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Yesterday, 10:23 PM
The magnets are pretty much standard size of 2 3/8" L X 2/8" W
Cheers,
Arnie.
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Yesterday, 09:53 PM
Absolutely you can use two more voicings to solo, double stop hits on the two strings on the and of 2 and 4. You can use one note Freddie green style...
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Yesterday, 09:46 PM
Thank yas.
Should be a fun and very productive Autumn.
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Yesterday, 09:24 PM
Yeah, I quoted John directly. I guess he misspoke.
All I know is that everything is in good working order and the amp/cab sounds great.
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Yesterday, 08:47 PM
That right there describes some of the best methods for learning to play jazz because it reflects the reality of performing with others in real time...
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Yesterday, 08:21 PM
Input jacks, not output. And I think the reference is to the gold-colored hole (?) below the jacks. I don't know what that is. I once owned a...
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Yesterday, 08:02 PM
An additional thought for the above.
The first two choruses are the soloists job, the rest are the job of the band.
If everyone on the gig is...
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Yesterday, 07:39 PM
On fb marketplace...
*is the item still available" followed by crickets when you reply
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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
Thanks for the info bluejay. I knew those were specific to Borys, but didn't know in what way. I'll bet there's also some internal difference between...
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Yesterday, 07:17 PM
It’s really quite a nice experience. I spent a couple months transcribing five or six Grant Green solos and played with a few licks but mostly just...
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Yesterday, 07:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYpUK9JBElE
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Yesterday, 07:07 PM
I bet that's your pet carp, isn't it? Can he do any other tricks besides plaing dead?:sour:
Doug
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Yesterday, 07:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWkpoh8tU0
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Yesterday, 06:20 PM
I think Grant Green is extremely old fashioned in his comping. In most of the tunes he comps based on four fours or around one chord phrase for the...
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Yesterday, 05:59 PM
Controversial opinion:
Maybe we take the whole “simple is best” thing with comping a little too far? Maybe because we’d rather not work on it?
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Yesterday, 05:53 PM
I've had these cables break on 2 study instruments in the relatively short period that I played modern violin, by some freak chance without damage to...
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Yesterday, 05:36 PM
Thanks SierraTango.
I know I said no more pictures, but ……
AKA
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Yesterday, 05:33 PM
You can hear a recent gig in the Showcase section. I attached another track to this post.
The best thing I'll say about my soloing is that my...
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Yesterday, 05:27 PM
That is a really interesting breakthrough of information. So one could even mix and match the two magnets with an A2 in one location, A5 in the...
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Yesterday, 05:18 PM
You’ll do fine!
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Yesterday, 05:15 PM
Comping is the fun bit haha
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Yesterday, 05:07 PM
If I knew, posting it on JGO would be my first thought, John :smile-new: . But I can confidently predict a high probability of shipping damage if...
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Yesterday, 04:12 PM
I like keeping the tag in too. Nice to have a signal along the way.
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Yesterday, 04:08 PM
Per John Buscarino"
"They are both output jacks. One is a 1/4" speaker jack the other is a Speakon speaker jack.."
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Yesterday, 04:05 PM
So, how do you feel about your solo lines?
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Yesterday, 03:55 PM
Grant Green at his finest! One of his best solos i think, around 250 bpm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcs9PdZEJwM
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Yesterday, 03:52 PM
Yes, they are good pickups. I have one in my B-160 as well, but those are a proprietary pickup made for Borys and quite different from Armstrong's...
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
I can't independently confirm this, but one of the original Heritage factory owners told me that two phenomena pushed Gibson through the roof. The...
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Yesterday, 03:30 PM
Have you taken a look into the Internet Archive?
There are 300+ results if you are looking for "ukulele" and media type "texts".
Internet...
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Yesterday, 03:25 PM
Just held by magnetist, interesting arrangement indeed.
Arnie
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Yesterday, 03:21 PM
nevershouldhavesoldit asks the important questions. It's probably not helpful to even speculate as to the cause, although my attention is directed...
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Yesterday, 03:10 PM
I lost my temper with it :-)
Stream AiNY by ragman | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Yesterday, 03:10 PM
Cab still available
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Yesterday, 03:10 PM
Thanks, Arnie! Thanks to you, we know exponentially more about this instrument than we did a week ago.
Are the magnets just held in by magnetism...
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Yesterday, 03:01 PM
Do you know your drop-2 inversions on the top four guitar strings?
Then you know your uke chords.
