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For You?
The harpejji is for:
The Organic Keyboardist
You’ve got keyboard chops. You have invested a lot of time playing synths, piano or organ and so black and white notes are your comfort zone. You look at a guitar fretboard and wonder how in the world guitarists and bass players find there way around on it. “Where’s a B flat?,” you ask. But secretly, your taste in music draws you to organic, earthy and soulful sounds that plastic keys have never achieved for you. Guitar, mandolin, cello and upright bass are all instruments with nuance that you appreciate. Keyboards sound too artificial to your ears, lacking the empathy of a real stringed instrument. Pianos sound too pure and “goody two-shoes” to you. You may have explored guitar sounds on your keyboard, guitar emulators or guitar emulation soft synths. All of these products leave you seriously wanting. You have searched the internet for terms like “keyboard guitar” or “guitar keyboard” and all you come up with are keytars that definitely do not suit your personality. You are looking for much more than a keyboard with a guitar strap. You have considered learning to play another instrument but hate the idea of squandering your keyboard chops and starting from square one. Instead, you are looking for a serious instrument that can harness the musical abilities you have already developed. The harpejji is for YOU.
The Avant Garde Songwriter
You know it’s all about the song. You are not interested in being a shredding soloist or convincing the world that you are an accomplished virtuoso. You want to reach people through music in a genuine and meaningful way. You want to communicate real human feelings through your music: loneliness, surprise, vulnerability, joy, etc. Your songs are not good enough for you unless they mysteriously haunt with musical motifs and lyrics that echo in your audience’s mind. The instruments that you use must be expressive, colorful and raw. You have pondered questions like “What is the best instrument for songwriting?” or “Is guitar or piano better for songwriting?” You shudder at the thought of a cliche lyric or chord progression. You worry about regurgitating someone else’s ideas. You’re a true original. The harpejji is for YOU.
The Ergonomic Tapper
You are already playing a tapping instrument of some sort. Whether it is a standard guitar or a specialty guitar-style tapping instrument, you’re already tapping on it. But you find that it is very uncomfortable, and this affects your motivation to practice. The arched back, the twisted wrists, the crooked neck, the traffic jam between left hand and right hand… You search the internet for things like “ergonomic tapping instrument” or “a more comfortable tapping instrument”. You wish that your thumbs could be freed up to play notes rather than be used to guide your hands along the neck. “Ten fingers tapping” is one of your Twelve Days of Christmas (who needs lords a-leaping anyway?). You want an instrument that gives you physical freedom. The harpejji is for YOU.
The Trendsetting Musician
Maybe you’re a performer, a producer, a recording engineer, whatever. It doesn’t really matter, because it’s your personality that makes you a trendsetter. People follow you, and you’ve grown to accept that as flattery. You are on the cutting edge of what is cool in music, music gear, maybe even music fashion. You like to know what’s new, what’s coming and you don’t wait for others to jump on the bandwagon first. People are watching you to figure out what’s hot. They come to you for advice when it comes to music. You search the internet for things like “new music gear,” “experimental music,” “fresh music,” etc. You know the difference between an important trend and a passing fad and you avoid the latter. The harpejji is for YOU.
The Adventurous Bass Player
Your band relies on you to carry the bass line. Always. When you’re not carrying the root note, it’s just for a temporary passage until you pick it up again. You don’t play around too much with effects because reverbs, delays, and distortion tend to muddy up your sound. Even playing two notes at a time tends to sound muddy down in the lower register. So, 90% of the time you’re playing one note at a time. You’re a One-Note Wonder and that’s unfulfilling to you. Let’s face it: you’re a slave to the bottom end. You’ve looked at extended range basses, considered a dual neck bass/guitar, even thought about playing synth bass. But none of those things really would free you from the responsibility that your band has given you. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could carry the bass line with one hand while being free to explore chords, leads and other musical ideas with your right hand? The thought of that freedom excites you. The harpejji is for YOU.
The Intricate Guitarist
You’re a guitarist, but you think like a piano player. You hear detailed compositions in your head that just cannot be performed on six strings alone. You are happy with the organic, classic sound of real strings, but just want to play more sophisticated pieces. You have watched and listened to various fingerstyle guitarists and have learned to get the most you can out of your guitar. But you’ve hit a wall. You’ve got ten fingers, but only six strings. You’ve searched the internet for things like “extreme fingerpicking” or “guitar tapping on steroids”. You wonder if you should have been a piano player. The harpejji is for YOU.