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You should ask your teacher. He must have played classical music once when he was learning to play the organ. Chopin's Nocturnes are very difficult...

Bendabilty and overall feel factor is mostly about other things than scale length or string gauge. Basically you could have 25.5" scale guitar with...

From what I read on the interwebs, he died from cancer not COVID. Let's not make unsupported assumptions or aspersions. I found the guy's online...

I have often wondered if aging guitarists (i.e., me) gradually go for a brighter tone due to high end hearing loss- it souns the same to them. Bob...

Jimmy's counsel is wise; the way I would say it; ignore rules you can't evaluate yet. Just explore, discover, test, and accumulate what sound good....

That's really something to behold! Congratulations. Top of the heap!

Chords often substitute within chord families. I III- and VI are often referred to as Tonic Family chords because they share so many essential chord...

another vote for the Strymon.. using it on all of my clone builds..

Cycle 6 Let's use an example of a progression that we can then apply to the Angel Eyes progression. I'm going to use Cycle 6 because it's got so...

My first teacher had the blonde 39 L5. Best sounding guitar I've ever played, and I've played a bunch of D'Angelicos. Of course, I didn't play them...

So let's take a closer look at the nuts and bolts of actually applying the chords you know into a voice led progression that may sound different from...

She is a classic beauty. May she inspire your playing for many years to come.

No. On the C- I often end up playing a C- triad followed by a G- triad, high to low, ending on the G. Then a half step down to F# ( my D7 ) ..or...

Good efforts, all. I've done it myself now, take one, pretty basic but probably okay. It's all right in 3 although I think it's a little less...

Nice. I’ve been playing nothing but my 47 L5N the last few days. Hell of a guitar. Congrats!

Has the rare metal button Kluson option, spiffy example, I must've missed that listing. The colors of those Geib tweed cases can vary due to...

I'd been switching back and forth and may have opened a 4 file in 3 and then, later, reopened it in 4. I'm not sure, tbh. What I do know is...

Looks great! That back is gorgeous.

Still a little weird, I notice the chord type symbology is using capital "M" to indicate minor... e.g., @7:30

I’m thinking it’s in the same scale ball park as my 8 string electric archtop made by VB. Once I found the right string and size, I had no more...

Hi Cc. To quote Tome Waits ~ “you must have been reading my mail”. That is more or leas what is happening. Using CAD I can make rapid...

Here's another internet tension calculator, but it disagrees by 2 lbs tension! Oh Dear...! Rockets have crashed for less.) String Tension Calculator...

I would be concerned about achieving a high-A on this scale. I have four high-A (7-string) guitars, one with fanned frets, and have found the...

isnt he bing crosby?:smile-new:

bing crosby lol:cool:

Anyhow. When doing a simple tune in any decent notation app, it's fine. When it gets a tad bit more complex, the "rules" get overwhelmed fast. 2...

lol :doh::smile-new:

You could try Staffpad.403 Forbidden You will need a Surface Pro or Ipad and you can write music on staff with pen.It comes with its own library but...

For sure. Life is short, nobody is getting any younger. There are only a select few activities that are so truly meaningful, and one of them is...

Carbon fiber tube for the end pin

This will be a truly custom instrument. A one of a kind. I hope she proves to be an inspiration to your playing.

I left it to Erich to decide, given what I wanted as a guitar: a pianistic guitar that can deliver on the low end as well as the high, with clarity:...

Do you have experience in this matter? edit: sorry. "rocket science" was a joke thing. It is 1st April.

NSJ, The Claro Walnut you’ve spec’d for the back and sides is lovely. Did you select it for aesthetics or is there also a sonic quality you’re...

Prior pic of the body getting a coat of shellac

Past Pics of the fingerboard in process

What is this you may ask? Erich explains: “It is a guide for carving your neck tomorrow. I plotted out the math to determine the correct neck cross...

The guitar has small installed magnets to hold the truss rod cover

thanks graham, I am gonna look that. I will check if MS4 can improve the sound of this composition. If so then I am lucky lol Stream March1D by...

Thanks. I am adding 2 marches now. Stream March1D by Jimmy Dunlop | Listen online for free on SoundCloud and Stream Grandmarch by Jimmy...

I think that's not the luckiest comparison. Rocket science evoques hard physics and math laws and relationships that you have to understand...

That's grand Christian. I'll start at the start. It would be good to get my figured bass reading faster. I actually did some Bach figures bass in...

re Fenaroli books I and II you don’t actually have to know the RO or cadences or anything, is all in the figures. The rules are all in book III. So...

Doncha just hate it when playing music gets in the way of obscure and irrelevant practice goals?

Woodwind, brass, Joanna and double bass sound good. Guitar still sounds terrible though.

