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NOTES:
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.
Side
Bar:
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
Player
Preston
Reed plays Washburn guitars and
uses Seymour Duncan pickups.
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