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Today, 08:28 AM
The Accord is as much or more of an "American car" as you can get these days, basically. (Here in the US, anyway). They are designed and built in...
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Today, 08:26 AM
I think to reframe ragman's point: a book will contain vocabulary, maybe some concepts. But the question is still how to incorporate it into your own...
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Today, 08:22 AM
They use eBay's name in the title of at least their landing page, but without any indication that I could find of an official affiliation or...
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Today, 08:20 AM
Not everyone needs one (or more) but they may still want one (or more).
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Today, 08:17 AM
Not being objectively better (as in demonstrably so with quantitative criteria) doesn't mean they can't be subjectively nicer. It's hard to tell from...
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Today, 08:11 AM
I had this happen on a couple of Gibsons. My luthier, who worked at Gibson for many years, said this can happen and it relates to something in the...
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Today, 08:05 AM
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It's an instrument you grind and get chops with :cool:
Esp. when the box isn't a box at all?
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Today, 07:55 AM
You can either get a book, wade through it, eventually play some kind of beginner's solo and sound second rate like everybody does, or you can go to...
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Today, 07:43 AM
This is exactly what I was talking about. Lift a rhythm and fit chords to the rhythm. If you’re paying attention you can kind of fit the shape of the...
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Today, 07:27 AM
Emily sure knew her way with the ES330. Although she altered the P90s into humbuckers.
Boy, could she play and we lost her too early
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Today, 07:26 AM
Besides which not all old Gibsons are good instruments. according to Peter Bernstein his old L5 was a bit of a dog, and moving to the Zeidler (then a...
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Today, 07:22 AM
Better than a book…for a one time purchase of $15 you have 40 minutes of instruction on the topic forever. Watch and listen. I love books and held on...
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Today, 07:21 AM
Not everybody wants a Gibson L5
Depends on your style and the way you play.
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Today, 07:17 AM
These two oldies but goodies got me on the right track when I first started back in the 1980s, and are still worth a look today:
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Joe Pass...
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Today, 07:13 AM
This is me as well- it's all about the SONG. It has to be a song I love, regardless of the guitar content. I can't learn a song by rote if I don't...
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Today, 06:38 AM
Thanks for the head up. I saw the offer, too. It took some days until it is now deleted.
It looks like that the new ownership of the platform was no...
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Today, 06:29 AM
There are 3 Campellone guitars on Reverb. If somebody really wants a Campy you buy one of them no question. Then if you still want your own you stay...
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Today, 06:28 AM
Regarding the older BF and SF Amps, they are indeed better serviceable than newer Amps.
But if you ever have been faced to the problem of "campfire...
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Today, 06:20 AM
So I posted the other day about trying to develop my Jazz and Blues comping skills - and there have been some amazing replies - thanks!!
What I'm...
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Today, 06:20 AM
I stumbled onto an interesting thread on the Gibson forum. nitrocellulose laquer soft (ruined) - how to re-cure? - Gibson Custom - Gibson Brands...
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Today, 06:10 AM
2 books I like are :
All Blues for Jazz Guitar: Comping Styles, Chords & Grooves: Comping Styles, Chords and Grooves by Jim Ferguson (Author)
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Today, 06:07 AM
A general warning for Lang lovers: scam with Lang guitars is increasingly severe now!
Some of the fraudsters are not just occasional crooks, but...
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Today, 06:02 AM
You are just wrong. No way else to put it.
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Today, 06:02 AM
Any polish with silicone should not be used. The silicone gets into the nitro cellulose and makes it difficult for a repairman to do future finish...
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Today, 05:53 AM
{I know it's an old thread, but...}
That is a nice trap but I don't get the square end. Is that the end that people attached by the neck, or is...
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Today, 04:47 AM
Josh,
Great finally the first guitar I send to you has arrived!
I trust you will love all three guitars and thanks again for your business.
I...
