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> [I've found that since I've been playing the acoustic, listening to a horn player has left me thinking, well, what can I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-ve-found-that-since-i-ve-been-playing-the-acoustic-listening-to-a/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

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> [A horn has that voice quality, and an electric guitar can emulate that. But playing an acoustic, the notes don't sustain like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/a-horn-has-that-voice-quality-and-an-electric-guitar-can-emulate-that/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

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> [It's hard to go out in front of people with an acoustic guitar and improvise for 30 or 40 minutes, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/it-s-hard-to-go-out-in-front-of-people-with-an-acoustic-guitar-and/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

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## More by Bill Orcutt

> [I definitely have a different perspective on music in general. But once I actually have a guitar in my hands, I think I disappear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-definitely-have-a-different-perspective-on-music-in-general-but/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [With Fred McDowell, I just love the way he articulates the notes. I'm hardly unique in that, but there's just something about that that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/with-fred-mcdowell-i-just-love-the-way-he-articulates-the-notes-i-m/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [I had a guitar sitting around, and it just happened to have four strings on it, and I would sit around watching TV and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-had-a-guitar-sitting-around-and-it-just-happened-to-have-four/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [I've found that since I've been playing the acoustic, listening to a horn player has left me thinking, well, what can I do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-ve-found-that-since-i-ve-been-playing-the-acoustic-listening-to-a/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [I had opportunities to play with other people and give my self some sort of security, but for some reason I wanted to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-had-opportunities-to-play-with-other-people-and-give-my-self-some/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [In high school I was a jazz nerd, listened to a lot of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and stuff like that. Maybe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/in-high-school-i-was-a-jazz-nerd-listened-to-a-lot-of-bud-powell-and/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [There's a difference between music that's original and music that's retro. A lot of bands now are kind of retro 70s whether it's Kraut-rock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/there-s-a-difference-between-music-that-s-original-and-music-that-s/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [I was working at eBay, so I would just troll the vintage categories, find old amps and what have you. I was buying a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-was-working-at-ebay-so-i-would-just-troll-the-vintage-categories/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [A horn has that voice quality, and an electric guitar can emulate that. But playing an acoustic, the notes don't sustain like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/a-horn-has-that-voice-quality-and-an-electric-guitar-can-emulate-that/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [The nice thing about solo is I don't have to coordinate with anyone else's schedule, since it's hard for me just to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/the-nice-thing-about-solo-is-i-don-t-have-to-coordinate-with-anyone/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [I'm uptight in general, and it's hard for me to play in a situation where I'm not rehearsed or I feel like I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-m-uptight-in-general-and-it-s-hard-for-me-to-play-in-a-situation/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [With a four-string, the middle range is less of an option. That kind of 5th that you play on those A and D strings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/with-a-four-string-the-middle-range-is-less-of-an-option-that-kind-of/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [I did pull out my old Telecaster, and have been thinking I'd like to play that loud with a drummer. But I haven't actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-did-pull-out-my-old-telecaster-and-have-been-thinking-i-d-like-to/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [It's hard to go out in front of people with an acoustic guitar and improvise for 30 or 40 minutes, but I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/it-s-hard-to-go-out-in-front-of-people-with-an-acoustic-guitar-and/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

> [I don't think I had a specific moment when I thought, "I'm not going to play music anymore." I just played less and got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-orcutt/i-don-t-think-i-had-a-specific-moment-when-i-thought-i-m-not-going-to/)

[Bill Orcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-orcutt/)

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