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Ripped off from a thread on TGP but I thought it might make for an interesting topic here.
In no particular order:Is the role of the electric guitar being confined by (deserved) reverence and awe for its glorious past?
Do you imagine a future for the evolution of the electric guitar?
Has the ART of playing music with the electric guitar become confused w/the CRAFT of playing music with the electric guitar?
Do you distinguish between creativity and re-creativity?
Do any of these questions have real-life meaning for you?yes

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Originally Posted by aleclee1. Is the role of the electric guitar being confined by (deserved) reverence and awe for its glorious past?

2. Do you imagine a future for the evolution of the electric guitar?

3.Has the ART of playing music with the electric guitar become confused w/the CRAFT of playing music with the electric guitar?

4. Do you distinguish between creativity and re-creativity?

5.Do any of these questions have real-life meaning for you?

Hmmm . . . lets see:

1. I'd say no. I think creative people aren't confined. Listen to Jeff Beck's latest CD - quot;Jeffquot;

2. Not much. Too much quot;evolutionquot; and it won't be a guitar. Perhaps in the area of effects.

3. Not to those who know what to listen for. I was just listening to Mark Knopfler on the quot;Notting Hillbilliesquot; CD. The music is slow. No shredding. But there's still great guitar to listen for. And this doesn't mean that one can't enjoy a less-than-creative shredder. Just depends on the mood.

4. I don't mind if someone builds on the past, or re-interprets it. Or, simply reminds us of it.

5. They're interesting. Not sure of any impact beyond that.

Artie


Originally Posted by alecleeRipped off from a thread on TGP but I thought it might make for an interesting topic here.
In no particular order:Is the role of the electric guitar being confined by (deserved) reverence and awe for its glorious past?
Do you imagine a future for the evolution of the electric guitar?
Has the ART of playing music with the electric guitar become confused w/the CRAFT of playing music with the electric guitar?
Do you distinguish between creativity and re-creativity?
Do any of these questions have real-life meaning for you?1) what??
2) Yeah... It's a guitare, but amplified... How is it that different? The electric guitar was an accoustic which had a less hollow sound but much more sound possibilities (amps, pickups etc...) on ONE guitar. Stuff like the synths are a direct evolution of the pickups.
3)The art of playing, or the art of making? I think there's more art in creating myself but not everyone may agree. There also is the art of doing the guitar. I don't get the difference between art and craft though so I shut up
4) Yep. Creativity is wanting to do something new. Recreativity could be too thing: Wanting to do something entertaining, or wanting to do something new with stuff that's been used before.
5) We all know the meaning of life is 42 anyway, so no.

Way too deep reserved for those who care.

It's music amp; it should be fun....keep it simple, keep it fun amp; I'm good.

I'll leave the evolution amp; all the technical crap to the jazzers!


Originally Posted by ArtieTooListen to Jeff Beck's latest CD - quot;Jeffquot;

Funny you should mention the quot;Jeffquot; CD. The guy who originally posed those questions collaborated on that album.


Originally Posted by alecleeFunny you should mention that quot;Jeffquot;. The guy who originally posed those questions collaborated on that album.

I knew they were intelligent questions.


Originally Posted by alecleeRipped off from a thread on TGP but I thought it might make for an interesting topic here.
In no particular order:Is the role of the electric guitar being confined by (deserved) reverence and awe for its glorious past?
Do you imagine a future for the evolution of the electric guitar?
Has the ART of playing music with the electric guitar become confused w/the CRAFT of playing music with the electric guitar?
Do you distinguish between creativity and re-creativity?
Do any of these questions have real-life meaning for you?Crikey. You need to watch some more televised sport or something.

1: Probably. The thing is, much of the reason we hold past guitar recordings and players so dear is they 'feel' right to our nervous systems. Part of that is nostalgia, but part is also just a human response to hearing something that we enjoy hearing.

2: Certainly. Much has already been discovered, but there's plenty of room for mutation and further exploration. The key thing is the imagination of the artist involved, and secondarily the willingness of people to listen. I think there are two broad avenues to explore:

-Traditional sounds over non-traditional contexts. For example, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore and Eric Clapton (under a pseudonym) have all had a crack at playing over electronic dance music. Sometimes this works, other times it doesn't, but you gotta break a few eggs...

-Non-traditional sounds over a traditional context. Think Tom Morello making computer game noises over pretty trad 70s hard rock grooves.

The other options are to play traditional sounding stuff over traditional backing (nothing new there) or totally weird stuff over totally weird backing (hard to listen to).

3: Sure. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that by it's physical nature, guitar players can get quite lost in patterns and fingerings and rote licks without truly engaging their ears. You put your fingers on the board, and voila! an e chord sounds. You can go for years without really questioning whether that's an 'e' note you're hearing. That's a hard one to defuse.

4: Yep. I'm in a couple of pretty retro bands, so I'm pretty aware of the fact that I'm sort of inserting myself alongside something that already exists. Some of what I do is fastidiously old-school, and some is unlike pretty much anything I've heard before, despite being heavily influenced by past artists and works.

5: I think the above answers point to a yes. I think I'll always approach things from an old-school, vintage tone kind of viewpoint, but my fave players are all the types that take chances, so hopefully I'll keep pushing in my own way.

Yes

Guitarists are conservative, and it is difficult for innovations to make it to the marketplace. Add to the fact that most manufacturers market the 'older and more simple is better' and people fall for it.

Also, the new Jeff Beck (or new Clapton/Aerosmith/Stones/insert classic band with the same sound or a different one) has *no* chance of airplay. Classic stations play classic music, new stations play new bands, and innovative guitarists have no chance of airplay in America, ever.

Lots of touring, and private marketing to an existing fanbase is the only chance for them to support themselves. Sad.