The easiest way to beat the Stafford Gambit (GM Guide)

😳 Guitar friend, strumming feel shaky? 🎸This 4 min video could help you lock in your acoustic rhythms. 🤝 Hey, I'm James, your friendly neighborhood guitar nerd. I've helped thousands of plateaued beginners become stylized acoustic players through my Folk Guitar Masterclass online membership, courses/workshops and Instagram community of 28k. If you're like me and my friends, life is way better with an acoustic. Strumming brings the instrument to life, and that's why I made this quick video for

It literally takes a second. Feeling stuck with boring song intros? Here's the pro tip: it's all in which direction you strum. When you strum down, your pick hits the bass strings first, giving you that grounded, low-end thump we all know. But when you flip that around and start your song with an upstroke rake, you get a shimmering waterfall of notes cascading from high to low, like the sound is tumbling out of the guitar in slow motion. It’s one of those subtle, pro-level details that separates

Jim Stafford - Spiders & Snakes (1974 Music Video) | #82 Song