Preston Reed: Slap Funk

[Made4EvilUsed4Good]

whoa! ..is that a Cole Clark Guitar i see?

[BritishG4m3er]

and this, no word of a lie, is where andy mckee's ''Drifting'' originated!

[kfcfunera1]

WHY WOULD ANYONE POST SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG IN 24OP?!?!

[machirimachiri]

dope

[Ayumichiyoko]

Help me i want to play like him....any suggestions hw...?

[fujosej]

@Ayumichiyoko Practice



[wtfwhoisthisguy]

@Ayumichiyoko Identify specific techniques within his playstyle and learn them as remote sections. After some practice you should be able to incorporate them into your playstyle and will begin to sound more like him.

[MrBennydoc123]

@arseload0fmetal666 ......so preston's balck now?

[MrTimGuitar]

This is great guitar music!

[ArseLoad0fMetal666]

im a metal player but yngwie malmsteen can suck preston reeds big black funky balls

[roamerreed]

i hope that just because we have the same last name we're related because that would be awesome :D

[hughmeenit]

Another frustrated guitarist acknowledging that he'd rather be a drummer.

[Vanguard448]

@hughmeenit Nah - just another guitarist telling the drummers of the world 'Hey, you, big guy with the sticks and the drool hanging from your mouth - we can do that too!'.

[RosettaSavelli]

Excellent ! I like You and your Guitar and your Sounds ! Ciao Rosetta from Italy

[skit31]

I think I just peed a little.

[mattgresh1]

Sounds like August Rush :)

[akkaadadimana]

i see him using cole clark here and using ovation on another video.. can somebody explain that to me?

[20dasdave07]

@akkaadadimana needs skills not guitar names...

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

@akkaadadimana

because he can...

[flyingsuperpetis]

I caught Preston in '87 in Milwaukee, when he wasn't quite as slaphappy as he got later, and still, it was like a freight train blasting through the hall. The guy's a frickin monkey on a guitar. Amazing.

[chadthaeclipse]

1:27-1:37 he shows us how he feels about everyone who is watching in amazement and desperately trying to make up their minds whether to try to follow his slapping techniques or his riffs! (watch the fret hand and soak in the humiliation!!!)

[TheScotty64]

this guy makes all other guitar players his bitches, lol

[rrrrockin]

very cool yep can see where it all starts ,,,then gets passed thru ,,into diffrent styles and techniques ,,, kaki king don,andy antoine still think Tommy is one ,,,just my interp,,,,,practice not perfection

[spinycrayfish]

Anyone else notice he's clearly giving us the finger in the section where he is holding the guitar in the traditional style?

[kicktothebass]

somebody plzz cut this guys hair and take that guitar thing away from him

[JeremyWood75]

Andy McKee credits Preston for turning him onto Acoustic. Andy also credits Michael Hedges for influencing him as well as Don Ross. All this musicians are amazing in their own right.

[ManicRevelation]

@JeremyWood75 Serioulsy could not agree more. All of them got promoted through CandyRatRecords too. Now, if we were to create an evolutionary timeline... Micheal Hedges is basically the Godfather of spontaneous acoustic. Then came Don Ross. Then came Preston Reed. Then came Andy McKee.

And thus there was man.

[stringerdanman]

@ManicRevelation People seem to want to forget to put Phil Keaggy in that group as well.

[shellslug1]

wow i see where andy mckee got is sound and techniques from

[robzitinho]

Saw him last night in Irvine and he's playing a brand new Bailey guitar which he only got two weeks ago and it sounds amazing!

Absolutely inspiring music from PR.

[SALMONKO]

Nope, its a Cole Clarke... My mistake...

[SALMONKO]

I believe it is a Matin from Australia, carved top Internally carved... very neat and sounds great, all Australian woods...

[MusoJTM]

Wow, awesome,

Does anyone know what make and model that guitar is?

And does anyone know what tuning hes in?

Please tell if you do, Thanks : )

[Ninjameisterful]

@MusoJTM cole clark fl2ac, same as jack johnson :3

[Invisiblerocker95]

@Ninjameisterful yeah you're right. ohh jack johnson. ^^ he makes also good music. ^^

[Ninjameisterful]

@Invisiblerocker95 he rules :3

[scarycath]

Preston Reed is on tour in the U.S. now, full details at preston reed dot com

[katanamanatee]

@marky00marky He has a dvd which teaches this tune. It's called "The Guitar of Preston Reed-Expanding The Realm Of Acoustic Playing".

He breaks down and teaches 3 of his tunes. The other 2 being Tribes and Border towns. I've got the performance of Tribes from the dvd on my channel, can't seem to link it in the comment though.

