R.D. King, “An End To Wandering” | Fishman
By: Fishman
November 20, 2024
Award-winning fingerstylist performs an original piece.
Exploring Tone with Kenta Yago | Bourgeois Guitars
August 29, 2024
Fingerstyle guitarist Kenta Yago performs on a Bourgeois OMC Soloist.
Tags: Bourgeois Guitars, Fingerstyle
Eric Skye: “Blue Monk” | Santa Cruz Guitars
April 3, 2024
Eric Skye performs a fingerstyle arrangement of the Thelonious Monk standard.
Twanguero, “Blue Smoke” | Collings Guitars
By: Collings Guitars
December 18, 2023
Diego Garcia plays a great version of the Merle Travis classic on a Collings OM.
Huss & Dalton FS | Huss & Dalton
By: Huss and Dalton
July 26, 2023
Hiroya Tsukamoto demonstrates Huss & Dalton's fingerstyle model.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Huss and Dalton
Model K Deluxe | Froggy Bottom Guitars
By: Froggy Bottom
June 29, 2023
Bill Cooley plays "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on a 2018 Froggy Bottom at Carter Guitars.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Froggy Bottom
Doug Young: Paddy Fahy’s Jig #1/Paddy Fahy’s Reel #3
By: Teja Gerken
March 14, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor plays a fingerstyle guitar arrangement of two popular Irish tunes.
2012 Collings OM1 Pete Huttlinger
By: Teja Gerken
February 1, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young demonstrates the late fingerstyle star’s signature model.
Jon Gomm | Fishman
By: Fishman
December 23, 2022
The contemporary fingerstyle star discusses the origins of his playing approach and demonstrates his guitar and pickups.
Martin Tommy Emmanuel Signature Strings
By: Teja Gerken
November 2, 2022
A set of Flexible Core strings for the fingerstyle guitar master.
Steve Baughman: “Cumberland Gap”/“Cripple Creek”
By: Teja Gerken
October 26, 2022
Peghead Nation clawhammer guitar instructor plays a medley of two fiddle tunes.
2012 Lowden O-50c
By: Teja Gerken
September 7, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young demonstrates his fingerstyle-friendly Lowden.
Doug Young: “Sunbreak”
By: Teja Gerken
September 1, 2022
A beautiful original fingerstyle piece by Peghead Nation’s newest guitar instructor.
Derk’s Discoveries: Melodic Fingerstyle Guitar
By: Derk Richardson
August 23, 2022
Walter Strauss explores the melodies of iconic singer-songwriters.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
2014 TOM-R | Huss & Dalton Guitars
By: Huss and Dalton
August 10, 2022
Fingerstylist Dustin Furlow demonstrates a great OM built with Brazilian rosewood.
Fingerpicking Pinch Patterns | Fishman
By: Fishman
June 8, 2022
Danielle Miraglia teaches pinch patterns that build on basic fingerpicking techniques.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Fishman
Fingerpicking Basics | Fishman
By: Fishman
May 14, 2022
Danielle Miraglia teaches basic right-hand patterns to get you started playing fingerstyle.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Fishman
2004 Martin OMC-28BLJ
By: Teja Gerken
April 21, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young demonstrates his Brazilian rosewood Laurence Juber signature model.
Bruce Molsky: “Kom Hem” (Come Home)
By: Dan Gabel
February 21, 2022
Bruce Molsky plays a Swedish tune written by Kjell-Erik Eriksson, which Bruce recorded for his new guitar album “Everywhere You Go.”
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Doug Young and Teja Gerken, “The Seagull”
By: Teja Gerken
January 9, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young is joined by co-founder Teja Gerken for a guitar duet of an original tune.
FireFly Custom Koa | Santa Cruz Guitars
December 3, 2021
Fingerstyle virtuoso Richard Smith plays "Danza Paraguaya" on a small-body Santa Cruz.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Santa Cruz Guitars
1926 Martin 000-18
By: Teja Gerken
November 29, 2021
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young demonstrates his vintage 12-fret.
Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern: “Bonnie Jean”
By: Dan Gabel
November 10, 2021
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor sings and plays a Robert Burns song with fiddler Julia Toaspern.
Charis SJ Performance
By: Teja Gerken
October 25, 2021
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young demonstrates the guitar he uses in his Alternate Tunings for Fingerstyle Guitar course.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar Demos
Steve Baughman: “Autumn in Azure”
By: teja@pegheadnation.com
October 5, 2021
Peghead Nation clawhammer guitar instructor plays a brand-new original tune.
Alternate Tunings Fingerstyle Guitar with Doug Young Now Available!
By: Dan Gabel
August 20, 2021
Learn to play fingerstyle guitar in dropped D, DADGAD, open G, and other tunings. Sign up for email updates about the course launch.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Eric Skye: “Stella By Starlight” | Santa Cruz Guitars
August 19, 2021
Eric Skye performs a fingerstyle arrangement of the jazz standard.
Builder’s Edition 816ce | Taylor Guitars
By: Taylor Guitars
August 19, 2021
Nathaniel Murphy performs an original solo guitar piece on Taylor's popular Grand Symphony model.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Taylor Guitars
Open D Tuning | Froggy Bottom Guitars
By: Froggy Bottom
April 30, 2021
Fingerstyle guitarist Scott Ainslie presents an introduction to Open D tuning.
A Toye for Two Lutes
By: Teja Gerken
April 30, 2021
Teja Gerken and Flynn Cohen play a John Renbourn-inspired duet of a Renaissance lute piece.
Stevie Coyle: “Walking in the Air”
By: Dan Gabel
December 22, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Fingerstyle Guitar instructor plays his arrangement of the holiday favorite from the 1982 film “The Snowman.”
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Join Richard Hoover and Eric Skye of Santa Cruz Guitars on Facebook Live, Friday, December 11
By: Scott Nygaard
November 30, 2020
Peghead Nation hosts the Santa Cruz Guitars founder and one of their signature artists live on Facebook, Friday, December 11 at 3 PM Pacific Time, for a special conversation.
Teja Gerken, Doug Young, Marla Fibish, and Bruce Victor: “Here Comes the Sun”
By: Dan Gabel
August 25, 2020
An acoustic quartet arrangement of the Beatles classic.
Trifolium: “Sanctuary” | Muleskinner Instruments
By: Froggy Bottom
August 13, 2020
Froggy Bottom luthier and Muleskinner Instruments founder Andy Mueller plays a Muleskinner octave mandolin with his trio.
Steve Baughman: “Falls of Richmond”
By: Dan Gabel
August 11, 2020
Peghead Nation clawhammer guitar instructor plays an old-time fiddle tune.
Froggy Bottom Guitars | 5A Koa Model M
By: Froggy Bottom
August 10, 2020
Scott Ainslie plays "Coleman's March" in Open C tuning on a beautiful Froggy Bottom.
Orville Johnson: “Salty Dog Blues”
By: Scott Nygaard
June 3, 2020
Peghead Nation’s fingerstyle blues instructor plays a Mississippi John Hurt–inspired version of the traditional song.
Watch Stevie Coyle’s Fingerstyle Facebook Live Workshop
By: Dan Gabel
April 28, 2020
Peghead Nation’s Fingerstyle Guitar instructor spent an hour on our Facebook page recently, talking about all aspects of fingerstyle guitar. Watch the whole workshop here.
Benjamin Scheuer | “Weather the Storm” | Froggy Bottom Guitars
By: Froggy Bottom
March 27, 2020
Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer plays an original song from his award-winning one-man, six-guitar show, THE LION.
Ethan Setiawan: “Josie-O” | Win a Muleskinner Mandolin
By: Froggy Bottom
February 13, 2020
The mandolinist from the band Corner House plays a beautiful Muleskinner Instruments A-style mandolin, which you can win in a raffle for the Chandler Center for the Arts.
