Sustainer, Forcione

["Michael P. Hughes, Ph.D." <pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk>]

Dave Orton:
>      There was also an uncredited guitarist 
>     (who may have been called Joe Harrison - the announcements were 
>     off-mic and difficult to hear from 2/3rds back) who made extensive 
>use 
>     of a Fernandes Sustainer (now I *really* want one of those) and a 
>     multitude of delays and effects to great..erm - effect.

On the subject of which, do you Ststainer-equipped types out there get much
feedback of more than one note?  When I tried a sustainer most feedback
happened around one note - so the main advantage over an Ebow was that you
don't have to hold it!  (I know this is a gear question.... Sorry Kim....)

>     Also: At lunch time yesterday I saw the acoustic guitarist Antonio 
>     Forcione dueting with saxophonist Ed Jones. I think Matthias 
>mentioned 
>     before that AF has experimented with looping, but this is the first 
>     time I've seen him use it (sparingly) in performance. He has a 
>Paradis 
>     LoopDelay which in this situation was used to create backing for his 
>     solos on two numbers. Again, well worth a listen if you see them 
>     advertised near you (particularly if you like Jan Garbarek-style 
>     European, folk influenced jazz)

AF also plays with another acoustic guitarist, Niel Stacy.  I have _never_
seen two people be so dazzlingly competent musicians and yet screamingly
hilarious at the same time.

Michael