I've been playing for 23 years now and this little lesson and song you wrote up here helped me learn more technique in 30-45 min of playing than most of the other garbage crammed into my head for the last 20-odd years. Thank you sir, keep up the good work!
Ohh.... you know, I QUIT playing guitar for 18 years because a guy told me if I "...couldn't even hit the strings" while playing rhythm, I "had BAD problems." But I could/can play most of Tony's solos - not up to speed yet, but clean and dead on the metronome. SHOOT!!! Everybody else seemed to get this so easily - not me! Thanks, man!
eres un crack,aqui entre españa y francia...soy de san sebastian y por esta tierra el bluegrass no saben ni lo que es ,es mi musica preferida de corazon,amo el bluegrass!,gracias por hacerme el camino mas facil..sigue asi ....buenisimo!!,abrazos desde basque country!saludddd!
That is the best pick placement video i have ever seen and it helped me so much thank you. I know that’s not what the video was about but I just needed to say this.Great lesson, I will be back.
Is it important to touch the strings with your pinky to locate your position? I always felt like I was cheating myself by doing that, and they may not be the correct perspective.
Ben is the Main !! I wish he played a Gibson or a Martin though. He’s totally killer on what ever... I just never see him with anything but Taylor’s ?? Hell maybe they sponsor him ?? They def should.
Thanks Ben - This is helpful. Is the key to building proficiency going slow with accuracy? Do you recommend looking at the right hand when beginning this exercise? Thanks!
Excellent! I enjoyed this. I have a recommendation for improvement. For picking hand accuracy, you seem to be doing two particular things that you don’t mention or address in any way. When playing chords with single notes intermingled, you ‘float’ your hand - your arm grounded somewhere you also don’t tell. When you pick *more* than one individual note intermixed with chords you appear to briefly ‘touch down’ onto the flat-top with your pinky. The mechanics of that, it seems to me, should be the focus of this vid.
Due to having left hemi-plegia, I have to play my guitair left-handed. But, I have trouble gripping the picks. So, I've been trying to use banjo picks instead, but, still have trouble. I think it's due to how my fingures bend. I'm wondering if there is some way to fix this. If a specific fingure would help or something. I love the country style though. If I can learn how to play my guitair well enough, I d like to buy a harmonica holder, so I can play botb, together.
@@BanjoBen I have been practicing for a week and now I am playing songs without even looking at my right hand. I will still get it wrong but it has given me the confidence to try and stick with it so thank you again plus I need to go to your website to find out how to do the hammer ons. 😁
I've been playing for 23 years now and this little lesson and song you wrote up here helped me learn more technique in 30-45 min of playing than most of the other garbage crammed into my head for the last 20-odd years. Thank you sir, keep up the good work!
These are the kind of comments that keep me going, thank you!
relaxing walking
Ohh.... you know, I QUIT playing guitar for 18 years because a guy told me if I "...couldn't even hit the strings" while playing rhythm, I "had BAD problems." But I could/can play most of Tony's solos - not up to speed yet, but clean and dead on the metronome. SHOOT!!! Everybody else seemed to get this so easily - not me! Thanks, man!
I have been looking for some help on picking.... i love the clarity it brings! Thank you my friend.
Brilliant exercise. Thank you Ben.
Never heard g c and d chords so pretty....melodious
That's a really helpful excercise, wish I'd thought of it. :) Going to use it w/ students.
eres un crack,aqui entre españa y francia...soy de san sebastian y por esta tierra el bluegrass no saben ni lo que es ,es mi musica preferida de corazon,amo el bluegrass!,gracias por hacerme el camino mas facil..sigue asi ....buenisimo!!,abrazos desde basque country!saludddd!
That is one beautiful guitar!
Love your creative intros, fun!!! Also very much appreciative of your utube lessons, Thanks loads, you do a great job and a great service, Vic
That is the best pick placement video i have ever seen and it helped me so much thank you. I know that’s not what the video was about but I just needed to say this.Great lesson, I will be back.
