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What actress wants to be cast as the ugliest girl... There was a girl in my wife's high school who always got cast as the old lady, because she...

I am going to Greece this month.:smile-new:

2019 probably not, but so what? Sadowsky's polys are ultra thin.

Such a comment made me decide not to publish my recordings on virtual jam anymore. Amateurs have better comments than professional musicians. This...

I have the older Mustang III. I like the Fender black face amps. I've tweaked some of them and have come up with some nice patches for my taste....

Another vote here for a telecaster with single coils.

With a recession kicking in more of such will come. In other branches too. Says I, who is normally an optimist.

nevershouldhavesoldit - Hope you don't mind my asking but, as this is your tune this week, were you going to play it as a jazz tune? I mean,...

These days, there are zoom meetings! Pale in comparison to real in person meetings of course, but perhaps a good solution for an international...

I would say that it depends on what songs you want to play. Some tunes ask for single coils, like funky stuff... More of the same does not help you....

I agree that ear is important, perhaps the most important thing in musical training. Hearing and understanding things is the ultimate goal, where you...

Prices for vintage Gibsons are crazy at the moment! So glad I bought my 1940 ES-125 for $1200 some years ago… they are asking $3500 for a 1966...

it is just a guitar, don't make such a fuss about it. just buy it. if you don't like it in the long term, sell it on. :smile-new:

Funny Hal Galper quote (iirc) about needing to have strong intuitive ideas while playing. He says someone once asked Dizzy Gillespie, "Hey Diz, when...

Hi OP, I am also a novice. Reading this forum has not done much for my chops. Getting out into the world and playing at jam sessions, however, has...

Csikszentmihályi's flow is a very fundamental truth. It is interesting that although it seems an obvious truth, but it is hard to discover and phrase...

The Telecater is a wonderfully constructed guitar.:smile-new:

This is separate in music schools. There are classes and lessons in playing the instrument, and separate lessons in ear training. This was the case...

To All, Thanks for the input. The responses in general were about what I was expecting but thought maybe there was some new adjustable rosewood or...

Yep -- standard tele-style (doesn't have to be a fender). This one in the Forum looks pretty nice!

That’s a beautiful guitar, and the price is right! Is it finished in nitro?

In my reality, almost every one should own a tele. They are a workhorse of a guitar, that stands up to abuse. I would give a tele with SCs a try, and...

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You have my support for a telecaster but to complement I would go traditional single coils. That will increase your available tones. Different scale,...

Hard to believe that was six years ago. I'm closer to retirement now and could probably afford a real ES-150. So, for fun I looked it up. Turns out...

I used to play with a reed player from the Midwest. He'd be about 80-85 now, just to provide some context. He said that when he was learning...

Gosling's first. It's all moved pretty slowly but the prototype should be done this week.

https://youtu.be/c7OBGYdfHIk

I guess I think like Wes; My favorite guitarist are those 3, plus Wes.

Even though we knew each other years before the Internet existed, I think we have to count each other. Counting you, I have met 7 in person and I...

Well.. That kind of would be central wouldn't it? I don't travel well. For selfish reasons I'd choose San Diego. I was there about 5 weeks ago...

I play in a big band that doesn't have a pianist. I try to do my solos as mostly chord melody with just a bit of single note and some octave lines....

Two. One upstairs at Rudy's SOHO and Reg.

Hi M, I'm not Fred, but SN means "serial number". Certainly a beautiful guitar! Right about that time Gibson had the most gorgeous sunbursts...

Sure having a wooden bridge that does intonate is possible. Even a factory one might be good enough with the right string gauges and bridge height...

Note to self: listen to more Jesse van Ruller.

Long time daily reader of the forum, but haven't had the opportunity to post very often. I contacted the store to inquire about the age and condition...

One. Nice meeting you, Hammertone!:smile-new:

This jumped out at me: "At it's core, expertise is about recognition. Magnus recognizes chess positions the way we recognize faces. And...

I've played quite a bit of rock & roll through a Coda/Corus/Ten2. Works great and everyone loves it. Danny W.

"Not so much rules, as such - more like guidelines, y'might say...." :cool::cool:

"Not so much rules, as such - more like guidelines, y'might say...." :cool:

Dogfight by Pasek and Paul. It was taken from a movie about three marines going off to Vietnam in 1963, and the Marine tradition of making a bet on...

You can get a luthier to cut a wood bridge in which the breakover is in the intonated spot. If there's a metal bridge that has adjustable pieces...

