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Today, 04:52 PM
Someone seriously tell me what beats an L5. AFAIK nothing. Does an L5 plugged into a BF vibrolux count?
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Today, 04:50 PM
cool
does the 8 have more bottom
or is it just louder
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Today, 04:15 PM
I'll be sucking the walls of her AINY!!
0:45 :smile-new:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg3iQsaDucQ
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Today, 04:09 PM
Unless "it" happens to be an H. :numbness:
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Today, 03:51 PM
I admit I'm mad at rhythms
I try to jam with regular notes and soul rhythms and I can't do it
Tony traumatized me
I need complex notes
Mad at...
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Today, 03:48 PM
I just didn't want to sound like an idiot if I call about one lol
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Today, 03:48 PM
When ur mad ur mad.
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Today, 03:42 PM
Looks good. It might be nice to allow showing interval names, replacing note names. A button could allow you to toggle between the two.
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Today, 03:34 PM
And then there's his former apprentice - Dah-KWEES-toe - I've heard it pronounced Dee-ah-KEES-toe, which would make him Spanish instead of...
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Today, 03:27 PM
Bobby Timmons thinks
Everyone is mad, but he’s
The maddest of all
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Today, 03:24 PM
I wish I’d noticed this post earlier. Years ago I opened up my Jazzkat to look at the layout of the circuit board. As I recall the effect chip was on...
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Today, 03:20 PM
Ha - a very entertaining discussion : ) In "proper" Italian, the correct pronunciation of my last name is Cahm-pehl-LO-neh, with accent on the 3rd...
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Today, 03:01 PM
I ate the whole can
The room smells like a bad egg
Beans beans magical
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Today, 02:50 PM
That's Greg Ruggiero, who (as I understand it) was instrumental in getting Markku to make a smaller, easily portable version of his TOOB speakers –...
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Today, 02:49 PM
Not to be a party pooper but I think it's fundamentally wrong at least in my experience to talk about bandleaders this way. I've never been one but...
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Today, 02:41 PM
We’re luckier than most guitarists realize. Top quality bows are $50k. Raguse has been making bows for about 50 years. They’re probably L-5 level...
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Today, 02:39 PM
A terrific arrangement – beautiful tone, clear as a bell; and smooth. Plus technique that inspires jealousy...
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Today, 02:31 PM
Panasonic's right, I am definitely not hip :-)
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Today, 02:23 PM
Why I outta.
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Today, 02:22 PM
And don't get me started on bologna
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Today, 02:20 PM
I sold my vintage L5. Damn fine instrument. I bought several 175s , sold them all. Damn fine instruments. I bought 2 1970s oval hole Gibson HRs....
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Today, 02:17 PM
Hip..you say??.. here is the epitomy of it..Blossom Dearie (a very underrated pianist ..but very HIP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMB5CzzWXMQ
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Today, 02:11 PM
I got in a fight with a bandleader one time. It was a musician fight. Huffing and puffing. A test of strength. I was at fault. That was 40 years ago...
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Today, 02:10 PM
I grew up in Manhattan. It was indeed Cal-Zone Just as the cheese on my Hero sandwich was Prov-Alone. :smile-new:
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Today, 02:08 PM
Much too wordy....
One of haiku’s defining characteristics is its concise structure. If a poem doesn’t follow this structure, it’s not a haiku—at...
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Today, 02:05 PM
Of course it's not all that important. I was just surprised, it didn't seem like the thing we'd call a restart for in a classical performance. But...
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Today, 02:04 PM
I have a friend who goes from his FM9 into 2 of these for stereo, and he swears by that rig. He plays metal though, and I myself haven't heard it.
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Today, 02:00 PM
I've bought a bunch of used guitars from Ishibashi, and one or two from Kurasawa. Usually you pay the exchange rate, and shipping, which is usually...
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Today, 01:53 PM
Where I grew up in the Bronx it was Cal-zone. No ee or ay at the end, but almost all of the last letter vowels were simply not pronounced. Ricott,...
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Today, 01:44 PM
Nice use of harmonics.
