Emax

I don't know why, but quite a few posters have
Got the wrong end of the stick.
Ok, some people would like to own kit which was
Previously owned by a celeb muso, or band.
I have several instruments in my collection that
have been used to create some of my fav tunes
What's the problem with that? I can't see one.
The sound designing issue is rightly the subject of a 
different post, and so it should be.
If a person wants to emulate, (excuse the pun), their favorite band 
solo artist, that's up to them I see no harm in it.
I write commercial music, and learnt my craft doing cover versions
of well known songs.
It taught me how to arrange songs, how to layer instruments,
and sounds, etc.
If you look on You Tube for example, you will see some very
well crafted cover versions, which were created as a tribute, rather
than an atempt by the musician to 'Be' the artist they are covering.

Dave

From my iPhone

On 11 Jul 2009, at 05:47, "tx_marshal" <marshal@...> wrote:



??? My keyboard was bought through e-bay, no history, but with a future I hope. What is the issue with someone wanting a piece of history? Being an artist, I would love to have a brush owned by Michelangelo. Does that mean I will be able to copy his work? Absolutely not. Can I gain inspiration from the item? I think so. Do I consider myself a collector? No. Would I like to have inspiration near me? Yes.

Just because you admire someone does not mean you are imitating them. Inspiration can come in many forms; love, admiration, even pure jealousy :), but in the end you can learn from them and become what you are destined to be.

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, David Dehart <mytunes@...> wrote:
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> Hi Everyone.......
> What's with the "so you're a collector?"� And sounds a little "nerdy?"
> Are we a group of kindred spirits here, or trying to do the superior dance.?
> I loved the conversation about previous owners..............................
> You never know who you're talking to on the web, right ?
> Some people have the poetic grace to appreciate the history associated with an instrument that has seen historic moments on stage.� Others just wish they had.
> Respect,
> Dave
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> --- On Fri, 7/10/09, dmitri <babyd_lhp@...> wrote:
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> From: dmitri <babyd_lhp@...>
> Subject: [emax] Re: Celebrity Emaxes Where are they now?
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 6:47 PM
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> even when you don't play the same riff. the sound may trigger something subconsciously that reminds many people of the songs they loved in the past. some may notice it some may not... they may not know why they like it so much :)
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> That would be cool if it happened naturally like if you inherited the instrument or it was a gift to you from the famous owner or even if they sold it to you but going to an auction just for that would be a bit nerdy / trying too hard for my tatses lol.
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> > I am very very lucky to have a TR727 that was owned by two musicians 
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> > does nothing that any other 727 can't do, and to be honest I don't even 
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> > really use 727 sounds, but I'll never sell it. Because they used it in 
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> > making one of the 5 most musically important albums to me, ever. Its not 
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> > but yeah - back to the emax - the idea of having the actual sound banks 
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> > of one of your musical heroes tracks, then going throgh the sample bank 
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