Mark Holcomb explains three unique Periphery tunings, how they shape the band’s sound, and why challenging your relationship to sound is the key to discovering new creative possibilities and growing as an artist. Check out all Mark Holcomb signature PRS guitars at Sweetwater! 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raYZe5
Chapters:
00:00 — Intro & Play-in
00:13 — Drop G Tuning — G G C F A D
00:55 — Drop D & Drop G Comparison
01:24 — Drone String & Chord Voicing (Playing Example)
02:04 — “Reptile” & “Zagreus” — Riffs, Songwriting & Tuning
03:02 — “Really, Really, Really, Cartoonishly Exaggerated Harmonics”
03:45 — Scarlet Tuning: Open C Add 9 — C G C E G D
04:35 — Misha Mansoor “Epic Fail” Scarlet Tuning (Playing Example)
05:35 — “Scarlet” Roots, Chords & Playing
04:05 — Reimagining Note Relationships & Open Tuning
07:08 — Wax Wings Tuning: D F# A E A C#
07:30 — “Musicianship, Yay!”
07:32 — Open-string Wax Wings (Playing Example)
07:42 — Background of Wax Wings Tuning
08:02 — Toe’s “Two Moons” Wax Wings Tuning (Playing Example)
08:28 — Getting Out of Creative Ruts
09:28 — “Wax Wings” Periphery (Playing Example)
10:08 — Effortless Beauty, Open Tunings & Play-out
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