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Today, 03:08 PM
A running joke amongst bass players is that the pianist would do better sitting on their left hand.
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Today, 03:07 PM
Dunno, perhaps you’re right. What I know is the gigging musicians where I am - some absolute beasts - are nowhere on YouTube much. Hardly any views....
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Today, 02:59 PM
On eBay they have the "best offer" option, but give set prices on their website.
In a listing on their website, it says: "Mike sold his entire...
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Today, 02:58 PM
You better let all the piano players know that. Boy will their faces be red.
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Today, 02:52 PM
Sorry to quote the whole thing and sorry for jumping into a thread I’m not a part of but no - all the artists you used as examples have record deals...
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Today, 02:51 PM
Generally it's because the bass handles the root, he 5th is unnecessary and extensions can get in the way of the soloist.
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Today, 02:51 PM
I counted about 12 of BM’s guitars on eBay. Some are overpriced some underpriced. It’s a mixed bag.
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Today, 02:49 PM
Love it!! Well put.
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Today, 02:48 PM
Yes, that struck me as odd too - may be the first and last post from this member.
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Today, 02:45 PM
That’s 1 beautiful 18” archtop! Enjoy it!
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Today, 02:45 PM
Not trying to put Butler down, a few modern guitars they sold were priced at or below market.
They just seem to overvalue the vintage stuff. But as...
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Today, 02:41 PM
So, we're just going to believe the actual Frank Vignola took time out of his day to create an account yesterday and solely to reply to this one...
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Today, 02:37 PM
Mr. Beaumont.
Could you make something on the different ways of phrasing/periodisation when locked into 4/4?
FG plays a lot of 2 bar...
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Today, 02:36 PM
Not at all.
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Today, 02:33 PM
Nice... yes, he is the drummer in that band - like the guitar equivalent of drum brushes.
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Today, 02:29 PM
Glad you like it, didn't mean to take the air out of your tires. The rest of the instrument is totally spot on
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Today, 02:29 PM
For sale is my Lil Dawg ChocoPrince, which is based on the Fender 6G2 Brownface Princeton circuit. This particular amp has the 20 watt transformer...
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Today, 02:29 PM
Maybe I got my deal because they liked the sound of my voice, but they didn't charge me shipping (Reverb ad said $350) or sales tax, which together...
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Today, 02:28 PM
Um, isn't that why forums were invented?
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Today, 02:27 PM
Nice post. Thanx. Yeah, I didn't mean full reharm, sorry. I was talking about, like you pointed out, more substitution and passing chords plus throw...
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Today, 02:23 PM
Did I not warn you not to watch the Hitchcock movie repeatedly?
I envision a cheesy remake of the Hitchcock film that takes place in a PRS guitar...
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Today, 02:21 PM
I was thinking of you as a guitarist, but my advice is good either way. Don't fight it out in the middle of a performance. If you're singing and...
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Today, 02:17 PM
Seems kind of a absurd reason to take down all those shows.Newsflash,internet warriors say all sorts of crap online they wouldn't dare say to you in...
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Today, 02:14 PM
That 16 is gorgeous! Is that one of the ones that J Wolfe had made with the venetian cutaway? He said after those they wouldnt do it anymore because...
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Today, 02:13 PM
it's jazz music. what general case? the apprenticeship system has collapsed many moons ago, there are hardly any gigs left, the ones that are still...
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Today, 02:11 PM
In relation to rhythm guitar playing, which is a more traditional "vanilla" approach, I'm thinking that chord substitutions/extensions rather than...
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Today, 02:10 PM
Ok, yeah, I get that then. That's basically what I'm doing too almost all the time.
thanx for the clarification; helpful.
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Today, 02:08 PM
Oh man, I really like the birds. Much more than dots or squares. Just shows how different our tastes can be.
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Today, 02:07 PM
You seem to be the one most engaged in this particular argument.
But yes. Yes I do like to argue.
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Today, 02:06 PM
It’s possible you missed some of the particulars of the Freddie Green stylistic stuff. He likes to fret larger chords but mute several of the strings...
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Today, 02:05 PM
Wow, you really like to argue, don't you?
Again, you're entitled to your opinion, as is everyone, but I have heard of quite a number of people...
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Today, 02:03 PM
Right you are - but not on the stand. Amateur or pro, informal jam or concert stage, no good can come from working against another player. I'm...
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Today, 02:02 PM
The bass line is not what I expected lol
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Today, 02:02 PM
Thanks!
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Today, 01:56 PM
Maybe you’re right!
For me, playing gigs is an end in itself. The schelp is part of it and always will be. And I think to play live you kind of...
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Today, 01:54 PM
So something to distinguish here.
