33:
286:). He often plays with both hands from above the guitar's neck. In many of his compositions, Reed uses alternate tunings characterized by very low bass string tunings, for example BGDGAD or CGDGGD.
312:. He now plays his signature models, acoustic Jumbo and Baritone from Bailey Guitars. Around 2000 he began using several different guitars, not only steel-string acoustic, but also solid body
237:
and in the beginning of his career was a more traditional fingerstyle player. In the late 1980s he began to experiment with his own highly individual and percussive style, shortly after
294:
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. Later he played
1090:
916:
369:
1085:
1080:
183:
Reed learned guitar as a child on his father's guitar and, for a short time, studied classical guitar. When he was 16 his interest was rekindled by
244:
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
394:
867:
1075:
1095:
347:
1050:
1060:
1055:
972:
448:
796:
1105:
412:
241:
released his first records using some technically similar techniques. Reed's approach created a very distinctive style of music.
175:. He is noted for a two-handed playing style and compositional approach that uses the guitar's body as a percussion instrument.
692:
1100:
815:
1008:
475:
222:
Reed plays with his fingers, thumbs, fists and hands at once. He is also a player of blues or ballads reminiscent of
755:
964:
932:
860:
439:
302:
900:
200:
32:
1070:
722:
853:
234:
196:
484:
1065:
1027:
948:
421:
361:
127:
328:
172:
992:
727:
457:
295:
278:
253:
63:
819:
800:
759:
317:
313:
204:
139:
135:
1000:
985:
924:
790:
505:
466:
378:
238:
208:
184:
1044:
980:
500:
956:
940:
430:
403:
886:
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except for compilations.
908:
356:
131:
86:
840:
835:
662:
230:
223:
192:
90:
812:
657:
266:
771:
748:
272:
261:
188:
309:
257:
583:
The Guitar of
Preston Reed: Expanding the Realm of Acoustic Playing
78:
82:
74:
849:
845:
264:
or the generation of notes or whole chords with his left hand (
836:
Preston Reed filmed by Dave Arcari – Ladies Night – video
154:
191:. He began to compose his own songs in the style of
1019:
892:
604:
Fingerstyle Guitar: New
Dimensions and Explorations
149:
145:
122:
112:
104:
96:
70:
47:
42:
23:
569:WGN Radio Live: Steve and Johnnie Live After Dark
229:As a teenager, Reed was initially influenced by
443:(Dusty Closet, re-released Outer Bridge, 2002)
452:(Dusty Closet, re-released Outer Bridge, 2004)
861:
305:and in the second half of the 1990s a custom
8:
625:Great Guitar Lessons Fingerstyle Techniques
868:
854:
846:
786:
784:
632:Muriel Anderson's All-Star Guitar Night II
31:
20:
282:) and frets chords with his right hand (
674:
647:(2006). Bruce Muckala (MaraHaley Music)
611:Muriel Anderson's All-Star Guitar Night
813:Discography at Preston Reed's website.
199:. His first public performance was at
841:TED Talk: Usman Riaz and Preston Reed
716:
714:
171:(born April 13, 1955) is an American
7:
1091:20th-century American male musicians
776:at Allmusic Guide, by Robert Taylor.
686:
684:
682:
680:
678:
316:, semi-acoustic guitars, electrical
320:, 12-string and classical guitars.
276:). He uses both hands for tapping (
749:The Preston Reed web site quoting
693:"Expanding Acoustic Realms (Agan)"
14:
1086:20th-century American guitarists
218:Technique and musical influences
214:Reed moved to Scotland in 2000.
1081:American fingerstyle guitarists
721:Roos, John (October 17, 1997).
290:Guitars and technical equipment
822:Accessed on November 25, 2007.
803:Accessed on November 25, 2007.
778:Accessed on November 25, 2007.
562:Acoustic Guitar Highlights III
187:'s acoustic guitar-playing in
1:
548:Acoustic Guitar Highlights II
323:Reed recorded his 2007 album
1076:People from Armonk, New York
226:, one of his musical idols.
138:, Outer Bridge, FolkStudio,
1096:Flying Fish Records artists
425:(Liberty/Capitol Nashville)
1122:
792:The Guitar of Preston Reed
555:Masters of Acoustic Guitar
541:Acoustic Guitar Highlights
1051:American blues guitarists
883:
799:January 21, 2008, at the
762:Accessed on July 8, 2013.
