they harder they try (whammy clav)

[swarfrat]

Attempts by keyboard players to be frontmen, (except for the piano soloist) always seem to result in looking way dorkier than a guitar player could ever be.
(Remember the keytar?)

I present, the Whammy Clav. Check out that whammy bar... Spell check actually tried to say whammy bat, which in this case could be accurate.

[youtube]https://youtube.com/watch?v=HnGrktnnN7U[/youtube]

 

[mayfly]

oooooooo

I like that!  Did that thing come with that funky bar attached from the factory?

 

[swarfrat]

I'm not sure if it's turn key but it appears you can get them here:
https://www.kenrichsounds.com/products/clavinet-whammy-bar-complete-system

And a neat article about it here:
https://chicagoelectricpiano.com/clavinet/whammy-clavinet/

 

[swarfrat]

Figures Mr B-Bender in every guitar I own  would be into this....

It actually is very cool, but the nerd factor is undeniable.

 

[BroccoliRob]

yo that particular guy looks pretty #goofalicious (goofy + delicious) but i applaud his passion and showmanship. hes having a good time up there. anyone who doesn't think keytars and keyboards can make for a compelling and badass concert prolly dont know street cleaner.  stuff is more about the #atmosphere and #groove and driving #tasty basslines than any wankery or melodic virtuosoity but dude knows how to engage with a audience and look like a straight #baller whole doing so. It's gotta hot in that outfit, so bonus points for the commitment

most ppl here prob wont be into this sorta thing (synthwave / darksynth / etc) but check it out, ninfrendo. can u expand your mind to new possibilities and put off thirsty thoughts about j beck and e Clapton and dimebag d for a day?? Hit a doobie and rock these scoobies.

disclosure: i dont know anything about dimebag Darrell other than i bet he never almost died in the 'hood tryin to buy a dime of what turned out to be pencil shavings

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[youtube]https://youtu.be/aclBa-kAm98[/youtube]

 

[Rick]

Keyboardists have cool toys.

 

[BroccoliRob]

my dude, they could say the same thing about us #a-matter-of-perspective

when u pit 2 enthusiast groups against each other everybody comes out lookin like a pompous jerk

 

[swarfrat]

Just ribbing. Although the large & stationary nature of keyboards does mean you have to work a lot harder to pull of some kind of interesting visual for stage presence if you're fronting a band on keys. But that bar... even though it sounds way cool, is super dorky looking, and I reserve the right to make fun of a 3 foot long bent wammy bar.

 

[swarfrat]

This dude is on fire. Love the stuff they're doing - and here with horns too!!!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KNVtLrtHeI[/youtube]

 

[NedRyerson]

I'm impressed by his Lead Guitar Face™. Without a visual, I probably wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't a guitar.

 

[DangerousR6]

Dude is awesome, I ran across this one sometime back...awesome cover

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqy6O8no_Ic[/youtube]