On 11/03/11 17:03, ralphpnj wrote: > > garym;617109 Wrote: >> And if this was NOT true, I would have been in NYC last week bidding on >> one of Eric Clapton's guitars. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/science/09guitar.html > > There is a good deal of similarity between the adoration people have > for Stad and Amati violins and the adoration people have for Clapton > and, by extension, for his guitars.
I'm not sure I agree with you there. You're mixing up the tone of the instrument and the playing of the musician. People don't love Clapton because of his tone - they like his playing, his musicianship, etc. His tone is actually nothing particularly special; Clapton is all about phrasing and feel. It's in the music, not the sound. > Just as it can be easily shown that a Stad or an Amati sound no > different to the vast majority of listeners, it can be easily shown > that Clapton is no better a guitar player than scores of other > guitarists. Go on then - show me. > So why all this insane Clapton-philia? > > Disclaimer: Obviously I'm not much of Clapton fan although I do like > and enjoy some of his work. I'm a fan, but not a fanboi. R. -- "Feed that ego and you starve the soul" - Colonel J.D. Wilkes http://www.theshackshakers.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
