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Today, 12:28 PM
I'd guess that's the reason why standard tuning became the most popular Guitar tuning. Easier for playing chords.
If it wasn't for the Guitar, we...
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Today, 12:26 PM
To put the price tag a little bit lower than for a.m. speakers:
Jensen Tornado
Jupiter LC 10
Both are excellent for clean sounds.
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Today, 12:24 PM
Sorry if someone has already shared this one, but I have to give props to "Triple Play" by Russell Malone. Definitely one of my favorite records in...
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Today, 12:23 PM
I have a eminence alessandro GA-SC64 In a Princeton that is pretty nice for the money. Mine is a 12 but they do make a 10. The Princeton does break...
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Today, 12:21 PM
I have a Yamaha Pacifica that I use for a lot of gig work, in addition to two hollow-body archtops and two semi-hollow archtops. I play all my...
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Today, 12:19 PM
An improvisation from last night in very (very) loose approximation of Pat Martino circa “Special Door”, on one of my Les Pauls:
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Today, 12:13 PM
What BH taught me is to divide the fingerboard in minor 3rds. What I did is add the three finger barre every minor third that creates a first...
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Today, 12:10 PM
My experience is that you can setup the action on an archtop to be as low or the same as a solid body guitar. (After fret levelling and polish.)
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Today, 12:09 PM
celestion gold
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Today, 12:04 PM
That triad is pretty fantastic, isn't it?
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Today, 12:01 PM
I like those sweeps, or 16th note clusters. That's trick I'd like to get down.
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Today, 11:48 AM
The best speaker I have found for my tastes in a Princeton (and indeed many other amps) is the Webers 10A125.
The alnico speaker has a certain...
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Today, 11:41 AM
If you ever decide to sell the G&l Asat, let me know. I would be very happy to purchase it.
-Charley
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Today, 11:28 AM
I have a '78 Ibanez FA-100 I bought after having gone through 2 Gibson 175s in the late 80's. I got it for a Yes cover band gig and love it to death....
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Today, 11:26 AM
I recall Mick Goodrick being asked about P4 tuning. His response "I considered it, there are certainly benefits to the symmetry, but ultimately there...
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Today, 11:18 AM
I'd like to put a speaker in my Princeton Reverb ('79 maybe?) that is better equipped to handle the output from the Benedetto PAF in my Ibanez AF120....
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Today, 10:56 AM
+1!
+ there was a time when I dived deep into it and that was my main "listening-diet".
I've never played total free sets live but it does happen...
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Today, 10:43 AM
Pots can be wired in multiple ways and still work, more or less. But different wiring methods affects the tone and volume differently. Some people...
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Today, 10:34 AM
I personally haven't had good luck with Gibson 335s, and usually ended up playing Ibanezes instead, which is in the ballpark but not a 335. However,...
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Today, 10:30 AM
Mine was directly inspired by your blonde Jazz Special. I wasn't in a position to buy the two times your instrument came for up for sale.
Yours...
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Today, 10:16 AM
Planning on continuing to check in with this stuff.
I’ve been doing tritone substitutions lately. Using pretty simple embellishments of the line...
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Today, 10:05 AM
Eventually, I found the solution on the back cover of the book. Amazon has a sample for the kindle edition, which includes the page with the credits...
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Today, 09:52 AM
This type of music is like poetry in that more people write it than read it. Also, there is a small percent of those who do it who actually put it...
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Today, 09:39 AM
Here's a site to consider. Pickups – Kalamazoo Guitar Company
Rob is the talent. He's built some pickups for me. He's a perfectionist. He...
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Today, 09:35 AM
I love free jazz. I could listen to early Ornette all day.
Bitches Brew and that vibe not so much.
What Christian calls free improvisation as...
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Today, 09:33 AM
Hi all.
I leaning towards purchasing the t7tm with p90's. I heard that there is an issue with the saddles/screws being positioned too close or on...
