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Today, 07:48 AM
Metheny did roll off a bit, but he points out that the volume pot on his 175 didn't do that much. I would agree from my own experience, something...
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Today, 07:35 AM
RIP Charlie. He played with a lot of personality and feeling.
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Today, 07:26 AM
I found a lead sheet in G online and did something last night.
The temptation is to play the Bb pattern with a b7 a la blues but, if you look at...
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Today, 07:12 AM
Ah, I see. Thanks all. Seems like those are a bargin as compared to the astronomic prices of other archtops.
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Today, 07:11 AM
If you're sick, don't go.
If you've got a scratch in your throat, a glass of water. Bring a fiver for a the server and tell them what's up. Give...
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Today, 07:10 AM
I'm worried about the cough beeing seen, heard and beeing destructive on the music. I recently play mainly duo with a saxplayer or a singer, so no...
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Today, 06:57 AM
no face mask for me on a gig - i'd rather drop the gig!
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Today, 06:35 AM
With one of those Yamaha solid state amps (or maybe Acoustic?) with EVs, and rack processors :) I've also read of him using an Henriksen at one...
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Today, 06:29 AM
How did he manage in the 70s?:smile-new::smile-new:
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Today, 06:17 AM
Sorry, I can't help but I'd love to see some photos.
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Today, 06:11 AM
Not an amp but the two jack sockets on my Nobels OD decided to completely disintegrate. It has been on a board for years so not subjected to a lot of...
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Today, 05:53 AM
Amp techs always moan about anything other than hand wired tube amps ime. They can repair other stuff, but the complaining can be considered a...
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Today, 05:34 AM
My advice is use a splitter - take a DI out from the guitar, send the other signal to the amp and mic the amp. That way you can always reamp or use a...
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Today, 05:14 AM
I would add Koch to amp makers who go the extra mile in service - at least by my experience about 15 years ago. They must have sent hundreds of...
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Today, 04:55 AM
Hi there,
I’m about to buy a vintage acoustic Gibson L5 (single cutaway, sunburst). I can buy a ‘39 or a ‘46. Both 100%, great condition, original...
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Today, 04:30 AM
dont forget to check out his replacement, kid andersen. he is incredibly good.
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Today, 02:38 AM
That's good to hear.
I'm guessing that the Gibson Exec knows more about this than a Gibson Garage sales dude ... I hope
It would be fun to go...
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Today, 02:27 AM
Our blues for the week is Misterioso by Monk. It's a 6th sequence over a blues. Our key for the week is Bb, same key as the original tune.
Nice...
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Today, 01:48 AM
That Tele sure looks a lot like a Strat to me.:smile-new:
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Today, 01:30 AM
Interesting, but keeping my eyes open wouldn't help me not to lose my flow - my whole body gets blasted into another time dimension and it takes me a...
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Today, 01:19 AM
How would a Tele into a powered FRFR speaker sound? Something like the Headrush with the 8”.
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Today, 01:03 AM
I thought you said Misterioso?
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Today, 01:00 AM
I have the Fender Nashville Tele, and now I see there is a Squire Nashville Tele for $430 new. Access to this page has been denied.
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Today, 12:22 AM
What are the necks like on these? Thick/thin?
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Yesterday, 11:45 PM
In addition to other suggestions, wear a face mask. In case you do cough, at least you can cover it hands free.
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Yesterday, 11:24 PM
I like amps made with electronic components that can found in catalogues. The interiors of both my Hiwatt thing and my Fender thing were assembled,...
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Yesterday, 10:52 PM
This gives me an excuse to post these again. My first Fender, a '65 Jaguar, and the only Fender I ever gigged. Bought it for surf, wound up using it...
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Yesterday, 10:49 PM
Nice! And what a beauty of a guitar.
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Yesterday, 10:11 PM
A prime (aka perfect unison) is an interval, too.
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Yesterday, 10:05 PM
Ok…I’m lousy at this, but will give it a try with the hope that my ineptness will embolden others to join in.
