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Very articulate opinions. It perfectly fits to the recent race for the attraction of the audience, giving more and more stimulus, to prevent the...

Yep, for me, Mickey's book is the best. Where else can you learn to play intros and endings, comp and solo over the blues, rhythm changes and a...

I might have what you are looking for. The photo of the ES 175 that preceeds this post has what I call a "stair step" or "zig zag" style trapeze...

The tapping technique looks very interesting for the viewer. When used sparingly, it can also produce a musical effect. I am tired of the sound when...

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Hey how can i get in on the virtual jam? Unfortunately “smoke on the water” is about as far as I can make it on guitar, but if i can play tenor sax i...

The complete jazz guitarist ... A large number of these complete jazz guitarists are watching youtube and even posting recordings,They probably...

Thanks—they’re Ronin Foilbuckers—really detailed sounding pickups. I find getting a good guitar sound by micing an amp to be a chore not worth doing...

Alin front of 150 Mass. Ave, in Beantown (Boston, MA), in front of Berklee, is a crazy semi-homeless dude that will sell to you for $2, a local spot...

What's in a name? That which we call a chord By any other label would sound as fingered.:pride:

Have you ever checked out Garrison Fewell’s triad books? Wes didn’t limit himself to triads but those GF exercises opened my ears up a bit to...

I don't generally think in terms of scale names while playing, but in the context of the discussion it made sense to use them. John

Sheesh, biblical archaeologists -- you can't tel them anything. John

An idol of mine and many told me the same "leave SPACE between your phrases and play LESS!" One day I'll get it right. I liked Billy Bean's...

Lots of cool ideas in there. I like that quick rake thing I heard you do a few times. Not sure if that’s sixteenth note triplets but it’s got some...

Fair enough. So would you characterize the passage in question as functional or non, how would you label the “chord”, and is such labeling...

Yeah, most of these boutique guitars are Not in your local shop; sometimes you just have to go for it! shreddin'

Here's my take—this song feels like one of those lifers that I'll keep coming back to. Your Own Sweets Weight - YouTube

Yeah, I've been trying to find one of those to check out, but the only one's near me are in NJ, and I'm not ready to go interstate yet. But, good...

Good to see you're still kicking too! The multi-oud looks great, I've had more than enough finicky authenticity. Mukhtar books look good too, hadn't...

But JIm, You useda be a contender!:topsy_turvy::cool:

Just a quick comment on one small point. G natural minor G A Bb C D Eb F G harmonic minor G A Bb C D Eb Gb G melodic minor G A Bb C D E...

You must be very tired, because that's my point; I've learned more about writing inner voice counterpoint in jazz from studying that first piano solo...

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Always be on the lookout for an L7. Sometimes they show up with significant play wear at reduced price in need of some TLC, but can be diamonds in...

Well I do remember folky songs infiltrating church, boy were they bad. They wanted to "get with it" hehe. And it hasn't stopped (pop schlock in...

My dissatisfaction with today's music: in jazz guitar- new players are too polite and clean and display no connection with rocknroll or blues,...

50+ years ago everyone grew up going to church on Sundays hearing common practice 4-part counterpoint hymns. Then as they became older, aspired to...

Yup. Maybe it actually does come from him thinking about GMM over C7. It does sound that way to me. John

OK, limiting the discussion to C7 chords in a C blues: yes, you can certainly play the chord tones of a Gmin6 or Gmin7 chord over C7 (they're he...

Very cool and reflects a lot of work and talent. And not to take anything away... But I am reminded that the complete jazz guitarist is required...

Right, pop isn’t art - it’s pop art. The adjective is important.

Week 19. Day 4. Blues for Alice in G. This was one of the best nights I've had in awhile. Socraticaster's post motivated me to push myself a bit...

Week 19 Wednesday In my search for interesting lines that can be tactile-y organized, today I started a way of creating lines based on strict...

Well, it’s not a Tele, I t’s definitely its own beast. It seems neat, but it’s not for me. As much as I like a lightweight guitar, I don’t think I...

Week 19 Day 4 Thursday Suggested project 5-B Blues for Alice in G Diatonic and dominant study Speed at the edge of your comfort zone Eighths and...

And whatever vexes the listener dictates the questions that follow.

The term "non functional" is a huge garbage bin of concepts that ostensibly defy traditional western analysis. It can be Debussey-esque, driven by an...

Pulled all the hardware off the burst so I could clean around the tailpiece, check the solder joints, clean the headstock, and check under the...

I wasn't talking about staying on it for the whole chorus, but only over the C7. One thing I puzzle over with Wes Montgomery. He plays the blues,...

I dig some pop music. But all music and art is about - I THINK - showing what and who our culture is in it's time. So I kind of look at art as a...

I remember my 7th grade music teacher, Ms. Fanning. She said OK class, popular music isn't bad! We listened to a song by Judy Collins and went...