All that doesn't matter if you're making good music. Kermit doesn't care what anyone thinks about his frog face guitar playing. Good thing too....

In what situation is the intonation of a wooden bridge a deal breaker. Seriously, as most my work was solo chord melody and truly never heard...

I taught myself to play all by ear from day one. Ear training is playing for me, one in the same. Practice, but do put some time in ear training?...

Right, you're on :-)

mmmm.... looks good enough to eat. I'm getting hungry. Just a couple more months before I feast. I really like how Roger uses somewhat subdued...

" Scratched SN on the label, so might have been stolen at some point, who knows..." Fred Archtop Hi, F, What does SN mean? ...

Agree on each material having different tone. It is not subtle in my experience. Quite like wooden ones but the intonation is a deal breaker to me....

sgosnell is spot on. Check out pix of the great archtop players and you’ll see wooden bridges. There definitely is an internet guitar forum...

Thanks a lot buddy, a 910 usually costs way more than this even though this one has a few marks. I'll keep an eye on it (and the store! Always...

The Azores. Why not just hook up via Zoom or similar, guitar in hand?

My personal favorite interpretation of this tune (Emily's a close second. I just feel sad when I think about her). Here's a year's worth of...

Somewhere central to everybody. Bermuda?

AFAIK, probably not. Every saddle/bridge base/guitar combination is different, but in general TOM saddles are brighter than wooden ones. Sometimes...

****************************** Hi Greentone, Love this song, and it is a fav. Thank you for the great feedback. Rene

Gorgeous! Just wow...

We should have an annual meetup. the question is, where?

No, that’s not it. I mean sometimes they are joking no doubt, but there’s a lot of good reasons to take this at face value. I can’t think of a better...

Yeah, but if I were to work out chord melody on guitar I would still approach it with the simplicity I learned from Tony. Slide the same shape a...

Looking for that vintage sunburst where the reds have washed out effect.

Something else to consider maybe: Eastman AR-910CE Second Hand Electric Guitar It's from a good shop (I've worked for them in the past),...

Thanks Mikko. I’ve always liked this tune, ever since I heard the Coltrane version on Live at the Village Vanguard.

ps - Doing 3 weeks of Kiss Me Kate in Sept. Never done it before, lots of classic standards. Looking forward to it.

Thanks David. I think for that one it was the 175 into an Art Tube V3 preamp. Nothing else apart from a bit of reverb added to the recording in...

What is the show? I usually use nylons through either of my Genzler Acoustic Arrays, or if I am realy squeezed, the Hen Bud 6.

I have a 1950 Gibson ES-300 with two P90s. I've had it over 20 years, but I may be selling it in the next few months (for much less than this one on...

Excellent Graham - love your tone. Is it just (!) your 175 into the Roland Cube + fingers 'magic' or is there something else at work?!! David

New price: 7800 euros

I think used D'Angelico EXL-1's are a pretty good deal. They are made pretty well and sound good.

Jesse van Ruller playing Joe Henderson's 'Shade of Jade'.

Utah

Here's my friend Tom Ollendorff playing Wayne Shorter's 'Deluge' with Conor Chaplin and Ari Hoenig. This tune seems to be quite popular with...

Its nice to look at anyway....but for the money asked (or less), I'd rather have an ES-350 too! That said, I have a single pickup ES-300 from 1950...

I'm friends with Christian Miller and Don_Oz in real life and have met a handful of occasional posters at workshops I've hosted (some in-person, some...

No, a CITES certificate is also required for any sale. Independent if you cross borders or not. This is because any trading of braz rosewood is not...

That was great! Thank you for sharing! Lähetetty minun SM-A035G laitteesta Tapatalkilla

"But if I staaay here with you girl... things just couldn't be the same." The synth ascending massed violins come in sharp with this bad news....

always worth posting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE_-ZvHjFfY

Well.... the original poster was enjoying his time with the trial. Every jazz journey needs and first step and no one course gives everything. Even...

Guitar: Mckerchie states that the employees “Did not get some fluffy email or severance package” – for the most part receiving just a few days...

Only if you cross borders. That one is in France. So, shipping in EU countries would be fine.

good decision deleting the piano...sometimes find that in BB..piano just dosne`t seem to fit..Jim Hall style.. didnt Jim substitute with cello...

Wrong it’s a rootless Ebmaj7! What do you mean you can’t tell? :-) Of course: It’s a major sixth with a major tenth on top.

If they wanted to know I'm sure a moment of examination would allow them to know. However, in actual playing, the names of all the things (external...