Do I look like a flipping search engine? on reflection maybe getting ‘google’ tattooed on my forehead may have been my mistake. Never getting...

As a guy about to retire from day job, and just off the Lake Erie snow effect, I get that. BW already has a list of long overdue projects. Mine is ...

will it be available after the broadcast? This is right during my kids bedtime routine

That's a great resource, thanks Guy.

Terrific video. Works at various levels. Clear as a bell and you can hear him play all the theory he's presenting. This is like your beloved...

I asked chatGPT about this last night oddly enough. Here’s what it said. It also said that higher string tension allows notes higher up the neck...

Furch have their Rainbow series, but don't forget to check Vintage 1, 2 and 3. They are more "for players" I would say. I own OOM SR and love it.

Just google musescore 4 sounds, you’ll get plenty of info. E.g. here’s a comparison of the old musescore 3 sounds versus the new musescore 4...

Good idea Christian. Just downloaded Fenaroli Book I. Getting back into partimento but I think that I've a few gigs this week so practicing the...

Yes thanks. I did a lot of research and only could find DAWs, well I wait for more opinions of other users then.

join us!!! bwahahahaha

Ok, from now on I'm completely rooting for Musescore. Thing is - music notation is so much harder than rocket science. It is up there with OS's,...

......Somewhere in this discussion I'd like to see neck angle addressed.....I know it can be a factor, and really wonder how builders make the...

I think some research on your part would be the best way to answer that question. I’m pretty certain there’ll be some demos online and you can decide...

I think of modal interchange as reharmonization rather than passing chords.

Erich on the specs The top is heat treated (torrified) European spruce from Switzerland (Welcome to Tonewood Switzerland - We live where the...

Seems his production capability is too slow to keep up with the orders. I got on the waiting list in november and got the chance to buy one in...

I think a lot of the difference is the amps. I heard him several times with The D’Aquisto through the Gibson amp (which he continued to use on local...

Last year I waited over 9 months for the owner to start taking orders. I ordered in the early fall. Within the week they weren't taking any more...

Playing melodies at the edge of your tempo zone is challenging and very daring, because it brings together all the SEPARATE elements of playing into...

Thanks for listening and for your kind reply.I dont care to pay. I just need more realistic sounds. FOr orchestra kinda works but when you use less...

Wow, that looks good. For me, I would've removed the vibrato and increased the deluxe headroom (6v6 to 6l6, meaning 35w/40w, like the Vibrolux or the...

I found a builder on the East Coast that makes what he calls Tremorverb: Think original fender deluxe circuit with the original fender three knob...

Musescore 4 has good orchestral sounds for not much money. Tbh I thought the orchestration you posted was not bad. You could probably find some demos...

There is consumer line level, professional line level, instrument level (low or high impedance if considering acoustic guitar), and microphone level....

If it's for electric guitar you should check this out: https://guitarscientist.com/performaxe/ I recently bought one of these. I have been using a...

Big Jim Hall fan. Sometimes like his tone.. sometimes not.. sometimes really don't care for it. A good reminder that tone isn't everything.

He probably refused the Covid vaccine and then...

I hope this Western Electric thing works out, but they ain't gonna be cheap... (Just seeing the name "Lord Valve" had me close to vomiting.)

This. My experience to a T. JJ power tubes last longer than preamps, Tung-Sol's sound better, but crap out unexpectedly. TADs are similar. Is...

Might have been beyond his control, who knows what amps you might get playing the Tonight show? Amazing that he was on, though. Any idea what year...

My reading of Archie's efforts so far is that he isn't necessarily interested in producing whole guitars for sale. Right now he seems to be focussed...

Well, as someone who is up for arguing the toss about absolutely anything, I have to say this one has exhausted even me. Shall we play some music...

… so level in too low (guitar) and level out too high (line level) right? Outcome would be A: raising the noise floor, B: hitting the preamp too hard...

for completeness Af2000

I hope this Western Electric thing works out, but they ain't gonna be cheap... (Just seeing the name "Lord Valve" had me close to vomiting.)

I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my QC. That’s the whole point. I source my own woods, I machine my own veneers. Everything done from the bottom up,...

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The Strymon Flint is a fantastic reverb, and you get an exceptional tremolo as a bonus.

Here's what I came up with while practicing today - ...

GB200 came in yesterday. Looks brand new (as advertised) however the frets have a bit of wear and they look like they've been leveled maybe a few...

I don’t know what the measured differences in tension are, but I don’t find the difference in feel to be especially noticeable, certainly not as much...

On a slightly less weird note, Michaels new vid has provided some inspiration. https://youtu.be/GuDqqHaKaGE i think what he says about the...

