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And I have pointed several times to the UK company Award Session. They make a couple of very interesting amps: The BluesBaby and the 5E3 EXTRA. They...

..my grandson is now 9 - has a 6 string acoustic flat top that he plays on....He wants to improve - listens to me playing (and sometimes teaching)...

Oh and I filmed Peter when he was performing in my hometown. He was using the vintage Silverface Deluxe Reverb of one of the local guitarists (Well,...

Congratz with the amp, Epistrophy! The cab is a bit crude, but hey, saving money is worth something and it will be just as functional. I like the...

I think he’s basically saying ‘this is an Fm7 type of chord’; so you can see Fm7 as a family of chords Fm7, Fm9, Fm11 that can be swapped out for...

My friend and collaborator Richard Jones uses a standard Boss multi FX for everything. His hero is Didier Lockwood and he gets a similar tone.

B here

A few thoughts that might relate: 1. A trapeze tailpiece makes the action feel softer than a bar tailpiece, all other things being equal. I think...

I've been using Damp-it's for about 25 yrs and never had any problems with my solid wood Martins.

Where I'm having problems is with my Martin with 13 pb strings Just bought some Magma 12 pb Flatwound and so far I like 'em.

Cm7/Bb, Eb6, Eb, Gm or Bbsus4 ? Cm7/Bb is the 3rd inversion of Cm7 that also happens to be the 2nd inversion of Eb = Eb(6)/Bb This chord could...

Woody, get well soon!

My RE10ER is 30 pounds and hasn't left the house in awhile. My RE 12ER is 35 pounds and hasn't left the house in years. Perhaps it is time to let...

If you play the G in the chord you're playing Fm9. As written, those notes spell Fm9. If you don't play the G (that is, you play a straight...

Fun stuff! I've seen their site but am in the PNW so need a good excuse to go there. My main violin is a 5 string Zeta Jazz from way back. Others are...

BTW, we are in Western NY. My sister in Law just happens to live in Durham NC, where the famous Electric Violin Shop is. We always pay a visit when...

Lots of the old analog Ponty is parallel processing with things like phaser,echoplex etc...digital he went rack mount. Grit and grind is great but...

Thanks, I never heard of this guy, WOW!

Frisian?? I just looked it up and learned something. Thanks.

Yeah, now I'd like to get her to start experimenting with the real processed electric sounds, a la Ponty, etc. There's room on the Pedaltrain-Nano...

I'm in pretty good shape at 65. 5-7 150. Swim, bike, hike, canoe, arm and leg exercise machine, etc. But I've been lying on a hospital bed for the...

Kevin Eubanks uses custom guitars (archtop as well as solidbody) with 2" wide necks and maybe a little wider. You're not alone with wanting a big...

Wait ‘til you pass 75. Even my 19 pound RE10 is annoying to drag around, and I’m in great shape. I work out for half an hour every afternoon in the...

I always want to avoid the classical sound on my electric but that seems neat. I run a older Zeta and use the same effects as the guitar and mando...

Yes it would. Ask Tom Quayle if it works.

Well, I would look it as "that's the melody note" rather than a part of the chord. The old Real Books made the error of naming the melody notes as...

Think of Fm7 and Fm9 as "F minor."

I installed a Gretsch Deltoluxe in my Simon&Patrick. It’s got that 50s, Lightening Hopkins, P90 thing going. I did need an EQ to bring out the best...

After using Twin Reverbs exclusively for 25 yrs I'm back to my old '66 Vibrolux Reverb due to a knee injury. Feels like I'm picking up a lunchbox.

Ab makes it an E-7, so its function is fulfilled. Minor 7th does make it an F-7 as you point out and the G is a nice extension that adds a nice...

Fair question. A lot of times, the chord symbols are meant to be a general guideline, and don't reflect what's exactly played in the staff notation....

And I think a Vibrolux is like 46 lbs.

+++++++++++++++++++ Hi Pain-in-the-Jazz, I love your wonderful comments. Thank you so much! Respectfully, Rene

I also play jazz plectrum banjo. Same thing, 10, not 9. Whenever I first grab the banjo, it's confusing. But after a few tunes it settles in. The...

Thanks Kevin. It's not quite in the same class as those other 2 guitars that Professor Bop is offering for sale - not many guitars would be in that...

My wife is a violinist who taught in a public school. When first learning, they lay a thin strip of tape across the first few positions for guidance.

That would make the first string F!

Ahh man! Good call. Sorry! No good deed goes unpunished.

I am getting great jazz tones out of the neck pickup and the combination of the neck and middle pickup on this guitar. Strats for jazz? You bet. I...

Think of cabinet simulation like this: the output going to the speaker doesn't need it since going to a speaker in a cab. Quilter uses some sort of...

Super Bowl bound Eagles bump....

