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The Muppets On PCP posted:for the most part he gives solid advice and he's pretty honest about lovely gear but yeah he's a total pud Yea... that's exactly it. Even the preview frame for the video is him with his dumb mouth hanging open lol.
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The more I watch Fricker the more I like him but he's not uh, likable. I don't know. He's alright but can also gently caress off.
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Part of it is that he just can't let a joke go. Any bit he comes up with gets run into the ground, without even real variants to keep it fresh, so the stale rear end comedy winds up poisoning otherwise pretty good videos.
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Jun 4, 2017 07:32
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My favorite video of his was when he dismissed the Axe-Fx full stop because "so I can either use this thing to get a 5150 tone for $2,000 or I can get a real used 5150 to get a 5150 tone for $600 so it's a RIPOOOOFFFFFFF!!!" then he started making unintelligible "making fun of retarded people" noises as he totally dismissed every single other thing a good modeler can do, or in other words the other 99% of a good modeler's functionality that isn't "reproduce stock 5150 tone," because the fact that all he personally wants to do is get 5150 tones of course means that everybody else in the world also only wants that exact same thing so anything else is a waste.
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Jun 4, 2017 08:41
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dude has never been laid, that much is obvious
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Jun 4, 2017 09:02
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At least the stoner rock guys get they peepees sucked holy guacamole.
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Jun 4, 2017 09:20
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Yeah you do good work, thanks
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Jun 4, 2017 10:04
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That guy falls into the rare category of "correct, but I hate you"
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GreatGreen posted:My favorite video of his was when he dismissed the Axe-Fx full stop because "so I can either use this thing to get a 5150 tone for $2,000 or I can get a real used 5150 to get a 5150 tone for $600 so it's a RIPOOOOFFFFFFF!!!" then he started making unintelligible "making fun of retarded people" noises as he totally dismissed every single other thing a good modeler can do, or in other words the other 99% of a good modeler's functionality that isn't "reproduce stock 5150 tone," because the fact that all he personally wants to do is get 5150 tones of course means that everybody else in the world also only wants that exact same thing so anything else is a waste. to be fair he was mostly talking about it in the context of playing live where a lot of people would be using them to go direct to board in lovely little clubs and bars with a lousy sound guy and where you're not likely to be switching between a billion different amp setups
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Kilometers Davis posted:The more I watch Fricker the more I like him but he's not uh, likable. I don't know. He's alright but can also gently caress off. I agree with some of spectresounds stuff, but he's way too much "youtube personality". He has done some OK stuff about general music stupidity, but most of it is basic things like "rehearsing and learning to play is more imoprtant than buying expensive gear". WHILE SHOUTING AND PRETENDING TO BE ANGRY!!! The only guitar channel I really follow on youtube nowadays is CSGuitars because he is really informative about stuff and doesn't rely on gimmicks and catchphrases except his mesmerizing accent. Ok, catchphrase-wise he did just print shirts with "ALL THE GAIN" printed on them, but that was a joke from one video, not something he has used over and over. I also sometimes find myself watching Jim Lill's channel because he's also very talented and knowledgeable, and plays a genre I don't really know that well (country) but has interesting licks and music theory. Almost all other youtube guitar stars are loud and obnoxious on camera and have silly gimmicks, catchphrases and mostly do stunts like playing metal songs in major on ukuleles, or djent covers (with breakdowns of course) of famous pop songs.
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Sorry if this has been posted, I skipped like probably a thousand pages, but holy poo poo, they want $12,500 for this loving thing.  lmao quote:Since 1987, when he first joined Fender’s production line, Custom Shop Master Builder John Cruz has dreamed of creating a reproduction of the 1961 Fiesta Red Stratocaster Moore, his favorite guitarist, favored in the ’80s... Moore’s instrument was close to “stock,” including the original-spec low-output pickups and traditional 3-way pickup switch. The only modifications were the addition of copper shielding in the cavity and jumbo frets. Cruz’ masterful replica accurately reflects these modifications Hey so my guitar hero made music that rocked my world with a stock strat that was like 25 years old at the time and was beat all to hell. To emulate my hero, I could: A) Spend maybe a few hundred bucks on 20-something year old stock instrument with a lot of miles on it and learn to make awesome music with it, much as he did B) Buy literally any regular rear end strat or strat clone and put some early 60's-style pickups in it, to more faithfully recreate the sound of his specific guitar C) Buy a guitar that looks like my hero's, but is otherwise equal to or worse than option B in every way, for the price of a 2013 Toyota Prius God drat people are dumb. I just do not understand what could possibly drive a person to purchase this.
