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Today, 06:57 PM
By "perfect" do you mean control over all 4 fingers so he doesn't have to resort to the "crutch" of only using 3 fingers?
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Today, 06:55 PM
Doesn't surprise me...
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Today, 06:54 PM
Grips have multiple names, not chords. I don't name chords by grips. A grip corresponds to different chord tones in different contexts. I see and...
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Today, 06:50 PM
That’s my understanding as well. If you deduct the 20% VAT from the price on Dupont’s website, it would reduce the price from 3870€ to 3225€, which...
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Today, 06:50 PM
I suspect I'm not the only one here who doesn't know what these initials stand for: HTH, SJ3, NPS.
And maybe I don't want to know. ;)
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Today, 06:48 PM
The real problem here is actually the atrocious playing (as usual), but putting that aside,
The IR version doesn't even sound like an acoustic...
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Today, 06:46 PM
IR sounds much better but a tiny bit watery. If it were me, I’d start from there and reduce the bass a smidge and boost the frequencies above 7khz a...
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Today, 06:39 PM
Thing is, every chord has more than one name - it's synonyms - e.g., the two examples you gave:
Am6 = F#m7b5 & A11 (no 3rd) = Em7
For the...
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Today, 06:23 PM
Pinkies for the win
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Today, 06:16 PM
I think you’ll waste a lot of time inventing CAGED.
Just learn the system and get on to paying music.
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Today, 05:50 PM
:grumpy::grumpy:Sad News
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Today, 05:45 PM
I don't know how true the story is, however I heard there was some kind of labor dispute at the Dupont shop and it resulted in a slowdown of...
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Today, 05:12 PM
yeah i know....Ed Bickert....right....
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Today, 05:05 PM
I should knight you with a telecaster!
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Today, 05:03 PM
Yeah, it works for him.
But also his left hand is perfect.
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Today, 05:03 PM
There is no VAT if it's shipped outside of Europe. You may or may not have to pay Customs fees though. I ordered a high end bass from Italy and...
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Today, 04:42 PM
Stock update and big archtop news from Roger Sadowsky:
"After 20 wonderful years, I have decided to end my archtop guitar production.
It...
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Today, 04:37 PM
Everything I'm using on this other than my DAW is freeware.
The IR's are part of a free pack from a site called worshiptutorials.com. They market...
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Today, 04:36 PM
Here you are, Sir !
The blank
Bent and formed
Trimmed and pierced
Pickguard and tailpiece cover (old walnut wood from the garden)
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Today, 04:16 PM
Got straps-just not my style!
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Today, 04:05 PM
Get a good strap and stand.
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Today, 04:03 PM
https://youtu.be/cWKwN6MH2gI
So here's my think-through of the last section of the tune. I find the last section much easier than the earlier lines.
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Today, 04:00 PM
Thanks for working out and sharing!
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Today, 03:50 PM
Mancuso.
I don't think he hates space. He's just a minimalist when it comes to using it:)
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Today, 03:45 PM
So who is MM?
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Today, 03:40 PM
You're welcome David.
Oh - and watch the inflammation too. When you're seated and the knee is elevated try to make that bend / transition at your...
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Today, 03:34 PM
You can't make a post like that without posting pictures!!!!
I'm soooo eager to see the tailpiece!
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Today, 03:26 PM
Based on the good reviews here and there, I bought an Epi Broadway MIK after having tried it at the store. The sound was not very convincing to me...
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Today, 03:24 PM
You're buying from GC, right? My suggestions would be either:
1. Buy one of each. Play them for 44 days, return the one you like less on day...
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Today, 03:23 PM
The Dupont website shows a large number of models with prices. It isn’t clear how to place an order, but I imagine it would be easy enough to do so...
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Today, 03:14 PM
No, they think big jazz boxes are jazz guitars. They think Telecasters are "old man" or "Grandpa" guitars :) (Also, "the guitar the lead singer who...
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Today, 03:12 PM
Thank you so much for taking the time to write that! Do you mind elaborating more on these two points though?
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Today, 03:09 PM
agreed it would, but.......
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Today, 03:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrwdN_gAZgU
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Today, 03:02 PM
How about one of these:
Slinger Straps Full Line Of Guitar and Bass Straps
Would they help?
Doug
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Today, 03:01 PM
Yes, there is a bit of delay, but it’s not in sync with the tempo.
Oh, man! That’s a great idea! I will incorporate it in the next play along....
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Today, 02:58 PM
Thanks for the suggestion. I thought the answer to these questions would be of interest to other members and possibly help some people avoid...
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Today, 02:56 PM
Yes, the IRs made a huge difference! No quacking that I could discern.
What are the IRs that you are using, and where did you get them?
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Today, 02:48 PM
I worked ahead a bit, because I'm going to need some time to pull this together...
