Just what you expect from Steve Baughman
Love clawhammer as it is such a powerful technique. You get so much sound out of so little work.
Steve covers the technique very nicely in this DVD but it is certainly not for the novice guitarist. You need to be prepared to play around with the technique and try stuff out yourself to fully understand clawhammer. The only thing I would have liked is slightly more in depth Tabs. Steve plays some variations of the main tunes (eg. Wasilla Weed) that aren't totally covered in the Tabs.
Great Technique Instruction
Steve is a great teacher of this Clawhammer method and its variations. In each "Lay Of The Land" part he says "..now watch what my left hand is doing...." with abbreviated chords D or D7 and the camera angle makes it's a little difficult to see his hammer ons and pull offs. Steve is excellent in explaining all of this I will be reviewing these sections a lot. A GREAT instructional DVD! If you are interested in this technique get this video, it's concise and fun to learn. Thank You Steve.
The Claw's the Thing
Hello, my name is James and I'm a Travis picking addict. Luckily, I've admitted that I have a problem, and part of my rehab includes Steve Baughman's "The Power of Claw." This is an excellent instructional DVD that has presented me with rhythmic possibilities I would not have imagined had I stayed in alternating bass purgatory. It will also force you to improve your left hand technique, particularly hammer-ons and pull-offs. I've wanted to develop a style that combines Celtic and twang, but something was missing, and I think it was clawhammer. I'm also a player who's never felt comfortable with a pick, so I'm always on the lookout for alternatives to using a pick that would create a similar driving type of sound. Clawhammer gives you that. Steve's instruction is detailed and well thought out, and his screen presence is very watchable. Plus, I could listen to him play all day.
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