Having 10,000 followers on Instagram will not help you get a gig at a club.
Having 100,000 followers might...
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Today, 01:51 PM
You nailed it with that one, John!
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Today, 01:48 PM
I’m not sure we can use any of those musicians as a general case
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Today, 01:47 PM
Thank you.
And when I said "just sit back" and post videos, I was juxtaposing sitting in a comfy chair somewhere, or on your comfy couch, while...
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Today, 01:39 PM
And what to call it if you double the root? For example: D-D-G or D-G-D.
Debussy liked that sound, used it in pieces such as Clair de Lune.
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Today, 01:30 PM
There's no such thing as a 1 note chord. Or, a two note chord for that matter.
We're talking about Rhythm guitar.
Look at my last video. That's...
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Today, 01:28 PM
Yes, to play a full drop-2 chord, everything is on concentric strings. BUT we are talking about 2 or 1 note chords for rhythm guitar in this thread....
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Today, 01:21 PM
You don't have to mute strings with Drop-2.
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Today, 01:19 PM
This is kind of a pointless argument, since you need to know both, and mute strings with either option.
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Today, 01:16 PM
Thank you. That's right.
The point is to let the singer determine what's going to happen.
Perhaps Nevershouldhavesoldit thought I was writing...
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Today, 01:14 PM
Agree to disagree. I like drop-2, where possible; more compact, no need to mute strings..
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Today, 01:12 PM
I wonder if they have his '39 L-5 with the Charlie Christian and P90 added. I also wonder how steep the going rate on that would be...
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Today, 01:04 PM
mono neon, louis cole, domi, that rhythm guitarist with bonamassa, the italian kid who recently played with meola (Manusco?), they all got real world...
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Today, 12:58 PM
rpjazzguitar didn't have it backwards at all. He explicitly said he does some singing, and then described a situation where he was singing and...
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Today, 12:52 PM
LOL
I'm just going to leave it at that, LOL.
Matteo Mancuso, LOL.
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Today, 12:52 PM
If I may play devil's advocate: not entirely; note how he mentioned amateur singers in particular. But amateur or professional, a singer can get it...
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Today, 12:52 PM
I recorded a video at the Sarasota Arts Museum with my new ensemble. This was part of the Never Records recording sessions installation at the...
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Today, 12:52 PM
Three-note drop-3 voicings are generally more useful than drop-2 for four-to-the-bar swing rhythm.
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Today, 12:46 PM
That figures then, those are the ones I prefer :)
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Today, 12:43 PM
Literally the only reason I don't buy PRS is because of the bird inlays
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Today, 12:37 PM
Hey Super
That’s the cutaway half of a JP20. To bend the sides I need a former, so after scanning the guitar, I cut the body in half (in CAD) and...
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Today, 12:34 PM
Some of the posted prices for Big's vintage guitars are shall we say a little optomistic.....to be kind, especially considering some of them have...
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Today, 12:33 PM
As for the original question, I tend to regular single coil sized pickups in the neck, and almost always Fenders or DiMarzios. I have a "Twisted...
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Today, 12:24 PM
Hmmm. Not sure if that conflation is right. Canterbury bands are Prog bands? Or supergroups? Blind Faith was a supergroup.Yes was a prog band. (It...
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Today, 12:11 PM
Thank you. We are.
Albert
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Today, 11:52 AM
MG, that's nice. I'd fall in love with a guitar like that!
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Today, 11:47 AM
I like this Barney Kessel Bb6 walk up riff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKkGctu3FG8
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Today, 11:42 AM
Since that’s not what he said at all, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it isn’t what he really thinks.
He said nobody “sits back and...
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Today, 11:42 AM
No question like you I have owned both and have a Sunburst HJS now. Far better guitars than Gibson version except when you get one of the better GJS.
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Today, 11:39 AM
I owned both the Gibson and Heritage versions. At least with my examples, I thought the Heritage was a far superior guitar. In build, playability,...
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Today, 11:32 AM
Thanks a lot!
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Today, 11:28 AM
Nobody gets discovered on the internet, Really??? Is that what you really think? That statement is false, and that's putting it mildly. Just do a...
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Today, 11:25 AM
Tomorrow if all goes well, I am going up to Chicago to buy Big Mikes Heritage Johnny Smith. I have played it a winner. Be glad to get one of his old...
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Today, 11:21 AM
Big Mike has his priorities in order. I think he like nice looking ladies, great food, and guitars. He is a very devoted Christian and while not...
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Today, 11:16 AM
Looking for an Epi ES-175 Premium. Also looking at Archtop Tributes, 175 style or possible others. Thanks!