His case must have stunk :highly_amused:shreddin':smile-new:

I wouldn’t Take these interview clips to heart. Humor is lost in time. I remember a thread here advising we shouldn’t practice because Wes said in an...

I definitely think you can learn harmony without notation. As well as other things. I don't know what Pauln classifies as theory. However I...

Just curious, it looks like in this or other cases that no one cares about CITES certificate for the braz. rosewood fretboard...:numbness:

Pianists obviously know right away. It’s literally in black and white. But if we are talking about horn players, for some … no, I don’t think they...

I don't remember missing any... but that doesn't mean much :-)

So those older jazz guys didn't know what notes were in their chords?

Beautiful build! :beer::cool-new:

Sounds like the Va of Bm... first inversion of F# 7#5 Or the V of Ebmaj... Bb 7b6 OK scratch that, I misread it as 6 x 4 7 x x ...

well online’s easier if anything. Get some recommendations. Famous players are not necessarily better teachers, but my experience is that most...

looks very nice!

Try in person. No reason for the Epiphone to sound tinny. Amp is important.

You are confounding knowing theory (shared verbal external representation) with knowing how to play (private aural internal representation). What...

Yes! Chord melody should be teaching something more fundamental, eventually…. Took me about three decades to learn it but I’m quite stupid. ...

I always have my “jazz” guitars set up with a little lower action to facilitate fast runs. I have a little higher action on my blues/rock guitar to...

Good impersonation of Miles in there :cool:

Good choice, if I was fast enough I would have proposed the katana

Try getting it wrong with a mouth harp, can be a bit of a chock for a tooth

A lot of great rock and roll is horrendously out of tune. Attitude counts.

3 or 4, if you count non-active members. Good people, all.

Just one, but that was from the old usenet group. I do know there are several within an hour or two, but we just haven't made it happen.

RIP, Olivia. I never saw "Grease" or "Xanadu" but I enjoyed several of her hits. This is probably my favorite.

i always liked the chess analogy. openings are the tunes. we study games (even learn a few by heart) to see how the greats negotiate the opening/tune...

Jonah : it is interesting how technical complexity sometimes seems to subsitute musical complexity. Of course because technical proficiency can be...

But then you realize you can't miss a single beat!! :shocked:

I've only met one. We became fast friends. We're plotting and scheming to take over the world.

Does this mean I might have a chance to buy a Soloway swan soon? :love-struck:

I have touched the butt end of a fork to a tooth. Rings in your entire head.

Never should, really enjoyed that. Fun idea, and you pull it off.

The LS-17 is still available, listed locally too. Updated trade interests; Gibson Acoustic with 1 3/4 Nut width only, please don't offer anything...

That's a good choice. You should be able to get many different sounds out of it. There's a lot of online support (youtube etc.) for the Mustang amps.

I think so called 'chord-melody' is bit overestimated from musical point of view among guitarists because of technical difficulties and limitations...

Great video...a lot confirmed what I already believe, but I like the bit near the end where it's reminded that we need to practice deliberately, ...

No joke - I do that by pressing the top of the upper bout against my ear and mastoid bone firmly enough to get bone conduction, if I think a string...

I didn't want to make a career out of any job, I never wanted to work for a living, just have a good time. That seldom works. For many people,...

So you could put a compact pedal tuner in the chain. Alternatively, learn to (re)tune by ear like orchestra players do while the rest of the...

iirc in an interview Wes was asked to name his favorite guitarists and he mentioned Tal, Kessel and Raney. He said he liked Tal's speed but he could...

Well I use a pedal board for theater work, but for big band I just go straight into the amp.

...the similar question I got repeatedly in the last decades, why it is useful to learn math (in school). Of course practically no one will use...

Hi Never! Yea how about that! Direct Woods to a 901 without the bass eq. We talked about it. He liked the sound and portability (!?), and...

Thanks.I use old one without volume control...;-)

I recorded direct to the interface/Focusrite/ and to the comp.

ps - My daughter toured North America with Frankie Avalon in the Grease revival. Her role was "Frenchie." So we met him a few times, a very nice...

I used to play bass for a rock n roll band. It was great. No rehearsal because it was all obvious, just stand at the back grinning while you bang out...

Thanks for posting - both great players!!

Because you have no pedal board, or it is full, has no more room, or is too heavy already. Or you don’t want to lug a pedal wirh you in your guitar...

Find one slim enough to clip on your saddle? But why not simply use a pedal tuner, in the band setting?