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I went on a small pick journey a few years ago, and landed on Ultex as my favorite material. (I haven't tried any of the expensive ones like...

Yea lol so we were supposed to play this awhile ago in like November but we didn’t and I assumed we just wouldn’t play it, since then I’ve gotten a...

I’m getting a bit of de ja vu with this … Anyway … you might be able to simplify by removing some of the passing chords, but the rhythmic notation...

Don't you have a bone saw somewhere??

Beautiful guitar! I wanted to highlight a little detail that I find interesting. If you look closely, you can see that they trimmed a tiny bit off of...

Ahh we just made it to the Tristano School cameo. Super cool.

I have no idea what he calls what he does and I hear you, but I usually see him described as a gypsy jazz player. I guess that when a gypsy says (or...

If GV likes Peter Bernstein or is interested in that kind of approach, Jordan Klemons would be someone to reach out to. He’s awesome … NYC Jazz...

Californians have to work this out for themselves. If you want help from AZ just ask. We have mountains of dirt. Literally. It's good for crops....

Henriksens

I'm no materials engineer, but there's something about the responsiveness of Ultex vs Celluloid. Ultex has a stiffness that still imparts a warmth...

Some context for that advice from Peter Bernstein might be useful. He is a tune guy and it’s all in the tunes, but he’s also usually talking to...

That's nice! It's not easy to play CM on a flat top dreadnought. You did that quite quickly, so I'm sure that if you were so inclined to put in a...

Obviously, there will be no disagreements on this forum thread, because the 'bone of contention' is with the chords not the melody. Hopefully...

Give me time. I'm still debating whether to start it with a minor* and/or if bossa might sound nice... * The Jazz Standards site says the maj/min...

Yes, it seems a pity to ruin such a beautiful melody with my own rendition, but, needs must, necessity compels, there's a gathering acceptance that...

For me, my hobby is Jazz Guitar Forum.:smile-new:

Jazz guitar is a 'hobby' for the majority on this forum, a 'hobby' is an activity that someone does for pleasure, so enjoyment should be the...

I really like this song. I might have to do something about it :-)

It's a famous piece from the "Jazz on a Summer's day" opening titles. (Only Jim Hall's headstock in the video.)

At the moment, I'm listening to this Stan Getz version for a great sax rendition of "Here's that Rainy Day":

Well i'm from Holland and it's strat's, Telecaster or some guitars with a "hockey stick" neck. For blues i bring my Ibanez Korean built as120. And...

I have already said it once... you can skillfully use the knowledge on the Internet... there is really a lot or too much of it.

Hey i use a Mooer power macro s8. Use about 6 a 7 pedals. There's a switch to change power. One connection can be set on 9, 12, 15 or 18 volts....

When I went to music school, teachers often said that I didn't practice my instrument, or that I didn't practice well, or that I didn't practice...

Not me, just in case...! I've said all I need to say to and about Brian already, openly. For one, I think if he wanted to learn guitar, or some...

Hey there, I'm not an experienced player although i play for about 30 years. Learned to play by ear. That made me to miss some knowledge and skills....

alpop - I've just put this together. It's not perfect. In fact, the last time I did one was several years ago. But at least it's the tune :-) ...

Up!!!!. Interested only on the "vintage" model. Cheers

Reduced sale this weekend.

Financial Times: Yet looming behind the push to rebuild are some difficult questions: can the city afford the cost of rebuilding areas that...

The most important thing in any learning is systematicity, passion, perseverance and consistency.

Service and support are the Quilter’s weak point here in Europe. They have only one dealer, Thomann in Germany, and luckily I have not had to try...

No. Yes. :rolleyes: To a great extent, whether it makes a difference depends on the player and how much they obsess about this sort of minutia....

Don’t know about Eastmans but my secret to be able to play guitar while watching tv with my wife is to play quiet. And I seriously think that it has...

Well…eh… isn’t that the whole idea of internet and forums like this?

My tube amps have definitlely needed more maintenance than my solid state amps (with the exception of two different Polytone amps that I've owned,...

Wow, Jim Hall with some hair. And the original pickup and fingerboard on his ES-175. Already his phrasing is different from other guitarists of the...

