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Today, 08:40 AM
I don't own one, but if I ever want to venture into the 8" speaker world again, it'll be this one:
Swart Space Tone SE
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Today, 08:35 AM
Yup. The perfect argument for stopping obsessing over gear and just PLAYING.
Not saying you can't explore and change gear through the years, but I...
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Today, 08:29 AM
Why are you guys using capos?????
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Today, 08:27 AM
As my 69th birthday gig is coming up in a few weeks , I thought I'd indulge in something just for the artistry .
a Teye E-Series Electric Gypsy ...
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Today, 08:27 AM
not a bedroom warrior myself but I will say that any guitarist and musician probably spends time on a ratio of about 100:1 of practicing vs gigging...
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Today, 08:23 AM
A Portrait Of The Artist is worth a go if you haven't already. The writing style matures as does the narrator, but it's far less 'showy' or...
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Today, 08:20 AM
I think it's the opposite. Playing at low volume at home, nothing really makes that much of a difference. But when you have to amplify everything to...
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Today, 08:20 AM
Thanks – that takes care of my confusion. I get what you're aiming for, and it makes perfect sense. And this thanks for your constant attention and...
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Today, 08:17 AM
I tried too. Couldn’t pay me to try again. Dubliners and Ulysses I liked quite a lot though.
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Today, 08:12 AM
I tried, but couldn't get past the first page of that :). (Enjoyed Ulysses however.) I just googled the poem and noticed it uses the word 'gyre'...
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Today, 08:11 AM
Not available in my country, I would need to blind buy it without trying .... But I am going to try DV Mark Little Jazz soon. I found DV Mark Little...
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Today, 08:10 AM
Double winding has 2 main justifications that I know of:
- using a finer outer winding makes for less fingernoise
- different alloys can be used,...
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Today, 08:10 AM
I know. I just don't see the point, the birds are part of what made PRS into what they are. But different strokes and all that...
I agree with...
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Today, 08:08 AM
Ah you’re probably right. Has Finnegan’s Wake vibes though.
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Today, 08:04 AM
I'll only speak for myself:
Freddie played different sized chords throughout his career. Right now I'm focusing on the earlier style because I...
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Today, 08:01 AM
The book is dated.
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Today, 08:01 AM
Lewis Carol, surely?
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Today, 07:56 AM
How about the Zt Lunchbox reverb, giggable and makes 8' amps look overweight. :)
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Today, 07:53 AM
Could these strings have been made by Pyramid?
The north-east part of Italy (Trentino) may feel like Austria when you come from further south...
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Today, 07:52 AM
I had one of those and it was fabulous. But I need the versatility of the MicroPro, so I switched.
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Today, 07:32 AM
Mambo 8"
For most gigs i use a preamp with three semi-parametric function tone controls in the chain before the amp to additionally tame some of...
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Today, 07:25 AM
So....
Getting back to the original topic,
I actually use the V mode (G+ of Melodic Minor a lot, like a lot! yet it says "rarely played" on...
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Today, 07:24 AM
The diagram posted by Paul doesn't appear in the three images he posted. Assuming it did come from the book, and the book is in English, then etc is...
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Today, 07:22 AM
They can be had with dots , which are actually Moons .. David Grissom spec'd them on his
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Today, 07:08 AM
From another forum.
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Posted May 7, 2023
On 5/6/2023 at 10:00 AM, nathan slobodkin said:
“Karl Hermann.
By now you should realize...
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Today, 07:05 AM
From the TalkBass forum. A little more information on the Andreas Morelli name/company.
“Morelli,Andreas. Name given to instruments imported...
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Today, 07:02 AM
Mark Twain, now James Joyce?
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Today, 06:51 AM
I'm late to this thread... I've been wanting a 335/339 type for years... did you succumb yet?
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Today, 06:48 AM
I googled Andreas Morelli. A seller on eBay has a set for sale. It says the company began manufacturing strings in the 1970’s-1980’s. Here is the...
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Today, 06:47 AM
I find it funny the birds are so polarizing. I love them! It's one of the things that makes a PRS a PRS. When I bought mine (a Core DGT), I wouldn't...
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Today, 06:32 AM
The programme for my local, outdoor Morty Jazz festival has been out for a bit now:
jeudi 18 juillet – MORTY JAZZ FESTIVAL
(I trust you'll know...
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Today, 06:15 AM
Doesn't need to have one, it's fine without it.
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Today, 06:12 AM
Do you want onboard reverb?
