Best Fingerstyle Guitarists In The World | Part 2 | Guitar Got Talent

[@guitargottalent8288]

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[@santeconference2682]

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[@jambronxchannels6265]

Your must look video Alif ba ta from Indonesian

[@footballsports4938]

Also do check Best Fingerstyle Guitarists in the World kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYvShpWOlquWh5I

[@motivasik]

NOW you need to add Alip_ba_ta to your list!!! kzbin.info/door/cHGALtfZtBRU_lzMaBm9Wg

[@lukasrowe2959]

You also forgot about Kevin Blake Goodwin.... 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@maunglodaya]

One of the most underated guitarist in youtube, Lucas Brar, solid skill and knowledge.

[@geetjuhhisdebeste]

Plenty of new names, great compilation. Thanks. I would add two more persons: Ulli Bögershausen (Germany), Gabriella Quevedo (Sweden) Personally, my tops are Tommy Emmanuel and Ulli because they are not only technical on such an extraordinary level but they now how to convoy emotions with their guitar. Also, they have excellent stage presence and are wonderful human beings. In terms of talent and future, I think Sungha Jung will be one brilliant star. He was shy and didn't show emotions and didn't transport the emotions at first, but he is still so young and gets better and better everyday. They all are outstanding also in the sense that they have their own songs, not 'just' taking already existing song and make it their own. Glad to see there are so many brilliant players in the world who inspire and motivate us and bring us joy with their music.

[@johnmyers5315]

Nice compilation and i think the list is growing for Part 3. I did miss seeing Phil Keaggy, Pierre Bensusan, Lawrence Juber, and Leo Kottke in your lineup, especially considering the 40 plus years that they have been doing fingerstyle. For the future, Kent Nishimura, so young, but shows tremendous precision, timing, and adeptness with even the intricacy of jazz. And a shout out to those we have lost too soon :( Eric Roche, John Fahey, Davy Graham, John Martyn, Michael Hedges, and of course Chet Atkins.

[@tullskull]

Good job John! You got all the ones I wanted to mention....plus some more for me to investigate.

[@blahblah49000]

Roland Dyens also passed a few years ago, well before his time. He deserves to be more well-known.

[@annunacky4463]

Just now starting to pay closer attention to fingerstyle. So far Kent is my favorite. Flat picking is Billy Strings. Electric is Joe B.

[@leonpetersen7346]

YEP! Petteri Sariola...

[@foggy4180]

I miss Lenny Breau on your list, the greatest of them all. He was also Chet Atkins favourite.

[@שלמהשלייפר]

Thank you for this amazing presentation. If I may suggest - Tommy Emmanuel, Al Di Meola, Casper Esmann, Marcin. Considering that the guitar poped into existance around 280 yrs ago, more or less, it is really awsome how many talented guitarists are living in our generation, and the list goes on.

[@michaelpettersen]

How about Emil Ernebro and Kent Nishimura (I'm sure there's many more though)

[@Oo-lg2vn]

Jawapanmu telah tersedia teelebih dulu.. Sebelum kenyataan yg anda keudarakan..

[@jambalaja7083]

"Alip Ba Ta" where!!🙂 From: Indonesia

[@kingdomscience6480]

When the Instrument and the Player become One....just Magical!

[@lisavento7474]

as an accomplished artist and designer, picking up the guitar again after a 50 year hiatus, i really needed to have someone to LOOK UP to and this just buries me. SO encouraging yet defeated ego, thought maybe one day i could..naw, never THIS good! thanks for sharing!

[@kevinanderson967]

This all started and ended with Michael Hedges🎸-and the cat with the best tone in my humble opinion was Pete Huttlinger- I miss them both so much❤️

[@pumipon-gontsuma]

I'm exiting I can find Masaaki Kishibe!

[@wtfisgoingonhere1076]

This video and it's predecessor are interesting because most of these are guitarists who are very percussive, using the body and deadened strings of the guitar for "drums", are using a LOT of hammer on & pull off, and tons of harmonics. So I personally feel that this is a video of "Great Guitarists on KZbin Using Somewhat Unconventional Techniques". There are so many great acoustic fingerstyle guitarists in the world. My dad is a great acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and through him, I was exposed to many well known and many virtually unknown such artists via records and in person. It's phenomenal how many great guitarists there are in the world; to the point of being overwhelming at times, and too many electric and acoustic "sub-genres" or "subcultures" that it's impossible to nail down anyone who's the greatest. These people (in both videos 1 & 2) are really great though!!! (I can't count that last dude though. He's obviously a really good guitarist, but I'd call him a multi-instrumentalist in that video, given that he was playing a kalimba too. I have a kalimba and it looks easy but its not. Taping it to the top of the guitar doesn't make it part of the guitar. But now I'm splitting hairs. Sorry about that. All in all, great, great guitarists!

[@eestaashottentotti2242]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Reed this guy (included in the list) seems to be the one to blame at least partially about the percussive guitar style beginning in the late eighties.

