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Today, 05:35 AM
It seems you got a bug with diminished chord, thank you to take the time to share these improvements ! :smile-new:
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Today, 05:33 AM
Absolutly, I’m on this ! Thx
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Today, 05:32 AM
That’s a great idea actually, I’ll do that. Thanks !
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Today, 05:30 AM
Hey there - no I don't have sound clips before / after pickup change. I hate to say it but however authentic the original pickup was - a Heritage...
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Today, 05:27 AM
Bit of a late contribution but: I soldered several speaker cables for my Quilter Superblock for all my amps (either with terminals to hook directly...
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Today, 05:11 AM
Thanks for the advice guys. I have zero plans to ever return to professional music. It just sucks to feel like a part of me was taken away but a...
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Today, 04:20 AM
Here's a neat old guitar. It's a fully functional ES-150 from '46. Not a single original part on it except for the tailpiece and the tuner ferrules....
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Today, 04:15 AM
Thank you. I shall take your helpful advice on board! There is no intro other than 4 bars instrumental. I believe the singer is accomplished and I'm...
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Today, 03:05 AM
Cherish what you enjoy (teaching English to children)... perhaps play some guitar for them and take on board some of their contageous enthusiasm they...
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Today, 02:44 AM
Equinox is this morning. End of summer, beginning of fall for the northern hemisphere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zyr0IDaRXQ
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Today, 02:39 AM
6th on the 5th for a minor 7 chord! Gives you a minor 11 sound. And no major 7th like the normal minor 7 6th dim.
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Today, 02:36 AM
I would get professional help as well.
I recommend watching videos by and interviews with Peter Levine and Gabor Maté who have successfully...
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Today, 02:22 AM
At some point all these gigs became like a bad habit and now I am a lifer. It dawned on me a few months ago when I was trying to get a part time...
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Today, 02:19 AM
Man, Jonathan was the loudest guy on stage for a while there. And I wish I knew anything as thoroughly as he knows swing guitar.
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Today, 01:56 AM
Markku, have You tested if the Eminence Beta 8A fits in there? That Beta series has a sound that has proved to please jazz players.
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Today, 01:27 AM
Suitable attire for those of you who have more than a few guitars:
guiitar sweater - etsy.com
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Today, 01:14 AM
JazzerEU, Sounds to me like you have a mild to moderate case of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), there are effective therapies for it that you...
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Today, 12:42 AM
Yes, some of the greats had great "elastic time" . Cannonball Adderley comes to mind, a transcriber's nightmare, what seemed commonplace for him was...
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Yesterday, 11:23 PM
I really like Shan’s channel as well!
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Yesterday, 11:16 PM
Yes, yours was the original correction but I did not catch the syllables count.
I am now reformed; all my future offerings will be True, Good, and...
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Yesterday, 11:16 PM
ROFLMAO! :beer:
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Yesterday, 10:28 PM
Beautiful Alan! Thanks for that.
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Yesterday, 10:22 PM
Thanks :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 10:20 PM
Cool man!
I hope you find some students.
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Yesterday, 10:10 PM
https://youtu.be/eOT0pzNVRaY?si=grEDTX9kHjSq5TEm
Yes like to I play and you?
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Yesterday, 09:58 PM
I'm pretty familiar with this tune – sung it and heard it sung by different singers (usually opera or legit singers).
If he's singing the...
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Yesterday, 09:45 PM
I have a piece of shit strat copy that I use for alternate tunings (mostly for fingerpicking), and I've been meaning to tune it to one of Blood's...
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Yesterday, 09:15 PM
Nothing “beats” an L5. If you really want an L5, everything else will be a compromise. Wait and save your money. And if you want an L5, accept no...
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Yesterday, 09:01 PM
An ES-330 with humbuckers or mini-hums sounds great. Gibson did a few here and there, and did the Gibson Memphis 2019 Limited MOD Series. It's...
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
I wish people these days wouldn't call a powered speaker a speaker!
To me a speaker is passive. For nearly 60 years I've been plugging my guitar...
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Yesterday, 08:55 PM
I played the Toronto leg of Argentina's Cecilia Monte in 2012 and decided to pack it in after that.
