Author Topic: How many strings (Read 569 times)

terryc · « **Reply #60 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:48:05 AM »

As a long term KC fan I can just imagine Fripp doing that, apart from his musical genius and very unorthodox guitar playing he is a weird guy.
His guitar tuning is not concert but came to him
'whilst in the sauna in New York' or thereabouts.
If you get chance to read 'In the Court of The King Crimson' by Sid Smith it is very entertaining

David Houck · « **Reply #61 on:** March 30, 2009, 06:01:59 PM »

A quick check at Amazon finds:

4 new from $98.99 6 used from $69.72

I don't think I'll be ordering a copy through Amazon.

peoplechipper · « **Reply #62 on:** March 31, 2009, 12:04:30 AM »

Thanks Terry, I'll look that up...

Wouldn't you love to have dinner and drinks with him though? After you both loosen up, the musical discussion would be off the scale, with likely both parties coming out ahead, despite his giant music brain...I'd have to talk gear, just so I wouldn't be relegated to the children's table...Tony

jacko · « **Reply #63 on:** March 31, 2009, 12:58:31 AM »

I'd rather have dinner and drinks with his wife. Toyah was one of my early fantasies. (along with Kate Bush, Debbi Harry, Suzi Quattro and so on).

Graeme

terryc · « **Reply #64 on:** March 31, 2009, 07:40:03 AM »

jacko..oh you are showing your age there (as we all are!)
Dave..seems expensive that, even converted to sterling.
I think a dinner conversation with Fripp would be heavy going, there are some interviews on YouTube which are very deep.
His ideas were and still are very advanced, his solo album with Eno 'No Pussyfooting' is still a great ambient classic.
The band didn't become wealthy until much later in their career..Belew era and onwards, this is because his management were not paying them for the gigs they did, they only got a percentage of the ticket money. Fripp had to sell his Gibson Black Les Paul because he was almost broke.
It was Tony Leven who put the management what THEY should be doing for the band ie paying them what they are really worth.

adriaan · « **Reply #65 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:32:19 AM »

Robert Fripp & The League of Crafty Guitarists was also a sight to be seen. The concert I saw, they walked onto the stage only after walking around the entire audience. We thought it was for calming the nerves of any novice members of the ensemble, but there may have been a completely different reasoning behind that.

I found this clip on YouTube, must have been around the same time as that. Rather Terry Riley-ish, to be honest.

chrisalembic · « **Reply #66 on:** March 31, 2009, 09:14:43 AM »

how bout this for some six string playing??..i hope you have good speakers to hear the details of his bass playing.. its unbelievable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZOCdrwGch4&feature=related

hearing antony jackson play and his sound, makes me think that 6 string on a bass make total sense!! plus having 6 strings lets him allow to stay in one position longer, playing these lines on a 4 or 5 string... dunno bout that;-)

David Houck · « **Reply #67 on:** March 31, 2009, 09:33:07 AM »

Cool video! And hey, there's Lou Marini!

bsee · « **Reply #68 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:06:35 PM »

That video was tight! You can't beat a Blue Lou sighting either. His sax had such a creamy tone.

Jackson, though, was a star. I wish I could get a look at his signal path and settings. He had a great punchy tone with just a little growl and no noise at all. I will suppose it is impeccable technique rather than creative use of gates and compression that give him such a great sound, but who knows?

chrisalembic · « **Reply #69 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:37:39 PM »

If you guys like it, you might want to check out Michel Camilos CD One more Once... the track in the youtube video is from that CD.. if I remember correctly it also features Paquito DRivera,.. and a whole lotta Anthony Jackson madness:-)

Anthony Jackson has a great sound in my opinion. Whenever I hear him play and hear his sound, I get the feeling that Basses were meant to have 6 strings, or lets say those 2 extra strings are absolutely justified, also in a band context... i love his sound.. its nothing like the mainstream six string sound you hear in yamaha trbs or ibanez basses... i dont like the sound of the c string on those either.. of course its a matter of taste,.. i always thought for example that John Patittucis sound became less pleasing for me when he changed from ken smith to yamahas... I dont know what Anthony Jackson secret is (well probably no secret, just a great technqiue and a great bass),.. I do know though that his Bass (Fodera Contrabass) has no preamp and is just plug in and play.

While we are talking Anthony Jackson, I think some of his greatest playing can be heard on Michel Petruccianis CD Both Worlds. Definetely worth listening to:-)

keurosix · « **Reply #70 on:** March 31, 2009, 05:32:17 PM »

That was very inspirational! AJ was fantastic, and so was the rest of the orchestra. Thanks for sharing!
Kris

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