Any Champman Stick players on DU?

[Rob H.]

Just wondering--I saw one in a magazine back in about 1988 or so and have been intrigued by the possibilities ever since. I play guitar (kinda) already, but have gotten away from it in recent years. If I had it to do over again I would've gotten a Stick instead, but at the time I just didn't have the money.

Here's a pic, just in case anyone is wondering what the hell I'm talking about. (The one on the right is an Alto Stick.)


Photo by Matt Perry.

[bullimiami]

1. years and years ago a friend traded a peavey 800 amplifier for one.

straight up. what a deal.

do searches for warr guitar, touch guitar, trey gunn, stanley jordan of course.
its advanced quite a lot since chapman.

and one of my favorite guitar players who sort of mixes in a lot of touch is allan holdsworth.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Tony Levin Is The Master Of "The Stick"

I just got a DVD of King Crimson for my b-day. (My wife found it.) Watching him makes me want one of those, too!
The Professor

[bullimiami]

3. tony plays it like a bass player though. i really like him a lot

on gabriel with jerry marotta. great rhythm section.

[ProfessorGAC]

Nah! Listen To. . .

. . .Elephant Talk or Three of A Perfect Pair. He plays it more like a clavinet player. The right hand is doing counterpoint and counter-rhythm to what the left hand is doing. The bass line might be the dominant figure, but that's true of a lot of clavinet players too! (Listen to NRBQ! Or Stevie Wonder!)

On the Gabriel side of things: Listen to his fretless work on "I Don't Remember". Incredible!
The Professor

[Rob H.]

6. Funny you should mention "Elephant Talk"

That's the first time I ever heard a Stick. There are a few solo players out there, too, like Greg Howard and Bob Culbertson (who's excellent, imo).

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Again With A Dupe

i thought i had this fixed.
The Professor

[Rob H.]

7. I've seen the Warr Guitar online, but

I don't know that I'd be prepared to spend an extra $1000 for one versus a Stick. What makes me even more unsure about it is that I can't seem to find any sound clips online where the Warr hasn't been used with distortion or heavily processed, so it's hard to get an idea of exactly how it sounds.

[ComerPerro]

4. I'd like one