Ned Evett
| Ned Evett | |
|---|---|
 Ned Evett with his trademark fretless mirrored-glass and steel resonator, the "Globro” | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Duncan Evett |
| Born |
May 9, 1967 Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Rock, blues, Americana, Delta blues, instrumental rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, fretless guitar, mandolin, piano |
| Associated acts | Joe Satriani, Built to Spill |
| Website |
nedevett |
| Notable instruments | |
| The "Globro" | |
Ned Evett (born May 9, 1967) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for inventing and playing the fretless glass-necked guitar.
Biography
Edward (Ned) Duncan Evett was born in Nashville Tennessee, United States. A son of a university English professor and an opera singer mother, Evett excelled at music; first playing the ukulele at the age of 11, progressing to the classical guitar and giving his first professional performance at the age of sixteen. He then won a classical guitar scholarship, but dropped out before graduating to play in rock bands around the US.[1]
Ned Evett began playing fretless guitar in 1990 on a modified stratocaster. He first appeared in print in Fingerstyle Magazine's 'Bizarre Guitars' profile, who stated "Ned Evett will make you reconsider the plucked-string instrument".[2]
Ned Evett developed the use of glass fingerboards for fretless guitar in 1996.[3] In 1996 Ned Evett played the fretless glass-necked guitar with Warner Brothers Recording artists Built To Spill, on their album "The Normal Years". [4]
In 2003, Evett won the North American Rock Guitar Competition and, in 2004, PBS Television broadcast a documentary about the competition titled Driven To Play.[5]
The competition launched a series of high-profile opening concert performances for Evett with notable musicians, including Joe Satriani, The Allman Brothers, John Fogerty, George Thorogood, Eric Johnson, Kansas, and Leon Russell.[6]
In December 2003, USA Today described Ned Evett as "The perfectly sane and vastly entertaining master of the fretless glass-neck guitar".[7]
In 2007, Guitar Player Magazine described Ned Evett as "The world's first fretless guitar rockstar".[8]
In 2012, Ned Evett released "Treehouse", his sixth solo record, produced in Nashville Tennessee by musician Adrian Belew.[9]
An animated filmmaker as well, Ned Evett and Grammy-nominated musician Joe Satriani co-created the original animated series "Crystal Planet", currently in development.[10] http://
Discography
- Built To Spill "The Normal Years" (1993)
- An Introduction to Fretless Guitar (2000)
- Fretless Guitar Masters (2001)
- Circus Liquor (2003)
- Evett/Vigroux (2004)
- iStole (2004)
- Village of the Unfretted (2005)
- Middle of the Middle (2007)
- Afraid For You (2010)
- Treehouse (2012)
Television appearances
- Driven to Play PBS (2004)
References
- ↑ "Ned Bio". Nedevett.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ "bizarre guitars". guitarissimo.com/. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ DeRiso, Nick. "Ned Evett – Treehouse (2012)". guitarworld.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ DeRiso, Nick. "Ned Evett – Treehouse (2012)". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ DeRiso, Nick. "Ned Evett – Treehouse (2012)". Something Else. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Pollstar". pollstar.com/. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "USA Today". usatoday.com/. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Guitar Player Magazine". guitarplayer.com/. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Treehouse". musicnewsatlanta/. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Crystal Planet". guitaraficionado/. Retrieved July 30, 2016.