Guitar, Amps & Gizmos

1937-39 Kalamazoo KG-32+ / Cromwell G5+

Room Acoustics and Bass Traps

There Will Never Be Another You - chord changes

“Shearing style”

"I got the misery and the backache, baby..."

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

Jimmy Smith at Newport ('72) Kenny Burrell on guitar

Really? How will you know which are the right changes?

There Will Never Be Another You - chord changes

Looks like I need to listen to a lot more Kenny! :topsy_turvy: Killin'!!

Jimmy Smith at Newport ('72) Kenny Burrell on guitar

haha, good advice!

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

If you can't find someone to play jazz with, or think there is nobody else interested in jazz, go to blues jams or open mics wearing a Miles Davis t-shit until someone talks to you about it. ...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

I believe it takes both. Good gear is inspiring. Amazing great gear is even more inspiring. It makes me play better and I’ll put in more time over the months and years. So, we get better at this.

The new Double Compliant Rim Ribbecke guitar demo

The overwhelming feeling just a while after beginning - so common Maybe because so many things you never knew about even existing before suddenly become things you only merely know about and not be...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

I agree with getting a teacher, focusing on tunes, having fun. All the stuff about nuts and bolts is, to me, arguable. There are as many ways to learn to play as there are players. Sure, there...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

Hi! In measures 29, 30, and 31, the bass and piano often play a Bb7 or Bbsus pedal. This is very convenient and less stressful than the six chords in the score, which last just over a second each....

There Will Never Be Another You - chord changes

That’s cool, I remember you talking about this on the stream. In terms of whether I should do it - I think it would depend on the gig haha. I do like it when people call me again Bearing in...

There Will Never Be Another You - chord changes

Good advice! So by rules taking over you mean I might get in the habit of playing a phrase because I know it will fit, even if I could play something better? Anyway I look at what I'm doing now...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

A jazz artist or a jazz musician?

June 2026 - C Jam Blues

I gotta say goodbye to Rick Beato

The Ultimate Bossa List...

Jazz jam audience drift

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

When did jazz guitarists start standing up?

Flattop Thread, No Archtops Allowed

How Low Can You Go? (Guitar action)

Ipad impact

Swing vs bebop

My gypsy guitar build

Not A NGD