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Today, 03:40 PM
Hang in there Rob.
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Today, 03:37 PM
I always believed Florentines are easier to make, but then I read from Taylor's web pages that they start from a traditional symmetrical body,...
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Today, 03:27 PM
Well, the seller has no sales and thus no feedback on Reverb, that and his ad copy says "stay away."
So, looking at his pics, they show no...
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Today, 03:24 PM
They’re usually written as C5. You might have to explain it to non guitarists. But it’s regularly used on the tab/chords with lyrics websites...
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Today, 03:24 PM
I’ve been a reluctant composer in the sense that I’ve always tried to advance myself as a player. But it turns out most people see me as a writer. It...
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Today, 03:22 PM
A quick web search told me:
"The notation of power chords is simple, you only have to add the number '5' to the note that you want to use as the...
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Today, 03:21 PM
Scrapple — alternate fingerings and vocabulary
https://youtu.be/pN69X15JBJE?si=B3rPsJ86fC2X2dpk
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Today, 03:19 PM
Came across this ad for a "refurbished 1992 classical guitar". The poster admits he got the guitar free and did a little work on it. There is no...
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Today, 03:14 PM
Wishing you all the best Rob!!!
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Today, 03:12 PM
Beautiful DGT! I have one also. It’s a very versatile guitar that can cover Les Paul type sounds and a lot more. I was surprised at how good the...
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Today, 03:11 PM
More and more I mainly consider myself a composer. There’s no rhyme or reason how I write music. I just start. For me it rarely, if ever, comes from...
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Today, 03:11 PM
Yes, you did say tonic "note"... so after the last G7(b5), are you thinking of something like this?
x-x-5-5-5-8
> x-x-6-8-6-8
> x-x-7-8-7-8
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Today, 03:07 PM
Hey guys. Simple question that I have no idea. I have a song I’m writing and notating for our next rehearsal. This song is a cross between a hard...
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Today, 03:06 PM
(We have this tendency — or maybe it’s just me — to steal the “interesting” rhythms, and ignore how frequently guys are playing the “boring” ones)
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Today, 03:05 PM
Hey nothing to be ashamed of there! You have the arrangement in place and you play it with a solid flow. I personally would dial back the reverb some...
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Today, 03:05 PM
“ My wife has taken extraordinary comfort in this and looks forward each year for a visit from the red dragonfly.”
…I have said a lot of things to...
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Today, 03:03 PM
I’ve always liked the 50s Miles for comping stuff and jacked a lot of rhythms from those groups, with red garland and wynton kelly, but I should...
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Today, 03:00 PM
Get well soon, Rob. You are an inspiration.
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Today, 02:59 PM
Here is my progress video after starting back on it this morning. Be warned it's fairly rough and the sound is terrible as it's just a phone video. ...
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Today, 02:57 PM
Great. My old teacher Warren Nunes told us to listen to Red Garland for comping. Simple. Elegant. Perfect. Never gets in the way.
Sent from my...
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Today, 02:56 PM
He speaks the truth.
(and for what it’s worth, the worksheet is because it’s even a bit harder to explain when you get into the particulars haha)
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Today, 02:55 PM
A few more, from French (!) composer Maria Linnemann:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzDoqCjBlM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAj8UB0urzE
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Today, 02:51 PM
Very best wishes Rob and thank you for all your inpout and sharing.
David
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Today, 02:50 PM
Simple to explain, hard to master.
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Today, 02:50 PM
Reviving this old thread: the Bonfa/Manha de Carnaval arrangement linked to above is by Noriyasu Takeuchi, from his book Bossa Nova & Latin Pieces...
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Today, 02:48 PM
There are like 5-10 venues that come up when I search jazz on Google maps. Comparing it to where I live, that’s a jazz utopia.
I’ll reach out to...
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Today, 02:45 PM
You're not paying attention. I'm talking about the last note of the TUNE. i.e, the MELODY. You can play a descending chromatic line of chords with...