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Today, 04:43 AM
Except it's not always an analogy
Talking drum - Wikipedia
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Today, 04:42 AM
There are of course companies besides Fender that are manufacturing telecaster type guitars, and some of them are said to be superior to Fender's...
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Today, 04:23 AM
This book purports to be dedicated to the Freddie Green style of comping.
Swing and Big Band Guitar: Four-To-The Bar Comping in the Style of...
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Today, 03:33 AM
If I could afford them I'm happy to take the risk. They are particularly nice to have and play!
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Today, 03:23 AM
The question was just out of interest. I personally would rather an old Gibson even though they are tough to find over here in UK, much more...
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Today, 02:16 AM
True, but a bandstand education is simply not available to most aspiring jazz musicians. Books, YouTube videos, jazz camps, college programs in jazz...
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Today, 01:55 AM
Is there a standard way to do this? 4 half notes? 8 quarters?
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Today, 01:40 AM
There are parallels, but I don't think they're the same. To be able to do them you need the same type of study and tools but then they don't express...
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Today, 12:55 AM
I can’t imagine it would sound much different since they are the same….. slap on some Thomastik flatwounds and a 330/Casino turns into a jazz...
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Today, 12:38 AM
Music and language have different purposes. Questions and answers in music are not real. No information is broadcast or received.
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Today, 12:28 AM
Gibson guitars from the golden age of archtop building are old. They are expensive, and insurance premiums are going up. Their parts will wear out;...
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Today, 12:03 AM
The higher wattage CUBE amps can develop buzzing/vibration between the amp chassis and cabinet. Roland puts rubberized tape on the chassis edge that...
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Yesterday, 11:38 PM
Tried 2 strings. Probably not making any more videos this week. Company coming tomorrow and 2 gigs this week. Back to repertoire. I’ll have to...
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Yesterday, 11:27 PM
If I am working on comping, I will pick any comping phrase from a recording, then play throughout the whole tune keeping that rhythm and adjusting...
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Yesterday, 10:48 PM
Actually, not a huge difference. Of course the humbucker is louder amplified with more sustain and deeper lows.
Unplugged the floater is maybe a tad...
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Yesterday, 10:27 PM
Thanks! That’s a good description of the sound quality this instrument produces.
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Yesterday, 10:23 PM
Eh. My point is, music didn't just jump out of nowhere.
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Yesterday, 10:22 PM
What's the second best?
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Yesterday, 10:18 PM
I know … just don’t think language is the best analogy for music
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Yesterday, 09:46 PM
Beautiful finish. I have one of these with a maple finish. The tone, sustain and playability are outstanding on these models. That's a good price.
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Yesterday, 09:44 PM
Mark's guitars have generally been consistent in feel and sound for the past three decades. If you don't want to deal with the wait list, buy a used...
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Yesterday, 09:38 PM
But there is so much more in spoken language than just that.
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Yesterday, 09:37 PM
This is the language comparison I like: speech patterns.
See Eric Dolphy.
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Yesterday, 09:36 PM
I'm not a huge fan of music-as-language comparisons, but two that work:
1. Question and answer.
2. The trope that 90% (or whatever someone...
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Yesterday, 09:19 PM
I don't use the tweeter on my Henriksen 112ER or Blu 6. The tones/highs/frequencies are the ones I try to avoid.
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Yesterday, 09:17 PM
Bump!
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
Or dog language?
There was a video how a puppy was anxious, the owner didn't know what to do. But the older dog went to the door and tried to...
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Yesterday, 08:32 PM
Joe Pass explaining the premise at 19:50 - 21:00 then the demonstration preceding it at 18:05. How you're not just chunking out chords. You have...
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Yesterday, 08:29 PM
I highly doubt I'd tell the difference in sound, but I much prefer the feel of a rosewood fingerboard to a lacquered maple fingerboard. Previously I...
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Yesterday, 08:27 PM
Love it!
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Yesterday, 08:25 PM
Two other top level luthiers not yet mentioned are Victor Baker and Steve Holst.
