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Today, 02:43 AM
Much good advice here. Try to roll off the tone, as many say, but also reduce/remove the amount of reverb. The amount of reverb you use removes...
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Today, 02:40 AM
Ron Carter and Mads Vinding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nJ-d3S3GZ0&list=PLyHn3f7-9IUJ1nSug6N_klm5OQZgZyVhf&index=12
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Today, 02:38 AM
I put a humbucker in the neck position on my Tele many years ago, mostly out of necessity, the original neck pickup broke and I was going on the road...
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Today, 02:32 AM
I hear what you're saying. The top pro players don't only play the vanilla changes when soloing, they have extra stuff going on harmonically to make...
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Today, 02:14 AM
No, it's great for jazz without modding too. If you don't mind the noise it's fine as is.
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Today, 02:13 AM
This is just a perfectly simple, common or garden, 12-bar blues in Bb. Beginners stuff. We should have easily done it and moved on by now. So...
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Today, 02:11 AM
He's fine, he still got the original coils, just a slap on the wrist (for bigsby). :cool:
Btw I had to shim the neck AND the bridge, because the...
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Today, 02:05 AM
He's not playing jazz, he admits he's not a jazz musician, he just wants to change the sound of his guitar. It's getting tedious. It ought to be in...
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Today, 01:40 AM
So, practical:
You are playing through a Fender Princeton amp? Then turn the bass and treble down to zero. You'll have to turn the volume up to...
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Today, 01:24 AM
Great post, and throws much needed light on this discussion. So, as to the quote (in the OP) in question, is this then the true source of it? :
"A...
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Today, 12:49 AM
Vinny, I know you like a warm tone and the CES delivers a slightly warmer tone than the WESMO does. This guitar looks like a good fit for you.
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Today, 12:23 AM
Yes, I've noticed that too. His technique looks effortless. And his sound is great.
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Today, 12:20 AM
I think his action is very low, he has a custom string gauge set with lighter wound strings than usual. This must allow a very light touch, and give...
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Today, 12:05 AM
I don’t think this was ever in question.
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Yesterday, 11:49 PM
In any case the Tristano school did not breed racists.
There is that section in "Conversation's on the Improvisor's Art" where Lee Konitz speaks...
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Yesterday, 11:48 PM
I might have considered hitting someone. That is so beyond stupid.
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Yesterday, 11:37 PM
I present to you, one of my very favorite moments in recorded jazz (the link should cue you up to the right spot, but if not, we're looking for about...
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Yesterday, 11:33 PM
Play the background gigs to get good enough to play the nightclub gigs.
But really, everyone wants to see and play a good show. The guy who will...
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Yesterday, 11:24 PM
This is a pretty good one to start ear training with. You already know it’s in Bb and “all 6ths”
oops meant to reply to the other person…
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Yesterday, 11:22 PM
Ah crap. At least I know where I went wrong.
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Yesterday, 10:58 PM
I decided to order it. You made me even more curious after having heard about the book recently and finding out that is has become unavailable in the...
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Yesterday, 10:44 PM
I’ll hit both those events. They’re maybe a half hour from home. Thanks!
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Yesterday, 10:35 PM
I always think the same thing. It looks like he just moves his hand up and down the neck and notes pop out. Whatever the technique is, is must be...
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Yesterday, 10:34 PM
Another interesting point. This is about the time that black musicians started making a concerted effort to reject “jazz” as a label for both...
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Yesterday, 10:29 PM
For what it’s worth — this says that Tristano’s dismissal of black musicians must be seen as a reaction to the black musician’s dismissal of white...
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Yesterday, 10:10 PM
Thank you all for the good advice in this thread.
I just can't behind the "there are no mistakes" stuff. The idea that they have to be bought and...
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Yesterday, 10:09 PM
Here is a section of Shim Eunmi's Lennie Tristano: His life in music (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007, pp108-9), in which Tristano's...
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Yesterday, 10:08 PM
Today at my annual physical, I made the mistake of complaining to one of the PA's that I had a pain in my neck,left shoulder area from using a...
