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#470292 - 05/23/19 02:15 PM You think you always need the Newest gear ?
Dnj Offline
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You think you always need the Newest gear think again?
A perfect example performed by my friend Alan McPike 10 years ago
with older gear by today's standards that
it's the player NOT the keyboard. wink




https://www.youtube.com/user/bigalmcp/videos


Edited by Dnj (05/23/19 02:18 PM)

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#470295 - 05/23/19 02:24 PM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: Dnj]
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now take that player and let him play on the best keys and you will hear the difference
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#470297 - 05/23/19 02:26 PM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: dud]
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Originally Posted By dud
now take that player and let him play on the best keys and you will hear the difference


I am sure Alan could use any gear he wants he is a master
but chooses even today the same rig...
no need for the latest and greatest.



Edited by Dnj (05/23/19 02:28 PM)

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#470328 - 05/24/19 03:43 AM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: Dnj]
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so it does not matter if you are playing on steinway or a cheap piano as long as you are a great musician , is that what you mean ?

because when i look at the stage of famous singeres i can see only the cream de la creame except of using old gear like hammond or rhoedes to achive ceratain original sound .
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#470336 - 05/24/19 05:26 AM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: dud]
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Originally Posted By dud
so it does not matter if you are playing on steinway or a cheap piano as long as you are a great musician , is that what you mean ?

because when i look at the stage of famous singeres i can see only the cream de la creame except of using old gear like hammond or rhoedes to achive ceratain original sound .


If your a bad player it don't matter how good the gear is ..

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#470338 - 05/24/19 05:49 AM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: Dnj]
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Good players can and do make creative interesting music on older gear. I guess the discussion should be do lesser players sound better on the latest and greatest gear ?
A story about a young Oscar Peterson taking over a piano gig from Art Tatum in a club. Tatum asks the owner to get a better piano for this fine new player. Owner answers " but I just painted it "
I bet they both sounded fantastic on the junk piano but imagine if they had a 9' Steinway.
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#470339 - 05/24/19 05:56 AM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: Dnj]
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Bill makes no sense comparing the masters with the common players..

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#470342 - 05/24/19 06:30 AM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: Dnj]
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No you don't always need the latest gear, we know it's the musician not the gear. I will admit it is fun to have some of the latest gea but not necessary. I've probably written this before the men on my dad's side of the family died young dad was 64 and my cousin who was the brother I never had died at 49. I've made it to 67 and if it's in the budget I'll buy it. I don't know what tomorrow will bring, make the best of today is my way of thinking.

Alan Pike is terrific I've seen his videos some years ago, always top notch. I'd love to be able to play like he does.

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#470343 - 05/24/19 06:36 AM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: Dnj]
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Once you have some decent sounds say since 2015 then really newer equipment won’t make any discernible difference in the hands if a competent musician

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#470348 - 05/24/19 07:03 AM Re: You think you always need the Newest gear ? [Re: spalding1968]
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Originally Posted By spalding1968
Once you have some decent sounds say since 2015 then really newer equipment won’t make any discernible difference in the hands if a competent musician


That may hold true with electronic instruments but not so much with acoustic like Piano, Violin, Guitar, Accordion, Trumpet, Sax, etc..

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