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Today, 04:05 AM
If you wanna make sure it stays safe and arrives whole with all its parts: Hardcase and buy it a seat.
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Today, 04:03 AM
I presume Christian means charts like those on Steve Swallow's website - Arise, Her Eyes - etc.
Steve Swallow Lead Sheets
Carla Bley Lead Sheets
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Today, 04:01 AM
Yeah for some charts that’s right. Piano staff, symbols in the middle. Afaik those are the ones that are from the composers lead sheets, many of...
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Today, 04:00 AM
I don’t see that notation as standard but I would get used to it quickly I think
It’s wild to me that quartal harmony is basically a cliche in...
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Today, 03:36 AM
What is that? Like the original real book?
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Today, 03:22 AM
I think this whole album is full of very lovely tones
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Today, 03:12 AM
Listen to decent bossa nova players and try to find out what are the characteristics of that music and the role of the guitar. There is a...
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Today, 03:08 AM
No
Chord symbol use is normative. This is the normative use of the ‘5’.
Although maybe you suffer a cognitive break every time someone asks...
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Today, 03:05 AM
In May, I participated in 5 jam sessions at 3 venues. I used the Tears nylon string electric all month, through venue backline amps (JC-120, JC-40,...
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Today, 03:04 AM
Best wishes from me, too, Rob. Get well soon!
Derek
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Today, 03:04 AM
After being forced to check in with luggage my first electric guitar (a Welson SG copy) and picking it up with its neck snapped in two at the other...
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Today, 02:56 AM
In seriousness, I do actually support the writing of charts in a format that the musicians you’re working with can actually read.
The two staff...
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Today, 02:52 AM
Figures are for n00bs
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Today, 02:37 AM
Sending healing energy your way, Rob!!
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Today, 01:57 AM
As I mentioned, I'm thinking in terms of standard chord symbols, like you'd see on "Real Book" type lead sheets, a la the OP's original question: the...
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Today, 01:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUPTTKFj0rk
Do you hear this as good bossa nova tone?
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Today, 12:42 AM
Yes. Maegan says she is a huge student of vintage instruments; I can imagine she’s seen this.
She’s also into mandolins, and her guitar cutaway...
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Today, 12:10 AM
I am trying to get a decent bossanova tone with my steel string electric guitars. My arsenal includes: archtop, telecaster, and flattop. Any...
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Yesterday, 11:13 PM
Rob, Sending healing thoughts your way. You have been an inspiration to me and so many other people on this forum and in other corners of the...
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Yesterday, 11:03 PM
An just to round things out :smile-new:, my old AG75 (old tail piece, I replaced bridge with rosewood) seems to have something in between... a...
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Yesterday, 10:39 PM
I have been playing guitar for over 50 years and always thought power chords are what went from the wall plug to the amplifier.
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Yesterday, 10:24 PM
I didn't realize he was getting rid of guitars...hope all is well.
Chicago traffic is bad, but I've driven in LA.
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Yesterday, 10:07 PM
Yup. And wow, I had no idea about his talents. Say what you want but I don't think there's a Mime who could out do him! :numbness:
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Yesterday, 10:01 PM
Hi guys - got the crack in the top repaired - there's a cross brace in there (between the two main braces) that became partially detached - got that...
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Yesterday, 09:25 PM
Actually, i went to the music store that bought his guitars, I did not have time to stop to see Mike. Traffic in Chicago worst in nation. Had I had...
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Yesterday, 09:23 PM
Reminds me of early 1920’s Epiphone models. Like this one for example;
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Yesterday, 09:19 PM
Hi Jack, I ran a search just now for a Barrington BGW800 and got a 'Classical Electric,' a different beast by the looks of it. I did however see a...
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
I always loved that guitar. Wish I would have own you were going, would have had you say hi to Big Mike for me.
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Yesterday, 08:35 PM
Rob, you’re such a positive force! Sending good thoughts your way. Feel better!
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Yesterday, 08:32 PM
There are big advantages to ss frets. They don't wear, and bends are silky and smooth. So ss frets will never need to be refretted. Refretting...
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Yesterday, 08:31 PM
I don’t remember the last time I was on a flight that wasn’t “completely full”, as they always announce.
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Yesterday, 08:22 PM
The floater for the continental. Great condition 70s DArmond RC1100.
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Yesterday, 08:20 PM
That's an interesting option. I've never tried a wammy pedal. Thanks so much!!!
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Yesterday, 08:08 PM
Are the tops different Jack? What was the top on yours? Otherwise all I can think of is the finish. BTW, this is identical to the guitar that I...
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Yesterday, 07:32 PM
@Archie that's a pretty great experience!
@OP, if you don't buy a seat for the guitar, getting to the gate super early and being VERY nice,...