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Today, 05:56 AM
ah gotcha. Hope your recovery is quick. Some small amps are surprising. I have that bud6 and it is a fair bit heavier than even a 12” toob with a...
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Today, 05:45 AM
This is my Marshall DSL1CR 1x8" 1-watt Tube Combo.
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Today, 05:39 AM
Every PRS I’ve tried plays great and is set up very well, which isn’t something I can say for Les Paul. But I just can’t get past those damn birds.
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Today, 05:23 AM
10" combo for sure might be to heavy for me to carry, since I'm from surgery , can't carry that stuff ... So 8" is pretty okey for me. 8" sounds...
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Today, 04:43 AM
I'm a little confused. We keep on talking about Freddie Green-style comping, and yet I hear almost every clip here playing the root of the chords on...
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Today, 04:32 AM
Thank you so much Donnd! :smile-new:
In July I would like to make another video dedicated to accompaniment for a Blues in F. At the moment I am...
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Today, 04:21 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL3tiFg8lek
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Today, 04:02 AM
"This is a nonsense thread"
Yes, marvelous isn't it?! Nonsense threads are always the longest - usually at least 3 pages.
"T'was brillig and...
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Today, 02:50 AM
The Kraken Awakes!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Today, 02:49 AM
That’s not the image I had I mind. If you’d seen it you’d know.
Be glad Tapatalk won’t let me upload images.
Sent from my iPhone using...
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Today, 02:43 AM
Why 8”? Space or volume constrained?
I think my AER compact60 is an 8.
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Today, 01:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBo870lVUyc
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Today, 01:12 AM
I downloaded it from here
https://annas-archive.org/md5/d105690afe7db928591b176732958dd1
I used "Slow Downloads - Option #3: Slow Partner...
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Today, 01:01 AM
Glad to hear you like the book. I haven't read Fuller (I only know a little bit about his dome constructions after having worked at an installation...
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Today, 12:50 AM
They are 0.014" plain to 0.060" flat that look like tape to me, rather than ground.
I didn't look at the 3rd to see if it's wound but they have part...
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Today, 12:44 AM
Maybe a second, less superficial look at the diagram ...?
And disclaimer: I am not the only German who learned Latin in school. Which is not a...
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Today, 12:34 AM
It's all in English except for his name and the occasional word like "Wechseldominante" (double dominant).
The book is an absolute hoot! Thousands...
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Today, 12:18 AM
Beautiful... if you like that kind of thing :smile-new:
Stream Silly Sausage by ragman | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Today, 12:18 AM
I still do not get why people keep posting clips of guitar solos for someone who asked how to get a good sound accompanying a singer on a steel...
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Today, 12:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHfboMZrNqs&t=1s
Wolfgang Lauth - Piano
Werner Pöhlert - Guitarre
Peter Trunk - Bass
Joe Hackbarth - Schlagzeug
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Yesterday, 11:53 PM
Kindergarten is a German word adopted into English, as you know. But the point was that the drawing taken from the book by Pohlert, presumably in...
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Yesterday, 11:25 PM
Price lowered to $2600.including PayPal and Shipping Cont USA!
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Yesterday, 11:21 PM
I have the Quilter Aviator gen 1 1x8” Combo. Love It!
Quilter Aviator 8 Guitar Combo Amplifier (100 Watts, 1x8")
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Yesterday, 11:17 PM
A wider pickup will have a larger Aperture to give a fuller sound. Mini humbucker vs Regular Size one. I think floating pickup vs installed will...
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Yesterday, 11:17 PM
The difference is in Coltrane baffling posterity by the diagram published in Lateef's Thesaurus without further explanation and Pöhlert illustrating...
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Yesterday, 11:06 PM
Great album, I also listened to it a bunch in my 20's, and bought the CD version again a couple of years ago. Filled with absolute classics! Getz...
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Yesterday, 11:05 PM
My first experience with ss was on a Parker Fly. I really liked them. Then a Carvin, again really liking them. Smooth as silk. Now any time I am...
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Yesterday, 11:04 PM
I don't know about you, but around me, babes in swimwear are always welcome.
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Yesterday, 11:01 PM
But "kindergarten" is ...
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Yesterday, 10:51 PM
Was Pohlert's book in German? Etc is not German!
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Yesterday, 10:49 PM
The one I have has the neck brackets. I wasn't very impressed with it - poor balance and non adjustable, and boxy tone.
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Yesterday, 10:46 PM
This is a nonsense thread and I'm surprised this question is being asked. In any case it was answered quite early on.
