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Did someone mention a George Benson workshop? https://youtu.be/oxjzvCbQ3k4?si=QoGpx4CPocOcK9l0

The new guitar arrived today. It looks exactly like the pics. I waited today for the delivery. The package required a signature. It was about 25...

Please explain.

When an auction house like Heritage gets involved, I just completely stay away. That to me is a worst-case scenario the auctions wins and everyone...

I don't know if Gibson is overpriced or if that's just what it takes to build guitars in America at American labor prices vs. the near-slave labor...

That's why so many players preferred laminated plywood guitars, like the ES175 for example. There's hardly any feedback on those, the thicker the...

Hmmm, it's hard to say anything definitive because, of course, every guitar is slightly different- even between ostensibly identical models. I...

Get it, buy it! Heck, at that price buy TWO! Reverse psychology lol.

Gibson=overpriced. Nice guitars, but completely overpriced and driven by hype. It's a plywood guitar, remember that. Plywood. I would def consider...

It’s unfortunate that you can’t try before you buy. Gibson 335s are generally great instruments. But, of course it has to be right for you. My...

It is definitely the same guitar. I looked at all the old posts and it’s the same one you posted a PSA about. The person who bought it in response to...

Oh yes I played that guitar for sure. Spent some time with it and it is a woody sounding guitar. It keeps up with the best. The neck is a bit full...

OMG! No! DON’t BUY A 335! Did that work?

I can't talk you out of buying a guitar I just bought myself!!! I was going to get another Epiphone 335, in fact I did, but had to return it. So I...

If you like the sound of a "typical" GIBSON semi-hollow then your choice is manifold but you should also consider the other usual suspects : an...

The way my teacher described it seemed it was more like the ‘feeling of the distance between two beats’. Either that or I failed to understand what...

My main reference or guide on improv is playing tunes. My main tool is rhythm (I imagine rhythmic hits and throw notes at them). My co-tool is...

Useful insight. Thank you. Do you see the 3/4 bars as any different? They each follow a 5/8 bar. No equation. Just a different subdivision. ...

Thanks for the complement, but there are lots of other great players on this forum. It was quite a coincidence to end up with this guitar. I spend...

They call the subdivisions of the beat "laya." Correction: A web search tells me that laya is the tempo, they do have a word for the...

BM would be so happy to hear that one of the finest players on this forum has landed one from his collection!

Bindings make perfect sense IMHO. Looking at my buddies' battered double basses, I wonder why tradition still outweighs reason. In that camp, "mint"...

Yes, correct, the year 1054. Dispute over papal authority and the filoque, which is the procession of the holy spirit, are what caused the split. ...

Looks like Roy had to overdub a solo about 2/3 of the way through. Different guitar.

My son mentioned it to me the other day while we were checking out a couple of films at the local Kurosawa festival.

I doubt it’s South Indian…. I mean it obviously isn’t a Sanskrit term, but I can see how it’s useful and relates to Konnakol. I did however...

The more I hear, the more I like (don't believe in papal authority). So the split happened when the Roman Catholics came up with the pope, and...

I kept checking the Webstrings site and their flatwounds are still out of stock in the 12 gauge size. I ended up getting two sets of chromes 12s from...

Sure, but todays interfaces (even budget products) are pretty good. A pair of good (neutral) speakers also won‘t break the bank. I‘ve also bought the...

Congratulations! I have a couple of guitars I wish I never sold, and I also keep scanning Reverb. But so far no luck. It's great you found yours...

Oh, I had no idea this existed. Thank you, now I can't wait to see it. I was actually just talking about "Paris, Texas" with a friend.

When asked by Melvyn Bragg about his personal beliefs, the painter Francis Bacon replied, "I'm profoundly optimistic about nothing".

A rare bird, but very pricey

The cutaway LH650 has become a rare bird, namely because so many of them arrived with bad neck angles. Yet some actually arrived with good necks, so...

You've just described the new Wim Wenders film, Perfect Days:

Yes, it's much closer to orthodoxy. But we don't believe in papal authority. The patriarch is considered "first among equals" not a vicar of Christ....

Some nice looking guitars in this thread!

Breh, you work with him individually. Everyone's muted until it's your turn then you can ask him whatever you want. And you can practice the...

Microbeats is a term used for polyrhythms in South Indian Music. There were quite a few exercises re: metric modulation in the lessons I took from...

and you can hear all the other clowns trying to hang?