I have played for decades with d’Andrea Pro Plecs. Celluloid I guess? 1,5 mm 358 jazz and 1,5 mm 351 rock. How does Ultex material differ from...

My attitude to vintage amps goes according to Strinswinger, I would have difficult to own and play and gig something too valuable. And some amps are...

Something you can do on your own to improve on these areas would be to learn to play the melodies of simple tunes note-for-note. Don't start with...

I sold my last tube amp, a 1964 Princeton. The price had risen to a point where the amp was no longer more important to me than the money. I had not...

Climate change is a symptom. Overpopulation is the disease.

Please remember that playing an instrument is just part of being a jazz musician. The so-called ear training is very important. An instrument...

I’m with starjasmine, it took me a lifetime to assemble my guitars and amps, and they will stay with me, until the time where I’m not playing them,...

Meanwhile, in Southern Utah: "We encourage all residents to continue efforts to reduce their water use. The most effective way to reduce water use...

Yes, and the .9 (I think) but really love the large jazz lll in ultex,one of my all time faves. Ultex is probably my favorite pick material overall. ...

It’s great to have someone in your area, but if you find someone online who seems like a good fit, that’s better than someone local who isn’t. ...

You have a nice, round, warm tone, but you need to work a bit on refining your time, phrasing and note choices. You would get much more out of...

First off, who cares what someone on the Internet thinks? YMMV, but I love my tube amps, and nobody is going to talk me out of them. That's...

I'll be honest with you, I've not seen a Gypsy jazz player use one of these guitars except for Lulo, and I wouldn't call what he does Gypsy jazz, at...

If the caps are new and the cord has 3 prongs the maintenance is all done. The weight is the weight, you’re either healthy and 30lbs isn’t bad or...

2024 was the warmest year in human history. Not just recorded history, but in the entire history of the human species. And yes, it is possible to...

I’ll worry about that if people start showing up at gigs for me… unlikely.

Thanks Peter! I've been making a point of not using rubato for the time being anyway. I want to train my hands to move without pausing. I...

Buddy Rich did 3 vocal albums. Here’s one of them. Buddy Rich Just Sings - YouTube

This is January: Los Angeles usually gets several inches of rain by now, halfway into the rainy season, but it’s only recorded a fifth of an inch...

I should point out my archtop is a 14 in lower bout and 2in thick , so not that loud but, too loud for my better half.:grumpy: Thx S

A friend of mine plays one. He sounds good on it. Like any semi-hollow, it’s a lot quieter unplugged than a full hollow-body. In general, Eastman...

It's around 800$ .....What other choices would you suggest? S

It is. Even an occasional Rolls Royce has a problem. What matters most are the % that have problems, the mean time between failures, and the...

Of course, it depends on what you like. I have a Lester with 57's and I like it a lot, but I admit that the real thing can be better, partly because...

An extraordinary instrument for sure ! The internal scalloped bracing and delicate tapering , along with a perfect sculptured recurve , facilitates...

Who here is best qualified to give me lessons?...and you know me so you know what I need. I need your price also. I don't want to break the bank,...

Pretty disingenuous to assign generalized "climate change" to every weather catastrophe but that's what every lefty bot has on repeat these days. The...

Man most of the first half of the book is on polyrhythm and using melodic patterns to imply different cross rhythms. Really interesting. ...

IME....NO. Save your time and enjoy the PAF's. I, and many others, wish we could. I bought a 57 RI LP Custom with 57's. Meh. I bought a Lucille...

Yeah lots of folks post about Jimmy Bruno quite a lot. Some frequent posters who come to mind are Mark Rhodes and Allan. They’d be good ones to ask...

It'd probably fit the bill. Depending on what they are asking $-wise you might have several other nice choices at a similar price point.

How long before this thread gets torched?

Here we go...

My favorite version! https://youtu.be/CX0xUb1Ml6U?si=hLTb_Bgs11aZc7Ja

Sounds great! the time is also really good … like it has a nice loping along sort of feeling which is really tough with solo guitar. I usually end...

You can probably just remove and send the circuit board to make shipping for repairs easier. Of course make sure to get instructions from Pat Quilter...

Should work fine. I only wish these amp suppliers gave us power supplies with 90 degree power connections. The straight ones are so thin and prone to...