Yes, that price would be a budget waterloo for me. :smile-new:
Waterloo WL-AT Archtop Acoustic Guitar| Waterloo by...
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Today, 01:32 PM
Yes, looks like the exchange rate has dropped....
What are the taxes and/or other import fees on these? Has anyone here bought a guitar from a...
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Today, 01:24 PM
Ive been playing since the '60s also and heard the term commonly to express anyone that could "blow" on any instrument however Im from Jersey where...
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Today, 01:18 PM
I tried it and returned it almost immediately. It was bigger than I realized and not nearly as quietly as I'd like.
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Today, 01:16 PM
About bandleaders? Damn.
A bandleader of a girl group on the west coast back in the 80's wanted to rob a bank. One of the other girls was into it...
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Today, 01:12 PM
Wondering if you have any audio clips of this instrument, ideally before/after the pickup replacement? I have a similar S16 build and am considering...
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Today, 12:59 PM
I think you have to be flexible. You might have a bandleader who runs everything. You might have one but everyone has roles to play.
There might not...
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Today, 12:56 PM
Sorry, I've got AINY on the brain. It was Alone Together with the godforsaken diminished thing. This is the post:
Analyzing
So, yes, I'd be...
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Today, 12:43 PM
Try this...
e.g., "C4" is middle C
for Ab(13)/Gb
eight eighth notes even through the measure
F5
D5
Bb4
Gb4
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Today, 12:38 PM
I was watching the videos he put out back in the 1960s and he was talking about contrary motion: "Hopefully there's no pregnant women out there...
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Today, 12:19 PM
It practically writes itself...?
Jazz forum just intrinsically mad,
Dark Winter thoughts follow Fall of theory.
Ear remains irrational,...
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Today, 12:07 PM
Yep.. sound like a familiar thread…
quick answer- nothing beats a L5.
If you begin with the lead in what beats a L5, you have already began the...
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Today, 12:06 PM
We don’t want to give Alan the satisfaction.
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Today, 12:02 PM
No one mentioned Barry Harris method for guitar? Fantastic book.
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Today, 11:54 AM
Anyone ever try one of these? Might make a good speaker for a pedalboard preamp.
Headrush frfr-108 mk2 2000 watt speaker - musical instruments -...
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Today, 11:48 AM
this thread way more confusing than music theory
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Today, 11:46 AM
The Notated Lick Compendium.
A thread for posting and storing notated licks.
Here's another classic lick I like:
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Today, 11:02 AM
Mention of James Brown reminded me of a joke-not-a-joke:
A guitarist is applying for a job with the Famous Flames, and the band interviewer says,...
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Today, 10:49 AM
Very long time, as I've been busy with other projects (check me out on TrueFire!). Anyway, here's I'm Old Fashioned, I'm pleased to be the featured...
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Today, 10:25 AM
If anything we should all be realizing if Frank Vignola can call a do-over at The Birdland, we can call a do-over at our shared tips coffee shop...
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Today, 10:25 AM
Thanks kris. I ought to do it with some improv next time.
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Today, 10:24 AM
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray... We don't get fooled again
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Today, 10:23 AM
If you watch videos that exist he seems to be an inch or so shorter than Bing Crosby who was 5' 7
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Today, 10:18 AM
Purchased mine around 2008 from Bill Fender at Legato Guitars. He recommended setting everything flat for a traditional jazz tone. I’ve been very...
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Today, 10:10 AM
It just look a bit like Jonathan wasn't of the same opinion, and I doubt anyone would have realised if Frank had just recovered from that sloppy...
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Today, 09:56 AM
Even for those times? Those 16" Gibsons look big on him. I did a very little bit of research, but no luck.
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Today, 09:54 AM
Looks like Frank was still putting the microphone away when they started and he tried to jump in, but it was sloppy so he called a restart. He's a...
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Today, 09:53 AM
OK, then if you say so, if you haven't heard it, it's a "colloquialism". Here ya go, look it up..
jazz slang dictionary
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Today, 09:43 AM
There is no proof of this being anything but a placebo effect :cool:
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Today, 09:37 AM
Cool tool!
