Guitar synth tracks
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Topic: Guitar synth tracks
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Subject: Guitar synth tracks
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 09:22
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Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, Robert Fripp, John McLaughlin and many others embraced the technology of guitar synths. This is a thread to share some of those tracks. |
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Posted By: paulindigo
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 11:00
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It's only the intro to Please Don't Touch but as a devoted Steve Hackett fan I can't help posting this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Di6-4Fdb8
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 13:53
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Here's a King Crimson track with both Adrian and Robert playing guitar synth. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 15:35
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 17:59
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Hi, I was thinking of 10CC with their "Gismo" which was featured in a few of their songs. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: SpaceRockTraveller
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 21:28
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I love the use of an analogue Roland guitar synth in this 1978 live
version of "Waves," which exemplifies Terje Rypdal's ability to blend
jazz improvisation with electronic textures, creating beautiful ethereal
soundscapes.🌌✨🎶 |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 07 2024 at 07:21
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Hi, I first heard of Terje in 1974 when I saw an advertisement in Melody Maker for a concert with Ash Ra Tempel and Terje Rypdal's Odyssey in London. And I ended up with the double album that I still like. Terje has done a lot of far out things, but the most beautiful one is the one album that no one has heard and enjoyed like I have ... EOS with David Darling ... take away the first cut in the album, the rest is Jimi Hendrix in heaven and then some, the best "chamber music" with an electric guitar ever ... and a real oddity, but it shows how a rock audience thinks the rest of the music is not important or valuable ... the visuals in it are far out, and a part of this album (and some from Garbarek's Eventyr album) were a part of a film that won the Best Oscar for Foreign Film ... one that we don't want to see because it is about the hope for freedom ... for folks that are still "stuck" ... Talk about a special evening for 1974 with Ash Ra Tempel and Terje Rypdal ... gets me all excited ... how I wish I were there, and if I was rich enough those guys would have played in my living room! I kinda thought, and still do, that too much of the music has "make believe" lyrics, and I prefer the real thing that allows you the visuals in your mind ... instead of merely the idea of the whole thing. I loved Space Ritual and a lot of the well known "space rock", but all in all the whole thing was more about the science fiction side of it than it was anything else, which came to an end, sort of ... later ... the Michael Moorcock era/stuff was dead and no one gave a damn anymore ... the "hits" were more important! The majority of the lyrics in a lot of "space rock" ... are really poor from a writing perspective ... if that was your paper in an English class, you would be lucky to get a B, specially as the paper/lyrics had no continuity which was replaced by a format instead. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 07 2024 at 07:34
| Mike Oldfield used guitar synths, but I'm not schooled in his discography, so maybe someone else could post a track. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: August 07 2024 at 08:50
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Prog guitarists I have seen using guitar synth, live: a) Al Dimeola - he would use his synth to trigger sampled sounds like pan flutes etc. b) John Goodsall - one of the fastest guitarists when he was with us, he played Brian Moore synth guitar c) Steve Morse - he was so fast when soloing, I'm amazed the synth could track along with him! Sorry, no videos, I'll see what i can find! I talked to Bob Fripp after the "Discipline" show in Chicago (Nov 10, 1981) when he first revealed the Roland guitar synth to the world. I told him what a "strong instrument" I thought it was, and he gave a broad smile! ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 07 2024 at 09:25
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Adrian messing around. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 08 2024 at 07:08
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Thanks to all who have participated. Here's another from Pat Metheny. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 08 2024 at 07:17
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For those who think Pat Metheny is jazz-fusion light, here is "Roots of Coincidence" with some additional guitar playing by Lyle Mays. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 09:59
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Carl Verheyen Group with Holdsworth on SynthAxe. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 15:49
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^I love No Borders. I first heard it in '88! In the '90s, CVG issued No Borders Plus with additional music. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 15:52
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Way back in the '80s, this guy called Neil Nappe released a guitar synth album called July that sounded like nothing else at the time. Here's a 2001 performance of a piece from an unreleased album. Apart from the Alesis drumbox, all sounds you hear are 100% live! Equipment: Roland GM-70 + D-550 / Yamaha TX81Z / Oberheim Xpander / Alesis HR-16 ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 16:21
| ^Cool video, and I used to have that Alesis drumbox. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 16:22
Ditto. Then I got the SR-16, its successor. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Grumpyprogfan wrote:Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 22:53
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Great thread, thanks for starting it! I'm still trying to find representative YouTube clips. Other guitarists, prog or prog-related: a) Steve Howe - he used the synth guitar a bit when it was more popular, but I don't think he's kept up with it b) Andy Summers - a phenomenal guitarist, he used the Roland synth on LPs like "I Advance Masked" c) Robbie Blunt - Robbie used the Roland synth on Robert Plant's "Shaken, Not Stirred" I played a bit on synth guitar in the 1980s, but didn't care for the poor tracking. Today's instruments are, from what I gather, much improved. Fripp still seems to be the leader of guitar synth, I saw him trigger Mellotron samples on his Fernandes electric guitar in concert! Sept 26, 2014, Chicago's Vic Theater. Scary good concert! ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 10 2024 at 06:37
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Another from John McLaughlin, a 2008 release. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 11 2024 at 07:08
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Allan Holdsworth "Spokes" featuring Jimmy Johnson and Vinnie Colaiuta. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 11 2024 at 07:54
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Posted By: SpaceRockTraveller
Date Posted: August 12 2024 at 03:28
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The self-titled album by Symphonic Slam stands to me as an underrated
symphonic art-rock masterpiece. Notably, it is the earliest album I have
encountered that features the innovative guitar synthesiser played by
Timo Laine, which adds a unique sonic texture to its compositions.🎶🎸 Amongst
the highlights of this celestial offering is the ethereal and timeless
ballad "Everytime." 🌌✨ This song sums up a sense of grandeur and
otherworldliness that resonates deeply with listeners, making it a
standout moment on an already impressive record from 1976. ✨ 🌠 |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 12 2024 at 08:28
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Al DiMeola used guitar synths occasionally. Here is one occasion. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 15 2024 at 14:32
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Another from Adrian Belew. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 05:36
| The guitar synth also played a minor role on "Somewhere In Time" by Iron Maiden and "Turbo" by Judas Priest. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 06:44
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The guitar synth on this track is courtesy of Chuck Hammer. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 09:45
The guitar synth in "Out in the Cold" on Turbo was pretty cool. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |