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Preston Reed learned guitar as a child on his father's guitar and had a short stint at classical guitar with a too-severe teacher. When he was 16 his interest was rekindled by Jorma Kaukonen's acoustic guitar-playing in Hot Tuna. He took the guitar again and began to compose his own songs in the style of Leo Kottke and John Fahey. His first public gig was at Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., in concert with Allen Ginsberg. He continued recording and performing and signed his first major label record deal with MCA Records with the help of his friend Lyle Lovett.[1]
Reed played with various other musicians, spanning the whole spectrum between Linda Ronstadt and rock – Band NRBQ. He was featured on American radio and TV - broadcasts. Between 1979 and 2007, he recorded 15 albums on several labels - mostly solo acoustic guitar -, guest-starred on other musicians productions, founded his own Outer Bridge-label and featured on two solo videos. He has been commissioned for film soundtracks and a suite of original music for the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet.
Preston Reed moved to Scotland in 2000. [2]
[edit] Technique and musical influences
First-time listeners to Preston Reed find it hard to believe it's only one guitarist and his instrument. He plays with fingers, thumbs, fists and hands at once, suggesting a whole band at work: drummer, keyboardist, bassist and several guitarists at once. Some of his tunes invoke impressions of rock bands and dueling guitars, but he is also a player of blues or ballads reminiscent of Bill Evans, one of his musical idols.
As a teenager Preston Reed was influenced by Leo Kottke and John Fahey and in the beginning of his career was a fingerpicker with notable technical prowess. In the late 1980's though he developed his own, highly individual and percussive style; a short time after Michael Hedges published his first records using technically similar techniques, but creating very different music.[3] He drew not only from fingerstyle, but from Rock 'n' Roll too, developing a very rhythmic drive in some of his compositions. Other pieces are very melodic and dreamy ballads.
His guitar style is characterized by the use of percussive effects he generates with both hands on various parts of the guitar body, he names them appropriately rim shots and bongo hits.[4] He uses slap – and tap – techniques like slap harmonics or the generation of notes or whole chords with his left hand (hammer-on, pull-off). He uses both hands for tapping (two-hand tapping) and frets chords with his right hand (right-hand fretting). He often plays with both hands from above the guitar's neck. In many of his compositions Reed uses altered tunings characterized by very low bass string tunings, for example BGDGAD or CGDGGD, though he also uses standard tuning on his latest CD, Spirit.
[edit] Guitars and technical equipment
On his first recording Reed used a Martin D28 12 String and a Martin D28 6 String. He later used guitars made by the American luthier Michael Jacobson-Hardy.[5] Later he played Washburn-guitars with Seymour Duncan-pickups[4] and in the second half of the 1990s a custom Adamas – Long Neck Ovation.
Around 2000 he began using several different guitars, not only steel-string acoustic, but solid body electric guitars too, semi-acoustic guitars, electrical baritone guitars, 12-string and classical guitars.[2]
Reed recorded his 2007 album Spirit with a semi-acoustic Yamaha AE-2000 guitar.
Preston Reed learned guitar as a child o… Read Full Bio ↴http://www.prestonreed.com/
Preston Reed learned guitar as a child on his father's guitar and had a short stint at classical guitar with a too-severe teacher. When he was 16 his interest was rekindled by Jorma Kaukonen's acoustic guitar-playing in Hot Tuna. He took the guitar again and began to compose his own songs in the style of Leo Kottke and John Fahey. His first public gig was at Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., in concert with Allen Ginsberg. He continued recording and performing and signed his first major label record deal with MCA Records with the help of his friend Lyle Lovett.[1]
Reed played with various other musicians, spanning the whole spectrum between Linda Ronstadt and rock – Band NRBQ. He was featured on American radio and TV - broadcasts. Between 1979 and 2007, he recorded 15 albums on several labels - mostly solo acoustic guitar -, guest-starred on other musicians productions, founded his own Outer Bridge-label and featured on two solo videos. He has been commissioned for film soundtracks and a suite of original music for the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet.
