Boogie Shred - Percussive Acoustic Guitar - Mike Dawes

07/24: Seattle, WA
07/25: Portland, OR
07/26: Eugene, OR
07/27: Bend, OR
07/29: Mill Valley, CA
07/30: Venice, CA
07/31: Fontana, CA
08/01: Seal Beach, CA
08/02: Tucson, AZ
08/03: Phoenix, AZ
08/07-10: John Petrucci's Guitar Universe: Las Vegas, NV

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[SquishyTheTitan]

I cannot even begin to describe how happy I am that I live in a world where musicians like this exist.

[mikedawesofficial]

Hey, I've been playing for about 10 years, including plenty of setbacks (injuries)

Re practice, not that often, only when I have time and I'm enthusiastic about learning something new. I don't sit down and noodle very often, quality of practice over quantity really :)

[mikedawesofficial]

Please like to bump this comment ;) New album is up for pre order now!

Pre orders for ERA are now live, I'm giving away a free track to anyone who pre orders digital or physical from mikedawes.com (excluding Japan and South Korea) I can't wait for you to hear this record!

‘I absolutely adore this record’ – Total Guitar (UK)

‘A terrific album!’ – Guitar World (US)

‘It’s a masterpiece, wow’ – Guitare Seche Mag (France)

<3

'What Just Happened?' (the album that this track is from) is up on all streaming sites as well as my site. You guys continue to ROCK x

[rafisyailendraputra]

damn.... been watching this since 6th grade, and now I'm 24.. still giving me the same goosebumps and excitement like the first time I've stumbled upon this magnificent piece. thank you Mike!

[mikedawesofficial]

Hey everyone, the new video for 'Overload' is now on my YouTube channel. Enjoy!

[barnes]

Some people are very very gifted. This guy definitely is. I could practice this for the rest of my life and never be able to do that. Beautiful guitar playing.

[mikedawesofficial]

PLEASE UPVOTE <3

Thanks for the love through the pandemic folks! Please do hit 'like' & comment below, it really helps with the algorithm stuff which means I ultimately make more music. If you subscribe and hit the bell I'll give you a real life in person sweaty post-show hug one day! x

[noneblod]

The purest demonstration of mastery. The human race is proud.

[Nicap]

I just came from watching Justin Sandercoe, with Mike as a guest. I have to say that I had never seen or heard him before. I was absolutely blown away - which is difficult these days, as I am 58 years old and thought I had heard it all...

[dopeydawg]

Had the pleasure of seeing Mr Dawes live in Cardiff on Sept 11th, unbelievable. Best I've seen in almost 50 years. Outstanding. And he signed my CD, what a real gent :)

[abdullahosa]

There is a legend that says if you touch his guitar your whole family will be blessed with musical

[michaelbannerman-roberts]

WOW!!!! Mesmerised and speechless. Respect to a Master.🙏💜

[mikedawesofficial]

There will be an official release of this with TAB :)

[Mark-hnhu]

Listening to this again and again after 5 years and my jaw still ends up on the floor.

[mikedawesofficial]

@rodron666 Hello thanks for the comment

It is just a piece of spruce wood. It's nothing special, but when it is attacked by the fingernails the softer surface gets worn down to reveal the hard grain. This creates a surface similar to that of a guiro. Throughout this track you can see me running my nails over it to create that effect. It is simply a piece of wood glued to the body.

Hope this helps!

[JetsonWells]

Spectacular, I’ve been playing 25 years and you make me feel like I need a new guitar and about 10hours p’ day extra practice. Shine On.

[leonleon]

It’s funny to see how far Mike has come in terms of showmanship and timing.

It’s also funny to imagine that this performance could be improved on but his recent renditions of this song are *chef’s kiss*

[redjosh]

Best guitarist I've come across yet.

[LongLiveThes]

A-f***-mazing!!! Had never heard about this guy. What a virtuoso and huge class...

[YardpigTSI]

I've seen Mike several times live at IGN. I am completely confident that he is capable of anything. I wish he'd show off more. A1 A+++