These Female Guitarists Shred Like No Other

Yvette Young

A visual as well as a music artist, Young’s impressive dexterity and two-handed tapping create undulating atmospheres and contrapuntal melodies for her math rock band, Covet. Her notable instrument is a Strandberg Boden 7.

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