Ned Evett Explained

Ned Evett
Birth Date:9 May 1967
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Instrument:Guitar, vocals, fretless guitar, mandolin, piano
Genre:Rock, blues, Americana, Delta blues, instrumental rock
Occupation:Musician, songwriter
Associated Acts:Joe Satriani, Built to Spill

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.

Biography

Edward 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

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Television appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ned Bio. Nedevett.com. March 25, 2012.
  2. Web site: Bizarre guitars. Guitarissimo.com/. July 30, 2016.
  3. Web site: DeRiso. Nick. Ned Evett – Treehouse (2012). Guitarworld.com. July 30, 2016.
  4. Web site: DeRiso. Nick. Ned Evett – Treehouse (2012). AllMusic. July 30, 2016.
  5. Web site: DeRiso. Nick. Ned Evett – Treehouse (2012). Somethingelsereviews.com. October 3, 2014.
  6. Web site: Pollstar. Pollstar.com. July 30, 2016.
  7. Web site: Web Guide. Usatoday30.usatoday.com. May 11, 2021.
  8. Web site: Ned Evett | GuitarPlayer . July 30, 2016 . August 15, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815091405/http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/ned-evett/21388 . dead .
  9. Web site: Ned Evett Releases New Adrian Belew-Produced Album "Treehouse" - Music News Atlanta . July 30, 2016 . September 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914043346/http://www.musicnewsatlanta.com/ned-evett-releases-new-adrian-belew-produced-album-treehouse/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Passionate About Guitar!. Guitaraficionado.com. May 11, 2021.
  11. Web site: Ned Evett | Album Discography. AllMusic. May 11, 2021.