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Today, 02:43 PM
I hope you feel better soon, Rob! All the best to you, now and in the future.
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Today, 02:40 PM
I think it could be a great tool for ear training. Learning melody by ear. Probably better than something like this, which I have used as well.
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Today, 02:39 PM
I think that would rather have the opposite effect, making the brain and body talk even less to each other.
Besides, a good (really Southern)...
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Today, 02:35 PM
I don't know if one is better than the other, but I like the extra access to higher frets on my Campellone EP.
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Today, 02:31 PM
I don’t know Bham that well, but here is what I am aware of from visiting a buddy who lives there. Avondale brewery has a small club upstairs and a...
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Today, 02:27 PM
Wow, Mr. MacKillop has published a lot of books, I count over 2 dozen there on AMZN!
Thank you for your musical contributions and I sincerely hope...
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Today, 02:20 PM
My best wishes for you, Rob, for a speedy and full recovery.
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Today, 02:13 PM
Not thus far…
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Today, 02:11 PM
I am sorry to hear about the health problems.
I am not a neurologist, but I have had many patients with myasthenia, most of which were well...
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Today, 02:11 PM
"That ending is one I use on tunes that end on the tonic note of the scale."
Tonic note? It does end on I Major, his last chord is C 6/9 with the...
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Today, 02:09 PM
Not too much to talk about here, but when I'm working on comping with students, I try to start with set pieces –– set rhythms, predetermined approach...
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Today, 02:04 PM
I don't know, I used to have that LP, and transcribed some of it, don't recall his guitar tone being so dark, like he's using gain on his amp? -...
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Today, 02:02 PM
Dear friend, I am no God follower, but regard myself a Humanist, and recognise the love and humanity in others. Best wishes to us all!
Rob
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Today, 02:02 PM
Nice tone on that take. That ending is one I use on tunes that end on the tonic note of the scale. Arnold's ending is more like a Count Basie ending,...
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Today, 01:58 PM
Sorry to hear the news about Mike
Here's hoping for some healing and comfort in the future.
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Today, 01:58 PM
Nah, baby. One chord per bar or I’m going home.
So for the first iteration of bars 1-4, I’m doing Bb blues through the whole thing.
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Today, 01:57 PM
My experience, and maybe that of most here, is that the character of what you learn and its source changes through time. In the beginning the primary...
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Today, 01:54 PM
Hi Rob - so sorry to learn of your condition. Like many other members here- you are in my prayers and wishing you a speedy recovery.
Keep the...
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Today, 01:53 PM
Oh, I thought it was how you navigate each bar. It seemed really, REALLY, complicated.
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Today, 01:51 PM
I shared a rough take of the tune in a previous post in which I played the ending in my chord diagrams. However, I'd play it differently now that...
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Today, 01:47 PM
Glad that you're able to play again!
I have pretty much got this memorized now, so I should be good to go by Sunday as well. I have a short intro...
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Today, 01:42 PM
Vinny, thanks for updating us on Mike’s condition. Mike was very generous to many people on this forum, and I’ve always admired his philanthropic...
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Today, 01:34 PM
if you go to the Federico Labbiento's artist page he's got a few "singles" where he's got three tracks for each song - one combined, one rhythm, and...
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Today, 01:33 PM
Hey, Doc, you’re not allowed to play it better than me! Talk about kicking a man when he’s down!? Seriously, that was great. I loved it! Well done....
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Today, 01:31 PM
Thank you
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Today, 01:31 PM
I never use those terms unless I'm eating at an Italian restaurant and ordering chicken florentine.
all these yrs later when speaking to my friends...
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Today, 01:27 PM
Hey Mike
Wishing you well. I’ve thought about you a few times when enjoying my Cameo. I recall we both like twin pickup guitars!
Rog
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Today, 01:17 PM
Yes, Fender used to offer the D130F in the Showman and Dual showman cabs, and even as a "factory upgrade" for Fender Twins. The F in the name D130F...
