Bob Culbertson

Bob Culbertson

Chapman Stick

Bob Culbertson

The Chapman Stick, a member of the guitar and bass family, is an all-fingerboard instrument designed to take advantage of a two-handed tapping method of parallel hands playing. With both of your hands equal partners, they approach the fretboard from opposite sides; your fingers line up parallel to the frets. A powerful new musical language emerges - bass lines, lead melodies, chords, and rhythm, simultaneously, and in any combination. And so, the techniques of four major instruments - guitar, piano, bass and drums - are all brought together on this single instrument.


With well over 250,000 albums sold, and more than 15,000,000 internet video views, Bob Culbertson is one of the most influential touch soloists today. His musical style ranges from world sounds of Celtic, Spanish, Eastern and Classical to Blues and Beatles.


Bob has performed in over 17 countries throughout the world including France, Iceland, Hungary, Austria, England, Spain, Japan, Indonesia, Andorra, Belgium, The Netherlands, The Caribbean, Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand as well as in almost every state in the US.

MUSIC SAMPLES

Cafe San Francisco

Sunday Edition

Lombard Street

Street Dance

Songlist PDF

"Bob is the Segovia of the Stick."

Emmett Chapman, Inventor of the Stick


“His concert was absolutely beautiful and entertaining. The Carnegie attendees were telling me weeks later how amazed they were by his performance and instrument. He will be back."

Mary Leb, Music Director Carnegie Hall WV


"Four Stars …. Culbertson displays ferocious technique, handling the contrapuntal demands and rhythmic intricacies of each piece with the command of a virtuoso. The rich warm sound of the Acoustick is captured beautifully. "

Downbeat Jazz Magazine

"Possibly the world’s number one touch guitarist!"
Inside San Diego, ABC TV

"Bob Culbertson sold more CDs than last week’s guest, Ray Charles."
Entertainment Manager, QVC

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