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Fingerstyle

fingerstyle guitar news, players, music, videos, and gear connected to fingerstyle — collected across Guitar Radar.

Guitar Radar has 4 stories tagged Fingerstyle, collected here from across every section of the site. Most of it sits under learn, music and players. The most recent story, from Oct 5, 2026, is “Guitar World Lesson Builds a Drop-D Bluegrass Piece Around Alternating Bass and Hybrid Picking”. Coverage here goes back to Aug 13, 2026.

Stories

Players

Dolly Parton, songwriter and lifelong guitar player, dies at 80

The country giant behind "Jolene" and "Coat of Many Colors" died Tuesday in Nashville after a short illness; her family confirmed the news on her Instagram.

Aug 25, 2026

Gear

Martin builds two Joe Bonamassa signature acoustics around his 1937 00-18 shade-top

A Nazareth-made 00-18 at $3,999 and a Mexico-made Road Series 00-10E Retro at $1,299, both aged to match the worn original.

Aug 13, 2026

Music

Mike Dawes and Charles Berthoud release Belle Insomnie for acoustic guitar and fretless bass

The new recording pairs Dawes’ acoustic guitar with Berthoud’s fretless bass on a five-minute instrumental collaboration.

Sep 7, 2026

Learn

Guitar World Lesson Builds a Drop-D Bluegrass Piece Around Alternating Bass and Hybrid Picking

Richard Barrett’s new acoustic study links steady thumb-style bass, chordal double-stops and an unusual F6/9 voicing in a complete playable arrangement.

Oct 5, 2026