure it's true for everybody watching your channel, just know that you rock, and make the best, most concise but still musical demos the internet has to offer. Plus, good music taste. Just saying.
Glenn Weber I could not say better 👍🤘
This 👆
I’ve been wondering about your picking style for so long. There’s no way for anyone to replicate your style, because the guitar is just an extension of your mind and you grew it organically. Awesome!
I like that Andy isn't just another bland wannabe blues player. He just plays
I've come to a crossroads where I think I may have to start playing this, or something similar, due to hand issues caused by aging... I may be on the very brink of rheumatoid arthritis and being able to keep my hand closed, anchored against the body, and holding the pick itself have all become markedly harder. The few times I have gone to it actually feels more 'natural' because I started very much like you explained you did. I guess it's all a matter of 'Adapt and survive'. Thanks for this man
Oh the amount of time he saved trying to find his lost picks around the room
Takes ten fingers to play a guitar, you tell 'em! No one as tasty, versatile, tone majestic, diverse, gutsy, smooth, emotive and colorful as Mr. Martin. Can make music with anything, always listening and reacting and creating. No one like him out there. A musician's guitarist!
Haha yes! The milk carton from Blur’s Coffee and TV!
Dude I literally just listened to that song that, by the way, popped in my recommendations as I was thinking about it. Crazy stuff I tell you
6:31
"something like just a simple lead..."
*plays something unacceptably syrupy and sexual *
also, I am immensely interested in a part two.
Amazing how articulate and clear Andy plays. I've been bringing pickless and hybrid into my playing lately. Slow process but fun and rewarding when the results start coming 🤘
"It's good enough for Rock-n-Roll!" 3:08
Best player on UA-cam.
Finally!! Lol the video we all have been waiting for. Thanks so much Andy✌🎸
I never got on with picks, I can totally relate to Andy’s style. 👍
I’m speechless. Your style is what I wish I grew up learning instead of the (what I now consider) more sterile, thumb-index pick style. Of course, it only matters what you do with the tools you do have but still… very impressed. That “sound” you have, those in between the note artifacts, that adds so much personality and style. I love listening to you play.
Thanks so much, it’s never too late to learn! ✌️
I was convinced for ages that Andy was palming the pick (which in itself is pretty clever) and I kept trying to spot it. I finally realised that he didn't use one at all. It's the pinching his forefinger and thumb together as if he was holding a plectrum that fooled me for so long.
I've started compiling a list of "Best Andy Covers" like when you did Lady Picture Show, Last Exit, Coffee and TV, etc... would love to see more of that on this channel!
Fuad Alhabshi I am always thinking if exists a database of the songs played in each video in PGS.
My son plays pretty much exclusively with his fingers, too. I asked him why and he just says he likes it better. He’s also self-taught, and for a kid who learned how to play in the internet age, he didn’t really use UA-cam or videos. I think he prefers fingerstyle because he learned to play the piano first.
That’s great, I think developing the ear early on is best rather than relying on video lessons. Having a background in piano is a huge plus too👍🏻
I've been playing for 46 years now, and about 45 of that without a pick. The reason I stopped using a pick was because I grew up on a farm many miles from a source of guitar picks. I could never keep track of them. But I wanted to play, so at some point I just stopped using them. The ability to switch between fingerpicking and strumming has really been an asset. Great stuff!
For a guy who does not use a pick you have the attack of a guy who plays with a pick. You’ve created a really cool style. 🔊👍
Thanks so much, I always wanted to sound like a pick but I hated the way they felt. I appreciate it!
What a goddamn legend, we would love part 2.
It's gone a year without this appearing in my UA-cam feed!?? Man. I'm pissed.
Some videos you just have to watch, there is just no question about it. After years of learning from your pedal demos (you ARE the best) this was one such video. I just want to say a sincere thanks for the help along the way - I suspect you have given a lot more guitarists a wisdom boost than you may know, thanks for being a blessing to many Andy!