Wow, thanks!
very helpful exercise for whatever kind of music you can apply to!!! thanks
A very Cool lesson Ben..you can never be accurate enough on the old G runs and bass strum patterns, Thanks for the exercise
Dang this is an awesum lesson
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much from South Texas! Very helpful and easy to follow.
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks pal
that was groovy
This is brilliant.
Great exercise ,I gotta start practicing some of these exercises to clean up my picking and strumming 😆😆
That headstock is gorgeous
As always very helpful. Thank you God-bless bluegrass
And it even sounds gorgeous
Only just found this channel today and I'm glad I did. Subbed :)
Glad to have you, my friend!
Man,if I could play like that!
Is it important to touch the strings with your pinky to locate your position? I always felt like I was cheating myself by doing that, and they may not be the correct perspective.
Ben is the Main !! I wish he played a Gibson or a Martin though. He’s totally killer on what ever... I just never see him with anything but Taylor’s ?? Hell maybe they sponsor him ?? They def should.
Maybe not so when ya wrote be this but these days you can be accused of being racist with remarks like that
That intro was so good xD
Thanks Ben - This is helpful. Is the key to building proficiency going slow with accuracy? Do you recommend looking at the right hand when beginning this exercise? Thanks!
Excellent! I enjoyed this. I have a recommendation for improvement.
For picking hand accuracy, you seem to be doing two particular things that you don’t mention or address in any way. When playing chords with single notes intermingled, you ‘float’ your hand - your arm grounded somewhere you also don’t tell. When you pick *more* than one individual note intermixed with chords you appear to briefly ‘touch down’ onto the flat-top with your pinky. The mechanics of that, it seems to me, should be the focus of this vid.
I agree Richard. I saw what you saw. Would love to learn that. Can you help us out Banjo Ben.
Due to having left hemi-plegia, I have to play my guitair left-handed. But, I have trouble gripping the picks. So, I've been trying to use banjo picks instead, but, still have trouble. I think it's due to how my fingures bend. I'm wondering if there is some way to fix this. If a specific fingure would help or something. I love the country style though. If I can learn how to play my guitair well enough, I d like to buy a harmonica holder, so I can play botb, together.
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nice one cowboy...
So you are trying to pick the strings by feel and practice not by sight, is that right? It's a fun exercise
Yep, precisely. It won't take long if you stay after it.
@@BanjoBen I have been practicing for a week and now I am playing songs without even looking at my right hand. I will still get it wrong but it has given me the confidence to try and stick with it so thank you again plus I need to go to your website to find out how to do the hammer ons. 😁
Wondering if the player should practice while looking at or away from the strings or at the strings while they're being played....?
I recommend not looking at your pick hand as soon as possible :)
Coool, thanks!
May I know what guitar you are playing? Sounds really good.
Nonetheless thanks for the lesson man ..... your lessons are great
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I like the roman numerals as fret markers do they still make Tacomas?
No they don't but that's not a Tacoma. It's a McPherson
Do you not anchor your pinky on the fretboard when picking? Interesting..
You can, for sure, and there are incredible players that do it either way. Main thing is to remove anything that creates tension.
@@BanjoBen I'm struggling with picking accuracy (hitting wrong strings). Is there an obvious fix for this?
@@siouxsie0679 Not an obvious fix, but this lesson practiced over and over will get you there.
Would you recommend using rest strokes to emphasize the bass notes?
I suppose that would be okay. I do that at times when I'm going slower, yes. Thanks!
I think it better to show the right hand picking obliquely! I found well the picking step
sold
The long hair in the intro is hilarious.
ACK!!! Country rythm!!! Thanks for the help tho.
Gig em aggies
I can't believe you EVER missed any strings!
You kinda sound like Jack McBrayer
Wish you would stop the silly intro.
Northyorkspaul wish you would stop being dry as fuck