Don Ross and his magic acoustic guitar

11 Responses to “Don Ross and his magic acoustic guitar”

1. Josh
   July 11th, 2008 at 4:12 pm

   

   I don’t play much fingerstyle either, but I also greatly enjoy watching fingerstyle guitarists play. It’s amazing what sounds they are able to get. Watching Tommy Emmanuel a few weeks ago really blew me away. Don Ross if fantastic as well.

2. Ovidiu
   July 11th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

   

   Yea, I guess the exact fact that we don’t play that way makes us watch them and listen to them.

3. MG
   July 11th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

   

   Wow! I’m almost speechless! That was great! I love acoustic guitar playing so this is right up my alley! Thanks for posting this-I always look for new YT stuff from McKee, and now I have this guy and the others you mentioned to look for more clips!

4. Ovidiu
   July 11th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

   

   He plays very beautiful, indeed. There are more and what I have observed is that everyone of these guys has it’s own style of fingerpicking/hitting strings. Very unique approach…

   Do you know Erik Mongrain?
   http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZfwaUYpf3lo

5. Dr. J
   July 12th, 2008 at 5:19 am

   

   Great clip! Thanks!

   Check this one out;
   http://youtube.com/watch?v=aHCgh76DRLY

   An oldie, but a goodie! (–I’m biased, ’cause I’m living in Alabama)

6. Pat Darnell And Friends
   July 12th, 2008 at 5:53 am

   

   gosh, Mr Ross and Chet Atkins all in one night…. you see Mr Ovidiu, and Dr J, that is the sounds I hear in my heart, but these old cotton pickin’ fingers just don’t have the feather duster litheness needed to produce it.

   Wow it is a lot of good picking going on. It encourages me to see all the creative work…

   No worries, I still get to play my parents old Wurlitzer!! And sulk on my out of tune piano… then I pick up one of the old guitars and use it like a hammer dulcimer. Ain’t it great?

   Pat and Friends

7. Dr. J
   July 12th, 2008 at 6:23 am

   

   PD, check out the Chapman Stick; it’s all fretboard and you play it like a piano!

   http://www.stick.com/

8. Ovidiu
   July 12th, 2008 at 9:11 am

   

   I wonder if this finger picking style isn’t a bit the style of people spending more time with themselves, I mean if you play “regular” guitar, let’s say, you need a band to play with while this way you do it better all alone. Don’t you think so?

9. Stratoblogster
   July 13th, 2008 at 12:01 am

   

   Ross is very good! I’m a big fan of Tommy Emmanuel and the late Michael Hedges. Check out this clip of Monte Montgomery:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31QQ1gNpAaY

10. mario
    July 13th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    

    Hi Ovidiu Thank you for your comment on my blog (fusionrockmusic.blogspot.com) I enjoyed the great guitar playing. Keep in touch.

11. MG
    July 27th, 2008 at 8:06 am

    

    Ovidiu-no (I don’t know if your comment was directed at me soley or in general-I am thinking it was to all readers)I had not seen Eric Mongrain-I like him, but that tapping style is a little limiting to me-just my opinion of course-he a great guitarist though. As for Monte Montgomery-really really great guitarist, but if that Little Wing cover is any indication that version is a little over the top for me.