- What is finger tapping on guitar?
- Who is the best guitar Tapper?
- Who started finger tapping on guitar?
- Are some guitars better for tapping?
What is finger tapping on guitar?
What is guitar finger tapping? Tapping involves using the tips of the fingers from your picking hand to hammer on and pull off strings in the same way you would using your fret hand.
Who is the best guitar Tapper?
1. Van Halen - Eruption. As expected, we have Eddie Van Halen at the throne of UG this week with the earth-shaking "Eruption." Clocking in at less than 2 minutes, this is the piece that changed the world of guitars as we know it.
Who started finger tapping on guitar?
The tapping technique began to be taken up by rock and blues guitarists in the late 1960s. One of the earliest such players was Canned Heat guitarist Harvey Mandel, whom Ritchie Blackmore claims to have seen using tapping onstage as early as 1968 at the Whisky a Go Go.
Are some guitars better for tapping?
gibson necks are not very good for tapping, teles and strats are really good for that. For tapping, large frets are good. "Metal" or "Shred" guitars will be best.