M/A (2023)

alternate title moth/Alex

7-string electric guitar (in scordatura)

19 minutes

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featured on solo album R/S

Listen to a performance of this piece followed by a podcast interview about the instrument (and other things) at Casa Berenice.

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This was the first piece I wrote for this instrument after it was painted by Moth Snow @touchthreads.

The pickups in this guitar were custom made by Derek Donley and the tuning is inspired by a similar tuning he uses on his instruments. The tuning I use for this guitar is (low to high) A-E-B-F#-C#-B-E.