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Today, 09:26 AM
long ago at some jam session
there was this guy that referred to every instrument like it was a horn and i got a huge kick out of it
”man that...
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Today, 09:11 AM
Toob?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3F5A5Kh3fE
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Today, 09:04 AM
Very nice. Check out this Jaquar Thinline.
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Today, 08:16 AM
I'm still trying with this. All the others were basically using subs, which I thought were more interesting hearing-wise. This one just plays the...
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Today, 08:03 AM
I have three G&Ls. Compared to the round '59 LPs, they are thinner. But they are not close to the Gibson '60's in thinness.
A friend sold me a...
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Today, 07:57 AM
From how I remember the NY subway (sauna and/or sardine cans) he was pretty courageous to take 2 valuable instruments on it. One of which was not his...
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Today, 07:21 AM
I did switch to the Beta 8a. Solved the problem but added a lot of weight. Sounded better too. I eventually just got a Bud 6 soon after though.
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Today, 07:17 AM
Most certainly did not. I think it was Alone Together with the whole godforsaken diminished thing.
Or shall it be Summertime Thrice?
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Today, 07:12 AM
This beauty sounds as good as it looks !!!!
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Today, 07:10 AM
Better is subjective here. Jazz 12 is a good amp. SS and tube sound and feel differently. Both have been used to create legendary jazz guitar tones....
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Today, 07:10 AM
Lots of people here use Toobs to solve your problem (and no need to buy two - one will do fine!). :encouragement:
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Today, 06:53 AM
Listening to and playing along with reggae tracks (meaning rhythm guitar) is a good lesson for how note length relates to groove and how different...
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Today, 06:50 AM
I understand that. I'm not sure that 'less contrived' isn't still contrived but I hear what you say :-)
By the way, I think you said when you got...
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Today, 06:32 AM
Hi, I have the DV Mark Jazz 12, it has a very warm sound! Do you think it would be better with tubes?
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Today, 06:28 AM
Would be nice if you could try plugging your guitar into a nice tube combo like a Princeton Reverb or a Tweed. That would probably have much bigger...
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Today, 06:20 AM
I shook his hand in 1991. Probably I got infected, haha.
But joking aside actually before that I was listening to African-American blues for one...
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Today, 06:17 AM
For SS a Mambo head is what I would be looking for.
A combo would probably be more portable than the head + cab.
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Today, 06:01 AM
This must've been around 2008 (fisrt video I posted on Youtube). Part noodling/part improvised... with McCoy Tyner in my mind...
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Today, 05:25 AM
"Let that boy boogie-woogie, it's in him and it's got to come out!" - John Lee Hooker
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Today, 05:12 AM
Grommet is just another name for a washer, the search term "rubber washer" turns up grommets too.
But I just learned that there are female washers...
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Today, 05:09 AM
Hi everyone !
I've been playing gypsy jazz guitar for 20 years, and I just developed a tool that allows you to list various chords, scales, and...
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Today, 04:57 AM
That's funny. We had one of those north TX guys at the school who taught jazz 1 but the guy I am referencing was a bone player who came up in...
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Today, 04:31 AM
A state of being over-tired is the easiest starting point for getting into a mental state of flow for me.
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Today, 04:27 AM
If you are playing solo and not rhythm you can even play around consciously with the amount of being behind, before or on top. Or it happens rather...
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Today, 04:20 AM
I took a Holiday... a Billie Holiday that is.
God Bless the Child (whose got his own guitar) - in Eb
P.S. - I got off-track before the bridge,...
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Today, 03:56 AM
As the title suggests I’m in the market for a new amp/cab solution. I’d like something portable so my idea is to go for a solid state head with a...
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Today, 03:51 AM
Well depends really. Sometimes you want to be consistently on top, sometimes consistently behind by just the right amount. The main thing as I...
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Today, 03:11 AM
I'm not weird at all. On the contrary.
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Today, 03:10 AM
I'm not weird. Guys with Bigsbies are weird.
