How to Play Slap Acoustic Guitar

Develop your fingerstyle techniques with these acoustic percussive slap exercises from Maneli Jamal. Watch as he also creates a steady bass line with the picking hand thumb and index finger. When you have the basics down, Maneli spices it up some more.

Elixir Strings inspire me to pick up my guitar more because of that rich tone that we all want out of our acoustic guitars.Manelli Jamal

Maneli Jamal is an award-winning guitarist and longtime endorsing artist.

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