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Post by newey on Jan 25, 2023 20:10:14 GMT -5
So, pyrroz posted a discussion-starter on iconic guitarists, which has ventured into a discussion playing styles and differing eras. And then cynical1 took the invitation from sumgai to go down the rabbit hole, where he apparently remains to this day, as we discuss (and digress) jazz, rock, jazz-rock, from bassists to guitarists and back again. (Although we're deep into that hole, still no Alice . . .) So, playing styles, genres, fast guitarists, soulful guitarists, all differing in many ways, but it occured to me that there is one thing in common. When soloing, they all go up the neck into the higher frequencies. Very rarely do you hear anyone going down the neck, and using strings 4-5-6, for soloing. I asked myself, why is going up the neck for that solo bit so ubiquitous? Of course, for speed, pull-offs, hammers and so forth, the lighter strings 1-2-3 are a help, and the frets being closer togehter helps with some fingerings. So I can see why there is a distinct preference for going up the neck to showcase one's chops on lead. And, we all presumably learned (if we did) to do so by imitating the guitar heroes we'd be listening to- and they all went up. So, if the ratio of solos at the low end to the higher ones was like 30%-70%, I could see the above reasons as sufficiently accounting for the disparity. But they seem to me to be much, much rare than that. Abnormally rare. So, I'm excavating a new hole. Can anyone think of solos that go low? (and, no, bass solos don't count). The only one that came to my mind at first blush (given time, I'll think of others, but there aren't many!) was this by Walter Egan. Not that it's a great solo or anything, and the song itself is pretty much mindless pop, but it does what I'm talking about. Just so you don't have to sit through the whole thing, the solo is at about 2:07 . . .
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Post by cynical1 on Jan 25, 2023 20:23:53 GMT -5
(Although we're deep into that hole, still no Alice . . .) Update: I found Alice Glad to accommodate. HTC1
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