RE: Slash Matters/cat 5 guitar leads

[Don Makoviney <don.makoviney@asg.com>]

Title: Re: Slash Matters

Goddard said:

"the idea of taking a computer onstage is bad enough- even "dedicated" hardware with any sort of processor onboard is asking for trouble somewhere down the line- "

 

Goddard, that might be the wrong thing to say on a LIVE LOOPER list. Considering most of us on here have some sort of processor power onstage.

 

Calm down dude.

 

Plus, for kids in the late 80's who knew nothing beyond hot pink Kramers, Ibanez's, BC Rich's, and Yamaha's, having someone like Slash come along showing an appreciation for vintage riffs, instruments, etc was a nice breath of fresh air.

 

For an old fart like you, maybe it was just an obvious ripoff. But for kids at the time, his "look" and influences helped millions of kids (like myself at the time) delve into those older records, influences, etc.

 

Granted, he may not have been an originator, but he definitely helped keep the originators' influences alive and made them relevant and "cool" to kids like me.

 

Besides, the originators weren't originators themselves. They ripped off their predecessors, and on down the line. It was just new to you at the time because you were a punk kid and didn't know any better.

 

Peace,

 

DM

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From: goddard.duncan@mtvne.com [mailto:goddard.duncan@mtvne.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:31 AM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: RE: Slash Matters/cat 5 guitar leads

 

 >> Not to mention his impact on the top hat market. <<

 

guitar stylings stolen from page and perry, image a mish-mash of johnny thunders and noddy holder... and gibson are holding him up as some sort of guitar hero? GnR may have sold millions of albums, but gibson's use of slash in their PR is an insult to les paul. 

 

and all this bullshit about superior digitisation happening inside the guitar.... it's just made me feel more strongly that gibson lost the plot in 1959 and have never got it back. I can only imagine that the PR we all just read was written out long-hand by a non-musician; there's no way any self-respecting live-performing guitarist with any experience of computer networks would've written that bad-science drivel.

 

the idea of taking a computer onstage is bad enough- even "dedicated" hardware with any sort of processor onboard is asking for trouble somewhere down the line- but relying absolutely on it to extract a performance from the sacred piece of wood..... no thanks.

 

tried a variax in a shop a few days ago- it's like a dog walking on it's hind legs. good trick, but now can I have a real '68 rick please? at least until line6 come up with a neck that changes profile too....

 

duncan/r.m.i.



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