Doug
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Yesterday, 08:15 PM
I understand, but I wouldn’t feel any better if someone referred to my oboe as a “sweet axe”.
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Yesterday, 08:15 PM
That's the same thing I said lol.
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Yesterday, 08:09 PM
Axe isn't guitar exclusive when talking about instruments.
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Yesterday, 08:03 PM
I do too…..but “axe” is worse.
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Yesterday, 08:02 PM
This one's really interesting. I hear no consistent difference between rosewood and maple. The maple does sound a bit richer in some of the...
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Yesterday, 07:51 PM
I turned off my volume and tried FG style over the bass solo at Saturdays gig. Someone took a video. Log into Facebook | Facebook
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Yesterday, 07:13 PM
that's a great summary!
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Yesterday, 07:07 PM
Vinny,
If you own a Campellone with and without a floater, could you describe the differences in sound to you?
Thanks!!!
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Yesterday, 07:00 PM
I will check that video out, but they are not that similar, the Empress has a lot more bells and whistles. I especially like the high and low shelves...
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Yesterday, 06:42 PM
"I got a standard box. I don’t never want nothing special. Then if I drop my box, I can borrow somebody else’s.”
— Wes Montgomery
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Yesterday, 06:30 PM
Great post! All that attention to detail would never occur to me. (Possibly because I'm concerned with just surviving)
That's a good insight...
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Yesterday, 06:07 PM
Today's musings:
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Yesterday, 05:56 PM
Thanks! It's one of the newer Kingpin P90 Jumbo guitars. It's 4 1/8" deep at it's max depth, and the extra air makes a big difference in oomph. ...
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Yesterday, 05:43 PM
Thanks, I will check into it. Albuquerque is only 3 hours away. It could be worth it.
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
Nice playing, and that Godin sounds great!
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
Wow... actual great advice that can work. Nice "Alter"
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
This book helped me get to the point where I understood Peter and Jeff’s advice.
Its got a few ways to play through 10 or so standards.
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Yesterday, 05:01 PM
Comping phrases are just like soloing phrases: they have a melody (formed by the voicings top notes), and a rhythm. The comping language in similar...
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Yesterday, 04:44 PM
Here's a short one time through Indiana. I was participating in the Donna Lee thread, and I learned it in Ab, C, and F.
I thought I'd make use...
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Yesterday, 04:14 PM
Hi Jabber, I've sprayed a little Lemon Pledge on a clean washcloth (for years), wiping the sprayed side followed by the dry side on both the...
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Yesterday, 04:14 PM
I would take a look at this
https://www.melbay.com/Products/96842BCD/all-blues-for-jazz-guitar.aspx
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Yesterday, 04:12 PM
Which is on the internet looking VERY pleased with themselves
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Yesterday, 04:12 PM
That was the first time we ever played it. It was more straight with (what I call) a New Orleans big beat feel. It could be that what I call...
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
I mean, yeah. Clearly Snarky Puppy plays where Snarky Puppy wants to play.
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
Nice variety in there, so far! Subscribed!
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Yesterday, 04:05 PM
If an amp is built with analog components on a tag board or something similar, it's generally, reasonable easy to troubleshoot and repair. If it's...
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Yesterday, 04:03 PM
From the Bachman collection auction, here are a couple of Roger Super archtops. One is from 1963 (mis-identified in the auction notes as being from...
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Yesterday, 03:59 PM
I'll echo the idea to see what the maker recommends but failing that I'd start w/rp's naptha suggestion, but in a small inconspicuous spot somewhere...
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
Why would Lemon Pledge cause the nitro to go soft?
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Yesterday, 03:39 PM
After looking at the responses in this thread, I get the impression sensitivity to the finish feel can vary substantially depending on the player.
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Yesterday, 03:38 PM
Cool-- Kankakee?
I remember you posting a St. Thomas with your group on FB, but it was a straight 8ths groove? I remember liking it.