Some necessary pinky in here, imho.
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Today, 02:44 PM
Thanks Dennis - really helpful. Seeing the doc next week and will ask for an
x- ray. Currently using an elastic sleeve/brace which helps and...
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Today, 02:43 PM
I hope I'm not annoying you with the thousandth question about scales and fingerings. I found a great course by Frank Vignola online that I really...
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Today, 02:42 PM
Both GJ dealers have been pretty light on stock in general the last few years. At one point you could buy directly from Dupont, if that's still the...
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Today, 02:39 PM
I heard a bit of very smooth delay or somehting. Bumping on the background.. was it in the current bpm? Couldn't figure out.
But got the idea that...
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Today, 02:30 PM
For me, tube amps for everything. There's a connection/feeling that I just don't get from any SS amp, to date.
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Today, 02:23 PM
I'm with 1 or 2; more likely # 2. For me, the guitar sits nice with the button on the back side and I have high confidence drilling there.
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Today, 02:20 PM
MM hates space.
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Today, 02:17 PM
That sounds MUCH better!
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Today, 02:09 PM
you could always message him through his reverb listing as he's more likely to see it.
he won't see a message here unless he logs in and clicks on...
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Today, 02:06 PM
I have also owned a Dupont for 20 years. Mine is a standard MD50, with a Dupont Bigtone bridge/pickup. It’s a fantastic sounding guitar, very...
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Today, 02:02 PM
I'm disappointed that the OP hasn't responded to my questions. The promise of effective, quality "F plugs" is enticing. However, I'm not willing to...
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Today, 01:54 PM
Yeah man. Thats the ticket. There are so many.
Donna Lee is Indiana
Scrapple is Honeysuckle Rose
Ornithology for How High the Moon
Quasimodo is...
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Today, 01:52 PM
I'd go with your heart and not overthink it. It sounds like the AMH90 has already grabbed you, so I'd go for it.
You can always sell it down the...
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Today, 01:48 PM
Super dark later Pat Martino tone is easy on any guitar- roll the tone knob virtually all the way off. In his later years, Martino played small...
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Today, 01:46 PM
That was in post #3. I don't have every chord quality spelled out there, but there is an example for Min7.
I don't think I'm going in the...
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Today, 01:45 PM
Selling a Stringphonic built Dell Arte Basic 503 guitar.
Here are the specs:
Sitka spruce top
Laminated East Indian Rosewood back and sides...
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Today, 01:40 PM
The cons on the AMH90 included some things you can test out.
Buy it with a return privilege and see if it feeds back, or isn't warm enough or if...
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Today, 01:38 PM
But a telecaster...never mind.
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Today, 01:37 PM
This is non-negotiable
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Today, 01:36 PM
Gotta play a C7#9!
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Today, 01:30 PM
A nice and narrow problem to have. I've been super happy with my Epi ES-339 Pro, which is small in all three dimensions. And I've had great fun with...
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Today, 01:28 PM
I noticed MM filled the space with some melody.
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Today, 01:23 PM
He's got it on Barnes/Braff night. I'm still a month behind.
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Today, 01:23 PM
Alternatively, these are all drop2 or drop3 reductions (depending on whether you're omitting the bass voice or the treble voice). You arrived them...
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Today, 01:18 PM
Lovely suggestions
thanks all
I had a go at ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’ in G today
works ok , the jury is still out ….
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Today, 01:12 PM
Are you familiar with the Fractal AX8? :smile-new:
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Today, 01:05 PM
And the counter to this trend is that all the rock/blues guys who are brand new and have only heard jazz once in their entire life all think that a...
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Today, 01:02 PM
yes ! follow your heart ,
get that actual guitar you played
and loved , that actual guitar ….
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Today, 12:59 PM
A young guitarist is playing in a combo that includes a bass player. The tune is going along, and all of a sudden, there is a ii-V-I in G major.
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Today, 12:58 PM
Except in orchestral work where you can’t look at the music either because you’re meant to be looking at the conductor….
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Today, 12:56 PM
I usually put a chord in
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Today, 12:55 PM
I just posted a version with IRs and it made a huge difference. For some reason the forum software doesn't want to let me show the new version in...
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Today, 12:32 PM
He's been playing that guitar for a few weeks at Birdland.
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Today, 12:30 PM
I would not be at all surprised. This guitar is also very light. I think it's mahogany but I"m not certain. It is a wonderful instrument.
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Today, 12:28 PM
I still hear it on the high notes. The pedal Jorge mentioned is very good.
You also have to remember that it’s not just an EQ hack but also...
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Today, 12:25 PM
Few years ago I upgraded from a Asian built GJG and after playing several European and North American builds went with a 1998 Dupont MC-30 14. This...
