Sylver Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 Has anyone ever played one? Which one? What was it like? I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted April 20, 2002 Author Share Posted April 20, 2002 And, did you like it? I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iaian Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 I never got the chance to play one yet, but I am intriqued. Touch style is kinda a wierd concept for me. Is there any recordings out there that use it? I have never even heard the thing. Iaian San Andreas, The hope to save our nation by turning Las Vegas into a seaside community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 22, 2002 Share Posted April 22, 2002 Tony Levin and Trey Gunn of the current King Crimson are well-versed in the art of Stick/touch guitar. Check out "Thrak" or Trey Gunn's solo recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted April 22, 2002 Share Posted April 22, 2002 Correction - Tony Levin has not been touring or recording with King Crimson in their most recent incarnation (1999-present). Check out any of the post-1981 King Crimson stuff, but note that Levin plays the Stick only occasionally, and it's often hard to separate out the parts in the 6-pice KC (mid 90's, when it was both Levin and Gunn), and often hard to tell whether it's a Stick, a bass, or a guitar that you're focusing on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 22, 2002 Share Posted April 22, 2002 Tony Levin can be heard with guitarist Jeff Golub on Jeff's 'Out of the Blue' CD. The first song starts with the stick by itself so you can get a good listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 I played one many years ago in a store. It's conceptually challenging to get a feel for the instrument unless you dive in and spend plenty of time with it. Even if you've done the 2 hand tapping thing on guitar, you still have to re-think the orientation of strings-to-pitch from the inside to the outside of the fretboard. My only reference for what a Stick should sound like is Tony Levin, and that's a lofty role model. I wanted a Chapman Stick every since I saw Levin with Peter Gabriel circa '79, but I don't have the time to invest to approach that lever of mastery. There are other companies making "tapping" instruments. Trey Gunn of King Crimson plays a Warr instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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