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May 22 2014, 05:06 PM |
Ahh the good days of growing up. I agree with Ben. I bought pedals and stuff just because others used it, then would see a video and next thing I know I'm heading to the store to buy it. I've wasted a ton of cash on gear for nothing. Guitars, amps, speakers, and so on. Bands help push products also just because you'd like to emulate their sound just as SeeJay has shown buy buying things as well.
Ben you could have sent me the ENGL I've always wanted one! Right now I love to have an EVH 5153. But I know better than to buy it. Youtube has helped on that so much. The famous Ola Englund, has shown me that most high gain amps all sound the same in a mix if you really wanted to achieve a certain sound. That has really helped my lack of spending, plus for a bedroom player such as myself it's not really worth it. Unless I can use headphones and a DI for recording. I spend more time trying to find better guitars rather than sound. I almost can't list them all anymore, I figure one day I will just end up owning 2 of the same guitar. -------------------- Guitars:
Ibanez S770PB (Natural Flat) , Ibanez XPT700 (Chameleon) , Sterling J Richardson Signature , Squire IV Jazz Bass (Sunburst) Gear: Neural DSP Plugins My YouTube Page. |
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May 22 2014, 10:14 PM |
For todays teens, absolutely no You, me and our era (pre-ultra fast and huge internet era) was limited in many ways that led us to give a listen to pretty much anything. Today such accessibility actually rests (the brain) from discovery, the moment one genre/artist is liked teens just stick to it until they get bored. After they get bored they're advised similar stuff and follow a very limited pattern. The kids that get into playing music still 'discover' stuff. This also underscores the importance of a good live teacher (either in person or on-line). A living, breathing musician can push you in a direction, alert you to cool stuff that you may or may not find on your own, etc. The true meaning of Sensei. The kids that are into it and serious will take some of the advice and also learn how to discover. There are certainly more materials available (and more quickly) to people but in order to really take advantage of them you still have to know how to use basic research techniques. It's the ability to properly and effectively research things that I feel is in danger of being lost. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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May 23 2014, 05:57 AM |
But do you think youtube has taken the place of a teacher? They may think it has ... but it hasn't. *When I say on-line teacher I mean a real, face to face via video screen, live lesson where you can give and get instant feedback. It's in a real lesson where the student may play some random lick and the teacher says, "hey, the the intro to a Booker T. and the MGs song". And the student goes, "who's that". And the the teacher plays the kid a song. And the kid goes, "hey, that's fckn cool!, can we learn that?" ... off and running. Unless you're a VERY savvy and experienced searcher chances are you ain't gonna actually 'discover' a lot until you learn how to do it. Again, most folks just orbit their own little musical solar system when they cruise the 'tube. I search the same way on youtube as I do looking for records. Who produced the song? What country or city was it recorded in? Who's the bass player? What year was that? What label (if there is one)? And then you go from there. You know, you have to do a 'little' work but it's totally worth it IMO. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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May 23 2014, 04:19 PM |
In fact...If I would base on YT demos and my first impression I would never had my current amp anymore. I couldn't find any single sample in the wab that could convince me BUT...I purchased it...just like that, took it to many rehearsals, gigs with different playing style etc....And I found a lot of good things that I would miss to catch if I would just try it for a week or two Good point! I would bet that 90% of the players, good and bad, that demo an amp (or pedal) on YT - even if they're using the same guitar - don't use the same pick or strings that you do and have a different attack technique in their picking hand/wrist/arm. A gear demo will interest me and that's about it. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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May 24 2014, 03:55 AM |
Personally I prefer just a less expensive condenser in the room (not on the amp).
Which is more like what I would actually hear if I were there ... or there and playing the gear. *I know that from a product manufacturers standpoint a really 'album' quality demo of a distortion pedal or an amp is what's gonna 'sell' the product to the general public. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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