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Today, 11:42 AM
Since that’s not what he said at all, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it isn’t what he really thinks.
He said nobody “sits back and...
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Today, 11:42 AM
No question like you I have owned both and have a Sunburst HJS now. Far better guitars than Gibson version except when you get one of the better GJS.
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Today, 11:39 AM
I owned both the Gibson and Heritage versions. At least with my examples, I thought the Heritage was a far superior guitar. In build, playability,...
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Today, 11:32 AM
Thanks a lot!
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Today, 11:28 AM
Nobody gets discovered on the internet, Really??? Is that what you really think? That statement is false, and that's putting it mildly. Just do a...
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Today, 11:25 AM
Tomorrow if all goes well, I am going up to Chicago to buy Big Mikes Heritage Johnny Smith. I have played it a winner. Be glad to get one of his old...
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Today, 11:21 AM
Big Mike has his priorities in order. I think he like nice looking ladies, great food, and guitars. He is a very devoted Christian and while not...
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Today, 11:16 AM
Looking for an Epi ES-175 Premium. Also looking at Archtop Tributes, 175 style or possible others. Thanks!
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Today, 11:15 AM
Well, maybe chord choice (extended, voicings, inversions, etc.) passing chord choices, etc.
Maybe I'll comment on some reharm I include????
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Today, 11:12 AM
The one I attached seems to be almost exactly the same as the one rpjazzguitar posted in the other thread (apart from a few details like the indented...
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Today, 11:12 AM
These are excellent song choices.
Regarding reharmonization, that might be a topic for someone who knows more than me.
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Today, 11:10 AM
"Most of the saddles I've seen on (photos of) vintage Gibson L5 archtops and family appear to be ebony btw."
They were in the 20's then switched...
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Today, 11:08 AM
Eastman AR610 acoustic archtop. Nearly mint. Some years ago, at my advanced age and small size, I swore I would never try using a full-size 17"...
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Today, 11:05 AM
I believe it’s less functional and more an aesthetic design choice. Luthier Maegan Wells features a distinctive Florentine cutaway in her archtop...
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Today, 10:50 AM
Assuming you will add some, I really learn from others' approach to reharmonizing progressions.
Next song something simple:
I can't give you...
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Today, 10:49 AM
You should follow your own advise.
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Today, 10:38 AM
Well, looks like I'll be back on schedule this weekend--
Any requests for video content? Tunes? More talk/less talk? Chords, gear setup, technique...
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Today, 10:33 AM
I like that cutaway better than the Florentine.
It looks a lot like their old Roy Clark model.
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Today, 10:09 AM
at 2:50, it looks like half of an unfinished archtop body. Is that something you made as a test?
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Today, 10:01 AM
Just another case of the loud mouthed few ruining it for everyone else. I saw Mike right after his accident at the Blue Note; it was a Miles Davis...
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Today, 09:48 AM
You're all welcome (or should I say "Here ya go mofos"?) ...
EDIT: I posted this already in the other thread(but didn't have the time to analyze...
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Today, 09:47 AM
Mike would phone me now and then to talk guitars, which was great fun - haven't known him as long as some of you guys have, but he strikes me as a...
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Today, 09:45 AM
You've nailed the problem, but you have it backwards. When you accompany a singer (or other solo voice), it is not about you. Your only job is to...
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Today, 09:34 AM
The harmonic motion in Just Friends, the A section, I just see as being chromatically decending minor tonalities.
The written chords: BbM7 ...
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Today, 09:34 AM
Funny indeed, "boring" and "cerebral" should be incompatible traits but they're exactly what comes to mind whenever I try to listen to Metheny for...
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Today, 09:33 AM
Do you have a link to a scan of the sheet music? It’s difficult to hunt down.
A lot of showy and early versions seem to have 1-6-2-5 in the bass...
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Today, 09:27 AM
Playing devil's advocate here but a ii V that doesn't resolve is just a non-functioning dominant (so you shouldn't alter it).
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Today, 09:21 AM
Aesthetically, I'd swap out the gold knobs for clear, to match the chrome.
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Today, 09:13 AM
I definitely like the C#dim too.
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Today, 09:07 AM
Nice choice! the HB's are wonderful , I have an HBII Artist that' delicious
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Today, 09:00 AM
The bass is funky
Why not the C#o7 as well? That sounds cool esp as a variation.
Soloing wise…
according to Barry bird didn’t play a B...
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Today, 08:58 AM
Yeah, I was going to comment the same thing. My niece is a gigging musician, among others I know in her generation. Social media might help her get a...
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Today, 08:53 AM
That's funny, Mike Stern even with his injuries can still play at the level that most can only dream about, and be a real artist with originality and...
