Chris Proctor - Nights in White Satin

[TonySanAntonio]

this guy is unbelievable. met him in person. super nice and cool. a must see.

[acousticanaetati]

aaaw, he made a lot of mistakes =/ but it's still briliant, though

I guess he was just nervous or something

[Fingerpickerdude]

Thanks, Chris is a fantastic fingerstyle. The man has some long fingers and can reach those impossible chords. He uses an ebow alot with great results. Also plays Taylors most of the time. If you get a chance he will be in Kansas this month. Give a listen.

[Fingerpickerdude]

Thanks, Chris is a fantastic fingerstyle. The man has some long fingers and can reach those impossible chords. He uses an ebow alot with great results.

[TheKeetkeet66]

beautiful.

[ktboardhead]

yeah i'm pretty sure thats an ebow. steel string sounds sooo much better for this style of music.

[ronshalita]

is he using an ebow?

[jl4singaqua11]

Is this a steel string guitar cause it looks like he was using an e bow.

[awesomejohnnet]

beautiful serene , souılful, and brilliantly used technique

Thank you for doing a great version of a great song,

God bless

[Nen44]

dudes gonna be in dillon mt tonight

[garrity18]

people pass this on.  This is beautiful.

[bgthang]

I seen chris is the small town of crockett, tx a couple of years ago. He is simply amazing. A true master of the stringed instrument.

[taylor410ce]

What modal Taylor is that?

[lumps23]

taylor specially made him a custom guitar cause he is so bad ass

[PorchDogPondering]

Prince was the first t well known artist that they made one for. By making guitars for and with well known artist the company became known. Before that they were about to go under. Even though the Taylor logo was not on Prince's guitar word spread and Taylor became a brand name.

[crelis]

what is he using at 1:42?

[mikeq1975]

e-bow

[geeltj]

@crelis fingerpics or somethin?

[DanPeat3]

Are those Silk and Steel strings?

[heartofdarkness13]

nylon string :)

[kambing2410]

@heartofdarkness13 nope, it can be seen clearly that he plays a steel string guitar

[jdesouza32]

I was fortunate enough to spend a week learning from him this past summer at Mark Hanson's Accent on Music camp. What a great player, teacher and nice guy! Note the foot pedal. He advises getting one of those to make sure your posture is consistent from gig to gig since you never know what the chair situation may be. I use a strap, so that's how I maintain consistency and he said that's fine as well.

[bluespuppet]

I attended one of Chris' workshops and it was mind-boggling to say the least. Incredible fluidity and mastery of the guitar. I bought his instructional DVD - Contemporary Fingerstyle Workshop - which is highly recommended.

[jdesouza32]

His 12-String Workshop DVD is quite good as well. He shows how to make use of the octave strings separately.

[Revelations]

I cannot help put noticing that his thumb looks very odd when he plays. I suppose it works for him, though.

[Svetlailieva]

Great! But is it a classic guitar or an acustic one?

[sandrews623]

The guitar is steel string so it is an "acoustic one" to use your terms (both steel string and classical nylon stringed are acoustics). But the playing style is almost completely classical (I was a classical guitarist for 30 years). About the biggest difference in style is the use of finger picks (classical guitarists use shaped finger nails, steel string players usually use the pads of the fingers). But technique is really classical.

[Svetlailieva]

Have you seen jwcfree playing California Dreaming? You should - this is 11 year old amazing kid.

[LeaningBear]

Super arranging. Dang, we'll need to retune the guitar again.

[SlowStrider]

Very nice playing. This guys hands look very skinny...

[kevinwcmi]

OK, somebody help me out. What device is he using to produce the singing tone from the guitar?

[csmusicplace]

It's called an e-bow.

[WoohaDude]

I got to see this guy play at a local music store as well, and I just sat there with my mouth open the whole time. Totally inspired me to never stop playing guitar too.

[wwih]

THIS is amazing... The performance moves me

[caproctor]

Jeez, look at me play! Well, I wish. He's amazing

[trenchcoatdemon]

I was lucky enough to see Chris play at a local music shop... incredible

[Zionyde]

Look at the spelling... "Nights In WHTIE Satin!"