So there's a group zoom meeting and everyone plays together, but I can be like "Chris listen to this, am I doing it right?"

I was searching through old threads about Campellone guitars and I discovered that the Special that I just bought was one of Big Mike’s guitars. I...

Here is a closeup of my Dale Unger American Legend 7 string guitar, which is hand-carved from all solid wood without binding. This gives the guitar a...

Well, that requires self-discipline. And for the record, YOU are the one who started this "dance" in this thread LOL. But I agree- I have no desire...

I think you may even be over thinking it. Basically the overall 2/4 pulse of the song doesn’t change. If we ignore the various dropped and...

Halfway there: Eastman El Rey 4 has no edge-binding on the top, fingerboard or pegehead, and maple binding on the back.

Giant archive of taped lessons plus daily live group classes with different instructors in a zoom call that you participate in.

Here is a photo of the edge of the top of a La Venezia meeting the side and the neck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The good thing about critical thought and not having confirmation bias is people acknowledge the new information without dancing around it for two...

Yes, how very odd! A lot more Americans turned out to vote in an election to replace a president (Donald Trump) whose gross incompetence led to over...

The way the word “anomaly” is used in this thread would probably make a statistician cry.

I guess I just don't get how it works

Because I was confronted with new information. That's the good thing about critical thought and not having confirmation bias: when you receive new...

Refocus back to the nihilists:

In the group classes they give you time to participate.

It's funny how you smoothly transitioned to this statement which is in stark contradiction to your position that 2024 turnout made 2020 extreme...

How so? I mean in what way? I emailed him about private lessons and he ghosted me

You do participate. Chris and Caili give you all the attention you want.

You're talking in circles. Let's start over: 2016 had 17 million fewer voters than 2020. 2020 had 17 million more voters than 2016 (an anomaly)....

My family is what they call "Traditional" Catholic, which is pre-Vatican II: I believe that is similar to the Eastern Orthodox?

HA! Nice deflection.

We should spread the gospel with works and leading by example, not browbeating and fear. My problem with people using the term "evangelical...

So, we're in 4/4 at "in case there is a change in the". Then a bar of 7/8, which I'll think of as 3.5/4. The dropped 8th note won't throw me off....

False. You never admitted to be wrong about 2024. That's what I mean by dishonesty. And you're still not admitting it. 2024 is only 2 million...

I then admitted being wrong about 2024. True or false? My point stands: 2020 was anomaly, having 17 million more voters than 2016. 2020 also had...

My Rancourt has no bindings or inlay. (Those dots are stick-ons)

I'll listen to your vid when I get the chance. 2 things: you have to learn to use it melodically. Chord melody isn't do re mi sol (le) la ti do. ...

Noodles: https://youtu.be/PILmcSjF1Jc?si=iU7cegJR6t_vfstV

$47 a month is too much for video lessons I can't participate in. It's just not the product for me.

:highly_amused:

I don't recall how much I paid for one of the all day workshops in the 70's at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, with guys like Joe...

The video I linked in post #100 has some examples. I watched some other videos, mostly by drummers. One made the point that for some modulations...

I have never had a set practice routine or practiced for long hours. I practice only what I’m going to use on a gig or what I’m interested in...

This is a video tribute to RD's book with a great soundtrack (Elmore James "Standing At The Crossroads," Lowell Fulson's "Rollin' Blues," Chuck...

One more Benedetto: La Venezia.

I got baptized Eastern (Russian) Orthodox. Everything in western "christianity" is a throwaway next to that.

I'm ( very ) pleasantly surprised to see 2 non-cut's in this batch...Interesting ! Wondering whether they'll be pure acoustics or have p/u's .....

^ $47 a month is too expensive for you for daily lessons with top pros?! Breh.

I was actually falling asleep at the time I posted those comments, so if taken with a large whiff of nitrous oxide they'll make perfect sense....

I looked into it, the base version is 3x what I'd pay for the pro version. No thanks.

@GuyBoden Because we all tend to view the guitar visually, by shapes and patterns; the way I think of it, is that basically, the bottom four...

He reveals his master plan

Why would I be mad at John Coltrane?

I’ll also note that the tonal center you identified for a C major turnaround was Gm … based on a composite Gm scale that includes every note except...

^ Join Open Studio. :pride:

A short and strange video about RD's "Blues Inside and Out." Includes glimpses of the text.

This place is starting to suck a whole lot more than it's fun or interesting.

