www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHIj57j1rwo
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That's some serious skill right there. Awesome!
That sounds so good!
I feel like I've cheated on my guitar by enjoying that.
I feel like I've cheated on my guitar by enjoying that.
What I don't like about this is that guitar playing may soon become an unnecessary and replaceable, old fashioned skill from the days when people played analogue instruments!
I doubt that will ever become a problem!Impala wrote: What I don't like about this is that guitar playing may soon become an unnecessary and replaceable, old fashioned skill from the days when people played analogue instruments!
I actually started wondering about this a while back because there are similar videos with drums being played on a keyboard, for example. So the question become: Why would you need to play anything other than a keyboard? Especially since many other instruments can only play one note at a time.
My answer is that one requires a more direct interaction with the sound-producing mechanism for true musical expression. This is why classical instruments tend to be so simple - simplicity allows the musician massive control over the sound being produced, leading to huge expressiveness. The nett result is that these instruments tend to be more difficult to play for amateurs (e.g. no frets!), but in the hands of a master, they are like a musical link to their soul.
I have heard people argue that the move back towards old-fashioned analogue synths is keyboardists' way of acknowledging this. All those knobs and buttons allow more direct control of the sound, thereby at least partially emulating the expressiveness of more traditional instruments.
A guitar is interesting because one has control over how and where the strings are struck and also over how the strings vibrate, so a huge range of expression is possible. Think of techniques such as hammer ons, pull offs, palm muting, pinch harmonics, tapping and all the other playing techniques a guitar offers. And yet, the barrier to entry for an amateur is surprisingly low (e.g. frets!).
So if anything, a guitar represents a remarkable balance between ease of use and expressiveness which other instruments struggle to match. Hence its remarkable popularity.
*Climbs off soap box* ?
Which keyboard players are you referring to ? Been looking for one for months and not one is answering our calls. Guitarists don't fret to much not one keyboard player will ever reach the speed as you guy's do. The same with chords very few keyboard players (except the pro's) know not much more then the major, the minor and 7th chords, playing anything in a flat or sharp key is a major problem for many without using electronic adjustments(sorry forgot the name of this setting on kb's) Although I respect what the guy is doing it will never replace an even average guitarist. If I've upset a few kb players here, our band is still looking for one so you can come and prove yourself.
Nah man, what's cooler, some dude tickling the ivories or a balls to the wall rock guitarist God??Impala wrote: What I don't like about this is that guitar playing may soon become an unnecessary and replaceable, old fashioned skill from the days when people played analogue instruments!
The cool factor will always be in favour of the guitarist.
Check this out on kickstarter for an interesting take on a 'multi-tool' musical instrument. To me its just a more ergonomic midi controller and not as innovative and radical as it's made out to be.
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Tricky to put into a guitar case
Hello, I am new here and forgive me if I say something not appropriate.
The guy is a very good keyboard player with a future as a session man.
Good guitar players are different.
I really like modern stuffs, they make my day much more easy.
Of course, you need to know very clearly what you want from technology.
Technology is at musician's service, non vice versa.
The guy is a very good keyboard player with a future as a session man.
Good guitar players are different.
I really like modern stuffs, they make my day much more easy.
Of course, you need to know very clearly what you want from technology.
Technology is at musician's service, non vice versa.