Please post your ideas and feelings about guitarists, gear, and techniques relating to the world of modern and experimental guitar, as well as people topics, software and hardware you would like to see covered. Also feel free to offer ideas for the site: structure, sections, navigation.
There are many magazines and sites devoted to classic guitar styles, so please try to restrict this discussion to the more adventurous areas. And…
Keep it civil: don’t make me come over there 
Hey, just found this website and so far have been very impressed. Normally guitar-centric zines don’t hold too much interest for me. Keep it up!
If anyone has time check out some videos I recorded about a month ago of me doing some live guitar looping improvisations using guitar, keyboard, lots of effects and my laptop running Ableton Live 9.
http://youtu.be/I8g8fP2MvG8
http://youtu.be/igF08hQuazI
These were just a test of concept and hope to be doing more in the future. Keep up the good work on the website! I know I’ll be checking back often!
Thanks. Glad you like it. Please feel free to like the Facebook page and post your videos there
Hey! Great page. Would love to see a list of guitarists who use laptop based rigsin their live gigs. Possible?
Tnx
Hi Ivan
I assume you have read my piece in EM about laptop guitarists? http://www.emusician.com/gear/0769/tune-up-boot-up-play/139987
There are a number of them in there.
In addition there is Alex Gunia at 300 Acting Spaces (see links section) and of course Fennesz. I am always looking for more, so keep me posted
Just surfed in here and will be back. Great site and great focus on the oddball end of guitar. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Thomas
Way to go brother! Cool site and you shoulda done it years ago! Not sure if you got the text I sent you last week while I was watching/listening to a WICKED guitarist named Marc Shulman. If you haven’t already you must check him out some time.
In the interim here’s somethin’ for ya…
http://www.vrtclentertainment.com/rajanaka-mantra.html
Peace,
t
Thanks Terry. I know Shulman for over three decades. Just ran into him Sunday night. Fabulous player.
He was playing with my pal Sammy Merendino and Lev Katz at this downstairs spot 78 Below on Columbus/78th. 1st time I’ve seen him – super feel!
Hey Michael, just got another look at this website, interesting stuff…
Got a question: What is considered “experimental” guitar? Could you provide a few examples, and I apologize if I am in the wrong place for asking this question.
Thanks,
Colleen
Hi Coleen
I think the best way to understand is to check out the videos on the site. You will see that the playing does not fit into the usual style that you hear in traditional rock or jazz.
When I attended the jazz festival in montreal many years ago, I was so dissapointed,. I could not follow, with my ears, where the musicians were going… specifically Branden Marsallis (sp). Anyway, I will scout around and hear what I can and let you know. Thank you!
For me, it’s a case of familiarity. New sounds/practices do often seem strange, but if you keep listening and thinking, often it begins to make sense. That’s certainly what I’ve found with my forays into free improv (as a listener & now fan). The excitement for me comes in identifying the often oblique ways that musicians interact with each other, pick up (or ignore!) each other’s ideas.
excellent, michael. looks great. i’ll check in periodically.
Cool site…welcome to cyberspace!