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Re: Zappas' guitar playing: was: What a loop has to say

concur


on 3/21/06 8:36 PM, Miko Biffle at biffoz@arczip.com wrote:

> 'Chops' sometimes don't account for idosyncracratic players like Zappa,
> Page, Hendrix... You might be able to hit the notes, but there's a
> fascinating synergy of primitive muscle, sloppiness with absolute
> commitment, blended with innate musicality, which can't really be 
>learned...
> that's what really makes your style yours. 10 guys play a lick... 9 sound
> very similar... one sounds unbelieveable. How did he do that??? Zappa did
> that.
> 
> Zappa was also very involved in ingenious effects routing, including 
>piezos
> under the nut, going direct, etc.
> 
> Miko Biffle
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