Re: screaming guitar

["andre" <andre@monmouth.com>]

>  theatrical appeal are those compressed air cans that you can readily buy
at
>  radio shack (and elsewhere) to blow the dust from sensitive electronic
parts.
>  They usually come with a thin plastic tube that inserts into the
nozzle--very
>  handy for precise aiming at whatever portion of the strings you care to
blow
>  on. Somewhere around the 12th fret usually works better for me.
>   >>
> 
> If you want the same effect, with a bit more theatrical appeal, you can
use a
> trick Gary Davis (of San Diego's Custom Floor) showed me.  Blow up a
brightly
> colored balloon (the performance element), and use that for your
compressed-
> air exciter source.  Cheaper than compressed air too...
> 
> -Mike

...not to mention a bit better for the ol' environs......

though it is nice that most of that stuff is now CFC - free.


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