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Today, 01:16 PM
Outstanding news! She’s one of the last great 18’s built by the Master! Congratulations!!!
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Today, 01:13 PM
Thanks Marty, I did exactly what you suggest and this one is shipping out this afternoon on its way to me. And I agree, both brothers were very nice...
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Today, 01:13 PM
I’ve often wondered where those labels came from. Venice and Florence Italy! Duh! It never occurred to me. :doh:
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Today, 01:13 PM
get well soon, rob.
i found this book highly enjoyable. if anyone was on the fence, now might be the time.
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Today, 01:11 PM
Looks like a pretty good beginner list
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Today, 01:10 PM
Six variations on each four bar segment
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Today, 01:08 PM
He hasn't been wearing the striped shirt much lately, I miss it. Hey Pat, bring back the striped shirt, we miss it.
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Today, 01:08 PM
I don’t understand why there are six bullet points for four bars.
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Today, 01:00 PM
Hey Rob.
Sorry to hear you’ve not been well. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Today, 12:38 PM
Thanks for the offer 2B! We'll see what happens. Looks like if I want to go I'll be driving though, which could put me on Chuckanut at some point,...
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Today, 12:38 PM
Sweet 16s are sweet!
Congrats.
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Today, 12:35 PM
From Seattle to Scotland, Rob I hope your treatment is soon providing you some relief. You’re in my thoughts.
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Today, 12:28 PM
I’ve not read a more heartwarming story on this forum. I’m truly sorry to hear about the passing of your daughter. I hope you and your wife are...
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Today, 12:24 PM
Somehow, I don't think you can go wrong with Brazilian rosewood. It is a celebrated guitar tonewood for good reason. If that were an option for me,...
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Today, 12:21 PM
Good luck Captain
(I’ve been after one for years myself
or an AF220)
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Today, 12:18 PM
I replaced the bridge and saddle on my archtop recently aiming for ebony bridge with the matching ebony saddle, but that one turned out to have not...
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Today, 12:18 PM
I’m 30 minutes from there. Happy to give you a lift! :smile-new:
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Today, 12:12 PM
Correct, the cyber bullying got to him so he asked to have all vids removed. He thought about quitting guitar because of all of the negativity. The...
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Today, 12:09 PM
Cool, I also struggled not to keep paying through the head. Unlike Donna Lee, I kind know this one so I wanted to keep going.
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Today, 12:08 PM
My luthier has some really old brazilian rosewood that's very dark but not quite black. He carved a footer for my Kessel. I'm tempted to go with that...
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Today, 12:08 PM
And in this particular case, does it do the Run in more or less parsecs? :doh:
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Today, 12:06 PM
She’s truly a very special Heritage Sweet 16! Light as a feather and plays like butter! It’s great guitar karma that she ends up back with you Mark....
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Today, 11:57 AM
I do wonder if the initial brightness of probably any kind of new string has to do at least in large part with absence of fret wear. Once that sets...
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Today, 11:49 AM
I have never tried either of those bridges, but the Benedetto bridge looks good and would be my choice between those two.
My experience has been...
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Today, 11:41 AM
I'm back in the saddle as of this morning. Will get cracking and will hopefully have something decent to present on Sunday. shreddin'
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Today, 11:33 AM
I am afraid Mike will not be returning home. His condo is being sold.
He had 3 horrible surgeries. The specifics he doesn’t want known.
Do keep him...
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Today, 11:17 AM
Some things I like doing with this stuff:
Root structure triads
Triads from the 3, 5, 7
7th chords
7ths chords from the 3
All those, usually...
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Today, 11:15 AM
Sounds clean enough to me. For whatever it’s worth, that’s immediately after he plays his cool countermelody line.
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Today, 11:12 AM
https://youtu.be/l0T782elLmg?si=4PMvnFHb-FwUAz5g
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Today, 11:06 AM
Yes, it is still available. I am in new Quay West Wales and I am happy to courier it.
