Scot, your passion for music, especially for nylon strings guitar, is contagious and, for me, very therapeutic. Please don't ever stop sharing your gift. We need you here! Even though I'm your student at online Versatile Guitarist Academy, I still need your quick fixes on TH-cam. Your dedication to improvement keeps me on my toes (or thumbs?) 🥀🍷🎶
Invaluable lesson for stability. Great for picado and tremolo practice. Everything about nylon guitar and especially Flamenco is so challenging yet very rewarding. Electric guitar is a breeze after a week of nylon practice haha
Thank you for this video. I was reading through Noad’s book and it just didn’t make sense how or why. You did a great job clearing everything up for me.
Thanks for sharing how to play the right hand thumb "P" or finger rest stroke "ima" guitar position techniques. The reason why rest stroke sounds better from the classical guitar piece like Romance De Amor, here we combined both techniques playing the free and rest stroke together where the rest stroke emphasize loud and clear moving melody lines.
Hey Scot, I do have the same weird thumb. As a kid I was training my thumb to bend as much as it could just for fun. I still can bend it in a right angle without any effort. In fact, playing guitar I instantly bend it and it'd take me lots of concentration not to bend. However, I do not know how to shape my thumb nail in order to pick the string in a good way,... either it is not hitting the string enough or it gets stuck on the string. Could you show me/us how you shape your thumb nail (and the nails of the other fingers)? That would be a great lesson/video... Thanks Scot.
I would love to see your interpretation of Dee by Randy Rhoads. It is probably a simple song for someone of your talents but I was interested to see how you would pic with your fingers on that one. Love your content!!
This thumb thing has been something I have been working on recently. I have to ask how is yours and many other flamenco thumb so almost curled up backwards? Mine does not do that
I was born that way! It doesn’t matter though, there’s plenty of guitarists Flamenco and otherwise that have thumbs that don’t bend as far back and I think actually that might be better
@packerjetmin4 I saw a thread about it on some forum, and someone said you can make it that way. I was sceptical because mine doesn't anywhere near do it but there is a good few flamenco players who have a weird bendy thumb that looks like they sit on it in a secret club.
@TheVersatileGuitarist to be fair the great sabicas looks like he has a normal thumb but I've seen many with the bendy and according to a post I've seen, it can be achieved....🤔 I am crap at rest stroke tremolo and slightly better at arpeggios
Yup.. Ive been playing and basically noodling on guitar for many many years. I spend most of my time with music influenced by Flamenco. My technique is decent. However, I also enjoy playing the electric guitar. But because it generally requires using a pick, I feel that my Flamenco style technique is compromised when I spend time on the electric. Any ideas or suggestions on how I can do both? Do I stick to finger style on both? Thanks!!
Even though nylon string is my main thing, I play electric with a pick all the time… That’s really how I started playing guitar as a teenager so I’m sure that helps, but this nylon string stuff is not easy so I find myself going to the electric guitar And shredding with ease after all the technique studying I’ve done. I think the key is to pick one and make that the one that you do most of the time, but jumping around to different types and sizes of guitars I think - I could be wrong - it’s good for your fingers and brain. You have to make slight adjustments in your playing for each and I think that’s a good thing. Keep your fingers on their toes!
@ thank you Scot for your reply and the great feedback/suggestions. You are a great player and teacher as well. I do enjoy watching and learning from your videos. I am hoping that you are available for a lesson in the near future. Thanks
This is brilliant. Two problems though. 1. I find myself spending more time watching your videos than actually practicing now. 2. I really, really want a wonky thumb.
I love the tempo of your lessons. I have to go over them several times but the relentless tempo keeps me focussed. Thankyou.
Scott is awesome. He's one of the few people in the TH-cam environment that make any sense to me
Wow thank you
Scot, your passion for music, especially for nylon strings guitar, is contagious and, for me, very therapeutic. Please don't ever stop sharing your gift. We need you here! Even though I'm your student at online Versatile Guitarist Academy, I still need your quick fixes on TH-cam. Your dedication to improvement keeps me on my toes (or thumbs?)
🥀🍷🎶
Thank you Eva!!!
