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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

3002.0. "Who should play guitar for Digital?" by BIGQ::DCLARK (I'm not no limberger!) Fri Nov 18 1994 11:45

    Do you think the Lenny Kravitz guitar jamming in our latest ad blitz
    presents Digital in the correct light? If you had a choice, who would
    you choose to be our guitar spokesperson? How about
    
    - Marty Friedman, because he can play so blindingly fast
    
    - Larry Carlton, because he's such a session ace (customer focused)
    
    - Michael Angelo, because he can play 2 guitars at once (multi-tasking)
    
    - Richie Blackmore, because he was cutting-edge 20 years ago but is
      now a bloated shell of his former self :-)
    
    Discuss :-)
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3002.1DEC=Rock & Roll? Cool, Dude!BRAT::PAGEFri Nov 18 1994 11:5320
    
    Lenny's good cuz he's stuck in the sixties.
    
    Yngwie Malmsteen would be good since he's a tyranical egomaniac.
    
    How about Neil Young since he keeps bashing the same note over & over?
    
    Leslie West would be good cuz he's due for downsizing.
    
    Though my personal choice would be Danny Gatton... can you see the
    connection?
    
    
    
    	So exactly what is this commercial about-- I haven't seen it yet.
    
    
    
    Brad
3002.2KUZZY::PELKEYLife, It aint for the sqeamish!Fri Nov 18 1994 12:384
I should,,  pay me millions, I play a few zippy power chords,
hammer out a little diddy, and retire happy...

Hey, why not!!!  Worked for Lucenti!
3002.3Like you had to guess?DREGS::BLICKSTEINdbFri Nov 18 1994 14:398
    Neil Young is a horrible choice.    He's a "two bit" guitar player
    and Alpha is 64 bits.
    
    I like Steve Morse myself.  One of the unique claims of Alpha is that
    it can run a wide variety of Operating Systems.  One of the unique
    claims of Morse is that he's the most versatile guitar player.
    
    ;-)
3002.4WMOIS::MAZURKASon_Of_Yanni.Fri Nov 18 1994 14:535
    Any Great Guitarist Out_There who is Good but Doesn't know How to
    "Sell" Him_Self.
    
    
        Crazy_Yeah.Thats_The_Ticket_Al
3002.5STRATA::LUCHTForty degrees PlatoFri Nov 18 1994 19:497
    > He's a "two bit" guitar player and Alpha is 64 bits."
    
    That's slick, I like it!!!!!
    
    
    Kev --
3002.6FRETZ::HEISERGrace changes everythingMon Nov 21 1994 10:031
    Definitely Morse.  Satch stinks.
3002.7DEC ads guitaristROCK::BERTONEMon Nov 21 1994 10:163
I also think Yngwie Malmsteen would be a good choice.  Everyone knows he's
(one of) the best technical guitarists, but very few people actually like him
and buy his work.
3002.8Great unknownRHETT::LINCEMon Nov 21 1994 10:341
    Alan Holdsworth -
3002.9GOES11::HOUSEHow could I have been so blind?Mon Nov 21 1994 11:483
    WAAAAAAHAHAHA!!  This discussion is a RIOT!  Thanks folks!
    
    Greg
3002.10SOLVIT::SNORAT::OLOUGHLINThe fun begins at 80!Mon Nov 21 1994 12:459
    
    
    
       Dennis Hopper!
    
       I caught him doing an ad for the NFL with guitar in hand - damned
    if I know what kind of statement that would be making thou...
3002.11Fred Abatelli!POWDML::BUCKLEYI [heart] Roller Coasters!Mon Nov 21 1994 13:001
3002.12Keef Richards, maybe?GOES11::HOUSEHow could I have been so blind?Mon Nov 21 1994 13:083
    We need some dead guy playing guitar, you know, to sort of emulate what
    most of the employees are like.
3002.13Randy Rhoads?POWDML::BUCKLEYI [heart] Roller Coasters!Mon Nov 21 1994 14:061
3002.14MADMXX::KNOXRock'n'Roll RefugeeMon Nov 21 1994 17:229
    
     RE: .8
    
     Alan Holdsworth, Unknown ???
    
     To quote another Al:
    
     "I don't think so, Tim!!"
3002.15SALEM::TAYLOR_Jand so it goes...Tue Nov 22 1994 09:471
    a second vote for Fred Abetteli (sp?)ed
3002.16really?RHETT::LINCETue Nov 22 1994 15:025
    .14 -
    
    As far as commercial success - many have suggested he is unknown in 
    relation to his talent. Read "The uncommon chord"...for some insight 
    into this opinion...whatever...
3002.17Awe - how about something a little less - regular - ya know like no boringCRONIC::PCUMMINGSTwelve Sandwich BluesWed Nov 23 1994 15:529
I vote for Pete Cosey breaking up the pavement on the cut "Prelude" from 
Miles Davis' Pangea album.

or how bout Sonny Sharock playing 'My B??ls, Your Chin' from Last Exit.


The heck with this regular stuff  8>)
3002.18:-)BIGQ::DCLARKI'm not no limberger!Mon Nov 28 1994 08:241
    Uh, Paul, the idea is to convince people to buy DEC stuff.
3002.19SOLVIT::SNORAT::OLOUGHLINThe fun begins at 80!Mon Nov 28 1994 11:4116
    
    
    
       Now,  having seen and heard the new DEC commercials...
    
       I finally understand where the Lenny Kravits<sp?> comment 
    came from.
    
       IMO: The new commercials are thankfully, not of the ultra
    lame type we've had in the past.  I almost fell over when I
    found that there was actually a MESSAGE that didn't need a 
    Captian Wizo Secret Decoder Ring.   Cool.  Good job and it's
    about damn time.
    
      -Rick.
3002.20RICKS::CALCAGNIThe animal trainer and the toadMon Nov 28 1994 11:593
    the next wave of ads will be "Digital Unplugged"
    
    :-)
3002.21I swear I had nothing to do with it!! ;')POWDML::BUCKLEYI [heart] Roller Coasters!Mon Nov 28 1994 12:232
    I liked the ad that features the MISTER TWISTER roller coaster in
    it (formerlly running at Elitch Garbage Amusement Park in Denver, CO).
3002.22;-)DREGS::BLICKSTEINdbTue Nov 29 1994 21:195
    Fred Abatelli is BUSY with another band and is NOT available.
    
    	Signed,
    
    	 Fred Abatelli's keyboard player
3002.23BIGQ::DCLARKI&#039;m not no limberger!Wed Nov 30 1994 08:472
    Ain't no keyboard player ever gonna keep a good guitar player from
    wandering :-)