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Today, 11:01 AM
I’d let a luthier take a look at it because there are a few odd twists. First, the black lines in the binding are misaligned across the joint...
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Today, 11:00 AM
I wish you best Rob. Hope that all goes well soon
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Today, 10:46 AM
Try as I might I just can't hear chord diagrams. You need to stop talking so much and start playing. Anyone can type a solo.
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Today, 10:46 AM
Hi I’m looking for an Ibanez AF200 circa 1988/89 if you have one for sale or know of anyone who has please get in touch.
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Today, 10:44 AM
The rhythm changes thread has me wanting to play more rhythm changes. I tend to rotate stuff through keys so I work things in 12 day cycles. So I’ve...
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Today, 10:44 AM
Hey Rob-so so sorry to hear of your medical trials and problems. YOu're daily in my prayers.
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Today, 10:39 AM
Hi Rob, I hope your treatment goes well.
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Today, 10:34 AM
Hi is the guitar still for sale?
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Today, 10:29 AM
Mark that is a stunner guitar the woods are outstanding maybe the best I have seen on a Heritage. The real question though is do you want to part...
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Today, 10:27 AM
All the best Rob, thinking of you
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Today, 10:25 AM
But I would still solo on the #ivo7 there bwahahahaha. (The melody as written in the RB is agnostic.)
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Today, 10:19 AM
All this and he still had to phone up to book gigs and drive his band to them. (I remind myself of this when I’m feeling sorry for myself, or...
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Today, 10:11 AM
Get well soon, here's something nice to look at:
Gibson Super 400- CN
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Today, 10:11 AM
I was just pointing out that someone wanting to rewrite history related to this can even find scientific grounds for it.
But yeah, for most people...
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Today, 10:07 AM
There are two occurrences of it because in the original the tune also goes home from IV via IVm and not #IVo (bar 25 on, "You took the place where my...
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Today, 10:06 AM
Hi is the guitar still for sale if so is there a tel no I can contact you on
Thanks
Graham
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Today, 10:04 AM
Hot a new phone a few months ago and it totally threw off my ability to just punk down a Bluetooth speaker and play along and sound good...my old...
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Today, 10:02 AM
I used Black with a capital B as shorthand, meaning everyone who does not identify, or is not identified, as white.
Don't enter into a discussion...
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Today, 09:58 AM
It's not any more.
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Today, 09:48 AM
I'm selling my stunning 7 String Headless Guitar, it's a fantastic guitar, but the scale length is too long for stretch chords.
The Body is two...
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Today, 09:40 AM
To the OP: what you play is important but, I think, how you play it is even more important, and that's up to you, your feeling, your taste etc. I...
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Today, 09:38 AM
And we’re hoping right along with you, Rob. Here’s to the best possible outcome as soon as can be!
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Today, 09:35 AM
I was looking for a few guitar versions of some standards to listen to, and a number of tracks by Federico Labbiento came up. They are basic tracks...
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Today, 09:21 AM
Well I bought one made by FIRDIKT,
Amazon.com
but there are dozens of brands, designs, and styles, and prices:
Sorry! Something went wrong!
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Today, 09:20 AM
This is great! I'll start referring the vocalists for whom I play to you for an explanation of why what they want from an accompanist is wrong. The...
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Today, 09:16 AM
Yikes, what next???
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Today, 09:14 AM
Thanks for the nice words! It was performed live by two guitarists myself (melody/1st solo) , Doug Sours (2nd solo), and bassist Dave Lora. I really...
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Today, 09:13 AM
That is stunning!
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Today, 09:00 AM
Yeah, it took me a minute to figure this one out. I a connected speaker to my ipad to play the track and then recorded with my phone.
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Today, 09:00 AM
There are two on Ebay UK. A '38 at 46000gbp and a '34 at 22000gbp.
