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Today, 11:15 PM
Personally I like the felt ukulele picks best, such a mellow tone :wink-new:
Are you using the Freddie Green approach with these big band charts,...
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Today, 11:10 PM
This song screams "play me up tempo!" - to me anyway so I will comply. It must think I'm fast company. :cool:
I was listening to Tuck Andress play...
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Today, 11:06 PM
There was a gorgeous Seventy Seven Koa top semi-hollow posted on this site a while back that made me weak in the knees.
Maybe the owner will post...
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Today, 10:56 PM
thats cheep! only 22k, add 200 for ship
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Today, 10:53 PM
working through new big band charts. Added a little embellishment on the intro, won’t do that with the band.
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Today, 10:51 PM
Except the fingerstylers …
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Today, 10:38 PM
From the Japanese SOAR website:
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Today, 10:38 PM
Not from that listing though....
Listed: 10 months ago
Offers: 0
Hello, Earth to Seller! No one will buy it at anywhere near your asking...
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Today, 10:37 PM
I started in on this today and played the first half quite easily. This arrangement seems less challenging from a physical standpoint than Rainy...
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Today, 09:50 PM
More progress on the Mark train :smile-new:
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Today, 09:41 PM
Yeah, in an actual band situation I might think different.
Interesting thing is in my experiments, thicker picks are not that much louder out...
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Today, 08:48 PM
Great work! I was hoping to see this thread after reading about the neck break on this one. Mark is a master!
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Today, 08:47 PM
It's just a feature of the forum software.
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Today, 08:47 PM
If it's a band or independent/small artist stuff most sessions I've been on were one or two days for a whole album, two or three takes for tunes and...
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Today, 08:38 PM
Clamp but do not starve the surfaces of glue by overtightening clamps. Secure with squeeze out but does not squeeze all glue out.
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Today, 08:23 PM
“Mom, dad, I know I just graduated from optometry school, but you should put a studio in the living room for me.”
- RVG
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Today, 08:19 PM
That's true, although it should be noted that, "...he convinced them to design the house with recording in mind. The living room would double as a...
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Today, 08:11 PM
Thanks I already have (2) 12-ER's in studio, but these days I only gig with lightweight combos.
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Today, 08:09 PM
OP if you clamp it yourself be easy. You have to use enough pressure but not too much it’ll damage the guitar. Ask for help or watch some YouTube...
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Today, 07:58 PM
I do changes over all of me. Too many adjustments for me to keep track of.
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Today, 07:22 PM
As we are jazzers: Wasn't Rudy Van Geldern's first studio actually the living room in his parents house?
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Today, 07:21 PM
A half a note is a huge distance in this business. When you play G# over E7 with all other diatonic notes, you get E Phrygian dominant or A harmonic...
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Today, 07:09 PM
I just did a Google image search for Kenny Burrell and apart from one relatively early photo where he is actually playing a classical guitar most of...
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Today, 07:08 PM
First off.. your tone is great and you're making some good progress. Actually sounds like a guitar. And quite good for an electric guitar.
As...
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Today, 07:06 PM
Duh, what an idiot I am. My apologies.
The scale length is 25" even.
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Today, 06:51 PM
Suppose you're playing All of Me. C E7 A7 Dm E7 Am D7 G7.
And, suppose you figure, okay this is all Cmajor tonal center, give or take a couple of...
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Today, 06:47 PM
just record yourself and put in the metronome *afterwards*. dont forget to post the results :cool:
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Today, 06:10 PM
Yes I see and easy. Glue and clamp it will be almost invisible I would take at syringe and push glue. 2 properly placed clamps and let dry 24 hours....
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Today, 06:00 PM
The rear veneer is replaced with a hardwood thicker veneer for more strength. He will mill off the thin Bakelite veneer.
Then paint on a new...
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Today, 05:59 PM
Well.... my silent room is quite a different atmosphere than alongside a big band. I might change things up in that situation. I use an amp and my...
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Today, 05:31 PM
I might be mistaken but …
E 0 1 2 3 4
A 0 1 2 3 4
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Today, 05:30 PM
High-quality recordings are being produced in home studios. By high-quality, I mean Grammy-winning.
No need to be under the restrictions of a...
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Today, 05:17 PM
Did Wes ever credit another guitarist for helping him develop his playing technique? I've only heard vague remarks about him such as "self taught"...
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Today, 05:16 PM
You guys Sound great on those thinner picks. I can't pull it off though. I've been using Dunlop big stubby 3mm picks for ages. I play with a strong...
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Today, 05:01 PM
"As far as guitar picking, if I make the same mistakes at the same time every day, people will start calling it a style." - John Prine
My new...
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Today, 04:51 PM
Heritage H575's are sweet sounding/playing pro-level archtops.
Good luck with your sale.
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Today, 04:41 PM
Probably, it's for sure before the one for a while and then comes in after the one in bar 6.
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Today, 04:39 PM
Good question—I bought it used, and the strap button was already there. But I've had it for a few years and the crack only showed up this year.
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Today, 04:37 PM
Is that a factory fitted strap button or an afterthought? Could it be causing the back to separate from the heel block?
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Today, 04:35 PM
No there isn’t. I saw the Wes arpeggio on a website years ago. I think that’s a bit of verbal lore …
Yes, absolutely.
As far as thumb...
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Today, 04:33 PM
No offense taken whatsoever! I'm perfectly happy to have this as a playable guitar with a crack in it, just wanted to make sure it wasn't weakened in...
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Today, 04:31 PM
I think picks are a personal thing like strings, whatever one likes is fine for the job. It's nice to compare notes though.
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Today, 04:26 PM
Thanks for the replies. I neglected to place in the listing that I offer a three day right-of-return on everything I sell. I've been selling...
