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Nice guitar.

Thanks for the tips and the kind words. With regard to the rotation, I find it only happens when I post on JGOL.

There are a couple good method books by Charles Colin and Bugs Bower that provide increasingly complex rhythms in a graduated approach. But IIRC...

Almost any freeware photo editor will do the rotation - when you rotate and then save, some "metadata" indicating orientation gets saved with the...

Suppose to be a little brighter.

I can say early on in my musical training, rhythmic solfège was critical to understanding subdivisions. However, before that I always had good...

Apart from a faulty 1st string which broke whilst restringing, I find Martin Monel 12s the perfect strings for my Loar 700. (I managed to twist the...

oh heck yeah !!!! BigMike

Thank you mrb

Thank you. I should have got a 175 years ago.

I have no words to thank you...

So many people chase tone with a bunch of other guitars, when it's the 175 that's the answer. And what a cool 175 this is.

What a superb combination! Congratulations, and play 'em in good health! :encouragement:

Great score! Congratulations, and play it in good health! :encouragement:

There's a video about bridges in Ken's Archtoppery series where he shows his working model of this kind of bridge and explains why he never used it. ...

Sweet guitar is sweet! Best of luck with the sale, and congrats to the wise and fortunate new owner! :encouragement:

Hi, S, O.K. ms 17-32 signals a key change from G to E. This tells the musician the composer wanted a slightly different mood while still...

I don't believe this type of bridge was Ken Parker's idea. Didn't D'Aquisto explore this concept back in the 80's with the Solo and Centura models?...

The Les Paul Special is a worthy instrument for sure. Not the same as the LP Studio faded in my post. The studio has a mahogany cap vs. the flat top...

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Five tunes from a recent set at Mezzrow.

Very cool guitar! Congratulations, and play it in good health! :encouragement:

Outdoor gigs are the pits - unless there is a proper band shell, and a good soundperson. "Lost on the wind" usually covers it. Among the many...

Sold! Thanks everyone.

The Telecaster does seem to work for jazz too as evidenced by Ted Greene, Ed Bickert, Tim Lerch, to name a few. It would definitely have been an...

More seriously, is there a difference between the black and white tapes besides their colour?

Wow! That's one of the 8 tunes that started me down the tortured path to being a jazz guitarist. It's on Wes' "Incredible..." album, which was the...

That's very kind. Networking definitely plays a part in the career, as does personality. And there are certainly those who have a strong career in...

Well... I suppose that he played in the times that jazz was the MOR! Or at least still close to it. Les didn´t invent the Les Paul guitar, it was...

Just noticed that Stout posted a bit about this guy on his blog ten years ago: "Chicken a la Swing" ala Japanese — Jonathan Stout and his Campus...

I've carried two rubber doorstops in one of my gig bags for this purpose. In a pinch, I've used everything from two shot glasses to a pile of...

I am not sure I totally agree. Obviously, all of these cats can play at Altura's level. But I imagine some of who plays with who boils down to social...

Yeah I contacted the guy also no affiliation and he’s decent fella he says he has shoulder problems now and can’t play it anymore BigMike

I like the show. I bet it was a lot of fun to play in a big band like that.

Sound, or tone, is an entirely subjective thing. I prefer to tilt my LJ back by putting something under the front edge, put it a foot or so from a...

Welk hired excellent musicians, including some top jazz players. Bob Havens, Peanuts Hucko, and others were with Welk over the years. Watching just...

I used cyanoacrylate and baking soda for years, but now I prefer, by far, UV resin. It cures as hard, but not until it's hit with UV light. Until...

Congrats and welcome to the LP Club! Oh yes there is P90 powered blank LPs, thousands of them! It is called Les Paul Special and they come as...

No, but you should definitely feel guilty about all the people you've killed. Not to mention not using your juicer enough. I think that clears...

I mean, once your ear is good enough I suppose. But people have to start somewhere. When I cop licks, I learn to scat them first, and then I write...

I bought it because I admire Tim's playing so much and because I am a chord voicing junkie, always looking for new, interesting stuff. I like his...

Thanks. In the meantime I've done my own slot - twice. Both time I used a low-tack take to mask of as much as possible while leaving only the slot...