Invaluable lesson for stability. Great for picado and tremolo practice. Everything about nylon guitar and especially Flamenco is so challenging yet very rewarding. Electric guitar is a breeze after a week of nylon practice haha
Exactly!
Scott Tabor is one of the best on line instructors of the guitar I've ever seen. Thanks Scott.
Thank you for the kind words!
Great lesson. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video. I was reading through Noad’s book and it just didn’t make sense how or why. You did a great job clearing everything up for me.
I'm glad it helped!
Great video! Thanks for the explanations as well as the demonstrations.
0:33 "...to rest" hahaha... Love your work BTW! Very helpful tutorials!
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Thanks for sharing how to play the right hand thumb "P" or finger rest stroke "ima" guitar position techniques. The reason why rest stroke sounds better from the classical guitar piece like Romance De Amor, here we combined both techniques playing the free and rest stroke together where the rest stroke emphasize loud and clear moving melody lines.
I primarily play flamenco, and thumb rest stroke is an essential technique, and it is used frequently.
Hey Scot, I do have the same weird thumb. As a kid I was training my thumb to bend as much as it could just for fun. I still can bend it in a right angle without any effort. In fact, playing guitar I instantly bend it and it'd take me lots of concentration not to bend. However, I do not know how to shape my thumb nail in order to pick the string in a good way,... either it is not hitting the string enough or it gets stuck on the string. Could you show me/us how you shape your thumb nail (and the nails of the other fingers)? That would be a great lesson/video... Thanks Scot.
I would love to see your interpretation of Dee by Randy Rhoads. It is probably a simple song for someone of your talents but I was interested to see how you would pic with your fingers on that one. Love your content!!
This thumb thing has been something I have been working on recently. I have to ask how is yours and many other flamenco thumb so almost curled up backwards? Mine does not do that
I was born that way! It doesn’t matter though, there’s plenty of guitarists Flamenco and otherwise that have thumbs that don’t bend as far back and I think actually that might be better
@sjr1221 lol a curled thumb is a genetic trait. No amount of practice can change it.
@packerjetmin4 I saw a thread about it on some forum, and someone said you can make it that way. I was sceptical because mine doesn't anywhere near do it but there is a good few flamenco players who have a weird bendy thumb that looks like they sit on it in a secret club.
@TheVersatileGuitarist to be fair the great sabicas looks like he has a normal thumb but I've seen many with the bendy and according to a post I've seen, it can be achieved....🤔 I am crap at rest stroke tremolo and slightly better at arpeggios
Yup.. Ive been playing and basically noodling on guitar for many many years. I spend most of my time with music influenced by Flamenco. My technique is decent. However, I also enjoy playing the electric guitar. But because it generally requires using a pick, I feel that my Flamenco style technique is compromised when I spend time on the electric. Any ideas or suggestions on how I can do both? Do I stick to finger style on both? Thanks!!
Even though nylon string is my main thing, I play electric with a pick all the time… That’s really how I started playing guitar as a teenager so I’m sure that helps, but this nylon string stuff is not easy so I find myself going to the electric guitar And shredding with ease after all the technique studying I’ve done. I think the key is to pick one and make that the one that you do most of the time, but jumping around to different types and sizes of guitars I think - I could be wrong - it’s good for your fingers and brain. You have to make slight adjustments in your playing for each and I think that’s a good thing. Keep your fingers on their toes!
@ thank you Scot for your reply and the great feedback/suggestions. You are a great player and teacher as well. I do enjoy watching and learning from your videos. I am hoping that you are available for a lesson in the near future. Thanks
Depends on the form of the thumb. If you dont have a rectangular bending parallel to the strings some rather use free strokes.
This is brilliant. Two problems though. 1. I find myself spending more time watching your videos than actually practicing now. 2. I really, really want a wonky thumb.
The good news is, the more videos you watch the more wonky your thumb will get
I have problems with thumb rest stroke while doing tremolo. Any tips?
Darned good. Maybe I learned something for a change. Back to the Doobies which dont sound all that good on a twelve fret guitar
Great!!
My dedo gordo will rest!!😂😂😂😂
Watch it
You need a booster kickoff stringer
I'm so used to free strokes that rest strokes slow down my playing.😕
If you get better at rest strokes, your free strokes will be better than ever!