Preston Reed moved to Scotland in 2000. [2]
[edit] Technique and musical influences
First-time listeners to Preston Reed find it hard to believe it's only one guitarist and his instrument. He plays with fingers, thumbs, fists and hands at once, suggesting a whole band at work: drummer, keyboardist, bassist and several guitarists at once. Some of his tunes invoke impressions of rock bands and dueling guitars, but he is also a player of blues or ballads reminiscent of Bill Evans, one of his musical idols.
As a teenager Preston Reed was influenced by Leo Kottke and John Fahey and in the beginning of his career was a fingerpicker with notable technical prowess. In the late 1980's though he developed his own, highly individual and percussive style; a short time after Michael Hedges published his first records using technically similar techniques, but creating very different music.[3] He drew not only from fingerstyle, but from Rock 'n' Roll too, developing a very rhythmic drive in some of his compositions. Other pieces are very melodic and dreamy ballads.
His guitar style is characterized by the use of percussive effects he generates with both hands on various parts of the guitar body, he names them appropriately rim shots and bongo hits.[4] He uses slap – and tap – techniques like slap harmonics or the generation of notes or whole chords with his left hand (hammer-on, pull-off). He uses both hands for tapping (two-hand tapping) and frets chords with his right hand (right-hand fretting). He often plays with both hands from above the guitar's neck. In many of his compositions Reed uses altered tunings characterized by very low bass string tunings, for example BGDGAD or CGDGGD, though he also uses standard tuning on his latest CD, Spirit.
[edit] Guitars and technical equipment
On his first recording Reed used a Martin D28 12 String and a Martin D28 6 String. He later used guitars made by the American luthier Michael Jacobson-Hardy.[5] Later he played Washburn-guitars with Seymour Duncan-pickups[4] and in the second half of the 1990s a custom Adamas – Long Neck Ovation.
Around 2000 he began using several different guitars, not only steel-string acoustic, but solid body electric guitars too, semi-acoustic guitars, electrical baritone guitars, 12-string and classical guitars.[2]
Reed recorded his 2007 album Spirit with a semi-acoustic Yamaha AE-2000 guitar.
Pacific
Preston Reed Lyrics
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(the) ocean and i Socal The weather's warm The women's wet And it's just good …
Billy Bahama Can you feel it? All right Can you touch it? All right I nee…
Black Foxxes I was lost, now I′m low Time spent On time gone Parachute K…
Butterfingers Born to be lame In common wealth What's with their blessed…
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Chadwick Girl you know I'll be reppin that pacific Kinda vision that…
Chase Petra I hate gambling But I was handed a full house The swords…
Christa Wells You are not too much You are not underwhelming You are not…
Cinerama And what she gets she doesn't want And what she gets…
Enerel Чи байгаагаараа Байгалиараа Гайхамшигтай яа Гайхамшигтай яа …
Glen Check your tear drops ripples hit the waterfall your tear drops h…
Granger Smith Cold brass doorknob turns in my hand I step off the…
Hem Let's go out walking, I know where to meet The corner…
Kuzira Iʼm all ready now Iʼm standing by your side You need to…
Lydia Kennie It's time to pack my bags again Say goodbye to empty…
My Satellite Tape this heart down. Hold my head so I can see…
My Sister Grenadine Way back home And more like an island She is…
Naomi Erickson Look across the Pacific Ocean It may be huge, but it's…
New Avenues Tides they won't break When you define the shape Hold onto y…
Peter Stone When I was 23 You gave me an arum lily In the…
Psychadelik Pedestrian Instrumental, instrumental, Instrumental Instrumental, instr…
Roo Panes Loves the pacific Full of wide, unspecific dreams And you ca…
Russian Winters Let's take a drive to the coastline I wanna shake the…
SF-UR What do you feel when you get close to me Everyday…
The Butterfingers Born to be lame In common wealth What's with their blessed m…
The Wars The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Tear down the mountain to…
Various Artists I know it's not enough to say I'm wrong You know…
Vaski feat. Anna Yvette Ohh i don′t wanna end Our toes in the sand Oh what…
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