d halfnote Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Well, the non-drama of regime-change moves forward (Hey, Molenda'd been ther 20 yrs) as new editor Chris Scapelliti, who previously did the online pages, introductifies himself. [bTW&FWIW, MM's still Exec Ed ] On the progressive front, I got introduced to someone brand new to me: Tosin Abasi & his 8-string geetar, mama! [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Further (if a whole nother direction is "further" :idk) there's an update on Gary Lucas, the last former Beefheart Band guitarist, now taking the stage w/funky Nona Hendrix in a sorta Zappa-plays-Zappa "keep the memory/magic goin'" From the Wolf/Zep end of the spectrum [video:youtube] From the lullabye end o'same [video:youtube] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 So, a couple more guitarists who started on clarinet. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Well, we can be fairly certain Pete Fountain was not a fountain of inspiration for some of us. But seriously, folkies....looks to me like all the whoopla recently abt the "May massacre" was d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Still haven't gotten my copy this month(?), but Animals As Leaders are from D.C., and they've taken ERG's out of the djent camp (if you don't now what it is, it's not worth looking up, I promise) into another realm. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I subscribe to a batch of guitar mags (GP, Guitar World - the least interesting and least read by me but it came free with GP -, Premier Guitar, Vintage Guitar) and it's hard to keep track of who is profiled in what (unless they do a pictorial on their guitar collection, then I know it's VG), but Tosin seems well-covered in the guitar magazine world. Is this the first GP feature? Was the change in Editor over the "direction" of the magazine? I can see how sales maybe plays into it... I subscribe to GP, VG and Premier Guitar because they each have a different focus/direction. VG has evolved from a kind of dealer/collector thing to a love of the instrument and people who used it well over the decades. PG is a gear magazine, but with some good looks at the people who use it. GP is about playing and players. I don't find much of interest in GW because it seems focused on genres I'm not interested in that much and is full of tab transcriptions, which I don't use (my ear is much faster) and don't play the music they tend to focus on... In GP, I read the stories on artists I'm not interested in because I find the interviews worthwhile... GW (same publisher, right?) doesn't seem to get that for me... but I realize I'm getting older and it seems to be aimed at teens, IMO. I loved GW when I was 13 because it seemed "hipper" than GP at the time and covered more players I liked. Then the hair metal years dawned in full and I stopped reading any of them (I was a punk/"college rock" guy) for the most part, unless somebody I cared about was on the cover, which was rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 @p90jr - Hasn't gotten a lot of exposure in GP, AFAIK. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 I subscribe to a batch of guitar mags (GP, Guitar World - the least interesting and least read by me but it came free with GP...Wow, they give away the bigger seller as a bonus for the mag w/smaller circulation ? Is that odd ?... Premier Guitar, Vintage Guitar) and it's hard to keep track of who is profiled in what (unless they do a pictorial on their guitar collection, then I know it's VG), but Tosin seems well-covered in the guitar magazine world. Is this the first GP feature? It's actually the 1st I've heard of him at all.Was the change in Editor over the "direction" of the magazine? I can see how sales maybe plays into it... I subscribe to GP, VG and Premier Guitar because they each have a different focus/direction. VG has evolved from a kind of dealer/collector thing to a love of the instrument and people who used it well over the decades. PG is a gear magazine, but with some good looks at the people who use it. GP is about playing and players. I don't find much of interest in GW because it seems focused on genres I'm not interested in that much and is full of tab transcriptions, which I don't use (my ear is much faster) and don't play the music they tend to focus on... In GP, I read the stories on artists I'm not interested in because I find the interviews worthwhile... GW (same publisher, right?) doesn't seem to get that for me... but I realize I'm getting older and it seems to be aimed at teens, IMO. I loved GW when I was 13 because it seemed "hipper" than GP at the time and covered more players I liked. Then the hair metal years dawned in full and I stopped reading any of them (I was a punk/"college rock" guy) for the most part, unless somebody I cared about was on the cover, which was rare. What I've found odd in this recent series of events is that there seem to've actually been more Molenda bylines after his editorial abt being replaced...& that no one was plugged into that position til a couple issues later...& even then MM's listed as exec ed ! [video:youtube] BTW, anyone like thae Gary Lucas clips ? d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 My buddy in New York works with a guy who is a member of Ampevene, a band whose sound has been compared to AAL. I had heard of AAL but not their music, so I checked them out and found out about Mr. Abasi, that was in February. He has been featured onstage with Steve Vai, in one of those weird things Steve does where he puts someone up there but they don`t actually play, at least not audibly. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokair Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Animals as Leaders are amazing. Been listening for a while to them. whole new world of guitar. Lok 1997 PRS CE24, 1981 Greco MSV 850, 1991 Greco V 900, 2 2006 Dean Inferno Flying Vs, 1987 Gibson Flying V, 2000s Jackson Dinky/Soloist, 1992 Gibson Les Paul Studio, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Slight aside, would love to hear from any other ERG users here in the Forum? Still a lot of territory to explore, just opening up . . . "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Couldn't get a fix on ERG. What's that ? d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Animals as Leaders are amazing. Been listening for a while to them. whole new world of guitar. Lok Count me as another Tosin Abasi fan. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Couldn't get a fix on ERG. What's that ? Extended Range Guitar Basically, 7+ strings, and oftenfan-fretted multiscale. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Couldn't get a fix on ERG. What's that ? Extended Range Guitar Basically, 7+ strings, and oftenfan-fretted multiscale. @Dannyalcatraz - thanks for that. Hadn't gotten back in 'til this AM. FWIW, I'm ready to retire all my 'normal' Guitars, except my SG's. Next up is a Multi-Scale 7-string, after that, maybe a Fretless? "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Thanks t'y'BOTH ! d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks t'y'BOTH ! More than welcome, d. FWIW, older designs like the Fender Bass VI and Baritones are NOT considered ERG's, AFAIK? No one ever used the term to describe Lenny Breau's 7-string, nor George Van Eps' Guitar, either, at least not at the time. There's also a tradition of 7-string Acoustics out of Russia. The term is most generally applied to modern Instruments, like the wave of 7-string Guitars that surfaced in the late 90's. (Remember Korn?) Now there are 9- and 10-string Guitars, and even 7-string Basses. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 That said, a lot of ERGs are also mostly longer than 25.5 scale at their shortest. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Cool that y know abt both Van Eps & LB ! Where would Tuck Andress be w/out them ? For those who maybe don't LB deconstructs some folk music [video:youtube] Van Eps, known more for his conceptualizing than as a player, was still worthy enough to record w/both Ella Fitzgerald & Ella Mae Morse [video:youtube] [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSdiKRgrrPg d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 @d - When I first got my 8-string, I tried to string it so I had both George Van Eps' low "B" on the 8th string and Lenny's high "A" on the 1st, with the middle six in Standard tuning. The .008 held up for a day or two under the tension, before it snapped. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 The .008 held up for a day or two under the tension, before it snapped. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 The .008 held up for a day or two under the tension, before it snapped. Hey, it was worth the experiment, and it's just one string . . . Good argument for a Multi-Scale Instrument though: shorter scale on the Treble side = lower string tension on that side. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I got that issue in the mail, tossed it in my vehicle on the way to work, had the window down while I was on the job and it rained... it's dried out since, a bit wrinkled and rumpled, I'll post back when I've gotten to read it a bit... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Well, Caev, 'least the car didn't catch , well, [video:youtube] Dig Suga's geetaire d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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