Ned Evett (born May 9, 1967) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for inventing and playing the fretless glass-necked guitar. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
Ned Evett | |
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 Ned Evett with his trademark fretless mirrored-glass and steel resonator, the "Globro" | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 9, 1967 Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Rock, blues, Americana, Delta blues, instrumental rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, fretless guitar, mandolin, piano |
| Website | nedevett |
Biography
editEdward 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]
Evett began playing fretless guitar in 1990 on a modified stratocaster that he built from various parts, including a basswood body from Luthier John Bolin. 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]
Evett developed the use of glass fingerboards for fretless guitar in 1996.[3] In 1996, 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 Evett as "The perfectly sane and vastly entertaining master of the fretless glass-neck guitar".[7]
In 2007, Guitar Player described Evett as "The world's first fretless guitar rockstar".[8]
In 2012, Evett released Treehouse, his sixth solo record, produced in Nashville, Tennessee by musician Adrian Belew.[9]
An animated filmmaker, Evett and Joe Satriani co-created the original animated series Crystal Planet, currently in development. It was published as a four part graphic novel by Incendium Comics in 2021[10]
Discography
edit- Built to Spill : The Normal Years (1993)
- An Introduction to Fretless Guitar (2001)
- 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 (2011)
- Glass Guitar (2015)
- All American Radio (2020)
Television appearances
edit- Driven to Play PBS (2004)
References
edit- ^ "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. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ DeRiso, Nick (February 19, 2012). "Ned Evett – Treehouse (2012)". Somethingelsereviews.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ "Pollstar". Pollstar.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Web Guide". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ "Ned Evett | GuitarPlayer". Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Ned Evett Releases New Adrian Belew-Produced Album "Treehouse" - Music News Atlanta". Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Passionate About Guitar!". Guitaraficionado.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ "Ned Evett | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2021.