6/15/2023 0 Comments Whammer jammer meaningThere, the sons of the dwarf Ivaldi with their vast talents did manage to create new golden locks for Sif, as well as Skidbladnir, a ship whose sails always swelled with a favorable wind and which could be folded up to fit in a pocket, and Gungnir, the deadliest of all spears. Thor spares him upon that promise and the irreverent god makes his way to Svartalfheim. ![]() The Dwarf race were regarded as master craftsmen and Loki suggested that they would be able to fashion a new head of golden hair for Sif more beautiful than the one he ruined. He proposes to travel all the way to Svartalfheim, home of the Dwarves, deep under the ground. The God of Thunder, always quick to ire and already sharing an acrimonious relationship with his brother, seizes Loki and is about to kill him when Loki pleads for a chance to redeem his wrong. While larking about, he decides to shave off the prized blonde tresses of Sif, Thor’s wife. The story of the origin of Thor’s Hammer begins with Loki in an especially impish mood. Norse storytellers did not paint Loki as a villain per se but rather as a mischievous character in fact, he is known as ‘The Trickster’ in the tales of old. Most people are shocked to learn that the mighty Hammer of Thor was created not at the behest of a ‘good guy’ character liked Odin, Thor’s father, but by Loki, who is seen as Thor’s arch rival. The gods and goddesses of Norse mythology are rich, multi-layered characters, significantly more nuanced and ambiguous than their black-and-white depictions as heroes or villains that we see in Hollywood movies. Here, we delve into both the original myths that entranced the Norse people over centuries, and their modern counterparts created by storytellers today which are based loosely on those originals. The name, ‘ Mjolnir’ is commonly accepted to mean ‘Lightning’ in the capacity as the hammer of the God of Thunder but the root word is more similar to the words ‘grind’ or ‘crush’. The Mjolnir/Mjölnir is actually part of the Norse mythology of the peoples of Scandinavia and tales of its creations and marvelous feats are about a thousand years old. However, as is all too often the case with the Hollywood version of anything it portrays, almost everything the layperson learns about this mythological object by watching the films, from the story of its origins to the magical properties with which it is imbued, differs significantly from the original source material. ![]() It has been helped in no small part to that position by the spectacular success of the Avengers movie series and especially the popularity of Thor, the Norse god who wields it. Whammer Jammer was the GR20 recorded direct to the sounds great that way.Mjolnir, the Hammer of Thor is undeniably one of the most popular fictional objects in popular culture today. This was recorded with a room mic so you hear the natural string sound mixed with the synth. Here’s the GR 20’s alto sax sound I used for David Sanborn’s parts in Bowie’s Young American. My next project is playing the accordion parts for Beer Barrel Polka! Funny yeah, but I’m serious haha. ![]() I haven’t tried the GR 30 or the 33 yet but I suggest looking through used gear sites and finding a GR 20 for dirt cheap, you’ll love it. The sounds have a lot of effects on them and when you remove the effects it screws the original sound up. The sounds are more on the guitar amp modeling side rather than other instruments and the other instruments they include sound really cheesy, no where near as good as the GR 20. I upgraded to a GR 55 and ended up returning it. Some info on the synth, the one I used is a GR 20, the sounds are pretty darn good. Thanks man, I’m still grinning with how it turned out
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