10 Guitar Lessons from Billy Strings ★ Acoustic Tuesday 263

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

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🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Billy Strings is one of the best instrumentalists of our time. Hands down. But what can you learn from Billy Strings? Even if you're picking up a guitar for the first time? From drone strings to using chromatics, there's something every guitarist can learn from Billy Strings. Primarily a flatpicking guitarist, Billy Strings is also a talented finger picker, electric guitarist, and banjo player. Billy's life experience, emersion in the musical world, and consistency has led him to being one of the best instrumentalists of our time. A master of tension-building and even melodic phrasing, Billy Strings is a guitarist who deserves close attention. So what is this video going to do for you? And, more importantly, what won't it do? Well, I'm hoping to inspire you with some quick lessons on important techniques or philosophical lessons. What I won't do is teach you a specific song. With that in mind, I want you to be open to learning some new techniques that borrow heavily from Billy Strings' playing. Whether you've been playing for years or you've just picked up guitar, there's a lesson for you. Submit your guitarsenal at the link below! https://airtable.com/shrpAVAi9HUGVUW8b Also featured in this episode… Bryan Sutton AustinCityLimitsTV Tommy Emmanuel The Art Of Listening Luca Stricagnoli

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0:00.0	Billy Strings is a mutant of sorts. He has the soul and wisdom of a musical elder who has seen it all,
0:06.8	and the speed, agility, and technical proficiency of an Olympian at their peak. Now, what he does may seem unattainable,
0:14.7	but I can assure you that regardless of your skill level, Billy Strings has a lesson that will meet you right where you're at.
0:22.2	On today's show, I'll be sharing 10 guitar lessons from none other than Billy Strings.
0:27.2	Hey, Tack family, this is episode 263 of The Acoustic Tuesday Show,
0:32.3	a show packed full of inspiration and fun designed to help you get more fulfillment,
0:36.6	progress, and joy from your
0:38.2	guitar journey. Throughout today's episode, I'll be sprinkling in some acoustic news you can use,
0:43.3	which includes a music documentary hootnanny, an acoustic guitar cover that won me over twice and
0:49.7	much, much more. Plus, you're going to see not one, but two guitar signals that will make you drool.
0:55.5	We'll get to all of that here in a bit, but first, let's see what little nuggets we can
0:59.7	mine from Billy Strings guitar playing. Now, we have to establish a baseline of things we know
1:04.5	about Billy Strings. First, he has phenomenal taste in instruments. He has a trio of Thompson guitars that I know of, a mahogany Thompson, a Brazilian
1:14.5	Rosewood Thompson, and The Bride of Frankenstein, my personal favorite because of the inlay work.
1:19.9	He also has a slew of vintage Martins.
1:22.3	I've seen him play openback banjo.
1:24.3	I've seen him play mandolin.
1:26.0	Yes, Billy Strings is a very fitting name for this
1:28.8	fantastic guitar player, well, multi-instrumentalist, I should say. The other thing we know about
1:35.0	Billy Strings is that he's just a good dude. He's extremely generous. He donated guitars to
1:41.1	his old grade school for the kids that wanted to learn guitar, which I thought was
1:44.9	pretty darn amazing.
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