The melody note over that...
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Yesterday, 10:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdjGw3ymkSg
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Yesterday, 10:37 PM
With each decade, more info appears on the 'web.
Andreas Morelli was apparently a trade name on some violins built around 1920 in Markneukirchen,...
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Yesterday, 10:35 PM
My friend asked me to make a demo for him, since he’s not a jazz player. We have a gig this Sunday, so I’ll borrow it and record something next...
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Yesterday, 10:33 PM
wow, the thread that should ve ended at post #2, in normal circumstances:highly_amused: 3 pages on power chords- mind boggling!
that's the...
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Yesterday, 10:29 PM
This is just a trivia/history question.
The guy who worked on my archtop in 1988 gave me three sets of strings he said people just loved. I have...
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Yesterday, 10:18 PM
Fender Champion 20 with genuine handcrafted artisanally curated duct tape cover
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Yesterday, 10:16 PM
I record myself pretty often, just using the voice memo app on the iPhone. I listen back right away, make the notes I need to make about it, and then...
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Yesterday, 10:13 PM
A neighbor who worked on an archtop for me put GHS 1800 Compound wound Nickel in it (1988 or so). He really like them and recommended them.
I...
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Yesterday, 10:01 PM
Get well.
I fractured a clavicle 1.5-2" long about 52 years ago riding a bike uphill at just about 0 mph. Foot went into front spokes and flipped...
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Yesterday, 10:01 PM
One of the colleges I work for, Santa Monica College (out here in So Cal), has Katana 50s for practice amps so I use them all the time with students...
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Yesterday, 09:51 PM
Sub-forum For ES Based Guitars
1980 Yamaha SA700. A surprise gift this year from a friend.
I haven't bonded with it well yet, but will because...
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Yesterday, 09:46 PM
Well that's not an 8", but it begs the question: Why won't Henriksen make a Bud 8?
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Yesterday, 09:40 PM
Do you want 8" electric, or 8" acoustic?
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Yesterday, 09:09 PM
I would make changes like these (below) with his chord voicings. Short of chord substitutions (I replaced his Abm7 in bar 6th with a D7alt),...
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Yesterday, 08:49 PM
I downloaded Pöhlert's book. I wonder if Coltrane read it...
Coltrane...
Pöhlert...
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Yesterday, 08:20 PM
@Nevershouldhavesoldit...That Lil Dawg 6G2 is a sweet little amp!
If I didn't own a Princeton Reverb II w/12" EVL I'd be very interested.
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Yesterday, 08:11 PM
Similar to mine:
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Yesterday, 08:08 PM
My 1x8 favorite amps are as follows:
Fender Vibro Champ
Fender 57 Champ Reissue
Gibson GA5 Reissue
Alternatives:
Fender Vibro Champ XD...
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Yesterday, 07:58 PM
Vesters.
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
Cheap and cheerful (until I put in a Jensen).
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Yesterday, 07:31 PM
samba rather than bossa but, another vote for nelson faria.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFjd9uywosg
his solo is at about 3:00
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Yesterday, 07:07 PM
If you notate the alternating bass in different styles, e.g. Samba, country, polka, whatever, the notation will look the same. Quarter notes if you...
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Yesterday, 06:59 PM
Don't mean to vear off the beaten path. But I thought that, since we're on the subject of fret metals, do any of you have experience with bronze...
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Yesterday, 05:51 PM
Undoubtedly? I’m sure they did that all time. You don’t hire someone like Ethel and get her to sing in a crap tessitura.
Actually they used to it...
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Yesterday, 05:50 PM
Giving 'All of me' a whirl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9SlAJT_blY
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Yesterday, 05:45 PM
Gershwin was an excellent pianist so I imagine that version could be the urtext that served as the source of his later Girl Crazy arrangement....
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Yesterday, 05:36 PM
thanks for the infos !
looks good
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
My Brown Reverb and Jolson Reverb are!
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Yesterday, 04:20 PM
I mean the joke is none of the names correspond to the modes the Greeks were talking about anyway - it all got scrambled over the centuries.
A lot...
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Yesterday, 04:13 PM
Bosco (great percussionist) had a thing about everything comes from polka. Though he was talking about Choro. But ragtime, jazz, country too.
The...
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Yesterday, 04:00 PM
RJ VB:
"If you care enough about the contents of the cage you should probably treat it like a motorcycle helmet: replace after an accident."
Donnd:...
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
Sounds great, Mark!
