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Blueshammer demo - Baby Please Don't Go

Not a perfect video and I am having trouble with my phone mic recording an even level. Might be noise reduction probs.

Anyway, a couple of us have been discussing finger picking and I have talked about a clawhammer adaptation or two that I use so here's a demo of what I'm calling "blueshammer" on my 5-string Sawzall Box Dobro.

I change up between a pattern of thumb, strum, pick and strum, pick thumb depending on the song. I like this with the bass note on the thumb instead of a banjo drone string. I'm still working on my finger picking and adding little melodic embellishments. New thing for me to practice.

Often instead of a proper strum, I will hit the strings with the backs of my fingernails causing them to click on the upper frets. Makes a nice snare beat.

It gets both the guitar and banjo players lookin' at you funny. :)

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Comment by Nancy kat on May 13, 2015 at 5:36am: B~Finger this is one of your best!!! Cool low vocals and beat is right on!!! Jeez I will be singing this all day now lol~Meeowwwww^.^

Comment by Bad Finger (Eric) on May 13, 2015 at 12:34am: Thanks Clock, James and Tom.

Clock, I saw a guy playing a cajon with a fan rake type thing. :)

James, I don't have a delay (I play this guitar mainly acoustic), but I have an amp with nice reverb. I'll have to try that out.

Thanks Tom. That hat is underappreciated in my house. "Dork-hat" is probably more often used than "player", but it is growing on everyone. I got my daughter a nice Kangol Player hat on sale for $13 and she wore it for her orchestra concert last night. She plays upright bass.

Comment by Primitive Acoustics on May 12, 2015 at 6:10pm: Nice playing and singing Bad Finger! You do look like a player.

Comment by James O Lunsford on May 12, 2015 at 4:25pm: Blues Hammer cool man I sometimes use that drum beat finger picking sound to adding Delay makes it really come out sounding good Man

Comment by Clock The Wolf on May 12, 2015 at 2:32pm: SUPERBIGPLUSMEGAWOWCOOOOOOOOOL!!!

Clawhammer? How about Fan Rake? :-o

Comment by Bad Finger (Eric) on May 12, 2015 at 1:11pm: Thanks Wes.

Jim, the hat does help. I used to think I was a pork pie guy, but it turns out I'm a player. :)

Comment by Jim Morris on May 12, 2015 at 11:50am: I'm workin' on it Eric. Woulda had it done by now but I can't find my Badfinger Blueshammer hat. Need that for this!

Comment by Bad Finger (Eric) on May 12, 2015 at 9:03am: Thanks Jim. Can't wait to hear your 3 string song.

Comment by Jim Morris on May 12, 2015 at 8:04am: Nice Eric! I've almost got it for 3 string. Not sure if I'll be nailing those snare hits quite as hard as you do though!