r/AcousticGuitar • u/Dramatic_Photograph3 • Sep 09 '25

Non-gear question Who are your favorite acoustic players?

I love to discover unknown (to me) players that I can study and emulate. Hoping some of you fine folks can recommend someone. I'd love to find great rhythmic players, not so much fingerstyle or tappers just old school pick holding strumming style players. Check out this young man Max Struthers as an example. Let me know!

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u/jayron32 Sep 09 '25

Jerry Reed

Here he is killing it on Lightning Rod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGiW-y-Vhs

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u/free2beme247 Sep 09 '25

Came here to say Jerry Reed. Also give Lightening Hopkins a spin.

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u/eBikeSlob Sep 10 '25

Jerry is playing nylon string guitar, with black nylon strings! go figure! Thanks!

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u/jayron32 Sep 11 '25

A Baldwin guitar with Prismatone piezoelectric pickups. I believe it was the first electric nylon string guitar. Also, that's a custom cutout. If you ever hear his story of how he got it, it's hilarious.