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"a mixture of precision and beauty... totally unique...
extremely difficult intervallic stretches and alluring complex sonorities...
terrific!"
Jim Fisch - 20th Century Guitar Magazine
"uncommon flexibility... furnishes a broad tonal pallette...
accompanies himself by enducing melody, harmony and rhythm from his
instrument all without the benefit of overdubbing...
The Hydra is here to stay. "
Jack Bowers - Cadence Magazine
"unique guitarist...
the only person on the planet that can play his custom-made 8-string guitar...
fast arpeggios and glissandos defy guitar logic...
guitar playing listeners will be unable to comprehend how one guitar can play it...
mind boggling...
how on earth did he play that?...
There is evidence that Michael Coppola is right and the other Six and Seven Stringers are missing something!"
Andy MacKenzie - JJG
"Michael Coppola has chops to burn"
James Hale - Coda Magazine
"Coppola performs with unbelievable dexterity and depth...
Is this one guitar or two ?...
His magical 8-string guitar becomes an invention bigger than itself...
This is free and unexplored territory "
Frankie Haard - Green Mountain Jazz Messenger
"Coppola with his digital dexterity gets a deeper, fuller sound from the
guitar... It sounds as if there are two Johnny Smiths playing...
He extends considerably the capabilities of the guitar"
Dave Nathan - All Music Guide
"inventive; memorable; imaginative; Jazz Guitar music at its finest"
Lee Prosser - jazzreview.com
"impressive virtuosity...
elegant ease...
Little is predictable about this man's music...
Coppola's articulation and tone convey unusual warmth...
distinctive talent "
David Lewis - Cadence Magazine
"Coppola's unique 9-string guitar and its requisite tuning represent a stunning solution to his desire to play piano-like voicings unavailable to the 6-string player
No other guitarist I know sounds like he does a unique and varied approach to.... "
Jim Fisch - 20th Century Guitar Magazine