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Today, 03:22 PM
I went to the venue and heard another band there. Quartet. Good band. Guitar, vibes, drums, bass. No vocals. Soul jazz. Song For My Father,...
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Today, 03:12 PM
Just to reiterate, the distance from the top to the strings is not a meaningful measurement. It's not telling you anything about how a guitar plays....
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Today, 02:54 PM
Thanks for the interest. I can ship it although it may be pricey .
Cheers
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Today, 02:49 PM
I don't write out transcriptions either. Everything is easier to learn the second time, or 3rd.... or the 100th if it's the dang bridge to Caravan. ...
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Today, 02:46 PM
Were you on the right side of the pond, this lovely guitar would already be mine !
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Today, 02:40 PM
Ha ha !
Sorry, no tube, not good !
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Today, 02:24 PM
It looks to me as if the neck angle may be the primary cause of the bridge height, along with the installed height. It certainly shouldn't need a...
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Today, 02:07 PM
Dear jazzers,
You're too kind with your comments. Thanks for that. I am very glad if my playing is moving you. I feel honored, but I also know...
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Today, 02:04 PM
this is one of my total favourites - both this rhythm head and the whole glorious album
I hope it's not just me.... (it's a recognised classic -...
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Today, 01:58 PM
Joe Pass had a huge impact on my approach to learning to improvise when - somewhere in his well known video - he recommends that you try to play...
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Today, 01:56 PM
The ES-335 in general has a more pronounced midrange quality to it. I’m not sure how much is the actual design vs. the variation in woods used...
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Today, 01:53 PM
I did do a video, inevitably
https://youtu.be/bAAWlzeKGRU?si=M4x2rDdxWC29Deo0
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Today, 01:51 PM
i don't know. I try to use as few BIAB features as possible. It's a pretty horrible program with a 1980s style interface. I've never used their...
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Today, 01:46 PM
Barry Harris used to teach that BTW. Nice one Charlie.
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Today, 01:45 PM
For what it’s worth, I think most folks of my generation would describe this as transcribing. Means literally to turn into script, but the most folks...
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Today, 01:43 PM
My drummer said she used to wash his and other students sweaters when they were @ Berkley for extra $
He said she couldn't play a lick then but her...
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Today, 01:41 PM
I also think that there MAY be some in the boat I'm in, which is that I'd buy the TF if some of the other guitars I had listed would sell.
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Today, 01:37 PM
This is very well thought out and presented. Thanks.
There is a way to think about soloing using the same ideas. Maybe it's obvious.
You...
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Today, 01:34 PM
But they're two different chords. They have their own separate sections in any musical dictionary.
Dominant: The fifth tone of the scale....
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Today, 01:30 PM
I almost never transcribe. It always seemed more an exercise in writing than in assisting with playing. Whenever I “learn” a solo I just use my ears...
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Today, 01:17 PM
Yeah, because that’s due to the strength of the Pound, don’t you think?
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Today, 01:17 PM
I'm sure you have heard someone play a popular solo where it is obvious what they did is use TAB to learn the thing note for note, but you can hear...
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Today, 01:09 PM
Oh yeah, I mean ... sure.
Those four are going to be really tough rhythmically. Cannonball because his time-feel is so malleable (some things...
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Today, 01:04 PM
Keep in mind the shop did say the instrument's action was lowered so what was in the picture is higher than what it is now. They said the action was...
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Today, 01:00 PM
Easier rhythmically: Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett (both right hands only), Grant Green, Freddie Hubbard.
Harder rhythmically: Cannonball Adderly,...
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Today, 12:57 PM
The bridge looks like it's maybe an 1/8" too close to the bridge. Pushing it further back a little probably would bring the saddle down a bit. But...
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Today, 12:57 PM
Oh, that's a very attractive price. I see what you mean!
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Today, 12:47 PM
I import any track to be transcribed into my DAW session window, adjust the project tempo to the track tempo, then check by zooming-in any...