Good looking neck and build! I played those vintage noiseless pickups a couple months ago and they are really great. Very full bodied neck pickup....

Man, you guys gotta start eating your Wheaties

I USED to think that a Fender Deluxe was portable back when I had a couple of them. But today, at 65 years of age, a 45 pound amp is NOT portable.

I have been playing only SS amps for years now. I was in GC the other day and tried to lift a Deluxe. Um, portable? You must be kidding.

Although that's Bernstein and Rosenwinkel, not Bernstein and Kreisberg. Hmm... "Bernstein, Rosenwinkel and Kreisberg" sounds like a law firm or...

Was dying on my jazz bluez. Been playing it for years and still suck lol. Admittedly with bass on Hammond is more difficult and it hasn't been my...

Advid- Without prying too much- how old is your grandson- or more acutely: Is he large enough to wrap his arms around a 16" wide hollowbody 3" deep...

Tried the Ebony bridge for a few days and put back on the tuneomatic. This guitar has a vibe just as it is and putting on the Ebony lost some of that...

Interesting. I didn't realize this or expect this to be the case. So essentially your cab speaker directly to the amp and it's "natural" sound is...

I am hearing something. But the changes seems very slight. I will have to listen more carefully. My preference is the Blaclkface 65 and the normal.

The Deluxe reverb is the ultimate portable Fender tube amp, that's why it's so popular, and also because it has a 12' speaker. The Vibrolux reverb is...

Yea--Some great advise from 'fellow-big-band'ers!' Have you been into the Freddie Green website? Here 'tis: The Freddie Green Web Site Freddie...

These are absolutely awesome semi-hollow instruments. shreddin' GLWYS.

I love the sound of the accordion, especially players like Ludovic Beier who is often playing with the best Gypsy artists in the world. ...

Very good :encouragement:

The problem with most of the AliExpress copies (perhaps all, but I probably haven’t seen them all) is that their body shape and thus also the shape...

Beauty! GLWTS!

Each guitar is on its own merits but a good Navigator, is worth holding onto.

That is part of the challenge that I am doing on purpose. Trying to do these chord melodies only using a pick and not by doing hybrid or finger...

Smile" by Charlie Chaplin. Lyrics by Josh Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. David Raskin also contributed to the song.

https://youtu.be/X43ZyUGOPyw Wix Wickens, the accordionist on This is the Day, was a schoolfriend of Douglas Adams, and played at his memorial...

As it just so happens I did my first amp-less recording session with it this weekend (thru the XLR- line out) and I was very happy with the result. I...

Don't have this particular looper, but you could try using something like VirtualBox as a workaround. Basically temporarily run Windows or Ubuntu...

For me a big factor for tubes is that they sound different depending on the volume you're playing. If you have a dedicated tube amp to play with the...

I agree with Marcwhy. The differences between voicings are narrow. My go-to voicing is the 57 Tweed, simply because the pronounced midrange makes it...

Great rig! The middle setting ('57) sounded the best with my guitars; I heard differences between the settings, although not "huge" diffs. Enjoy!

Actually I gave them instruction to be conservative on the redo, if they err on the tint it’s preferable (to me) to be too light. My guest room is in...

Thanks! The construction of the guitar is going well! Right now I have the neck ready to sand the edges of the headstock and drill the holes for the...

"If you make it too dark, you can always strip it back and do it again. But if you make it too light, THEN what're you going to do?"

The problem I've had with finishers is getting that other info properly understood. When we have the thing in hand I just give to the guy and say...

If the bass line is written out, note by note, in the bass chart, the bass is going to be playing multiple notes for each chord (usually). There...

"....They are two of my favorite currently working guitarists..." They're playing a short run of duo gigs next week at Smoke in NYC with Live...

Thank you for your replies. I might go for a Princeton after some years but I will see. But a Henriksen would be a great option because of it’s...

Freudian slip, the Cordoba series to be fussy about (because they are not)? ;)

I yesterday, came across a Cordoba Fussion 14. I played it. The fret ends were sticking out of the neck so much as to make it a useful saw. I...

Thank you! I do think you make a valid point about the delay, it feels good when playing, but listening back now after your comment i kinda agree! ...

I play henriksens lately, but if a deluxe were more portable, I’d probably never need a henriksen. P Bernstein’s tone is a combination of the guitar...

Great guitar Andrew. I would have liked to own it. Just a bit too far away. Enjoy.

The bridge? If you're thinking about routing a new slot, that's not really feasible on a classical guitar, and undoubtedly an expensive operation....

This reminds me of the time, where I almost saw George Benson in person right before my guitar lesson many years ago. He was visiting my teacher, who...

Ever since I've started this thread I've been messing with settings again. Pickup high, pickup low, screws in, screws out. You know, the usual...

