{"id":107,"date":"2007-07-26T04:03:58","date_gmt":"2007-07-26T08:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2007\/07\/26\/michael-hedges\/"},"modified":"2011-07-14T23:09:12","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T03:09:12","slug":"michael-hedges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2007\/07\/26\/michael-hedges\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Hedges"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>This is a player who should be in everyones&#8217; music collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nomadland.com\/Point_A.htm\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Michael Hedges<\/a> is so innovative, crisp in the clarity of his unique style and most of all provides a very refreshing new experience. Just listening to the creative levels of his guitarmanship makes your mind wonder off towards a different level of consciousness. Just listen to the video and you will see what I am referring to. <\/p>\n<p>Just off topic a bit but, I thought that I was the only one who was constantly tuning my guitar between songs. The beginning part is useful to a player who is attempting to play his style of playing, it certainly helped me out. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><object width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rs0rKW2jqMU\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rs0rKW2jqMU\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>He refers to his style as &#8220;violet acoustic&#8221; which is a style that I might be considered to use frequently as well. Actually, aggressive acoustic is more appropriate. Michael Hedges has this gift to be able to dampen strings, which is called &#8220;Right hand string stopping&#8221; by classically trained guitarist. This is applied to the bass strings of the guitar by your thumb. Michael however, brought this to a new level of playing. <\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<div class=\"c354d1e329b235f1862b41000f5a4d18\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* Guitar_inpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3631424768\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>He insisted that you should dampen every individual note that is not worthy of hearing. Michael thought that letting a string ring out is like contaminating the chord structure of a song and not giving the listener the clarity of sound that you want them to hear, and I quote &#8220;It&#8217;s just, why let it ring by default of any thought? Be responsible! Don&#8217;t let things just go on because you started them.&#8221; This poses a huge problem for most guitarists. That is, it is very difficult to do this while flying around the fret board at warp speed.<\/p>\n<p>The only way to achieve this level is to apply the old adage &#8220;slow down, I&#8217;m in a hurry&#8221;. Did ya ever hear of that one? <\/p>\n<p>This means that you have to slow down so much that, when you play a piece fast at such slow speeds paying attention to every single minute detail, it allows you to play almost error free. I do this all the time when I practice and I may lose my marriage to my wife one day because of it. 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