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Today, 09:05 AM
Darn, Thank you
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Today, 08:53 AM
Seller lives in Tinton Falls, NJ. (Top right hand side of his first post)
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Today, 08:48 AM
Sorry if I missed it, but where are you located? I'm in St Louis, but will be near KC and Denver soon if you happen to be near any of those.
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Today, 08:48 AM
It's not a defect, that's normal performance. If you want to keep the same eq while rolling back the volume you install a treble bleed. If you want...
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Today, 08:28 AM
x x 5 5 5 x
X x 4 5 5 4
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Today, 08:24 AM
That's the one thing i miss the most from living in the US, the baptist churches. And not so much the big, famous ones with the super pro bands, but...
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Today, 08:21 AM
I'm late to the thread.
I find it hard to understand what the topic is (if any?).
But from what I can gather it is not about frustration towards...
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Today, 08:17 AM
Yes. It is.
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Today, 08:15 AM
Even with retractable arms, most office and gaming chairs are a bit reclined towards the back, because this is the best position for office work. But...
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Today, 08:15 AM
Thank you and Merry Christmas for you, too.
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Today, 08:05 AM
I love this! It’s so right for so many things.
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Today, 08:03 AM
Hi,
Could you describe a little bit more precise what you mean by " affecting the tone". Is it getting darker when rolling back the volume which is...
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Today, 07:59 AM
Good point, when playing in a band context or whenever we want to "dig in", we're punished if the action is too low relative to the gauge.
Larry...
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Today, 07:52 AM
Jesse van Ruller - 'Trio'
Lage Lund - 'Idlelwild'
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Today, 07:51 AM
If you have a wooden bridge it locks in a wound third normally, because the slots are normally cut for that and the intonation will be way off with a...
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Today, 07:48 AM
If you are talking about the chair in the first post, it's the Serta Air Bonded Leather Manager Office Chair (link below where it says "Robot or...
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Today, 07:16 AM
It's interesting that I grew up when there was free jazz and orthodox traditional jazz next to it.
I didn't get into free jazz, although I listened...
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Today, 06:55 AM
Is this still available?
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Today, 06:49 AM
ALL the guitars I use on stage have the action set higher than on those I only use at home- in a band situation the strings need more "headroom"...
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Today, 06:28 AM
There is no reason to talk you out of buying an ES-335. I have two: a 1990 Gibson USA cherry throat-gripper I bought new, and a 2024 Gibson Custom...
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Today, 06:20 AM
Hey there fellow guitarists,
I am wondering. I own an Ibanez 2616 pre serial. Imo a nice guitar. Suits al my needs.
I like the tone. The buckers...
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Today, 06:19 AM
My pleasure, thank you for listening.
And thanks for sharing such a lovely vocal version. Truly beautiful!
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Today, 06:11 AM
That's a common fallacy. But if you look at it from a slightly different angle you could say:
Light gauge allows higher action, heavy gauge...
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Today, 05:50 AM
I don't listen to or play that much free music, but every time I've played this kind of music it's been a learning experience. I've tended to do it...
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Today, 05:44 AM
There’s a free Chrome extension called Transpose that lets you transcribe directly from YouTube. You can change the key, adjust the pitch, slow down...
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Today, 05:43 AM
I play fingerstyle most often without picks. Occasionally, I use fingerpicks with a thumbpick. I have never been able, in 57 years of playing guitar,...
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Today, 04:14 AM
I also have an Ibanez 2616. It is a fabulous guitar. The original pickups with the Ibanez inscription are great. No issues with binding, neck or...
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Today, 04:01 AM
HI! A few days ago I published a video dedicated to "LOOPING LINES" on my YouTube channel.
To find out what it is, you can watch the first 60...
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Today, 04:00 AM
I play a 2616 pre-serial. Like it a lot. All original. No binding problems at all.
Never played a gibson. Can afford it but my playing isn't worth...
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Today, 03:54 AM
Yes, it has a sound post but it's just a dowel, similar to a violin sound post. I've heard that the pickups on the Japanese copies are usually...
