claw hammer guitar - Steve Baughman

Subject: RE: claw hammer guitar
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Oct 10 - 02:14 PM

no,I suppose not but since I dont like the royal family vey much and prince charles only very sightly more,Ifeel like puking when someone decribes Missippi john hurt[piedmont] guitar picking as in the style of prince charles , in fact it gets right up my nostril

Subject: RE: claw hammer guitar
From: Nick
Date: 16 Oct 10 - 01:54 PM

I'm not sure I'm talking to your good or bad self DM/GSS.

Does it matter much if it works. If, as you do very successfully, you play in one or a number of styles, does it really matter what they are called.

I have no idea what styles I play in as most of the times in my little way I play in hybrid styles. Would it help if someone put labels on them.

I ask as someone who would like to be a much better player.

Subject: RE: claw hammer guitar
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Oct 10 - 01:12 PM

thread drift but this is great, does he flat pick or is he using thumb index on the solos.big bill broonzyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7wluszxDrY&feature=fvw

Subject: RE: claw hammer guitar
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Oct 10 - 01:06 PM

Kendall, there is some dispute about it, Isuppose we have to have some labelling to differentiate strumless down picking from frailing, anyroad there are some good tuition videos there,although they could do it a little slower

Subject: RE: claw hammer guitar
From: kendall
Date: 16 Oct 10 - 12:59 PM

You learn something everyday if you are paying attention. I always thought frailing and claw hammer were the same method.

Subject: claw hammer guitar
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Oct 10 - 12:34 PM

Steve Baughman has a very good video on you tube, however he makes an offensive and inaccurate remark about Travis picking, calling it Prince Charles picking.
he is in fact referring to PIEDMONT PICKING of the style of EttaBaker SamMcGhee, Missippi JohnHurt, which is in fact American not English.
in fact what he calls clawhammer should really be called Frailing guitar , as very often clawhammer banjo has very little bum ditty, and is often strumless or with very few strums.
here is a link to a very good videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIPj2281hn8
mind you those tunes can also be played carter style with thumb melody, using a bum ditty thumb[ty] movement being replaced with a quick pick up on the 1 st string instead of the 5 string, or Pete Seeger banjo bum ditty up picking, the dgdgbd and dadf#ad are great for this.particularly[imo] dadf#ad