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  Paul scofield January 3, 2020 at 12:54pm

  Thanks , it’s all about experimenting ,keep going down new routes that’s what I have found effective 
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  Poorness Studios January 2, 2020 at 3:22pm

  Man... lovin' that blues style. This is a great technique vid.
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  Ernest Gusella January 1, 2020 at 1:26am

  Hello Paul: There was something about the thumb in your playing which rang a bell. I looked up Mance Lipscomb on Wikipedia, and there he is described as the king of the 'dead thumb' style of blues players from Texas. Actually I worked on the covers of Chris Stracwitz's 'Arhoolie records of Mance Lipscomb and other people like Bukka White, Clifton Chenier etc. in San Francisco in the late '60s, while I was going to grad school for painting. Your 'dead thumb' playing sounds like Lipscomb, which ain't bad at all... especially on a 3 string guitar. I just recorded everything you have on Youtube. It is great stuff and highly recommended for aspiring players.
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  Ernest Gusella December 31, 2019 at 11:29pm

  Hello Paul:  Very good tutorial and Mississippi alternating thumb style. Sounds great. While studying art in NY in 1964, I took a few lessons from Reverend Gary Davis protege Stephan Grossman, who has a whole pile of books and DVD's on his Kicking Mule Records label. He has kept this style alive with MANY followers on traditional 6 string guitar. I have seen a couple of people use alternating thumb finger picking on cigar box guitars but I want to see your DVD. You seem to get the beat and the technique across in a very understandable fashion.. I myself can play Rev. Davis' 'Candy Man' on a 6 string. Once you get the alternating bass and pinching going on with the thumb and the pointing and index finger, you can adapt the same pattern to tons of songs and chords very easily. Well done! And please post your DVD information on Cigar Box Nation AND Youtube! Also, what is the company name of your guitar input with the volume knob. I have seen a few other people use it and it looks handy. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO PAUL AND EVERYBODY ON CIGAR BOX NATION!
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  Dave Lynas December 31, 2019 at 9:01pm

  Thanks Paul. I could clearly see what you were doing. Just to my liking. I’ll try some of your riffs. 
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  AGP # December 31, 2019 at 8:36pm

  "Great Lesson" and a very well played, and easily explained tutorial, looking forward to more of the same!  "Well Done Paul"  :-)
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  Greg Tiffany December 31, 2019 at 4:48pm

  Great lesson Thank you!
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  Uncle John December 31, 2019 at 4:12pm

  Good thumb and play!