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Wow— what a great track, Jeremy. Your tracks always sound like a group of highly skilled players that know each others’ every move, and this one takes that to new heights. Bravo!

Thanks, Roger!!

just a little messing around...

oh yeah!! love it!

Thanks Fontaine. Btw I randomly came across a video of your buddy David Haynes yesterday...I'd forgotten just how incredible he is!

Reckon104 wrote: Wed Mar 02, 2022 4:48 pm Thanks Fontaine. Btw I randomly came across a video of your buddy David Haynes yesterday...I'd forgotten just how incredible he is!

Yeah….David‘s a beast. We are planning on doing a video collab at some point. Just haven‘t found the time yet.

Great track Steve! What sound are you using on the LinnStrument? You are halfway to playing the Chapman Stick on the guitar!

Thanks so much Jeremy. I've got a long way to go on guitar, but I'm having a lot of fun with it, and I am certain I am only on the path I'm on with it because of the Linnstrument. Both the bass (done beforehand on the Linn) and lead sounds are from Uhe's Ace. I'm probably alone in this sentiment, but it is still my favorite of all of Uhe's synths. I just love the gnarly-ness you can get from it. For anyone who is looking for a guitar amp sim, I can't recommend Neural Dsp's offerings enough. This one is from the Cory Wong collection, which is far more versatile than I expected it to be. I also have their Soldano, Tim Henson and Plini vsts which are also very excellent sounding in my opinion.

Good one, Steve! It's interesting to hear the subtle differences in how you play guitar-style parts on both instruments.

Thanks so much Roger! I think the main difference I detect at this point is between pretty damn sloppy (guitar) and slightly more proficient (linnstrument). But I really have you to thank for the path I'm on with guitar as having played the Linnstrument seriously first really informed the way I eventually began to approach the guitar when I decided to really try to learn it. More than ever I'm convinced that your creation is a fantastic first instrument.

Thank you, Steve. Guitar is a wonderful interface in its own way. Strumming and picking are good things.

Yes they are for sure. When I started experimenting with tapping with both hands, I had the disturbing realization that I would have to give up the pick and start fingerpicking in order to be able to seamlessly move back and forth between more standard playing styles and two-hand tapping. Now I really enjoy the range of tones one can get from fingerpicking, but I do miss that decisive attack, easier strumming (at least for me) and some of the other things that can be achieved with a pick. However, I like the range of options that tapping with both hands opens up. Yet I am well aware that many in the guitar world have a certain disdain for tapping. I actually find it hilarious how essentially conservative and fuddy duddy much of the guitar community is, but it's all good!

It is certainly true that no single interface works for all musical applications. My feeling is that the orchestra of the future will not consist of Instruments differentiated by sound but rather by interface. LinnStrument is good for some things, Continuum for others, strumming/picking interfaces for others, VR for others, etc.

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Damn that's nice. That chromatic harmonica has such a cool unique sound and wow you play it well!