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Yesterday, 03:35 PM
We've got a 12:20 slot this Saturday ;)
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Yesterday, 03:21 PM
A wonderful book, worth getting.
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
I've used pumice powder, valve grinding compound, auto finish compounds etc on a few solid body necks, with good results. But I haven't done it on an...
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Yesterday, 03:15 PM
Two independent channels for instrument and z. B. high quality condenser microphones. Channel 2 provides 48-V phantom power.
For channel 1, 9 V...
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Yesterday, 03:15 PM
Even is someone gave me a new Acoustic Archtop custom made by Gibson. I would sell it and get a used one from the golden era of archtop building. Why...
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Yesterday, 03:11 PM
Why not just get a real Gibson from the time period you want and the model you want?
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Yesterday, 03:09 PM
My brother has had work done on a Collings acoustic (refret) so they do work on other types of guitars. They do build acoustics and classical...
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Yesterday, 03:03 PM
I'm mostly wondering about "local level" players. I'm sure snarky puppy and bands with records out can find a jazz club or rock/DJ club to play at....
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Yesterday, 03:00 PM
Yeah, I guess I'm having a hard time imagining calypso drums with this. Doesn't mean it can't happen, just my ears...I'd like to hear it!
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Yesterday, 02:59 PM
Lawson-Stone is right. Gibson doesn't really make archtops anymore. But thats ok because there's probably enough old ones out there for every jazz...
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Yesterday, 02:58 PM
ALright, there have been questions, so I hope I can clear up what this is all about, and maybe get more folks to join and play along...
Overall,...
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Yesterday, 02:56 PM
I don’t calypso. The other guys do.
Is that what you mean?
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Yesterday, 02:48 PM
I'm going to make another video today that explains it better I think, but really it's just a broad idea of spending the summer exploring Freddie...
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Yesterday, 02:44 PM
I'm intrigued ... - what does this involve?
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Yesterday, 02:33 PM
I have the book had since it was published. With the detailed list and names in ledgers for Dangelico's and D'aquisto's mine is worth way more than...
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Yesterday, 02:27 PM
I think it is priced way too high given condition.
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Yesterday, 02:25 PM
I have for sale this Toru Nittono Model-T Archtop Jazz Guitar. If you know Toru Nittono guitars you know that to have one made takes over a year...
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Yesterday, 02:21 PM
Accurate advice from the others. For me, a very easy way to feel unstuck with comping is to simply view it as you're still soloing but in a simple...
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Yesterday, 02:14 PM
Interesting...I can't hear the calypso rhythm with this...but I can definitely hear a swing.
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Yesterday, 02:10 PM
So aside from the listening, something that can get results right away would be to take that note off the 6th string and add a note on to the second...
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Yesterday, 02:08 PM
This is how I normally play it with my group. The bass and drums cover the calypso and I'm just keeping time with chords. it's jarringly straight...
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
I stand corrected. It was more often every two beats.
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Yesterday, 02:04 PM
4 quarter notes; Charleston; reverse Charleston; and of 4 and 2.
That's mainly it.
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Yesterday, 02:02 PM
I have a copy. It is a very cool book.
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Yesterday, 01:57 PM
A friend of mine used to play Benedettos and had three Bravos (all now sold) that he got from Howard Paul at "artist pricing". And he had problems...
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Yesterday, 01:38 PM
Hate to think that someone used Lemon Pledge on it in its past life. Did you try wiping the back of the neck down with naptha? A very light dusting...
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Yesterday, 01:36 PM
My Katana is ok .thats it just ok. Being able to change the wattage is cool. But it does not do metal sounds well. My roland 80 xl is the best metal...
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Yesterday, 01:31 PM
This is of course a non-answer but listen to Red Garland on Miles recordings.
Straight No Chaser from Milestones is a great one. The rhythms are...
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Yesterday, 01:29 PM
What kind of rhythms are you currently playing with these chords?
