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Wayne Johnson sizzles on One Guitar!
IN THE ARTIST’S WORDS ~ ~
Over the last few years I’ve been experimenting with percussive effects
on the guitar. For example, hitting the guitar just behind the sound
hole with the heel of the palm delivers a large drum sound. Hitting the
top with my right hand fingertips gives a much higher pitched sound. My
left hand fingers can fill in between right hand hits, contrapuntally,
either by slapping against the strings and fingerboard or using them to
perform “rolls” on the sides of the guitar. On this project, my plan
was to incorporate these techniques into the performances in an
improvisational manner so as to resemble interplay with a real
percussionist. The challenge in playing everything in real time with no
overdubs, is the physical adjustments that have to be made in order to
implement these various hits, taps and slaps on different parts of the
guitar, then get back to a natural playing position without creating
extracurricular noise. This perplexing process ended up a great
learning and creative experience. I hope you enjoy it! ~~ WJ |
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