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I agree w Danny. In a perfect world you'd like to try before you buy but how many of what you want are within driving distance? Having purchased...

Well, I wouldn't say it's "not safe" but its certainly not AS safe as trying in person. You seem much more willing than I am to put up with all that...

Thanks everyone. I've tapped a couple of frets back in and filed a couple down. It seems to be doing the trick. Sent from my COL-L29 using...

Benson also did a song or two with Santana on the former "Midnight Special" TV show. Poor Carlos' playing seemed distracting to me on "Breezin", but...

Seems like what they were listening for is overtones instead of the fundamental. I want a strong fundamental, like making a good broth. The...

No, I didn’t notice any significant change! So if there is, it must be very subtle

Thanks Max. For me single line playing was a logical extension from my past as a blues and pop guitarist! So I was used to improvising from the days...

dunno....but that might b arranged......would take me some 'digging' ......so ya gotz to be seer - ee - uz !! LOL

Oh, I'm not doubting their tightness. It's just not my thing, and I imagine, not what Benson is used to playing with either...but that doesn't make...

Hi MD, A yeah. I recorded that tune a couple of years ago to show how nice the 125 sounded unplugged. Glad you like it. Maurice Dupont ... I...

Well obviously if you are reading expressively your are no longer reading mechanically; but mechanical sight readers can be very useful. Musical...

I think you should listen to more Double Trouble. Yes they were “just a backing band”, but incredibly tight. They gave SRV his sound. Listen to...

The entire band is a tone machine!

That is nice Rob... and your tone is wonderful!

hmm. There seems to be two very similar threads running in parallel; see also Good chord melody instruction?

Sorry if I was unclear - I didn't suggest that you shouldn't study theory. Indeed, jazz harmony co-opts pretty much every aspect of the European...

Lots of great suggestions, but I think the best and time-honored way and the most natural is to learn some note for note and then use ideas you...

Does the rest of the tree come with it? LOL! Cool instrument:smile-new:

Here’s a direct link to the Superchops lesson / video I posted about earlier in the week. Haven’t watched it yet myself. Super Chops - Howard...

I wish I could! Constantly testing amp/cab combinations with several amps up to 200W, I find the Interblock short of clean headroom in my test...

:welcome: Could you post the pictures?

Looks real good. Have you found that it changes the tone or sustain in any way? :cool:

I get the feeling it would either have been great, or really awkward...no in between. SRV isn't my bag, but I don't deny his greatness...Double...

"Thunkadelic" Ima totally stealing that! :redface-new: I hope you don't mind. :cool:

The repertoire is wider. Here's a very romantic track, in my estimation. Bill would be interested, I'm sure.

Although I agree with almost all of your fine post...a serious study of classical theory will certainly help your "jazz" theory, since almost any...

I don't think there is an ideal way or one best way, but there are some very good ways. Firstly, I would start with "Imitation" from the masters,...

Jeff is spot on, in my opinion. This is a learn-by-doing skill and your second arrangement will be better than your first, but the student should...

I tried pure nickels many times from various brands including D'addario. I wanted to like them but I find them uninspiring. I guess it's all personal...

I have the Interblock 45 and haven't noticed any problem with clean headroom. Could you be more specific?

Over a period of more than 60 years I bought well more than 200 guitars, mostly sight unseen. The problem with restricting yourself to guitars you...

Nothing will teach you more about chord melody (ugh, that term, but I digress...) than actually sitting down, picking 5 tunes, and doing it yourself.

Wahrscheinlich, Musikhaus Thomann posted info on these a bit prematurely. It remains to be seen when they have the product in stock - probably some...

Studying classical guitar is GREAT for many reasons but it is not really going to teach you anything about playing jazz. At least that was my...

If you haven't try the pure nickels

That Weber speaker is the right speaker for a Princeton. GLWTS!

I guess flatwounds right out of the pack already sound dead to me; plus I liked the tones of guys like Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Barney Kessel,...

I am asking $7100 for forum members ($7399 at Austin Vintage Guitar) plus shipping. Dan

I've tried many strings. To me the best sounding strings are D'addario nickel wounds. They are a little bright but get just perfect after about 2...

Agree 100% I don't like a very bright sound but to me flats sound, well, flat. rounds have sparkle.