EDIT: The exact tuning is different of...
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Yesterday, 02:54 PM
TBH I'm not sure. I bought it new from luthier John Buscarino. I'll ask him.
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Yesterday, 02:54 PM
Though be careful, a lot of those will be for a non-synonymous tuning with uke.
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Yesterday, 02:44 PM
Upon examining the stock pickup of the PM3C closely, I discovered that the ceramic magnets are accessible and able to be easily replaced by just...
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
Nice cab! There appears to be a second 1/4" jack below the jack plate. Could you tell us what it is?
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Yesterday, 02:36 PM
In case this is helpful to someone.
My GCS-1 started feeling sticky.
Eventually, I found that the problem was with the tuning keys. They had...
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Yesterday, 02:32 PM
I'll put in a vote for My One and Only Love.
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Yesterday, 02:31 PM
That was fun. A tone poem. Nice Bach-ian thing around 5:00.
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Yesterday, 02:23 PM
Most of the great players I know have copied solos. Some write them down. Some do it regularly.
Most have, but not all. I know some terrific...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Worth the time, me thinks.
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Yesterday, 01:57 PM
Thanks for the vids MG. I seem to run into the shop tour every couple years and love watching it every time. Playing guitars and wood-working is...
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Yesterday, 01:54 PM
First, look at the broken string ends. The location of the break will tell you what’s wrong.
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Yesterday, 01:54 PM
One of the "My's"?
My Funny Valentine, My One and Only Love, or My Foolish Heart (another memorable Victor Young theme song from a forgettable...
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Yesterday, 01:52 PM
Thanks for all the insights. I haven't used the vintage style Strat (trem fixated) for quite a while that I got as an endorsement deal from Gregor of...
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Yesterday, 01:48 PM
The underside of the pickups have a cover with 4 screws (depending on the type of pickup) that you take off, there are 2 magnets that will come out...
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Yesterday, 01:48 PM
Excellent and inspiring!
Will you play Autumn Leaves when the leaves on those trees behind you turn color?
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Yesterday, 01:43 PM
Thanks. That's what I did. I wanted to upload four photos and it would only take one. Maybe too much data. I'm going to give it another shot.
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Yesterday, 01:41 PM
Were you? If you know something I would hope you’d warn us …
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Yesterday, 01:41 PM
You'll find more advanced instruction books for the 4 string banjo, and most of the same techniques can be applied to playing the ukelele.
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Yesterday, 01:33 PM
What a legacy, Marty. No wonder I'm always on the lookout for a Gibson or Heritage. Are you still living in Kalamazoo?
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Yesterday, 01:33 PM
Ooh I can jump in first here, I did this one a few years ago.
(I used a Boss OC3 pedal to get the low bass notes.)
Stream Autumn In New York...
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Yesterday, 01:33 PM
Actually, I meant shipping in just a gig bag to save money :smile-new:
I’ve only sold a few guitars in the last 25 years, and they were solid...
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Yesterday, 01:22 PM
I start backing away the more questions a potential buyer has and the more pictures he requests, even if we are talking about a craigslist deal. I...
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Yesterday, 01:21 PM
That would be easy because carp happens......
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Yesterday, 01:12 PM
Your having devoted a lot of time to rhythm playing is really showing here, in a great way.
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
I always thought it meant "Seize the Fish!"
Doug
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
Yes, it's necessary to process them, it's just that notating them accurately can be time consuming, but you can put the bar lines in.
The bass...
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Yesterday, 01:08 PM
Absolutely does have to be cool. Just cool in context. Context being key.
Herbie is very cool. Ed Bickert is very cool. Also Red Garland is cool...
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Yesterday, 12:43 PM
I had one and used the 011 with the first 012....I also used the Thomastik flat 011 and it was good, but I preferred the round ones because it is...
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Yesterday, 12:42 PM
Anyway, here's Moonglow.
A few thoughts on what this will look like, for me personally. Anybody interested feel free to jump in...no tune...
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Yesterday, 12:26 PM
I am considering ordering an RC-500. I do have a rather basic question. With this looper and perhaps others does the guitar signal at the input...
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Yesterday, 12:22 PM
pet peeve trigger alert! :cool: I haven’t used a hardshell case in (literally) decades and don’t have one for any of my guitars. They’re essentially...
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Yesterday, 12:08 PM
I personally wouldn't recommend the Moises app unless someone really needs it. Unlike other apps mentioned in this thread it requires subscriptions...