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Yesterday, 10:03 PM
I would disagree with those who say "your tone is fine" because the OP is clearly not happy with the tone, and the tone in the archtop video is the...
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Yesterday, 09:43 PM
Have you ever read the book?
Read the book, and you can find out for yourself
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Yesterday, 09:35 PM
If you're familiar with Jazz/Fusion guitar great Tim Miller, this is his new signature guitar.
It plays exceptionally well and is semi hollow....
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Yesterday, 08:57 PM
There is a video of Jimmy Bruno playing over Bbmaj7 using chord tones (maybe some Bb major scale tones too, I don't recall) and swinging like mad....
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Yesterday, 08:38 PM
I often play at my worst when I know musicians are in the audience. So, as long as I don't know there are (pro) musicians in the crowd I play OK.
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Yesterday, 08:32 PM
Who knows what they sound like in the room but in the recordings, I thought the Tal sounded best followed by the Golden Eagle. Those two just had a...
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
I don't often listen to Mike Stern, but a couple days ago I put on the Upside Downside album, and that is just an glorious slab of mid-80s NYC...
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Yesterday, 08:19 PM
I ordered one from Ali Express. It arrived in a week from China. That's faster than my recent purchase from Calgary, one province away. I've been...
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
OP, I notice your point of reference in your post is to a youtube video rather than a record you like. Wondering what jazz you listen to? I think the...
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Yesterday, 07:47 PM
I'm trying to help the OP... I can swing like a Mother F.... I've worked with some of the best drummer. They know and can help.
The obvious...
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Yesterday, 07:32 PM
Wow... beautiful Mark. Thanks... please play more in that direction. Do you enjoy this style...
Reg
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Yesterday, 07:23 PM
thanks... yea the sequencing approach is great for developing two part or compound line soloing. Even call and answer thing. I use harmonic approach...
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Yesterday, 07:21 PM
The tone isn't Wes, but it can work fine.
In fact, it's all fine. It doesn't have to be jazzy.
But, the reason it doesn't seem jazzy, to my...
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Yesterday, 07:20 PM
Ah I figured I could just ask the guy leaving the cryptic ellipses and maybe he’d tell me.
Alas.
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Yesterday, 07:19 PM
He usually sounds similar to my ears in casual listening. It's always weird watching him play, he never looks like he depresses any fingers on his...
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Yesterday, 07:15 PM
Maybe you should apply for a forum monitor position LOL
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Yesterday, 07:11 PM
So how long can you solo on a I IV vamp/ How many different styles and feels can you develop.
Blues really just comes down to the Tonic Subdom...
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Yesterday, 07:07 PM
Hello Vinny,
Thanks for inquiring. I will measure the frets and get back to you later on this evening. Just as a FYI, the frets have a...
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Yesterday, 07:03 PM
Agreed on all counts. My two favorite albums of hers (now out of print, “Take Two” and “Catwalk”) have excellent examples of her playing with that...
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Yesterday, 07:02 PM
I’d like to hear the end of this sentence.
… and maybe this one.
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Yesterday, 06:55 PM
Yea... what your playing and tone can easily be fixed.... what will take TIME is as someone said... your feel... which is how your thinking or...
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Yesterday, 06:42 PM
No prob!
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Yesterday, 06:21 PM
I am 100 miles away and interested.
Can you measure the fret height. I have seen some from this year that had the frets pleked too low.
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Yesterday, 06:07 PM
Oh, I see. Very simple. Thanks!
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Yesterday, 05:48 PM
Sux. You'll have to have at it with the google images. This one is pretty good. Or transcribe it, it's easy, all 6ths.
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Yesterday, 05:12 PM
I have had my share of Grossman books in the early 90ies browsing through the huge music department of Munich's public library. Do you remember...
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Yesterday, 05:05 PM
One of my favorite Doc tunes:
https://youtu.be/6VAbrnjdtYw?si=hd43lolOYA8srr-u
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Yesterday, 04:57 PM
A lot of Spanish guitarists particularly pre-Segovia played with no nails.