Not Christian, but I think he means a few things-- The rhythms, particularly the 8th notes, syncopation, and triplets. The enclosures on...

They do show the exact fingerings. I appreciate that you often use the urtext scores too. My limited experience with lute is the only time I ever...

The old saying, "If you have to ask, then ,,,,"

OMG, that's like one of the Holy Grails. We should ask DB to chime in.

I ran into that a few years back, and the G string was also way too heavy and stiff. Impossible to intonate on my guitar and way unbalanced with the...

In that case, be sure to try out at least a few Byrds locally that are considered good examples if you can. That would at least give you some kind of...

Yes, sure. And preferably facsimile when it is available and readable. I also sightread traditional notation in renaissance tuning but not as...

price?

Mary Ann, Betty (and Bailey, FWIW). Quilter vs. Henricksen? I prefer Fender tweed to brown/black/silverface, Polytone to AI for me (although I've...

I learned it (such as it is) on my own over the course of 60 years of playing. I did not live in an area that had guitar teachers (let alone jazz)...

Hey Christian, can you, briefly explain what you mean by this ? ..I really have no idea what I'm asking for here. Thanks and sorry -lol I'm...

I like where Gen Z is going with all this. They're more like the 60's generation.

I think all of the concepts posted by the OP will come into play but the ultimate goal is to take a lead sheet and develop a few choruses of your own...

I can only imagine...George has talked about how he has to bring in the "special sauce" on occasion when he's about to get outplayed. Wonder if he...

That's probably why he's not better known to the general public. If he were an a$$ he'd be selling out stadiums and have his own Ralph Towner...

Well, that is a thing. It is totally a thing.

Thanks! He gets a great tone - nice blend of acoustic and electric. Albert

I agree completely with your wish list and can sympathize. I could use a 17 in cutaway archtop w/ a h/b, 1+11/16 neck. Then I add ' that won't weigh...

It's a floating pickup attached to the pickguard and neck.

249 $? I want one. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk

The guitar player has fingers like an octopus!

I liked that. That was fun :smile-new:

"My wife who regards herself a better sight reader than she is a cellist put it this way - some people can read the notes mechanically. Other people...

You make a good point - and by extension, jazz players need to interpret music in terms of the stylistic periods in jazz history too. It's all a...

Can anyone tell if the pickup is built-in or a floater? I could not see a pickup ring. AKA

Classical soloist and pianist study the composes, periods and styles of their music for years under masters so they can interpret the pieces they...

Definitely sleep deprivation... should have been Anjelica. Huston.

I haven't played a quilter, but I really, really like my blu6. The formfactor, the weight, the integrated design and the gigbag make this a nobrainer...

I read a biography on Bix. Very interesting, albeit, troubled life.

Are you reading your lute music in the original tablature?

This one is very similar to their new Fender-mimicking Aviator Cub combo amp. The Cub has double the output wattage, adds a really good Eminence...

My wife who regards herself a better sight reader than she is a cellist put it this way - some people can read the notes mechanically. Other people...

Also, another decision; Mary Ann or Ginger? Betty or Wilma? :)

I was asked why I was selling it. Why do we sell anything we like? Not using it enough. Maybe need the money. I have it listed on the local...

I'd like to pay a complement to our European brothers/sisters: namely, their concept of "Level" playing is excellent and should be used here in the...

That would have been something to see.

Hi, L, The notes are the same. However, genre dictates the reading: Classical, Neo-Classical, Romantic, Jazz, R@B, etc. ...

Yes, you can't just read the melody off the lead sheet and expect it to sound right. If you follow the recording and mark all the accents, staccato...

For some reason I always like the transtion years from blackface to silverface. The "drip edge" era stared in 1968, I think.

I've tried flatwounds on my guitars several times over the years, and always went back to roundwound strings. I don't like the feel nor tone of...

Hi, DB, I liked your more relaxed, Bluesy approach to "Angel Eyes." Music is not just notes but the silence between the sound. ...

There's at least some truth to this. I play with an absurdly light touch, much further up the neck than most people and my guitars (including this...

By the way when I play lute repertoire - though i am relatively good sightreader )enough to sight-read in concert context) - I prefer to play by...

Hi Kris. I have a very odd relationship with Tune Up. I first learned it many years ago from the Realbook but I had never actually heard the song...