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kjetting posted:Almost all other youtube guitar stars are loud and obnoxious on camera and have silly gimmicks, catchphrases and mostly do stunts like playing metal songs in major on ukuleles, or djent covers (with breakdowns of course) of famous pop songs. yeah it's a total wasteland of horseshit that's why the only guitar-related person worth watching is dan erlewine
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Thermos H Christ posted:Sorry if this has been posted, I skipped like probably a thousand pages, but holy poo poo, they want $12,500 for this loving thing. But the thing is, most of the music he made and was famous for was played on a Les Paul. If you're thinking about "famous Les Paul players" then Gary Moore will definitely be up there. Now Fender is trying to convince us that dead rockstar liked the Strat best. The exact inverse has happened with the obscenely-priced Mark Knopfler custom Gibson, a brand he barely played throughout the "famous" part of his career (well I guess he did play one on their novelty hit)
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When it comes to dead rockstar signature model fuckery, nothing will ever top the time Gibson tried to market Jimi Hendrix signature guitars that looked suspiciously like strats. Bonus points because Hendrix actually performed with SGs and Flying Vs at times, including one with a unique paint job that would be perfect for a signature model. vs  
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half the blame for that goes to hendrix's family as well for signing off on it
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If dummies are gonna keep buying whatever garbage they stamp Jimi's name on, I can't be mad at his family for milking it for all its worth. Jimi's dead. Might as well get paid.
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Jun 6, 2017 04:34
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It would be cool if that Gibson strat ended up being really good.
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Dirt posted:If dummies are gonna keep buying whatever garbage they stamp Jimi's name on, I can't be mad at his family for milking it for all its worth. what happened to the hendrix estate kinda sucks to be honest. after he eventually won back rights to everything, his dad was relatively careful about licensing stuff when he died he gave the estate to his daughter who's basically been using the name as a check cashing service. and then there's his brother leon who set up a separate licensing company and it turned into a mess of lawsuits
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Dirt posted:If dummies are gonna keep buying whatever garbage they stamp Jimi's name on, I can't be mad at his family for milking it for all its worth. I hear that. Jimi found success for about 4 years before he died like 50 years ago. His legacy is probably gonna be what it's gonna be, regardless of how much money his heirs do or don't make from lovely licensed incense and guitars and whatever else. And Jimi cared about money. You don't go from obscurity to being the highest paid act in the world in like two years if you don't care about money. I suspect he'd be glad to know his sister is set for life and even her descendants are probably in good shape. Besides, if he hadn't died when he was still young and cool, who knows if his legacy would still be intact. Who among us can say for sure that 40- and 50-something Hendrix wouldn't have cranked out some embarrassing poo poo in the 80's and 90's? Who can say he wouldn't be viewed much the same way Clapton and Santana are at this point?
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The Muppets On PCP posted:yeah it's a total wasteland of horseshit I want to make a video series of "Top Tricks for being a better guitar player" and every video is me blasting through scales alongside a metronome. I showed some Dan Erlewine videos to some friends who woodwork but don't play guitar and they all loved it. I've stolen so many tricks from that guy.
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Snowy posted:It would be cool if that Gibson strat ended up being really good. 
