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Right Hand Fingerstyle Techniques - Weedwhacker

A short clip of Gayla Drake Paul demonstrating the weedwhacker technique for fingerstyle playing.

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By PremierGuitar DefaultMay 12, 2008
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A short clip of Gayla Drake Paul demonstrating the weedwhacker technique for fingerstyle playing.
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