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Yesterday, 08:51 PM
i second this
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Yesterday, 08:13 PM
https://youtu.be/dI5q30NFu6g?si=GrnTTo49f_2-LFhN
1 year ago. Now better.
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Yesterday, 08:11 PM
San Diego isn't a brand. It was the music underground in the 1980's and should probably stay that way. I could go on and on about what happened with...
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Yesterday, 07:54 PM
Thanks.
Regular time may me the best option but I'm guessing the singer has his own way of singing it. (I've never touched on it before). I'm...
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
what i dont udnerstand is why did they start to threat your life ? I have heard about envy and things like that, but never going so far to start...
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Yesterday, 07:36 PM
One issue worth thinking about is what makes the chord changes move.
One way is that you do it in strict time and you change chords as indicated...
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Yesterday, 07:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqBvlbHW0Kc
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Yesterday, 07:23 PM
Well, I'll take the gracious part. Mr. Gracious, that's me :-)
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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
When did you stop playing around Toronto? (Only jacking the thread for this question)
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Yesterday, 07:05 PM
I'm not sure what this thread is now but I used to claim knowing about 400 tunes. I was self-humiliated onstage in 1993 not knowing Bye Bye Blackbird...
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Yesterday, 06:53 PM
So I guess that’s a no
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Yesterday, 06:47 PM
= Guitar Pro 6, which someone shared online. It will export a score as an image file.
I've posted charts I made with it here before, for example:...
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Yesterday, 06:37 PM
you said that they bully you? cause mopre skills? so just ignore them.... they rats and jealous then, that makes them rats.... just ignore them, or...
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Yesterday, 06:34 PM
I've only once ever accompanied a singer on solo guitar. That would have been in about 1971 during a school production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Yesterday, 06:27 PM
Emily's 330 looks like it has a stop tail(?)
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Yesterday, 06:10 PM
BTW for those who fear the effort of learning lyrics:
First of all it is "brain jogging" that will not hurt your intellectual abilities and your...
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Yesterday, 06:01 PM
Hello all,
I have a problem, playing guitar isn’t fun anymore. It hasn’t been since probably 2018. I retired from professional music altogether in...
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Yesterday, 05:57 PM
Look at you, being accessible with tab. Is that autogenerated or did you input it?
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
I just took a look at youtube. I don't see anything new. I think we have every one posted already linked in
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Yesterday, 05:22 PM
In the words of the great Victor Wooten “You can’t hold no groove if you ain’t got no pocket.”
https://youtu.be/Gg4hrXgTvsI?si=J5_ZlB5Cu55d6PBD
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Yesterday, 05:07 PM
Lyrics help
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Yesterday, 05:02 PM
could you put a link on here please
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
I haven't seen this "C2" chord notation on a common lead sheet, apparently it's a C add9 (C-E-G-D). Somewhat odd in that they notated the G add9 as...
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Yesterday, 04:05 PM
Tre Bien!!
Sounds awesome.
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Yesterday, 03:42 PM
It's a great speaker! My dad uses one regularly and I also used it for a keyboard gig. Nice and clean, light, and loud.
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Yesterday, 03:41 PM
I listened to a couple guys demoing this model on Youtube the other day and they both had absolutely great tones, really nice, really thick, warm,...
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Yesterday, 03:24 PM
I don't know that I would call that the "perfect" jazz guitar tone (there is no such thing), but it's a very nice tone. And I think in terms of...
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Yesterday, 03:18 PM
I'll take your Gm7 card and raise you a C7!
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Yesterday, 03:07 PM
I did say Salvation Army dumpster. No problem with the stuff inside the Salvation Army store.
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Yesterday, 02:56 PM
Not a lord. I've met one or two, they're a bit odd. Could be the inbreeding :-)
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Yesterday, 02:41 PM
Thank you! This instrument amazes me every time I pick it up.
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Yesterday, 02:34 PM
The Notated Lick Compendium.
A thread for posting and storing notated licks.
I like this quote:
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Yesterday, 02:18 PM
I try to sort out the past here. It's therapy.
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Yesterday, 02:12 PM
iim's commission threads are one of the best things about the forum. And he has some dandies. I remember the 'Roycroft Rose'. I look forward to...
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Yesterday, 02:08 PM
More like a dirge in this instance... for whom did the bell toll?
