And it was said...

RAM · #1 09-17-2009, 02:42 AM

Jack Bruce has been quoted saying, "...the electric guitar is kind of a bastard instrument..."

Discuss.

AnchorHoy · #2 09-17-2009, 05:40 AM

Jack's take on this is actually pretty mild

Andres Segovia is on record as referring to the electric guitar as "an abomination"

JTE · #3 09-17-2009, 04:11 PM

I have trouble discussing Jack's comment totally out of context. And because there's no reference for the quote (or alleged qoute perhaps), I can't find the context.

Can you amplify this?

John

RAM · #4 09-17-2009, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTE

I have trouble discussing Jack's comment totally out of context. And because there's no reference for the quote (or alleged qoute perhaps), I can't find the context.

Can you amplify this?

John

It's on page four of this article...

JTE · #5 09-18-2009, 08:36 AM

COOL! Thanks for the link. I remember that interview. OK, the context being that the electric bass in Jack's opinion is a stand-alone instrument. Even though it shares a heritage with the guitar and the double bass, it's a unique instrument. The electric guitar however, in Jack's estimation is an offshoot of the acoustic guitar, not a unique instrument in its own right.

I gotta think this one through now. I appreciate your help, and I certainly didn't mean for my initial response to be snarky in any way.

John

LiquidMidnight · #6 09-19-2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTE

The electric guitar however, in Jack's estimation is an offshoot of the acoustic guitar, not a unique instrument in its own right.

I've always viewed the electric guitar as related to the acoustic guitar but requiring a different approach and mindset when playing. I liken the electric guitar to a piano and an organ or harpsichord: The notes are the same, but you don't "play a piano the same way as an organ."