Hmm, I can imagine. I’m not sure I’ve felt any leanings in those directions, but I’m only on book IV of Fenaroli.

true, I grew up HC Anglo-catholic, and got chanted mass, palestrina and improvised pipe organ voluntaries every Sunday when my parents dragged me to...

No. If you consult the string tension readings, you see they're actually about a half gauge apart, not a full gauge.

That's the rule of thumb. Hmm, a remarkably apropos term for guitarists. OK, pedanticism warning. You asked for the time, I'm going to tell you...

It can certainly be a way to freshen up the harmony. Often, the chord is borrowed from parallel minor (modal interchange), but there’s other...

I had both at the same time and liked the RV7 best and returned the H of F. It has those great Lexicon reverbs in it. The H of F had good reverbs but...

"Injections" might be better than "passing" The Dm7 FM9 F#dim7 wants to find the G, but in the song it just returns back to Dm7.

TBF it WOULD improve the music. For yer Latin and Palestrina you actually need to go to high Anglicanism here. tbh I find it a bit of an odd...

"There is no Dana, only Zul"

PLAYLIST APRIL 3, 2023 GIG Rexford Take The A train Makin Whoopie Tracy Street Where You Live Alex Quincy and the Count Gee Baby, Ain’t I...

Much of our crowd this week was at the bar and clustered in the middle of the listening room. So I took a chance and put my recorder at the edge of...

It means the LXP1 must be connected trough the fx loop of an amp (line level) and cannot be used in front (input) of the amp (instrument level).

That boss dual cube looks pretty interesting, I’ll have to check one out.

Tonight Tom Porter & Friends a/k/a The Portet will be on Bowdoin College Radio at 8:30pm. It's a half-hour show. The setlist: I Know Noble...

Correct. Direct means unchanged. Whatever goes in, goes out.

Sale pending….,

Thanks for the replies and to those who sent a PM. @rpjazzguitar The clubs and cafes to play at in my region are rather small, maybe a couple...

May I ask, what direct means? Here is the lexicon manual, https://lexiconpro.com/en/product_documents/lxp1pdf On page one – eight, it shows a set...

For the rattling, I'd suggest trying some small o-rings between the top and the screws, available in most any hardware store. Cheap, easy...

I'm happy with Musescore 3, does everything I need really. I'm currently typing in the chart for Israel (from the 'Birth of the Cool' score book),...

@nevershouldhavesoldit, thanks for sharing your set lists. Some great tunes therein! I particularly like those on the hand-written lists, including...

Yep, as others have pointed out, "consensus" and "best" are terms that do/should not exist in online forums! :wink-new: Nocturne Brain El...

Great performance, thanks! If I'm not mistaken, that appears to be a young and hairy Larry Goldings on piano! :cool:

People are compelled to spin the facts, insult, behave otherwise irrationally, and expand the thread incessantly, so something is going on. If it...

Staffpad is now reputedly compatible with iPADs. I have a MINI. The appeal is in the handwritten approach. Question is whether it is compatible with...

You don't usually hear music that interesting on talk shows any more. What wonderful musicians Jim surrounded himself with. Am I alone in not...

I just got the Artists Share 2 volume Uniquitites. Any one else get this new unearthed volume of Jim Hall gems? 2 CDs of his last trio recorded live...

Interesting common musical heritage. I didn’t realize Barry was also a vocalist. The photos on "The Bash" web site are consistent with the guy I...

They'll be of interest alright, just out of reach. "why can't I have an L5? why can't I, why can't I?!?" And the Gibson bashing continues...

Anyone else who follows Nikhil Horgan's youtube channel notice he appears to be a sedevacantist? Maybe the whole revival of partimento is just part...

Yes and I am free and have the right to give my opinion.

No one is forcing you to read it, others find it interesting

Title is misleading because all Jim Hall is excellent! I believe this is the finest bass and guitar duo ever. https://youtu.be/PhFPdQXZ-qs

https://youtu.be/AyfeI8Q_9wk

with all the respect christian, I just think you talk too much of this kind of stuff...sorry

If you are hearing buzzing, that could indicate the pickup is not installed correctly with all 3 springs. Or, maybe a screw came out, I used Loctite...

yeah that would have been pretty classless lol

Ah ah, no fights here :) I respect your opinion - I still have the Lexicon (as I said, it was a gift), if one day I find a cheap RV7 I'll buy it...

Ok Jorge, I'll fight hehe (just kidding) I had both devices at the same time, maybe 15 years ago (more or less, I just don't remember exactly)...

Two more pointless arguments and we would have reached 600.

I'm still using MuseScore3, it works fine for me, I did have to setup the audio processing.

You can check your string tension by changing the scale length and string gauge with this very good online String Tension Calculator: Stringjoy...

Funnily I just had a discussion with a Japanese multi-stylist on the Delcamp forum who apparently isn't that impressed by the hype around Japanese...