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Today, 08:47 AM
FWIW, there's no reason a Venetian cut couldn't be as deep as a Florentine?
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Today, 08:46 AM
If this would have been posted around March time I would have picked it up. Crazy good looking instrument at a crazy price
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Today, 08:24 AM
C-7b5 just another Ebm6 though, right?
I like the up and down variant. Or at least the Bdim as the second chord.
I think my go to has become
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Today, 08:12 AM
It always depends on a lot of factors including the particular pieces of wood themselves, but the consensus about B&I RW in particular is out there...
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Today, 07:53 AM
Reminds us again why it is that we listen to music?
Can you listen to this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PD_zJdPEd4
I can - if I want to...
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Today, 07:46 AM
Hi Prudd,
I’ll send you my number via pvt message.
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Today, 07:40 AM
Rob,
I posted the video on a German guitar forum, and reactions are coming in. Here's where you can find your German well-wishers:
Gitarre in...
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Today, 07:35 AM
I don't want to know what he did with them.
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Today, 07:28 AM
That Dbo7 is in Gershwin's version - actually Eo7 as the tune was originally in Db major. Love that borrowed C natural in the melody on Dbo7 that...
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Today, 07:22 AM
Oh noes! I noticed I hadn't seen you around in a while. Don't quit. I think it's essential in all jazz to play with some harmonic grit. So you have...
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Today, 07:16 AM
I’ve used both those bridges. The StewMac/Benny bridge is a good quality piece.
The replica propeller inlay bridge is also good but quite a bit...
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Today, 07:11 AM
Something I just remembered
https://youtu.be/dHt0ReO3Xhk?si=rjZv52eCMdVPid91
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Today, 07:11 AM
GET. OUT.
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Today, 06:52 AM
Here you go, Allan:
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Today, 06:10 AM
I'd like to note that the backing to rhythm changes necessitates 2 chords per bar. While soloing over it necessitates not always outlining 2 chords...
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Today, 05:50 AM
Hey :)
I'm offering my 2006 Gibson Herb Ellis. The guitar got its own sound with a great BJB floating pickup, very fat and jazzy! It has got some...
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Today, 05:34 AM
Here's a pic to cheer you up:
Pete Townshend bought two or three D'Angelico New Yorkers.
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Today, 05:27 AM
Oh I forgot, the modern jazz changes
F7alt for 8 bars.
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Today, 05:24 AM
This is less of a 'soloing option' because people don't tend to move to a more standard RC changes when it comes to soloing (people being Nat Cole et...
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Today, 05:24 AM
For better or worse, I'm copying the head for Scrapple from this Tenor Sax version on youtube, I find it easier to hear, also I can read the notation...
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Today, 05:18 AM
Playing bad notes happens to me at almost every gig. And most of the times, I am one of very few who noticed it or the rest is just to polite. Even...
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Today, 05:09 AM
I didn't see this variant, which I call the monte/fonte but normal people might call the 'up and down'
Bb Bo7 | C-7 C#o7 | D-7 G7 | C-7 F7 |
It...
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Today, 04:50 AM
I don't know if he is. He seems quite animated about it. I agree no one would say that its ii V to Ab, for the simple reason it doesn't go to Ab. But...
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Today, 04:42 AM
Hi everyone. Here's a fun one I'm slowly working through
https://youtu.be/4-nwk9ojwR4?si=fyEg_19JNpJ1NXrX
Good practice for polyrhythms. The A...
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Today, 04:28 AM
Well, my experience is that the internet has relatively little to do with the real world bricks and mortar jazz world. If you want to play live gigs,...
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Today, 04:19 AM
Get well soon Rob
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Today, 03:46 AM
Hoops are horizontal.
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Today, 02:17 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjvPs7ooFNo
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Today, 02:08 AM
No Mo mofos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxPmCSaj9oM
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Today, 02:05 AM
Even tho we haven't met you seem like one of the good ones Rob. Best wishes
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Today, 01:27 AM
Well next time that bee comes around, maybe see if you can get some honey, it's sweet and delicious. LOL.
Bees are actually really amazing. Honey...
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Today, 01:05 AM
What's the difference?
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Today, 12:30 AM
Beautiful guitar. The PRS SE guitars tend to be very very good IMHO.
We picked up a PRS SE Zach Meyers a while back and it is a delight to...
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Today, 12:23 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv3WDrhNU_w
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Yesterday, 11:35 PM
Two chords to a bar at a rhythm changes tempo is a pass from me.
Bb and Gm7 don’t need to be two chords. Cm7 and F7 don’t need to be two chords....
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Yesterday, 11:35 PM
Dave Rogers is a really good guy to do business with! Eautiful looking guitar!