[@junulock]

1st I’d have to say judging from the snippets these selections are heavily leaning toward those doing a percussive style. Yes though they are amazing in what they do there is a whole lot more out there in the upper stratosphere that do what they do on a regular guitar with their fingers. Those that play classical guitar immediately come to mind though that isn’t what I follow. Amazing players coming out of Argentina, Brazil. The Romani or gypsy style players. Bireli Lagrene - France, Joscho - Germany, Stochelo or Jimmy Rosenburg - Denmark or Holland. So many more. Luis Salinas from Argentina. Extraordinarily talented versatile musicians that play both acoustic and electric. What stands out with some which I believe elevates them is their mastery is at such a level where they have the ability to improvise and create music in the moment. They don’t have to follow just something they learned off a sheet or memorized. You can also tell when they play how much control they have in their fingers to convey emotion. For them the guitar is like a voice; a language and that is probably why their music sounds alive.

[@casaMariaPT]

All supremely talented at what they do, but for me percussive playing very quickly starts to sound very samey

[@cab03004]

I was going to add Kent Nishimura (probably the best I’ve seen…go watch 25 or 6 2 4) but then realized this video is 3 years old and his videos just started coming out around this time.

[@juantimer]

Yes his genius had not yet been shown to the world.

[@b.damiangurung8987]

"Alip_ba_ta" i'm surprised !! He's not there in neither part 1 and 2, such a shame for a true talent.

[@michaelxnightmare]

Yeah I agree d

[@arklekjr]

This channel dont know the true champion

[@chauu7571]

i agree but by the time this video was made..alip isn't that famous yet...as worldwide...i guess

[@loyloyarnesto2398]

@@arklekjr lol all guitarist are true champion you guys defend your guitarist.

[@rashidsowarni]

yeah..i agree bro

[@metalscholar5681]

Alip_ba_ta from Indonesia. He's the greatest. Check out his videos!

[@desandrostuanger5118]

I think they dont like it cause alip_ba_ta not much for editing his videos.

[@metalscholar5681]

@@desandrostuanger5118 Yes. You're right. I also figure out the same thing

[@wann791110]

But he is genuine..

[@mahaujux]

@Adung Dadung gw laler, lo tokainya hahaha

[@Tukangcomm]

Very true

[@aladinin]

Michael Hedges and Tommy Emmanuel have been a huge inspiration for many in the last few decades... Good to see the Acoustic guitar in the spot light :)

[@michaelpolson482]

Did you check out Phil Keaggy at all?

[@hentyhandoko3113]

Alip bata the master guitar acoustic and the king harmonic from Indonesia.. monster & alien from 🇲🇨 with 5,99 million subscribers from 2018 - July 2024 The next level ❤ on guitar acoustic... Jazz, bluess, reggae, pop, rnb, kroncong, Flamenco and much more... ❤ Mind blowing 🎉

[@REPeace329]

You should see the video of Kent nishimura a young guy from Japan. He's the best of them all. Unbelievable talent.

[@edgardoestares9891]

Kent and Naudo are the best I've seen but I'll give Naudo my vote.

[@hasbymohammad9842]

You have to check alip ba ta.... I think you will change your mind.... I recomended when hes cover numb by linkin park....

[@juantimer]

Yes Kent is the best but he's such a humble player some people miss it. But even Tommy Emmanuel said he's the best.

[@lvgeorge]

Thanks for this Great Video compilation of Acoustic Guitarists! Each has their own style of playing as well as their own fan base. As someone else mentioned, there are so many Talented Guitarists and Various Musicians in the World, some are unknown/unsung (you all have encountered them within your own sphere of life) that the Greatest Guitarist or Musician is now almost Mute! So, enjoy and Play all of the Music you can in life, it can truly bring happiness and warm the soul!

[@0075Ryan]

Yg warga +62 jangan pada ribut ya, tolong dikondisikan, ini ujian, hahaha. Kita semua tau mas alip itu punya bakat luar biasa, yg buat ni video kan cuma berdasarkan pilihan dia sendiri, bukan lembaga resmi dunia. Gw yakin bakat yg dipunya mas alip itu gak kalah luar biasanya sama yg ada divideo ini.

[@adamjunior9912]

Wkwkwkwkwk setuju bro

[@OG1919]

I noticed these fingerstyle guitarist all play in open tunings. I applaud any musician's capabilities and truly admire some of these open tunings. Having said that, I would only point out after a lifetime (50-plus years) in the music field, that there are 2 types of musicians. There are performers that play their specific style of playing and that's is the bulk of what they know. The other type of musician is the one who is able to play all the various styles of music and isn't limited to one style or one technique. I've seen guys that totally AMAZE me with what they play, it's totally awesome. But when it's over, it's all they know how to play. Even so, I applaud both types of musicians. The point is to PLAY music, as my mentor taught me: We're all bound to learn to play music at some point in our evolution.

