13 Facts About Charlie Hunter

Charlie Hunter was born on May 23,1967 and is an American guitarist, composer, producer and bandleader.

Charlie Hunter attended Berkeley High School and took lessons from rock guitarist Joe Satriani.

Charlie Hunter has stated that busking in Paris gave him on the job training.

Charlie Hunter's next project was an instrumental remake of Bob Marley's Natty Dread album in its entirety.

Charlie Hunter performed on three songs on D'Angelo's album Voodoo, including "The Root".

Charlie Hunter has stated that the session for the song was the most challenging session he has worked on.

Charlie Hunter contributed greatly to the 2000 comeback album by drummer Mike Clark, Actual Proof.

Charlie Hunter concluded his run at Blue Note with 2001's Songs from the Analog Playground, which saw him collaborating with vocalists for the first time, ranging from labelmates Norah Jones and Kurt Elling to Mos Def.

Furthermore, Charlie Hunter founded SideHustle Records, his personal record label and artist development house.

Charlie Hunter currently plays 6 and 7 string guitars made by Hybrid Guitars Co.

Charlie Hunter played chords and lead guitar solos on the top five strings, and simultaneously played bass lines on the bottom three strings.

In 2006, Charlie Hunter removed the top guitar string and had the neck of his guitar reworked and now plays a modified 7-string on the formerly-8 string body.

Charlie Hunter has mentioned that because of his small hands, he had to move out of position to make use of the 8th string and thus wasn't using it much.