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Thermos H Christ posted:Who can say he wouldn't be viewed much the same way Clapton and Santana are at this point? he kinda was for a while in the 80s Spanish Manlove posted:I want to make a video series of "Top Tricks for being a better guitar player" and every video is me blasting through scales alongside a metronome. a couple years back i thought about doing one like the old curt mitchell/wolf marshall/david chastain 80s shred instructional tapes but it'd just be all the cornball poo poo from the mel bay beginner lesson books The Muppets On PCP fucked around with this message at 10:20 on Jun 6, 2017 |
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The Muppets On PCP posted:he kinda was for a while in the 80s that's not what he meant
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Thermos H Christ posted:When it comes to dead rockstar signature model fuckery, nothing will ever top the time Gibson tried to market Jimi Hendrix signature guitars that looked suspiciously like strats. Bonus points because Hendrix actually performed with SGs and Flying Vs at times, including one with a unique paint job that would be perfect for a signature model. That's a box for a "signature" sex toy.
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dex_sda posted:that's not what he meant i know what he meant and in fact a big part of why his reputation was damaged so heavily was because various labels kept putting out lovely albums in the 70s scraping the bottom of the barrel for anything he recorded, going so far as to add extra backing tracks to demos and poo poo
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Thermos H Christ posted:I hear that. Jimi found success for about 4 years before he died like 50 years ago. His legacy is probably gonna be what it's gonna be, regardless of how much money his heirs do or don't make from lovely licensed incense and guitars and whatever else. who the hell is talking poo poo about santana. i will fight them.
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I always enjoy Brent Hinds talking about hating Santana and Smooth.quote:AVC: Have you seen the video recently? It’s so incredibly 1999 it’s alarming. http://www.avclub.com/article/mastodons-brent-hinds-on-why-he-hates-santanas-smo-90403
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That song is pretty rotten. I'm trying to be less negative about music in general but I agree with Mastodon guy.
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Jun 6, 2017 21:57
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gently caress you that song is good and rob thomas's voice is perfect for it.
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I kinda like it tbh but I'm an idiot
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99% of jukebox pluggers agree with you 2. Enjoy!
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...and the pitch! posted:99% of jukebox pluggers agree with you 2. Enjoy! oh no people who listen to music for fun like a thing. it must be bad.
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cis autodrag posted:oh no people who listen to music for fun like a thing. it must be bad. Wha? I wasn't being sarcastic. If you like that song it's good news because you get to hear it all the time.
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...and the pitch! posted:Wha? I wasn't being sarcastic. If you like that song it's good news because you get to hear it all the time. i didnt notice the thread had moved to ML so i thought it was just lovely GBS humor. apologies.
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cis autodrag posted:i didnt notice the thread had moved to ML so i thought it was just lovely GBS humor. apologies. I should listen to some Santana on purpose. I've only heard his radio hits. I know the percussion is going to be interesting.
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...and the pitch! posted:I should listen to some Santana on purpose. I've only heard his radio hits. I know the percussion is going to be interesting. Old Santana stuff rules. He's super talented and didn't always phone in cookie cutter latin jazz rock solos. I'm going to add a few of his first albums to my Apple Music actually. I've never listened to one start to finish for some reason.
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his 60s and early 70s stuff is decent then at the end of the decade he moves from kinda schlocky lite jazz weather channel tunes to super-schlocky adult contemporary that sounds like bad steely dan covers
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The Muppets On PCP posted:i know what he meant and in fact a big part of why his reputation was damaged so heavily was because various labels kept putting out lovely albums in the 70s scraping the bottom of the barrel for anything he recorded, going so far as to add extra backing tracks to demos and poo poo it's a little different I think, cause in the case of Santana and Clapton it's them scraping the bottom while they're still alive and could do something more. But yes it was nuts
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I just whistled that first part of that solo from Black Magic Woman. Goddamn earworm from reading. gently caress.
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If Jimi Hendrix was still alive, there's about an 85% chance he would have made an appearance in a Super Bowl halftime show by now. Black Eyed Peas all flailing around and sucking, but then what's this? A surprise appearance from famous guitar solo guy Jimi Hendrix, here to drop like 30 seconds of sweet, possibly pre-recorded, licks!
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