What does everyone listen to?

[simon]

Okay, well, this is my first post and unfortunately I don't own an Alembic (yet!) but I'm just curious: what does everyone listen to? A brief skim of this forum says jazz but anything else?
 
Personally, I listen to everything, you name it, I probably listen to it (everything from emo to polka metal) but my favourites are jazz/funk and jazz fusion metal. I only play jazz or metal on guitar however (sometimes acoustic funk or the blues).
 
Anyway, I'm interested in what everyone plays/listens to because I hope this can help me understand whether the alembic sound would be right for me before making any brash desicions.
 
thanks.

[adriaan]

If you're trying to work out if an Alembic guitar would be suitable for your genre of music, then rest assured. Alembics are built to produce a perfectly clear sound, which means that you're not limited to one built-in sound, but you have the option to create any sound you like with your amp and effects.
 
People here play everything and anything from gospel to folk to death metal to pop - with identical instruments.

[bracheen]

Polka metal?

[adriaan]

Sam, you know how much I dislike that genre.

[811952]

CD player, Pandora on the Internets, my wife, the voices inside my head - though not in that order...  
 
edtided fer spellun
 
(Message edited by 811952 on March 01, 2007)

[lbpesq]

Simon:
 
Welcome to the club! As for musicial tastes, you'll find a big contingent around here that loves Grateful Dead music (including me).  Most of the members are bass players, but there are some guitar players like us.  As far as Alembic guitars for the types of music you mention, keep in mind what Adrian posted above:  Alembic's are known for their clean, clear sound.  This is very good for jazz.  Metal, however, may be another story.  Personally, metal has never been my cup of tea and I have always preferred a clean, non-distorted tone.  Such a tone is usually not associated with metal.  If you want to use an Alembic guitar for metal, you'll probably wind up using a pedal or some type of signal processing to get the type of grit and crunch associated with metal.
 
Bill, the guitar one

[olieoliver]

I love it all. My favorite music to play though is a toss up between Funk and Blues. These both allow for lots or room for a Bassist. You can be busy or leave all kinds of space in either.

[bracheen]

Adriaan, I've never heard the term before.  I know what Polka is and I know what Metal is but Polka Metal I can't even imagine.
 
To answer Simon's question I have a 4 string Epic.  I'm not in a band and play at home for my own amusement but I'll play classical, rock,& blues mostly.  It sounds fine for all three to my ears.  I've played other types of Alembic in stores and haven't found one yet I didn't like. I guess that really wasn't the question though.  The question was what do I/we listen to.  You name it I listen to it.
 
Sam
 
(Message edited by bracheen on March 01, 2007)

[hydrargyrum]

What I am listening to right now:  Tom Waits, The Flaming Lips, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, The Pogues.
 
What I've been playing lately:  mostly bluegrass, with some folky rock and jazz here and there.

[dela217]

Country.

[hifiguy]

Some of everything except commercial country, most kinds of modern metal and opera.  A listening session in my music room may go something like Emmylou Harris, classic Yes, the Dead, Kraftwerk or Kruder & Dorfmeister, Rachmaninoff and finish with some J-pop girl group technopop.
 
Eclectic or schizoid?  Could be both, maybe neither :-)

[2400wattman]

I've been playing blues, rock, some metal, a little jazz and classical and some folk. Thank God for Led Zeppelin!!

[David Houck]

Hey, an Emmylou mention!!!

[David Houck]

Hi Simon, welcome to the board!

[2400wattman]

Emmy Lou.. she had Albert Lee in her band. That guy would flat out nail ya to the board!!! What a player.