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Today, 12:21 PM
I wonder sometimes if Epiphone stopped making those because they were too good.
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Today, 12:15 PM
You could also consider the Epiphone Zephyr Regent Re-issue, which is an ES175 body with a single pickup. I have one and reach for it all the time....
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Today, 12:13 PM
You may need to find a spot in your "studio" from where your piano sounds well (I suppose it has a playback function or else a number of built-in...
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Today, 12:06 PM
I'm wondering whether they've given you / recommended a brace to keep the joint immobile. Maybe that's what you meant by 'workaround' . Then you...
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Today, 12:02 PM
Don't forget to smile.
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Today, 12:01 PM
A guitar finds you, not the other way round. Follow your heart.
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Today, 11:59 AM
"If I had added the first string the number of possibilities would have been out of control."
It's more important for relating chords to melodies,...
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Today, 11:58 AM
Darn That Dream in G
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Today, 11:58 AM
Great stuff. :encouragement:
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Today, 11:57 AM
https://youtu.be/8h60DCODxGQ
So today nursed it up to 185 and have started working with the whole tune. Used the Bugera PS1 to link the Princeton...
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Today, 11:51 AM
Thanks for your examples and comments! You've given me some work to do, and some new ways to think about this.
I'm infatuated with those middle...
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Today, 11:47 AM
I agree chord/scale relationships are easy. Especially once you stop looking at the fretboard in compartmentalized way like most guitarist do. By...
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Today, 11:41 AM
I gathered that he orients them by the two bottom strings, you can see that he has Root/3rd/5th/7th mapped out on them. Joe Pass used that approach....
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Today, 11:40 AM
You know, there's someone here who is expressly focused on opening the real book and playing chord melody from the page. I can't remember who, but I...
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Today, 11:39 AM
Electric - $5,300
Yanuziello Stringed Instruments Electric
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Today, 11:36 AM
I already knew names of the notes when I came up with this thing. Yes, I wanted to be better at visualizing the neck, so I came up with this and...
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Today, 11:31 AM
Solo guitar tune #1 - Days of Wine and Roses
Solo Guitar Tune #2 - Here's That Rainy Day
Solo Guitar Tune #3 - Tenderly
Solo Guitar Tune #4:...
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Today, 11:25 AM
Learning and analyzing half of Donna Lee has markedly improved my playing. I'm going to try and keep this up with the other Parker heads, especially...
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Today, 11:24 AM
I have a single pickup Kingpin that I bought in 2008. I still play it often...
I think the Godin's are definitely worth a look.
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Today, 11:18 AM
Ditto on all points. I was very happy with mine (which is still in the family).
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Today, 11:00 AM
I had a Kingpin also. 2 in fact. Love those guitars--excellent ergonomics, and very well made. That would certainly be a good choice for a first...
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Today, 10:57 AM
Maybe my hearing loss is really bad, or maybe the tinnitus covers it up, but I can't really hear much piezo quack at all. Very nice sound to my ears....
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Today, 10:50 AM
Christian, you spoke of cumbersome fingerings, and later played a clip of Adam Rogers playing. Is he not using the "cumbersome fingerings" you...
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Today, 10:47 AM
I agree. That's why the Bill Evans/Jim Hall pairing is so effective. Or Jim Hall/Red Mitchell. It's a real conversation going on.
The last album...
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Today, 10:37 AM
Well, all of this of course is subjective. The strings that came on my ES-175 turn out to be John Pearse Jazz 11s. I really like them and will...
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Today, 10:26 AM
I recently played an Epi 335, the basic model. I was really quite impressed. It has some of the typical epiphone things like a thick finish and it...
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Today, 10:17 AM
That L-7 might be the first time I've seen Vignola playing a vintage guitar.
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Today, 10:06 AM
Not using currently and am trying to prune back to just what I'm using.
$500+shipping and fees. No bag.
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Today, 10:02 AM
this is the previous model without reverb. I've had it for a few years to use as a backup but have never needed it. I have a few other amps so it's...
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Today, 09:58 AM
After playing multiple different styles of guitars I have found that for now, playing big bodied archtops might not be for me, at least for a main...
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Today, 09:45 AM
This thread is so old some of the posters have passed on and some have passed away.
rip citizenk74
ps previous advice re just put it on standby 5...
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Today, 09:38 AM
In the Chord Melody sub-forum there's a series of threads of people working on solo arrangements. They're titled "Solo Guitar Tune #". These were...
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Today, 09:27 AM
I also hear some of that quack, although you have tamed it quite a bit.
I have had a number of Martin Dreads in which I installed K&K Pure...
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Today, 09:19 AM
I have Zoom H5 recorder + Audacity which I use to record a baroque lute. After lots of experimenting I found some setup and settings which are more...