[@jademonde8718]

Here in the Philippines,..alip bata, RJ triumfo, jorell prospero...and me...we're the best fingerstyle guitarists...

[@tonyrodd6348]

Modest much, dude?

[@jevpas9305]

Indonesian ata c alip bata

[@johnrambo5583]

raffy lata at maestro jose valdez

[@momojack1123]

alip ba ta from philippenis?

[@craigbirchfield417]

Thank you for including Adam Raferty. I don't know if he is completely human or not-of-this-world but he is a bonafide genius and deserves to be on any list of best finger style guitarists - Also, I checked out the Part One and low and behold there are Tommy Emanuel, Andre Dufour, Don Ross, Andy McKee and John Gomm (But no Pierre Bensusan, You can't have everything).

[@binarycode4462]

Kent Nishimura was missing, from both part 1 or 2 and he deserves a mention for sure.

[@michaelmorgan6905]

To me this is the most creative and best version of guitar playing and I think when people get to this moment of ability their only limits are their imagination

[@mountainman8129]

Glad to see my friend Preston Reed on your list. Well deserved! He is SICK! Would like to see more of him. Missing Michael Hedges. Wish he was still alive.

[@mountainman8129]

Tap on my profile picture and check out my original songs. Playlist titled MountainMan has 12 originals and 1 Jimi cover on acoustic. All videos are 1 take, no FX, warts and all. I hope you enjoy them.

[@vinyarddonc]

That is so wonderful! So much stimulating sound! From someone who apparently knows the genre well... For some reason not finding Phil Keaggy in the mix simply speaks to the vast amount of talent in the field. Great job putting these two videos together...

[@orangkampoeng761]

Warga +62 santuy bor.. pas video ini di upload bang alif ba ta belum se viral sekarang

[@selisdega5642]

all of them are amazing Guitarists,.

[@dirkbensiek4580]

Great...really great...but Part 3 needed, starting with Kent Nishimura!

[@kennyclawson3483]

I agree, but I think Kent is an alien, has to be...:) Also needs Kelly Valleau and James Bartholomew, two other outstanding fingerstyle guitarist.

[@MikeFloutier]

Loved it, thank you for going to the trouble of putting it all together. They were all amazing. The one I enjoyed the most was the Chinese looking guy, although it was simple it was stunningly beautiful. Thanks again!

[@mykhaylokovalchuk3184]

Alex Mercy, Marcis Auzins, Kaspars Zemitis, Artem Mironenko, Sergey Bondarenko, The Tough Beard, Josh Turner, Peter Gergely, Andrew Foy, Marina Mirakova, Vasiliy Pastuhov, Igor Gorohov, Gabriella Quevedo, Kelly Value, Pedro Javier Gonsales, Naudo Rodrigues, Eddy van der Meer, Vanja Nauchi, Maxim Chigintsev, Antonis Simixis, Maxim Jarushkin and much more... Hey, bro! You have to make part 3 and part 4 and part 5... 😁

[@robpetty8219]

...there's that one guy too.

[@corolaut9988]

Alip ba ta

[@narcisoaballe7198]

Thank you for posting this. It;s very musically entertaining , with each player displaying different genre, style , taste of their kind of repertoire.Its SUPERBLY VERY NICE.

[@irhamgunawan5282]

Alif_ba_ta..from indonesia

[@awalcreator]

up

[@rakhmat.aprianto]

Artits not teacher ....

[@DelayNoMore4444]

Up

[@SuaveHarmonia]

I would have liked to see Yamandu Costa and Fabio Lima

[@moritzengel2735]

I think there is no best guitarist. Every guitar player is in his own way good.

[@beefsupreme462]

Exactly, that's why after 30yrs of plinking I've never wanted to or learned a chord, I play when I feel like it, sometimes not for months and sometimes for months at a time, it's like my emotions control it, when I can relax and let my mind go and become one with the guitar (bongos too) then I instinctively pick it up , it's all feel and hats off to those that have the feeling to play enough to be as good as these people

[@leprisonnier7957]

Not me

[@jaein4349]

Alip ba ta is the best in every way because he is Indonesian and all Indonesian is talented

[@nicolaiandersen7617]

75% tapping and slapping, and then you put Richard Smith, Rafferty and a few more in there to show some actual fingerstyle. I don't mind tapping & slapping; it's a style of its own. But I often wonder how those guys would do without amplification, you know, just playing. Richard Smith certainly wouldn't have a problem:-)

[@stephen25uk]

The only ones here I bother to listen to are Masaki Kishibi. He composes and plays beautiful melodies, no slappy tappy stuff, just nice music. The other is Adam Rafferty, he plays covers but concentrates on the tune and doesn't try to impress with flashy moves.

[@luniforo2177]

Il y a pléthore de guitaristes de ouf sur youtube, que tous guitariste en herbe s'en inspire sans se décourager, il y a un début à tout. La clé c'est le travail de l'instrument petit à petit. Bon courage!

