With Raison D'Etre, Frank Gambale introduces his new guitar with two necks to the general public. This new instrument with the top neck tuned conventionally and the bottom according to Gambale's unique Gambale Nouveau Tuning system, allows him to reach an enormous range that few other guitarists have. After this introduction it should be clear that Raison D'Etre is not a CD for the average listener
… but for the advanced guitarist. Accompanied by Billy Cobham on drums, who performs another strong show of drumming, and Ric Fierabracci and Steve Billman alternately on bass, Gambale shows that his strength - despite his new instrument - lies in the beauty of his playing and not in finger-breaking techniques. With its new voting system and sweep picking technology that has now become his trademark, Frank Gambale has rediscovered itself. (AD)more