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Yesterday, 09:23 PM
Refinished? Was black finish only in the early 30’s on the Blackstone?
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Yesterday, 09:18 PM
Progress :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 09:17 PM
Does anyone want to call the next one?
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Yesterday, 09:10 PM
I get great jazz tone on my Strat with Noiseless Pickups with no tweaking. I get great jazz tone on my Humbucker equipped Strat with no tweaking. To...
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Yesterday, 09:02 PM
There is an old saying that if you have something with tits or wheels it is going to cause you trouble. I think we could add electronics to that list...
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Yesterday, 08:59 PM
Looks like a Blackstone with some mods. That date fits with the specs as far as I can tell.
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
That somewhat contradicts what I was told by a Gibson Exec. I mean the part about the equipment being sold off.
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Yesterday, 08:55 PM
Because my post you qouted was a comparison in response to OPs question about the differences between tele and strat single coils.
Yes, you can...
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Yesterday, 08:53 PM
Looks like the Guild Artist Award.
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Yesterday, 08:49 PM
Common problem is when a part is spec'ed and designed, then outsourced for fabrication (often off shore) by people who do not understand or recognize...
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
Why would my post be a comparison? Just saying and showing one can get an outstanding jazz sound with a Strat. Tweaking and turning knobs is how it...
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
I don't know, I'm far from a Guild expert. All I'm sure of is that it said Guild on the headstock. :redface-new:
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Yesterday, 07:56 PM
Literally every musician I know has a horror story about amp repairs. Some worry and research is warranted. From my research, raezer's edge and...
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Yesterday, 07:51 PM
From Wiedler’s registry, looks like 1945.
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
wow what a beauty. I had my eye on other things but I would certainly have bid on this at the price on sight alone, even though Im not familiar with...
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Yesterday, 07:23 PM
In my area, there was a store called Banks years ago that sold stock from stores that went out of business or stock that was damaged due to a fire or...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
All these modelers are similar, the more expensive you get quality will get marginally better. The biggest difference for me is the UI and the...
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Yesterday, 06:58 PM
so you mean there are 2 type o chords? discretes and voicing chords? , i thought there was just one type of chords, those that just sustain and...
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Yesterday, 06:51 PM
I wonder what will happen to all of their unsold inventory? It has to go somewhere...eventually...
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
And can you do that, whilst the person playing, is also unaware of the neck material he’s currently using, as to not potentially bias the results?
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Yesterday, 06:46 PM
Many methodological testing failures as many have noted, and one glaring one that has not been mentioned but that in a neck swapping comparison...
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Yesterday, 06:36 PM
I always find posts discussions like this a bit odd, because Pat would sound like Pat through my rig. He’s kind of clever at that.
What is the...
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Yesterday, 06:15 PM
My first quality electric guitar was a Fender Jazzmaster, I was playing in rock bands in the late 60s. I traded it for a Les Paul, which I still...
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Yesterday, 06:10 PM
Vienna? I always desired to visit there. Europeans are so fortunate to reside on such a diverse continent. America is boring, lol!
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Yesterday, 05:40 PM
There are three domains of reverb; what's necessary to playing well, what's necessary to sounding good/appropriate, and what's necessary to...
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Yesterday, 05:40 PM
This looks like a new york epiphone. The label is faded and barely legible. Its out in Wyoming like maybe its been in someones closet for along time....
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Yesterday, 05:26 PM
I admit I'm shallow. I like the looks of wear on a maple fretboard, like Clapton's. It's the look of love!
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Yesterday, 05:20 PM
If you want to get into functions it makes sense to treat that chord as a iim7b5.
Unless you are bass guy like our Jim. I like the cut of his...
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Yesterday, 05:12 PM
Figure that bass. Roots are a lie!
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Yesterday, 04:59 PM
Tritones were introduced progressively first in measure 5 as the lone tritone C# - G.