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Yesterday, 11:31 PM
I like black guitars. I particularly like black archtops, although I've never owned one. I also like black Les Pauls better than any other finish....
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Yesterday, 11:26 PM
Florentine features spinach and Venetian features seafood.
We have to remember that guitars are not designed and built by mechanical engineers,...
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Yesterday, 11:23 PM
I like the look of the Venetian rounded cut away.
With all of the other variables, I'm guessing the difference it makes in tone is negligible, but...
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Yesterday, 11:15 PM
I've got one:
C - G7 - C - G7
C - F - C/G7 - C
That end bit's a bit tricky.
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Yesterday, 11:11 PM
Very nice. I watched your other YT video of this track many times.
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Yesterday, 11:05 PM
Ummmm. What?
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Yesterday, 11:02 PM
Rob - Sending healing vibes.
AKA
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Yesterday, 10:56 PM
It is
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Yesterday, 10:14 PM
I'm playing Bb blues or I and V on the A no matter what:)
This is great though...could definitely do a BUNCH of Rhythm videos on RC.
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Yesterday, 10:07 PM
Well howdy …
Summer of Rhythm … Changes?
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Yesterday, 10:05 PM
I just had the idea that one could justify that by the saying both chords come from the double diminished scale ... just kidding.
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Yesterday, 09:37 PM
Didn't you know? Les also invented the first 3D printer.
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Yesterday, 09:34 PM
Rhythm Changes basically made me quit jazz guitar. It sounds amazing when the masters play it, but I could never pull it off with all those changes....
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Yesterday, 09:19 PM
I've recently started working with a singer, so I've been thinking about how to approach it. This particular singer has a degree in music, plays a...
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Yesterday, 09:15 PM
I've never been into black guitars that much, but this really floats my boat.
Just a moment...
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Yesterday, 09:11 PM
The thing that kills me is he's asking 10K for the guitar pick and has to charge $7 shipping.Can't make this stuff up.
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Yesterday, 09:03 PM
I don't know which one's better. My pref's always been the look of the curve so that's all I have. Lately I've liked the Florentine look on the wider...
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
Ok, good plan! Just kidding. No disagreement here that the best way to know how to back a musician is to actually ask them and collaborate.
I've...
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Yesterday, 08:55 PM
Get well soon!
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Yesterday, 08:55 PM
People! Insane deal alert!
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Yesterday, 08:51 PM
I'm speechless .... but out of curiousity, how does one "hand make" a plastic pick?
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Yesterday, 08:40 PM
Funny, I recall fusion was popular back then, for example, I saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra at Winterland and the place was packed. And I recall the...
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Yesterday, 08:38 PM
I will have an opinion very soon. This one is being built to be played purely as an acoustic instrument.
AKA
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Yesterday, 08:26 PM
Why not just turn off "comments" on YouTube? That way those who appreciate his videos will have access to them, and he won't have to hear from the...
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
Bbmin Eb7 is the backdoor progression. It happens in many tunes including Rhythm Changes.
Literally no one would say it's ii V to Ab, lol.
Tim...
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
Very best wishes, Rob. Lots of love and respect on here for you - hope that gives you some strength. Get well soon.
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Yesterday, 07:50 PM
Here's my next take with the sort of ending that Lawson suggested (thanks!)
Time After Time, Take 3 (Basie ending): TAT Take 3 - Box.com
I'm...
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Yesterday, 07:44 PM
Rob: I appreciate everything you've brought to the forum, including your music, photography, typewriters, commentary, and Bach Cello Suites for...
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Yesterday, 07:40 PM
The shirts are hooped, not striped.
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Yesterday, 07:24 PM
FWIW, the original ES-125 is a non-cut, 16”, laminate body guitar.
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Yesterday, 07:21 PM
Love to you Rob.
Alan
Zither Banjo | Rob MacKillop ~ Musician
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Yesterday, 07:15 PM
... and I lowered some of the prices. Buy one from me and we'll both be happy! Buy more than one from me and we'll talk!
-1998-2002 Fender...
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Yesterday, 07:05 PM
About 2 years ago I got tried of lugging my PA around and decided on a line array system. My local GC had the Bose, JBL and EV products and I...
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Yesterday, 06:59 PM
From what I've gathered, Gibson made a cutaway but they made it in the ‘proper’ way, so no extra binding to make up for gaps between the arch. Then...
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Yesterday, 06:51 PM
BRW has been used for bridges and saddles by Gibson for so long that I honestly don't know when they started! Flat tops (bridges) and arch tops (base...
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Yesterday, 06:30 PM
I believe close to the edge was voted the best progressive album of all times and I agree. Listened to it so much back in the day, I had to buy...
