Members Chief Ten Beers Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Just got done watching it might get loud.I don't get it,this guy could have a harem of awesome guitars but he prefers pawn shop junks that always sound out of tune and like chit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SeanJovi Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 it's part of his whole "image" methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 He wants it to be a "struggle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Just got done watching it might get loud.I don't get it,this guy could have a harem of awesome guitars but he prefers pawn shop junks that always sound out of tune and like chit? He explained it in the film, he likes to have to fight and wrestle with the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 He's just keepin' it real, like all great blues men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I should post a "What's with Joe Perry, Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, etc., etc. etc. and their penchant for ridiculously expensive guitars" thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members calclown Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 he obviously never saw crossroads and learned the same lessons the karate kid did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chief Ten Beers Posted February 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 He explained it in the film, he likes to have to fight and wrestle with the guitar.i know i just don't think playing an instrument and making music should be fight and a struggle,it's more like making love than going into battle....but hey that's me,I'm not a punker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chief Ten Beers Posted February 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I should post a "What's with Joe Perry, Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, etc., etc. etc. and their penchant for ridiculously expensive guitars" thread...One thing is sure,He must be a true inspiration for broke ass mofo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 i know i just don't think playing an instrument and making music should be fight and a struggle,it's more like making love than going into battle....but hey that's me,I'm not a punker. Depends what you are playing. Townshend likes a little fight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oldskool Texas Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 It's all about his authenticity, man. Like the Gretsch that he had turned into a double-cut and had a green bullet mic installed with a retractable cable. You know, like how the old blues guys each had their own personal luthier to customize their guitars. Every time White opened his mouth in that movie it just made Jimmy Page seem wiser and classier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 One thing is sure,He must be a true inspiration for broke ass mofo's. Nah, now THIS guy is an inspiration for broke ass mofo's: [YOUTUBE]zi_0k3hzNS4[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members volvo1800 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I judge guitars based on there soul content, not here price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Haven't seen the movie yet, though I hope to. Also not a huge Jack White fan though I appreciate him and some of the work he's done. He's not always about el-cheapo instruments. He's got quite a few custom Gretsch-type jobs that are damn sweet and I'm sure play like butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Haven't seen the movie yet, though I hope to. Also not a huge Jack White fan though I appreciate him and some of the work he's done.He's not always about el-cheapo instruments. He's got quite a few custom Gretsch-type jobs that are damn sweet and I'm sure play like butter. That copper top one is pretty sexy! As is the green one he played on ACL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eddidaz Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Man Seasick Steve is so sick. I've been meaning to watch It Might Get Loud as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 That copper top one is pretty sexy! Oh hell yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 The real secret is that cheap junk guitars can sound fantastic. 90% of what makes an expensive guitar expensive has nothing with sound. It's about exotic woods, finish, hand building, location of manufacture. Eddie Van Halen played a junk guitar that cost $150 and sounded fantastic. Sure a REPLICA costs 25 grand...but who cares? The point being that it ISN'T a struggle. He just likes the image that it is. It helps explain his lack of chops and lowers expectations. Besides that it has that working man's mojo that he's one of the masses and not some candy ass pampered rock star. Who wants an image like that? All it breeds is haters.If I was a big rock star I'd play stuff that APPEARS to be junk on stage too.Makes you way more interesting and that's a huge bonus after 50 years of guitar bands and a public that has seen everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 An airline Res-o-glassis hardly a cheap pawnshop guitar, but to your point, he addresses it in the movie, that he feels like part of what he needs to do is tame the instrument and that he likes the old, beat up, bent instruments that put up a fight. That and they fit his retro-cool image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 It's all about his authenticity, man. Like the Gretsch that he had turned into a double-cut and had a green bullet mic installed with a retractable cable. You know, like how the old blues guys each had their own personal luthier to customize their guitars. Every time White opened his mouth in that movie it just made Jimmy Page seem wiser and classier. It's funny how you're basically calling him a hypocrite over something you made up, rather than something he actually said. When has Jack White ever claimed to be an authentic bluesman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheBlueStrat Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Seasick STeve should be super famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rex Machete Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 A guitarist with his own personal preferences?! What an asshole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 A guitarist with his own personal preferences?! What an asshole! Fur rizzle. What the fuck he doin' playin' anything other than a Strat and a Les Paul. Fargin' bastid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 He's right about those guitar's being a struggle to play. Like driving a 50 Chevy with a starter button,manual steering and a 3-speed on the column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Man Seasick Steve is so sick. I've been meaning to watch It Might Get Loud as well. this steve guy is incredible.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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