Re: Enver Izmailov (guitarist)

[antonyhequet@yahoo.com]

hello Andy,

here are some simple techniques I use which modify the timbre slightky or 
dramtically :

- tap way above the fret and produce a buzz (especially on bass strings or 
low treble strings)
- tap right on the fret and get a muted tone
- tap below the fret and get a very muted and slighltly out of tune tone

Of course you can bend and tone varies a lot with the way you sustain the 
note, and I am not talking vibrato or tememolo, more what fretless players 
do when sustaining. I am looking forward to receiveing a fretless NS stick 
which should add a new variety of tone building techniques to my palette

- use another finger of the same hand, or for more flexibility of the 
other hand, to damp strings and produce various overtones, the overtone 
structure depending on where the damping is happening as you well know 
and, this effect will vary a lot depending on how lighlty or heavily you 
damp

I cannot produce examples because I am away from home and cannot add sound 
files or links to them, but I will when I have the access

All of this becomes very dramatic and sensitive when you start using tube 
preamps and amps on both sides, just like on guitar and bass
The stick is very dynamic and has high impedance output, especially with 
the PASV4 pick ups I have, so you need to find matching preamps.

The pick ups themselves offer a very dramatic tonal selection...

i hope this gives you an idea of what I mean and I will try to illustrate 
when i get a chance

----- Original Message ----
From: andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 6:48:27 PM
Subject: Re: Enver Izmailov (guitarist)

antonyhequet@yahoo.com wrote:
> I must disagree with you Andy regarding palying techniques with the 
>stick. 

good ;-)

> I play a ten string graphite, I am certainly not a virtuoso as the voice 
>There are a lot of sounds you can get from that instrument.

all I know is 1) tap to start note
2) remove playing finger to stop note
3) vibrato as for a regular fretted instrument

in which case, 1) always produces the same tone,
and 2) is not as clean as a dedicated damping technique.

If you have a demo of anything else that would be interesting.



> other aspects of the instrument are not brought to light. 

that's also true of guitar/bass


andy