Segovia standardized a lot of things that didn’t need to be...
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Yesterday, 04:44 PM
You can even buy a Mike Stern sound emulation LOL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGg2LAC1VjM
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Yesterday, 04:39 PM
I have no real opinion on nails or no nails as working in gastronomy forces me keeping my nails short anyway but through the website of our Rob...
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Yesterday, 04:29 PM
Hey, I’m in Sac. Welcome to the Boards. I actually sold my L5C to someone on these boards. Good luck with the sale. I’m sure it won’t last long. ...
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Yesterday, 04:26 PM
Nope. I've tried other browsers, too.
Should it be in the original post? I see the video, followed by the text "Lead sheet from my Monk fake...
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Yesterday, 04:20 PM
I have not noticed it being any brighter that a regular Strat. The EMG "tone" controls are a bit different, as are the stock G&L controls. There...
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Yesterday, 04:17 PM
There are some nice pianos on craigslist now that I'm itching for since they are cheap! There's a Yamaha for $400 and a Kawai for $1900. The Yamaha...
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Yesterday, 04:16 PM
The guitars are in the light Les Paul range. I just weighed my two Comanches.
The "bowling ball" finish guitar has an ebony board also. You can...
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Yesterday, 04:14 PM
yeah, some really embarrassing shit there. ornette was terrible. ugh.
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
According to his “guitar college” site rich endorses heritage guitars. I love watching him play but he seemed very uncomfortable with the L5.
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
So is a tele a great guitar for jazz once you've modded it?
BTW this is a tongue in cheek question and for amusement purposes only.
I don't want...
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
What do you mean? It isn't displaying for you?
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Yesterday, 04:04 PM
I don’t know if he is. He’s got more used Gibsons than Heritage guitars for sale on his website. :)
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Yesterday, 03:58 PM
I prefer the mud.
So, fingerstyle with flesh only for myself.
But, each to their own.
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Yesterday, 03:52 PM
Isn't he sponsored by Heritage guitars? If so, I think he should've disclosed it.
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Yesterday, 03:51 PM
Great buy!!!
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Yesterday, 03:51 PM
Yes it is. I've thoroughly enjoyed owning this wonderful instrument. The reason I'm letting it go at an excellent price is I want it to be more...
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Yesterday, 03:49 PM
You’ll be surprised by his number 1 pick. :smile-new:
https://youtu.be/9I8x1qvgtG4?si=jgSvhpA0a6ei-SbH
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
"The best book on jazz is still the collection of interviews by Art Taylor, Notes and Tones.".
I stopped reading there.
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Yesterday, 03:39 PM
So the fat of the fingertip will get you muddy and no definition. The exact spot where the nail meets the fingertip is the money spot, with the...
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
Someone who knows about these things told me.
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
In the days when all frets were hand set and hammered in, it wasn't uncommon to see frets where there wasn't a perfect metal to wood seamless mate;...
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Yesterday, 03:23 PM
I hadn’t seen these. Not bad for $1899 nowadays for a laminate archtop with a single Humbucker. Rich approves and is trying to get approval to sell...
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
True. Reagan was trusted not to sell arms to the Contra’s. :)
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Yesterday, 03:11 PM
Hey Folks, I'm parting ways with my Victor Baker.
It was made on 8/8/2008 and sports a Harmonic Design pickup w/a 17" carved body.
Its got some...
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM
I hope I haven't asked this before: how well were the frets usually installed? On my huge and oh-so-representative ;) sample of 3 China-built...
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Yesterday, 03:03 PM
Ballads, definitely a favorite of mine!
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Yesterday, 02:57 PM
I have this umbrella of sounds good. If things sound good I bob my head, tap my foot and enjoy myself. If someone gets rhythmic I like to follow.
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Yesterday, 02:54 PM
will...not...last....
glwts!
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Yesterday, 02:49 PM
Well I think two things about jazz are true. The first is that it had very complicated racial politics. The second is that the complicated nature of...