Derk’s Discoveries: Bruce Cockburn Is Speechless Again
By: Derk Richardson
December 20, 2019
On his new all-instrumental album, the 2017 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee lets his guitars do the talking.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Adam Miller: “Parker”
By: Teja Gerken
May 1, 2019
Advanced Fingerstyle Workshop instructor plays his original composition on a Ken Parker archtop.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Froggy Bottom Guitars | Model G Jumbo
By: Froggy Bottom
April 10, 2019
Scott Ainslie plays a Lonnie Johnson tune on a beautiful maple jumbo guitar from Froggy Bottom.
Steve Baughman: “Home Sweet Home”
By: Dan Gabel
March 14, 2019
Peghead Nation clawhammer guitar instructor plays an American folk classic.
Froggy Bottom Guitars | 2019 Brazilian Featured Model K
By: Froggy Bottom
February 26, 2019
Scott Ainslie plays a beautiful Froggy Bottom Model K built with Brazilian rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
Ryosuke Yufu: “D N A” | The Izu Sessions 2 | Taylor Guitars Japan
By: Taylor Guitars
February 14, 2019
Guitar virtuoso Ryosuke Yufu plays an original tune on his Taylor 514ce at Kitty Izu Studio in Japan.
Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern: “Moustambeiko”
By: Dan Gabel
January 29, 2019
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor plays a traditional Greek tune with guitarist Julia Toaspern.
Froggy Bottom Guitars | “Avalon Blues” | Limited Grade H-12
By: Froggy Bottom
September 10, 2018
Scott Ainslie plays a Mississippi John Hurt classic on a beautiful 12-fret built with Koa back and sides and a Sitka spruce top.
Steve Baughman: “Hard Times”
By: Scott Nygaard
July 12, 2018
Peghead Nation clawhammer guitar instructor plays a Stephen Foster favorite.
Froggy Bottom Guitars | Will Ackerman Signature Model
By: Froggy Bottom
June 22, 2018
Will Ackerman plays “The Impending Death of the Virgin Spirit” on his signature model guitar built by his friend, luthier Michael Millard.
Tony McManus: “Roslin Castle/Vigo”
By: Scott Nygaard
April 2, 2018
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor plays a medley of Scottish and Galician tunes.
Santa Cruz OO-Skye
By: Teja Gerken
February 1, 2018
Eric Skye demonstrates his 00-size Santa Cruz signature model.
Martin OMC-18LJ and OMC-21LJ
By: Teja Gerken
January 18, 2018
Laurence Juber demonstrates two of his signature model guitars.
Froggy Bottom Limited Grade Model C
By: Froggy Bottom
November 22, 2017
Scott Ainslie plays a beautiful version of “You Don't Know What Love Is” on a custom parlor guitar from Froggy Bottom Guitars.
Martin Museum Sessions | Laurence Juber
By: Martin Guitar
November 5, 2017
The fingerstyle guitarist plays an original composition in the Martin Museum, on his Martin OM-21 Signature Guitar.
Lowden Jon Gomm Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 28, 2017
The percussive fingerstylist’s guitar features an innovative hybrid top design.
Custom Lehmann Flattop
By: Teja Gerken
August 17, 2017
Kinloch Nelson demonstrates his wide-neck steel-string guitar.
Lowden O-35 Custom
By: Teja Gerken
July 17, 2017
Slack-key guitarist Stephen Inglis demonstrates his fanned-fret Lowden.
Froggy Bottom Featured Guitar | D14
By: Froggy Bottom
April 25, 2017
Scott Ainslie plays “Midnight on the Water” on a beautiful Froggy Bottom DeLuxe Grade D14 dreadnought with East Indian rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
Derk’s Discoveries: The Late Blooming of Richard Osborn
By: Derk Richardson
February 9, 2017
Now in his late sixties, "free raga" fingerstylist Richard Osborn ascends into the pantheon of American primitive guitar players.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Froggy Bottom Old-Growth Brazilian Model M
By: Froggy Bottom
January 26, 2017
Scott Ainslie plays “The One Dime Blues” on a stunning Froggy Bottom Model M with 1920s Brazilian rosewood and Greman spruce harvested in 1876.
