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have a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4&feature=related On May 5, 2008, at 4:58 AM, Rick Walker wrote: > Luis posted this video of Preston Reed's percussive style (probably > an influence on Kaki King, the wonderful percussive and now, looping > guitarist) > > www.youtube.com/watch > > I thought it might be cool to watch it and find some other resources > on the web (as well as post our own thoughts and practises) about > how to use the guitar as a percussion > instrument. > > My own brother, Bill Walker has been finding incredibly cool sounds > out of > hi lapsteel guitar, by brushing the strings to create shaker effects > and , just lately , he's discovered > a very hip really high pitched cowbell sound buy manipulating false > and very high harmonics and then > damping immediatlely. His 'drumset' loops at the latest Heroes of > Slide Guitar show in Santa Cruz > was particularly compelling to me. He even used his cell phone on > the pickup to amplify some > cool 'cricket' like sounds. > > Preston uses his techniques in real time, interspersing them with > tapping, strumming and glissing > the strings in much the same way a beatboxer can weave in a melody , > linearly, in to a beatbox). > > The cool thing about this technique is that it presents us with only > partial percussion that is so convincing > that the pattern orientation of the brain completes the > pattern.............this is done analagously by beatboxers who can > weave in faux instruments, lyrics and drums by interspersing > individual 16th notes of different timbres of sound....all > in a row. > > My brother, uses live looping and then layers several parts on. > > They are both very valid approaches but require really different > mental sets. > > In some ways, because one doesn't have to hold down the fort in > looping, it means we can search for more interesting and > idiosyncratic sounds to weave into our instrumental mix that we > don't have to be responsible for holding down constantly > (in much the same way that I can use a frisbee as a kick drum sound > without having to play the instrument for the entire > song). > > The acoustic real time way is certainly more difficult and > technically impressive, but the looping part may, ultimately, be > more liberating and innovative in terms of pure timbre. > > What do y'all think?