The whale thing is pretty cool I think, I actually posted here about it after I went to the come back shows at Hampton. Gives him the ability to bend in very non traditional sounding ways. Lets him work those partial bends, kind of an eastern vibe to things.
I just drove from FL to NJ and caught the July 4th show on XM. It hit me that the whale thing really gives Trey a very Coltrane-esque quality to his soloing and phrasing. That influence has always been there but it was never as fluid as a horn player due to the "limitations" of a stringed instrument like a guitar. The whale thing smooths it out just enough to take it to a very horn-like dimension.
Wish i was at that show, only caught one of the summer tour dates.
I just drove from FL to NJ and caught the July 4th show on XM. It hit me that the whale thing really gives Trey a very Coltrane-esque quality to his soloing and phrasing. That influence has always been there but it was never as fluid as a horn player due to the "limitations" of a stringed instrument like a guitar. The whale thing smooths it out just enough to take it to a very horn-like dimension.
Wish i was at that show, only caught one of the summer tour dates.
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