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The source piece All The Things You Are with harmonic analysis. If you are not absolutely fluent with knowing your diatonic scale in modal form, and...

While tuning up I heard this on the band stand. Prior to beginning the first set the drummer was making noises on his kit, so the keyboardist turned...

So did he do any good gigs at all?

That Godin oud looks nice. Having had the traditional violin type tuning pegs on my first baglama saz, I would recommend getting something with...

Study notes for Project 4-A. These are some points based upon questions and observations you've provided in the past weeks. I'd suggest that you...

Great description Vinny! Its a shame we don't hear more about his instruments. His workmanship and price point seem like a tremendous value -...

I've played a bit, cause I love oud music, Turkish and especially Arabic. Had flatmates for years that played a lot. You have a headstart when...

Week 8. Monday. Weekly goal 96 played with TRIPLETS. Here we are at the second phase of our journey. The piece this project 4-A is based upon is...

I'm loving that as we go through these weeks together, we are realizing and sharing the many unexpected and unsuspected aspects and facets that go...

One of the best guitar versions: Beatrice - YouTube

Beautiful guitars! Am I the only one that has a problem with the title of this thread?

Hah! Where else but TJGF could someone just pull that out of their hat! It is interesting to know there was a precedent. Thanks!

It's cold here :-)

Yup, All that

Hi Max, I sent you a private message with my email address. Please contact me there, thanks.

Ragman: that image fits your playing perfectly (or vice versa): very moody!

Contact the seller, Highsnows with a Private Message on this site and go from there. Best way is to click on his name, Highsnows, on one of his...

Beatrice in the snow... slight reharm and different harmonies. Beatrice - YouTube

Hi, A, My first instrument was guitar at 12. At 15, I began studying sax--my first was a C melody sax used by jobbers so they could play with...

Mine is a 16x3.25 24.75 laminate. Acoustically very loud but not bright. Plugged in very warm, dark, but with great note and chord definition. Not...

Aria 2302 - I do think that those pickups have that certain "je ne sais quoi" that costs obscenely, if you are set on buying it. Thank you!...

Bought a Taylor acoustic last spring and a Mesa Rosette amp. This winter though I’ve been playing my 2017 Memphis Figured Natural 175 from the CME...

The guitar in the right channel, 2nd to take the lead, wins it for me. More balanced.

This is fabulous. Thank you! Yeah, I originally saw the Bm11 as the key of A major. I also realized that the C/Bb has the 6, 9 and #11 of Bb. Not...

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You suck! Happy? No really, I enjoyed your take TOMMO!!! You played ideas that had a clear beginning and end. I like how you "built" the...

Mr B, Wow dude. 1st of all, you ALWAYS blow me away with your playing. You are as great as any player around, and you know I’ve been saying that for...

Good playing. I found ES 175 to be a bit rounder and fatter sounding then the Aria in the recording. BTW, I don't believe that ES 175 has a...

Alright - I'm in... Did some listening and practicing in the last two or three days to get an ear for the tune. Video clip is the actual first...

I suppose I could be happy with either one but the one on the right, whichever that is, is better sounding to me.

+2 for Mono Some years ago my guitar instructor fell on ice in the parking lot for the store he teaches at. The guitar in his Mono bag was his...

I don't know. Will Shortz is still editing, AFAIK. I just finished* a book titled Ferocious Puzzles or somesuch and it was a beast. I do CWDs to...

In the lighting of this photograph the green looks great to me. It has grown on me quite a bit along with the black hardware. If it was mine, I would...

I agree . You don’t have to spend big bucks to get a good guitar these days . And a lot of over sea manufacturers have great quality control. Others...

My Green New Deal. I have previously bought odd colored instruments. After I had them a while they became more interesting and attractive. The...

Huge fan. Every video I've posted here in the last year or so has been the THR10ii. Highly recommend using the crunch channel with gain set...

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Wow great input guys. Roli and Moonray, everything you mentioned is why I am interested in this amp. I want something small that sounds a little...

Perfect Pitch Rick Beato #130 - January 24, 2021 - YouTube

different strokes, aye? Thanks, as always!

Hey rabbit, i checked his website, i see he has some subscription thing going. Although it looks nice i am not onto spending money by now except for...

Meh .. It's not just about being wealthy. Different part of the world face different challenges. Here the loss of jobs hasn't been massive. Unlike...

Slightly off-topic but since cellos were mentioned... My buddy and bandmate Jon collects basses. I mean literally—he has about 35. He usually gets...

It’s gonna take me at least another week. It would be my first improv on something that’s not blues, I’m still not hearing all the chords and even...