Don't think there is a video on youtube of Border Towns though, but I can certainly recommend the dvd.

[imnotrlly18yrsold]

For some reason I cant buffer his vids.

[kairly1]

is that a cole clark?

[Metallicabd4444]

@kairly1 yes it is fl2ac

[jluzin]

Here's what's great about this particular style. I've never heard anyone play this way and not blow my mind. It's impervious to bullshit.

[jacecrawford]

is that a cole clark fat lady 2 like jack johnson and maneli jamal play ?

[Metallicabd4444]

@jacecrawford yes it is fl2ac

[whatsstandard]

everyone who likes august rush obviously don't know the kid isn't playing, otherwise they would definitely watch this guy more often...man he has talent!

[TheGruberable]

if you think this guy is a pioneer you should listen to Tommy Emmanuel. Tommy's been around for years and he gets almost no credit. Breaks my heart that people could be so ill informed.

[zombyfrank]

@TheGruberable Tommy's great, but he's coming from a chet atkins bag, this guy is from a michael hedges bag, both are great but totally different. Gotta say though I prefer TE...

[DjDaycent]

@TheGruberable tommy emmanuel gets plenty of credit. most of these new-wave acoustic guitar slap freaks and reputable acoustic guitar players in general will cite mr. emmanuel as a huge influence.. furthermore he is also appreciated by many a layman

[Surfister]

Thums up if u hate the guys asking for tabs!!!!!!! :P

[411geeza]

were can i get tab for this ??

[webharcos]

hellzyeah thats what i call unique music:D:D rockass:D

[mephistofleas]

riddim riddim riddim... the way a guitbox should be played.

[IamtheActionman]

Bunch of noise.

Hedges ruled this domain and always will

[MrTaylorN]

@IamtheActionman Hahahaha, I love comments like yours.

Thats just your opinion. Hedges and Reed BOTH(along with a few other people) were pioneers of fingerstyle. Hedges and Reed began getting known around the same time. They didn't copy eachother and they were not competing. If Hedges rules the fingerstyle genre in your head fine but thats just your opinion.. this is clearly not noise.

[IamtheActionman]

@MrTaylorN

After reading my post I feel like a 12 year old...lol

Hedges has always been a huge inspiration and his feel, phrasing and all that those goes along with him is truly amazing.

I'm so use to it that I guess I had a hard time not feeling ripped off slightly.

Preston is in his own right is a killer guitar player.

[genesys133]

@IamtheActionman I think hedges and reed should be given the most credit for this style

[TheFatboy109]

Tommy, lol what kind of a question is that :P

[thenamesluda]

lagit baby..yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[gabgodin8]

magic

[syndgr834]

Tommy , Preston or Andy?

[Joer142]

incomparable, like asking, tiger woods, michael jordan or mozart? ... but probably tommy

[OptoOcto]

:P mozart

[Rob919Gore]

all 3 included Michael Hedges,Justin King and kaki King =)

[zeronox77]

@syndgr834 preston ^^

[rwebb61]

Butler

[bugkillah]

@rwebb61 I agree ! up to this date , no other guitarist has been able to make me feel the emotions John Butler makes me feel when he plays Ocean

[pimper92]

THAD DA BEIN FUNKY

[tezza1902]

yesss its a coleclark fat lady...3 i think. with medium gauge strings, with a slightly lowered action :) i asked him lol

[Hellfish415]

@tezza1902

hey doosh. learn how to reply to people

[7lucky777777]

is he gypsy he doesent look a even a bit

[dillicous136]

mother of god.i love this.gypsy makes it sound delicious

[fenderboy88]

That guitar he was playing looks like a cole clark

[XguitrfreekX]

It most certainly is ... and he makes it sound amazing.

[3KVT]

excellent guitarist

[frankyh101]

i go to see him every year

absolutly love the guy.

[MultiSteini]

i can heara funk in that slap

[grubigin]

what guitar is that?? is it a Cole Clark??

[smole82]

Looks like a Cole-Clark Fat Lady ey....goin by the pick guard n headstock n wot not.

[penguinharry]

gotta love 'm

[kevtron87]

you bastard preston i hate you take all that talent and wont share it with me why i outta

[0Drwatson0]

lol i know exacly how you feel my mouth hit the floor first time i heard this guy :O

[NAYZD]

@kevtron87

practice then!

[NAYZD]

@kevtron87 practice!

[icehky06]

Soo gooood

[dorotwhy]

I'm lovin' this :O) mmm 5*

[rodrigo0o0]

rapido demais nao dapra entende o q ele ta fazendo hsaHSSAUH

[gizmodafunk]

this is not funk

smells country

[eriklares90]

seems to be sort of a hybrid. :D

[Niskai]

If you think of some of Nuno's riffs while listening to this you can kind of hear the funk he's aiming at.

