Comments on The Jazz Guitar Blog: Amazing Tap Guitar: Erik Mongrain Plays Airtap [Vi...

I really like Mongrain opposed to Stanley. I think...

2011-05-10T14:41:59.268-07:00

I really like Mongrain opposed to Stanley. I think time-wise Stanley isn't that great. And his sounds are really thin and uninteresting to me atleast. But with mongrain, it's not just about sounding like two guitarist or a pianist, he really gets something else out of the instrument.

what do you guys think of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLSYLO523HM

I recommend you listen to Antonio Forcione for rea...

2010-02-16T01:03:09.286-08:00

I recommend you listen to Antonio Forcione for really listenable tapping on acoustic/semi acoustic guitar. In concerts he plays both upright and flat.

colin

I think the open tunings used by hedges/mongrain r...

2010-01-20T06:35:18.974-08:00

I think the open tunings used by hedges/mongrain really create this effect - you either like it or you don't!! I agree Stanley Jordan is more musical and the Chapman Stick is a logical evolution of this style,

This and Hedges work are meditative, but certainly...

2009-01-22T06:38:00.000-08:00

This and Hedges work are meditative, but certainly kind of droney. For musicality, Stanley Jordan is the man. Not only does he tap chords and melody like a pianist, he has a real sense of harmony and natural fluidity. Sad to see he has not had more success.