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Celtic fingerstyle master Tony McManus demonstrates his signature model guitar.
January 16, 2015

In this video, Tony McManus talks about and demonstrates his Paul Reed Smith signature model, a guitar based on the PRS Angelus body style and built with cocobolo back and sides and a European spruce top. Tony demonstrates the guitar on an excerpt from J.S. Bach’s famous “Chaconne” from the Solo Violin Partita, #2, which Tony recorded on his album Mysterious Boundaries using this guitar.

Also check out McManus’ segment in Peghead Nation’s Advanced Fingerstyle Workshop, where he teaches his arrangement of the traditional “Shallow Brown,” discusses and demonstrates his unique approach to triplets and ornaments, and demonstrates his Linda Manzer Sitar-Guitar. Tony also teaches Peghead Nation’s Celtic Guitar course. tonymcmanus.com

SPECS: Angelus body with 14-fret neck. Solid European spruce top. Solid cocobolo back and sides. Peruvian mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard and bridge. 25¼-inch scale. 1¾-inch-inch nut width. Rogers tuning machines. PRS pickup system. Made in USA. prsguitars.com

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