[@hilttheguitarist]

What a great video! All of the guys were great, but I have to hand 1st prize to Trevor Gordon Hall for his creativity in taping the Kalimba to his guitar! It really was special! While there were a few players who may have more refined chops, I have always taught that in performing music, greatness is never about how well one plays, but how good one sounds . Trevor, the Kalimba and guitar sound great together and the Kalimba/guitar counterpoint was very special! But great job to all! I am jealous of all of you!

[@vanrozay8871]

i SO agree! the guy found new sounds to incorporate.

[@alvinstreicker4579]

Amazing all that talent.... many years and hours of practice.

[@paulz_san]

Definitely was able dig up a lot of gems from the comments section.

[@metasuperman]

My deepest gratitude to each of these incredible artist and Guitar Got Talent!!! It's great videos like this that give musicians a window on the world of incredible talent that we share!!! Excellent work!!!!! Thank you!!!!

[@charlespeterson3798]

Richard Smith was the first deserving player to be called fingerstyle. Percussive, concussive, or whatever you want to call the majority of the other players, is not fingrstyle.

[@akubra1950]

It's all still great stuff!

[@dawnkirkbride6466]

Richard Smith is not only good but his music moves me.Can you honestly say any of that tapping,harmonic stuff actually moves you?takes great skill but it's so very boring as it doesn't go anywhere

[@MonsieurBellamy]

I agree 100%

[@MonsieurBellamy]

I mean fingerstyle is all about playing (accurateley) a melody with a bass/harmony line. The rest may be impressive but it's not fingerstyle playing (Sorry for my poor english)

[@stephen25uk]

Also he's a Brit, not from USA.

[@MrCliveDavies]

Of all the lovely entertaining fingerstyle guitarists lined up here Peter Finger gets my vote for unique artistry and originality in his playing and compositions..! Great compilation video, well done, Sunbeams from Spain, Clive Davies

[@НаднеТВ]

Eiro Nareth is my favorite guitarist!

[@davepowell7168]

Incredibly inspirational.I also learned what a Kalimba is from reading a comment just in time to see one.

[@doublebd-ts2uw]

where's Kent Nishimura?

[@deannederhoff]

At 9:20 I have the ovation 6 string to that.wish I had this one lol.there was a young black guy,wish I could remember his name,but he would do stairway to heaven in 2 acoustics at 1 time,igor presnyakov,Chet atkins,Mark knopfler,Les Paul, Roy Clark and the list goes on and on and on and on some more and people we've never even heard of either.ya know.even preteen kids are amazing players also.i wish I could play half as good as they do

[@rustyyates421]

Tommy Emmanuel is best finger style guitarist in history. Not taking anything away from anyone else but he is the best

[@rustyyates421]

@@samualmoose Lindsey Buckingham is a fine finger style player, one of the very best ,but songs on the charts dont make you the best. Tommy can do things on a guitar that none else in the world can do as well. Again that isnt taking away from the their skill and talent. Tommy is simply the best of the best

[@Roscoe1279]

Very entertaining and Bravo to all Fingerstyle Guitarists from all over the globe.. Great, diverse styles! 🌏🔊👏👏👏🙂 Dan..Hard Rock Guitarist for 40 years!

[@slashusr]

A few really great fingerstyle guitarists. A whole lotta great bongo players too. By the way, has Leo retired or something??? I must really be getting old. Not one mention of Kottke, even in the comments.

[@TheTinker6871]

In his prime, he was almost untouchable

[@slashusr]

@@TheTinker6871 I was a 12 year-old beginner when the Armadillo album came out. He inspired a lifetime love of the art of fingerstyle guitar. I am still decoding parts of those songs and still stand in awe at his inimitable genius.

[@midnightaustin9287]

i hope that guitar slapping is not going to be the next thing after Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Richard smith style

[@bobsimpson4298]

If you post a Part 3, consider Eva Atmatzidou, Kent Nishimura and Ali Deniz Kardelen.... all great!

[@freechet]

All the guitarists you showed are very good and thank you for introducing me to a lot of them. However, I had the regret not to see in your selection Jacques Stotzem of Belgium and Patrice Jania of France who are also excellent. Maybe you do not know them. Thank you for this beautiful video. Friends of France, Didier.

[@CC-xt1bw]

Thanks for posting this. I agree with a few of your choices however the majority of your selections seem to reflect a predilection towards percussive guitar in open tuning which I find somewhat gimmicky and not truly indicative of mastery of the guitar itself. I suggest you listen to other contemporary guitarists such as Emil Ernebro from Sweden; Laurence Juber; Eddie Van der Meer; and, Michael Chapdelaine for comparison. That said, there are a host of other historically great guitarists that deserve attention but are too numerous to mention... (Atkins, J. Reed, Bensusan, DeGrassi, Hedges, Mize, Knowles, Dykes, Campbell, Renborn, Simpson, Gerhard, Taylor, Clark....to name just a few!)