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Today, 12:42 PM
Pauln, your approach is called pulling licks. A great number of players do this instead of full transcriptions.
I think pulling licks is a great...
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Today, 12:36 PM
Bump for a jazzy guitar :)
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Today, 12:34 PM
Here are some more pictures. Thanks everyone
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Today, 12:31 PM
The usual approach to transcribing is to start at the beginning and work through it to the end. Then learn it the same way by playing from the start...
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Today, 12:29 PM
Darn, and I missed that set!
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Today, 12:25 PM
The amp is a Quilter Aviator Cub. Here's the settings:
I mic'd the cab and sent it to a Focusrite Scarlett which went straight into an old...
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Today, 12:20 PM
The neck relief, action height, and the neck angle all affect the needed bridge height. I couldn't make a decision based just on that one photo. It...
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Today, 12:14 PM
Same here with my 401K and i've been getting over 4 percent interest on my cash,when was the last time that happened.
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Today, 12:05 PM
Yes I get hung up on, but no I don't simplify or ignore it.
Rhythm is huge when you're transcribing, and I think is probably the best argument for...
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Today, 12:00 PM
The distance from the guitar top to the top of the saddles isn't really telling you anything. To make an informed decision about whether there's a...
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Today, 11:59 AM
I transcribe a lot. It has improved my ears and also of course I can see what improvisers like Bud Powell or Woody Shaw are doing melodically against...
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Today, 11:57 AM
Nice sound which highlights just how good the stock set up can be. What amp did that go into, and did it seem like the recorded sound in the video...
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Today, 11:51 AM
My situation was a little different but it's why I bailed on music 40 years ago. Rap was on the horizon and that meant downsizing. Home studios, drum...
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Today, 11:50 AM
Guessing its a Norlin era due to date and no figuring of the wood on the back. I have had 4 L5s and im in the UK. The most I got when I sold them was...
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Today, 11:50 AM
A bit disappointing..sounds like they are just working it out..not really playing it.
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Today, 11:33 AM
I have definitely considered one. I like the wide neck with no inlays. It's just a little pricier than I was wanting at the moment as I just want a...
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Today, 11:29 AM
Rolling tone all the way up to 10 is just wild...
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Today, 11:25 AM
Mistakes happen, I would trust my ear over someone else's transcription. You just don't know how much effort they put into it.
As a slight...
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Today, 11:20 AM
Check out that idiot-proof jack reinforcement panel!
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Today, 11:16 AM
I love it too. It is one of those, however, that had some "bleed" at the binding so there is a slight cosmetic flaw, which is why I could afford to...
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Today, 11:10 AM
I wanted the same thing and got an Eastman AR503CE. You might look into those.
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Today, 11:10 AM
But it does have distortation!
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Today, 11:07 AM
yes that’s very useful alpop
nice playing and sound ….
that has re-assured me that its
not too bright too
thanks man
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Today, 10:57 AM
Thanks both!
@supersoul - lol! The laundry is sort of a work in progress :)
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Today, 10:52 AM
any idea why Band Box guitar tabs look so bizarre....sometimes look unplayabe..Can I get Band-in-a-Box to display more realistic guitar tab/fingerings
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Today, 10:47 AM
Ztucker you have any idea why Band Box guitar tabs look so bizarre....sometimes look unplayabe..Can I get Band-in-a-Box to display more realistic...
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Today, 10:34 AM
Would a top sink at the neck pickup position? It's very close to the neck block.
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Today, 10:32 AM
shreddin'
Amazon.com: Fojill Travel Portable Silent Practice Electric Guitar Built In Effect Overdrive Distortation Headphone With Gig Bag (Cream)...
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Today, 10:32 AM
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question Mark. I’ve always admired your guitars!
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Today, 10:27 AM
I call it free-ing up.