618:Laurence Juber in Concert
527:Master Series Sampler '89
207:, in a concert with poet
30:
1061:American male guitarists
1056:American funk guitarists
818:January 8, 2008, at the
1106:Liberty Records artists
758:August 9, 2014, at the
590:Preston Reed in Concert
520:Universal Master Series
387:The Road Less Travelled
201:Smithsonian Institution
794:, Text on video cover.
43:Background information
691:Gerken, Teja (2014).
597:Video, guest-starring
327:with a semi-acoustic
260:techniques like slap
173:fingerstyle guitarist
772:Review of Reed's CD
1101:MCA Records artists
917:Don't Be a Stranger
723:"Rhythm and Bruise"
536:(Capitol Nashville)
529:(Capitol Nashville)
407:(Capitol Nashville)
370:Don't Be a Stranger
284:right-hand fretting
933:Instrument Landing
395:Instrument Landing
100:Musician, composer
16:American guitarist
1038:
1037:
993:Handwritten Notes
728:Los Angeles Times
485:In Here Out There
458:Handwritten Notes
340:Studio recordings
163:
162:
136:Capitol Nashville
1113:
870:
863:
856:
847:
823:
810:
804:
788:
779:
769:
763:
751:EuroClub de Jazz
746:
740:
739:
737:
735:
718:
709:
708:
706:
704:
688:
634:(Homespun Tapes)
627:(Homespun Tapes)
620:(Homespun Tapes)
613:(Homespun Video)
592:(Homespun Video)
585:(Homespun Video)
564:(Acoustic Music)
550:(Acoustic Music)
543:(Acoustic Music)
331:AE-2000 guitar.
318:baritone guitars
314:electric guitars
307:Adamas Long Neck
279:two-hand tapping
159:
156:
115:
64:Armonk, New York
61:
57:
55:
35:
21:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1110:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1034:
1015:
901:Acoustic Guitar
888:
879:
874:
832:
827:
826:
820:Wayback Machine
811:
807:
801:Wayback Machine
789:
782:
770:
766:
760:Wayback Machine
747:
743:
733:
731:
720:
719:
712:
702:
700:
697:Premiere Guitar
690:
689:
676:
671:
654:
641:
599:
578:
534:Master Series I
515:
495:
398:(MCA/Universal)
348:Acoustic Guitar
342:
337:
292:
220:
205:Washington D.C.
181:
166:
153:
113:
62:
59:
53:
51:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1119:
1117:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1043:
1042:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1005:
1001:History of Now
997:
989:
986:Laurence Juber
977:
969:
961:
953:
945:
937:
929:
925:Playing by Ear
921:
913:
905:
896:
894:
890:
889:
884:
881:
880:
875:
873:
872:
865:
858:
850:
844:
843:
838:
831:
830:External links
828:
825:
824:
805:
780:
764:
741:
710:
673:
672:
670:
667:
666:
665:
660:
653:
650:
649:
648:
640:
637:
636:
635:
628:
621:
614:
607:
598:
595:
594:
593:
586:
577:
574:
573:
572:
565:
558:
551:
544:
537:
530:
523:
514:
511:
510:
509:
506:Laurence Juber
494:
493:Collaborations
491:
490:
489:
488:(Outer Bridge)
480:
479:(Outer Bridge)
471:
470:(Outer Bridge)
467:History of Now
462:
461:(Outer Bridge)
453:
444:
435:
426:
417:
408:
399:
390:
383:
379:Playing By Ear
374:
365:
352:
341:
338:
336:
333:
300:Seymour Duncan
291:
288:
239:Michael Hedges
219:
216:
209:Allen Ginsberg
185:Jorma Kaukonen
180:
177:
165:Musical artist
164:
161:
160:
151:
147:
146:
143:
142:
124:
120:
119:
116:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
72:
68:
67:
58:April 13, 1955
49:
45:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1118:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1071:Living people
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1002:
998:
995:
994:
990:
987:
983:
982:
981:Groovemasters
978:
975:
974:
970:
967:
966:
962:
959:
958:
954:
951:
950:
946:
943:
942:
938:
935:
934:
930:
927:
926:
922:
919:
918:
914:
911:
910:
906:
903:
902:
898:
897:
895:
893:Studio albums
891:
887:
882:
878:
871:
866:
864:
859:
857:
852:
851:
848:
842:
839:
837:
834:
833:
829:
821:
817:
