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Guys thanks so much for the wealth of info. There are some beautiful guitars on this site built here by Mr Wu. I think I want to let him build what...

So I guess I can't add anything to the table then. Just don't mince my words about technique: Technique is crucial, that's a given. Yes, there...

Absolutely beautiful, both execution and composition. Bravo!

Nice fluidity, Ronstuff. Great stream of well-executed ideas. I like the tone of your Heritage, Jeff. Wondering how you record because I'm not...

I don't know what that means, but no matter. I'm adopting it as my personal motto and standard response to anything anyone says to me. John "The...

Hello chaps. Rough and ready, couple of quick (fun) takes - there was a plethora of tracks on YT for this tune. I wasn't really feeling the altered...

Hey, I just found out that this program is at 25% discount 'till the end of month! CHORD MELODY PACKAGES | danarobertrasch And the instruction is...

SIGHT READING COMPETITION - YouTube

Sweet guitar and playing! Thanks for the clip. Enjoy that thing!

Nails it for me. Helps to have realistic expectations given those limitations, too. Which I really don't, for myself, but that's my personality.

Orchestra size guitars are the best flat top acoustics! Enjoy!

Hey! I resemble that remark! (Not entirely joking; I rarely give any sort of technique advice because my own is pretty limited, but sometimes I do...

So do you think every guitar player who is a graduate of a jazz program can read that well? I mean according to your binary definition of read vs...

Nice. Enjoy. I may have to get one!

The LJ gets my vote. It does really grow on you. I have a nice custom tube amp that gets very little use since the LJ came to play.

"There is no such thing as you can sight read or you can't. It's all relative to the situation." rpjazzguitar No, RP . . . it's not relative...

Thanks. Just for the sake of discussion, I'll say what I recall about what I was thinking. I tried focusing on chord tones in earlier takes and I...

Yea Rick... you have a very realistic approach, I really like it. ( I also like your playing). The tempo thing, well most talk is just good old...

Pair of U87's in figure 8 array off axis about 4 feet in front in a wood room if you want to capture the reflected sound of the air in the room...

The SM81 works well with classical guitars (a friend of mine has one and gets good results with it). John

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I know, right? Original 20s banjoists AFAIK played a diversity of instruments and tunings. To me Johnny St Cyr almost sounded like a guitarist in his...

There is no such thing as you can sight read or you can't. It's all relative to the situation. If you can read as well as the other guys in...

I recommend the new Quilter Aviator Cub. I got mine from Musicians Friend for $480 (with a 20% off coupon). Best SS amp I have played and only 22...

I love the freshness and youth inherent in Neo Soul music. But, I hate that it works better playing without a pick and seems to need more of a...

Neat! I fear it will be stupidly over-priced. If by a miracle it isn't it could become my first 2x P90 guitar.

Where did I say that? Musicians who graduate from Jazz Programs ARE FORMALLY TRAINED. How could they play in the College Big Bands and Combos...

Some kind of a bit similar orchestral percussion (and a few others too) used in the slow section From 06:15 till 08:40 Schnittke Viola...

Thanks for info. Best Kris

Gitman has good advice above! Also, i think this tread would fit better in the 'Recording and Music Software' section of the forum. Just a...

My first CDs were recorded with a pair of Neumann KM 184 small diaphragm mics. Excellent results. Later projects were done with a mid-side rig...

In D minor, the saddest of all possible keys.

"...But when I went into analyzing how to get that b5/#5 sound from the minor 6th dim chord when converting it to a single-line melodic scale (so...

This is great resource about Jimmy Wyble's guitar concepts: David Oakes I have also ordered his book,The Art of Two Line Improvisation. Here...

Real banjo players. we doublers tend to go with 4ths and a 3rd. 5th aren't all that hard if you do a lot of banjo work, and it's a brighter, snappier...

OKTAVA MK 012 looks interesting. Thanks for the help.:smile-new:

"I think there’s a belief that classical musicians are automata who flawlessly execute any music you put in front of them. This is not the case."...

For my own recordings I use a matched pair of OKTAVA MK 012 mics which I bought new for € 300,- A friend who produces his own acoustic guitar based...

I think I still have it somewhere.

I don't understand the obsession with keeping original parts. Bad capacitors are useless, and should be tossed. They can't be used for anything. ...

Say hello to your sister. She is very talented.:flowers:

i heard those have a neck-dive issue standing...

That one's got your name all over it!

Hi, D, You are a wonderful musician: very expressive, great dynamic variation, moving rubato, and a very personal nuance of your instrument and...

Oh cool ... I've never been a fan of TV Yellow, so Pelham blue is a nice surprise. I also dig that it doesn't come with a wrap around bridge ......

Also check out the Heritage Owners Club forum. Forums - Heritage Owners Club

I think there’s a belief that classical musicians are automata who flawlessly execute any music you put in front of them. This is not the case. In...

My sister: she’s a professional graphic designer and animator. Knocked it out of the park!

I thought the FR V2 was more Plexi/Cali oriented, but I see it has a Blonde/Tuner footswitch, so it should be ok.

Nice video, Kris. And, it reinforces a belief I've held over a lifetime . . . the "Greats" are born . . . not made. ...

Since it's so clean I would leave it just as it is, unless some of the caps are gone, then just change out the bad ones and leave the old ones in a...

