Can you explain? i thought with a 12 string the strings are basically on top of each other? So it's just a higher action?

@@ColtonBlumhagen Go play a twelve string ,you'll see.

@@ColtonBlumhagen when your picking it's not at all like strumming. U can strum and play a twelve string about the same if you have enough of a contact patch. But the picking part...

@@armandomorales3809 The advantage of a 12 string for an average player, using country style bass runs & chords with a pick, is that you have a bigger target area! That has nothing to do with this video of virtuoso finger picking of course!

When he was playing classical gas, I was automatically programmed to here all that flashy stuff tommy Emmanuel does between the breaks on the chorus. It was kind of refreshing to NOT hear that.

I just discovered him today. I must say he's my new acoustic guitar hero!

Tommy Emmanuel, Mike Dawes, and Doyle Dykes are my favorite! Superb playing!

I love him i just wish hed let his songs breath more

you are so funny...LMFAO!!! Actually my friend it takes a lot of practice and if you love playing you fiddle ( a funny ), really work on finger picking and there are a lot of instructional videos out there that really will make it a lot of fun! I played for about 20 years, then stopped for about 20 years ( how stupid of me) and my Wife wants be back in the game so she got me a Taylor 150e 12 stringer for Christmas! I can't wait to jump into the action again! good fortunes to you!

I took my guitar to a small but sorta famous bar in Nashville. There was a great guitar player performing and he said I could do a couple of tunes between sets. When the time came the waiter said he was going to go up first, play a tune and then introduce me. Man, that waiter was a virtuoso guitar picker. I didn't ever want to pick up another guitar in my life.

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I saw him at a church in Riverside California sometime back in 2008.

you should here him do a Christmas medley...it is OUT. OF.THIS.WORLD!

That's because they cannot comprehend superb guitar playing when they here it or they had heard him earlier.

Technically it would be a medley cover of Mason Williams (composer of Classical Gas) and then Chicago.

I've seen Doyle once and I think he is a really good player, but, I've seen Tommy Emmanuel 3 times and me being a thumb picker since I was a kid, I know what it entails and Doyle is good , but, Tommy is great, he took chat to another level. I had a talk with Doyle about when him and Tommy played together. He called Tommy, Tommy animal instead of Emmanuel.

@@thomasfontenot4881 Tommy is a great showman and a great guitar player, but Doyle is the better player.

@@lynnwalker6721 I'm not here to argue with you because I just don't do that, you prefer Doyle hom I really love listening to but after seeing both of them on their own, Tommy was over the top in many ways. I saw a video where Chet said the first time he met Tommy he was about 13 or 14 and Tommy played one of chess songs better than chet said he ever did. Plus Tommy was one of the few people chet awarded the finger pickers award, plus made that great album with him "Win finger pickers took over the world". Tommy plays over 300 days a year all over the world.

@@lynnwalker6721 did you ever watch Tommy's classical gas in the studio video? And his playing 2 Beatles songs at the same time. And do you play guitar and if so what styles do you play? Honestly Lynn I'm not your enemy at all but I've seen Doyle once and talked to him but I've seen Tommy times and Tommy I just so more versatile. And if you rather Doyle that's fine too, but really neither one of us can say that the absolute truth is this or that like the gospel, because our opinion is not the absolute truth, and I would rather just enjoy both instead of trying to prove I'm right and your wrong, I'd rather e friends than enemies. Blessings to you and yours lyn!

@@lynnwalker6721 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZljp7qL1r7Mnp8.html

They're friends! "CGP" by master Chet Atkins himself.

Hey Neal KZfaq as a video of Tommy and him together.

@@thomasfontenot4881 Thank you Thomas Do you have a link

@@neilangus4401 actually just type in Tommy Emmanuel and Doyle dies, there are several but not that good of quality. But have you ever seen Tommy play classical gas? Here it is kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZljp7qL1r7Mnp8.html

Classical Gas :)

jonathan S .....not that I see

Looks a little like uncle Ted but not him.

He was of course the next recommended video.

Don Brown what do you mean lol

@@christophermcdonnell3007 I think he is talking about his facial expressions, definitely hard work. But watch Tommy Emmanuel play classical gas in the studio. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZljp7qL1r7Mnp8.html

seriously you would even think of making a comparison....

2 totally different styles so no comparison.

They're friends and have mutual respect for each others skills. Professional musicians don't do this : I'm better than you ego stuff that unfortunately in the guitar world seems to live mightily. If you're not careful can really take away the pure joy of playing. Don't worry about who you think is better. Just enjoy playing and listening.

He can play it any way u want it....im his 2nd cuz....i can arrange it if u like

Well....you know what they say about opinions. I was just wondering if he did absolutely anything right for you.

@@mattdaggett3695 He is amazing. What a very very nice man ! Very humble ! I met him at Fairview Pennsylvania he was so so generous with all his time and there were just about maybe 60-100 for a Taylor Guitar Seminar ! I told him I was going to smash mine after hearing him,but he talked me out of it !! And I am so thankful he did !