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George Shuffler Crosspicking

The is an excerpt from Flatpicking Guitar Magazine's instructional DVD "Clinch Mountain Guitar." The instructional portion of the video is taught by James Alan Shelton, the guitar player for Ralph...  
 
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crispinchicken (1 month ago) Show Hide
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a lot of people pick it d u d u d u because they're used to alternate picking, but shuffler used d d u d d u d d u to get that banjoish sound
stevieVantanna (1 month ago) Show Hide
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is it d d u or d u d u d u?
flatpikinguitar (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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ddu.
olivieraleman (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Right, Bill Napier was doing it with the Stanleys before George.
SteveGaines (1 month ago) Show Hide
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@olivieraleman

Napier played LEAD GUITAR but in a different style..George was the one who INVENTED cross picking...
xXxLovexOrxDiexXx (3 months ago) Show Hide
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george is one of the pioneers thats for sure but we cant forget bill napier, i think he was playing that style before george
mollyshuffler (3 months ago) Show Hide
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he is really my grandpa he's awesome people!!!
Satiaraha (5 months ago) Show Hide
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and also there are a live version which mean that this part in fact is pure ability and that is not a studio trick
Satiaraha (5 months ago) Show Hide
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well George is almost the Father of the crosspicking and i' know that this technique is very hard if you try to find the perfection will be one of the five most hard difficult technique of Guitar world but many people know one amazing guy well a KING of guitar a GOD of guitar MR. Robert Fripp may be you heard the one of his master piece FRACTURE from Starless and Bible Black is amazing when i heard i think that there were a two guitars playing at the same time but there were just FRIPP
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