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I've often marveled at the success many guitar players had with experimental electronics - Hendrix, EVH, Les Paul, Brian May, Jack White, and Tom Scholz (specia

by RyanOD 7mo ago

I've often marveled at the success many guitar players had with experimental electronics - Hendrix, EVH, Les Paul, Brian May, Jack White, and Tom Scholz (special case, of course) are just a few examples.

tclancy 7mo ago
The podcast "History of Rock in 500 Songs" (full disclosure: I am a devout, slavering fan) provides these on the regular. I was actually smiling when I heard a fairly new song that attempts a really flat, fuzzed out sound because it made me think, "Buddy Holly invented that by accident with a broken speaker". One of the episodes on The Who goes into the Marshall behind Marshall amps in similar detail. I suppose if I were going to recommend a single episode to Hacker News though, it would be https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-146-good-vibrations-by-the-beach-boys/ https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-146-good-vibrations-by-... which begins with at least a half hour on the amazing (if not happy) life of the guy who invented the Theremin, Lev Sergeyevich Termen.
- RyanOD 7mo ago
  Oh wow! This is incredible...thanks for sharing.
  - tclancy 7mo ago
    Ha, you won’t be thanking me once it consumes your life. Join us. We all float down here.
    - zigman1 7mo ago
      Omg man, thanks for ruining my life! I wish I would have this when I was obsessed with it as a teenager in 2010s, and no one else liked similar music.
      - tclancy 7mo ago
        It's what I am here for. Literally.
        zigman1 7mo ago
        You can guess what I have been doing for the past 2 days :) Coincidentally, the last episode was about a song from my favorite album, so it was meant to be ;)
- soupfordummies 7mo ago
  I’ve heard a few people strongly recommend that pod. I’ll check it out What’s the newer song you mention with the flat fuzz?
  - tclancy 7mo ago
    I wish I could remember. I suppose if I look at Last.fm for the past weekend I might find it, but your basic Jack White-style scuzz rock.
nervousvarun 7mo ago
Brian May stands out even among that group (well maybe not w/ Les Paul there) The guy built his own guitar as a teenager and has played it for the rest of his career: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special
bigiain 7mo ago
"Muddy Waters invented electricity!" -- Willie Brown, Crossroads (movie), 1986 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMv0ORn0hg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMv0ORn0hg
- RyanOD 7mo ago
  YES! Saw this movie 40 years ago and started playing guitar the next day. Haven't stopped since. Thanks, Steve Vai!

by RyanOD 7mo ago

tclancy 7mo ago

The podcast "History of Rock in 500 Songs" (full disclosure: I am a devout, slavering fan) provides these on the regular. I was actually smiling when I heard a fairly new song that attempts a really flat, fuzzed out sound because it made me think, "Buddy Holly invented that by accident with a broken speaker". One of the episodes on The Who goes into the Marshall behind Marshall amps in similar detail. I suppose if I were going to recommend a single episode to Hacker News though, it would be https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-146-good-vibrations-by-the-beach-boys/ https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-146-good-vibrations-by-... which begins with at least a half hour on the amazing (if not happy) life of the guy who invented the Theremin, Lev Sergeyevich Termen.

RyanOD 7mo ago
Oh wow! This is incredible...thanks for sharing.
- tclancy 7mo ago
  Ha, you won’t be thanking me once it consumes your life. Join us. We all float down here.
  - zigman1 7mo ago
    Omg man, thanks for ruining my life! I wish I would have this when I was obsessed with it as a teenager in 2010s, and no one else liked similar music.
    - tclancy 7mo ago
      It's what I am here for. Literally.
      - zigman1 7mo ago
        You can guess what I have been doing for the past 2 days :) Coincidentally, the last episode was about a song from my favorite album, so it was meant to be ;)
soupfordummies 7mo ago
I’ve heard a few people strongly recommend that pod. I’ll check it out What’s the newer song you mention with the flat fuzz?
- tclancy 7mo ago
  I wish I could remember. I suppose if I look at Last.fm for the past weekend I might find it, but your basic Jack White-style scuzz rock.

nervousvarun 7mo ago

Brian May stands out even among that group (well maybe not w/ Les Paul there) The guy built his own guitar as a teenager and has played it for the rest of his career: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special

bigiain 7mo ago

"Muddy Waters invented electricity!" -- Willie Brown, Crossroads (movie), 1986 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMv0ORn0hg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMv0ORn0hg

RyanOD 7mo ago
YES! Saw this movie 40 years ago and started playing guitar the next day. Haven't stopped since. Thanks, Steve Vai!