Sean McDonald

Sean has produced records for indie faves, The Clarks, Grapevine, Carroway, and Mercury, but has also worked on the record-setting PBS shows “American Soundtrack” and “My Music,” which grossed more than 100 million dollars.

He has also produced for artists like Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Eric Burden, Roger McGuinn, Dionne Warwick, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Hank Ballard, Patty Page, Gary Wright, Roy Clark, Bill Medley, The Commodores, Pat Boone, Bill Anderson, and Heatwave.

Through his production company, Sofa King Music Services, Sean has also recorded and mixed select shows for the syndicated radio series, “Live at the World Café” with artists like Kim Richey, The Damnwells, John Gorka, Freedy Johnson, Sonny Landreath, Janis Ian, Soul Asylum, Patty Griffin, Jesse Malin, Marshall Crenshaw, David Poe, and Michelle Schocked.

“As a Producer, the records I make usually have a lot of guitar stacking. This process is so trying, as you typically have to tune for either a part of the neck, or a specific chord in order for it to be perfectly in tune.

Tuning, tracking, tuning, doubling…Next part… tuning, tracking, tuning, doubling, and so on and so on.

We get great rhythm tracks, but it takes FOREVER, and the guitar players are driven to tears during the process. Playing, stoping, tuning, starting OVER AND OVER.

Then I heard about Evertune. The folks at the company were gracious enough to install their bridge on an ESP guitar for me. After about 15 minutes, I was tuned, up and running. The guitar felt normal, and the sustain may have been improved.

I used the guitar for 4 hours straight, it never went out of tune.
NEVER.
I’ve never experienced this during a session.

Doubling parts was a breeze. I’ve set it up so you can’t pull it sharp when fretting a chord. But if I need vibrato, just a few turns on the tuning peg, and I’ve got vibrato, and the guitar still stays perfectly in tune.

That was nearly three weeks ago: this guitar is still perfectly in tune.

I’m blown away.

I’ve tried to get it to mess up, taking it from a crazy hot car to heavily air conditioned studio, and it just stays perfect.

If you’re as crazy about being in tune as I am, you need to get one of these.
Concentrate on the important stuff, being creative, performing, playing compelling parts, and forget about tuning rash that has been inherent in guitars until now.

This has become the only guitar I want to use. Now I just need bridges for my Tele and Gibson!”
–Sean McDonald