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Points: 1356 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2006 at 04:13
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

I'm a musician and I play some of these instruments (guitar, piano, keyboards) ... I didn't feel offended in the least.


Same. I particularly enjoyed the entry for Electric Guitar. I know a few people who are like those described in that paragraph.
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Points: 452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2006 at 22:45

I see what the guy is trying to do but he's not very good at it. When I got to the part of grand piano, I thought of Little Richard and Ray Charles. Sorry, Dude, they're cool.

As someone mentioned, he missed Mellotron. He also missed 12 string guitar.

 

Oh, by the way, Tony Levin doesn't play a Stick with Funkfingers, only bass guitar.

... and Trey Gunn plays a Warr guitar, not a Chapman Stick. (just keeping up the tradition of nitpicking.)

 
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i wouldnt call the 12 string pretentious, really. tons of bands use 'em, esp. acoustic ones
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Originally posted by erlenst erlenst wrote:

This article wasn't funny, just plain idiotic.
 
It's meant to be a joke. I thought it was funny, and true in some cases. For all we know, this guy's a prog fan. I mean, I love Arnold Schwarzenegger movies yet I make fun of him all the time and use his soundboard. One way people show their enjoyment of something is to poke fun at it at times.
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Points: 452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 24 2006 at 16:16
Originally posted by darkshade darkshade wrote:

i wouldnt call the 12 string pretentious, really. tons of bands use 'em, esp. acoustic ones
 
 
Yes but generally when a band is trying to be "serious". Beautiful in the hands of a Steve Howe or an Alex Lifeson but in when used by an 80's hair band... cheesey.
 


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I didn't know music could be made without those 10 instruments. Confused


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Points: 4828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2006 at 02:57
 
PAT METHENY can play a really beautiful tune with this instrument, check out "Imaginary Day Live" DVD!
 
Originally posted by Peter Rideout Peter Rideout wrote:

 
 
The are going to the wilderness and gonna get high, I bet.


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