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Kevin M. Kraft
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GOT AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM!!!!! Need Help!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin M. Kraft Mar 9.
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Kevin M. Kraft answers the question: Who were or are your main musical influences?
Q: Who were or are you main musical influences?
Kevin: Many would probably laugh at the vast array of music that I love and has influenced me. The British band The Electric Light Orchestra epitomizes my typical hybridizing of musical styles and genres, with Jeff Lynne's always reliably captivating slide guitar work sealing it for me. I learned a lot from Lynne and the band about songwriting and arranging and unusual vocals and symphony, even something as "trivial" as the drumbeats Bev Bevan use… Continue
Kevin: Many would probably laugh at the vast array of music that I love and has influenced me. The British band The Electric Light Orchestra epitomizes my typical hybridizing of musical styles and genres, with Jeff Lynne's always reliably captivating slide guitar work sealing it for me. I learned a lot from Lynne and the band about songwriting and arranging and unusual vocals and symphony, even something as "trivial" as the drumbeats Bev Bevan use… Continue
Posted on September 1, 2009 at 10:30pm —
Kevin M. Kraft answers the question: When did you learn how to play the guitar?
Q: When did you learn to play the guitar?
Kevin: That's a difficult question to answer, especially since we're over here at the Nation. I'll answer it in a few ways...
I took a few lesson when I was about twelve or thirteen from a guy in town. I used a Hawaiian guitar strung with thick steel acoustic guitar strings! (laughs) Yeah, ultimately those strings destroyed that guitar! Anyway, after three lessons, the teacher just wasn't teaching me what I wanted to learn, so I slacked off on practicin… Continue
Kevin: That's a difficult question to answer, especially since we're over here at the Nation. I'll answer it in a few ways...
I took a few lesson when I was about twelve or thirteen from a guy in town. I used a Hawaiian guitar strung with thick steel acoustic guitar strings! (laughs) Yeah, ultimately those strings destroyed that guitar! Anyway, after three lessons, the teacher just wasn't teaching me what I wanted to learn, so I slacked off on practicin… Continue
Posted on August 29, 2009 at 1:15am —
Comment Wall (31 comments)
- At 2:19am on March 12, 2010,
jim said…
- Hello Kevin, I am wondering if you found a fix to your piezo humm problem.
- At 6:24pm on January 4, 2010,
rodney fruits said… - Thanks for askin kevin. i dont play much, but do have a video of that reso experiment on my page, its just a two stringer, but i think you will get the idea. i will have a three stringer up soon... tuna cans do work.
- At 9:31pm on November 11, 2009,
joe cerroni said… - The Drifters rules! I've been homeless but never hopeless! Peace, Joe
- At 7:35am on November 6, 2009,
c# merle said… - 'someone like you' superb stuff! really suits your voice
- At 10:58pm on November 1, 2009,
HENRY LOWMAN said… - I love the vintage and raw feel of your new song, "One String Escape". As for "Kinder Eyes", what a haunting melody. Very, VERY nice. Your music seems true to the source in how you have rendered it. Post some more!!
- At 9:14am on November 1, 2009,
Wes Yates said… - Cool. Can't wait. Sounds great.
- At 10:28pm on October 31, 2009,
Wes Yates said…
- Hey Kevin, how's The Vagrant coming along or have I completely missed it? I got a few posts from you a while back and wanted to check in. Hope things are going well for ya.
- At 11:31pm on October 7, 2009,
bairfoot cajun said… - hey kevin just stopped by to say thanks fer checkin out my pics today. i,ll see if i can answer a few of yer questions. that lamp guitar sounds kinda like a cross between a banjo and a resonator guitar when ya playing slide on it. i have a short video of it by the name brass lamp guitar and d-bow video. my favorite build is the one i call the blue diamond. and as far as selling them i havent sold any yet but i gave away 5 of them. they all piled up in a corner of my room. thanks again fer all the nice comments kevin.
- At 11:12am on October 7, 2009,
brother sonny said… - excellent one stringed song...loved it :)
- At 10:07am on September 23, 2009,
Brady Scott said… - Hey man,
It's pretty crazy how simple the piezo thing is.
Just get your piezo, a .25" phone jack from radio-shack and some speaker wire. Sauder the two wires that extrude from the piezo to the corresponding prongs on the phone jack. Glue or double stick tape the piezo into the lid of your box. Drill a hole in the back of the box and screw the phone jack into place.
That's it! you got your self a screaming CBG. Be warned though. The pickup is really hot and you have to adjust your amp and volume a bit before it sounds good.
Hope this helps
-B
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