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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
📌 This episode is sponsored by Martin & Co. and Algam Benelux!
Get all the info and where to buy Tommy Emmanuel's signature strings: https://www.algambenelux.be/nl/blog/2025/3/7/tommy-emmanuel-signature-martin-amp-co-strings
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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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🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TommyEmmanuelTV
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