Re: "Instrument" vs "Effect"

["raul bonell" <RAULBONELL@telefonica.net>]

It's logical that Charles can't accept the effect to be an extension of 
"the 
instrument" since he is one of the first guys alert on OT mails ;-) ... 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Zwicky" <cazwicky@earthlink.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: "Instrument" vs "Effect"


> These systems in their entirety are often referred to as an instrument, 
> for instance Jimi Hendrix and his Marshalls, Jon Hassel and his 
> harmonizer... I think this discussion got of on the wrong foot by 
>claiming 
> that an effect was an instrument. This may be correct, Electro Harmonix 
>is 
> of the philosophy that their 16 second delay and 2880 are 'looping 
> instruments'.
> -- 
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