Hi, V, I wrote a lengthy reply that was lost in space and I don't have the energy to repeat. So, simply, you must get a good teacher and study...

I know some that would probably be able to do it... but it is not the point imho. The most important thigs for good sight-reading 1) knowledge of...

Lots ... Start with the neck. It's really a great illustration of their philosophy. It's a 1-piece maple neck and fingerboard with a rear...

I can't agree that it's "ugly," I think it's great actually, and very catchy...but I do agree it's not "pretty" in the sense of this being a love...

Really nice DB. Proof positive that tone is in the hands. An it doesnt hurt to have the word Gibson on the headstock. I wish growing up I would...

Yes ... There are a lot of problems that's a fact. Perhaps I should look for a good piezo.Piezo works quite well at concerts. I know this will...

It does look nice. Well done!

A true musical genius, ....and one of the nicest guys you could ever meet...

Even the computer noise becomes a problem if really going for a high quality recording at home. I sometimes end up having a laptop in another room,...

Nice! This is a whole lotta amp for a great price! GLWTS! Marc

I dug up that one. Man that performance was Blue-Eyes worthy, I don't know what the inspiration was but I was transported back in time at the Sands...

As others have said, the acousric qualities of the room where you will be recording are critical. How well it is insulated from external sound is...

Just in time for our course finish this weekend Super Chops - Howard Roberts Book - YouTube

Yes I have. My main concern is their necks. When I play, I use the entire neck. Most necks are adequately thick enough, when you get above the 5th...

What a find! Barney plays great. You can still hear Charlie Christian front and center (and verbatim CC in a few places) but BK really stands out for...

It also mounts to an archtop tailpiece nicely:

Straight eighths and swing eighths: not written differently, but played differently.

I just can't get away from the idea that Betty is about six-two, 350 pounds, and looks like Angelica Houston... but it could be sleep deprivation. ...

Actually, according to George Gruhn, the first 2 or 3 postwar ES150 guitars had solid/carved maple tops (most likely carved as they were already...

Sounds very nice, playing very nice and smooth (as always on Jims videos). I like the look of guitar too - even it's not a classic tele :) However...

Thank you ! Being a musician calls for much more than just playing ‚jazz guitar‘... :smile-new:

Possibly one of the dumbest comments in the world...

Learn a lot about bebop vocab looking at the head of this one...

nice. if you were in europe i'd buy it.

Possibly the ugliest melody in the world...

Having watched the Beato video I cannot see that it provides any helpful information other than all strings sound very similar when subject to heavy...

Pimped the AF55 with a new tailpiece ($20 on AliExpress) for a little Barney Kessel/ES-350 vibe... Looks great, even if I say so myself!

how much weighs this amp?

Jesse has a great sound on any guitar ...but I personally like his sound on Elferink the most/early Cds/.

"Tune up" in B...nice sound and great sustain.

so, who has played one of the 'hog topped 125's ? what are they like ? :smile-new:

Raw was great. You’re onto something cool with that really subtle octave effect, too.

were they not at one time affiliated somehow with a schertler sort of design? like they used to make it, or one of the guys came over or something?...

Beautiful Tone Jim reminds a bit of Lenny Breau's tone. What are the differences between this guitar and a trad Tele?

I think we're going to start running out water in the southwest sooner than expected. I thought it would be 8-10 years. It looks more like 2-3. Lake...

You found some blues/soul in the tune that I didn't realize was there. Sounded great.

Check out the D'Angelico's. They have many variants to choose from. If you come to NYC, there is a DA Showroom. Nice place to hang out and it's...

Eastman is a great option based on your specs. Have you considered a D'Angelico EXL-1? D'Angelico EXL-1 Archtop Guitar | Guitars 'n Jazz

Pretty sounds played on a funky-looking telecaster. Works for me.

great quesiton.....Rick does both....though most of his traditional shaped necks (perhaps all ?) are wood. here is a pic of the the back. some...

I'm a little confused here. The OP is in Santa Cruz, CA with no transportation, however esteemed forum member Stringswinger is in the same town and...

Cool! I can't tell from the pics: does the neck have the Toone, squared-off cut , or a more traditional shape?

Thanks for the kind words ST! ZR and I have been in touch.