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
Mittens are way harder! :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 07:25 PM
Consider a Whammy Pedal or the Bigsby bender pedal and never go out of tune,Lol! Love the Purple Color as well!
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Yesterday, 07:24 PM
see florentine VS venetian thread :-) I don't like birds or C shaped Flo's.
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Yesterday, 07:20 PM
Jim Hall
Johnny Smith
Jimmy Raney
Ed Bickert
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Yesterday, 07:20 PM
The rule of 3rds
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Yesterday, 07:13 PM
Michael, is that you?? is a great band name, dibs!
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Yesterday, 07:10 PM
Don't like the sound or the feel, I like guitars that are not bright. If I was into metal I would consider them.
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Yesterday, 07:09 PM
Rob ~
Just returning from a week off-the-grid and find this news about your health condition. I am saddened to hear this has come about, and I...
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Yesterday, 06:51 PM
The cutaway on that beautiful Sweet 16 is more the shape of what you see on a 335 - a tighter bend than the average L5 style cutaway, so I can see...
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Yesterday, 06:47 PM
File under the old “spice of life” adage:)
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Yesterday, 06:43 PM
They are the same.
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Yesterday, 06:18 PM
I retrieved my vintage Gibson that I loaned to a friend for several years in Minnesota. While I visited there last summer, I packed it in the...
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Yesterday, 06:17 PM
In a word, "no". The suggestions offered thus far all depend on airline employees breaking or bending the rules. Currently, the carry-on size limit...
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Yesterday, 06:16 PM
It is a 17” I’m driving to pick it up!
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Yesterday, 06:09 PM
So here it is a special thanks to Big Mike.
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Yesterday, 06:09 PM
I had loaned out a copy of a Gruhn book, got it back, and it confirms my internet browsing conclusions.
'Trapezoid' inlays & neck binding were...
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Yesterday, 05:58 PM
As a general rule of thumb composers have become more strict in writing down what they wanted rather than expecting performers to share the same...
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Yesterday, 05:41 PM
I was just being tongue in cheek.
Still — Christian would know more about this, but conventions generally spring up for a purpose and figured...
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Yesterday, 05:32 PM
Convention you mean? Can't see I've seen many of his autographs but use of figured notation had been out of vogue in classical music for some time...
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Yesterday, 05:27 PM
In monk transcriptions, you’ll often see an instruction at the beginning like “symbols are for solos only, during head Monk plays open fifths in left...
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Yesterday, 05:26 PM
Yeah — I mean, they are different. In practice a quartal will be what a guitarist plays for a 7sus chord, but as you mention about the fifth, they...
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
Cabin crew can usually find a safe spot in their own quarters (or who knows, in a toilet that's out of commision). Maybe discuss this with the cabin...
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Yesterday, 05:24 PM
Amen, Brother Vinny!
And thank you for that! I know you're one of the true believers!
When I pick up that guitar I feel pretty blessed!
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Yesterday, 05:15 PM
It does look like something one has to warm up to. I don't know where the name "Florentine" comes from, but this design looks too ... eroded to still...
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Yesterday, 05:14 PM
Why would this not be Csus? Is it important to omit the 5th?
As I've railed in the past, chord symbols are shorthand that relies on convention. They...
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Yesterday, 05:06 PM
Thanks for the info!
Sorry to ask, but... is there a difference between the "back" and the "back plate" or are they two names for the same thing?
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Yesterday, 04:58 PM
Buying a seat is absolutely the best approach, if you can do so.
See this JGO thread from 5 years ago for lots of good advice. The thread is...
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Yesterday, 04:57 PM
Don't really like the cutaway, on an otherwise beautiful guitar.
I have an almost phobia about that kind of cutaway, or a flat shoulder on a...
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Yesterday, 04:51 PM
Upgrade to early boarding, talk to the person at the desk and cross your fingers. It's also got to fit in the overhead, so if it's a 17" archtop,...
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Yesterday, 04:48 PM
Mickey is the kind of guy who would steal your girlfriend in 5 minutes flat.
I wouldn't let a girl of mine anywhere near the little bastard.
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Yesterday, 04:47 PM
Naturally, I thought, oh my god, he took over all our instruments. At least he doesn't play guitar.
Oops...
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
Was it? Hard to tell. The sound is a bit out of sync with the video.
He certainly looks to be playing all the right drums and cymbal, and of...
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Yesterday, 04:39 PM
Variation 1 - Chick Corea / Herbie Hancock style arpeggios based on diatonic diminished scale
This is a variation of the original lesson.
This...
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Yesterday, 04:36 PM
Sometimes this places feels so much like Instagram with a lot more text... :numbness:
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Yesterday, 04:24 PM
Can I get an AMEM ! I know good preaching when I hear it. :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 04:13 PM
Well, I just got it and brought into the house a great guitar I will give and update in a bit. Someone should buy the American Eagle for sale quite a...
