for bowed double-neck electric guitar
32 minutes
This is the first piece I wrote for the double neck electric guitar built for me by Miroslav Tadic. After years of bowing guitars, I found that, when playing an instrument I have setup for bowing, I missed playing a standard guitar and when I was playing a standard guitar, I missed having something set up for bowing. This instrument (who I have named Esther) as an attempt to get the best of both worlds. The lower neck is a 30” baritone scale. It is fretless with a 3” radius to allow bow access to individual strings. The lower part of the body is also offset and specifically carved for bow access. The upper neck is a standard 25.5” scale guitar. The pickups for this instrument were custom made by Derek Donley. The lower set has extra long pole pieces to match the string radius.
featured on solo album R/S expected winter 2024
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