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Today, 09:12 AM
My guess is he meant Holdsworth, but I like this look on you.
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Today, 09:09 AM
Soon? Are the second 5 years faster?
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Today, 09:09 AM
Yeah yeah yeah
But like … if you have six or seven ways of playing a m7 arpeggio and want to play a turn off the root, that would probably limit...
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Today, 09:03 AM
And this is why you mustn’t play in position :-) just play absolutely everything else with the index finger and you’ll be fine.
Nice. Good...
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Today, 08:55 AM
Warming up the tubes for 30 minutes seems like a great way to kill off your tubes in half the time. I'm playing my TM Twin a lot these days but on...
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Today, 08:53 AM
Interesting, thanks!
(This tinkerer now wonders what that pedal will do to an e-guitar's sound ;) )
There's a free one; search for Cuki IR...
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Today, 08:40 AM
I don't doubt that, even ("smart")phones probably have more power CPUs these days.
But that's not always the issue. In a dedicated device like a...
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Today, 08:21 AM
What you say here about these things being “as accessible as blues licks” is sort of what I’m going for. Just having immediate access to the turns...
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Today, 08:11 AM
A few minutes to get a good sound. At least 10 years to sound good.
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Today, 08:08 AM
cello f-holes - 40s body
truss rod adjustable at peghead - 50s neck
the peghead overlay was also used in the 50s. Not on the Triumph, though.
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Today, 08:05 AM
Cronkhite was always churlish to deal with so the glory days of ordering from him directly had their drawbacks. Nice bags though and RB cordura bags...
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Today, 07:52 AM
Heres this:
Dropbox - Guide Tone Lines (same note) - Score.pdf - Simplify your life
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Today, 07:45 AM
Sorry to #hehasavideoforthat post, but this may be relevant to the discussion
https://youtu.be/xfyGz_UrPwo?si=GfyRWHUWXQd64IJo
Sent from my...
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Today, 07:35 AM
Autumn Leaves!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS-lx7x3Klc&ab_channel=Adam%C4%8Cehovin
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Today, 07:35 AM
Thanks emanresu!
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Today, 06:46 AM
If I'm understanding it correctly you came up with this system for two reasons, learning the notes in the middle strings, and learning chord...
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Today, 06:31 AM
I wouldn't know. There is a contact info at the bottom of a page. Maybe you can ask there?
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Today, 05:59 AM
This is what I've been practicing for the last month or so, based on Christian's advice. I started with the triad inversions on the top three strings...
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Today, 05:52 AM
And other regarded folk say one shouldn't use the stand during intervals. All these regarded guys have differing views and seem to have plausible...
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Today, 05:33 AM
Jim, it sounds good but to my ears there's still some quack. I assume it's a 100% piezo pickup recording, so no mic?
I've found two ways to deal...
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Today, 05:16 AM
The Gator Pro bags are awesome. I bought mine 50% off through Amazon warehouse and it was brand new.
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Today, 04:50 AM
I’m a basic B. I’ve always been fine with the COSM models from the old Boss/Roland range. I don’t need it to respond like a real tube amp. My little...
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Today, 03:47 AM
I managed to connect Numa.
Nice for free VST. At least ready presets seemed nicer than Addictive Keys.
But the latency is too big even in 'less...
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Today, 03:43 AM
Thanks)
It is some... another.. song)))
I did not put the title... because whenever I played the tune for someone in this kind of arrangement...
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Today, 03:19 AM
Do you know if they make also custom gigbag? Because my Semi is 14.75” lower bout (with tilted headstock, so Mono sleeve is not an option for...
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Today, 03:15 AM
Dear Nyc Chaz,
I was thinking the same thing for a few years, but then I found a few luthiers that work the spruce in a special way that can give...
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Today, 02:42 AM
In EU there is Harvest Fine Leather | Guitar Bags
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Today, 02:41 AM
I've got a Blue Heron soft case for classical guitar that I use for my GB10-size luthier made archtop and am very pleased with it.
Acoustic Guitar...
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Today, 02:03 AM
I need a custom gigbag for my semi, I reached out Mooradian and Glenn (the new owner) but I live in Europe so with import taxes and shipping costs it...
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Today, 01:39 AM
Thanks everyone for great suggestions. I'll check them out.
Jim
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Today, 12:59 AM
Mooradian is absolutely the best. If flying and need to check in then Mono case is great. I had no problem checkin in my tele with the Mono gig bag.
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Today, 12:50 AM
When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. That is, the more ways you learn to think about any musical skill, the more...
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Today, 12:19 AM
I just fixed the link for HR's books, thanks for pointing out the problem.
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Yesterday, 11:26 PM
No. No regrets. My 1936 Emperor is a work of art and a great instrument.
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Yesterday, 11:22 PM
Oh okay. I was overthinking that haha.
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