The Ireland Podcast28 Touko 2025

166. Ned Evett: Fretless Glass-Guitarist

Episode 166 player and designer of the fretless glass-guitar Ned Evett chats with Fender Jackson on Mon 19th May 2025. This conversation takes place in advance of Ned opening forJoe Satriani and Steve Vai.

Conversation includes: introductions; a performance of ‘The Electric Co’ by U2; fretless vs. fretted guitar; a performance of Ned’s track ‘Strange Kind Of Freedom’; Ned’s open E tuning (E B E G# B E); Ned’s fretless resonator guitar with a titanium neck; Paul Reed Smith and PRS guitars; Rick Vito, guitarist for Fleetwood Mac; Ned’s guitar being 25llbs/11.34kg; Ned’s clamp slider which he devised with Dunlop; a performance of ‘Search and Destroy’ by The Stooges; Ned’s ‘The Ned Special’ based on Brian May’s Red Special; Rory Gallagher’s influence on Brian May; a performance of the solo on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ’Fat Bottomed Girls’; Aluminati, Ibanez and Morning Star guitars; taking frets out; Adrian Belew; playing with finger pads vs fingernails on the left hand; Public Image Limited’s ‘Metal Box’ featuring Keith Levene on a Travis Bean metal-necked guitar; Miles Davis; a performance of ‘Dublin Blues’ by Guy Clark; E minor tuning; the Nashville number system; Sting the cat leaning more into the metaphysical stuff; Mark Knopfler; The Edge; Rory Gallagher; the importance of the support act; Bela Fleck and other topics.

Ned Evett Gigs in Ireland - June 2025

June 3rd, Whelan’s, Dublin Ireland, 8pm, Get Tickets

June 6th, Voodoo, Belfast Northern Ireland, Doors 7pm, Show at 8pm. Get Tickets

*June 7th, Róisín Dubh (Top Bar), Galway Ireland, 8pm. Free entry.

*Featuring Fender Jackson on bass and (hopefully) someone from drumadore.com

Relevant Links

www.nedevett.com

Additional Links

www.instagram.com/nedevett

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