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Tapfret 
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Posted: August 15 2007 at 14:50 |
Being a Tapper myself I am partial to tap instruments (Stick, Warr, Megatar).
But this is an apples/oranges poll.
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1800iareyay
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Posted: July 14 2007 at 20:10 |
If you want a Chapman Stick blowout, check out Gordian Knot's debut. It's run by ex-Cynic bassist Sean Malone and he plays stick with MYung and several others.
I haven't listened to a lot of stick recording, but I always loved Levin's playing. Chapman invented it, but without Levin, it would never have gotten the widespread acceptance it did, or at least not as quickly IMHO.
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Posted: July 11 2007 at 08:46 |
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I'd like to know what Keyboards have to do with it, after all I havnt seen any polls asking if you'd want to replace keyboards with guitars or vice versa. Plus, in my experience, the Stick and Warr guitar tend to be played by bassists like Levin, Myung and Gunn.
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Philéas
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Posted: July 03 2007 at 18:12 |
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No instrument is better than any other (except bassoon, which is better than anything).
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MusicForSpeedin
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Posted: July 03 2007 at 13:47 |
The WARR Guitar 
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el böthy
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Posted: July 03 2007 at 13:30 |
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Its different, no better nor worst than other instruments... but I do loooove me some stick
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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purplepiper
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 23:41 |
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It has a huge range and a wicked sound! I must have one, but i'm after a lute first!
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el böthy
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 01:01 |
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Talk about the coolest instrument everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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rileydog22
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Posted: June 07 2007 at 20:42 |
 Peter wrote:
As Jim said, not "better" -- different. 
Love the sound of the instrument though -- Levin using it was always immediately recognizable. What amazed me, when I saw him play it live, was just how much of the 80s Crimson "guitar" was actually done/mirrored by him, on the Stick.
Bass lines and melody/rhythm at the same time -- cool! 
Pretty impressive for Chapman to invent a totally new instrument that gets widespread acceptance & use, too!  |
Yeah, when I saw Neil and Jack and Me, I was amazed to find him playing the part I'd previously thought to be "rhythm guitar" on Sartori in Tangier (I probably totally butchered that spelling because I don't feel like looking up the correct one).
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Peter
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Posted: June 07 2007 at 14:15 |
As Jim said, not "better" -- different.
Love the sound of the instrument though -- Levin using it was always immediately recognizable. What amazed me, when I saw him play it live, was just how much of the 80s Crimson "guitar" was actually done/mirrored by him, on the Stick.
Bass lines and melody/rhythm at the same time -- cool!
Pretty impressive for Chapman to invent a totally new instrument that gets widespread acceptance & use, too!
Edited by Peter - June 07 2007 at 14:17
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Posted: June 07 2007 at 01:49 |
A_Simple_Mistake wrote:
BroSpence wrote:
They are all equal and interesting. I did meet Greg Howard once though!
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woah awesome! I really love the stuff he makes on the Stick. I also love those videos of his on the the Chapman Stick website. It looks difficult to play, but then he just plays stuff and says "it's just like playing a piano!" I wish I knew how to play one like him.
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It was actually a complete accident I met/saw him. I went to see Niacin...I think? Anyways he opened up and I had no idea because it wasn't on the billing. Anyways I had just seen his videos a couple weeks before so I was pretty excited. He did some awesome songs and a Beatles medley, and All Along the Watchtower. He seemed pretty humble.
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asimplemistake
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 01:56 |
BroSpence wrote:
They are all equal and interesting. I did meet Greg Howard once though!
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woah awesome! I really love the stuff he makes on the Stick. I also love those videos of his on the the Chapman Stick website. It looks difficult to play, but then he just plays stuff and says "it's just like playing a piano!" I wish I knew how to play one like him.
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BroSpence
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 01:06 |
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They are all equal and interesting. I did meet Greg Howard once though!
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Posted: June 05 2007 at 22:16 |
I prefer to use the Chap Stick  I also like bad puns & well padded buns ... 
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asimplemistake
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Posted: June 05 2007 at 21:14 |
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Eh I don't quite know. The stick is amazing, especially as a solo instrument with people such as Greg Howard. I love songs with just the stick, but I don't quite know if it is better than guitars and keys. Keys can add a ton to atmospheres, and guitars can also do a lot.
I'm just not going to vote.
For a nice soft song on just the stick, go listen to "Blue Ridge" by Greg Howard. It's a beautiful song, that I would imagine is tough to play (but I don't know for sure, because I do not play myself).
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Posted: June 05 2007 at 17:08 |
I always thought my own stick was better. 
I would say that it depends on the artist and the song. Sometimes a stick fits well and sounds great. But some songs I think would sound ghastly with a stick. I didn't vote, because "It depends" wasn't an option.
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Posted: June 05 2007 at 16:13 |
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The stick is the tuxedo of electronic instruments.
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Posted: June 05 2007 at 07:54 |
No its isn't better. Just different.
Personally I will always prefer guitar/keyboards.
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Posted: June 05 2007 at 07:48 |
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You could as well ask is a piano better than an organ - different instruments, different techniques, different sounds, chalk & cheese, no comparison.
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 21:45 |
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TALK! ITS OOOOOONLY TALK!!!!
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