Connor Thomas - Fingerstyle Guitarist | Producer | Creative

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Connor Thomas

GUITARIST – PRODUCER – SONGWRITER

Connor is a guitarist based in Northern England with a passion for good songs, studio technology and biscuits. Since the young age of 10, he’s worked hard on developing a unique guitar technique that derives from techniques coined by master musicians Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel

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I had so much fun playing this. Throwback to las

I had so much fun playing this.

Throwback to last month when I had one of my favourite people come visit! @roryevansguitar and I recorded a few tunes, this cover of ‘Juice’ by Loren and Mark was one of them!

#fingerstyle #fingerpicking #guitarcover #instrumental
@mcclarenguitars @astonmics #pickariff @pickariff #guitar #guitaristsofinstagram #ar

Hope you all had a great weekend! I’m grateful

Hope you all had a great weekend! I’m grateful to be having a lovely first trip in the van conversion!
Learning @emilernebroguitar ‘s gorgeous arrangement of ‘She’s always a woman’, by Billy Joel. Thanks Emil! You seriously nail arrangements.

Thanks @jodiesurtees for the video :), & @tonewoodamp for the reverb 🙂

#pickariff #fingerpicking #fingerstyle #billyjoel #vanlife #vanconversion #guitar #instrumentals

Beauty and the Beast on two guitars 🎸 with @ro

Beauty and the Beast on two guitars 🎸 with @roryevansguitar
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#disney #disneycover #instrumentalguitar #beautyandthebeast #fingerstyle #guitar #guitarcover #pickariff @mcclarenguitars @astonmics @daddarioandco

Another video with the great @roryevansguitar, had

Another video with the great @roryevansguitar, had a blast with this one.

This is a cover of Juice by Loren and Mark!

Rory is using his Vintage VGA900RE, and I’m using a gorgeous @mcclarenguitars p16 Thanks for watching!

Full quality video in bio!

@astonmics #fingerstyle #fingerpicking #fingerpickingguitar #astonmicrophones #pickariff #instrumentalguitar #guitar

To B or not to B - I recently rediscovered this lo

To B or not to B - I recently rediscovered this lovely tune by @chetatkins and @tommyemmanuelcgp and it’s been stuck in my head ever since!

#chetatkins #tommyemmanuel #fingerpickingguitar #pickariff #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyle @matonguitars @astonmics

Beauty and the Beast on acoustic guitars! It’s

Beauty and the Beast on acoustic guitars!

It’s always lovely having Rory Evans visit for a few days. We try our best to do a little recording each time.

This time we’ve attempted a @disney timeless classic! Hope you enjoy!

Recorded using @astonmics
Guitars: vintage VGA900RE & @martinguitar D28

#disneysong #beutyandthebeast #fingerpickingguitar #fingerstyle #astonmicrophones #martinguitar #guitarcover #disneyguitar

Reed All About It - Clive Carroll Hello!! Here's

Reed All About It - Clive Carroll

Hello!! Here's a little tune I learned a while ago thanks to Clive! We met many years ago at the London Acoustic Guitar Show and since then our paths keep occasionally crossing!

A few months ago he called me to say he was passing by Sunderland on his crazy coastal walk and wanted to grab a coffee. Sure enough, there he was, walking down Seaham seafront. Crazy man!

It's Clives birthday today, so Happy Birthday Clive Carroll!! I thought I'd try and remember this great tune and record a little video. Hope I didn't butcher it too bad! 🤣

Using a @mcclarenguitars Performance Series with @astonmics

Thanks for watching!
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Fantastic day today at the @guitarshowsnorthern ,

Fantastic day today at the @guitarshowsnorthern , a day full of playing guitar and meeting guitar fanatics!

Performing in-front of an audience who know of the great Chet Atkins is always a fantastic. Other highlights include the joy of showing people the magic @tonewoodamp and listening to @nickjennison shred on a @mcclarenguitars Nylon Performance Guitar.

Great day, ready for a good sleep now!

#guitarshow #tonewoodamp #acousticguitar #imagine #northeast

Tomorrow!! Looking forward to playing this guitar

Tomorrow!! Looking forward to playing this guitar show in my hometown. If you're in the North East, pop by, I'll be there all day with @tonewoodamp & @mcclarenguitars I'll be playing at 12:00!

#northeast #guitar #northeastguitarshow #guitarshow #uk #fingerstyle

That’s a wrap! Wirral guitar show was lovely. Wa

That’s a wrap! Wirral guitar show was lovely. Was a pleasure to be joined by @beckylangan and @mcclarenguitars to showcase the magic of @tonewoodamp

Got more videos coming soon! 😄

#wirralguitarshow #ukguitarshow #fingerstyle #tonewoodamp #fingerpicking

It's always a blast when playing with @roryevansgu

It's always a blast when playing with @roryevansguitar. Thanks to the wonderful @tonewoodamp, Rory and I caught up a few weeks back in London.

More videos coming from a little improved studio session soon!

The audio from this is just the 4x mics you see in the video & the @tonewoodamp on both guitars. No post-processing.
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The London @guitarshowsnorthern was an blast! I'

The London @guitarshowsnorthern was an blast!

I'm ready for a few days of sleep to recover from the trip, but every part of it has been fantastic.

Thank you so much @tonewoodamp for allowing @roryevansguitar , @alitodguitar and me to represent you here in the UK.

Also a big thanks to @mcclarenguitars for making such fantastic guitars and allowing us to use them at the show and Graeme for following us around with a camera at all times.