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Yesterday, 04:07 PM
Seems not a crack in the spruce top but just finished damage, right? Also, I just got back from a road trip to the shop. I played the 17 blond...
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Yesterday, 03:54 PM
Wooden bridge, flats, soft picking.
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Yesterday, 03:49 PM
my Amplified Nation amp has been repaired by then and is on its way back to me, but won't be here till next Wednesday.
Tim Miller describes on the...
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
I’m going to pick up a new (to me) guitar. Is there any way to insure that there will be room in the overhead or that they will allow me to carry it...
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
The Breton Stripe :
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Yesterday, 03:37 PM
Well, that's annoying now that I hear it... It's like strumming a comb. I never noticed I was doing that. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
For no real reason I listened to the first ELP album yesterday. I was a HUGE ELP fan in high school--wore out all their albums, though I never saw...
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Yesterday, 03:30 PM
Something you may want to consider is not making contact with your right hand on the strings every time your hand comes up. From about 45 secs on...
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Yesterday, 03:24 PM
Thx a lot! I started shedding jazz blues all the time in 2021. It was giving me a fit with the phrasing of the 1,4,5 chords but then the quick...
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Yesterday, 03:20 PM
I can say that my Campellone Special is the finest guitar that I have ever owned! Anyone on the fence for a good deal on one, don't hesitate when the...
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Yesterday, 03:09 PM
...and then the eighties came along...
My favourite pop songs of the eighties (jazz chords in there) :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 03:03 PM
I don't know if you'd call that a Florentine blonde but fortunately it's not a Venetian one :cool:
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Yesterday, 03:01 PM
have you done any clean clips with it? I was wondering if it could get a good clean sound.
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Yesterday, 02:56 PM
Improvisation can also be a process of distillation - sometime unknowingly. If you play the same tunes night after night on a tour, this does tend to...
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
I think composition was the real strength of these groups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3NUBlm5GvQ
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Yesterday, 02:43 PM
The Wes Mongomery in Paris live recordings made in 1965, where his playing was very similar to the studio versions, is another example of this.
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Yesterday, 02:43 PM
Wouldn't most people assume that that's a superfluous notation for playing a regular triad, i.e. wouldn't you want to make it clear that the third is...
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
Yes
The Zach Meyers can hold its own with any of my expensive guitars. I have liked everything with the PRS 24.594 scale length that I've tried....
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Yesterday, 02:37 PM
Yeah, I'm sure everyone's noticed the top crack on the 18" Special - obviously, someone shipped it with the pickguard in place and the volume pot...
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Yesterday, 02:34 PM
Hi Jack,
Purple is one of those colors either love it don't like it at all.
I'm one of those people who love it and I guess you are on the...
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Yesterday, 02:34 PM
great actor yes, but that was a mimed video
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Tablature and chord grids mofos
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
This was my favourite from that same album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoyCeFgxte8
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Yesterday, 02:13 PM
There's the real truth of it.
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Yesterday, 02:09 PM
Hi jumapari,
Same answer than mickmac and pingu, I play an AG95 and I installed a wooden bridge and TI flatwound strings.
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Yesterday, 02:00 PM
I think Hatfield and The North's influence on some modern group jazz can be heard as clear as day. Phil Miller was a fantastic musician and composer....
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Yesterday, 01:52 PM
Christian Miller?
Paging Christian miller.
Christian Miller, please report to the thread for an unsolicited lecture on modern use cases for...
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
I've picked up a lot of useful concepts from learning about engineering and woodworking. Great craftsmen will show you their successes, not their...
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Yesterday, 01:11 PM
I could be wrong but the 610 with a pickup is $2.400.They are great guitars.GLWTS.
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Yesterday, 01:08 PM
Each of us has a zone within which mistakes don't happen, but beyond which mistakes may happen. The whole idea of practice and rehearsal is working...
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Yesterday, 01:05 PM
That's probably right. If you're arranging you can write the specific voicing on the bar.
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Yesterday, 01:04 PM
Rob, I'm looking forward to hearing your playing and your fine brogue again soon. As we say over here, I'll light a candle for you.
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Yesterday, 12:51 PM
:rolleyes: I think too many people hear with their preconceived notions or "stuff they've read on forums" than with their ears...
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Yesterday, 12:48 PM
I had a question I thought you might be able to help me with since the information you provided in the past was so helpful. My Tri-Sound selector...
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Yesterday, 12:38 PM
Even on YouTube they don’t sound very good
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Yesterday, 12:28 PM
That’s a $2400 plus instrument in today’s market for anyone interested. I owned a 610 a year ago and they’re everything I’d ever wanted in an...
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