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Today, 03:34 AM
Mark, I go back and forth between archtops and solid bodies. I keep light strings on the solids (9's and 10's) and slightly heavier strings on the...
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Today, 03:19 AM
Easier? Yes. Much easier? Not necessarily. Let me say up front that I’m hyper sensitive to string height, neck bow and buzz. I have some issues with...
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Today, 02:35 AM
I have three guitars:
Flat top - D18 45 years
Stratocaster - 36 years
Ibanez - AG75 25 years
The flat top is nice, clubby neck and the easiest to...
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Today, 02:24 AM
Most musicians I know have stopped playing free music.
This is largely due to the fact that they began to realize that they had little knowledge...
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Today, 01:46 AM
At 70 I'm closer to the end. I've had my career. No children. Adequate material goods. Reasonably safe. I have time as each day fritters by like...
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Today, 01:14 AM
I also use a drum stool. No back but I never think about that.
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Today, 12:50 AM
I have one steady gig these days on wednesday nights in highland heights. Duo with a bassist. We're off until Jan 8th though
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Today, 12:40 AM
Haiti is the only basket case, and has been so for years. The others have issues. But I do not see why their citizens should be accepted as refugees...
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Today, 12:34 AM
Let's bump this up for any offers
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Today, 12:25 AM
I have my guitars action set up just over buzz. 13s on the archtop, 11s on the tele. I can switch back and fourth fine, but I almost never play the...
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Today, 12:06 AM
Not radically different between my 17" carvetop, GB10, ES-175, Telecasters (one with Gibson scale conversion neck and the other with Fender scale),...
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Today, 12:03 AM
Tomorrow I will play blindfolded. That will be fun.
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Yesterday, 11:53 PM
Does the Cortez have a soundpost and is the guitar the same dims as a Gibson?
My Japanese copy is slightly thinner than my '63 and it has fake HBs!...
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Yesterday, 11:10 PM
It's the Glassl archtop Hammertone referred you to - I don't offer a Florentine cutaway model.
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Yesterday, 10:48 PM
Well, I don’t own it anymore, but I think this Comins was a really nice looking guitar. Beautiful woods, flawless workmanship and a graceful,...
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Yesterday, 10:29 PM
It's hard to choose one, but like the OP, I think the Epiphone Emperor F is a beauty. Mine is a blonde one from 1983.
My personal favourite...
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Yesterday, 10:20 PM
So the Dakota Bar was mentioned in the above post. I used to play there quite often at the old St.Paul-location. Even had a steady trio gig on...
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Yesterday, 10:01 PM
My 2022 Trenier Jazz Special.
That's a beautiful dark finish. These DeArmond FHC pickups are so clear and clean. Mine is from 2018 (3 posts...
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Yesterday, 09:52 PM
Thank you.
For anyone else's reference,
Approx. 2.4 kohms is said to be typical of this early version.
Measuring resistance & comparing just...
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Yesterday, 09:30 PM
I like the On-Stage bench style. It folds up and is sturdy, no back, no arms, nothing to restrict you. Good cushion. They're made for portable piano...
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Yesterday, 09:14 PM
Not new ... someone in a similar thread mentioned that IKEA has a folding stool that works well on gigs. It's light, no frills, durable and...
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Yesterday, 08:54 PM
Between a dick and someone who can pull off a miniskirt, I think I know what I'd prefer to see when I'm treating my ears...
Technically easy...
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Yesterday, 08:46 PM
Thanks for your performance, JazzPad.
Another killer rendition of this tune is from Irene Kral's album, Where I Love? with Alan Broadbent on...
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Yesterday, 08:41 PM
Ditto for me, I have the 1970's Japanese ES-175 copy discussed in this video, the binding and neck are good.
...
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Yesterday, 08:36 PM
More weirdness.
Well You Needn’t - YouTube
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Yesterday, 08:23 PM
All my electric guitars have about the same action (between 4 and 5/64” bass and between 3 and 4/64 treble) and relief ~.06”). My semi and my...
