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November/December 2012 issue now available

The November/December 2012 issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is now available! This issue features Carl Miner on the cover. Carl is a former National Flatpicking Champion and is currently touring with the Greencards. In this issue we also feature Mike Cramer, a talented guitar player and teacher from Minnesota, and we highlight Eli West, the guitarist who is now actively touring the country with his musical partner Cahalen Morrison. Our regular columnist are here as always and many of…

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Added by Dan Miller on November 2, 2012 at 12:12pm — 1 Comment

My Tribute to David Bromberg.

David Bromberg

David Bromberg is a guy that we all here on this site should all know well, and he's quite a guitarist. David also happens to be the world's single greatest authority of American Made Violins. I thoroughly enjoyed the issue of Flatpicking Guitar dedicated to him, and if you did as well, then I think that you might also…

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Added by Wesman Todd Shaw on December 16, 2011 at 12:12pm — No Comments

The Santa Cruz Tony Rice Guitars.

I figure that everyone here knows all about Tony Rice's 1935 Martin D 28, and the history of the thing - but I wrote this article for people who might not know about it, and I hope maybe some folks here at flatpicking Guitar online will enjoy this as well.

It's really more about the Santa Cruz Tony Rice models though.

If you've never seen the super clip of Nine Pound Hammer presented here with Tony and the some of the best and most known bluegrass…

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Added by Wesman Todd Shaw on November 8, 2011 at 9:41pm — No Comments

The Gibson Nick Lucas Model Guitar.

http://hubpages.com/_2f6iz9aonqwpc/hub/The-Gibson-Nick-Lucas-Special-a-Twelve-Fret-Beauty

Here's a guitar that falls out of the tradition of flatpickers and flatpicking, but by now probably everyone who loves stormin' Norman Blake like I do knows that Norman Blake is doing lots of great playing, and making lots of beautiful music with one of these. If my memory serves me…

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Added by Wesman Todd Shaw on January 18, 2011 at 5:25pm — 1 Comment

American Icon, The Martin D-28.

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Martin-D-28-An-American-Acoustic-Guitar-Icon-and-Its-Many-Fine-Imitations

I tried to do the great guitar from the great company justice here, and covered a few of the well known, and loved knock off versions as well. I've owned a D-28 vintage reissue before, and loved it; but my Santa Cruz Model D. . . .will never be on the…

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Added by Wesman Todd Shaw on November 3, 2010 at 6:17pm — No Comments

What makes a great guitar for flatpickers?

http://hubpages.com/hub/High-End-Acoustic-Guitars-For-Flatpickers

I submitted the blog, or "hub" above over at hubpages.com, where I write about every and anything. Music, however, is one of my favorite topics. Guitars and guitar music specifically-and to further narrow it down, fine acoustic flat tops, for flatpicking. I sort of hit the basics-but there's so much more to say. I'll do a follow up sooner or… Continue

Added by Wesman Todd Shaw on October 18, 2010 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

Deluge

We have a saying here that you wait for ages for one bus and then three come along at the same time!

This morning while watching with interest but growing frustration at the developing discussions on the new Flatpicking Essentials Group not able to understand what the hell they were talking about (because I didn't have and couldn't get the first volume for myself due to computer problems - FG Mercantile wouldn't process my order because I didn't have…

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Added by David Cornelius on February 9, 2010 at 5:17am — No Comments

My New Red Bear

Got my new Red Bear in yesterday's mail.

It's got a wonderful feel and though I don't feel the "grips", it's better having them where they are than up as high as they used to be. The roundness of this "F" shape seems to make a smoother sound than the "C" I've been playing with lately. The "C" may be slightly louder, being pointier as it is, but the new "F" seems to bring out fewer extraneous noises.

I like a completely… Continue

Added by John Bauman on September 6, 2009 at 11:53am — No Comments

FGM Fiddle Tune Issue!

The May/June 2009 Issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is "The Fiddle Tune Issue"!

This issue includes 2 versions each of 20 standard fiddle tunes (one beginner's version, one intermediate/advanced version). Not a lot of text in this issue and I stripped out many of the ads. This is nearly all music and they are the tunes that we love to play the most!

And all of the contributors to this issue, save one, are guest… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on April 25, 2009 at 4:30am — 11 Comments

Flatpicking Bluegrass CD

New From FGM Records: Flatpicking Bluegrass CD

If you enjoyed Flatpicking Favorites: Hot & Spicy, you will love our new Flatpicking Bluegrass CD!