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Yesterday, 02:02 PM
Yes, one should be able to effortlessly play any melody one hears, except perhaps complicated be-bop melodies, etc. Being able to play what you hear...
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Yesterday, 01:53 PM
https://youtu.be/nOLNeGaLkYw?si=jBhlB0oXmgWcZrN4
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Yesterday, 01:38 PM
The variation of placement position of a phrase into the tempo is "beat width", which in jazz is highly desired to be as "fat" as can be musically...
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Yesterday, 01:33 PM
Gee Skip, I am not a mental health professional but that sounds suspiciously like a form of depression to me, specifically what is clinically called...
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Yesterday, 01:29 PM
You are a patient and gracious lord.
I guess it’s constructive criticism time?
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Yesterday, 01:24 PM
I think that the way to memorize melody is the same way any non-musician can sing a popular song they like.
You listen to the song, learn the...
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Yesterday, 01:18 PM
I forgot to mention a very important thing I do first: I listen to as many versions and especially vocal versions of a tune as I can find. I download...
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Yesterday, 01:14 PM
A Brazilian resonator
Del Vecchio (guitar maker) - Wikipedia
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Yesterday, 01:12 PM
What the heck is that guitar?
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Yesterday, 01:06 PM
Beautiful playing and wonderful sound. Chet Atkins used Del Vecchios for one of his signature sounds for decades. My recollection is that they...
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Yesterday, 12:59 PM
Peter -
There's nothing wrong with what you did, it's very impressive as I said. It was just hard for me to follow, that's all. I mean, you must...
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Yesterday, 12:47 PM
A lot of slower versions but most I would call maybe down swing. Not really ballad. Most of the time I’ve heard it live it’s closer to the Sonny...
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Yesterday, 12:47 PM
The Wayback are from San Fran and Dead-adjacent. They did a long jam featuring Casey Jones segueing into Help on the Way then Lawyers, Guns and...
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Yesterday, 12:46 PM
lovely
the low end of that guitar is
coming out great now
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Yesterday, 12:43 PM
Sounds to me like you’re doing it right. I found a sport coat on eBay that fits better, but I still need a longer sleeve. There ought to be a...
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Yesterday, 12:41 PM
WOW. Thank you. I think. lol
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Yesterday, 12:37 PM
Stevebol - sounds like you’ve had quite the colorful life. Need to write a book!
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Yesterday, 12:37 PM
Just got back from a trip to Bristol, TN, my family home and the location of a great music festival, the BRRR, now in its 20th year.
I went to 2...
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Yesterday, 12:31 PM
Great 3 knob amp.
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Yesterday, 12:30 PM
I learn it in two distinct approaches: By tonal phrase and as an entire melody intact. This is with the ear.
In learning it on the guitar, I'll...
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Yesterday, 12:17 PM
The Bad Plus new album:
Your browser is deprecated. Please upgrade.
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Yesterday, 12:17 PM
Tbf I never told you about the time a guy I knew (sax player) threatened Ray Davies when he was rude about Belgium. There’s more to the story.
...
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Yesterday, 12:14 PM
Did they inhabit a sort of Demi-Mond?
Good grief kill me now.
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Yesterday, 12:12 PM
Oh, come on, it's practically a folk song!
Stream AT by ragman | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Yesterday, 12:12 PM
I love Floating Points, particularly his album with Pharaoh Sanders.
He has a new album out, which is pretty techno, but more interesting than...
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Yesterday, 12:09 PM
I am not quite retired, but I do like to travel. We recently got a Class C RV for longer travels. We took it out to the East coast last week for a...
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Yesterday, 12:00 PM
ok thanks , understood ….
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Yesterday, 11:54 AM
I enjoy traveling very much. A few years ago my spouse and I decided to get a camper and do some touring. I like to play outside and get a new twist...
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Yesterday, 11:52 AM
FORUM PRICE: $450 shipped in the lower 48. PayPal only please, or cash if you're local to the New Orleans area (welcome to come audition).
The...
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Yesterday, 11:47 AM
Back when I did solo gigs, I was asked to be part of a group that did volunteer fundraisers.
First gig I showed up in a jacket and tie, as I...
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Yesterday, 11:32 AM
Yes, you can definitely use MP3s with Soundslice. When adding a "recording," choose MP3 instead of YouTube. See here for details.