Generally if you can hear and sing the phrase speed doesn't matter that much, but sometimes the notes can be too fast to clearly hear them, so I'll...

Thanks! I just packed the deep slots with baking soda and put a drop of superglue on top. The superglue wicks into the baking soda and I then...

FWIW once I heard the advice to not slow down the recording being transcribed, from the sax player - can't remember his name - in the Snarky Puppies,...

Ah, ya missed out then. This video has nothing to do with jazz anyway. It does feature some great guitar playing and an excellent band, even if the...

I'm no Les Paul lover. They all seem so heavy, muddy, hard to balance on one's lap. Just found one that seems like the antidote to my LP distaste. A...

'causetheceilingfellinandthebottomfelloutiwentintoaspinandistartedtoshout,this it this is it this it.I was walking along........haha.So i have...

I bought it. Haven't had time to sit down with it yet, due to being very busy at work. When I do have time to play, it's not enough time to focus and...

I'd have to listen to all of his records first, and I only have 12 Wes's records. All are good.:smile-new:

I doubt the fretwork would be anywhere close.

Beautiful instrument, you have to admire & appreciate John's work. But my entire nice suburban 3 bed one floor ranch with music studio, chamber...

With the white tape wound they're more like linguini. But then there's this linguine thanks to squid ink:

I wonder what your jazz comments will be at the age of 70.:smile-new:

The alternative to change is death. i would rather choose the first.

Not only chops, Clint's done his homework too.

PM sent.

Thanks. I am actually in Mark’s current build batch. My offer didn’t get me anywhere, but I got some great advice from another forum member. PM me...

Got one few years back through secondhand market. Its tone precedes the appearance (very prone to dents and scratches). Once you pair it with a...

Them's some chops!

I am so glad that this thread has introduced me to Clint Strong.

Ah, THAT's what Sonny Rollins was training himself for those nights on the bridge.

I recently bought a Sadowsky Jim Hall and have been comparing it with my Sadowsky Semi-Hollow. I find the Jim Hall warmer and somewhat rounder. Of...

Jim Hall (Scofield and Frisell... ) use it all the time... Jim Hall’s Classical Chord Melodies - Premier Guitar On Jim Hall's Concierto ...

One more in regards to the first clip and the sound: playing outdoors in broad daylight to a small crowd is my idea of a very tough gig. I always...

Another nice one! Thanks Marc. I'm grateful to the forum for giving me some things I haven't heard before. I enjoy his playing and I think his...

ahh..one of my fave songs..nice chords and voice movement..and the piano solo ! thank you..

I use the LJ flat on the floor and turn the bass almost all the way down. Mids at noon. Treble at 11. That's with my GCS-1 or a Yamaha Pacifica 012...

Hey Peter, thanks! I remember when i drove up to try yours two years ago, hope all is well

Bump

I like Charles' playing, and if anything, this thread brought him to some new ears! The album he did with Tom Harrell is wonderful, and I dig this...

Congratulations! What a beautiful guitar. Nico's work never ceases to amaze.

"Down Here on the Ground" was the first "guitar jazz" album I first listened to in 1968. As a saxophonist/flutist/R@B/Soul guitarist, it changed my...

Ahh those strings are not "Al Dente" ....:redface-new: La Bella, spaghetti etc....:rolleyes: Ray

It is definitely not about such artists. As Ted Gioia wrote in the article he and Beato were discussing, Even the term fake artists doesn’t...

My experience in a former life as a visual artist is that nothing boosts the value of your work quite as much as being dead. A finite body of work is...

In other news, our Prime Minister mentioned keyboard warriors in her Harvard Commencement address: "In my mind, when I read something especially...

The problem is that jazz is changing. There are great old musicians and a new generation of musicians is growing. The audiences of jazz music are...

Wow! Some of his stuff hasn't particularly grabbed me, but I really like this one.

I have and use 3 DV Marks: a Little Jazz, a Jazz 12, and a Raw Dawg 250. I also have a CS PRRI and a Blu 6. First, some generalizztions: the DVM...

I just drew a black line that went down through every box. Then I remembered it was on my computer screen.

Hi, S, I'll get you ms 17-32 sometime tomorrow. Marinero P.S. I love your...

It is great. Just great. Like everything Wes did. Listening to Wes changed my life.

