Thought for the Day

I didn't want to be just another college kid playing John Fahey tunes.
~ Michael Hedges

Thought for the Day - Michael Hedges

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your guitar is to put it away for awhile. As long as you think, ‘I’ve got to do something new and different,’ then that thought becomes an obstacle. I think the intent is to keep the channel open. The new and exciting stuff is just going to come out of your enthusiasm.
~ Michael Hedges

Thought for the Day

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your guitar is to put it away for awhile. As long as you think, ‘I’ve got to do something new and different,’ then that thought becomes an obstacle. I think the intent is to keep the channel open. The new and exciting stuff is just going to come out of your enthusiasm.
~ Michael Hedges, 1953-1997

Thought for the Day

"Heaven is all around,
Translated to sound."

Michael Hedges,
1953-1997

Today's Featured Artist - Kaki King

Kaki King, an american acoustic guitarist from Atlanta, Georgia, honed her unusual fingerstyle technique playing in New York City subway stations. She does amazing things with the simple six-string: she slaps the wood, rubs the strings and hammers her fingers over the frets. In short, she treats her guitar like a percussion instrument, creating a sound that one reviewer describes as "somewhere between funk and flamenco." Her playing style has been likened to that of Michael Hedges and Preston Reed.

Kaki King - Playing With Pink Noise

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Odd Musical Instruments


Electric Harp Guitars

In 1987, guitar legend Michael Hedges (1953-1997) approached Steve Klein and asked him to make a modern acoustic harp guitar. After several attempts at creating drawings for an acoustic harp guitar, Steve Klein proposed an electric instrument, the Electric Harp Guitar pictured above. Equipped with a headless 6-string neck for better balance, it also has a Steinberger Trans-Trem on it. The sub-bass strings are supported by three aluminum tubes in a triangular configuration.