Member Since: 2/9/2007
Band Website: stickanddrums.com
Band Members: Guy Mauffait:Chapman Stick
Influences: Emmett Chapman, the Chapman Stick, the Touch style, the Two Handed Tapping, percussions, the Stick, " Keepin'touch ".
Sounds Like: The Chapman Stick: In 1969, Emmett Chapman discovered a new technique on his self built guitar to play with both hands tapping the strings with the fingers of both hands oriented perpendicular to the strings, the hands approaching the fretboard from opposite sides. This enabled each hand to independently finger scales and chords along successive frets in a more pianistic approach. At the same time, he also raised the instrument to a more vertical angle, creating a more comfortable playing position for his novel technique. From then on, he did his best to create an instrument which would allow him to use this new basic two-handed tapping method to its full potential. He designed and built the first bodiless " Stick " prototype in 1970 and an improved prototype in 1971. After four prototypes, he started his first production run of the essential Stick design in 1974. www.stick.com
Record Label: Art & Vib.
Type of Label: Indie