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Sean McGowan, Part 4: Sean’s Brad Nickerson Guitar and Henriksen Amp

This lesson is part of the course Advanced Fingerstyle Workshop with Teja Gerken.
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In this lesson, Ed Gerhard teaches his popular fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional tune “The Water is Wide.” Gerhard used dropped-D tuning and a capo at the third fret. Because he tunes his guitar down a half-step from standard pitch, this results in his performance sounding in the key of E. If you prefer, you can leave your guitar in standard dropped-D tuning and place the capo at the second fret instead. Gerhard stresses the importance of supporting the tune’s melody and gives pointers for effectively building an arrangement in a dynamic fashion. virtuerecords.com
 
 
 
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Sean McGowan, Part 4: Sean’s Brad Nickerson Guitar and Henriksen Amp
Sean McGowan, Part 4: Sean’s Brad Nickerson Guitar and Henriksen Amp
 
Sean discusses and demonstrates his Brad Nickerson Solstice archtop guitar and Hendriksen The Bud amplifier. With a width of 15½ inches at the lower bout, the Solstice is a relatively small archtop, and Sean appreciates the guitar’s versatility, including the ability to play feedback-free at high volumes, in part due to a top design that doesn’t include f-holes. Sean finds that The Bud amp is an ideal match, providing fat, clean, jazz tone and plenty of volume in a package that’s small enough to bring as carry-on luggage during air travel. seanmcgowanguitar.com

 
 
 
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