[@goodun6081]

@Timothy Lee , I suspect that virtually none of these players have ever listened to Elizabeth Cotten, or Brownie McGhee, or Mississippi John Hurt, and so on; certainly nobody here, except for Richard Smith, has learned anything from Doc Watson's playing!. Much less Jerry Reed or Chet Atkins or Lenny Breau. Hell, I was listening to Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Preston Reed and Adrian Legg before many of the guitarists in this video compilation were even born! I've also seen Richard Thompson and Martin Simpson play live a number of times, those are guys who deliver a song. Anybody remember *songs*?

[@Julesacu]

Good to see Alex De Grassi mentioned in a post. Amazing player with some lovely pieces. Couldn't agree more too with your comments about percussive guitar - a lot of flash but not enough substance and gets old very quickly IMO. Very overused techniques that look impressive but are not that hard to pull off. I wish people put less stock into that stuff.

[@michelyvettepearl717]

Brilliant..Thanks so much, and you did a great information intro on copyrights well done!...So many I have never heard of before so a BIG thank you.

[@Deebemc]

Good guitarists all but I drop everyone that thinks playing the bongos on their gitbox is the way forward. Yes, I am fussy but I can’t recall Chet, Davy or Bert doing it. Richard Smith is pure class.

[@1610austin]

bravo to all the guitarists . really great players

[@lindsayheywood7195]

Justin Johnson is an amazing blues finger style guitarist

[@tonybrown9797]

thank you for putting this together. Really enjoyed them.

[@318mjb]

Mostly open tunings and a lot of percussive thumping, aka guitar diarrhea. Gets boring in a couple minutes. Having said that, I will admit, there are a few gems in here.

[@Javi____thatsall]

I know Right?

[@alexgordonepic]

yup. so gimmicky

[@pappyschon3327]

funny i feel the same way

[@paknedhuha1894]

Check out Alip_Ba_Ta Maybe u ll find some different 😊

[@jmorra]

The only guitar bongo-er I like is John Gomm. All of this could be a new generation gap. I think it's a way for young people to not sound like Merle Travis or James Taylor.

[@fluxfaze]

Never thought I’d hear a rendition of “Beat It” I would enjoy.

[@Themadeaswin]

The Great fingerstyle Guitarist in the World still Alip Ba Ta.... He just a worker with impossible finger, guitar local and cigarette in the fret...?😌😅😆🤣

[@bushman9836]

I disagree, he is great but there's a lot better than him

[@awalcreator]

Up

[@adifitriruslan9973]

Alip ba ta channel, check it..

[@bushman9836]

Ive checked it already. And alexanders skill is so far better

[@Themadeaswin]

I think you need to go to the doctor to check your ears , there may be ants @ there.. 😅🤣😝😂🙏😇

[@whimpypatrol5503]

About 9% of responders don't like guitar slapper music. I don't either, but not enough to give video a thumbs down. The video does a great job of sharing guitarists I have never heard of.

[@rajb5595]

Personally I like when the guiter is not played like a percussion instrument .been waiting for Tommy or like in the list .

[@TWKing-lz1hg]

But the guitar is a percussion instrument. It's not a string instrument as you dont play it with a bow, it is like a piano you hold. However, I agree, this percussive style that's taking over what is finger style playing is a little much. It's good, but it's not finger style.

[@shawnheidingsfelder8179]

Likes a guitar not played like percussion, but yet is waiting for Tommy Immanuel, who is one of the greatest at playing his guitars like percussion....

[@audiophileman7047]

How good is that! These guys are wonderful musicians. I really enjoyed hearing them play, even it was brief for each one!!

[@davidlarondelle2326]

This shows guitar playing has become much more percussive, improvisational and more quirky because each person has their own way of doing their thing. It also shows the tremendous influence of the cla3ssical guitar and its right hand finger style. If this video represents the best, i will choose the classical guitarist as more a more disciplined, methodical, well establised technique which is 2nd to none and whose repertoire is vast. Classical guitar still is the king of the guitars. These guys remind me of street basketball players, each with their own little tricks but none would make it in the NBA. There's a whole new crop of young classical guitarists all over the world whose skills are unsurpassed. The players in this video are probably the best in there style and are in their own right very talented and sound great.

[@guitargottalent8288]

There are few guitarists who are self taught and they have their own style while picking which i find it creative and a new possibility

[@stephen25uk]

Classical guitar repertoire is actually tiny so gets very boring when you hear the same few pieces over and over. I also dispute your claim that classical player's skills are unsurpassed, that's nonsense. They are no more skilled than any of these guys.

[@davidlarondelle2326]

@@stephen25uk if that video represents the best players of that style then they are not equal to classical guitarists. The classical guitar repertoire is massive.