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Yesterday, 12:04 PM
Our standard for Sep 2024 will be Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke, 1934).
Background:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Autumn in New York)
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Yesterday, 12:01 PM
My personal shortcoming is that I should expand my repertoire (meaning knowing tunes inside out by rote -- melody, lyrics and changes) faster than I...
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Yesterday, 11:52 AM
I would just call that great comping. Excellent video!
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Yesterday, 11:49 AM
You have to feel it.
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Yesterday, 11:43 AM
This changed how I sold guitars. For an additional 6.8%, I can sell through an on-line consignment at 15%. I sold 4 guitars (and purchased 2) over...
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Yesterday, 11:43 AM
Sure cool can be Charleston, or Freddie green, or less, or more. But you have to know the difference, which is the hard part haha
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Yesterday, 11:39 AM
Click on the photo icon in the lower of the two rows of icons in the text editing frame; on mine it is in the bottom row second from the right, looks...
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Yesterday, 11:33 AM
I’ve never used one on my strat. I break strings rarely (no more often then on my other guitars that I use with light strings and bending). If...
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Yesterday, 11:30 AM
I've been thinking about transcribing the bass line and the chordal accompaniment of some solos I'm interested in. This is something I've neglected...
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Yesterday, 11:30 AM
Still here
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Yesterday, 11:23 AM
Cool video.
Depends what you want to do. In terms of doing something historical, you could improvise a prelude from a partimento. Or not. I know...
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Yesterday, 11:16 AM
I agree completely with Jack that a seller’s responsibility is to get the item to the buyer intact. But if a buyer who’s been reasonable to deal...
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Yesterday, 11:15 AM
You don’t have to play something cool at the same time. Thats the part everyone screws up. Comping isn’t about you, it’s about everyone else.
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Yesterday, 11:08 AM
I didn't realize that was you, i did listen to it. Nice playing. Sorry to waste your time I think I was just excited to share. Maybe it will help...
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Yesterday, 11:08 AM
Yeah man, I'm coming to the opinion that it's just as hard or harder than improvising a solo, I haven't started really thinking about it until...
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Yesterday, 11:05 AM
Yeah the real time reaction and having an awareness of what you've played, what you want to play, and how it fits together is a different skill...
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Yesterday, 10:58 AM
With my floating CC pick up by Pete, I couldn't lower the bass side of the pickup enough to balance because there simply wasn't room. I found that...
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Yesterday, 10:53 AM
If you use heavier strings, like 12-52, these may not fit.
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Yesterday, 10:51 AM
Some say they can tell what the wire is but to my eyes and fingers they all look the same. Turns relate to DCR which can be measured with a...
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Yesterday, 10:48 AM
Exactly. In the freight industry parlance, you (the shipper) are selling the item FOB (freight on board) the destination. You own it until it is...
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Yesterday, 10:41 AM
This is my experience:
Consignment - didn’t work for what I tried to sell. Items sat, store did not promote. I think for certain niches it can...
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Yesterday, 10:40 AM
They are probably counting on tourists looking at guitars made for all the artists over the years, possibly with video interviews.
There are also...
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Yesterday, 10:38 AM
I wonder if the buyer did not understand that bridge removal on an archtop is non-destructive...
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Yesterday, 10:38 AM
And I would have bought it if the seller hadn’t been a flake. I have to thank the members who realized I’d be interested in it and spontaneously...
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Yesterday, 10:36 AM
Carpe diem! (Fish of the day).
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Yesterday, 10:34 AM
I have a very nice 1959 ES-225T. I have thought of selling it as I don't play it often but when I get it out I usually change my mind. It's all...
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Yesterday, 10:30 AM
Looks to be of a similar condition and quality as the goodwill one, but with the pickup of course. It would be interesting to know if the neck...
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Yesterday, 10:25 AM
wire and turns
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Yesterday, 10:23 AM
I love it!!! That’s almost as funny as the commonly cited translation :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 10:20 AM
By George I think he’s got it.
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Yesterday, 10:20 AM
I’ve only had 2 guitars with trem tailpieces, and I “blocked” both of them to maintain tuning stability. So I can’t speak to common breaking spots...
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Yesterday, 10:00 AM
Hmm… variant of what? Pickup or a magnet?
I suppose that without some pro devices and skills nobody can tell exactly what magnet is what. I think...
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Yesterday, 09:50 AM
[QUOTE
My attempt at this very tricky tune and even a (barely survived) attempt at soloing over the changes.
