Original sentence: Hedges combined many innovative techniques on the acoustic guitar with wide musical tastes, maturity as a composer, and a strong experimental streak to create guitar music that was different to any that had gone before.His first albums, Breakfast in the Field and Aerial Boundaries, were  milestones for the acoustic guitar, although other instrumentalists already featured, particularly bassist Michael Manring.Michael Hedges (1953 – 1997) was an American acoustic guitarist.Occasionally, with the albums Taproot and Oracle, he would make a return to more guitar-centred music
Edited sentence: He is widely regarded to be the finest acoustic guitar player of the modern era.Hedges' combined many innovative techniques on the acoustic guitar with wide musical tastes, maturity as a composer, and a strong experimental streak to create guitar music that was very different to any that had gone before.His first albums, "Breakfast in the field" and "Aerial Boundaries" were  milestones for the acoustic guitar, although other instrumentalists already featured, particularly bassist Michael Manring.Michael Hedges (1953-1997) was an American acoustic guitarist.Occasionally, with the albums "Taproot" and "Oracle" he would make a return to more guitar-centred music