Max Manfredi

Per la gioia delle vostre orecchie, vi segnalo un ulteriore link ad un artista come si deve e come ce ne sono pochi in Italia: anzi, per quel che ne so io - che sono notoriamente onnisciente e immortale -, non ce n'è proprio nessuno.

Si chiama Max Manfredi e sa giocare con le parole e la musica in maniera straordinaria: direi che ha imparato magnificamente da Baldassarre Castiglione l'arte della sprezzatura.

I suoi riferimenti culturali, letterari e musicali, sono caleidoscopici e stupefacenti, ma... attenzione! Max è urticante e scostante: può attrarre o respingere con altrettanta beffarda passione, dolcezza e violenza.

Se vi piace, bene, se no, fate pure finta che non vi abbia detto nulla...

Ma non potrete mai più fare finta di non saperlo.

Acoustic Electric Guitars

Chi suona la chitarra acustica, come il sottoscritto, sa che esistono furibonde contese tra i sostenitori sfegatati dell'una o dell'altra casa produttrice (Martin, Taylor, Takamine, Larrivee ecc.) e sa anche che esistono le Ovation, originali chitarre elettroacustiche costruite con design e tecnologia "d'avanguardia" (chi è curioso può spulciare http://www.ovationguitars.com/), oggetto anch'esse di peana o di giambi.

Io possedevo una Ovation collector's series del 1989, con cui ho suonato dal vivo per qualche anno (come si può arguire dalla foto qui a fianco): era esteticamente una bella chitarra, il suono amplificato era nitido e senza alcun problema di noiosi feedback, ma il suo suono unplugged era veramente scarso, come d'altronde è naturale per uno strumento a cassa stretta e nato per essere utilizzato con l'ampli.

Tuttavia, non sospettavo che una Ovation potesse essere adoperata proficuamente per altri pregevoli usi come quelli che riporto qui sotto, tratti da http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=1045479 !

Fatevi due risate!

Great Uses for Ovation Guitars... Here's a a list of useful things you can do with an Ovation guitar: 1) Shoot buckshot at the back, then use it to strain spaghetti. 2) Best personal flotation device since Dolly Parton. 3) Win a gold medal at the next winter Olympics-use it in the bobsled event! 4) The shell is great for DEEP dish pizza-and if the guitar melts, who cares? 5) use the back for a bicycle racing helmet 6) there'e enough wood in the top for some matchsticks... 7) my favorite...AN OAR! 8) a cereal bowl? 9) Put it on your back -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Ovations!!! 10) water skis? 11) Use it as a riot shield - you're gonna need it when they hear the sound of the thing 12) use it as a large cereal bowl 13) cheap medieval shield 14) BoogieBoard 15) nail it to a stump and use it as a birdbath 16) El Kabong 17) hammer small tacks 18) drive someone crazy - tell them to get a good tone from it 19) Nose cone for a jet? 20) Shoot the rapids - Ovation Kayak co. 21) Mount skinny wheels on the headstock, big wheels in the back, and go soapbox derby racing. 22) Use it as a decorative Tossed Salad Centerpiece at your next Contemporary Dinner. 23) Catch-basin for at-home oil changes. 24) Baby's bathtub (lift the top and prop it up with the neck as a sunshade) 25) Tie above to a skateboard, doubles as a stroller. 26) Bobsled for that snowstorm that caught you unprepared. 27) Dressmaker's form for flat-chested women. 28) My 1st Ovation came from a tupperware party' 29) Find something to plug up the sound hole and use it to store food. 30) Hang it next to a Hondo acoustic... Or anything you want to overcharge for... it'll make it look better... 31) Rip off the top and use the bowl to receive Planet Connect 32) My lettuce has never been crisper 33) Place it under the car when changing oil. 34) Leave the top on and nail it to a tree for a lovely birdhouse 35) Avoid speeding tickets: break off neck and stick it under wife's top - she's on the way to delivery, officer! Ovation Jokes: Q. Whats the difference between a trampoline and an Ovation Guitar? A. You take your shoes off before jumping on the trampoline. Q: What does an Ovation guitar and an out of body experience have in common? A: Both have good projection, but lack body and substance. Q: What's the difference between an Ovation guitar and a boat paddle? A: The boat paddle is more melodic, (though somewhat less resilient). Q: What's the difference between an Ovation guitar and helicoptor blades? A: While the projection is similar, the helicoptor blades have a warmer and more balanced response at the lower frequencies. Q: What do a bottlemaker, TNT, Nirvana and hurricanes have in common with Ovation guitars? A: They all bl.. well, you figure this one out for yourself. Q: What's the difference between Roseanne Barr and an Ovation guitar? A: Roseanne has a more rounded midrange and better intonation in the higher registers. Q: What's the difference between an onion and an Ovation? A: Nobody cries when you cut up an Ovation Q: What's the difference between an Ovation guitar and a bed Pan ? A: Strings.