Wes Montgomery – Jazz guitarist most incredible – Part 3
From the beginning, Wes Montgomery seemed to hear things differently on the guitar! Instead of going after the regular “pick” or “PICKSTYLE approach”, opted for a thicker, warmer tone made by striking the strings with the flesh of his right thumb. He has developed a unique sound and personal guitar solos one note, this was an unorthodox approach. His tone and methodology captivated audiences and other guitarists of his time.
Wes placed his right hand with the fingers developed in the top of the guitar and pickguard edge just behind the neck pickup. The thumb played the strings with a relaxed movement from the second joint. The tip of the right hand with the thumb bent at the first joint in a reverse angle, which has led to a number of people believing that Wes was double jointed.
Wes used predominantly descending, but it could make long lines of complex movements alternating from bottom to top as desired.
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