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Yesterday, 08:23 PM
The lightest strings I use on my solid-body are 11's and I use 12's on my archtop so no real difference, and the action is similar on both - but I...
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
no nothing weird in the alto high end. The speaker sim in the tc keeps everything below 5K
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
I suppose one test of the effectiveness of a music-generating theory/system would be (assuming the programming is feasible) what kind of work would...
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Yesterday, 08:06 PM
There are several factors to consider here, Mark. I go from fat neck 7 string archtops to thinner and narrower neck 7 string solid bodies daily and...
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Yesterday, 07:55 PM
Agreed, there is simple music, which some people fool themselves into thinking they can play. But to play at the level where you really reach people...
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
My 2022 Trenier Jazz Special.
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Yesterday, 07:41 PM
Bro, you did that guitar way more justice than I ever could. And so many more people enjoyed the sound of it, thanks to you.
JD
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Yesterday, 07:39 PM
Try A-Ab-A instead of G-Gb-G bassline:
C/A Am7) | 5-x-5-5-5-x | > Ab7#5 | 4-x-4-5-5-x |
Or Make Someone Happy changes:
C(Maj7)| x-3-2-0-(0)-x |...
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Yesterday, 07:34 PM
I do not own a solid body guitar, and I do work on them, but it leaves me with a question for those of you who switch between them often. My archtops...
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
My mid 1970s 2355 was pretty well built, but off just a little. Nothing I could not fix:
Pots too high value, measured 1k-> new electronics...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
Thanks everyone for the replies, they make for enjoyable reading!
Nobody has talked me out of buying one though :highly_amused:.
The local...
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Yesterday, 06:44 PM
any new cool chairs you recommend?
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Yesterday, 06:42 PM
I’m not sure if sitting in a chair like that would be comfortable for me over a long period
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Yesterday, 06:41 PM
My best looking guitar is this Trenier Jazz Special. Photos borrowed from the internet .
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Yesterday, 06:40 PM
unfortunately link is not working anymore. Do you kind sharing the name of the model?
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Yesterday, 06:34 PM
Here's the short version of a song I wrote and recorded for YouTube 11 years ago.
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Yesterday, 06:30 PM
So you thought viols is the generic name of the bowed instrument family?
Not wrong if you go back far enough, but if you do that they (can) also...
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Yesterday, 06:28 PM
Watch for evidence of pickguard out-gassing. 70's Ibanez guitars were notorious for this as well as the aforementioned binding rot and...
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Yesterday, 06:23 PM
I don't know; you tell me!
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Yesterday, 06:23 PM
WOW! What an awesome ES-350!!
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Yesterday, 06:19 PM
I can't get these grips to sound like the intro. I also only slept about 3 hours last night, getting home late from a gig... then up at 6 with the...
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Yesterday, 06:09 PM
By fuzzy, I meant not sanded smooth per say. Not sure what happened when I loaded this screenshot the first time, but this stuff.
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Yesterday, 05:38 PM
The first turn around is interesting, in C Major I'd play Fm7-Bb7 (IVm7-bVII7) rather than The bVIImaj.7 in this lead sheet. The bVII9, a.k.a., ...
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Yesterday, 05:29 PM
Swingin', Jack!
I have an Alto TS110a which mostly sits off in a corner unused. I have run my SansAmp Para Driver DI into it with fairly good...
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Yesterday, 05:16 PM
Actually on reflection I’d call it C+/Gb. Exactly specifies the voicing. I think Ab7#5/Gb is weirdly harder to read too, at least for my dense brain....
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Yesterday, 05:13 PM
no, no, not a typo but instead ignorance. My only personal experience of that family is a cello that I played in grade school and observation of...
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Yesterday, 05:13 PM
I did another one today. I love exploring in this form. I guess the birds become my rhythm section. :smile-new: I don't love this one as much, but...
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Yesterday, 05:10 PM
So funny, I almost started a thread last week called "Show Us Your Backsides"!