I don't have a single Snarky album but I think they're great. I think they write and play with heart, creativity and imagination. That's all I look...

i have the Fender Blues Jr IV. I love it for Jazz. It’s got the tube warmth and feel an perfect wattage (15 Watts) for small venues. But you should...

Does context matter in non-functional? (I don't know much about non-functional)

I didn't really take the OP to be about jazz or jazzers. Jazz and classical players will still be good, albeit few in number. But pop? The OP...

I love my Blu 10”. It is now the only amp I own, and it’s so versatile. It sounds great with my archtop, steel string acoustic w/ pickup, and my...

Snarkey Puppy is a great example of what I'm talking about on the newer Hip Bands. Excellent musicianship overall, but feels like an All Star...

Context context context. what ever happens before and after dictates the answer.

I’m going to get something posted come hell or highway water, most likely this evening.

The Linn Drum was designed by and made for drummers. This is a stock track programmed by the drummer of Tower of Power. The real drummer duplicated...

So heres my question since im not experienced with P90s. Would a PM200 with a P90 sound all that different? How so?

Listen from 2:50... this sounds like a percussion instrument that is being cranked to make the noises. You can hear it slow down at the end. ...

I’ve made a huge mess! This thread is about Unit 7 but I thought I was in the In Your Own Sweet Way thread, which is where I hear GmM7. But I...

The guitar is sold.

A busier take, upon request: I'm Busy, You're In MY Way by Irez87 | Free Listening on SoundCloud Still working on getting 16th notes to pop in...

looks like Ibanez took down that page... "page not found" could be good or bad.....:cool:

Post whatever you like. If I can quickly pick out the/a melody in an unknown (to me) tune, I'll definitely lay down something or other. If it's a...

Not picked because I was non-plussed by the last few choices (I wasn't).

Scott, at this point I'm just another old guy who plays a lot of guitar :)

You can't beat much of CA in the day time. At night I'll take the desert. It's so clean.

Yes Gmin7 and C9 are the same pitch collection, but G melodic minor and C9 aren't. So, you have to watch how you use F# in a C7. It's also a matter...

My experience with Jensen Neos are they are quite brilliant . If you’re interested i have some leftovers i took out and never looked back.

Im tired today So take that in consideration. But if you really want to understand and play jazz, you should be able to read a piano sheet and...

That's true but Olivia Rodrigo is different level; 10 Disney Stars Who Switched From Acting To Music | TheThings She's going to f@ck up the...

I am hearing that the new Fender Blues Junior lV is great. Any experience with this amp for jazz guitar? Thanks. Alan

Kistler.

I was thinking about this subject, and then my mind went back to what Billy Butler said to me when we were talking about Johnny Smith solo guitar...

I got screwed out of 2.3 million dollars but I destroyed band residencies in the far east in the process. I'd do it again!

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I'm likely missing something... but setting aside "blues rules" for a moment, Joe Pass once said in a ii-V7 situation, you could play either the ii...

The guitar sounds really nice and the guy knows his way around the changes of "another u" , gets a good tone with his fingers.... what I personally...

now that would be a find....not sure about that price though....if you find one...grab it.

I thought we were talking about general talent and musicality of the current scene. That's what I get for not reading the thread.

Actually, Ragman is picking this week. He leaked his idea to me early, but I'll check if its what he still wants to go with, but if it is, its a...

Thanks, but I'm only seeing it available in 8 ohms in the 12", and for the MB II I really prefer to stick with 4 ohms.

I still have a dream of one day owning a Sakashta/Beauregard MB type guitar. Is there anything out there like that for under 5K?

The Jensen site says, "the N12D is able to return the feel, the warmth and the character of a classic guitar amplifier, but also...." I may be...

Before you scrap the idea, I replaced the 15” on my Polytone with a Delta Pro. It’s not a “guitar” speaker but a full range sound reinforcement...

Back in the 80s, I worked with a drummer who had a number one hit record in the 70s and made enough money to buy his father a house. He would've made...

Jacob Collier and Snarky Puppy present no threat to the pop-industrial complex. Of that we can be certain.

What's great about Fenders especially Teles are they are Hot Roddable! So I like all the variations.

After all the comments here and more research, it seems the only available neo option for a Mini-brute II (12", 4 ohms, 100W) is the Jensen Tornado...

They stop whining when they leave California. Vegas sucks but if you can't afford CA, get out. I never hear people from CA complain about it. They...

I wonder if we're going to hear from anyone else on this ... I forgot -- is anyone teed up for the next one? If not, maybe one the guys who has...

He's more than an excellent musician. He's a frigging genius.

He has groups and has performed with Snarky Puppy and the Metropole Orchestra. He's too talented to fully pigeon hole.

Jacob Collier is an excellent musician. But I always find when one person does it all, it lacks the synergy of different voices having conversations....

Fender marketing will run each rabbit trail in search of a buck. Probably as it should be. They call this an Offset Korina Telecaster. Not really...

