Australian air guitar break thru

xelasnave · #1 14-11-2006, 07:22 PM

This is it.. air guitar is not an imaginary item you just have to see this
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1113170750.htm
alex

mickoking · #2 14-11-2006, 08:28 PM

What a tremendous invention

I am very poor at the real guitar, but with air guitar I ROCK. Eat yer hear out Hendrix

GrahamL · #3 14-11-2006, 08:56 PM

But if you hit a chord wrong everyones going to hear it

mickoking · #4 14-11-2006, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightstalker

But if you hit a chord wrong everyones going to hear it

But with air guitar you are perfect. You don't hit wrong chords

As long as you look good you'll be right

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #5 14-11-2006, 09:48 PM

Ahhhh, is that where all the CSIRO's scientific research money is going!

I had an Air Guitar once. I put it in its Air case and lost it!! I haven't been able to find it since

xelasnave · #6 14-11-2006, 10:24 PM

We may be witnessing the start of something real big here. This is something (depending on exactly how usable it is) could take off.. maybe as a toy maybe as the gimmick that vocalist have been waiting for. But I would buy one if reasonably priced toy or serious instrument... I can see a world of Musicals just like in the old movies ..imagine everyone in the shopping centre wearing these and spontaneously bursting into "smoke on the water in G"'
alex

johnno · #7 15-11-2006, 02:47 AM

I think I'll stick with the real thing,

Bloody hopeless,But can play Apache,and some other Shadows,and Older stuff.

Regards.
John

iceman (Mike) · #8 15-11-2006, 06:53 AM

Saw it on the news last night, pretty funny.

xelasnave · #9 15-11-2006, 06:57 AM

Real guitar is easy you just have to pluck up the courage to have a go

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alex

xelasnave · #10 15-11-2006, 07:09 AM

Lead guitar for the most part is done using only five notes

.. the pentatonic scale (penta meaning five and scale maeaning fishy??

).
I love showing a newcomer or complete novice this scale which can be learnt in minutes then play a slow rythem on my guitar(12 bar blues progression of three cords) in the same key, while they pick at learning their scale on their guitar. Well all notes match and the look on their faces as they realise they are playing a crude lead really without meaning to, is something to see. Add to that an acceptance that most if not all riffs come from a mistake that somehow sounded better than what you meant to do

you are there..When mastered which does not take long at all you can play the guitar as you would hum a tune..it is really that easy

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alex

ving (David) · #11 15-11-2006, 07:19 AM

the whole purpose of air guitaring is that no sounds are made... this is an insult to air guitarists around the world

ving (David) · #12 15-11-2006, 07:21 AM

and does it come in both electric and acoustic?

Ric · #13 15-11-2006, 08:21 AM

Next year they are putting the backing band into a pair of trousers

cheers

xelasnave · #14 15-11-2006, 08:39 AM

I love you guys when I need a pick up you are always there
alex

ving (David) · #15 15-11-2006, 09:27 AM

we love you too alex...er... in the way a man loves a beer not the way a man loves a woman

Dujon · #16 15-11-2006, 09:33 AM

You bring to Bach's Air on a (the) G string a whole new dimension, Alex.

Outbackmanyep · #17 15-11-2006, 02:22 PM

I learnt the guitar chords to Pink Floyd's "Saucerful Of Secrets"......quite easy and sounds good, wish i could play like Dave Gilmour though!!!!!
I dunno about those shirts though.....could take a while to get used to!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #18 15-11-2006, 03:06 PM

C'mon Alex, this is old hat mate

Didn't you ever watch "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"

I'm assuming of course you have seen it. IF you haven't then definately get it out to watch

ving (David) · #19 15-11-2006, 03:29 PM

bill and ted are most excellent dude!

fringe_dweller · #20 15-11-2006, 03:47 PM

where is the whammy bar located?

would like to see the contortions required for say a real fancy walking chord part/fingertapping ect.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xelasnave

Real guitar is easy you just have to pluck up the courage to have a go

.
alex

i would maybe rephrase that Alex and say just for fun 'basic' guitar is easy, also advanced serious guitar is also easy except for the natural talent (i.e. an ear), lifetime/three million man hours of practice/playing, with constant upkeep required of acquired skills, and regular seperation from society and loved ones (to do all the practising at least), also *usually* requiring you start music of some sort at a reasonably or very young age, periods of poverty and doubt possibly (i.e. starving artist) thus possibly precipitating bouts of mental illness/depression/madness due to pitfalls and vagaries/variables of the game ect. ect. LOL

oh yeah its all just beer and skittles
wow! I think i have surpassed myself this time, now i'm even depressed

think we should all just get the suit instead!