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This is my first brand new instrumental in almost four years! Yeah, four years. It is a song for my upcoming CD that I wrote specifically to leverage the talents of an incredible guitarist named Vicki Genfan. Vicki is a fingerstyle and percussive guitar player of world class credentials. She is the 2008 winner of Guitar Player Magazine's "Guitar Superstar" competition, judged by Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Lynch, and more. It is normally a metal shredfest, but Vicki walked in among the men and won it with a solo fingerstyle piece called "Atomic Reshuffle"; I present it for you here:
Since Vicki's specialty is open tunings (she is up to 34 she uses on stage), I wanted to go in that direction; as such there are five guitar parts in the song, and only one of them is in standard tuning. Here are the others:
Main rhythm guitar (just right of center): Me on my Luna Vicki Genfan Signature series; open D tuning
Vicki's tapping part, hard left: Her Luna VG signature, DADGAD tuning
Nashville (high) strung part: Vicki on my Martin DXME, Drop-D tuning
Arpeggiated harmonics in bridge: Vicki on her Luna VG signature, DADEAD
Melody: Me on Fender Strat, 1st pickup, standard tuning
Other instruments include me on my Gretsch Renown drums, my 1983 Peavey Foundation bass, and the congas and percussion.
I wanted to find a way to have a well-forged alloy of Vickis's signature tapping/percussive/open tuning sound and my smooth jazz musings. I think it came out really well. We had such fun recording together. I hope you enjoy!
BONUS: Here's a video of me and Vicki jamming at the Dean factory the day she picked up her custom Grey Burchette Luna:
Since Vicki's specialty is open tunings (she is up to 34 she uses on stage), I wanted to go in that direction; as such there are five guitar parts in the song, and only one of them is in standard tuning. Here are the others:
Main rhythm guitar (just right of center): Me on my Luna Vicki Genfan Signature series; open D tuning
Vicki's tapping part, hard left: Her Luna VG signature, DADGAD tuning
Nashville (high) strung part: Vicki on my Martin DXME, Drop-D tuning
Arpeggiated harmonics in bridge: Vicki on her Luna VG signature, DADEAD
Melody: Me on Fender Strat, 1st pickup, standard tuning
Other instruments include me on my Gretsch Renown drums, my 1983 Peavey Foundation bass, and the congas and percussion.
I wanted to find a way to have a well-forged alloy of Vickis's signature tapping/percussive/open tuning sound and my smooth jazz musings. I think it came out really well. We had such fun recording together. I hope you enjoy!
BONUS: Here's a video of me and Vicki jamming at the Dean factory the day she picked up her custom Grey Burchette Luna:
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TvRicky
Most unique and soulful piece I've heard in this feel. Much more than smooth jazz. So much feel of blue soul and funk jazz.. Yeah baby..play it girl. Kicked left by this melodic groove..Will listen to this all night tonight.
Reminds me of Earl Klugh
A SincerelyZipped, TvRicky