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Some Les Paul love...

Read this during a work break. Just wanted to to say thanks for making me laugh :smile-new:

Or vice versa

Yeah. Sam Jones doesn't need to go 'bucket of dung' Not that there's anything wrong with 'bucket of dung' per se; but rather like compulsively...

This may help:

I am similar, except I'm coming from a rock/blues background, and I'm pretty accomplished at both styles. I have had a tough time of it, trying to...

There was a 1970's football manager (can't recall who) who's pre match instructions to the players included 'Remember lads, always get your...

and yet you can swing without ever playing any 8ths at all. swing is not an 8th note technicality. it's a "yeah, motherfucker!" atttitude. dig...

Which amp (in a box)? I mean, I think it can make my PRRI sound like a Marshall on the bridge pickup, but it's marketed as a "Dumble" style pedal....

First, I own and use both pedals. Second, it's very difficult to fatten ONLY the top 2 strings. BUT- IMO, if that's the specific job I was...

simple...you can play fantastic latin stuff but you can have problems with good swinging jazz stuff.

I/ve been in Brasil long time ago.I know few musicians from Brasil.They exactly know what is going on.They have rhythm in their blood, but I think...

that's not how it works. you don't memorize chords, you learn how to construct them. knowing one way to fret a C#13sus2 chord is utterly useless...

I am using mostly an Eminence Lil Buddy (10 inches).

Wonderful musician. I love his ECM recordings.

Most people have a fairly sketchy idea of how to develop a swing feel. Also swing feels are less familiar from popular culture. 'Grid time' -...

jazz is just another style. if you got the bluegrass style down you should be pretty much aware of the process, right?

Here's someone you should all know, Gary Boyle, with his band Isotope:

I had this album when I was about 16. I liked some of it, but not all. Listening to it again, a lot of it is great, though dated somewhat. Bill is...

I think he deliberately sounds like he does. In no way do I want to belittle his playing and not even his tone. He's totally recognisable. What I...

That's more like it! :cool: There was more rock in his playing at times than jazz: "I always wanted to use the electric guitar in a sophisticated...

In your case, assuming you have a good ear and good technique, just transcribe and learn from the masters. If you want to brush up on your theory,...

For me, it's much easier to play latin style than swinging style, although I like to play both genres. Perhaps this is because Latin has an even...

I play a tele with 2 seymour duncan SH1N humbuckers on a deluxe reverb. Still I feel the top (1st and 2nd string) might need some fattening...

Try singing a clave while you solo. should keep you busy for a few months.

Gibson L5 is great instrument.I had the opportunity to play the L5 in a store in New York in the early 90's, I played the old L5 for 30 minutes and I...

Lesson 24 of the Learning Guitar Series is now on the "Guitar Lessons Archives" youtube channel. Watch the lesson, download the free PDF (link in...

At least in my neck of the woods there aren't too many 17" floaters around. BTW, I had a nice 2006 D'Angelico NYL-2 by Vestax (Terada) for a while. A...

I hope people try it and it works for them. Apart from the hissing and awful distortion the JC is a jazz icon as far as amps go

Seconded. And I'm not sure, but after her piece, when Oscar comes up to do a little interview, and the first thing out of his mouth is something...

I think another issue with a track like this is whether the player can phrase with the implied clave. If you try to play swing style over it, you...

We've gotten away From Lady Day :-) I don't think she was in the best condition when this was done... Billie Holiday Unplugged (An Unaired...

I have an 84 as well. It is by no means low output. I would give that wiring harness going over.

The mountain is not a random pile of rocks. It has logical structure and once you know that, the rocks fall into place.

Thank you ALL, so much, for these answers, and for the responses that are questions, and for the responses that have answers and questions! ...

All Latin backing tracks tend to get tricky if one can't hear the bass clearly, cause, despite the claves, many times the bass is what's holding the...

I have a 55 and I love it. Great price too... Love these pickups, I'm a finger style picker kind of slow mover on the guitar and the tone is...

You more than held your ground. I'd be pissing my pants.:nightmare:

What about quartal harmony, for example C F Bb?

Why are you asking?

You're almost there. I agree that this backing track is challenging. The ride cymbal is playing a tricky pattern that's hard to extract quarter...

Week 13. Day 1. Very inspiring post from JBN. My experience tonight wasn't as enlightening, but I did enjoy the process more this evening. I let go...

