Tommy Emmanuel: The Greatest Acoustic Guitarist Ever?

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🟡 Why is Tommy Emmanuel STILL the greatest acoustic guitarist in the world?

In this episode of Gitaarmannen, de podcast, I sit down with the legendary Tommy Emmanuel CGP to talk about:

✅ His secrets to mastering the guitar 🎸

✅ The toughest songs he’s ever played 😱

✅ The biggest lesson he learned from Chet Atkins

✅ How he blew Eric Clapton away at soundcheck! 🔥

✅ Why social media doesn’t guarantee success for musicians

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⏳ JUMP TO YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS!

00:00 - TOMMY EMMANUEL OPENS WITH HIS ICONIC VOICEOVER – CHILLS!

00:18 - WELCOME TO GITAARMANNEN: THE PODCAST EVERY GUITARIST NEEDS!

01:01 - TOMMY EMMANUEL PLAYS – PURE ACOUSTIC MAGIC!

01:17 - WHY TOMMY NEVER USES A SETLIST (THE REAL REASON!)

03:07 - HOW TOMMY PICKS THE PERFECT FIRST SONG – HIS SECRET STRATEGY!

04:14 - WHY YOUR POSITION ON STAGE CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR SOUND

07:11 - TOURING NONSTOP: HOW TOMMY EMMANUEL SURVIVES THE ROAD

07:42 - WHAT MAKES A PERFECT LIVE SHOW? TOMMY BREAKS IT DOWN!

08:31 - DOES TOMMY EVER HAVE A BAD NIGHT? (THE HONEST TRUTH!)

09:57 - TOMMY HAS BEEN TOURING SINCE HE WAS 6… HOW DID HE DO IT?

10:21 - TOMMY’S BEST ADVICE FOR YOUNG GUITARISTS (MUST-WATCH!)

11:43 - THE #1 RULE: WHY GREAT REPERTOIRE BEATS TECHNIQUE

13:39 - SOCIAL MEDIA & TOMMY EMMANUEL – LOVE IT OR HATE IT?

15:25 - TOMMY’S BIG BREAK: THE MOMENT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING!

18:33 - WHEN TOMMY OPENED FOR ERIC CLAPTON ON THE ‘JOURNEYMAN’ TOUR

19:55 - DID CLAPTON AND TOMMY TRADE LICKS BACKSTAGE? FIND OUT HERE!

21:14 - ERIC CLAPTON’S ADVICE TO TOMMY – LEGENDARY QUOTE!

24:04 - WHEN CHET ATKINS GAVE TOMMY THE TITLE ‘CGP’ (WHAT IT MEANS!)

26:02 - WILL THERE EVER BE MORE CGP GUITARISTS? TOMMY’S TAKE!

28:05 - 🎸 WIN A YEAR’S SUPPLY OF MARTIN STRINGS – TOMMY’S CHOICE!

29:17 - GITAARMANNEN COMMUNITY QUESTIONS – YOU ASKED, TOMMY ANSWERS!

31:16 - TOMMY EMMANUEL’S FULL GUITAR RIG EXPLAINED – TONE SECRETS REVEALED!

32:58 - HOW DOES TOMMY MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK SO ‘EFFORTLESS’?

36:17 - LISTEN TO THIS: A STUNNING TOMMY EMMANUEL PERFORMANCE!

43:34 - TOMMY & ED PLAY ‘SLOW DANCING IN A BURNING ROOM’ – INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE!

45:28 - THE GIBSON J-45: THE SOUND OF TOMMY’S CHILDHOOD

48:50 - THE ONE THING TOMMY WOULD TELL HIS YOUNGER SELF – GOLDEN ADVICE!

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