Lowden Pierre Bensusan Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
January 19, 2017
The fingerstyle master demonstrates his guitar and amplification rig.
Derk’s Discoveries: Buck’s Vinyl Solution
By: Derk Richardson
January 3, 2017
Guitarist Buck Curran’s enthralling solo debut is best heard on LP
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Kevin Ryan Abbey Grand Parlor
By: Teja Gerken
November 7, 2016
Fingerstyle guitarist Eric Lugosch demonstrates his Brazilian rosewood cutaway parlor guitar.
Benjamin Scheuer | “Golden Castle Town”
By: Froggy Bottom
November 4, 2016
Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer plays the latest single from his album “Songs From The LION” on his Froggy Bottom H12.
PRS Private Stock Tony McManus Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
November 3, 2016
Peghead Nation’s Celtic Guitar instructor Tony McManus discusses and demonstrates his signature model guitar.
Harvey Leach Custom
By: Teja Gerken
October 24, 2016
Built for fingerstyle blues guitarist Dale Miller, this redwood and walnut guitar features a Voyage-Air folding neck and San Francisco Giants–themed inlay.
Tony McManus: “Kalyana/Le Tourment”
By: Teja Gerken
October 5, 2016
Peghead Nation Celtic Guitar instructor performs a set of two jigs at the Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration.
Froggy Bottom Guitars Limited Series | North American Guitar, London
By: Froggy Bottom
October 4, 2016
An overview of Froggy Bottom Guitars’ Limited series from North American Guitars’ Michael Watts.
Peghead Nation Workshops at the Fretboard Summit
By: Dan Gabel
October 4, 2016
Join us for hands-on guitar instruction with Tony McManus, Scott Nygaard, Courtney Hartman, Matt Munisteri, and Mark Goldenberg.
Lowden Thomas Leeb Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 26, 2016
The percussive fingerstylist discusses and demonstrates his primary guitar.
Sungha Jung Plays “Take Five”
By: Elixir Strings
September 22, 2016
ELIXIR Strings artist Sungha Jung plays a fingerstyle guitar arrangement of Dave Brubeck's “Take Five.”
Lowden Alex de Grassi Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
September 8, 2016
The fingerstyle guitar legend demonstrates his primary six-string.
Orville Johnson: “Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me”
By: Scott Nygaard
August 23, 2016
Peghead Nation to launch new Fingerstyle Blues Guitar course on September 1.
Tim Sparks: “Chasin’ the Boogie”
By: Scott Nygaard
August 2, 2016
Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso plays an original up-tempo blues.
Benjamin Scheuer | Froggy Bottom K14
By: Froggy Bottom
July 28, 2016
Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer shows the Froggy Bottom K14 he plays in his hit one-man show, THE LION, and on the album “Songs From THE LION”
Alex De Grassi: “St. James Infirmary”
By: Scott Nygaard
July 5, 2016
Contemporary fingerstyle legend interprets the early jazz classic.
Benjamin Scheuer | Froggy Bottom H12
By: Froggy Bottom
June 26, 2016
Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer shows the Froggy Bottom H12 he plays in his hit one-man show, THE LION.
Froggy Bottom F12 | “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”
By: Froggy Bottom
June 16, 2016
The guitarist Scott Ainslie plays his arrangement of the popular 1930’s song on a Froggy Bottom 12-fret F model guitar.
Benjamin Scheuer | “Golden Castle Town”
By: Froggy Bottom
May 13, 2016
Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer plays an original song from his award winning one-man, six-guitar show, THE LION.
Emerald X20 Eight-String
By: Teja Gerken
May 9, 2016
Fingerstyle guitarist Nate Lopez demonstrates his custom carbon-fiber, fanned-fret, multi-scale guitar.
