![]() ![]() ![]() Nigel liked this guitar immediately as it had a great sound and feel at first touch. The sturdiness and low price make it a great guitar to tour with."ĭoug loves this guitar because he can be as rough and risky as he wants with it, and it still rings like a bell and stays in tune. He is "thinking of trading her in" for a younger model, or maybe something older! Scandalous!ĭoug plays a beautiful Eastman PCH1-GACE guitar.Īccording to Doug, "It's balanced, bulletproof and has big bang-for-buck! It has a fast neck, fantastic fretwork, and a stellar sound plugged in or unplugged. September 2021 Jazz Club with the Mike Ferrar Trio Kate Anastasiou Phil Doublet Oscar LaDell The Blues Professor Nigel Gavin, Sonia Wilson and Friends. Betraying the jazz/blues heritage of many of the participants, Gitbox is a Pidgin expression for the steel-string acoustic guitar. Russell describes that it was love at first sight when he brought this beautiful guitar, but does admit he has a wandering eye. The groups name hints at conflicting elements in its membership and ethos. Sonia loves that the guitar lends itself well to all of her musical projects, as it sounds beautiful both in an ensemble and as a solo voice for her to sing along to. "I love this guitar’s size, aesthetics, tone and versatility – when I chose her in a music shop in late May 2020 I felt an immediate resonance and comfort while playing that I didn’t experience with any of the other guitars." Sonia plays a Grand Auditorium 214ce, Taylor guitar with a Venetian cutaway. Not only is great for live performances, but the Taylor guitar also produces a smooth and versatile sound that is great for recording. He loves this guitar due to the huge bass sound it produces. The reason why? He says he loves the resonance, tone and sustain. This Taylor guitar combines electric and acoustic pickups which allows Kim to swiftly switch between sounds.Īccording to Kim, it's an "amazing guitar to play and my go-to guitar out of the nine guitars I have". This beautiful instrument is the Taylor, 2009, Limited Fall Edition, with a maple back and sides with the Hawaiian Koa Wood as a binding. Gitbox Rebellion play Warkworth Town Hall on Sun 7 March, 4.00pm and The Civic Club on Sun 14 March, 4.00pm. We caught up with band members Nigel Gavin, Kim Halliday, Russell Hughes, Rob Mita, Sonia Wilson, Doug Robertson and Sam Loveridge, to meet their guitars and find out what makes them sound so incredible. He plays with both fingers and a pick but also has been known to strike, pick, strum and pluck an instrument's strings with a variety of implements, including a pipe cleaner.Honouring the beautiful character of acoustic guitar, Gitbox Rebellion’s exuberant blend of jazz, rock, folk and classical will have you in sonic raptures. Nigel often employs live loops in both performance and recording, using a custom effects box with a large variety of foot pedals. He is also a proficient piano player and percussionist. He also plays a Yamaha 6-string steel string acoustic, acoustic and electric mandolins, a banjo and an 11-string Godin Glissentar – in effect a fretless electric oud with the same scale and size as a conventional guitar. ![]() ![]() His favourite electric guitars are a Fender Telecaster and an Ibanez 7-string, both of which he uses with a variety of effects. His signature instrument is a 7-string acoustic guitar, made by New Zealand luthier Laurie Williams. Nigel started out as a bass player and is best known as a guitarist but should probably be described as a stringed instrument player. Music for Flem volume II, Thrum in 2003 and Visitation in 2007. Nigel Gavin has recorded three solo albums. As a constant innovator, he is a regular contributor to the Auckland experimental music salon Vitamin S and has given multimedia performances with photographer Ralph Talmont's photographs. He has toured extensively and performed at numerous music and art festivals in New Zealand, America, Australia and Europe.Īn active mentor to young artists, Nigel founded and mentored the New Zealand guitar collective concept bands Gitbox and Gitbox Rebellion. Nigel's original jazz compositions cross boundaries of genre and combine musical traditions. He has a vast musical vocabulary which ranges from acoustic blues and folk to jazz, rock, fusion, surf pop, complex ambient grooves and various world music genres, in particular klezmer. In addition to being a highly regarded solo artist and session musician, Nigel has been a member of bands such as popular New Zealand jazz quartett The Nairobi Trio, Robert Fripp's The League of Crafty Guitarists, klezmer "Jews Brothers", and Jonathan Besser's Bravura, as well as collaborator with artists such as folk singers Luke Hurley, Wayne Gillespie and Lorina Harding, Maori soul diva Whirimako Black, multi-instrumentalist Tom Ludvigson, jazz singer Caitlin Smith and harmonica maestro Brendan Power. Nigel Gavin is a New Zealand based musician and composer, best known as a guitar player. ![]()
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