2020-03-01 Total Guitar

MARCH 2020 TOTAL GUITAR

ACOUSTIC

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frontmanStephen

Malkmushasannounced

histhirdtrulysoloalbum,

TraditionalTechniques, on

6thMarchviaDominoRecording

Co.Followingonfromlastyear’s

electronicalbumGrooveDenied,

TraditionalTechniquesexplores

Malkmus’folkside,withits 10

songscomposedandperformed

onthesinger’s12-stringacoustic.

Performingwitha newband

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Jicks,MattSweeneyjoinsfor

additionalguitarduties,while

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hasbeendraftedintoassist

witharrangements.

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announcementonMalkmus’

Instagrampage,Traditional

Techniquesis “Newphasefolk

musicfornewphasefolks,with

Malkmusasattunedaseverto

therhythmsoftheever-evolving

lingualslipstream.Drawingfrom

a wholenewmusicalpalette–

includinga varietyofAfghani

instruments– tosupportanache

bothquizzicalandcontemporary,

theresultingalbumis expansive

andthrilling.Alongsidegorgeous

folkmusic,therearealso

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swagger,straight-upcommune

rock,andmind-bendingfuzz.”

TraditionalTechniquesis

released6thMarchonDomino.

F

urch Guitars returned to

NAMM earlier this year to

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with the new ergonomic

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comprised of two bevels – one in

front, at the forearm, and one in

the rear, at the rib position – is

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increase in player comfort’.

As Petr Furch, CEO of Furch

Guitars, says: “A bevel is one of the

most complicated manufacturing

operations possible in the

production of acoustic guitars.

Even more complicated is to apply

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is why most guitar makers only

bevel the top plate. But we have

decided to apply it on the back

plate as well, and the result is really

outstanding. Bevel Duo allows

players to play all-out for extended

periods without negatively

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http://www.furchguitars.com

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SHAPE OF YOU

PLAYING FOR COMFORT WITH FURCH

FIVE FLAT

CHORDS

Essential chords to

fuel your creativity

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Stephen Malkmus at

the 2007 Pitckfork

Music Festival in

Chicago

Photo:

Barry Brecheisen/Getty

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