Muriel Anderson: “A Baker’s Dozen”
By: Teja Gerken
April 5, 2016
Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso plays an original piece on her 20-string harp guitar.
Froggy Bottom H-12 | “Hard Times”
By: Froggy Bottom
March 27, 2016
The guitarist and songwriter Scott Ainslie plays his arrangement of the Stephen Foster hit on a special Froggy Bottom H-12 guitar.
Orville Johnson: “You’ll Work Down to Me Someday”
By: Scott Nygaard
March 15, 2016
The song “You’ll Work Down to Me Someday” was recorded by Memphis bluesman John Henry Barbee in the late 1920s. Peghead Nation instructor Orville Johnson teaches you how to play the fingerstyle guitar part (including two different solos) in his Blues Guitar course, but in this video Orville just lets loose and sings the song in his own inimitable style. To learn more blues guitar techniques, including fingerstyle, lead guitar, and slide soloing, enroll in Orville’s Blues Guitar course on Peghead Nation today.
Benjamin Scheuer | “Weather the Storm”
By: Froggy Bottom
February 19, 2016
Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer plays an original song from his award winning one-man, six-guitar show, THE LION, during a visit with Charlie Rose.
David Surette Live at Froggy Bottom Night
By: Froggy Bottom
January 29, 2016
Four tunes from David Surette's set during a concert celebrating the artistry of Froggy Bottom Guitars.
Mark Goldenberg: “Winter Song”
By: Teja Gerken
January 27, 2016
Peghead Nation Guitar Theory instructor plays an original fingerstyle piece.
Fraulini Angelina
By: Teja Gerken
January 26, 2016
Fingerstyle blues virtuoso Mary Flower demonstrates her vintage-inspired flattop.
Froggy Bottom Will Ackerman Signature Model K
By: Froggy Bottom
January 23, 2016
Guitarist Will Ackerman sees and plays his Froggy Bottom Signature Model for the first time.
Pete Huttlinger plays “McGuire’s Landing”
By: Elixir Strings
January 16, 2016
Fingerstyle guitarist and composer Pete Huttlinger talks about his concept album, McGuire's Landing, and the inspiration behind the songs and story. McGuire's Landing was recorded using ELIXIR Strings exclusively.
Celtic Guitar with Tony McManus is Now Live!
By: Dan Gabel
January 5, 2016
Peghead Nation adds to its guitar instruction lineup with a course on playing Irish and Scottish music taught by Tony McManus.
Teja Gerken: “Sage and Spirit”
By: Scott Nygaard
December 19, 2015
A solo guitar arrangement of the Grateful Dead instrumental.
Charles Hoffman Concert
By: Teja Gerken
December 4, 2015
Fingerstyle master Tim Sparks demonstrates his 000-size Hoffman guitar.
Stevie Coyle on Travis Picking
By: Dan Gabel
November 12, 2015
Peghead Nation's Fingerstyle Guitar instructor Stevie Coyle talks about Travis picking and palm muting during his workshop at the Fretboard Summit.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Report from the Fretboard Summit
By: Dan Gabel
November 12, 2015
Photos and thoughts from a weekend of guitar love and geekery on the California coast.
Phil Keaggy on Writing and Recording
By: Elixir Strings
November 11, 2015
Hear what Phil Keaggy has to say about his new record, co-writing, and why he loves the fresh, bright sound of ELIXIR® Strings.
Beppe Gambetta and Tony McManus, “Round Trip”
By: Teja Gerken
November 9, 2015
Italian and Scottish steel-string masters team up for a magical set of duets.
Sean McGowan: “Get Me to the Church on Time”
By: Teja Gerken
October 9, 2015
Fingerstyle jazz guitar master plays his arrangement of the “My Fair Lady” classic.
John Renbourn, “The Attic Tapes”
By: Teja Gerken
October 2, 2015
An album of early 1960s recordings by the fingerstyle pioneer offers a glimpse at his developing style.
