Any fans of classical guitar playing?

[Reverend_Smitty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgRr4S_0loM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2wsH7Guz_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcCrOCbPDPQ

I could listen to this guy's stuff all night. I've found a lot of technically proficient guitarists on youtube but 99% of them were "show off-y" noodling types but I feel like this guy has a lot of soul in his playing. I'd give my right arm to play like this :P

[DarkTirade]

1. I keep my classical music to my violin and my rock music to my guitar. :)

But that's just me.

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. See I love the guitar...

simply because you can rock out or play the classics and if done right it will sound awesome either way

[DarkTirade]

3. To be really interesting...

you could play a classical guitar piece... with heavy wah pedal or distortion... :P

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. I think if you listen to some of Bach's work

you will find that he is the father of heavy metal music. Some of his fugues could easily be turned into metal. If only we had electricity back then who knows what could have happened... :)

[DarkTirade]

7. That is why god invented the electric violin...

and just by coincidence I decided that after a long-stressful day today I'd treat myself to something nifty...

so I stopped at the guitar store to buy myself a pickup for my acoustic guitar. And promptly discovered that they had one kind that will stick onto the instrument rather than sit in the soundhole... so it will work just fine on my violin. :)

I gave it a quick test run once I got home and I now have the ability to hook my violin up to an amp. Frikkin' awesome. :)

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. What about a little Jimmy Page bowing action?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-aoRWjLdE

Surely the best of both worlds :P

[DarkTirade]

11. Guitar de gamba? :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. His Tocatta and Fugue in D minor

was metal. I mean, heebus — imagine that sucker with bass and drums.

:headbang:

[Reverend_Smitty]

14. I think something can only be classified as metal if...

you play it backwards and you hear satanic messages...I think it is written somewhere in the "Metal Handbook" :P

[DarkTirade]

18. You've obviously never played that piece backwards then... :P

:evilgrin:
:headbang:

[Reverend_Smitty]

20. I knew it!!!!

that JS Bach is out there to corrupt the children! We must ban him at once before he warps another young mind straight into the arms of Satan!!!!

:)

[DarkTirade]

22. Yes with his revolutionary crazy ideas...

I mean, putting 4ths in your music instead of 5ths? Blasphemous!

[quip]

15. OR you could play your electric guitar WITH a violin

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4FuAUaJflRs&feature=related

You gotta wait for it around the 44 second mark! :rofl: :hi:

[Reverend_Smitty]

16. lol I love that movie!

[quip]

21. Dooood! Missed you last Friday:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7339122

See you Feb 11th! :pals: :hi:

BTW, are you by chance a capricorn?

[Reverend_Smitty]

27. I'll have to make an appearance next month

I'm actually an Aries

March 22 is my b-day so I'm right on the Pisces/Aries line

[quip]

29. Check. Just an informal poll, really.

Bone up on your Tap, and we'll quote around the world and beyond next month ;)

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

19. Bloody brilliant.

But I'd never subject my poor violin strings to that kind of punishment. :P

[quip]

25. I swear I frikkin' die when he pauses to tune the violin

Over the top LOL! :rofl:

[opiate69]

4. So no Mark Wood metal violin for you then, eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mLGTiRkXGQ

[DarkTirade]

8. Pfft. Fretted violin.

How lame is that? :P


*edited to add smiley face*

[JeffR]

6. He's great. You're so right about the soul in his playing.

The Montes piece just had my eyes welling. Thanks for the links!

[Reverend_Smitty]

9. I had to subscribe to his page

he has over 130 songs up now and even his original compositions are great as well. Enough to keep you busy for a while

[JeffR]

17. I'm going to do the same

Thanks!

[DarkTirade]

12. Seriously though, I'm listening to it and it's quite nice so far. :)

[DarkTirade]

24. I think I like his original pieces best so far though.

Maybe that's just because I've already heard the others umpteen times before... :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UXg9QplQec

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Have you ever heard Rik Emmett of Triumph play acoustic guitar?

He doesn't play classical guitar that I know of, but he does play classically.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfcdQpmUAs

I'm in awe of Emmett because he could "Tear the Roof Off," then turn around and passionately lull you with "Midsummer's Daydream" or "Fingertalkin'" or "A Minor Prelude" or "Suitcase Blues."

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. I've never heard his stuff before

but it's quite nice plus he had one hell of an 80's hair-do going on in that vid :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. It's wonderfully strange to hear him do stuff like that

juxtaposed against somethin' like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1HVDhLHSys

:headbang:

[Reverend_Smitty]

34. It's quite a departure

that's why I love the guitar so much. Now if only I weren't such a woefully inadequate musician, but that's a story for another day...

[quip]

28. In that vid, he is basically playing a classical guitar

It appears to me that those are nylon strings on an acoustic/electric guitar. I would say that he has had classical training.

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. Either that, or he just has a passion

for everything a guitar can be.

Wish I could find a video of "Fingertalkin'." His technique on that is amazing.

[Common Sense Party]

51. Emmett is awesome. I'm an old die-hard Triumph fan.

I'd like to hear more of his post-Triumph stuff.

[Fleshdancer]

32. who doesn't like classical guitar?

it's too beautiful not to love

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

33. Im a DMB Fan

so what do I know...:)

[Reverend_Smitty]

37. The first step is admitting you have a problem

lol...just kidding

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

38. Thanks

your eminence.....

[Reverend_Smitty]

40. I'm not a real reverend...I just play one on the internet

:)

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

42. Bummer

I was hoping I could get in good with god.

[Reverend_Smitty]

44. You're more likely to get struck by lightning hanging out with me

:hide:

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

46. Thats cool

then I wont feel like its my fault. Ill blame you.....:)

[Reverend_Smitty]

48. Fair enough

I can live with that :P

[quip]

35. But would you give your right nut

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7356139&mesg_id=7356139"> for a cigarette? :rofl:

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

36. That musta sucked!!

[quip]

43. More like it blew

his fucking nut off! :rofl:

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

45. hahahahahah

that aint right...LOL

[quip]

47. I just said it elsewhere, but I'll say it again--

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

50. Thanks

[Reverend_Smitty]

39. I've heard of people walking a mile for a Camel but this is just crazy!

:rofl:

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

41. on the other hand

you can still get a cool members only jacket with your Marlboro miles.....

[Common Sense Party]

49. Two words: Andres. Segovia.

The guy was an absolute master. The videos don't do him justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG7y_CD9rMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9efHwnFAkuA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8EDpJ-aIM8

[Reverend_Smitty]

52. Segovia was a god!

Nobody could hold a candle to his play in the classical guitar genre

[Common Sense Party]

53. I've never been able to play a note on the guitar

But back in my heavy metal days, I loved listening to Segovia. He could "shred" better than any of the metal wankers that were hot back then.