Having owned a Deluxe Reverb at the same time I had a Polytone, my view is that they are different sounding amps. Both were (I no longer have...

If they're offering to re-do, do what you need to be happy no matter what anyone says. An aside, I had an instrument made for me, I wanted an amber...

I had a '63 LG-1 that was an incredible guitar. Rung like a bell and had great bite for playing blues on. The only guitar I ever regret letting go of...

Thanks for your reply, Cunamara. One reason why Bernstein has brighter tone compared to Kreisberg is because of Bernstein's guitar type. The ES175 is...

Thanks for the tips. Very informative. Since I'm searching the electric sound, you have given me good hints for my search.

I would definitely go with the '57 classic (Gibson). I have them in all my guitars and they always sound wonderful

We'll between the nut and the bridge you should have enough scope to adjust the intonation if you like the guitar. Kremona makes good guitars, if...

Yes it’s a nice guitar—1964 Brilliant Cutaway. Great mid-century vibe with that guitar, and a good player as well. The volume and tone controls...

This doesn't even remotely answer your question, not sure why I'm wasting your time posting it. When I saw Kreisberg he was using 2 amps, a Fender...

Beautiful guitars! I've always wanted to own a Benedetto guitar. I will PM you soon.

Love this guitar, I used to have one a few years ago.

Modifying the pickguard was why I asked. I don't want that hassle if there is no difference in tone.

Hey, that's a beautiful burst finish on that Harmony! Where is the vol control?

Gone already! S

Good move. Trust me when I tell you that you would be fortunate to own it. It will make you feel like a million bucks to show up at a gig with your...

I lived in the Village during a time when I could see Television and The Jazz Messengers on the same night. It didn't occur to me at the time that...

Very lovely playing AntonK! How did you evolve this approach? For me personally I'd like to hear a tighter delay but your sound is rather nice...

PM’ed about the bag.

Those who previously viewed Professor Bop’s original posting from last week may notice that this updated posting no longer lists for sale that...

As noted, the pickup slides along the rod easily enough, unless the pickguard has been cut to hold it in place. I don't use a pickguard, and just...

Correct.

Really nice thread, Liarspoker! Its intresting and inspiring to hear all these different version of the tune! I know im a little late but hey,...

The RC1000 on my Harmony is mounted at the end of the fingerboard. As I recall, I played around with positions a bit, but did not find it to make...

Oh no. Another icon of my youth passed. RIP Tom.

I believe the pickup's mounting bar would allow you to slide it back and forth a bit, the only problem being what appears to be an insert in the...

Very nice and intimate

I'd bite the bullet and get an Epi premium. If the novelty wears off you'll get your money back and if the grandson carries on playing it'll be worth...

Just to be clear, the more pale one in the middle is your original, and the two yellowish ones are what they did?

I think it’s fair to say that everything he played was gorgeous just because he played it, Even though a lot of the program material was ordinary and...

The chords and melodies sound great, it shows you really know your fretboard. But you are being undermined by your right hand; all down strokes...

I've got a worse guilty pleasure ... a few LPs I dug out of my parents' collection of James Last and His Orchestra. They're actually pretty fun to...

thanks! It’s the only way I know how to do it. For years I concerned myself with being a versatile player but these last few years it’s been just...

thanks for commenting. I just do what I like to do no matter what, but feedback is always appreciated.

A couple of years ago, I wanted to buy an accordion. I wanted a piano accordion, so instead of that I bought a cheap melodica than a real one. In...

I’ve had a few projects go south, so I understand exactly how you feel and I’m truly sorry it happened to you. It may not be a global crisis, but...

Lol, the question is what it is you're practising right now (granted, the thread subject leaves the choice open) :cool: :D

There's almost any number of nylon-string guitars that require amplification. Heck, I could probably have gotten a decent amplified sound out of my...

Wow, and I'm not talking about the necks.

Guitar center recommended an Ernie Ball Stretch Comfort strap, and it basically solved my neck dive problem without having to change hardware.

To my taste, the first and older one sounds incredibly dry, bright yet rich harmonically and loud acoustically, with less bling also, considering its...

This performance is gorgeous. Thanks!

What about the Gretsch Deltoluxe pickup? Certainly looks the part for playing blues, and it's supposed to be similar to the DeArmond 1000 under the...

Good question In practice most charts include the bass notes in the comping chord symbols even when the bass is expressly notated. Several...

oups I did it again ! :cool: I bought a motu M2 last month, all I do for now is recording myself comping standards then I can solo over; I like...

Thank you very much for the link. I have enjoyed it a lot. The D'Angelicos are precisely the archtops that I like the most, I think they are at the...

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The Infinite Guitar: Soloing over Slash Chords

Q. What did we have before Pro Tools? A. Pros. (h/t Rick Beato and Steve Lukather) Anybody else get that commercial before a musical YouTube...