Thread title changed for your convenience. :smile-new:

We aren't talking about that right now. We are talking about what's happening in this thread.

Well, o.k., let's review what we discussed.... I said that all the notes that Sonny Stitt played could be found in certain scales (with occasional...

I marvel at Gatemouth's picking style. A lot of guys play with only their fingers, but I don't know of any who keep their fingers as straight as he...

Probably better to say "proselytizing" rather than "evangelical" in this context. Even if in practice there's no real difference, the word...

I am truly enjoying watching the progress of Mark's artistry and craftsmanship! The Cameo in the group will be mine soon guys!

@Christian Miller I live to discover new sounds and artists. Thanks for mentioning some players that deserve wider recognition. I'll be sure to...

Now THAT is cool

Ken Parker makes archtops with fiddle edge, no binding

The Catholic Church has their own hypocrisy here in the states. I was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and even a Catholic University, but...

V, there aren’t many cheap Heritage arch tops anymore. If you’ve got access to a great buy, if it were me I’d be all over it.

The Landscape MIJ guitars were built with violin construction. No bindings.

You claimed that there were 15 million more turnout in 2020 than BOTH 2016 and 2024. You called this an extreme anomaly. True or false?

I'm not sure what you're saying, did you say 15 million less votes were cast in 2024? You'll need to make your point a little more succinctly. Yes,...

How many posts did it take to you to acknowledge the 2024 component of your original claim given that it was crucial part of your logic? You...

I gave that up several years ago. I'm merely stating facts, and trying to make you aware of things you are apparently not aware of.

Well, I disagree with "almost all", but that's another discussion. I'm still not sure what people mean when they use the term "evangelical...

As I said, I came back to reply, and the thread had been nuked. There were 17 million more voters in 2020 than there were in 2016. IDK if there's an...

Oh sorry, I did not listen to your example (Surrey with a Fringe) .... What is the cue for the change in tempo? How is the tempo "equation" you ...

Out of curiosity, have you tried choosing not to be triggered by the news?

I guess you haven't seen any of the news reports over the last several years where football players and coaches were disciplined for praying- ON...

That's precisely what I mean. For example, the activity of Evangelical Christians in America contradict almost all of Christ's actual teachings.

Thank you Jack.

uh... have you SEEN the Middle East lately? The persecution of Christians is alive and well, despite the media only talking about Ukraine and Israel.

I've done the deep dive on various timelines: Tao was first (if that matters, I'm not saying it does). I should have included Hinduism with the...

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Syncopated happiness.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkpSWy67ClY

You contradict yourself...well, at best we'd have to hear what YOUR definition of "Christianity" is, especially since you seem to appreciate Jesus'...

This is what I mean by dishonesty. Do you remember what your original claim was? What was the "extreme anomaly" about the 2024 turnout in light of...

Again, I believe in Christianity because I think there's a scientific basis for it, not because it's some nice supernatural stuff to believe in.

yeah yeah yeah of course you're right. BTW- the last 2 times I tried to come back and prove the truth with factual evidence (since as our last...

Benedetto Andy and Benedetto Bravo Elite have no bindings.

It's ambiguous as to whether Hesse meant the book to be about the literal Siddhartha Gautama. There are elements that parallel the stories about...

The only practical way to build a guitar with no binding is to have the tops and backs overlap the sides, as in violins. Many builders now offer...

Please record that.

I've been really digging Cecil's playing recently. Very melodic player. Check out his 'Introducing Cecil Alexander' album if you haven't yet. The...

I was practically raised as an atheist so I am an outsider to all religions. I used to see religious people as fitting one negative stereotype as...

Not protesting Christmas. I've got a light up snow man on my front porch and our tree went up before Thanksgiving.

Damn straight. My program director wanted the theme to be "My Favorite Things" and for us to program music based around some of our and the kids'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4K1TCVruew

Okay, the book is about someone named Siddartha, but not the Buddah, living in the same time. I think, I could have missed the context, maybe Bobby...

unless they're hip as fuck playing green onions and lester leaps in!

More trouble? Like having a functional instrument? Is this a long game G.A.S. thing? (I'm just being silly now, I know you're talking about...

Christmas, my dude. It's everywhere. Elementary school winter music programs are basically caroling. They miiiiiiight lean toward secular-ish...

I don't know the book, but Siddartha Gautoma was the historical Buddha's name, referred to as the Buddha after his enlightenment. Buddha is more of a...

I'm talking about a book by Herman Hesse, I thought it was a fictional character.

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