[@newtonfirefly3584]

@@davidlarondelle2326 Many and much of Your comments are very well stated and have good basis. There are some of these "finger style"guitarists who show and can be seen of their more classical training. Of the younger players in these two videos (and some who go similar levels but missing) Marcin Patrzalek has extensive classical training, development and mastery along with Spanish and Flamenco. There are videos of Marcin performing intricate classical guitar pieces among his fellow students. (The clip of Marcin in video part 1, is from a few years ago at about age 15, now about 19. Notice his guitar then has the signature of Tommy Emanuel on it. Marco too has seems to have such classical training too and expanded into this more experimental form of combined finger style with percussive and playing multiple voices in harmony, synergy, synchrony and synchronization. As an example Marcin plays an arrangement of Beethoven's 5th in which he is combining the orchestra onto one instrument. Perhaps view videos of Marcin, Marco, Tommy Emanuel and other similar artists, musicians, guitarists.) ALL of these guitarists shown in these two videos are fantastic and enjoyable for me while many of these guitarists shown here who use percussive style additions seem to be more simply additions to the beat, often those playing modern acoustic music. While a few guitarists shown are accomplishing much more simultaneously in conveying the music also transmitting feeling, emotion and meaning, also using the instrument to convey multiple voices.

[@howardjones7370]

@@stephen25uk : That’s bs! The classical repertoire is constantly being added to, and there are plenty of classical guitar players/composers who can throw in a range of ‘ party tricks ‘ to push the boundaries of classical further when deemed necessary, not including classical and flamenco guitarists in any of these lists is a huge oversight

[@fredriklindberg903]

Conny Berghäll - Revolution. Should have made the list by now.

[@dawnkirkbride6466]

I love acoustic guitar but that tapping stuff reminds me of Prog rock in the seventies when Punk came in to save rock n roll from half baked poetry and meaningless music. Freight train still sounds great today as does classical music but does this other stuff actually move anyone or is it more a case of guitar masturbation.

[@dawnkirkbride6466]

Lol e too and you're right it's very pretentious.seems to be something done by millennium kids.

[@jameshughes455]

AMEN!!! I guess it takes talent to do it, but that beating and knocking on the guitar don't do it for me!!!

[@danielschafhautle1691]

Well, it moves me. So that is that. I guess everyone has their own taste in music / preffered style. I like it most of the time. I can agree, that some players overplay it, a simple beat in the background or the slap on the low strings can sometimes be good, but only add that stuff if it serves the song, not for the sake of doing it. Hope you understand, not native speaker

[@daevaskye]

Yeah because punk was so deep and meaningful lol The prog era produced some of the best music ever made IMO but I agree with the second half of your comment.

[@bernardpraveens]

WOW, you all are so blessed and awesome, thank you for your music.

[@manuelornato3722]

They're all amazing but fingerstyle guitar doesn't reduce to percusive guitar IMHO.

[@sibijakqq5306]

yeah.. just fingerstyle as simple as used to be.. not complicated additional tools.. just flows with yr skills.. talents.. n soul of music..

[@joannasarcamedes8191]

so many talented people....

[@BelialAndar]

Hammering on every other note so you can beat your guitar like it owes you money is not finger style playing. These guys are good in their own right, but the best finger style guitarists you will find in the classical world.

[@JasonLee-xp2dd]

Nah man. Rock guitar is where it's at. Ya know the ones with electric guitars and huge amps and plenty of pedals

[@timcotterill3952]

A great showcase of talent. Thank you. It was very enjoyable.

[@Oenloveslife]

Where are Pierre Bensusan and Joe Robinson?

[@goodun6081]

And Paco Delucia?

[@DavidFederLimitlessGuitar]

Very nice, thank you

[@VintageFLA]

Thank you for doing these. I’m sure you can find more great players, and I hope you do. I am not a fan of the tappers, and it would be difficult to listen to that style for more than a song or two, but I was very entertained by all. Thanks for your videos #1 and #2.

[@Robert-oz9fy]

Nancy Eaton I’m not a fan of tapping either. However I do appreciate the talent.

[@guitardave3028]

I'm with ya'll....not a tappimg fan...how bout that emil enebro...just an al around player...love his taste in arrangements!

[@daevaskye]

There are some great performances in this video compilation for sure but I was struck by how samey many of them sounded with all the body tapping percussion and string tapping/striking etc. It's kinda flavour of the moment I guess.

[@jamesmcallister5494]

l saw a lot of very nice guitars and a couple of pickers,

[@Baslasher]

I miss Eddie van der Meer in this list. THE best in the world imho!

[@gratefulyes6282]

Do you play guitar?