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Today, 10:26 AM
I think I'll steer clear. I am just looking for a good value, single pickup archtop as a workhorse jazz box and thought I found a good value. Guess...
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Today, 10:24 AM
There don't seem to be any currently available in the UK anywhere near that price.
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Today, 10:16 AM
And yet you strum a semi unplugged and a solid body unplugged and they’re dramatically different. So obviously there’s something going on...
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Today, 10:12 AM
I would not order that guitar, if that's your plan. The pickup and bridge look weird, if the shop says it does not seem sunken, I suspect they don't...
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Today, 10:10 AM
I think it sounds great, and a long way forward from when you posted something a few months back. The lines sound more original, and you have more...
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Today, 10:09 AM
nice playing!
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Today, 10:00 AM
Thanks, I'll add proof reading the recording to the line into my routine.
I purposely picked a different position this time too, per your advice.
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Today, 09:46 AM
There are some general guidelines, depending on the type of maple the back is made from and how it's carved:
A back made from stiffer or more...
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Today, 09:35 AM
Please let me know your thoughts, criticisms etc!
https://youtu.be/LtKC1Yyaads
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Today, 09:26 AM
I have to disagree with ragman, as I understand him, about how diminished chords are different than dominant. For example in practice I would play A7...
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Today, 09:22 AM
Definitely better than no transcribing.
Honestly I wouldn’t worry about this a bit. If it’s close enough that it sounds like the lick you want,...
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Today, 09:14 AM
Yes, the Florentine cutaway does allow for better high fret access, and yes, its construction is more involved - there's the bending of the cutaway...
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Today, 09:05 AM
I'm doing a bit more transcribing these days. On the plus side, even after just a few months I can sense my ear improving, I'm finding things more...
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Today, 08:59 AM
Lots of great insight on this thread. I retired last May. I messaged Roli, with genuine intent to purchase his TF-sold JD's in a short-lived...
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Today, 08:58 AM
I did call the shop (which seems fairly respected), and they did say the top does not seem sunken. They said the action was a touch high and after a...
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Today, 08:54 AM
Thanks for the kind words.
I think the guitar sounds clear but not thin or brittle.
Some folks like to tinker with changing pickups as an...
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Today, 08:43 AM
I can’t tell from just the one picture. It could be a sunken top, or a bad neck angle, or it could just be that the action is cranked way high. Are...
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Today, 08:34 AM
Ditto:smile-new:
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Today, 08:25 AM
really pretty finish on that L5 - don't think I've ever seen one done in that color before.
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Today, 08:14 AM
Agreed, but I'd say there are 2 authors then. The doctor, and then a pharmacist who scribbled his or her interpretation above the hieroglyphs :cool:
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Today, 08:11 AM
Alpop, beutiful tone and nice playing, too. Sure should silence these who think the pickup is too bright.
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Today, 08:10 AM
I admit to being tempted by both of JZ’s L4 and Rolli’s Tal. But, I am also in the demographic where I’m looking at retirement in a couple years,...
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Today, 08:06 AM
I had to go and listen to both. I hear what you're talking aboput. Something must have been in the air.
One sounds like "heavenly clouds of...
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Today, 08:04 AM
I would say it had a longer afterlife in the Bossa repertoire…
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Today, 07:51 AM
I've had my PM3C for about a month now.
I've kept it completely stock, strings and all and have no complaints about anything.
I am a...
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Today, 06:33 AM
Yes, the lick works for both, due to the chord tones on the down beats.
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Today, 03:51 AM
The string figure in that part of the song was supposedly composed by Carol Kaye in the studio but it's almost identical to the one that runs through...
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Today, 03:08 AM
Coming back to Stella, I hear that opening C#°7 as linked to the end of the tune. A similar example might be how the final ii-V (C#-7 F#7) of Giant...
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Today, 01:56 AM
That bridge seems too high, as does the pickup. The f-hole looks distorted too: the inner edge seems lower than the outer edge. All clear signs of a...
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