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Today, 11:15 AM
Well, maybe chord choice (extended, voicings, inversions, etc.) passing chord choices, etc.
Maybe I'll comment on some reharm I include????
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Today, 11:12 AM
These are excellent song choices.
Regarding reharmonization, that might be a topic for someone who knows more than me.
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Today, 11:12 AM
The one I attached seems to be almost exactly the same as the one rpjazzguitar posted in the other thread (apart from a few details like the indented...
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Today, 11:10 AM
"Most of the saddles I've seen on (photos of) vintage Gibson L5 archtops and family appear to be ebony btw."
They were in the 20's then switched...
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Today, 11:08 AM
Eastman AR610 acoustic archtop. Nearly mint. Some years ago, at my advanced age and small size, I swore I would never try using a full-size 17"...
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Today, 11:05 AM
I believe it’s less functional and more an aesthetic design choice. Luthier Maegan Wells features a distinctive Florentine cutaway in her archtop...
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Today, 10:50 AM
Assuming you will add some, I really learn from others' approach to reharmonizing progressions.
Next song something simple:
I can't give you...
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Today, 10:49 AM
You should follow your own advise.
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Today, 10:38 AM
Well, looks like I'll be back on schedule this weekend--
Any requests for video content? Tunes? More talk/less talk? Chords, gear setup, technique...
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Today, 10:33 AM
I like that cutaway better than the Florentine.
It looks a lot like their old Roy Clark model.
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Today, 10:09 AM
at 2:50, it looks like half of an unfinished archtop body. Is that something you made as a test?
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Today, 10:01 AM
Just another case of the loud mouthed few ruining it for everyone else. I saw Mike right after his accident at the Blue Note; it was a Miles Davis...
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Today, 09:48 AM
You're all welcome (or should I say "Here ya go mofos"?) ...
EDIT: I posted this already in the other thread(but didn't have the time to analyze...
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Today, 09:47 AM
Mike would phone me now and then to talk guitars, which was great fun - haven't known him as long as some of you guys have, but he strikes me as a...
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Today, 09:45 AM
You've nailed the problem, but you have it backwards. When you accompany a singer (or other solo voice), it is not about you. Your only job is to...
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Today, 09:34 AM
The harmonic motion in Just Friends, the A section, I just see as being chromatically decending minor tonalities.
The written chords: BbM7 ...
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Today, 09:34 AM
Funny indeed, "boring" and "cerebral" should be incompatible traits but they're exactly what comes to mind whenever I try to listen to Metheny for...
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Today, 09:33 AM
Do you have a link to a scan of the sheet music? It’s difficult to hunt down.
A lot of showy and early versions seem to have 1-6-2-5 in the bass...
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Today, 09:27 AM
Playing devil's advocate here but a ii V that doesn't resolve is just a non-functioning dominant (so you shouldn't alter it).
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Today, 09:21 AM
Aesthetically, I'd swap out the gold knobs for clear, to match the chrome.
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Today, 09:13 AM
I definitely like the C#dim too.
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Today, 09:07 AM
Nice choice! the HB's are wonderful , I have an HBII Artist that' delicious
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Today, 09:00 AM
The bass is funky
Why not the C#o7 as well? That sounds cool esp as a variation.
Soloing wise…
according to Barry bird didn’t play a B...
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Today, 08:58 AM
Yeah, I was going to comment the same thing. My niece is a gigging musician, among others I know in her generation. Social media might help her get a...
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Today, 08:53 AM
That's funny, Mike Stern even with his injuries can still play at the level that most can only dream about, and be a real artist with originality and...
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Today, 08:47 AM
FWIW, there's no reason a Venetian cut couldn't be as deep as a Florentine?
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Today, 08:46 AM
If this would have been posted around March time I would have picked it up. Crazy good looking instrument at a crazy price
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Today, 08:24 AM
C-7b5 just another Ebm6 though, right?
I like the up and down variant. Or at least the Bdim as the second chord.
I think my go to has become
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Today, 08:12 AM
It always depends on a lot of factors including the particular pieces of wood themselves, but the consensus about B&I RW in particular is out there...
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Today, 07:53 AM
Reminds us again why it is that we listen to music?
Can you listen to this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PD_zJdPEd4
I can - if I want to...
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Today, 07:46 AM
Hi Prudd,
I’ll send you my number via pvt message.
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Today, 07:40 AM
Rob,
I posted the video on a German guitar forum, and reactions are coming in. Here's where you can find your German well-wishers:
Gitarre in...
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Today, 07:35 AM
I don't want to know what he did with them.
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Today, 07:28 AM
That Dbo7 is in Gershwin's version - actually Eo7 as the tune was originally in Db major. Love that borrowed C natural in the melody on Dbo7 that...