Then measure 6 revealed two pairs of tritones, familiar C# - G...
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Yesterday, 04:49 PM
My favorite version of this tune is by Simone Kopmajer.Great vocal and even better arrangement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNS720MHMcE
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Yesterday, 04:04 PM
PRSs are best heard and not seen, Les Pauls are best seen and not heard
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Yesterday, 04:03 PM
Update - one sold, but pre sonic circuit Mini Brute ii still available.
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Yesterday, 03:59 PM
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but the Fender Jazzmaster was the first Fender guitar to have a Rosewood fingerboard.
The Fender...
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
Sy is Mark Whitfield’s cousin
https://youtu.be/IBE83SKE79Q?si=2k9ZY0Z831PkpV_y
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Yesterday, 03:34 PM
featuring Mark Whitfield and his cousin Sy Smith
https://youtu.be/muisPg2ti8Y?si=ZOGv5GDJ7TyILNmQ
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
I suspect that many of these voicings are not discrete chords but rather voices moving within tonal centers (for example those I've underlined) so...
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Yesterday, 03:30 PM
ok its not a scientific test..at best its a "three card monte" .. a different player would produce different results..a different amp would also.
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Yesterday, 03:27 PM
Both the Jaguar and the Jazzmaster are great guitars.
Yes the Jaguar is 24inch scale, the Jazzmaster is 25.5inch scale like the majority of Fender...
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Yesterday, 03:09 PM
Ogden Avenue
PART EIGHT
Learning Phrases
Jazz Phrasing for Beginners by Ear
After a few days of listening attentively and Internalising...
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Yesterday, 03:09 PM
I just noticed that the Jag is short scale, 24". That's almost Byrdland territory.
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Yesterday, 03:04 PM
Keep your eyes wide open (and your mouth shut?)
Why do my eyes close when I sneeze? | Live Science
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Yesterday, 03:00 PM
I tend to be in the "tone wood matters" camp,
but I do think that the more you put between the guitar and the audience the less it matters.
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Yesterday, 02:54 PM
Wondering if anyone who has owned one of these had some opinions on what gauge and type of strings they thought sounded good on these. From what I...
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Yesterday, 02:53 PM
What Guild model is that?
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Yesterday, 02:48 PM
they are just chords to harmonize the melody of a brief musical passage. each note of the melody is a chord. does it help?
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
And a little booze and some grape Fanta and you got OTC Lean!
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Yesterday, 02:44 PM
Already posted back in March:
George Benson Interview - Rick Beato
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
I don't know about tone, but I really dislike the feel of finished maple fingerboards. All my strats and teles (except for one) have rosewood boards.
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Yesterday, 02:38 PM
I prefer the 22 fret PRS guitars. The "594" guitars especially.
I have an older standard McCarty that I love, but I'd love to add a McCarty...
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Yesterday, 02:37 PM
Alright and here’s one for accent patterns.
ended up way longer than I meant, but oh well.
So these few videos should cover some of the basics...
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Yesterday, 02:35 PM
James Chirillo did sound great. I've seen his instructional videos on rhythm guitar, but had not seen his single note solos yet. They did not...
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Yesterday, 02:30 PM
Are you worried about the cough being heard, or that it will disrupt your flow? I'm guessing the former, but how do you guys deal with sneezing while...
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Yesterday, 02:26 PM
I never use reverb or any effects when recording. I record dry. My goal is to lay down a good, warm, dry, guitar sounds. Use the room and mics for...
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Yesterday, 02:26 PM
Which means in the case of a IIm-V7 progression, you're playing IIm7b5 to V7b9. For example, Gm7b5 to C7b9/F#7b9 .
As far as the OP's questions...
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Yesterday, 02:06 PM
This guy knows a thing or two about Tele tone... and I don't think he evens mentions the fingerboard
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Yesterday, 01:55 PM
Not sure it matters a lot in real world measurable technical terms. Or maybe it does. I can be happy with whatever is on the fretboard if I like...
