Takamine

90 million views on YouTube have established Igor Presnyakov as an internet sensation.

But there is more to the story than just views on his YouTube channel, Igor is also a phenomenal player, teacher and innovator. His style is deeply rooted in classical nylon techniques with influences from various musical genres like Reggae, Rock and Roll, R&B, Country-western, Jazz and even Heavy Metal.  Although some tracks do feature vocals, Igor is famous for recreating the vocal parts of songs along his fretboard while putting a softer, jazzier spin on the rhythm parts and guitar solos.  Igor was gracious enough to share his Takamine story with us and here is what he had to say ...