One thing that intrigues me with the tapping stuff is how well it works sound-wise on the acoustic guitar (including the chap in 1965). I never...

I haven't read the thread but I get the sentiment. But then there's Jacob Collier who uses technology brilliantly and has the talent and chops to...

Now I'm understanding what you played on your take a little better ... When I heard it before, I was like "oh, that's interesting. I like the...

Anyone remember the Telecaster Elites (briefly) from the mid '80s? Active pickups, and yes, top-loader bridge :sorry:

Stupid question but the only difference between the 2 is the number of channels? If so, blu for me.

you know what odd, is that for me chord-soloing is easy improvisation. I tend to see and hear all kinds of phrases and ideas chordally so when I...

No it’s ok, all good-humoured...I remembered Lobomov said he does a bit of ‘semi-trolling’ occasionally - and I caught him at it!

Thanks for the laughs, guys - made for a perfect end of the day....:highly_amused:

‘semi-trolling’ alert.....? I don't know what that means but I guess it's not nice. Unless it's a joke.:triumphant:

Hehe ... But more seriously I kinda feel the same way, but he is an extremely talented 20 year old with amazing potential and I really look forward...

My wife is Japanese, so we order stuff once in a while from amazon.co.jp. Just random stuff she can't find in the States. Never had a problem.

I think Mr B. has started adding the name of the tune to the thread title, that certainly helps old codgers like me to keep track.

Maybe the problem with "music these days" is a divergence between "creative" and "derivative". Music has a derivative component (looking back or...

lol, ‘semi-trolling’ alert. Good luck to Marcin, I quite enjoy watching his technical ability even if the music is not entirely my cup of tea.

Omphy, You are correct about the fingerboard extension elevation on the L4. It's flat to the body on the L50 of the same period.

The best part about this is that I am an idiot and thought we were talking about In Your Own Sweet Way.

So you're saying that Marcin has an old soul and is upholding a long standing tradition?

I'm based in The Netherlands and I'm 40. We've made two longer trips before, once 4 months and once 6 months. In both cased we kept the house, but we...

Sounds exactly like a Tele that I would love!

Looks like a Carvin and a Sadowsky, perhaps?

Congrats! what are those lovely looking guitars by the way?

In new Meconium Green!

A Tele is not a Tele unless it’s a Tele.

Playing the sequence I hear an Ab chord. So Ab add9 over E Though the E in the bass doesn't make much sense to me as well as the C# in the last...

I am subscribed to his FB page and he will play two solo gigs on 24 February. I would have paid online ticket if they were on air. But I guess...

'Treshotka' literally means 'rattle-maker'... and in countryside it was also traditionally used in so-called 'kolady' , traditional folk festivities...

The graphic above is an arguably a forensic analysis of the Viola pdf provided by the OP. The stops in RED are formed from two groups of the F major...

Good advice...I have the dial calipers and one of those wire profile gages where you push it into a profile and it retains that shape. So I can do a...

Lol. That sums it up pretty well. I'm on probation. I was Ichiwa Kai. I shouldn't even think about setting foot in California.

The lighter Tele Thinline is a good idea but it rubs me wrong, too fancy pants. A Tele should be a plank of wood and nearly indestructible.

I think people in general, and guitar players in particular, are disposed to make mountains of molehills, and to find things to disagree about,...

The difference is in the full string length between terminations. When you bend a string, you are not just stretching the sounding string length...

Go on vacation, leave on probation.

Nah, I like both. What I hate is the Tele-Pauls with two humbuckers and a (shudder) Bigsby.

Great post. I dropped out of the regular routine a while back, but have adopted the basic template of soloing slowly over changes 3x for 10 mins as a...

California Got up, 5:30 am, made a cup a coffee, french press. Let the dogs out into the back yard. Played some guitar, my Yamaha RS620, love...

We have our own ideology where I live. The Tao of Gambling. I've achieved social worker status. I try to make sure everyone is happy. Old ladies new...

You could really hear the first 4 bars of the form as twice through the minor "cliche," Gm Gm/maj7 Gm7 Gm6...

The guy I apprenticed to said, "Sam, the first two hundred are the toughest." It's been decades since I've done it but FWIW my advice is to...

The tapping thing is certainly not new: All of Me - Dr Vittorio Camardese 1965 - YouTube

That's career related. It's not like the countless economic refugees leaving. There's a lot of tension the last year because of it. I'm not going to...

I heard Benedetto CEO Howard Paul accompany a saxophonist at the Frankfurt Musikmesse in 2016 on a 7-string Benedetto and the Bud. The surrounding...

I hesitate to even participate in Monday-morning quarterbacking someone else's musical choices or efforts... but I have to agree with those who...

When Wes lands on the Bb of the melody over the first G minor chord, I hear that chord as distinctly GmM7. Recording quality is not the best, so...

Yup, and another Wes tune with a deceptive degree of difficulty/speed. John

If I move to California I'll get a 1980's Lincoln Continental and a 'No Lives Matter' T-shirt.