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Today, 08:59 AM
All the best wishes Rob! Hopefully the new treatments will do the trick!
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Today, 08:48 AM
More get well wishes
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Today, 08:47 AM
Sales in the past few years for the prewar Super 400 have been more in the $15-18K range in North America. In Europe, probably worth a bit more.
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Today, 08:41 AM
spanish love song,I like
2 guitars.. still not convinced to play with only one( chord melody solo)?
I like your cat, a Maine coon?
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Today, 08:36 AM
Florentines are better to hang your fretting hand in during breaks or pure right-hand practise bouts.
Other than that I doubt there's any...
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Today, 08:35 AM
sounds good, I don’t record with a track because my phone can’t record a video and play music at the same time. But I play along to stuff most of the...
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Today, 08:30 AM
I have so many and as such every time I get one of my collection it's like having a new one.
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Today, 08:26 AM
i'm going to try wood on the L4 1st and then if it goes well, maybe gradually replace on my other ones. Any experience with this bridge?
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Today, 08:25 AM
I don't know his playing but that swirly-curly maple back might prove dangerous for the audience in the right hands! ;)
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Today, 08:20 AM
Very nice Barrington BGW400 for sale. I picked this up on Craigslist a while back but have too many arch tops and it's just not getting played. The...
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Today, 08:15 AM
As always, sorry for my English.
The Arpeggio VS. Scale debate do not make a lot of sense....even if I am a great fan of the "Arpeggios/Changes...
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Today, 08:14 AM
All the best Rob !
If this place sold magic tea to go, I'd certainly send you some ! Take care !!
Dennis
shakespeare and company - Google...
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Today, 08:00 AM
I just got one (Les Paul ‘50s Tribute goldtop with P90s). This brought my number up to 5 (plus a guitelele and a U-bass). I usually have a 1-in1-out...
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Today, 07:58 AM
the back wood is stunning
its almost a shame no-one will
see it when you’re playing it !
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Today, 07:52 AM
and put in shorter M3 allen screws
getting there ….
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Today, 07:51 AM
Here's the story. About a decade ago a newcomer to the Heritage Owners Club Forum posted a Heritage Johnny Smith for sale. He was from Sandusky, OH...
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Today, 07:47 AM
I'd have to read up on the exact origins of the guitar as we know it - and I do mean well before Torres.
The instrument as we know it is probably...
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Today, 07:44 AM
Yes it is. Once I learn them, songs are kind of like 3D aural shapes or structures in my head. They’re not exactly like houses or sculptures - but...
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Today, 07:34 AM
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Rob.
Happy Landings,
Tony D.
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Today, 07:32 AM
Best wishes Rob. I hope the treatment helps.
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Today, 07:29 AM
Best wishes to Rob. This getting older (and falling apart thing) can get really rough :grumpy:
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Today, 07:24 AM
Yes, Stewart was rewriting history to suit his purposes. During the Spanish-American war of 1898, he emphasised the Spanish origins of the guitar, to...
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Today, 07:16 AM
Best wishes.
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Today, 07:14 AM
I learned today that gangsters have been caught carrying credit card knives into New Zealand courts.
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Today, 07:13 AM
Best wishes Rob!!!! I hope you get well soon.
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Today, 07:13 AM
My Father's day / 69th Bday present A Wood Library ( dealer selected 5 instrument run) PRS DGT with an Indian Rosewood neck and Brazilan FB, in...
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Today, 07:09 AM
Taylor says: 'A Florentine cutaway comes to a sharp point, creating a horn-like shape. It is more complex and labor-intensive to craft than the...
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Today, 06:55 AM
ATTYA:
https://youtu.be/puvZW5Parzs?si=bW5-4MYqL6z6p07O
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Today, 06:29 AM
Yes, and he still is "unusually talented." I'm betting, though, that the main reason he got so "unusually good" at being a musician is that from the...
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Today, 06:21 AM
Get well soon!!
DG
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