Canadian astronaut (and guitarist) Col. Chris Hadfield (soon to be the first Canadian to command the International Space Station) recently stopped by the Larrivée factory in Vancouver to see where the Larrivée Parlor guitar (that's currently on the ISS) was built - and he talked to us about the challenges and joys of playing guitar in space.
Hadfield points out that there is no need for a strap in zero gravity and that one needs to adjust some technique issues as well.
He will be doing some recording on the space station but, will wait 'til he is earthbound again to do the mixing...maybe it's a compression thing.
Check out the clip. Oh yeah, if you've never heard Johnny "Guitar" Watson's "Space Guitar", you must do so by all means.
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