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Today, 07:22 AM
Oh noes! I noticed I hadn't seen you around in a while. Don't quit. I think it's essential in all jazz to play with some harmonic grit. So you have...
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Today, 07:16 AM
I’ve used both those bridges. The StewMac/Benny bridge is a good quality piece.
The replica propeller inlay bridge is also good but quite a bit...
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Today, 07:11 AM
Something I just remembered
https://youtu.be/dHt0ReO3Xhk?si=rjZv52eCMdVPid91
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Today, 07:11 AM
GET. OUT.
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Today, 06:52 AM
Here you go, Allan:
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Today, 06:10 AM
I'd like to note that the backing to rhythm changes necessitates 2 chords per bar. While soloing over it necessitates not always outlining 2 chords...
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Today, 05:50 AM
Hey :)
I'm offering my 2006 Gibson Herb Ellis. The guitar got its own sound with a great BJB floating pickup, very fat and jazzy! It has got some...
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Today, 05:34 AM
Here's a pic to cheer you up:
Pete Townshend bought two or three D'Angelico New Yorkers.
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Today, 05:27 AM
Oh I forgot, the modern jazz changes
F7alt for 8 bars.
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Today, 05:24 AM
This is less of a 'soloing option' because people don't tend to move to a more standard RC changes when it comes to soloing (people being Nat Cole et...
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Today, 05:24 AM
For better or worse, I'm copying the head for Scrapple from this Tenor Sax version on youtube, I find it easier to hear, also I can read the notation...
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Today, 05:18 AM
Playing bad notes happens to me at almost every gig. And most of the times, I am one of very few who noticed it or the rest is just to polite. Even...
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Today, 05:09 AM
I didn't see this variant, which I call the monte/fonte but normal people might call the 'up and down'
Bb Bo7 | C-7 C#o7 | D-7 G7 | C-7 F7 |
It...
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Today, 04:50 AM
I don't know if he is. He seems quite animated about it. I agree no one would say that its ii V to Ab, for the simple reason it doesn't go to Ab. But...
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Today, 04:42 AM
Hi everyone. Here's a fun one I'm slowly working through
https://youtu.be/4-nwk9ojwR4?si=fyEg_19JNpJ1NXrX
Good practice for polyrhythms. The A...
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Today, 04:28 AM
Well, my experience is that the internet has relatively little to do with the real world bricks and mortar jazz world. If you want to play live gigs,...
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Today, 04:19 AM
Get well soon Rob
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Today, 03:46 AM
Hoops are horizontal.
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Today, 02:17 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjvPs7ooFNo
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Today, 02:08 AM
No Mo mofos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxPmCSaj9oM
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Today, 02:05 AM
Even tho we haven't met you seem like one of the good ones Rob. Best wishes
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Today, 01:27 AM
Well next time that bee comes around, maybe see if you can get some honey, it's sweet and delicious. LOL.
Bees are actually really amazing. Honey...
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Today, 01:05 AM
What's the difference?
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Today, 12:30 AM
Beautiful guitar. The PRS SE guitars tend to be very very good IMHO.
We picked up a PRS SE Zach Meyers a while back and it is a delight to...
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Today, 12:23 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv3WDrhNU_w
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Yesterday, 11:35 PM
Two chords to a bar at a rhythm changes tempo is a pass from me.
Bb and Gm7 don’t need to be two chords. Cm7 and F7 don’t need to be two chords....
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Yesterday, 11:35 PM
Dave Rogers is a really good guy to do business with! Eautiful looking guitar!
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Yesterday, 11:31 PM
I like black guitars. I particularly like black archtops, although I've never owned one. I also like black Les Pauls better than any other finish....
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Yesterday, 11:26 PM
Florentine features spinach and Venetian features seafood.
We have to remember that guitars are not designed and built by mechanical engineers,...
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Yesterday, 11:23 PM
I like the look of the Venetian rounded cut away.
With all of the other variables, I'm guessing the difference it makes in tone is negligible, but...
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Yesterday, 11:15 PM
I've got one:
C - G7 - C - G7
C - F - C/G7 - C
That end bit's a bit tricky.
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Yesterday, 11:11 PM
Very nice. I watched your other YT video of this track many times.
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Yesterday, 11:05 PM
Ummmm. What?
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Yesterday, 11:02 PM
Rob - Sending healing vibes.
AKA
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Yesterday, 10:56 PM
It is
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Yesterday, 10:14 PM
I'm playing Bb blues or I and V on the A no matter what:)
This is great though...could definitely do a BUNCH of Rhythm videos on RC.
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