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Today, 02:56 AM
I think what it demonstrates to me is it's more the driver, not the car, I think SS likes to say the mechanic, not the tool.
Its nice to have a...
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Today, 02:30 AM
I suspect that's because ur question has been answered, bro.
Or something :smile-new:
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Today, 02:15 AM
I couldn't agree more and I once had the same belief. In reality, it's more a matter on how the guitar is built than when it's been built. What has...
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Today, 01:48 AM
I played and stayed for ten years in a leaderless rock band of brothers ...
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Today, 12:55 AM
You know, this demonstrates something I notice over and over with peoples's demo videos on this forum. You really only need a vintage guitar to get a...
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Today, 12:47 AM
Thread derailing ahead! :cool:
When Pat bought his ES-175, it had only a neck pickup (ES-175, not an ES-175D). In high school woodshop, he cut...
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Today, 12:41 AM
Threads derailed so that the original intent is obscured and buried under extraneous, trivial nonsense? Not here- you must've been searching some...
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Today, 12:30 AM
A 57 year old ES-335 that has only been played seven times? Definitely too good to be true.
A post with no photographs, no price, no location...
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Today, 12:13 AM
In Buffalo it was the drug dealer.
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Today, 12:09 AM
Ok. Ok. I take this to another level. I took my tip from Duke Ellington on how to keep a band. Pay them. These days I rarely take a leadership fee....
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Yesterday, 11:43 PM
This thread took a turn!
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Yesterday, 11:18 PM
Thank you kindly!
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Yesterday, 10:51 PM
I only have stories of sidemen and bad venues since I have mostly been a bandleader since the 90s. Only did a couple gigs as a sideman for a short...
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Yesterday, 10:39 PM
Dude, it’s an Internet forum for jazz, but not even regular jazz, guitar jazz. Of course it’s full of weird behavior, it’s incredibly niche.
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Yesterday, 10:34 PM
https://youtu.be/Sk6forjWtrw?si=CQHCg5Qo1OHSznD4
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Yesterday, 10:32 PM
Well that’s good. Because sometimes you go straight to “wtf yall are mad at ___” when the context would probably be helpful first.
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Yesterday, 10:31 PM
I didn't like the Seths that much in my semi hollow. Usable, but a little harsh in the highs for blues stuff. I like the 57 classics better. I would...
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Yesterday, 10:23 PM
I went for a couple years. No guitar program though. It was ok but not really worth it for someone like me. Truthfully I had zero bad experiences...
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Yesterday, 09:56 PM
Just my two cents; your humbucker height will depend on a few things, what magnets are on the humbucker, what kind of tone are you looking for, (on...
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Yesterday, 09:48 PM
I try.
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Yesterday, 09:24 PM
correct
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Yesterday, 09:22 PM
Ur mad and trying to shush me.
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Yesterday, 09:17 PM
Hmm.
Sounds like something I would say if I were boxing a strawman.
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Yesterday, 09:15 PM
It's not a strawman, it's true. And it is super weird. The behavior, not my exposing of it.
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Yesterday, 09:12 PM
Super weird, but it sounds like you might be trying to strawman someone here.
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Yesterday, 09:12 PM
Super weird, but it sounds like you might be trying to strawman someone here.
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Yesterday, 09:10 PM
u r mad at reading for context
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Yesterday, 08:59 PM
The forum is just intrinsically mad, wether explicit or tacit, caused by deep seeded irrational, neurotic, elitist contempt for certain topics.
...
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Yesterday, 08:46 PM
Okie dokie, I'm not trying to strawman anyone.
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Yesterday, 08:43 PM
Had a go at this a few years ago
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
Come on man, that's not what I said.
You literally have me quoted there, so I'm going to assume you've actually read the discussion that came...
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Yesterday, 07:59 PM
I agree. Rhythm and various forms of inflection change or enhance the impact of whatever (rudimentary) notes are played, and sort of lend a 'color'...
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Yesterday, 07:48 PM
Bobby, just for whatever it's worth, this is basic jazz pedagogy. And basic counterpoint. Stuff that's been out there for several centuries.
The...
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