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Yesterday, 06:29 PM
Thanks for replying Frank. That is truly sad about the cyber bullying. I know that I speak for most here that recognize and enjoy Mike's talent and...
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Yesterday, 06:25 PM
That's really the way it was done back in the 70's for jazz, though. You had to get out there and get your music heard by audiences in order to build...
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Yesterday, 06:22 PM
The Sweet 16 arrived in excellent shape. The wood inlay in the tailpiece has what I thought was a sticker emblem. It's not. It's a perfectly done...
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Yesterday, 06:20 PM
It's drop dead gorgeous in person. I'm sure Mike's happy it's going to a good home.
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Yesterday, 06:02 PM
Best, best wishes Rob! And all our hopes for a rapid positive response to treatment so that you can get home and on with your life.
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Yesterday, 05:59 PM
Tim gives the example of Just Friends going to Bbm7 - Eb7. He doesn't agree with any analysis of this as ii-V in Ab. His reason is that in terms of...
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Yesterday, 05:56 PM
Thanks Peter for the response and your own excellent examples.
Yes, that anticipation 'and of four' is a hard one for many people to both...
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Yesterday, 05:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqeSq8dRy_A
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Yesterday, 05:45 PM
It's still available. Do you have any questions?
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
There are also very good reasons why one could go wrong with adding BRW to a guitar, but that aside, is there really a reason to believe that the...
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Yesterday, 05:41 PM
looks cool, can you paste an individual chord diagram to an image format to drop into a document?
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Yesterday, 05:38 PM
Acquired taste, I felt the same way about Joe Pass. I couldn’t tell what was happening and couldn’t hear the changes. It was all chords and noodling....
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Yesterday, 05:27 PM
I think you’ll do just fine, keep working on the gaps.
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
This is the only player where I didn't like him at all at first, now I love his playing. WTF happened? Maybe I had no taste of wasn't ready for it?...
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
I was diagnosed with myasthenia about six years ago--fortunately, a mild case and easily managed with an immunosuppressant and pyridostigmine (and I...
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Yesterday, 05:21 PM
thanks. I compared the bridge base on my kessel (oiled brazilian) to the one on the L4 and they are very similar in darkness but the oiled brazilian...
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Yesterday, 05:21 PM
@Big Mike
This forum will not be same without you sir.
Your contribution here has been mighty.
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Yesterday, 05:21 PM
Thanks for the video
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Yesterday, 05:20 PM
This is all pretty helpful info in this thread. It has helped me get to the bottom of it a bit.
I am gigging like 4-8 gigs a month. Nobody gives me...
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Yesterday, 05:15 PM
From truetone, where i think it was originally sold.
In the history of the Fender Custom Shop, few Masterbuilders have achieved the status level...
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Yesterday, 04:57 PM
Not to throw oil on the fire, but the negative comments on here were about his use of filters and whatnots, not about the man's playing or...
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Yesterday, 04:56 PM
Yessss. I have (mostly just loose leaf photo-copies) the Mick Goodrick factorial rhythm book. I never got through much because I never made it passed...
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Yesterday, 04:49 PM
Best of luck in the coming weeks, Rob.
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Yesterday, 04:49 PM
This looks wonderful! May I ask if it's a custom shop Fender? And which model? Thanks!
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Yesterday, 04:43 PM
It’d be great if you could post a clip of this. I struggle reading rhythms.
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Yesterday, 04:41 PM
https://youtu.be/Pj98pvfpCWA?si=EsjGqEQC7bD-7bYz
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Yesterday, 04:38 PM
Truth!
Time for my favorite Emily Remler quote (regarding the Charleston)
"Nothing is corny if it SWINGS."
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Yesterday, 04:24 PM
Garland's comping style could be reduced to rhythmic variations of the 'Charleston' pattern (usually represented by a dotted quarter note followed by...
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Yesterday, 04:23 PM
Very sad...
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Yesterday, 04:23 PM
Hey Rob, Wishing you a speedy and full recovery! Get well soon, my forum friend. This place needs you. -- Joe
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Yesterday, 04:14 PM
I have Estonian upbringing with bland food. We do have a kind of expression of "enjoy something" and that is used in advertisement (exactly like...
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Yesterday, 04:01 PM
I just remembered. 5! Yes. Thank you. C5.
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Yesterday, 04:00 PM
IBANEZ AF 200 ARTSTAR - #7786108 - su Mercatino Musicale in Chitarre Elettriche
IBANEZ ARTSTAR AF200 DEL 1998 - #7417695 - su Mercatino Musicale...
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Yesterday, 03:52 PM
I'm just waiting for the seller to get back so i can snatch up this one. Just a moment...
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
Hang in there Rob.
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