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
But why, given that the string doesn't even have to touch the wood on a guitar? Would it really be how well the fretboard holds the frets in place?
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Yesterday, 01:37 PM
150k+ views in 2 days! Another great video to distract young players away from real musical goals and get lotsa clicks.
A few Dire Straits riffs...
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Yesterday, 01:31 PM
Anyone know where Gibson's archtop equipment ended up?
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Yesterday, 01:17 PM
I had an original Core-line Starla and sold it :nightmare:. That wasn’t smart. I had a wonderful S2 Mira and sold it, but at least that allowed me to...
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Yesterday, 01:16 PM
I love how the springs on a traditional strat contribute to the character of the tones.
I need to spend some time with a Jazzmaster and a Jaguar. ...
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Yesterday, 01:12 PM
Is it though? (As in, nothing in the same class produced more locally?)
Japanese cars (and bikes) have a bit of reputation here that they're very...
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
Wow, what a beauty! Congrats!
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Yesterday, 01:09 PM
Tbh I think this has always been the case. The CPE Bach keyboard book which Derek Remes seems to think is fairly representative of how his dad taught...
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Yesterday, 01:08 PM
To me the difference has always been obvious. And yes, some of that may be psychological. The bottom line is that I prefer mahogany necks with...
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Yesterday, 01:06 PM
What’s confusing me about this is why you needed any wire. I’ve never bought a pickup that didn’t come with more than enough wire to install it...
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Yesterday, 01:05 PM
@AllanAllen said “Charlie Baty was just a gem of a player.”
@MarkRhodes said “Charlie was so good. Love "Benny's Bugle".”
Yes he was. He had...
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Yesterday, 12:58 PM
An afterthought. First, don’t worry about it. With some common sense most amps will be just fine. Second, the more expensive an amp is, the more it...
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Yesterday, 12:56 PM
I can't say he's my favorite, but he's in the running. In truth, I can't say that I have a favorite, there are so many, and so little time to listen.
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Yesterday, 12:53 PM
OTC cough syrup with dextromethorphan can work.
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Yesterday, 12:52 PM
My limited experience jives with that. I just ordered the black 2 conductor shielded wire of my two Amazon links above.
Thanks again to everyone...
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Yesterday, 12:40 PM
Ed Cherry may be my new favorite jazz guitarist.
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Yesterday, 12:27 PM
I had a 200W stereo Marshall Valvestate combo in the ‘90s that decided to go wild between soundcheck and gig. 200W of full-tilt crackle, it fried the...
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Yesterday, 12:20 PM
Apparently so.
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Yesterday, 12:13 PM
Charlie was so good. Love "Benny's Bugle".
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Yesterday, 12:12 PM
Look at the details of what you posted: "Through 12/12/21 with your Sam Ash Credit Card. 36 equal monthly payments required". Seems like a pretty...
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Yesterday, 12:10 PM
What I've read only is that folks who actually went to the Sam Ash stores right before closing found almost no discounts.
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Yesterday, 12:09 PM
Our standard for Jun 2024 will be Lover (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, 1932).
Background:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Lover)
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Yesterday, 11:57 AM
Never been a Strat guy. Tele neither. Last year I found a used but immaculate MIC Tele Thinline something, mahogany body, one F-hole. 315 Euros IIRC....
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Yesterday, 11:55 AM
Stop clicking on the links for goodness sake. They're all over your feed because you keep falling for the scam.
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Yesterday, 11:54 AM
Charlie Baty was just a gem of a player.
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Yesterday, 11:53 AM
I fixed a fridge the same way :) Replacement part off the internet, screwdriver, and a hair dryer was all it took. I can't even count how many car...
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Yesterday, 11:48 AM
Wow! Thank you so much, reventlov! Perfect resources to learn from!
I didn't expect to be Django's piece. :)
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Yesterday, 11:42 AM
oops....forgot to include this -
This is a transcription of the later Django version, posted above in my previous post -
It has the notation and...
