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"frogs leaping into flymos" there's an album title, if ever i heard one! On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 6:41 PM, mark francombe <mark@markfrancombe.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 6:34 PM, William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com> > wrote: >> >> I have felt very liberated in not using it for the last several years > > > There is a um.. "cluncky-ness" with playing with guitar synths, and yes I > agree, when I occsionally lay down the OLP baritone modded monster, and > pick > up a "normal" guitar... its like coming out into the light on a matinee > cinema showing, or.. unlocking the door to your house when youve been > away > on holiday for 3 weeks... > > BUT... Im not a good enough guitarist to get the subtlties of sounds and > music out of a stock axe. I love the sound of a nice acoustic for > example, > or the sound of a tube amp just breaking up. But...I also like the sound > of > a million white mice nibbling xylophones, and the sound of steam trains > crashing into cake, or the sound of frogs leaping into flymos... > > A guy came up to me after my last gig, and said I like the looping, but I > dont like guitar synths, guitars shouldnt sound like orchestras... I said > "GREAT! You can save money next time I play!" > > > Like loopers, Guitar synths will always find a home in this house. > > -- > Mark Francombe > www.markfrancombe.com > www.ordoabkhao.com > http://vimeo.com/user825094 > http://www.looop.no > twitter @markfrancombe > http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478662@N00/ >