814:
809:
806:
802:
798:
795:
793:
787:
785:
781:
777:
775:
768:
765:
761:
757:
754:
752:
745:
742:
730:
729:
724:
717:
715:
711:
698:
694:
687:
685:
683:
681:
679:
675:
668:
664:
661:
659:
656:
655:
651:
646:
645:Guitar Impact
643:
642:
638:
633:
629:
626:
622:
619:
615:
612:
608:
605:
601:
600:
596:
591:
587:
584:
580:
579:
575:
570:
566:
563:
559:
556:
552:
549:
545:
542:
538:
535:
531:
528:
524:
521:
517:
516:
512:
507:
503:
502:
501:Groovemasters
497:
496:
492:
487:
486:
481:
478:
477:
472:
469:
468:
463:
460:
459:
454:
451:
450:
445:
442:
441:
436:
433:
432:
427:
424:
423:
418:
416:(Flying Fish)
415:
414:
409:
406:
405:
400:
397:
396:
391:
389:(Flying Fish)
388:
384:
382:(Flying Fish)
381:
380:
375:
372:
371:
366:
363:
359:
358:
353:
350:
349:
344:
343:
339:
334:
332:
330:
326:
321:
319:
315:
311:
308:
304:
301:
298:guitars with
297:
289:
287:
285:
281:
280:
275:
274:
269:
268:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
242:
240:
236:
232:
227:
225:
217:
215:
212:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
178:
176:
174:
170:
158:
152:
148:
144:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
111:
107:
103:
99:
97:Occupation(s)
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
73:
69:
65:
60:(age 69)
50:
46:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
1028:Preston Reed
1026:
1020:Compilations
1007:
999:
991:
979:
973:Ladies Night
971:
963:
957:Border Towns
955:
949:Halfway Home
947:
941:Blue Vertigo
939:
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:
885:
877:Preston Reed
876:
808:
791:
773:
767:
750:
744:
732:. Retrieved
726:
701:. Retrieved
696:
644:
631:
624:
617:
610:
603:
589:
582:
568:
561:
554:
547:
540:
533:
526:
519:
513:Compilations
499:
483:
474:
465:
456:
449:Ladies Night
447:
438:
431:Border Towns
429:
422:Halfway Home
420:
413:Preston Reed
411:
404:Blue Vertigo
402:
393:
386:
377:
373:(FolkStudio)
368:
355:
346:
324:
322:
306:
299:
293:
283:
277:
271:
265:
249:
245:
243:
228:
221:
213:
182:
169:Preston Reed
168:
167:
118:1974–present
114:Years active
37:Reed in 2011
25:Preston Reed
18:
1066:1955 births
909:Pointing Up
904:(1978-1979)
753:(July 2004)
639:Sheet music
508:(Solid Air)
362:Flying Fish
357:Pointing Up
335:Discography
155:prestonreed
128:Flying Fish
1045:Categories
669:References
663:Andy McKee
606:(Vestapol)
252:. He uses
250:bongo hits
235:John Fahey
231:Leo Kottke
224:Bill Evans
197:John Fahey
193:Leo Kottke
105:Instrument
54:1955-04-13
699:(January)
658:Kaki King
434:(Liberty)
267:hammer-on
262:harmonics
246:rim shots
179:Biography
816:Archived
797:Archived
756:Archived
734:July 25,
703:July 25,
652:See also
571:(Nation)
557:(Narada)
296:Washburn
273:pull-off
189:Hot Tuna
988:, 1997)
504:, with
310:Ovation
303:pickups
150:Website
140:Liberty
1031:(1990)
1012:(2006)
1009:Spirit
1004:(2005)
996:(2000)
984:(with
976:(1996)
968:(1995)
960:(1993)
952:(1991)
944:(1990)
936:(1988)
928:(1984)
920:(1982)
912:(1982)
476:Spirit
329:Yamaha
325:Spirit
123:Labels
108:Guitar
71:Genres
66:, U.S.
965:Metal
774:Metal
630:2002
623:1998
616:1997
609:1996
602:1995
588:1997
581:1994
576:Video
567:2000
560:1997
553:1997
546:1996
539:1995
532:1990
525:1990
522:(MCA)
518:1989
498:1997
482:2013
473:2007
464:2005
455:2000
446:1997
440:Metal
437:1995
428:1992
419:1991
410:1990
401:1990
392:1989
385:1987
376:1984
367:1982
354:1982
351:(Sky)
345:1979
126:Sky,
87:world
79:blues
736:2014
705:2014
256:and
254:slap
248:and
233:and
195:and
157:.com
91:rock
83:funk
75:Jazz
48:Born
258:tap
203:in
132:MCA
1047::
783:^
725:.
713:^
695:.
677:^
270:,
211:.
134:,
130:,
89:,
85:,
81:,
77:,
56:)
869:e
862:t
855:v
738:.
707:.
364:)
360:(
52:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
