I was not prepared for that
July 1, 2015 5:50 AM Subscribe
13 prepared guitar videos. A prepared guitar is a guitar that has been modified with various objects (such as alligator clips or chopsticks) in order to change the sounds it produces. Here are videos from thirteen different musicians who use prepared guitars (including Keith Rowe and Fred Frith).
Never heard of Janet Feder before, but holy crap is she amazing. Great post.
posted by Dysk at 6:37 AM on July 1, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Dysk at 6:37 AM on July 1, 2015 [5 favorites]
This is a nice compilation, thanks!
It's maybe stretching the definition a bit, but Pat Metheny's Orchestrion has to be the most prepared guitar ever.
posted by grog at 6:44 AM on July 1, 2015
It's maybe stretching the definition a bit, but Pat Metheny's Orchestrion has to be the most prepared guitar ever.
posted by grog at 6:44 AM on July 1, 2015
Huh, I just something similar via the world of ukulele: James Hill Playing An 'Ukulele With Chopsticks And A Comb
posted by fings at 8:11 AM on July 1, 2015
posted by fings at 8:11 AM on July 1, 2015
Aaaw, no Sonic Youth? The band that when their gear was stolen had to change their whole sound?
(I have done my experiments preparing guitars, but could rarely get any result interesting enough to sample and add to a composition)
posted by lmfsilva at 8:11 AM on July 1, 2015
(I have done my experiments preparing guitars, but could rarely get any result interesting enough to sample and add to a composition)
posted by lmfsilva at 8:11 AM on July 1, 2015
Found this somewhat interesting.
But didn't really like the music much.
posted by bitdamaged at 8:33 AM on July 1, 2015
But didn't really like the music much.
posted by bitdamaged at 8:33 AM on July 1, 2015
bitdamaged: good luck finding music you like some day.
posted by idiopath at 8:38 AM on July 1, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by idiopath at 8:38 AM on July 1, 2015 [3 favorites]
See, this is what happens when you have too much time between gigs.
And it's totally appropriate. After all, the guitar is what happened when some long-forgotten musician tired of his log-drum, and tied piece of rabbit gut to a stick. Of course he had to go through his banjo phase before his musical sensibilities were sufficiently developed to appreciate the concept of guitar. But it was copper wire that really made the difference. Without copper wire we'd never have heard of SRV or Eric Clapton. Or Jimi. Okay, shrooms, but I'm just saying.
posted by mule98J at 8:50 AM on July 1, 2015
And it's totally appropriate. After all, the guitar is what happened when some long-forgotten musician tired of his log-drum, and tied piece of rabbit gut to a stick. Of course he had to go through his banjo phase before his musical sensibilities were sufficiently developed to appreciate the concept of guitar. But it was copper wire that really made the difference. Without copper wire we'd never have heard of SRV or Eric Clapton. Or Jimi. Okay, shrooms, but I'm just saying.
posted by mule98J at 8:50 AM on July 1, 2015
Doing something like this could easily lead to increased time between gigs.
posted by idiopath at 9:29 AM on July 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by idiopath at 9:29 AM on July 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
I love prepared guitar, the likes of Frith, Rowe, Kaiser and the rest, so I'm happy to see this here. Thank you.
posted by metagnathous at 10:20 AM on July 1, 2015
posted by metagnathous at 10:20 AM on July 1, 2015
Yes! My listening for the day is set. Thank you!
posted by lumpenprole at 10:41 AM on July 1, 2015
posted by lumpenprole at 10:41 AM on July 1, 2015
This is awesome. Also, there appears to be a lot more where this came from!
posted by TheCoug at 12:38 PM on July 1, 2015
posted by TheCoug at 12:38 PM on July 1, 2015
Folks who dig this may also be interested in the 100 dollar guitar project.
posted by Sublimity at 2:21 PM on July 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Sublimity at 2:21 PM on July 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
I'm not sure if this really qualifies but Lee Ranaldo has some pretty awesome prepared guitar work
posted by ilama at 3:17 PM on July 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by ilama at 3:17 PM on July 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
Funny, I feel the opposite, ilama. I find Ranaldo's guitar work (and Moore's) totally uninteresting. Rowe (or Kevin Drumm!) on the other hand...
posted by Joseph Gurl at 9:37 PM on July 1, 2015
posted by Joseph Gurl at 9:37 PM on July 1, 2015
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posted by idiopath at 6:29 AM on July 1, 2015