Yeah man!!! Waiting impatiently for Part 2!!!
Thanks so much for this, definitely using that tremolo picking technique, you’re the best! Part 2 please!
Such a cool humble dude. Thanks, Andy!
Interesting. Thanks for sharing, Andy. I’ve been a fan of your videos since the early PGS days and am glad to find out you have your own channel now. Very cool!
Andy, you are the bomb. I hope you are a very rich man, because you deserve it based on your combination of hard-earned skill on the guitar, the breadth of the catalog of music in your head, your communication skills, your ability to combine these things with all the weird gear that's available, and your chill vibe. I can't count the number of times I've listened to your demo of the Catalinbread CSIDMAN and your interpretation of the Wilco song, it's just so many levels above. Inspired and inspiring. It's literally the only way I want to hear that song now. Also love the Gary Numan, Clash and Jack White choices. Speaking directly to me. Great imagination in all your vids by plugging the gear into a perfect application. PLEASE do a v2 on your picking technique, it's fascinating, and I think many of us are confused about how much you're using the nails versus the flesh, and what it takes to use your fingers or thumb or nails in that fashion. When you're "tremelo" picking, is that flesh and nail, only flesh, only nail? Please help.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write this! There’s a lot of thought going into these vids and it’s extra nice to hear when it connects with people 👍🏻With regard to the trem picking, it’s just my index finger which is mainly flesh because the nail doesn’t often hit the string at that angle, only the thumbnail jumps in occasionally to add some emphasis on the attack when I want it. Hope that helps!
@@AndyDemos Andy, thank you for the reply, that does help. Only recently realized the PDX connection, I was born in Salem and grew up in the Portland area until university. Been back here and there, notably for a great Luna show before they broke up, and more recently Radiohead at the Rose Garden, or whatever the hell they call it now. I do (but don't need to) speak for a lot of others here when I say I really enjoy your work and appreciate all the effort, skill, and experience it takes. Also spot on with that interview answer "if you were going to marry a pedal".... Equalizer. Nailed it.
I don’t envy many people, but Andy’s prolly got the greatest job in the world. Good for you man. Stay blessed and keep ‘em comin
Much appreciated!!
Andy is the Bob Ross of Guitar
An absolute honor to be compared to Bob, thanks for watching!🙏
love your playing style!
Thanks
I didn't use a pick for the first 10+ years I played electric guitar because I kept dropping them. Instead, I used the edge of the top of the nail on my first finger (and somehow never broke a nail despite playing hours each day). When I decided to start using a pick after nearly 12 years, I found I had to hold it between my thumb and my second finger with the first finger anchored on the top edge of the pick to feel any confidence.
Smokin'. So impressive. Love your style.
Andy is just so excellent.
No lie… you’re my favorite guitar technique master!
That's amazing Andy! Now I got something new to practice!
So much Inspiration and awesome quality of playing has a name: Andy Martin thanx so much Andy!
Awesome. thanks for explaining this.
You’re amazingly talented❤️
Nice! Thank you
Amazingly wonderful ! X🤘🏻X
Love your playing Andy! Thanks for sharing your secrets and style with us!
Love your style, man! Been enjoying your demos and playing for years now!
I appreciate it!
YES! SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVIN' YOU!
Love watching Andy’s magic right hand. Every time I try this, it kills my finger nails and they chip and break. Btw, you picked the coolest part of the “Since I’ve been Loving You” solo!
Awesome video .long awaited. Good enough for rock and roll. Yep 😎
I so apreciate this video. I love Andy's playing and listen to his videos multiple time. He is one of my favorite players and is my favorite youtube demo guy lol.
I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching 👍🏻
@@AndyDemos 👍
Awesome guitar
thanks for this - part 2 please!
That's awesome Andy! I usually switch between pick and fingerstyle as what's better for the song but you just gave me a way to ditch the pick altogether! You're a great inspiration for all of as finger-picking freaks, thank you so much!
