On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:53:01 -0600, the infamous Steve Ackman
scrawled the following:

In , on Tue, 25 Aug 2009
00:44:55 -0700, Gunner Asch, wrote:

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:25:10 -0600, Steve Ackman
wrote:

Something even better (not to mention a more
expensive instrument, which my wife has *almost*
convinced me I need):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1VNWjGPGhI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOCpZGHc0Q0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIjB730tx94

Youtube search terms for mo "Chapman Stick"
"Megatar"
Lots of mp3's of different artists playing
different styles on the megatar site:
http://www.megatar.com/english/songs/songs.html


Damnit..Ive never even heard of one before. That is ****ing far out!!!

Im gonna have to check into this..really.

There's this intro from megatar,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGYrIv-4-is


Bwahahahaha! I love the names "Traktor Topaz" and "Mobius Megatars".
He looks like a combine salesman. Plays OK. shrug


but there's an even better one from someone else that
I can't seem to find at the moment that shows a lot
more range and variety -- the stuff above plus
percussive, strumming, plucking, bending, sliding,
etc. I'm sure if you spend enough time on youtube
you'll run across it eventually.

New:
Megatars range from $1300 to ~$3600. (12-string only)
Chapman Sticks go $1900 to ~$3500 (10 and 12 string)

Ouch!

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find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the
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