Stevie Coyle: “622”
By: Teja Gerken
September 30, 2015
Peghead Nation fingerstyle guitar instructor plays an original composition.
Janet Noguera: “Nohemi”
By: Teja Gerken
September 15, 2015
Fingerstyle guitarist plays her two-handed tapping tune in the Peghead Nation studio.
Eric Skye and Mark Goldenberg Release Duo Recording, “Artifact”
By: Teja Gerken
August 27, 2015
The set of jazz-inspired originals was recorded in a single day.
Linda Manzer Custom Sitar-Guitar
By: Teja Gerken
August 6, 2015
Tony McManus plays his Sitar-Guitar, which he calls the "Delhi-Caster"
Clive Carroll: Composing Workshop
By: Elixir Strings
July 29, 2015
ELIXIR® Strings Artist Series presents Clive Carroll discussing his composition "Eliza's Eyes," and how he approaches writing for solo guitar.
2003 Ryan Mission Grand Concert
By: Teja Gerken
June 22, 2015
Luthier Kevin Ryan’s original model is a meticulously crafted guitar that’s optimized for fingerstyle playing.
1966 Martin D-28
By: Teja Gerken
June 18, 2015
Guitarist and educator Mark Hanson demonstrates the dreadnought that has been with him for his entire career.
Pete Huttlinger on Fretting-Hand Control
By: Elixir Strings
June 11, 2015
ELIXIR® Strings presents the fingerstyle guitarist walking through his favorite left-hand exercise.
Julius Borges OM
By: Teja Gerken
June 8, 2015
Fingerstyle guitarist Paul Asbell demonstrates his vintage-style OM.
Clive Carroll: Fingerpicking Workout
By: Elixir Strings
May 17, 2015
Elixir® Strings Artist Series presents guitarist Clive Carroll discussing some of his favorite fingerpicking exercises.
Phil Keaggy Loves Capos
By: Elixir Strings
April 20, 2015
ELIXIR Strings presents a short demonstration from Phil Keaggy on how he uses Kyser Capos.
Doyle Dykes: U2 Medley
By: LR Baggs
April 17, 2015
LR Baggs presents Doyle Dykes performing a solo guitar medley of U2's "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Doyle's Olson guitar was recorded with the LR Baggs LB6 pickup.
ELIXIR Strings: Interview with Pete Huttlinger
By: Elixir Strings
April 15, 2015
American fingerstyle guitarist Pete Huttlinger talks about his favorite Collings guitar, touring, practicing, why he plays, and more
Bruce Molsky and Beppe Gambetta: “Brass Band Ruchenitsa”
By: Dan Gabel
February 21, 2015
Bruce Molsky and Beppe Gambetta play Bruce's guitar arrangement of a melody he heard played by a Bulgarian brass band.
Ted Thompson T-1C
By: Teja Gerken
February 8, 2015
Peghead Nation Fingerstyle course instructor Stevie Coyle demonstrates his favorite gigging flattop.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
PRS Private Stock Tony McManus Signature Model
By: Teja Gerken
January 16, 2015
Celtic fingerstyle master Tony McManus demonstrates his signature model guitar.
Breedlove Custom Lap-Steel
By: Teja Gerken
December 1, 2014
Ed Gerhard demonstrates his custom Weissenborn-style Breedlove lap-steel guitar.
REVIEW: Peppino D’Agostino, “Penumbra”
By: Teja Gerken
October 6, 2014
The fingerstyle virtuoso takes on pieces by composers Sérgio Assad, Roland Dyens, and others.
Tags: Fingerstyle, Guitar
Orville Johnson, “Blueprint for the Blues”
By: Scott Nygaard
September 28, 2014
Tags: Blues, Fingerstyle
Steve Dawson, “J.R. Lockley’s Dilemna”
By: Scott Nygaard
June 13, 2014
Tags: Fingerstyle, Slide Guitar