I dropped 'the pick' 15 years ago and never looked back. Unlike you, my influences were Knopfler, Buckingham, Beck and early blues players. You can't play as fast, but you can articulate and play more soulfully. I read Mark Knopfler humbly say that he can't play like other players, but its not his style either. That is just fine with me, Mr. Knopfler. Keep it up Andy. You seem to be one of those humble souls, as well.
I am one of the many who have marvelled at the way you play guitar Andy. I really enjoy watching you play. Thanks for this explanation. 👍
Thank you Andy! You (and Jeff Beck) are the reason I am accepting that it's okay that I forgot how to play with a pick. 😎
truly awesome technique. Im so jelly! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this, Andy. Always dug your unique picking style.
Dear Andy,
I would like to thank you. Here's why.
I watch your demos for years. I always felt a kind of kinship between my style and your way of playing.
I'm playing guitar since my 15, seriously since my 19 and I'm 39 now. I was never able to use a pick. I started on a classical guitar with fingers. When I switched to folk guitar and then electric guitar (as a selft-taught, my parents couldn't afford to pay classes for me at that time), I hated to use a pick. It always seems to get in the way. I needed the contact between my flesh and the strings.
I was always ashamed not being able to use a pick in front of other players ... It always seemed unatural for me. .... so I always worked on demos alone .... Sometimes I took a pick for a mandolin effect on guitar, .... even if I could achieve that with the tremolo techniques from classic.
Then I saw your video here and your other video on the Pedal Show ...... And it freed me .... really. Watching Jeff Beck, Mark Knoplfer or Derek Trucks playing in fingerstyle didn't help me getting out of my complex. But now I can say there's nothing to be ashamed of .... You play with your fingers without fears ... It's inspiring. I can only achieve that ease out of people eyes. Now I can say I don't give a f... about picks ..... I like playing with my fingers ... It's the only way for me to feel that a guitar is an extension of my hands ... It has been 20 years .... It has always been.
So thank you Andy.
Wow, that really made my day! I’m so glad to hear that my videos have helped in some way. Yes, be proud of your fingerpicking and anything that makes you unique 👊
@@AndyDemos Keep rockin Andy. Hope your work on your channel will help other hidden fingerstyle guitarists to get out of their closet !
Late to the party but glad i found this vid. Love your playing in your demos man, it looks like you have a job you truly love, enjoy it.
Andy - been learning from you . . . since Forever. Appreciate all that you do. Stay Safe brother. ( digging the Zeppelin = spot-on, as usual )
Hey Andy! Long time fan here. Thank you so much for this, very insightful! Please do a part 2!
Man, you're incredible! I love your fingerstyle picking. It's so much more personal and soulful. Thanks for being yourself and sharing your method. I love watching and listening to you play.
Wow, thank you!
Wow. All this time I thought you were hiding a pick in some way. You're truly an inspiration Andy!!
Wow ! Thanks Andy for going over your style with such detail. It's unique, and I agree it's preferable than playing with a pick...which I still do. That may soon change.
Thank you, and yes please for part 2. Love your style. I often play without a pick - just nowhere near your ability. It's all fun. Cheers!
A natural skill that's hard to emulate or copy. Thanks, Andy for sharing your secret. A big fan here!
unique picking.....gonna try that.....beautiful guitar by the way
This was really cool!
When I first started playing guitar, I never used a pick. I would mainly use my thumb or do the fake pick style. One day an older musician cousin of mine saw me playing and strongly advised me to start using a pick. He told me he didn't want me to develop bad habits. So I decided to learn to play with a pick.
Now looking back, I wish I didn't take his advice. I feel like I lost my uniqueness/style. I think I'm going to go back to playing pickless again.
