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Antonio Lauro - La Gatica (Venezuelan Waltz)

I need help about multi effects/ modelers

55 Gibson ES 125

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So maybe a step back before you get into Reg's stuff.... If a chart says D-7, G7, Cmaj7, what would be your go to voicings?

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

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Is peerless the closest we have to a Gibson ES-175 clone?

Dear nyc chaz, Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it! This guitar has a beautiful story...! When I arrived in France for my studies at conservatory in Paris I was playing...

Antonio Lauro - La Gatica (Venezuelan Waltz)

Yeah, I play a R37 shell. But I want to do more, or at least, have knowledge of what else I could do. Like Reg said, it can get tiresome when you are 2 hours into a gig and all the songs are...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

So what is the system to get to the second layer? Are you just subbing say Em over a Cmajor7? The iii over the I? What should I change or add to this clip? Dropbox

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

I almost never take my 175 out of the house, but when I do take it to play in public it will be in my line of sight 100% of the time. Mine is a well-played guitar, not a rare collector's model, but...

Is peerless the closest we have to a Gibson ES-175 clone?

Bravo! Beautiful playing.If you don't mine me asking what guitar is it that you are using.Nice warm sound.

Antonio Lauro - La Gatica (Venezuelan Waltz)

As you said: Then make it mean one thing, like play the shell. Which you're already doing, I believe.

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

To quote Borat, Very, uh, nice! A local place in Omaha had one for sale for awhile--was still there about 3 weeks ago--for $1500. It was a late 50's IIRC. Not sure if it's still available. It...

55 Gibson ES 125

Think about it this way: The 12th fret is the knife edge for both the upper and lower scale registers. The bridge compensates the string lengths for the upper scale register and the compensated nut...

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OK... great examples of what Vanilla is.... all the tunes Allen listed can be played simple... vanilla ... but that's what you will get.... boring vanilla. Part of playing in a jazz style... is...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

just an update, i bought the Gator GL-Jumbo, found it on sale for $119 shipped, used it on the gig last night. It's very stout. I wouldn't put it in cargo on an airplane but i'm very happy with it....

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same here but i still prefer it to any real amp out there because if I find an amp that sounds great with my archtop, it's going to suck for pop music or any kind of blues, fusion, overdrive. On...

How do you feel about modelers?

I double on saxophone. At one of our regular venues, I brought my sax and played on several tunes. The owner of the venue came up to me and gave me what I consider a very high compliment. He said...

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Revisiting - Gig Bag for a Barney Kessel

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

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Any other bakers on here?

Younger guitarists are discovering the joys of having a jazz box. Good!

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

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