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On 5/22/14, 11:04 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 22 May 2014 06:20:24 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 5/22/14, 1:11 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 21 May 2014 18:07:11 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 5/21/14, 5:56 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:

Then I don't know what Harry's talking about. If one looks at the pictures I posted, the instruments
are played with a microphone in front, in almost all cases. I didn't see any 'electric' guitars, or
guitars with wires running to amplifiers.

D'oh. You don't see many long wires running from most of the guitars to
amps at a rock concert, either, if they are using wireless mikes on
their instruments.

If they didn't have amplifiers, only the first couple rows would hear
it at all.
I liked Richard's explanation better.

D'oh. The point: that herring didn't see any wires coming from the
on-stage instruments going to amps doesn't mean much in terms of
defining whether they are "electric" or not, because, for example, a
guitar can be electric and hooked up to an amp wirelessly. A
floor-standing microphone doesn't change whether a guitar is "electric"
or strictly non-electic acoustic.

A wireless mike does not stop a banjo from being acoustic,.I have
never seen a stratocaster at a bluegrass concert, at least not as a
bluegrass act.
They may bring a rock guy along on the tour in some northern venues
but just to broaden the appeal and sell more tickets. It is like the
rap guys getting into country music.

I'm afraid you either just don't get it or you are just trying to be
argumentative.

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