Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] electric cello? [music]

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Sun, 6 Apr 2008, Jonathan King wrote:

> So I have to admit I had never heard of the electric cello before this, 
> or at least the kind of electric cello seen here:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlGBMAgDGUU

That's an interesting design.  I hadn't seen one before.


> That said, this makes a lot of sense. To be brutally honest about it, 
> most classically trained players would be way up on the skills 
> distribution for rock, and cello in particular should be attractive 
> given its register, fretlessness, and bowed nature.

Well, I don't think that classical musicians have quite the kind of 
training that makes for good rock players because in rock there is a lot 
of improvisation and a very different feel.  The classical players will be 
thinking a lot about tone and dynamics -- things that hardly apply when 
overdriving the amp and using compression.  I think most serious classical 
cellists would hate playing that thing.  Back in the hair-metal days of 
the '80s there were tons of guys playing classical violin pieces on 
cranked-up rock guitars -- pieces by Bach or Paganini -- and that style 
would be perfect for a classical cellist to get into rock playing using 
that weird neck-only electric cello.


> That said, this guy seems to be playing what I guess I would call a 
> "modeling cello" that is triggering samples or something as he bows it.

I'm not sure how it is being processed, but I don't think it is triggering 
samples.  It sounds more to me like overdriven electric cello.


> Any comments from the more musically savvy? This guy isn't bad, but 
> there are literally thousands of cellists out there who could probably 
> toast him if they wanted to.

I think he isn't that strong technically because sometimes his pitch is 
wrong and he gets some nasty squeaks that he probably didn't want.  Given 
that and the fact that he probably tried a bunch of times to get it 
perfect, he's probably not a superstar cellist.  I'll bet he can attract 
some attention with that thing though.

Apparently his name is Sachino Tsinadze, he's from the former USSR state 
of Georgia, he now lives in Philadelphia and performs with this guy:

http://www.myspace.com/jondelise

And with these guys:

http://www.thehelots.com/

Judging from the sounds of these bands, he meets a lot of girls.

Mike

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