Clive Carroll, acoustic guitar virtuoso

December 26, 2008 6:16 PM

Acoustic guitar virtuoso Clive Carroll is one of Britain's most acclaimed players. To find out why, check out these performances: Mississippi Blues, Czardas, Eliza's Eyes, Aerial Discoveries, The Kildimo Set. The last link comes from Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, an amazing resource with more than two hundred tutorials and performances from top guitarists.
posted by tomcooke (6 comments total)

Kids, don't try that neck bend move in Mississippi Blues unless you want to spend time tracking down glue and clamps. The feeling of suddenly holding a beloved guitar in two pieces is quite difficult to describe.

Folks who enjoy Clive Carroll might also like Don Ross.
posted by fleetmouse at 7:15 PM on December 26, 2008

Kids, don't try that neck bend move in Mississippi Blues unless you want to spend time tracking down glue and clamps.

It's not that hard to do, and your guitar won't break unless you do it way too hard or your guitar sucks. I seem to remember beginner's books from when I was first learning (although that was many years and brain cells ago) even mentioning bending the neck. It's kind of pointless and showy, though, and a tremolo accomplishes pretty much the same thing.
posted by DecemberBoy at 8:00 PM on December 26, 2008

Fuck, Stefan Grossman is looking old.
posted by the cuban at 8:09 PM on December 26, 2008

It's kind of pointless and showy, though, and a tremolo accomplishes pretty much the same thing.

I don't see that many acoustic guitars with wang bars.

/committed neckbender
posted by Wolof at 11:06 PM on December 26, 2008

Wow, that last link is full of awesome. Great find!
posted by RussHy at 4:18 AM on December 27, 2008

Yeah, he's quite good...but I can't get beyond his smarmy grin and the greasy guitar-face expressions in these vids.
posted by RockCorpse at 8:35 AM on January 5, 2009