[SergeantDago]

WHOA...i can see where andy mckee got his influence from...this guy is amazing.

[Yunero]

oh is this dude an 'authority' on this playing style or what?

[murda1991]

@SergeantDago This guy and Andy McKee both got their inspiration from Don Ross he is like the originator of all that is fingerstyle and amazing

[Fo0O0oTBall]

@SergeantDago

Check out Erik Mongrain... He's Canadian! XD

[SergeantDago]

@Fo0O0oTBall already did, he's amazing too.

[kestiemorassi]

freak

[COMEART]

不认识！

[JustSanchez]

what guitar is that?

[MMreaverMM]

cole clark

[DiscoverGuitarOnline]

Nice Hedges style playing. Very cool

[benzy366]

actually preston reed was around first, however, micheal was performing only a year or two later.

[DiscoverGuitarOnline]

interesting.  Never heard of Preston till now. Great player

[roscokai]

Don Ross is still No.1 though...

[oscarnodiaz]

Tommy Emmanuel, Andy Mckee, Preston Reed, Erik Mongrain, all discovered today (well I sorta knew Tommy) and all gonna change the way i play

[jazzpsalti]

there's a ton of others, like michael hedges and doyle dykes, and pierre bensusan

[ascendingendlessly]

definately check out antoine dufour and stefano barone if you haven't already. Erik mongrain and andy mckee are literal gods on guitar!

[ApproachingByStealth]

you've listed too much talent

[Blazeneon]

Also, Antonio Forcione is fantastic.

[upinthembutts]

Lenny Breau

[cqwc]

respect to preston, if you guys like him... you should check out thomas leeb.

[ChrisTitof972]

Thomas Leeb is too one of a kind!

It's so bad that he's not as known as are Preston and Andy and all thhe banch of Candyrat's fellows.

More over he's really nice and responds every single personnal message or worth comments on his video's wall.

[lastelin]

I bet this guy wanted to play drums, when he was little, parents made him to do guitar instead.

Well good for us :@)

[ToiletduckGamer]

i saw this guy live in clonicilty in ireland he is exilent live simply amazing

[SwordPlay2]

He's using Cole Clark! YES! Cole Clarks rule!!!!!!!

[MagnusCthulhu]

He's really talented, but I dunno, I'm just not digging this track too much.

[caraphyllis]

A little creativity and imagination turns the guitar into a percussion instrument. Not a major revolution in music, but entertaining and very cool!

[mensamoo]

Its not about turning a guitar into a percussive instrument. Its about him producing something amazing out of an instrument that has never been played so well before. I'm jealous too. lets get over it..

[DimmyAraujo]

this guy is living God!

[fackingwinker]

bxediger how can you say it looks like a violin? Its looks nothing like one

you should of gone to specsavers

[beeffe1891]

who said it looked like a violin

[ptrLeGrand]

Wow great skills!

[radams12]

check out justin king. kicks this guys ass!

[meadhbhboyd]

yeah,just saw him in cork lastnight, second half was far better, pulled out the impressive tunes. Really enjoyed his Frenzls saw and a few others. He was really nice and signed a cd for my bro. I got a bit sick of so many open tunings though.

It is really cool lookin at these videos, because it jsut shows that he does actually improvise! WHich is funny cause I thought it sounded very rehearsed. Overall i think he's a very cool dude!

[KillAllHumans52]

Supercalifragilistic!!!

[Tomas9308]

check out this guy, his name is Joseph Mainez, i think, he has a similar style but I like him better and his melodies are faster... this is not spam, just a good recommendation.. he kicks ass

[maximaldomain]

Ive seen him live and its much much much much much much much better than these videos. Hes quiet a guitarist. Hes a huge fella too.

[bxediger]

Look at the size of the guitar compared to him!

It looks like a freakin violin.

[moonunitenar]

is he using fingerpicks on his right hand?

[kiresnikpmot]

nope, he's just tapping

[moonunitenar]

it just looks like he's wearing fingerpicks or at least his first 2 fingers. you can see it when he brings his right hand up for the slapping harmonics and whatnot

[2882890]

I've been to a few of his gigs in Dublin and what he seems to use are fat silver (metal) rings on his tapping hand, not fingerpicks. I assume it gives a distinct sound when as oppoed to using fingers to tap with.

[thegroovemonster]

Just to clarify everyone - yes, he IS using metal fingerpicks, on the index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand, plus a thumbpick. Check my cover for a slightly slower version to look at!