Yes, it's the same guitar - 3" rim depth, 25" fingerboard scale, 1&3/4" nut - if that works for you, grab it!

That's a great question! :pride: If I understand what you are looking for, it looks like there are about 100 of them... see if the list below is...

Mine as well. They are incredible values!

Yep. I had one for awhile. I bought it used and didn’t keep it long. It didn’t really fit any niche for my playing. I used it a couple of times...

very cool...i know michiel from way back on the gdp...when he was developing the amp...as many by now know, i think celestion golds are the best...

Am I seeing things or did the vintage 17" SB standard in the batch pictured above just show up on Reverb with a dealer? I'm on the 2 year wait list...

Week 13 Day 1 Breaking the ice. Well coming out of what turned out to be an hour and a quarter of working with project 6-B, I'd say it's feeling...

Yes. There are 19 different 3 note chord sets and there are 43 different 4 note chord sets. I forget about 5 or 6 note chords though. I have made...

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Chords have notes, but notes don't have chords. For some of us, the three notes C-E-G (not C-E-E) do not make up a chord. They make up a C major...

Shhh! Korean Emperor Regents are supposed to be a secret! Mine has the nicest neck of all my guitars, stays in tune, doesn't weigh a ton, looks...

I have been hitherto ignorant of Mr. Connor's work. Rob and neatomic have corrected that oversight for me. Thank you, gentlemen!

Nice pedal but expensive which is weird as it is made in Canada.

I've been a Joni fan since purchasing Hissing of Summer Lawns on vinyl a very (very) long time ago. Here's a very fine tribute to Joni by another...

I think you need to be more specific. Do you mean how many tertian triads that start with C? Do you mean how many tetrian chords of up to 7 notes...

As mentioned above the stereo option takes diddling but it's Soooo worth it! The varitone really shines when you have a volume pedal to make up...

I had one when I took a stab at 7 string playing (6 strings are challenging enough for me, thank you very much!) I found the Gretsch Van Eps to be...

these days, that may not be a bad thing!! hah too hip for the room is what they useta call it cheers

I like the tone a lot!

Well said. All too true.

bill connors blasts off nicely on the final 1/3 of the rtf tune..captain senor mouse...his first lp wth the band so much for "speechless"!...

Thanks for taking the time to respond. Since I can't even answer that question maybe I should continue under utilizing what I already have....

Saw her with Metheny, Lyle Mays and Tommy Scott, would that be the 'miles of aisles' tour? Breathtaking mastery. I think it was later, but Edith...

cool , thanks for the advice (and everyone else) I played it a bit before taking it apart to do it up and so far I do love it ....

ps- that first lp was also recorded pre alembic bass (which he later featured on the cover of his next lp ^)...he was using a gibson eb-2 thinline...

totally , her timing and her bar lengths are a thing of wonder to me I can’t count em Amelia etc maybe be she just feels it maybe it’s like...

That's a great inexpensive guitar. I wouldn't do anything to it. I have a Pacifica 102S. The tuners stay in tune fine. The playability of the guitar...

joni ! yeah ! you made me go youtubing some joni and listened to some versions of Woodstock wonderful .... it’s kinda modal I dropped one...

Some nice ideas! I'm going to comment more on the backing/time issue. A few years back I found myself in a small jam session with world class...

Sez Archie, "...stifle yourself, rabbit!" :cool:

note differences in headstock and tailpiece cheers

that stanley clarke album is one of my fave fusion albums ever...since it's original issue..all monster fusion players of that era..connors, clarke,...

It's a Baldwin era Gretsch with all the issues that implies. When I was playing 7-string they come up from time to time and most of the time the...

Genius. Ain't no other word for her.

yeap... my bad :) Here is the actual song, by another great: Just One of Those Things - YouTube Tried to email Joe Cohn for lessons... still...

Here's my experience. I bought mine used. It already had replacement tuners. I've never played any others of this model, so I don't know if the...

:highly_amused:

Remember the "diamonds and water paradox"? Adam Smith called it "the paradox of value". The buyer measures value by two standards: the item's...

For MY tastes, jazz does not get any better than this! We are talking about a different tune in this thread though, right?

She 'needs some help' as we used to say. The timbre of her voice isn't altogether unpleasant and I should be more open to the idea of random...

For the same reason my Lyle L5/175 "mashup" will never be worth to sell what it would cost to replace the playability and plugged in sound. Brand...