Thanks Tommo, I put my post to Jam Round 2. Best Kris

Au contraire, rich people getting even richer during the pandemic. According to my friend Rob who manages a local guitar store, that includes guitar...

Hi. I'm transcribe the lesson 4 to BIAB to check lesson 5 and I can't write AMaj6. Someone can help me?

There is my short take/exercise about minor pentatonic over Beatrice. I've worked hard on minor pentatonics last time so for me is quite ...

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They are playing a full set today (Sunday 24th) live on Rossano’s Facebook page. 5pm EST.

Beautiful lyrical lines, kris!

Yes the analysis would be very helpful!

Patience and congratulations on making it to here. That's top of today's list!

JBN -- Thanks for these fantastic annotations and descriptions. Sort of packing an entire advanced theory class into sixteen bars. A whole lot to try...

It's technically in A Major. Before the target arrives, the "pointers" to a tonality can imply different qualities. This is called modal interchange....

This feels so strange to my ears : the sound of the guitar and his playing evokes Johnny Smith/Billy Bauer/Jimmy Rainey, sometime in the early 50's ...

Rossano Sportiello posted this on his YT channel: "The joy of getting together and play jazz informally and without anything specifically planned."

Nice playing and feel...a little more backing track.Guitar sounds very good.

Yea...the piano is a little to loud.Guitar is a very nice!

I saw a recent-looking Furch archtop the other day on Reverb or eBay. Didn't bother to check but I wondered if they started making archtops again....

If you want to make music as opposed to solving tasks, yes. (But what do I know - I still think that Bmaugmin is a Tolkien character.) ...

I was looking through my old threads and this one I had forgotten. Thanks for all recommendations, I actually ended up with the leather Gibson bag...

When I got my ES refretted with extra jumbo SS frets, he also altered the fretboard radius to a compound radius. However, I can't tell if the...

There are probably as many paths as players. I'll offer an idea that may not really address your point, but might be helpful. I think it's...

Hi. Thanks for the interesting answers. Listen, for example, Coltrane was not afraid of avoid notes and used ... Or rather, he made sense to them. ...

I got a THR1130 late last year after much time on YouTube watching reviews, most of which were not related to what a player like me who wants...

Isnt' Explorer 240 a better choice? Also look for Roland CUBE

I general I would say we practice longer scales than are actually used. An octave, or five of four note ‘half scales’ are very common, not the two...

No scales absolutely aren’t a dead end but the only way I learned this was from studying solos. That’s the best way to see how everything fits...

hah!, believe me CK, I strongly considered the source..... still very hip.... wonder who's writing for them these days....

Very fine playing all around!

Congrats Greg for the gorgeous Polytone and solving its (first) mystery! The book seems to be online too. At least You can check it before buying....

I found interesting version of Stan Getz. why?...he use in Beatrice form Dmaj7 in 12 bar instead of Dm7...bar 11 and 12 looks like em11 A7/ Dmaj7....

Hofner hasn't been interested in making archtop guitars for several years. My guess is that they make a half-dozen a year. Maybe. I don't think this...

Great album recommended to me by a young Canadian virtuoso:

Thanks a ton, everyone! I cleaned the pots earlier today and it seems to have done the trick. The amp started up just as it should. I'm going to test...

Hey, JBN. Thank you so much for the analysis of the B section of "Angel Eyes." I get most everything you're saying. A couple questions if I may. ...

Hello, nice to meet you. Check out Jimmy Bruno. You know a great deal already and probably do not need to learn to hear lines on the fly. By...

There is a convention very popular in jazz which suggests phrasing lines so they "arp up and scale down". You will notice this a lot if you...

How would I buy this guitar if I don’t have a Craigslist login?

Yes, as shown at djangobooks or at archtop.com

Let's take a look at this. The B section is in three sections, I've put them in red, green and blue. RED: To get the most out of this section,...

Can some Holst owners discuss how these guitars sound -both acoustically and plugged in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Great playing but... the lion is out of the cage! I mean that piano is riding in your wheels and disrupts your beautiful lines! Sent from my...

I feel like I can get a good sound for single notes out of a solid or semi, but chords sound best on an archtop, I think. Your setup and playing ...

I totally get your perspective, raymoan. For me the beauty of the unit is that at low volume you can get a good fat tone. It’s more like a hi-fi...

Thanks! The guitar is a 1976 Guild X-175. I used an old Boss analog Delay(Dm2) at a very subtle setting. Used the reverb in the zoom recorder.

Sounds great. I particularly love the tone on the chord stabs. What guitar? Any processing?

I had one for a few days. I hesitate to say anything because lots of very accomplished musicians love this device, and I'm not much of a musician at...

really excellent recording from peter l...he was still playing! colours & dimensions...some great players as well cheers