Has to be seen to be believed

US guitarist Preston Reed has invented an entirely new way of playing

Most great guitarists would be grateful to create a legacy of classic recordings, stand-out performances and blistering technique, but US-born Preston Reed has gone much further by inventing an entirely new way of playing the guitar. His influence is crucial for a new generation of guitarists including Andy McKee and Newton Faulkner, both of whom play in the style developed by Reed back in the mid-1980s. He's visited Newbury's Arlington Arts twice before and returns on Saturday with some brand new compositions.

Reed fuses chord-based grooves, soaring melodic runs and polyrhythmic percussion with his breathtaking two-handed style.

The power and depth of Reed's original compositions are as unique as his execution, as blues, rock, funk and jazz meet, interlock and attack to create a sonic brew quite unlike anything you've heard before.

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