Fingerstyle Guitar Players
Fingerstyle or fingerpicking guitar is the technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers. Where flat picking is the technique of playing individual notes with a single plectrum, commonly called a “pick”). Fingerstyle really has a more tactile feel then playing with a fingerpicks or a plectrum. Players such as Chet Atkins or Jerry Reed use only a Thumbpick and rely on their natural nails to play other strings.
Check out this Encyclopedia of fingerstyle guitarists below:
Richard Gilewitz
Richard Gilewitz Birth Name Richard Gilewitz Born City New Jersey Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, Folk Instruments Guitar Associated acts “I actually wanted to be a drummer.
Diego Figueiredo
Diego Figueiredo Birth Name Diego Figueiredo Born July 23, 1980 City Franca Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, Jazz, Latin Instruments Guitar Associated acts Banda Gênese, Squema Seis
John Hatcher
John Hatcher Birth Name John Hatcher Born June 22, 1981 City South Carolina, USA Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Blues Instruments Guitar Associated acts John Hatcher
Freddie King
Freddie King Birth Name Freddie King Born September 3, 1934 Died December 28, 1976 Genres Blues Instruments Guitar, vocals Associated acts Freddie King Solo Artist
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler Birth Name Mark Freuder Knopfler Born 12 August 1949 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Age 72 Years Genres Rock, roots rock Celtic rock, blues rock,
John Mayer
John Mayer Birth Name McKinley Morganfield Born April 4, 1913 Died April 30, 1983 (aged 70) Genres Blues, Chicago blues, delta blues Instruments Vocals, guitar,
Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh Birth Name Earl Klugh Born September 16, 1953 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Age 66 Years Genres Smooth jazz, jazz fusion Instruments Guitar Associated acts
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Birth Name Jerry Reed Hubbard Born March 20, 1937 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Died September 1, 2008 (aged 71) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Genres Country,
Clive Carroll
Clive Carroll Birth Name Clive Carroll Born April 8, 1975 City Chelmsford Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, Folk Instruments Guitar Associated acts Guitar phenomenon Clive Carroll’s masterful
Daniel Champagne
Daniel Champagne Birth Name Daniel Champagne Born June 21, 1992 City Nashville Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, Alternative/Indie, Pop, Folk Instruments Guitar Associated acts The story goes
Matthieu Brandt
Matthieu Brandt Birth Name Matthieu Brandt Born 1961 City Amsterdam Genres Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Fingerstyle, Rock, Singer Songwriter Instruments Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin Associated acts Bealestreet,
Vicki Genfan
Vicki Genfan Birth Name Vicki Genfan Born June 15, 1959 City United States Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, Folk, Fingerstyle Instruments Guitar Associated acts Every now and
Thom Bresh
Thom Bresh Birth Name Thom Bresh Born February 23, 1948 City Los Angeles Genres Acoustic, Country, Fingerstyle Instruments Guitar Associated acts The Crescents Thom Bresh
James Taylor
James Taylor Birth Name James Vernon Taylor Born March 12, 1948 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Age 72 Years Genres Folk rock, rock, pop, soft rock, blues,
Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel Birth Name William Thomas Emmanuel AM Born May 31, 1955 City Muswellbrook Genres Jazz, Pop, Rock, Country Instruments Guitar Associated acts Dragon, The
Muriel Anderson
Muriel Anderson Birth Name Muriel Anderson Born June 17, 1960 Genres Acoustic, Fingerpicking, Harp Guitar, Classical Instruments Guitar, Harp Guitar Associated acts All Star Guitar
Peppino D’Agostino
Peppino D’Agostino Birth Name Peppino D’Agostino Born 1951 City Messina Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, Rock Instruments Guitar Associated acts A young Sicilian artist left Italy over
Muriel Anderson
Muriel Anderson Birth Name Muriel Anderson Born June 17, 1960 City Illinois Genres Classical, Folk, Bluegrass, Pop, Flamenco Instruments Guitar, Harp-guitar Associated acts Muriel Anderson
David Blacker
David Blacker Birth Name David Blacker Born City New York Genres Acoustic,Blues, Fingerstyle Blues, Jazz Blues Instruments Guitar Associated acts David Blacker is a guitarist,
Joe Dalton
Joe Dalton Birth Name Joe Dalton Born City Point Pleasant Genres Acoustic, Blues, Country, and Fingerstyle Instruments Guitar Associated acts When country guitar master Joe
Chet Atkins Guitarist
Chet Atkins Birth Name Chester Burton Atkins Born June 20, 1924 Died June 30, 2001 (aged 77) Genres Country, country rock, rock, folk, rockabilly Instruments
Jamie Andreas
Jamie Andreas Birth Name Jamie Andreas Born City Henderson Genres Acoustic, Classical, Fingerstyle, Rock Instruments Guitar Associated acts Why do so many people have trouble
David Hamburger
David Hamburger Birth Name David Hamburger Born December 19 City Boston Genres Acoustic, Blues, Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Blues, Jazz Blues Instruments Guitar Associated acts David Hamburger
Stephen Bennett
Stephen Bennett Birth Name Stephen Bennett Born City Oregon Genres Acoustic, Folk, Fingerstyle Instruments Harp Guitar Associated acts Stephen Bennett is an extraordinary musician, an
Pierre Bensusan
Pierre Bensusan Birth Name Pierre Bensusan Born October 30, 1957 City Oran Genres Acoustic, Fingerstyle, New Age, Jazz, Folk, Bluegrass Instruments Guitar Associated acts “It’s