Three Note Voicings and Beyond - Jazz Guitar Chords - YouTube

Perfect Pitch Rick Beato #153 - March 1, 2021 - YouTube

In a pressure playing situation, I might tend to slip into hybrid on something like that. But that's a whole other subject. If I have to pick it,...

Behavioral economics. My first jazz guitar was a very nice 1988 Gibson L-4 CES. When I went to sell it (to fund my first custom guitar), I...

She's had a difficult decade. I'm a huge fan. Her voice is angelic. I love her poetry and painting.

Cannabis Rex - I used this combination for several years until the X2 gave up the ghost. Sent from my H8216 using Tapatalk

Ok the Dude arrived. Solid bit of metal could probably hurt someone with it. initial impressions - compressed - makes guitar very easy to play...

Lots of good information on the model and its various iterations here: Gretsch Van Eps: Gretsch-GEAR: The Gretsch Pages

i wouldn’t bother playing it in position either. the way I pick, that first downstroke would trap the pick under the string. Starting on the...

Hi, The Benedetto archtop plans available from StewMac, and probably other places, are kind of an all encompassing roadmap for building the thing....

No experience with Garage Band, I use a Windows PC. If Garage Band is like most DAWs, you can load the Amplitube 5 into Garage Band and compare the...

Nice recording. If you have any experience with GarageBand wold you hazard a comparison to their modeling? Thanks

In no specific order: - Emotions of buyers are often immeasurably powerful / irrationally so! - People want "The Best" of whatever, and when...

So this is my first take on this tune. I had never even looked at the lead sheet until it came up in this group, so on Friday I decided I'd work on...

Yes it splits both. I've had the GCS-1es for a couple years and love it. I didn't use the split option much at first but I found running it with a...

Thanks, W, for the great music! I especially enjoyed Johnny's rendition of "Blue Monk." I had the good fortune to hear Johnny live ,many times, at...

Seems to have left you all speechless :cool:

Lol...pollock hated bebop..was his wife who did..some museum has his records

If you're ever in Copenhagen, I'll gladly buy you a drink! :beer:

Mine has arrived months ago, but its in a different city, i had a friend pick it up, make sure it's working etc.. I probably won't get to play it for...

good news .... I just bought a Pacifica 112v for £100 what hardware do you you think I should I look at to improve ? It seem ok .... (its got...

I don’t think so but i guess we could be. We could be as well marinero. I’m sorry you don’t hear a lot of unique voices, but maybe a lot of great...

i thought of that, but it originally sold for $35!! haha cheers

L for litre? L for latin 50?

I suspect that the market for archtops with floaters is pretty heavily saturated, and Epi Emperor Regents are neither rarer nor dramatically better...

Not surprised that your Champ held its own with a trio, especially since your ES330 style guitar has P90's. Those single coils sound great and stay...

Various cues. The nameplate. Epi is known, these days, as a cheaper Gibson. Which pros use the model. Somehow, whether it's seen as cool. ...

PRS SE HBII weight: 6lbs 6oz and not neck heavy.

An important point: if you don't get to play live with musicians better than yourself, then your development will necessarily be stunted (in jazz,...

Hi, W, Are you and my friend Lobo drinking buddies? Play live . . . Marinero

The buyer? But I suppose thats supply and demand too. But Epiphone in the States had a rather poor ‘second to Gibson’ rep in the late 60s-70s.

pollock was painting long before he moved to the long island house and barn! cheers ps- his wife/widow lee krassner said- "He would get into...

Sure. I majored in macro-economics 50 years ago and vaguely recall those intersecting curves. Supply isn't excessive; there's more premium guitars in...

No mention of Heritage in that article...

unfortunately, you knew this day was coming when they sold heritage a few years back! to a real estate concern...and then bandlab got involved sad...

I feel I really need to post this update, because I am mighty surprised! I took the Champ to the band rehearsal this afternoon. We were three:...

Supply and demand.

wow...surprised to see that beauty leaving already... luck cheers

Wow! I remember seeing Joni's studio live in Finnish tv with that Parker guitar and it made a huge impact. Just about a month ago tried to find...

Huge fan...she's absolutely brilliant.

Love what Sonny Rollins does here with the tune: Just In Time (2007 Re-master) - YouTube That push and pull with the rhythm section, even just...