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Yesterday, 02:46 PM
No chords under the head. Rubato.
I like intervals too.
Oh, that Mark. Got it.
Absolutely, the point of music is to do whatever you want as...
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Yesterday, 02:42 PM
The lead sheet is missing...
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Yesterday, 02:36 PM
I knew that, he said so. Don't worry, it's not an argument, it's a discussion. As far as I know :-)
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Yesterday, 02:32 PM
Rag, there probably would have been less confusion and discussion if Bobby mentioned where the lead sheet he posted was from-- it's from the...
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Yesterday, 02:30 PM
Nothing wrong to my ears, but not Trad Jazz and a lot of open strings, sounds good and it's definitely your own voice. :encouragement:
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Yesterday, 02:28 PM
However, new archtops can potentially have a lot of issues as well, most of them involving wood moving.. It is generally a tricky thing, archtops,...
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Yesterday, 02:21 PM
There are only two guitars I have owned that did not need a setup when I bought them:
1. 1995 Gibson Citation
2. 2023 Emerald Kestrel carbon...
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Yesterday, 02:17 PM
Coincidentally, I read about a psychiatric research study the other day, in which they had a large group of elderly people live out a thought...
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Yesterday, 02:16 PM
Playing with nails isn't your best bet for a warm tone like your example unless you switch to heavy flats. I'd pluck the strings with the flesh of...
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Yesterday, 02:11 PM
To me, I think it's dense to see a piano score and not understand how that's everything that should be included for the head. So see the 2 staffs and...
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
This thread reminds me of what is talking place here in the USA, with the WNBA and their newly arrived status in the media.
Some sports media...
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Yesterday, 02:04 PM
Those two statements are in contradiction! It's obvious to you and me but maybe not to a beginner. I think what they should have done was put a ...
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Yesterday, 02:04 PM
I had a business, a small shop where I made custom guitars. A while ago I found that there were many more players who wanted a good solid wood guitar...
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Yesterday, 02:00 PM
:numbness:
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Yesterday, 01:57 PM
Unfortunately it’s not really possible to untangle some of this stuff from the racial politics of the time.
Lennie dismissing the...
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
Being vintage sounds better than old and tired. I am old and tired, but maybe thinking of myself as vintage will make me feel better. :cool:
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
Coincidentally, Grossman is holding a sale of instructional books on country blues, cake walks, marches & early jazz through June 20th
(Stefan...
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Yesterday, 01:41 PM
Are you capable of keeping things civil?
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Yesterday, 01:19 PM
Yes, I didn't mean to accentuate the negative in my critique, he plays well. We all have our weaknesses, and developing jazzy, stylish phrasing is a...
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Yesterday, 01:17 PM
I really like the way Mike Stern plays, especially in a straight-ahead context like @ Vignola's but the problem I have with listening to him is that...
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Yesterday, 01:17 PM
My daughter-in-law gave me a (fake) Calvin and Hobbes T-shirt with the text: I'm not old, I'm a Classic. My fave.
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Yesterday, 01:09 PM
"I haven't notated it and likely won't!"
I am getting pretty frustrated with music notation apps, I may resort to writing it down on music...
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Yesterday, 01:02 PM
Jazz adage I learned in school: There are no mistakes, only resolutions.
i.e. if you play a "wrong" note, play a note that resolves it. Or play...
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Yesterday, 12:55 PM
The examples above are rather song than blues forms. AFAIK Gershwin's I Got Rhythm comes from those forms. Those dominant chains are the same as the...
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Yesterday, 12:53 PM
If that's the case, the next time I'm asked my age I'll simply say, "I'm vintage!" :triumphant:
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Yesterday, 12:49 PM
Two questions, if you don't mind. First, what is your asking price? Second, what is the significance of the "X" on the back of the headstock and the...
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Yesterday, 12:46 PM
Vintage is just another term for 'old and used', but it sounds much more attractive to prospective buyers.