Thank you. That's very kind!
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Yesterday, 09:42 AM
Hey OP
When I take solos I try to remember parts that are hard for me, like a specific chord change, and then I’ll look at what Prez, Chet Baker,...
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Yesterday, 09:37 AM
Do you mean like Partimento, or something like this guy? -
OLAF RUPP solo 8/2021 (youtube.com)
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Yesterday, 09:37 AM
More:
https://youtu.be/3UlO4vpTWfE?si=IyIiSdn0OTBGZB2w
Bobby Broom - Bobby Broom Plays for Monk Complete Album #bobbybroomguitar #jazz - YouTube
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Yesterday, 09:34 AM
I knew SRV used them, but I think only on the B & E strings? And they weren't a product: I think they were just heat shrink tubing. I think Bonamassa...
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Yesterday, 09:33 AM
Look up our esteemed member Rob MacKillop on Amazon, he has at least 2-3 instructional books.
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Yesterday, 09:33 AM
Mangled Latin for “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”
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Yesterday, 09:33 AM
You've got it right, it's just a gimmick. When the points of contact between strings and trem/trem-block are as smooth as they ought to be and no...
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Yesterday, 09:27 AM
Hi all, I'm looking for a Uke method book that doesn't just show easy tunes with three chords - I need one that covers the whole range i.e. the major...
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Yesterday, 09:13 AM
It might be this.
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Yesterday, 09:11 AM
The person who recommended the solo to me also emphasised the rhythm. I'm aware that Prez is working in more of a swing idiom & so is following the...
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Yesterday, 09:05 AM
Why not work on improvisation on classical guitar? There are people who do it. Preluding is a good gateway into it.
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Yesterday, 09:04 AM
He is!
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Yesterday, 09:03 AM
Yes I find it helps
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Yesterday, 09:00 AM
Rather than analyse - or maybe in addition to analysis - take musical elements and apply. The thing that makes jazz language is rhythm. So taking the...
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Yesterday, 09:00 AM
Bump for price drop.
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Yesterday, 08:53 AM
Watching is not useless. It's like a bookmark. When you watch an item, you are interested in it and may come back to it later. Maybe you're...
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Yesterday, 08:52 AM
Thanks! That guitar is actually 23,5" ("Byrdland") scale length... that's probabily why my small hands look huge! :-)
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Yesterday, 08:52 AM
I disagree. In an environment where it's *MY* job to get the guitar there with no damage, I have a right to choose what I feel is the best way to...
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Yesterday, 08:41 AM
I use .11 chromes on mine
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Yesterday, 08:39 AM
If you haven't done already, check out Truefire for video courses.
Sean McGowan: Fingerstyle Jazz Survival Guide
Fareed Haque: Solo Guitar...
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Yesterday, 08:38 AM
Music is an assembly of little bits and bobs that fit like puzzle pieces to form larger shapes and textures which together form a flow and an arc...
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Yesterday, 08:34 AM
Fred
I agree with most of what you say.
- On Daniel Slaman site he advertises a CC PU option for 250€ developped with Dirk van der Meij (Dutch...
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Yesterday, 08:29 AM
Would one know which variant one had without pulling it apart?
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Yesterday, 08:28 AM
Oh Jesus, yeah … comping. Want to know how big of a weakness that one is for me? So big I didn’t even think of it.
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Yesterday, 08:24 AM
I don’t know anything about CC pickups. Where do the magnets go that can be interchanged for the Biltoft?
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Yesterday, 08:11 AM
Mainly failings, but my biggest one as far as I'm concerned was my implacably string-hopping right-hand plectrum mis-technique (if I'm allowed to...
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Yesterday, 07:59 AM
By my estimation processing rhythm is probably the best reason to write it down.
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Yesterday, 07:47 AM
The perfect site for living with a watchful wife. I can buy as many guitars as I want, great prices, and the wife will never see them.
I'm gonna buy...
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Yesterday, 07:06 AM
you become really good,Lawson-Stone
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Yesterday, 07:05 AM
It is a brilliant analysis:
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Yesterday, 07:04 AM
nice..and you have large hands,lucky man!
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Yesterday, 06:36 AM
I'm liking the consensus here so far: it seems that learning solos won't be a complete waste of time.
I do intend to do at least a little bit of...
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Yesterday, 06:25 AM
I think I could manage octaves, but I have no intention on trying to figure out chords by ear any time soon!
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