Originally posted by the fool
if volume, gain, and compression are the only things that can produce clear tapping sounds, then what is this tap instrument that people call "stick"? I've never seen one- I don't even know what this is. I just heard it from guys who like to finger tap or who likes to do two- handed tapping. Is a stick a modified guitar of some sort? they say it's a very touch- sensitive instrument.

Azrael has one. You can check them out yourself at http://www.stick.com.