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Yesterday, 01:21 PM
The cube 80 xl is the best sounding amp I have ever played. Here's the crazy part. I only play the hardest and heaviest of metal. I own both the boss...
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Yesterday, 01:18 PM
I'm messing around with different ways of comping over a 12 bar Blues or Jazz-Blues - mainly using Now's The Time.
I'm mainly using shell chords...
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Yesterday, 01:06 PM
I have a GCS-1ES that I bought new about 3 years ago and have been on a string journey.
Long story short, for Jazz, I eventually settled on the...
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Yesterday, 12:58 PM
Yes i have, small stuff and it was real and legit, just never bought anything like a guitar from there.
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Yesterday, 12:46 PM
A bass player colleague of mine is selling his 90s yo father's Selmer tenor and alto saxes. It's very sad, he was a wonderful gigging musician. And...
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Yesterday, 12:45 PM
Rulebending is fine.
Wasn't sure if I'd like St. Thomas without a latin feel, but I sang along and liked it just fine.
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Yesterday, 12:33 PM
I wasn't sure, I didn't read the whole thing between you and Ragman.
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Yesterday, 12:33 PM
I know of them. The neck on a classical and the neck on an archtop are so different I haven't considered using them. Do you know that they do work on...
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Yesterday, 12:31 PM
Yes, I do this
To a degree, but not systematically. My goal in practicing tunes is to memorize changes and understand the form and harmony for...
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Yesterday, 12:30 PM
Thank you. I'm already going by there to try a Henriksen. Since the shop focuses on acoustics, they may be able to do well with an archtop. I wish I...
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Yesterday, 12:27 PM
Aha, I see you are scholar of our tongue!
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Yesterday, 12:21 PM
RIght you are, Christian - we're a bunch of perfect numpties.
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Yesterday, 12:12 PM
Bending the rules already, here's St. Thomas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMpYam3Gw4
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Yesterday, 12:12 PM
Nah he calls it contemporary improvisational music and is in the rising star guitar category of the downbeat critics poll.
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Yesterday, 12:11 PM
This post is a work of art.
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Yesterday, 12:09 PM
Medical circumstances dictate that I unfortunately need to sell a couple of guitars. First up is a Carvin CL450 with the rare (and expensive) flame...
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Yesterday, 12:09 PM
I've owned three Benedettos, one early model and the other two from Savannah. None has had any stickiness that I could detect. The neck on the one...
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Yesterday, 12:06 PM
Check out this video. He walks through the manual of the empress pedal, which is similar to the wmd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrKT0yqAYlE
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Yesterday, 11:57 AM
Here's the thing, that guy playing in 7 with all the distortion, he thinks he's playing fusion jazz and he sells his band as fusion jazz and so that...
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Yesterday, 11:50 AM
First tip is to cut, not boost. Second, learn to find “offending” frequency bands by boosting then narrow the Q so you can make a surgical cut. For...
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Yesterday, 11:47 AM
No, no, sort of, definitely not, on alternate Tuesdays
Look, I know I have to explain a lot to you Yanks because you understand basically nuffink,...
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Yesterday, 11:47 AM
It’ll be you, him, a Keytar and a unnerving grin at 2am.
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Yesterday, 11:36 AM
That Lowden arrangement is a fine example of how the guitar part might not sound "right" on it's own without the rest of the band.
EDIT: Actually...
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Yesterday, 11:32 AM
Very nice interpretation of a classic piece. Love the tone of your guitar, right in between a classical nylon and classic archtop sound. Of course...
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Yesterday, 11:21 AM
If you are looking mainly for repairs, then try Pimentel & Sons in Albuquerque. Not sure about any archtop builders in NM although there are...
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Yesterday, 11:10 AM
This is the one I was thinking of, turns out it's a Bob Lowden chart. Anyway here's the Basie version too. I feel like my general point still...
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Yesterday, 11:09 AM
Any tips on how to efficiently dial in a parametric EQ? I would like to shape my clean tone to compensate when using different amps. I have a 3 band...
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