[kiresnikpmot]

my apologies, for some reason i thought you asked if he wore them on his left hand. I need to learn left from right apparently

[tunabomber]

anyone seen a tab for this anywhere..me stupid me no read sheet music

[Ponpokoi]

Then better yourself and strive to learn standard notation :-P

[thegroovemonster]

i have learnt this - there are no tabs out there, you have to go to preston's website and order the transcriptions from bruce muckala which include tabs, and i can assure you, they're top notch as they are all checked by preston himself.

[thegroovemonster]

To answer these 2 questions - yes - he is using a thumb pick and metal fingerpicks on first second and third fingers on his right hand. As far as tab goes, the only place to get it is in the Guitar Impact book he did with Bruce Muckala - you can get it at his website, and by the way it is transcribed fantastically! I have just posted a cover of this, Blasting Cap and Love in the Old Country, if you would all like to take a look. Cheers

[hansvaneven]

Fantastic!

[tenacious645]

this is what u get if don ross and tommy emmanuel have a baby

[MuzicNMoviez]

HAHAHA. Nice one!

[amanualgearbox]

this makes me wanna start playing guitar so bas

[thesoundsauna]

dude fuckin kicks ass

[sevenhor]

Sunflower

[LLLL00L]

yeahhhhhhhhhh

[frankyh101]

next friday in cookstown!

[MurrayMcChlery]

Cool, thats the Cole Clarke FL3 isn't it?

I have the FL2, they're not so widely used though, great to see someone else is enjoying the sound. I worked for them at the London Guitar Show this year and last, and the people making their way from the Martin and Taylor stands were unanimous that the Cole Clarke's are equal if not better.

I also have a Slap Funk vid on My profile if anyone is interested to hear how the guitar sounds.

Great vid BTW. I like it!

M

=

[Metallicarulsz12345]

What the hell is wrong with you people. This guy is amazing. I know all of you couldn't do that at all. ASSHOLES!

[FuzzyHaskins]

Most definitely not funk. and theres so slapping there either. but its still nice.

[bncello]

WHERES THE FUNK!?!?!?!

what the hell kind of question is that

its obviously right there

you are the worst music critic ever rickybrant

[rickybrant]

when i talk about funk i mean FUNK earth wind & fire, lakeside, Con Funk Shun, Cameo, things like that

[rickybrant]

so wheres the funk?

[SteveVaiFreak]

I would not call it funk .. because it is not .. but the point is that .. this is still a master piece of work ...

[litmusicsock]

do somethin with that hair dude...

[DylanKershaw]

his guitar isnt out of tune its in a c g d g b e tuning as katanamanatee said

[mybrokenclock]

as i said it is just the way he wants it...therefore in tune

[corblimeyhat]

Dagad aside, this guy is clearly some sort of side-parted monster.

[fog552]

So?

[thegroovemonster]

Great piece, but his guitar is rather horribly out of tune :P

[mybrokenclock]

so thegrovemonster thinks the guitar is out of tune....what a fucking moron you are....do you really think that he has it out of tune? you see there is more than one way of tuning a guitar you wankstain!!!

[thegroovemonster]

i know its tuned differently you moron, listen to the power chords, they are OUT OF TUNE! if you can't hear that you must not have any kind of musical ear

[mybrokenclock]

he has it tuned just the way he wants it tuned....therefore it is in tune!!! So whats your point about it being out of tune???? You have no idea and a musical ear appreciates various styles and methods...your musical ear seems to appreciate the NORM

[thegroovemonster]

i havelearnt several fingerstyle and percussive tracks over the past few months, and i do know about this style - i have all of preston's albums and im a big fan. that doesnt change the fact that a couple of the strings on his guitar in this video are maybe a quarter of a tone out of tune. just listen to the beginning - ru seriously telling me you cant hear that its out of tune??

[tyandam]

have to agree.... either out of tune or he's bending the string too much which makes it sound slightly off. Regardless, an awesome piece of music

[IN6S]

is that guitar in D a g a d?

[katanamanatee]

Nope, it is CGDGBE.

[ceag600]

i love how in every one of his videos, the curtian changes color lol

[ob1ob123]

one of a kind,do it preston!

[saleens7austin]

awesome!

[twiki2099]

hah funny commen aba a headless guitarist mabie he coukld cover nick harpers headless

[shirleyisover18]

how long did it take to master this?!

[dr05guitar]

that's awesome, sweet groove as well

[chipsndip31]

Lmao..penguinharry that made me laugh

[slayerfuckdeath666]

amazing \m/

[xjazz1]

ja ja ja...yes, I mean HAIR, sorry. You play great!

[xjazz1]

everything is ok, but cut your head please!!!