Does Technique Limit Expression?, what does everybody think? |
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Does Technique Limit Expression?, what does everybody think? |
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Dec 1 2008, 02:41 AM
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. I'd be happy being good at one technique, whatever it is. Amen to that!! One thing that got me thinking about this topic was an interview I read with Greg Howe. He said that his "hammer-on from nowhere" technique came about because he didn't want to spend the time required to develop his alternate picking technique so he use this technique as an alternative. He said he would love to alternate pick like Paul Gilbert but didn't want to spend the time Paul Gilbert spent to develop it. It seems to me that anybody who can alternate pick well spent TONS of time to develop it. Here is a link to the article. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summa...86-31897531_ITM Monte This post has been edited by lcsdds: Dec 1 2008, 02:44 AM |
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Dec 1 2008, 02:52 AM |
Amen to that!! One thing that got me thinking about this topic was an interview I read with Greg Howe. He said that his "hammer-on from nowhere" technique came about because he didn't want to spend the time required to develop his alternate picking technique so he use this technique as an alternative. He said he would love to alternate pick like Paul Gilbert but didn't want to spend the time Paul Gilbert spent to develop it. It seems to me that anybody who can alternate pick well spent TONS of time to develop it. Here is a link to the article. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summa...86-31897531_ITM Monte I read the same article. Greg Howe is another monster! If you've heard any of his older stuff, you've heard a developed picking hand for sure. I do notice that his style has evolved to a more legato/finger tapping one interspersed with monster picking. His style has progressed from neo-classical and blues-based shred to fusion. I love that guy. I wonder how many guitar players can alternate pick like Paul Gilbert. All these monsters have their individual strengths. They're all great. |
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Dec 1 2008, 11:47 AM |
That's pretty interesting list of players you pulled out Monte!
All of them are top class players but somehow devoted to only one or maybe 2 techniques in general. But I don't think it's limitation at all, those guys have their own sound signatures and techniques they use most of the time have a very important roll in that. Now,if you're looking for technique versatile players then those guys you mentioned are surely not one of those but on the other hand you can recognize them very easily cause techniques they use give them that special and unique sound. -------------------- Youtube
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Dec 1 2008, 03:45 PM |
I guess you simply choose not to develop a certain technique because you are not interested, I guess lcdds is wondering if he should develop his alternate picking, or simply concentrate on the technique he already dominates. Developing by all means, latter on it's easy to throw something away if you REALLY don't need it. -------------------- Youtube
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Dec 1 2008, 10:03 PM |
When I heard the story, it was the saxophone that Holdsworth was trying to emulate - not that it changes the point that was being made. In addition to crazy legato, he also gets involved in the creative use of techniques like volume swells to change the usual attack that you hear on a picked string. Such an innovative guy! Yes, Sax, that was it - sorry! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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