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Doyle Dykes. 22.9K subscribers. 8.3K views 3 years ago. ...more. *Fred Kelly Picks - fredkellypicks.com (The Fred Kelly Speed picks Doyle uses are available to purchase at doyledykes.com.)
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Apr 21, 2024 · Doyle Dykes, a renowned fingerstyle guitarist, pays homage to Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, in this video. Watch him perform a medley of Van Halen's songs with ...
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Mar 9, 2009 · Doyle Dykes Amazing Fingerstyle Vol 1. AuburnWH. 1.03K subscribers. Subscribed. 870. 182K views 15 years ago.
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- What’s Important in Music?
- Is Music Made of “Particles” Or “Waves?”
- The Basics of Sound Travel
- What About Amplification?
- How to Produce A Good Tone – in General
- What About Speed & nails?
- A Brief History of Flesh vs Nails
- Nail Care and Breakage, and Practical Considerations…
- Final Words of Advice
- In Conclusion
Before we dive in we must ask “what’s important in music?” The further you go in to making music, you’ll find that what really matters is your “musical flow”, your groove, and your tone. Nails or no nails, a good groove, melody, and sound are the final goal of making music.
In quantum physics, we see that light and sound can behave as “particles” or “waves”. The “particles” of technique (single notes) become a “wave” of sound when heard in succession (melody and groove). Mature, seasoned musicians listen to music as “waves”, whether it’s their own playing or someone else’s. Regular non-musician listeners hear music as...
When we pluck a string there is a distance between the vibrating string and the listener’s ear. The question is – how much distance? A few feet? 10 Feet? 25 feet? 100 Feet? More? 1. High frequencies and low frequencies travel differently through the air. 2. Treble or “highs” do not travel very far, they die out at a few feet’s distance. 3. Bass or ...
Once amplification comes into the picture, everything changes. There is less “distance” between the plucked string and the listener’s ear because the guitar “pickup” captures the guitar sound ON the guitar. This “close-up” sound is then made louder. It is “as if” the listener’s ear is closer to the guitar. How does this affect the “tone”? There’s u...
Of course, words are merely a pointer – but I suggest this – with the flesh of your thumb, pop the string in towards your belly button and get the string to vibrate in & out 90 degrees to the top of the guitar (not up & down between the floor & ceiling!) Go for “maximum” comfort volume. Now listen for the fullest sound you can get, and experiment p...
There are different kinds of speeds. 1. velocity – lots of fast notes 2. tempo Don’t confuse “velocity” with “tempo”. Velocity: It’s certainly easier to do fast arpeggios and tremolos with nails since they can get “in and out” of a note faster. Flesh requires you to “pop” the note with a deeper sound – tougher to play fast. Nails win here. Tempos: ...
Fernando Sor and Mauro Giuliani played with flesh. Tarrega played with nails and toward the end of his life played with flesh. Segovia – due to his greatness and popularity – became the “standard” for many players, and used nails and called anyone who didn’t do it his way “an idiot”. In the fingerstyle world Doyle Dykes, Pete Huttlinger, and Clive ...
Nail care is a whole “way of life” and I remember when I was a classical player as a teen – all the nail care using super “Krazy” glue, cutting ping pong balls as fake nails and gluing them on, sandpaper – was for me, a total hassle. I think caring for nails is a pain in the neck. I play with flesh only, and sometimes a thumbpick. I tour A LOT. I’m...
No matter what you choose, just make sure that… 1. You are producing a FAT sound that originates from a deeper place than just the surface of the string. 2. The front of your note should be like a “plump grapefruit” – not a cat claw! 3. You “pop” the string into motion and love the sound you make playing a single note on your high E string. (treble...
There’s more than one way to do it. Pick one way and stick to it! Play groovy and with a good sound originating on the instrument, and you’ll be in good shape – with or without nails! RELATED: 10 Tips for Healthy Guitar Practicing
“Doyle Dykes is one of the most convincing cross-genre fingerstylists today. He successfully metes out Jazz, Latin, Gospel, Hawaiian, and Country arrangements from his nylon and steel-string guitars with equal grace and aplomb. But grace is only one facet of Doyle’s talents.
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Dec 9, 2020 · Sweetwater’s Don Carr sits down with the fingerpicking master Doyle Dykes for insights on his path to excellence. Learn how Doyle got started with fingerstyle guitar, what inspired him, which artists he looked up to, and some patterns to get you started on your own fingerpicking journey.
