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Originally Posted by Sn@ke
I have this, weird??, theory about Mr.Metzger. The 3 improvisations on the modified banjo. I don't think he's actually conscientiously playing arabic scales, I don't think he has been influenced by Asian, Indian,etc,etc music. The only thing that dictates his sound is the instrument. Not him. If a had the same instrument and i started playing it I would totally sound like If I was being "influenced" by the genres mentioned above. I actually tried it, with my cheap guitar and a pencil. It gives you the sound of a banjo or something. Sometimes it sounds like I'm playing some chinese opera, and sometimes the "arabic scaaaales" and I know nothing about music theory. I'm only telling you this because a lot of times i read: "listen to this cd, he's playing arabic scales! wow", "he's been inflenced by Indian,blablalba music". Don't get me wrong, he's awesome, his modified banjo is great, but the only thing that dictates his sound is the instrument and not him.heh...
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I've seen Paul's records. He listens to a goddamn lot of Indian music and jazz stuff.
While he doesn't study Indian music as a "discipline," he knows it pretty damn well and listens to a lot of it. He also plays sarod, and can play straight Django-jazz style on his guitars and banjo as well. He knows perfectly well what he's doing, and is a virtuoso player. It's not the instrument. It's him.