Over the last couple of decades, the " tapped guitar " phenomenon appears to have swept the world.

If you surf YouTube as often as I do you can't help but notice the huge interest in the " tapped guitar ".

Players you have never heard of are racking up viewing figures of tens of thousands.

But, is the music they play of any worth ?

In the vast majority of cases my answer would have to be a resounding "NO".

It seems to me a very easy way to appear super-skilled without actually having to possess a great degree of competence.

There is no doubt that some of the exponents of the art (Michael Hedges for example, who is to blame for the whole phenomenon) are in fact supremely gifted, but no matter how clever they may be , the whole thing leaves me cold.


The day Doc Watson records a tapped guitar instrumental, I might change my mind ...

If you have no idea what all this is about, then you might like to watch and listen to This technically impressive clip