But I thought I'd get laughed off the forum.
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Yesterday, 04:49 PM
Another cool looking guitar is my Comins Zelig Hybrid Archtop…
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Yesterday, 04:45 PM
The New Real Book calls it: Ab7#5/Gb. In fact, the same chord voicing I mentioned earlier: Ab7#5 | x-x-4-5-5-4 |
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Yesterday, 04:44 PM
The disparity is stark and has been for most all of my adult life (65). A relative handful of musicians make six figures or more per year, a tiny...
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Yesterday, 04:38 PM
I would say it simplifies the analysis of bebop eventually.
Although, mostly it was about playing in class, not so much analysing. But you can do...
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Yesterday, 04:29 PM
I don't know. What followed serialism was also systems music, its just that the system was simpler and more obvious to the listener as an organising...
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Yesterday, 04:28 PM
Not to mention vintage American guitars. It's inherent to the binding material manufactured at the time and can affect any brand guitar. But...
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Yesterday, 04:26 PM
Seen him with Paul Dunmall, Tony Bianco, Faith Brackenbury and John Pope earlier this year. It was intense even by free jazz standards! Loved it.
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Yesterday, 04:24 PM
Very nice guitars, my first archtop was a 2355 I sold it to buy my 88' ES175 (classic move). The comparison doesn't last, my gibson is a way better...
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Yesterday, 04:21 PM
Quite
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Yesterday, 04:18 PM
I also have this unread book on my shelf glaring at me.
John O'Gallagher - Book
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Yesterday, 04:17 PM
The augmented chord is in the horn arrangement, you can hear it clearly in the shout chorus.
You also have the iconic intro with the C/G -->...
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Yesterday, 04:12 PM
I actually meant to post that on the progressivism vs traditionalism thread. But yeah. I think you'd probably like it? I looked into it, and it's...
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
Thanks for this info guys - very clear and helpful! I’m buying to play but the seller says all original and it looks in very good shape from the...
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Yesterday, 03:53 PM
I didn't look at the channel but tagged it for Southern Baptist - contemporary gospel music. Probably too contemporary for most folks though, like...
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Yesterday, 03:49 PM
Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll
apologies to Long John Baldry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj_lZ4hkJd8
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Yesterday, 03:43 PM
M-a-d mad.
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Yesterday, 03:39 PM
My thinking goes first to the ergonomics.
How does the neck feel?
How does the body size fit you?
The 335 feels too large to me. I play a...
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Yesterday, 03:38 PM
I hate dixieland but I know better than to be mad at it
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Yesterday, 03:35 PM
I hate it when they do that, "What is wrong with you?! Why did you even buy me?" :sour:
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Yesterday, 03:31 PM
:dontknow:
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Yesterday, 03:20 PM
Here:
Gustav Glassl rehabilitation
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Yesterday, 03:18 PM
Well if you like boogie woogie then I think it would be a pretty good representation of yourself as a pianist.
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
yeah different instruments and styles have different learning curves.
Like it’s hard to learn to play the changes even on Autumn Leaves, and it’s...
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
I'm only suggesting that in the future you refrain from casually dismissing what others have invested a lifetime into.
Being a security guard is...
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Yesterday, 03:15 PM
I personally think it's a really poor representation of one's self as a pianist. I would never want to do that as if it were good. Me personally. ...
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Yesterday, 03:15 PM
Just did this, and it works well! No need to spend a bunch of dollars on a new pickup. Satisfying results! Thank you
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Yesterday, 03:10 PM
Because you dissed it by implying it was easy. At it's root it is simplistic but to play it well it isn't. You can't play it well, so I don't need...
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM
Because you said it’s easy and the lowest form of piano.
That’s money where your mouth is kind of talk.
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM
DB seems to.
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Yesterday, 03:07 PM
Going out on a limb, I don’t think anyone cares if you like it or not.
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Yesterday, 03:06 PM
Why would I have to play a music style well to disapprove of it?
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Yesterday, 03:03 PM
You can't play it well.
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