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I think this is particularly a problem for guitarists. Heheh. I'm one. I don't like playing strange guitars in public. I do develop a certain attachment/raport with a particular instrument -- mostly based on familarity with all of it's quirks (and, of course, my own). The same could be said about looping gear regarding this "familiarity." However, I have used several hardware loopers over the years . . . and feel I could make valid music with any of them (or no looper at all). It really doesn't matter to me. On the other hand I have no problem whatsoever playing in public on a non-guitar instrument that I have only passing or no familiarity at all with. It's very fun and freeing to play in a situation where I am not just partially, but TOTALLY naive when it comes to playing something propperly. I can become absolutely fearless . . . in a REALLY odd sort of way. Maybe someone should organize a festival for musicians to play "Mystery Instruments" (by blindly pulling slips of paper from a bag or something). I'd be all for it. It could be really, really fun. Cheers tEd ® kiLLiAn "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." -- Richard Feynman http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html http://www.CDbaby.com/cd/tedkillian http://www.guitar9.com/fluxaeterna.html http://www.garageband.com/artist/ArsOcarina http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2845073 http://www.netmusic.com/web/album.aspx?a_id=CBNM_17314 http://www.indiejazz.com/ProductDetailsView.aspx?ProductID=193 http://www.loopers-delight.com/cgi-bin/profiles.cgi?step=view_profile&id=121197000042 Ted Killian's "Flux Aeterna" is also available at: Apple iTunes, BuyMusic, Rhapsody, MusicMatch, MusicNet, DiscLogic, Napster, AudioLunchbox, Lindows, QTRnote, Music4Cents, Etherstream, RuleRadio, EMEPE3, Sony Connect, CatchMusic, Puretracks, and Viztas. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Blah, blah, blah. So??? ---- Jeff Kaiser <loopersdelight@pfmentum.com> wrote: > One of my favorite reviews (LA Weekly's Greg Burk) said this: "Jeff > Kaiser's trumpet is nearly incidental to his overall concept"...... > > That actually made me happy. > > It seem's that many people's musical identities are tied to their > instrument....but what really counts is the music....and the source of > that (in a player) is always internal, away from the instrument.... > > > Jeff Kaiser > http://www.JeffKaiser.com > pfMENTUM.com • AngryVegan.com > > On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:50 AM, a k butler wrote: > > > Kris wrote: > >> This is because I consider improvisation not just something > >> inextricably tied to music, but a way of life and approaching the > >> world, both physically and intellectually. I'd rather have the > >> improv music be defined by my own creativity and mind rather than the > >> instrument. > > > > The instrument is a set of unrealised possibilities, > > just waiting to be unlocked by a creative person. > > > > Whether the instrument is a guitar, a hand-drum, a looping device or > > just the stuff in your head. > > > > ( ah... that'll get him going :-) > > > > andybutler