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

I don't have time to watch the whole video, so I'll just mention the amazing Scotty Anderson. Scotty Anderson is the inventor and sole practitioner of the highly-demanding and utterly amazing style in which he plays, which fuses modern jazz, country, roots music and standards - and lots of other things - into something which has to be seen/heard to be believed. Using his trusty Telecaster, and armed only his his hands and a thumb-pick, Scotty plays things that no one else can play - with effortless creativity, mind-boggling chops, mind-bending technique and endless musicality. Passages most six-stringers (even very good ones) struggle to play at tempo in single notes, Scotty can do in double or even triple-stops. A very small number of guitarists have the legitimate chops and musical knowledge to rival the best jazz saxophone or trumpet players - but Scotty is one of them. And not only can he play cleanly at blinding tempo, even his playing at rapid speed is enjoyable and creative - unlike so many guitarists who view speed as a chance to show off. Scotty is equally adept on acoustic guitar as electric, but you'll most likely find him with his Tele in hand. If you enjoyed the late Danny Gatton, please check into Scotty Anderson. He's a one of a kind talent, and once he's gone, we won't see his like again. Yes,he is that good.

[@windmill10]

Where is Leo Kottke??? He's not only one of the best, he is also one of the funniest.

[@nicknorthcottfingerstylegu3493]

Agreed. Not a single slide player here

[@zd4v1d]

Agreed. Kotke is on consistent rotation around here. Great collection, though.

[@andrewmartin6445]

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[@mwj5368]

Amazing talent from artists I've never heard before using the amazing percussion instrument the guitar is to the max! So great of Guitar Got Talent to create this and I've only heard "Part Two" so far! These prodigies are using every technique in the book and some it seems they've created too!

[@SlowHand009]

Nice job ! Thanks. Laurence Juber and Jacques Stotzem are for part 3 ?

[@rudipatihblp2307]

1ths what I'm talking about it... wow.. the real fingerstyle master...

[@sobizzr]

With due Respects and more,. Yes check out Alip Ba Ta. You owe it to yourselves 😊✨🇦🇺

[@JCFNor]

There are, of course, other that can be included in a new compilation. Peppino D'Agostino for example. Thanks for this!

[@garypuckett4101]

Actually, the vast majority of these players sound almost exactly the same. Tune, slap, slide. Amazing technique, but they end up sounding the same. Masaki was lovely though. (Richard Smith too.)

[@patclair9555]

That’s rather true. It’s a genre thing, created in my mind by Hedges’s innovations. Who knows how all these players - skilled as they are - would sound next to him had he endured? It’s the same question as with Hendrix or Duane Allman or SRV in their zones. And then there’s players like John Hammond Jr and Keb Mo etc, who keep a style alive, maybe playing it “better” or even more soulfully than those who created it. And guys like John Fahey and Leo Kottke brought the instrument to compositional and thematic places it had never been. Same with Robin Bullock and his iterations of Celtic sounds and rhythms. All of these GOAT things are bullshit anyway. Just fodder for all the fans and advocates to argue about. You never hear any of the great ones arguing about this nonsense. Play, listen, smile, love. It’s all good.

[@BluesnCruise]

Very enjoyable experience and thanks for that.

[@Maoli2013]

When did the guitar become a percussion instrument? Did I miss that change?

[@henkema22]

horrible indeed... these guys sound all the same...

[@thismusicisnotforyou1902]

I hate it. It’s not fingerstyle either. All sounds the same and it all sounds shit.

[@mymartind35]

I'm with these other guys. There is barely a melody among them. Just guitar pyrotechnics. Martin Tallstrom, Tommy, Richard, Michael Chapdelaine, Adam Rafferty. If these guys want to play percussion, fine. But it isn't fingerstyle, other than the ones I listed. Larry Pattis is an extraordinary player. Phil Keaggy. Leo Kottke. Michael Johnson. Kirby Jane Easler.

[@friedrichjesenik4060]

The best finger style guitarist is to my mind Tommy Emmanuel, watch him on youtube he is hilarious!!

[@guitargottalent8288]

Also do check out 'Best Fingerstyle Guitarists in the World - Part 1' compilation kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5TRp5t9grCKibM

[@marinomarinac9712]

NAUDO

[@goitsemodimomanowe894]

Yep, non of these guys come close!

[@jaein4349]

Alip ba ta is the best Tommy trash who?

[@kedondongkedondong9435]

@@jaein4349 lu gila lu! gw sk alif ba ta jg tp jgn berlebihan gitu, si tommy emmanuel ini dah main fingerstyle jauh sblm si alif ba ta lahir n dia jg pionir fingerstyle modern..jd respect dikitlah k tommy!

[@SibeDad]

Nice to see Nick Johnson on this 2nd list, however two that should be here are Gabriella Quevedo and Billy Watman.

[@jefferylewis2162]

There seems to be a bias in the selection of players in this video. Shear technical prowess is favored, and melodic expressiveness is non-existent. A great guitarist must first be a great musician, and a great musician must craft music with the needs of the listener in mind. When I was playing this video, my wife could overhear it in the other room. Near the end of the video, she came over and begged me to turn it off. She reached a tipping level of irritation. She is not a guitarist. Her request to stop the video should say something about these guitarists. What they play is not very musical. After watching this video, can you hum a melody from any of the samples? I can’t. I feel like I’m just assaulted by an overload of notes and percussive slaps. And regarding percussive slaps, that might have been useful before multi-track recording and synthesizers came around, but today, these sounds are just bad. Have you ever heard of someone sampling a string slap, and then using that in their percussive track? No! Why? Because it is not a good percussive sound. It is an irritating and rasping sound. A great guitarist is a great musician, and a great musician knows how to please a non-guitarist listener; not irritate them. With that said, Andrew York is a great guitarist.

