The only technical things I know are treble, volume and reverb, that's all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's all about sound. It's that simple.
I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway.
My music is more native than intricate or technical.
These days there's so much technology and ways you can learn. There are videos and CD roms.
I grew up around electronic instruments. To me, the turntable is an electronic device. At the same time, I had access to drum machines and keyboards through my uncle; then track recorders into computers. At an early age, I was messing with computers more than most hip-hop musicians.
Most of today's music is done electronically.
The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar.
The first quality that is needed is audacity.
I like really sparse electronics, lush arrangements, and interesting chord structures.
As you can appreciate over my lifetime I've developed a large vocabulary of sounds each requiring certain physical techniques often combined with a specific effect box.