maybe the difference between acoustic and electric instruments?
Possibly partly that, but I have noticed that even with electricBob CUlbertson tends to rush things a bit and get sloppier with the trickier stuff (check his rendition of Toccata and Fugue in Dm).
Then compare to some of the ultra smooth jazz lines Steve Adelson plays (along with a gorgeous bass line).
Renesongs wrote:
The problem for me is that you have to hammer, tap or pull-off to get a note to resonate therefore very limited dynamics in both volume and tone.
Not true on stick (or guitar). Most players don't use more pull-offs than a guitarist would and it's an easy instrument to fret so dynamics is down to how hard you tap. A Hammond is less expressive. Look at the Adelson clip above or watch this clip of
Goodbye Porkpie Hat by Greg Howard.
Another thing I don't get is the way the Chapman's stick is held or slung, basically vertically.
It makes more sense for both hand's attack - both fall on the fingerboard naturally with no wrist twisting or lifted elbows.
Some stick players use a midi processor to get a more authentic tone IMO you would better off playing guitar sample on a keyboard or a keytar.
As with guitar synth, the real advantage is layering the original sound with pads. Which is advantageous as many Stickists are solo instrumentalists.
Some use MIDI for triggering sample sequences. Also some use loopers extensively. Basically - like guitar - the majority of the limitations are usually down to the player rather than the instrument.