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Yesterday, 12:41 PM
My point was just that I haven't seen the issues he described, but I haven't seen enough samples to rule anything out. I cannot deny that he...
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Yesterday, 12:38 PM
Changing one part of the guitar at a time and having the sound change every single time over a period of years does prove that the materials affect...
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Yesterday, 12:34 PM
What led you to that conclusion?
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Yesterday, 12:33 PM
All due respect, but
is not testing. It could be, but working as a tech probably means you didn't have the leasure to test properly, varying...
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Yesterday, 12:33 PM
From what I can see of the bridge placement, the strings on the fingerboard and the string angle to the E strings seems good. It seems that the...
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Yesterday, 12:32 PM
I setup my headless today with extreme light 8 gauge, 0.8mm Bass and 0.5 at the 12th fret. No relief.
Not a great sound for Jazz, but good for...
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Yesterday, 12:30 PM
^ Thx for dropping in. Sounds good!
On all the recordings on the head, Monk leaves the chords open, not really playing or defining much other than...
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Yesterday, 12:25 PM
Even top classical guitarists make mistakes when performing. At some point one has to let go otherwise no one would be out there making music. Guitar...
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Yesterday, 12:24 PM
But again, woods do not have fixed values of density and stiffness, they have a range of values depending on the specimen. Let's say that the range...
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Yesterday, 12:19 PM
Your discussion of L5C vs L5CES reminds me of an alleged L5C that was on the market locally a few years ago during the glory days of Gibson's Crimson...
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Yesterday, 12:15 PM
Educational answers, thanks! :)
(Still no idea how to interpret "country" here!)
Ah, Paradise according to some :)
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Yesterday, 12:02 PM
ah.chem's sample size is small also (it sounds like one) but his experience sounds 100% unacceptable.
I do not think he is trying to extrapolate...
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Yesterday, 12:01 PM
Each species has characteristic density, stiffness, and grain pattern.. It's the exact same thing as changing hardware materials. You're being...
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Yesterday, 11:52 AM
I mean … generally good practice to notice what the other guys are doing :rolleyes:
I think the times I feel best are when I can remember exactly...
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Yesterday, 11:51 AM
Man that is so true. I played at this little community festival thing last weekend and this singer songwriter was on before us and she said into the...
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Yesterday, 11:50 AM
Well that’s Stunning Looking! Wonder about how heavy it might be, as well as bright tonally with all that maple and ebony board?
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Yesterday, 11:40 AM
Thanks for the advice everyone! I feel confident in examining and screwing in the screws myself. Will certainly proceed cautiously and note the...
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Yesterday, 11:39 AM
Being so concerned about the strings seems a little over the top. Strings have to be changed now and then anyway, they're expendables. I can't...
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Yesterday, 11:29 AM
I wonder if the strings are properly lined up. There is no pix of the guitar so I wouldn't know. It's not uncommon to have a tail piece that was...
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Yesterday, 11:26 AM
I have no obligation to love every musician, music style, nor anything else. My tastes are my own, and affect no one else. I have no quarrel at all...
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Yesterday, 11:24 AM
But this, this one....
https://youtu.be/itcuDggJY_Y?si=QcH0vAURPClSOfNS
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Yesterday, 11:12 AM
I saw him once when I was about 16 years old and he was very amazing wow actually got a standing ovation and played several encores
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Yesterday, 11:07 AM
Another consideration is some producers sped up recordings during mastering to give the song more energy.
I've also noticed some recordings are...
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Yesterday, 11:06 AM
He clearly borrows from Chet and Doc, who borrowed from Merle. Merle grew up in Muhlenberg County and was influenced by black and white musicians in...
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Yesterday, 11:05 AM
My point was how ridiculous this religious zealotry towards what a musician plays and how long this has been going on in human history!
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Yesterday, 10:58 AM
Can confirm. I only really notice what the guys in my group are doing if they go out enough to make me think I’m making a mistake.
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Yesterday, 10:53 AM
Still tools no matter how simple/natural (and likely man-made to some extent) and thus (proto) technology IMHO.
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