Extremely interesting and cool. I've always enjoyed your PGS demos, Andy. I use a lot of hybrid picking, and can get by with folk fingerstyle, but nothing close to what you do with your right hand. This gives my some ideas to work on---thanks!
Nice!
The PGS video of a Fender custom shop '62 Jazzmaster has always been my favorite PGS video. The opening piece is so good! Playing fingerstyle isn't uncommon in some genres but I've never heard or seen anyone do it to such an extent, even for stuff you'd think would be impossible to do without a pick. Do you ever do pinch harmonics? They're basically a strike followed by another touch to the string so I guess they're possible without a pick, but I don't think I've ever heard you do them. Cool to see you on your own channel, I'm sure you have a lot to share and I look forward to more videos!
I can't play like you, and it's not just the pick... love your style. Thanks for sharing, Andy!
He esperado toda mi vida por esto ❤
Damn that is a beautiful guitar... love the color.
Andy I still watch this every couple of months. Thanks for sharing what you do.
It is always a great pleasure to see your demo videos!
Tasteful licks, neat explanations and you appear to be a nice person.
It is quite ironic actually that a man, who is relatively unknown by the general public I reckon, is 100X more interesting that the army of shredders on UA-cam!
Thanks so much Andy!! Very usefull. Make part 2 please.
Thank you. Love your playing. It’s really articulate.
Thank you kindly!
7:47 is why I started heading this direction in playing style several yrs ago.
Love it!!! I studied classical guitar for a while and have always struggled with making finger style sound rock n roll. Thanks for the demo Andy. Can’t wait for part 2.
a highly evolved form of playing. Thanks for sharing.
Part 2, please! A masterclass would be amazing!
Thanks for doing this video Andy. You renew my love for technique with the tools.
Great video! Cool to hear how it all came to be 😁🎸🎵👍
Andy, dude, thank you for your demos my man.
Would LOVE a part 2 with more details! I think I'm the same way - I've always felt using fingers to not only be more natural, but more versatile. Like you said, you can skip strings, play them simultaneously, etc. If I'm just trying to relax, or be creative, I almost never use a pick. I do have trouble getting a sharp, clean tone though, and I'm so impressed that you are able to sound so bright and precise without a pick!
Andy watching you play with your fingers when I was younger has really led me to using my fingers way more than a pick. I do the pretend pick thing, but I didn't realize I picked that up from you.
I just kept losing picks so I adapted!
Thank you Thank you! I rarely use a pick, almost never.. and have never felt like I needed to. Now I know for sure..lol.. Awesome video, keep them coming please! Also glad you have your own channel, you deserve it!
So great to finally hear the man himself explain. Thank you Andy 🤘
Fair play to you for this lesson mate! I will have to watch this one many more times to figure out what you are doing and how I can assimilate this as my playing style is very "dance like" and this kind of picking surely suits me as I never use a pick.
That sounds great and is real interesting. I have been watching you on Reverb for awhile and was wondering. Subscribed.
Thank you!
HOLY COW!
Love this! I'm a fellow finger-picker too so any support is so appreciated! Especially if you have any exercises to get the picking hand to be more dextrous and responsive. Thank you for the great video Andy!
I remember watching you play in a demo and you were playing TDTF by the Dead Kennedys and I couldn't believe you were playing it with just your fingers. But it sounds great, so keep on doin what yu do!
Superb video Andy, thanks for posting. Your technique is terrific. Very dynamic and expressive.
Just discovered your channel after year of watching your reviews on PGS. You're the best!
So when do we get part two?
;)
Thanks a lot Andy it's always a pleasure to watch you!
This is, in my humble opinion, the best tone you ever had!
Cheers from Florence, Italy! :)
Thanks for the explanation - the whole thing is even more bewildering to me now.
One of a kind, most expressive player I’ve ever seen!
Wow, thanks so much!! 👊
Am I the only one who thinks that guitar is amazing? Andy, you’re awesome. Great vid.
it just looks So cool and your attack is legendary using your fingers