the other day i had an accomplished finger-style guitarist over to help me unpack some speakers. i asked him to sit
down for a few minutes before we began weightlifting, and
listen to a cd i had on w/classical guitar playing bach.
i could hear the attack and decay of every note/chord as well
as the beauty of the composition, but my friend quickly became bored (!), so we started in on the chores. later, he
took out his new handmade $6k guitar (madagascar rosewood/adirondack blanchard) and we both played it for awhile- the
guitar had the most beautiful harmonics and a mellow tone totally unlike most steel-string flat-tops. this guy could hear every nuance of sound that guitar could produce, and we both went a little nuts passing it back and forth, trying different tunes/techniques (he's about 10,000 times better than i am...). even laymen comment on the unusual appearance of my mark levinson 33h amps, but he just said that i have a great system and that was all i could get out of him. he's working on his 2nd cd right now, so he knows enough about electronics/digital recording to get by to say the least.
everyone has a mental prism that they look through, but playing musical instruments is what got ME into audio.
this guy just wants to save up for another guitar- well he does play 3-5 hrs a day...
down for a few minutes before we began weightlifting, and
listen to a cd i had on w/classical guitar playing bach.
i could hear the attack and decay of every note/chord as well
as the beauty of the composition, but my friend quickly became bored (!), so we started in on the chores. later, he
took out his new handmade $6k guitar (madagascar rosewood/adirondack blanchard) and we both played it for awhile- the
guitar had the most beautiful harmonics and a mellow tone totally unlike most steel-string flat-tops. this guy could hear every nuance of sound that guitar could produce, and we both went a little nuts passing it back and forth, trying different tunes/techniques (he's about 10,000 times better than i am...). even laymen comment on the unusual appearance of my mark levinson 33h amps, but he just said that i have a great system and that was all i could get out of him. he's working on his 2nd cd right now, so he knows enough about electronics/digital recording to get by to say the least.
everyone has a mental prism that they look through, but playing musical instruments is what got ME into audio.
this guy just wants to save up for another guitar- well he does play 3-5 hrs a day...