Hard core traditional bluegrass songs combined with the best singers and guitar players in the business! An awesome combination! Flatpicking Bluegrass highlights lead guitar work on traditional bluegrass vocal tunes. Each song on the CD features a full bluegrass band.… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on April 8, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Flatpicking Essentials, Volume 1: Rhythm, Bass Runs & Fill Licks

You FGM subscribers may remember that back in the "Pioneers" issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine I laid out a step-by-step flatpicking learning method that followed the chronological development of the style. This method started with a solid foundation in the rhythm guitar styles of flatpicking's early pioneers--a style that includes a liberal use of bass runs and rhythm fill licks, combined with rhythmic strums.

I have just released Volume 1 of the Eight Volume Essentials… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on December 31, 2008 at 2:21pm — 9 Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine PDF Archive

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has released a DVD-Rom PDF version of the Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Archive. This DVD-Rom contains the first 73 issues of the magazine, which were published from November/December 1996 (Volume 1, Number 1) through November/December 2008 (Volume 13, Number 1). The magazines are presented just as they appeared in the hardcopy format, cover-to-cover. All pages are presented in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File (.PDF) format.

Additionally,… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on December 9, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Great FGM DVD-Kilby, Davis and May

Hi Flatpickers,

I recently bought a DVD produced by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine called "Live In Kansas City-Cody Kilby, Brad Davis and Tim May. I rarely say anything like this but this DVD is a must have for every flatpicker. It's just fantastic! I watched it on an airplane with headphones and this DVD was so good I forgot where I was. I actually started clapping after one of the songs! Luckily the people sitting nearby chuckled.

I'm not kidding, it's that good! Everybody needs to buy… Continue

Added by Marcy Marxer "Iona Martin" on November 15, 2008 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

New FGM Nov/Dec 2008 Issue and New Catalog

The November/December 2008 issue (Vol. 13, No. 1) of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is available as a hard copy, or for digital download.

Volume 13, Number 1 of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine features bluegrass singer, songwriter, and performer Chris Jones on the cover. Additionally, this issue features John and Jason Shaw, brothers from Nebraska who have both won the National Flatpicking Guitar Championship in years past. Also, we feature Dave Nachmanoff, a talented multi-instrumentalist… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on October 31, 2008 at 11:37am — No Comments

New "Flatpicking Styles" Books

Due to the popularity of our "Best of the First Ten Years" series, available on both CD-Rom and digital download, we have produced another great series of compilation articles from the archives of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (first 12 years). This series, also available on CD-Rom and digital download, focuses on flatpicking styles as follows:

Volume One: Pioneers and Legends

Volume Two: Irish, English, Scottish, British Isles, and Canadian Tunes

Volume Three: Gospel,… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on October 18, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Free Digital Issue

A lot of people, subscribers and non-subscribers, have been asking me if they can check out a sample copy of the new downloadable digital version of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. I'd love to have anyone and everyone check it out, so I'm offering a free sample of the current issue (both the magazine and audio files).

If you'd like to be able to download a free sample copy of the current issue magazine and audio, here is how you can do it:

1) Go to this page:… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on September 11, 2008 at 10:13am — No Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Tab Index

At the request of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine readers, we've updated our FGM Tab Index and have formated it as an easy-to-navigate PDF file (all tunes listed in alphabetical order with alphabet links from the first page).

You can download it from the main page of the Flatpicking Network (click on the "FGM Tab Index" image in the right… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on August 11, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

New at Flatpickdigital.com!

We have just added a few PDF instructional books, and the audio files to Brad Davis' popular Flatpick Jam accompaniment series, to the list of downloadable items at flatpickdigital.com. Two of the downloadable books are FGM compilations and provide the best Flatpicking instruction you'll find for the money (a ton of great material). You can check out the new additions here:… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on July 31, 2008 at 7:41am — No Comments

Tab Index Updated

The Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Tab Index has been updated. This index list all tunes that have been printed in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine over the past twelve years. The songs are listed in alphabetical order and include information about who arranged the song and what issue the song appeared. Click here to browse the index.

Added by Dan Miller on June 18, 2008 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Free Flatpicking Lessons

For the past several years Flatpicking Gutiar Magazine has sent out a monthly email newsletter to our email list. This newsletter has usually included a free flatpick lesson, as well as flatpick news, and sale events at flatpickingmercantile.com. In the past our monthly flatpicking lessons have been from a variety of sources and were quite haphazard. Starting in May 2008 Mickey Abraham, who was featured in our May/June 2008 issue, joins our staff as the regular email newsletter… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on June 11, 2008 at 7:32am — 1 Comment

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