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Tony McManus, Part 5: Tony’s Manzer Sitar-Guitar

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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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Tony McManus, Part 5: Tony’s Manzer Sitar-Guitar
Tony McManus, Part 5: Tony’s Manzer Sitar-Guitar
 
Tony McManus has a lot of guitars, including this custom Linda Manzer Sitar-Guitar (manzer.com). Manzer first developed the unusual instrument for jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, for whom she has built dozens of guitars, including the famous 42-string Pikasso guitar. The Sitar-Guitar gets its sitar-like buzzing tone from a unique bridge made of movable flat bone blocks, which each string rests on and vibrates against. Tony demonstrates this new unique guitar with Jacky Molard’s piece “Doina,” recorded on Tony’s Maker’s Mark album. Check out more of Tony’s music and his other guitars at tonymcmanus.com.

 
 
 
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Peghead Nation Fiddle Styles Workshop instructor Brittany Haas is featured in this trio with Paul Kowert on bass and Jordan Tice on guitar. The trio released its debut recording (You Got This) in the spring of 2014, a set of originals that draws on the bluegrass, Celtic, Swedish, old-time, and avant string band music the individual members are known for. Here they perform “The Switchback Games” in the Peghead Nation studio. haaskowerttice.comIn her Fiddle Styles Workshop for Peghead Nation, Brittany hosts some of the best fiddlers on the planet, as they teach some of their favorite tunes and techniques. To learn from Brittany and her guests, enroll in the Fiddle Styles Workshop today.
 
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