At their price range they should be dependable gear.

As I first saw these, I found myself going back to when I got my ( ' really clean ' ) '37, and then had to mentally add another fifteen years and /...

I'd second this. I saw one pop up used for an obscenely small amount of money so I grabbed (thanks in part to a liberal return policy). I didn't...

wow man, thanks so much. I do play like this every day and try to record videos two or three times a week. No gigging these days (at any price) so...

Wes did a few versions. I like the live versions best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUcrUnrJnI But I think this is one of those tunes...

What Is This Thing Called Love? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwMbrZ_KdqU

The complexity of a melody does not affect its beauty.

Darn, I like that even better than the GS.....it's that economy chording ,(wink :smile-new:) It's so elegant and accurate, quite amazing playing. I'm...

Important note about "Rainy Day," it's been played in both major and minor...that might influence your interpretation or note choice...particularly...

Lithium Ion Batteries will save us from climate change........not! Moss Landing Power Plant fire: Residents ordered to evacuate their homes in...

News of these fires in California is overwhelming. I just want Arizona to keep it's house in order. 2025 is far from over. You can bicker over...

They look like great guitars and sound good too. However, when did a guitar in that condition (Montana) become an Excellent+ grade? It doesn't...

Nitro is always sprayed on to my knowledge. When nitro is thinly applied without heavy plasticizers you'll be able to see/feel some texture to it so...

Yeah, he might nearly kill me, but that might be what I need, on the other hand, he could die, and then I would not be able to get my lessons money...

Wow! High praise indeed. I have a pair of real PAF's on a Lester, and all of my attempts at replacements have failed, the PAF's always go back in....

J B is well known in these pages, search the forum. Yes he's a KILLER player but, the way you've reacted to the "personal message" I'd say Bruno...

Thanks, that's so good, I've got it on repeat.

Here’s a guitar I once owned. I bought it used. I knew there was a very small chip on the side, that I knew about when I purchased it sight unseen. ...

It didn't help that many of the residents there have homes backed up to thick vegetation, and trees and shrubs growing over and against the house...

The biggest obstacle was strong winds, which created fast moving fire storms and made aerial fire fighting efforts unfeasible. There is only so much...

Sorry, but no. I’ve owned some 125 guitars finished in Nitro, which is my personal preference. But I notice no difference in the LH650’s Nitro than...

Yes, I would love to read Mark's response to your question.

Hey, I have one of those Humbucker’s. Maybe I should consider putting it into an Ibanez LGB30 laying around?

It's all about the neck for me at the moment; I have too many guitars in cases because it hurts to play them. And they are fantastic carves :)

Actually, Mark ... your perspective might be really interesting for GV. I know you've spoken a lot about how you learned theory, but don't really...

So then, if that’s true then what’s all this political noise of blaming? BS I say.

Yes, certainly! I would go to Barney Kessel he does my favorite rendition of this.

There are folks with more disposable income than they know what to do with, who like guitars. What else explains the prices that some guitars fetch?...

Ah, I was planning to play that one too! Lots of ways to treat it, I've heard it played slow or medium tempo, swing or bossa. Here's a good (slow)...

Thank you. I am not quitting, I don't have that ability. It's not in me to quit.

Don’t quit! We’re all wired differently and that diversity is what makes art interesting. Painting by numbers might look good but it’s a false god....

This is the best teacher out there....no bullsh*t South Philly baby....Mr. Jimmy Bruno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixx9d00U_Ss ...

A singing coach will show you how to breathe and offer some exercises and warm-up routines. And, I suspect, might push you to sing in a higher...

That’s an awesome mod! The Guild X-175 NS already has a great natural resonance, and adding a Classic 57 to the neck position makes a lot of sense....

It appears that with three days for sale at this point, both guitars are no longer available. Did somebody buy them already?!

I thinking about learning the melody to "Here's That Rainy Day". Any recommended versions? :encouragement: I have the Paul Desmond and Jim...

I see a lot of posturing here in this thread. But the facts are still obscure about what actually occurred. 1.) Was the owner of said D’Aquisto...

The nitro finish on my Loar also has a bit of an aspect as if it's been applied with a brush (which I like), but in your photo you'd almost say it...