Comment by RyanOD
13 hours ago
I've often marveled at the success many guitar players had with experimental electronics - Hendrix, EVH, Les Paul, Brian May, Jack White, and Tom Scholz (special case, of course) are just a few examples.
13 hours ago
I've often marveled at the success many guitar players had with experimental electronics - Hendrix, EVH, Les Paul, Brian May, Jack White, and Tom Scholz (special case, of course) are just a few examples.
The podcast "History of Rock in 500 Songs" (full disclosure: I am a devout, slavering fan) provides these on the regular. I was actually smiling when I heard a fairly new song that attempts a really flat, fuzzed out sound because it made me think, "Buddy Holly invented that by accident with a broken speaker". One of the episodes on The Who goes into the Marshall behind Marshall amps in similar detail.
I suppose if I were going to recommend a single episode to Hacker News though, it would be https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-146-good-vibrations-by-... which begins with at least a half hour on the amazing (if not happy) life of the guy who invented the Theremin, Lev Sergeyevich Termen.
I’ve heard a few people strongly recommend that pod. I’ll check it out
What’s the newer song you mention with the flat fuzz?
Oh wow! This is incredible...thanks for sharing.
Ha, you won’t be thanking me once it consumes your life. Join us. We all float down here.
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Brian May stands out even among that group (well maybe not w/ Les Paul there)
The guy built his own guitar as a teenager and has played it for the rest of his career: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special
"Muddy Waters invented electricity!" -- Willie Brown, Crossroads (movie), 1986
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMv0ORn0hg
YES! Saw this movie 40 years ago and started playing guitar the next day. Haven't stopped since. Thanks, Steve Vai!