Fantastic... of course it helps me a lot... thank you very much for your contribution... I'll work on that...

Apple Music is lossless nowadays, same quality as CD. I know some regard CD is also loss compared to LP but it is another topic.

I was not talking about disliking, instead of declaring unmusical, as absolute truth. Dislike is completely OK. *** Completely an other topic,...

Well one very well regarded metric for judging a jazz musician is the esteem in which they are held by the professional jazz community. That’s about...

It's been here for a few weeks too (no affiliation other than hoping someone would buy it for me): Campellone Standard 17" 2020 Vintage Sunburst...

All of the above? I probably can't define it very well, but what I'm talking about is that quality that makes everybody in the audience start...

Hi, S, Let's talk about ms 1-16. Since the piece is in 3/4 time, the accent is stressed on the first beat. There should be a noticeable...

"When you degrade the quality of music reproduction, and decrease the impact of the musical experience, people will lose interest. What did you...

I'm curious as to how those of you who are positive on this amp have it's settings. I've had trouble finding the 'right tweak'. I continue to use a...

This thread got me thinking about how to make my Les Paul better for jazz. The one issue I always have is the neck pickup just has a lot of low mids...

Well put, L! I do think it's kinda cool that we can have a 4+ page thread on one person's playing ( an artist previously unknown to me*). I do wish...

1) Polite forum 2) Get over it.

Not a very nice thing to say, but I can see where you're coming from... (apparently this wasn't about a singer wearing leather & lace either...

Maybe it is not about artists, who try to fake themself as "jazz artists" instead of a) Spotify incompetence b) Spotify greediness. About a)...

...here we are again, so many people thinking he knows the absolute truth... Do not worry, this is absolute human. Repeated studies proove the...

Interesting to hear about these issues. I use the 14's on my Ibanez hollowbody. I know the gauge might scare people off, but I'm glad I committed to...

With a wound G you don't need much, if any, compensation. The compensated saddle is mostly for the b string, but the standard archtop saddle is, and...

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What I do is tune at the 5th fret. Just because it's convenient, and in the general vicinity of where I play most often. That helps to alleviate...

There is clickbait on the internet? Who knew? :rolleyes:

So who's going to be the policeman, and keep everyone in the correct forum? Can't have any cross-posting, I suppose. :rolleyes:

beware the clickbait...

yeah, my mistake I forgot where I was lol

. Hi, S, I just printed it. I'll try to look at it later today/tomorrow. ...

Have to agree with the SG sounding great. I like Les Pauls, but they are kind of small and heavy, which makes them seem almost heavier. I really like...

I had never heard of Clint before but damn! That man can play!

Thanks!

Two quotes come to mind at this juncture: one from Dirty Harry (regarding opinions) and the other from Frank Zappa. I'm not necessarily a fan of the...

Thanks. I prefer small body guitars. Even with acoustic guitars, I like the 00 size and a short scale. Regardless of the guitar, I always use a...

You mean to say we actually have those kinds of people around here? OK, then done - a 4th (micro-niche) forum for them. Are we good?

What about a forum for people who take music on its own terms?

Hi, S, If you can provide a downloadable text of the music, I will give you a few more very specific comments for you to consider based on your...

It said “only 1 left”, so I bought it. Arrives tomorrow- will report.

Hmmm, why can't we all just get along ... I know, maybe if we subdivided the forum to keep the warring factions apart? Let's see ... ok, how about...

This is why we can't have nice things. Opinions are inevitable here; necessary, even, here being a forum. Having a hissy fit because someone does not...

Have/had Labella tapes on 5 archtops, with none of these problems.12-56 1st thing in the morning I tune if sharp, then play all day

Thanks for reminding me! It’ll be between Work Song for my Father and Mad About the Girl from Ipanema. Right now, I’m polishing my original ballad...

John, the guitar is in Cologne, Germany and I'd rather not ship it.

What I mean is, when I check the intonation with harmonics and fretting at 12, it's perfect. But when fretting on the lower frets the lower strings...

I have les Paul Tribute which is chambered and IMHO it can produce a nice Jazz Tone. If I remember correctly Abercrombie often used es Pauls or...

I don't know what's going on - it's the internet ...:smile-new: