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| rosewood |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 12:48:48 AM
Anyone ever heard of Trace Bundy, the Acoustic Ninja? This guy is awesome - he uses a ton of cool techniques like tapping, harmonics, percussion, multiple capos, etc. He's definitely the best guitarist I've ever seen live. Here are some of his videos from his website:
Dueling Ninjas: http://www.tracebundy.com/trace_data/videos/DuelingNinjas.wmv
Hot Capo Stew: http://www.tracebundy.com/trace_data/videos/Hot%20Capo%20Stew.wmv
Canon: http://www.tracebundy.com/trace_data/videos/Canon.wmv
Patanga: http://www.tracebundy.com/trace_data/videos/Patanga.wmv
Urban Challenge: http://www.tracebundy.com/trace_data/videos/Urban%20Challenge.wmv
Very cool. His DVD is awesome.
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| Erich |
Posted - 01/24/2005 : 7:33:10 PM
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Originally posted by Zachmozach
Ya, for example a kid came to play in the jazz band this week and so when he does his audition and our director asks him to play something and so he says ok. It's a 7 string bass BTW which is kinda ridiculous for an actual bass player to have. Anyway so he starts ripping through this tap stuff and he was good and I thought it was cool. Then after a minute or so of tapping and harmonics and such the director, who is a real jazz cat that can play the shit out of either electric or acoustic basses says ok well how about some blues in F? Can you walk? The answer was no of course. Can't read or any of that stuff. So it was cool, but he wasn't a real musician. I'd still listen to this guy though and I'll have to see if he's coming up to Oregon any time soon.
Yes, the people that are all technique and no musicianship bother me. Thats why I respect Tim to the utmost degree. I mean, hes got technique out the wazoo, even though he doesnt do the crazy tap fingerstyling that these other guys do, but his primary focus is the song and not the technique; the technique is added to the song, not the other way around. Not to mention, the large majority of his acoustic pieces are in standard tuning, with at most a drop D or C. I think in order to become a better musician, starting with the standard tuning and working your way towards alternation is the best bet.
Anyway, this Trace Bundy guy isnt bad. He didnt interest me the way Don Alder did, nor was his technique as impressive to look at as Justin King, but he's still not bad at all.
Justin King, speaking of which, is an example of someone that to me, uses too much technique. Ive heard people tell me otherwise and Im more than willing to listen, but what I've heard reminds me too much of Stream - musical masturbation. For example, justin's song "Knock On Wood", which is a cool example of him playing the two knecks of a doubleneck at the same time, doesnt sound like a song I want to listen to for more than watching the technique. It just seems like he's sitting there going "Hey, check out what I can do". |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 01/24/2005 : 4:41:31 PM
It really is, it really blows that there aren't more DVD's like that.
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| La Mer De Noms |
Posted - 01/24/2005 : 4:22:26 PM
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Originally posted by Hopeful Rolling Waves
I also just bought a Blue Note DVD with a smokin' version of Jumping Jack by Stanley Jordan
that's a jaw dropping performance. |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 01/20/2005 : 10:40:38 AM
I bought Trace's CD + DVD combo from his website. He's pretty inventive with that capo stuff, AND I don't think many people could figure out how to play Pachelbel's Canon on guitar. He's definitely a bit of a dork though. I own both of Kaki King's albums, if she bores you, you must be pretty boring. I saw her play in Philly about a month ago, she was amazing, and I don't remember being bored once. I also haven't seen Trace play anything but his Taylor, Kaki plays a couple different guitars AND plays a mean lap steel. I also just bought a Blue Note DVD with a smokin' version of Jumping Jack by Stanley Jordan, along with some other great tunes (Summertime, Cantaloupe Island). If anyone sees this, it's 15 bucks...BUY IT. Anyway, all of these artists are pretty amazing to me. I play guitar, I don't do tapping, and yeah it does seem like a bit of a fad these days, but poeple get tired of strumming chords and shredding solos too. |
| Saint Jude |
Posted - 01/19/2005 : 5:30:52 PM
they all secretly want to be chapman stick players.
http://www.stick.com/ |
| guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 01/16/2005 : 10:48:53 PM
I agree, tapping is merely just an advanced hand technique that can be mastered just like any other thing one plays, and although it's very good, it doesn't make a good guitarist. Very enjoyable, however, I liked it alot. |
| Zachmozach |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 2:19:37 PM
Ya, for example a kid came to play in the jazz band this week and so when he does his audition and our director asks him to play something and so he says ok. It's a 7 string bass BTW which is kinda ridiculous for an actual bass player to have. Anyway so he starts ripping through this tap stuff and he was good and I thought it was cool. Then after a minute or so of tapping and harmonics and such the director, who is a real jazz cat that can play the shit out of either electric or acoustic basses says ok well how about some blues in F? Can you walk? The answer was no of course. Can't read or any of that stuff. So it was cool, but he wasn't a real musician. I'd still listen to this guy though and I'll have to see if he's coming up to Oregon any time soon. |
| rosewood |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 2:10:39 PM
Zachmozach, I agree that a few good tap songs don't make a great guitarist. Take Kaki King for example - I saw her live and her tapping songs were cool but the rest were kinda boring. Trace Bundy put on a WAY better show overall because he is more well-rounded. He does a few tapping songs, some percussive stuff, some looping, and some nice fingerstyle stuff.
I guess you just have to see him live to understand how good of a concert he puts on. He's pretty funny too. During his song "Acoustic Ninja", some "ninjas" came out and started "fighting". |
| Zachmozach |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 1:38:03 PM
He's pretty good, but check out Stanely Jordan. Justing King seems really similar to this guy too. Playing a few good tap songs though doesn't make him a great though. Doesn't mean he's not either, but I'd like to see him live sometime and get an idea of what his bag is. |
| Jiyra |
Posted - 01/15/2005 : 04:17:26 AM
no offense, but if he's the best you've ever seen live, you've missed out...he's a gifted guitarist, I'll give you that, but again, no offense, there's just something about the guy I just plain don't like. |
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