[@bobluthier3031]

thanks! next time i need help deciding what i like to hear, ill be sure to consult you first. word of advice, the less expectations you have about what music should or shouldn't be, the more youll enjoy it

[@rikweeds2306]

Punctuation and proper structure in writing is important. This is rambling

[@chrisdevine3511]

Michael Hedges, William Ackerman, Alex DiGrassi, Pierre Bensusan, Leo Kottke.

[@patrickwoods2213]

Andy McKee does percussive slaps in his playing and yet he is one of the biggest acoustic guitarists in the world, and has many fans that are not musicians or guitarists. It’s because of his melodies that people connect to it. Whether tap or slap has nothing to do with how good your song is - as you yourself indicated, you can’t hum most of these tunes, but percussive effects are there to keep the rhythm and give it spice. It’s an art form to be playing, percussion, and harmony all at once on a single instrument. So if percussion or slapping on a guitar is so bad, then why is someone like Michael Hedges considered revolutionary? Why would he inspire so many people? Plus, you need to remember that these are only samples that last for a few seconds of each artist. Many of these players that are featured here bring a lot more to the table if you saw full concerts of them.

[@jefferylewis2162]

Thank you Patrick for the feedback. I listened carefully to two of Andy McKee's videos: Drifting and cover of Africa. I'm assuming Drifting is an original composition. I would say it is an ok composition. The melody is ok. Try to image this piece arranged for piano. It would not be impressive. And that is how you judge compositions. You have to pull the core melody and harmony out of context of the arrangement you are hearing and judge that. I do have complete respect for Andy. If I quit my job and practiced 4 hours a day, I would never be able to play like Andy. But here is the point. I wouldn't want to play like that. Hammering on an acoustic guitar produces a very sub-optimal tone. It is very weak and unsatisfying; and tiresome to sustain. On an electric, it is a different story due to the sensitivity of the pick ups. On an acoustic, you really only want to use hammer ons sparingly. Andy uses hammer ons nearly exclusively so the other hand can be wapping the guitar. Also, wapping the guitar hurts your hand! I've ventured into flamenco style and that requires a lot of wapping. I gave up on it because my hand started to hurt. Pain is not the experience I'm looking for by playing the guitar. Now regarding the cover of Africa. If I wanted to listen to a cover of Africa, Andy's arrangement would be my last choice. I've made this point in my original comment, but wapping a guitar is not a percussive sound of sufficient quality to use in a mix. Todays options of percussive sounds is nearly limitless and these options all sound better than wapping a guitar. And one last comment. In the videos I watched, there is a mic off in the foreground. This mic is not what is capturing the video's audio. It is just for show. It is too far from the guitar and would pick up large amounts of room effect. Though I do not have inside knowledge of how Andy recorded his audio, I would not be surprised if he used multiple tracks and mixed the levels. It is very difficult to level out a wapping sound with a hammer on sound using just one channel. The wapping sound would over power the hammer on in terms of dynamics. My guess would be he is using a track for the wapping and a track for other parts (recording these tracks independently) and then mixes the tracks to level out the dynamics. The video then over dubs this mixed audio onto the video. Nearly all high quality music videos do this. If all you did was capture the audio with an ambient room mic, it would sound terrible.

[@kbradford9703]

Wow!! There's some great stuff in here. Kudos.

[@johnnycongamusic]

Not the world's best by a looooomg way. Their facials are more serious than their playing! All I hear is a lot of finger percussion and open tunings. If you want serious finger style music go dig up Johnny Hiland or Glen Cambell duelling banjos or Glen Broadfoot.

[@nickiemcnichols5397]

Or Roy Clark.

[@pappyschon3327]

it is all open tuning and i will bet it is the only thing they know how to do only

[@dallasryle7740]

great players,,but playn w fingers is not "fingerstyle guitar"..otherwise mark knopfler etc..fingerstyle is solo guitar..maybe hiland does some solo guitar stuff..i know glen campbell did..but mainly known for strumming and singing and session work..not solo guitar..though he did do great solo guitar on "astounding" album and william tell overture etc..

[@dallasryle7740]

@@nickiemcnichols5397 roy is great known for flat picking, not fingerstyle as much..he also almost always sang when it was solo..obviously banjo definitely fingerstyle.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

How about some love for the late and greatly missed Buster B. Jones. The French were so impressed with his playing they nicknamed him "Le Machine Gun," but Buster didn't just have great chops. Everything he played was musical. Buster, we sure do miss you and your wonderful playing. RIP, brother....