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Yesterday, 11:38 AM
I was at the Gibson Garage store in Nashville a couple of weeks ago and asked about archtop production.
I was told that Gibson sold most of the...
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Yesterday, 11:37 AM
Mad-at-tonewood. :redface-new:
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Yesterday, 11:35 AM
What a terrific list (slightly edited and reformatted)!
It's remarkably easy to make purchasing decisions that have nothing to do with the...
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Yesterday, 11:32 AM
That's a fairly well known Django Rheinhardt tune; it's been recorded under various - but similar - names - Minor Blues, Blues en Mineur, Blues in G...
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Yesterday, 11:25 AM
Until I got to the unprocessed DI clips at the end, I was surprised to hear a hair more bottom in the sound from the maple. But without the heavy...
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Yesterday, 11:20 AM
Yeah the part writing rules are so riddled with exceptions that they aren’t really useful as rules beyond classrooms.
I think they all boil down...
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Yesterday, 11:13 AM
I was wrong! It’s a sequence :-)
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Yesterday, 10:57 AM
I used to own a Gibson ES-339 Studio that had a Baked Maple fingerboard, and I assume a maple neck as well. I really enjoyed that combination on...
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Yesterday, 10:57 AM
Many Class D amps rely on IcePower modules, which in my understanding can be replaced. It's up to the amp manufacturer how and at what cost this can...
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Yesterday, 10:56 AM
Tritones were always fine, apparently that's a popular myth... There's quite a good Adam Neely video on it. Actually one of his best IMO.
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Yesterday, 10:50 AM
You're welcome. That looks good.
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Yesterday, 10:42 AM
…not if you close your eyes and are given them in random order. And you can control for intertest consistency by presenting the same one multiple...
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Yesterday, 10:39 AM
I recently succeeded in fixing a freezer by installing a new thermostat. It was pure guesswork as to what the problem was. So a great result not...
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Yesterday, 10:36 AM
My understanding is that the "standard" version is thinner (around 2"), and the "deep" version is 3-3/8" (like a 175). Deviser's website is no help...
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Yesterday, 10:26 AM
So each neck definitely has noticeable signature in the overall sound. But it's hard to generalize the tone based on the wood. I have an all parts...
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Yesterday, 10:23 AM
I've had teles with maple, rosewood, and ebony fretboards.
They were all a little different, and of course, there were other factors that were...
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Yesterday, 10:22 AM
I've (knock wood) never had a tube amp or digital amp die on me. I did however have a 42" Vizio TV die on me. I googled what could be wrong with it,...
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Yesterday, 10:19 AM
Here is another comparison with to my ears different results. In this case the maple sounds warmer than the rosewood IMO. ...
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Yesterday, 09:59 AM
Now if the next chords were:
CM7 - FM7 - Bm7b5/E7b9 - Am7
Eb7 - Am7b5/D7b9 - Gm7 - Db7b5
that would make a nice loop. Drive the devout out of...
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Yesterday, 09:56 AM
Not only that, but the player knows he's playing different necks, and he is doing it at different points in time and quite obviously not playing them...
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Yesterday, 09:40 AM
I drive a Honda Accord, because it is the sensible thing to do. When I was younger though, I had a choice of ride to work ;)
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Yesterday, 09:36 AM
Is it still called voice leading if it's the bass voice? This is my favorite type of chord movement.
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Yesterday, 09:34 AM
Wow, this is exactly the kind of jazz group I want to have.
https://youtu.be/EfdvCl-aIEo?si=xX2IjyzeDA8Oji0L
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Yesterday, 09:33 AM
Re. the chord root tritone moves, take:
CM7 - FM7 - Bm7b5/E7b9 - Am7
It sounds pretty good so I'm wondering what the issue is. Why is the fact...
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Yesterday, 09:31 AM
IME any shielded two-conductor wire is fine, and easier to use than a single wire inside a braided shield. The braid is a PITA to solder, and you...
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