There are...
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Yesterday, 11:31 AM
I learn the first couple of lines of
lyrics with the tune then feel my way through the rest
hear it
sing it
play it (or fumble through it)
...
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Yesterday, 11:30 AM
Weekend bumpity!
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Yesterday, 11:27 AM
Damn, the head of the astrophysics must've had some questions from law enforcement. That's unfortunate that fool didn't see any prison time. Off...
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Yesterday, 11:24 AM
Eliott mentions in his podcast that one advantage of Cork's approach to memorizing tunes is that it improves one's improvisation because one stops...
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Yesterday, 11:23 AM
Never played it as a ballad. Don't know what you're on about
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Yesterday, 11:20 AM
That was awesome.
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Yesterday, 11:04 AM
No one's as good as Rollins. As for singing while I play, I don't do that. Unless I'm singing, if you see what I mean :smile-new:
I was a singer...
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Yesterday, 11:03 AM
I noticed that your from Kalamazoo,Michigan. I can’t help but laugh at the irony of your posting Leo Fenders’s designs, Lol! :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 11:02 AM
A follow-up question about entering music into SoundSlice. I watched a video on this and the guy entered a YouTube video and went to work...
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Yesterday, 11:01 AM
I'm reminded of my time in astrophysics school. There was a bunch of goths who called themselves the 'Dark Matters'. They'd go around bullying anyone...
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Yesterday, 11:00 AM
If I ever had a kid, I wouldn't let him or her go into jazz music. Jazz music won't be played around the house at all. It's too dangerous of an...
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Yesterday, 10:47 AM
My parents knew academia would eat me alive. They were classical pianists. Mom said go run with gangsters.
It's safer. I wound up in Japan. That was...
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Yesterday, 10:40 AM
What are you a gangster rap group? I'm kidding. It sounds like you were hot.
Bandleaders were very happy to get rid of me back in 1980's...
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Yesterday, 10:33 AM
Block chords, Red!
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Yesterday, 10:20 AM
Fwiw, Hand written serial #s are "Roger NYC" setup guitars. Stamped is Japanese, Source: Roger Sadowsky, Jan 2024
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Yesterday, 10:17 AM
This is what I am talking about.
Moving the melody and positions to meet descending the chord changes.
On a side note, I do believe I was...
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Yesterday, 10:06 AM
That really sounds fantastic. If he has that setup for slide, he must have hammers for fingers!
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Yesterday, 09:55 AM
I actually took Krav Maga classes when I was at university to stay in shape and a girl I liked went to the same gym. I never had to use my training...
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Yesterday, 09:49 AM
Not sure I follow. Where are you playing the melody when you do this?
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Yesterday, 09:40 AM
The year should be written in on the label inside.
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Yesterday, 09:29 AM
Linearly would be moving the melody of say Autumn Leaves Gm starting at the 10th fret and then hitting then coming back to Gm on the 3rd fret...
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Yesterday, 09:28 AM
Well that sounds like a personal problem.
Yes, dear boy, I am aware that I am not as good or musical as Sonny Rollins.
Well then...
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Yesterday, 09:11 AM
I know, especially after time away. But I can't really tell what you're doing, that's the trouble. I don't know whether you played the Abo or the E7,...
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Yesterday, 09:04 AM
I assume by linearly you mean along strings or string sets rather than in position?
Definitely string sets for me unless it’s super technical,...
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Yesterday, 08:59 AM
I thought he was salvageable. It all depended upon how he reacted to being caught and outed publicly and dealing with my anger. And I used it in...
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Yesterday, 08:46 AM
That's a beauty. And I've always loved the complex circuits. Leo was brilliant.
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Yesterday, 08:44 AM
See the melody linearly, or in as close to one position as possible?
Thoughts?
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Yesterday, 08:42 AM
The melody is the song, not the changes.
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Yesterday, 08:28 AM
Thanks.
That is generally what I already do, though I do the reverse, I see the melody within the chords.
I do sing along as well.
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Yesterday, 08:13 AM
Pingu, it's 5 dB louder and sounds just bigger. The new Jensen Falcon 8 is meant to please the rawk crowd, meaning great overdrive sound for eg....
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Yesterday, 08:00 AM
Grant Green, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, also I just felt like it.
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