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
That’s actually a point of contention among Princeton lovers. More than a few (sadly including Jazzkritter or whoever sold my ‘76 to him) stuffed...
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Yesterday, 03:27 PM
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Rob. You're a great contributor here. Feel better!
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Yesterday, 03:22 PM
Absolutely. On the fly adjustments are just like any other amp. If you need to roll back Bass for example, just grab the Bass knob and roll it back....
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Yesterday, 03:15 PM
Yes, the physical knobs work just like any other amp. The editor is for fine tuning your amp (clean/crunch/lead/etc.), your effects and EQ to create...
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Yesterday, 03:09 PM
Thinking "7b9b13 chord" gets me where I want to go and, if I change one note I don't need to travel to a different part of Ancient Greece to name it...
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Yesterday, 03:05 PM
It also melts and is almost guaranteed to shed a few crumbs that'll leave memorable stains on yer good clothes you were certain you'd be keeping...
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
I'm intrigued by this report of how good the Katana is.
When I've heard other players use Quilters, I've found them to be quite bright. I've...
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Yesterday, 02:50 PM
That back quilt looks so 'deep'! It's spacey. A great piece~
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
I would have guessed it was easier to do the Florentine, rather than making that Venetian bend. Then again, I'm not a builder so I'm talking out my...
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Yesterday, 02:13 PM
I've heard the polka thing happen when the notes are not placed and accented in the Brazilian way. The first quarter note is played softly and more...
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Yesterday, 02:01 PM
These are rare as Rocking horse Sh!¥ in the uk RRP $5525 it’s in great condition and plays like a dream. Go check out Julian Lage demo of these on...
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Yesterday, 01:47 PM
Haven't looked it over yet, but there are usually good alternatives - no power chords allowed though. ;)
And I'll see what Barry Galbraith did...
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Yesterday, 01:41 PM
... and it has a 12" speaker, unlike the original Princeton.
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Yesterday, 01:39 PM
Don't know what the equivalents of blues or power chords would have been in Mark's time, but it would've involved banjos rather than guitars....
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Yesterday, 01:33 PM
Thanks for the explanation,but too many options for me as a guitarist of years past is not a Good Combination,Lol!
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Yesterday, 01:31 PM
Great condition, fully functional, no issues.
Comes with a soft carry case.
East London, UK.
Local pickup.
Special forum price: 550 GBP.
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Yesterday, 01:25 PM
A new short video from Jordan Klemons on point:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HXzBcxa6emM&feature=youtu.be
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Yesterday, 01:23 PM
A straight two beat from bass and guitar makes most bossas sound like polkas to me. The rhythm of the guitar comping is usually syncopated, like ...
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Yesterday, 01:20 PM
Another monstrosity.... Obviously not made by Fender but the bidding price suggests that some people assume that it was:
Fender Telecaster Resonator...
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Yesterday, 01:19 PM
Guild T-50 Slim
Had this for about 5 years.
Bridge has been replaced with a good quality ABM bell brass in nickel.
Pots replaced.
Magnets...
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Yesterday, 01:16 PM
The I Ching is fun for such questions, the hexagrams can give you fascinating responses, "The perseverance of the superior man furthers." :dontknow:
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Yesterday, 01:14 PM
Of course, no of course Guinga is not playing 1960s Bossa Nova. I meant it more in the sense that Guinga’s style is clearly building on the Brazilian...
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
It's anti-inflammatory and raises HDL. It's high in flavanols, and it tastes great. As the carnival hucksters used to say, it's good for the...
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Yesterday, 01:05 PM
I've done a walk-through of this arrangement.
I will have to alter a few of the 5 note chords.
I'm 67 years old and the grips on beat 4 of bar...
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Yesterday, 01:05 PM
To me "mediocre" may just mean not meeting the criteria I listed in my previous post.
Other than the change to Em7 in the Coda I mentioned, the...
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Yesterday, 01:02 PM
a) we'd start calling you nevershouldhaveboughtit
b) just look at that silly label ;)
c) chocolate isn't addictive :cool:
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Yesterday, 01:01 PM
thanks for listening! Glad you enjoyed.
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Yesterday, 01:00 PM
. Yes, this is the Testadura model I’ve had for about 7 years.
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Yesterday, 12:58 PM
Hey, hi all.
New person here. I am from surgery and I need inspiration for something. So I thought if you could post pictures of your micro amp...
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Yesterday, 12:51 PM
Update: I went into Tone Studio this morning and grabbed screen shots of my Jazz patch for Katana MkII. I was mistaken and while I had previously...
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