I'm lucky to have all of these cool people in my life and I can't wait for the next one.

We've got some cool videos coming soon!

#londonguitarshow #guitarshow #tonewoodamp #acousticguitar

Pleasure to spend an afternoon demoing and showcas

Pleasure to spend an afternoon demoing and showcasing @martinguitar alongside his expert Tommy McGinley! @guitarguitarnewcastle is a cool store!

More gigs and videos soon - life is good!

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#martinguitar #fingerstlye #somewhereovertherainbow #aer #martinguitars #aer #guitarguitar #fingerpicking

Always great to see the man, the myth, the legend

Always great to see the man, the myth, the legend @tommyemmanuelcgp

This feels CRAZY to say, but first video back! 

This feels CRAZY to say, but first video back! 
I have no idea how but the post vanished so I’ve reposted 🙁

Hey everyone, crazy to think this is the first guitar related content in over a year. I’ve been working solid over the past 4 months to try and adapt technique and build up new muscle so that I can at least play guitar in short doses. This is one of the pieces I’ve been coming back to, Satwater by Julian Lennon (T.Es arrangement).  
All the messages of support over the last few months mean the world to me. This took me sooooo much time to be able to even get past the first verse, but I’m ecstatic with the progress. Still going to need another surgery and a hell of a lot of hard work and luck to get to 100% though.

Currently I have no movement and strength in my FPL muscle. This makes gripping the guitar and pushing on the strings almost impossible. The only way I can actually play any notes on the guitar is by using the entire shoulder/ upper arm to pull back on the strings. Which is only really sustainable for 5 minutes. I’ve got a 2nd ultrasound on the forearm booked this week which should hopefully shed light on what needs to be done in the next surgery! I’m hopeful for the future and more positive every day!  
I’m going to start using instagram/ Facebook as a journal for progress updates, as I hope that one day when I’m fixed I can look back on how rough and hard it was for me to play and appreciate the progress.  
Another hugeeeee thanks for all the support so far, it’s really helped me keep my chin up and keep pushing!

— Using a beautiful @mcclarenguitars guitar with a @tonewoodamp and recording with @astonmics and @statusaudio headphones

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Thank you Just want to say a huge thank you for a

Thank you

Just want to say a huge thank you for all the messages of support I’ve received. Not just over the last two posts, but over the last year in general. It’s honestly been overwhelming and lovely. I’ve not done a great job with keeping in touch with friends because of how the year has panned out, but I’m on the up. I’m happier now than I was a few months ago and I hope to be even happier in a few months from now.   About the guitar. I’m working on it, as unlikely as full fix and complete return to the guitar is, I’m doing my best to figure out ways I can make it happen. Looking into producing something that can aid my left hand, and also figuring out what my limitations are now that I don’t have any movement in the FPL muscle and thumb. I can’t promise I’ll make a complete return to music, but I CAN promise I’ll do my best to get there. It’s really true that you don’t realise how much you love something until its gone! Appreciate every minute.   -Connor

Part 2 After the first surgery, I was feeling goo

Part 2

After the first surgery, I was feeling good… though my arm wasn’t. To my knowledge the surgery went well and I felt I’d make a routine recovery. Unfortunately 2/4 weeks after the surgery it was noticed I had absolutely no movement in my thumb. And about 10 weeks after that the surgeons agreed something was wrong. After a few tests with conflicting results it was decided that there was something wrong with the FPL muscle and potentially some tethering against the plate that they installed. After many delays the second surgery happened on March 12th.   That surgery also went well, I was awake during it and it seemed like the surgeons had figured it out…. Long story short. I’m still not fixed. My FPL muscle/ tendon is weak and barely functions. This effects guitar grip more than any other muscle, so it means as of right now: I cannot play guitar in the way that I used to for all my life. It’s heart breaking, but I’m now facing the reality of the situation that there may not be a simple fix for this. Theres photos of both surgeries in the post above.  I’m currently in the talks with surgeons about getting an EMG study and a CT scan to help further diagnose what the problem may be. But we’re now just over a year since the break with barely any improvement. Crazy times!  
Thats just about the gist. I’ve got one more post coming that’s more of a thank you for the support so far. It’s been greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone! Wow it’s been a while since I’v

Hey everyone! Wow it’s been a while since I’ve been on here.
 So I haven’t done a great job of updating everyone on instagram over the past year, in fact I’ve done a shocking job. It’s been a rough year for us all but I’ve also had a fairly life changing event occur. I think it’s time I tell you all about it and do a bit of a catch up on here. Post about the incident and first surgery below:  Last august I had a small fall that resulted in a break of both bones in my left forearm. The break was bad, but nothing extremely out of the ordinary. I went in for surgery to plate and bolt both bones not knowing the long term effects that were ahead of me.   I was fine with it at the time to be honest. Shit happens, and it’s not my first visit to hospital so I felt fairly at ease and thought I’d only not be able to play guitar for a couple of weeks… and oh was I wrong - you’ll see why shortly!  More updates coming! Breaking these down into bitesize chunks.

The studio is officially up and running! Had a gre

The studio is officially up and running! Had a great first session back with @jadebirdmusic this morning, definitely missed having people in the studio. Glad to be back even if it is with one arm, if anyone’s interested in booking a (socially distanced) session drop me a message!

Live-streaming on Facebook with @faithguitars this

Live-streaming on Facebook with @faithguitars this Friday at 6pm. Tune in if you get the chance! Any song requests comment them below and I’ll see what I can do 🙂
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