In the percussion world these rattles are known a ratchets. It's an orchestral instrument!

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A colleague of mine express it as, "Space - Tension - Resolution" with the three terms being co-equal. I concur.

Thanks for the comments Woody and Markku! much appreciated. Also on the horizon, which I hadn't noticed is a Warwick RockBass Triumph Lite at...

I was thinking about buying: Condenser Studio Microphone The Shure SM81 or two in a pair AKG C 1000 S Mk4

Pretty little thing. I'll bet it sounds nice. The cool thing about the Specials is that they don't weigh a ton. Effortless to play. shreddin'

O.K., Facts are established by norms . . . not exceptions. Play live . . . Marinero

Nice work, Christian and company! Very well done, and a delight to the eye, the ear, and the soul! :smile-new:

There is no BEST mic for any type of guitar and the mic alone is just one element in a chain of devices. Before you invest in anything you should...

You can compare mics recorded in a very controlled environment at the Audio Test Kitchen site. They have some steal string acoustic guitar examples...

Who made this beautiful anmation? A lot of work. Great!

This is very insightful. I’m coupling this with John’s advice regarding how to get a better feel. So much of our progress really depends on our...

Thank you both!

I’m confused by your question #2. I assume you know that “running the scales” is how you practice to internalize the changes, not what you play to...

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wow, yeah. Any idea what "Shedayi & Dashetani" means? I was thinking these must be traditional folk tunes given a classical interpretation, but...

Try Thegearpage.net For Sale Forum I saw a couple there

I liked this a lot. It sounds like you're basically doing key-centered playing, which is perfect for this set of ii-V-I lines, and you have some nice...

Yes, he did both, plus other takes up to nine or something. Obviously not an easy one for him unless there are other reasons. But it's quite ...

I saw Chris Thule perform with bassist Edgar Meyer a couple of years ago. The entire evening was a jaw-dropping event. Sent from my iPad using...

Man, everything about this is cool! Loved the surf licks at the beginning of your solo.

As a kid I had a massive old Air Raid Warden rattle that was used in WW2 to alert citizens to incoming gas attacks. It was totally deafening. When I...

Back off on the stressful tight playing! Good posture, neck at an upward angle. Stretch and warm up. Know when to stop (the hardest). Take care! ...

(thank you for your kind and knowledgeable reply, much appreciated! will keep my eyes open, see if i can find one!)

Nice!

I know the problems of double bass players. Very expensive instruments and very expensive repairs. Good price for this beautiful sounding...

they were used in hunting too I think I guess in folk cultures those rattles are often associated with banishing evil spirits.. you make noise to...

Thanks, yes swing rhythm can be difficult to get right, ‘less is more’ in some ways. You’re definitely on the right lines with the phrasing. Also...

Whenever I sell a guitar on Verb, I take meticulous pictures of the neck. Usually no less than six. Looking all the way straight down along high e...

A friend has a '59 L-48. I've played it quite a bit, and been able to compare the L-48 to my own bunch of vintage Epiphones(and a '30's L-50). The...

Yes my Am75 has a center block. I have changed the pickups in mine for a more standard PAF type. Dimarzio 36th anniversary model. There a few guys...

I'm not familiar with that channel but the way I see it is just as an extension of seeing substitutions as the extended version of the substituted...

The guy from the Jazz Duets channel on youtube has a tutorial on that - harmonising the major scale with only I and V chords.

I'm selling most of my ukes, except my Godin electro uke. With the money I get from selling, I ordered (I might have waited till I really sold them,...

That is indeed the most obvious answer. :cool:

Thanks for the good advice!

Congrats on your new amp! I bet you will love it. I'm still rockin' my older Jazzamp 110 ER. It wasn't so long ago that it was considered small...

Blocking the trem is a great idea. I have a very nice partscaster that uses a wine cork to block the tremolo. I didn't think of it myself, but it...

Dumbest estate sale people ever ! Somebody did zero research

I voted for the Little Jazz because it is a great little amp, but really there are so many small amps that are great for practice. Yamaha THR...

You can also treat diatonic harmony explicitly as just embellished I and V chords: Cmaj7 - G7sus/D - Cmaj9/E - G13sus/F - G7 - Cmaj6/A - G9/B

Yeah, Wes saved his uptempo take on Tune Up (although this still isn't UP up) for six string bass:)

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I am working on acquiring enough readily available ideas to take longer and more spontaneous solos. Also...

Hi there, Ray! My bandmate (aged 84) has had the H-B for a few years now. He bought it used and had to replace the bridge, which was badly bent. The...

> How about reviewing high level audio equipment for a living? Given the loss of high frequency hearing that occurs with aging, that is precisely...

this one was $4,500 second hand about 10 years ago. I never complained about the cost of guitars once I started hanging out with double bass players.

Very cool!! The music too of course!!

Well, you've got two bars of each M7 so there's room for a pick-up into the next ii-V (if required, probably not every time). The end of the form is...

Ha, that even looks like you at the end - very cool!

The prime form orders in the smallest intervals first (minimized the sum)- so in set notation the prime form of a diatonic scale is <0 1 3 5 6 8 A>...

Even the brick and mortar stores are painful to deal with. I bought an archtop from a fairly well known dealer in atlanta and the dealer seemed...

That which brings joy can change over a lifetime. Some things may not. The very lucky person has his needs and desires overlap. Two people who...