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Preston
Reed's astonishing guitar technique will
forever change the way you approach your
instrument. His dynamic use of percussive
devices in conjunction with unusual
playing ideas gives his music a level of
excitement that is unparalleled among
today's guitarists. In his hands, a single
guitar becomes numerous instruments,
creating a multitude of sonic and rhythmic
effects.
On this
fascinating video, Preston introduces you
to the wide variety of sounds that you can
coax from your guitar. He teaches the "rim
shots" and "bongo hits", the slap
harmonics, double hammer-ons, two-hand
tapping, right-hand fretting and other
techniques that will give your playing
originality, movement and excitement.
Preston plays and
analyzes three of his show-stopping
instrumental compositions - Slap
Funk, Border Towns, and
Tribes - detailing the techniques
and tunings he uses to get his distinctive
sound., By learning these tunes, you'll
develop right- and left-hand coordination,
new ways of generating sounds on your
guitar and a myriad of ideas that you can
use in developing your own solo guitar
style.
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Preston
Reed has virtually reinvented how the
acoustic guitar is played. He generates a
distinctly physical energy while
performing ambidextrously on the neck,
top, body, sides and fretboard of his
guitar. Preston has played with a wide
range of artists, from Linda Ronstadt to
NRBQ, and has been featured on NPR's
All Things Considered and
Morning Edition, as well as on a
Barbara Walters Special. He has
recorded albums for Flying Fish, Universal
Liberty, and Capitol Nashville.
 "Exceptionally
fine... compositional diversity and
guitaristic brilliance." - Guitar
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