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Today, 04:21 PM
For reference, the vanilla changes:
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Today, 04:14 PM
It's beautiful! I hope it's everything to wanted when it arrives. Keep us in the loop, please!
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Today, 04:10 PM
Ive had several, still have 2.(the others played just as well the keepers were for mainly cosmetic considerations) When I peruse pre owned guitars...
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Today, 04:10 PM
Sing short lines you like. Then keep repeatedly singing them. Then play them. Then sing them over tunes. Then play them in tunes.
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Today, 04:06 PM
Then it appears as a crack in the heel no big deal. A bead of titebond glue and a Jorgensen clamp to get it back fine. The glue brush in between...
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Today, 04:05 PM
Thanks for the nice words nevershouldhavesold it.
A well performed, quality performance makes mixing and mastering as easy as it can be.
If...
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Today, 03:59 PM
Nope, action seemed about the same.
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Today, 03:48 PM
Maybe nothing at all. Was the action higher like neck moved up?
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Today, 03:31 PM
I've got a D'Angelico Excel Deluxe that I foolishly left out of its case in a stand over the winter. I never dropped it or bumped it, but I looked at...
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Today, 03:22 PM
No worries. I'll definitely have a listen. She lives in this area still I think and was gigging with Jimmie Vaughan on occasion but now that Jimmie...
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Today, 03:17 PM
The H-575 has a lot to like.
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Today, 03:14 PM
Nice work.
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Today, 03:13 PM
Beat four to the and of one, no?
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Today, 03:08 PM
Yep. And the riff based guitar comping, and the piano player style... The year is 1957, the bebop was well established, and rocknroll was getting...
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Today, 03:02 PM
I don't think the stinger provides that much strength and at this point once the crack is repaired it would take another major blow for it to be...
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Today, 02:57 PM
Yea the thinline idea was all about reducing weight. That's why I'm all about it, I don't like heavy guitars. The tone difference if there is any...
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Today, 02:53 PM
It is. I find it's not bad tho if you memorize the phrasing and then just do it rather than trying to calculate all the placement.
The part that...
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Today, 02:50 PM
Stone and wood picks are awful.
Bluechip is snake oil, in my opinion. Very clicky. Hated the one I had, lost, found, tried again, hated again.
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Today, 02:41 PM
Hi what's the scale length cheers :)
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Today, 02:29 PM
I could do a better job on the Head, Ragman is right the syncopation on this is crazy. Having it go from the and of 4 to beat 2 in bar 6 is tricky. ...
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Today, 02:22 PM
Yup - The stinger will be replaced for more reinforcement.
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Today, 02:22 PM
The top ended up with cracks? I wonder if Fed Ex is going to pay? Seems like he glued crack back but not any other modification or added wood. A bit...
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Today, 02:20 PM
Hello,
I'm not super familiar with Zürich so I'll name the classics :
Moods
www.moods.ch/en
Jazzbaragge
JazzBaragge – Wednesday Jam
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Today, 02:20 PM
Learn to sing the solos you like by ear (if that is not what you are doing anyway). That's what they did in the old days. The "scribe" part is that...
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Today, 02:20 PM
Is that their usual sales price? Seems awfully high but then I'm often surprised by guitar prices now-a-days.
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Today, 02:14 PM
I think starting to collect deliberately is a good idea. I have students literally keep vocab journals.
Sorting them by major, minor, and dominant...
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Today, 02:06 PM
"Guitar scientists are not very rigorous"
Is there really such a thing as a "guitar scientist"? I thought they were a mythical creature, like...
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Today, 01:56 PM
Do you have the precise exercise written out? If so, please share it, I'm not clear about it.
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Today, 01:53 PM
^ Nice going there Allan.
Stream Straight No Chaser by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Today, 01:53 PM
Nice work. The fact that the stinger didn't break is a lucky.....break. :cool:
I'm guessing this is the JD guitar?
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Today, 01:50 PM
Don't wait for the material to passively work its way into your soloing, actively work it in. Take one lick/idea/passage and practice it in...
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Today, 01:50 PM
Man, I wish I was that cleaver...
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Today, 01:49 PM
As it says.....looking to date my guitar!
Serial# is PE3016xxx
.....a bit of searching suggests that PE03.....would give 2003 as the year....so...
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Today, 01:46 PM
This L-5 was destroyed by FedEx.
Broken headstock and several bad top cracks. Mark is restoring it back to playing glory. He doesn’t like taking on...
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Today, 01:42 PM
"Played a funeral home's 100th anniversary party on Thursday"
Hmm, trying to imagine the set list.... After You've Gone, Don't Get Around Much...
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Today, 01:41 PM
Actually the words to this song are quite gloomy and I have heard it played as a minor fairly often. But this was done more as a joking around...
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Today, 01:39 PM
Analyzing and lifting from tunes is discussed in the Donna Lee thread by some great forum members and teachers. I remember Pamosmusic and Christian...
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Today, 01:35 PM
I have a thinline Cabronita. IMO the "thinline" part is just for aesthetics. The F-hole looks cool. It is a little lighter than a solid tele, but...
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Today, 01:35 PM
I skipped though a few Hampton albums on spotify this morning, but didn't come across anything with this much drive. Maybe I'll find a ripping live...
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Today, 01:33 PM
Interesting about the pick. I use Fender Heavy pearloids, turns out they're .96mm. I had just assumed I was using a "light for jazz" pick based on...
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Today, 01:27 PM
Guitar scientists are not very rigorous, John. Most just throw a little data at you and let you take your pick.
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Today, 01:25 PM
Jeez, Lawson, that was an upbeat take on the tune!
Apparently not only is it a rainy (and gloomy) day but the dog came in sopping wet and shook...
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Today, 01:23 PM
Pretty great week last week. Played a funeral home's 100th anniversary party on Thursday, gig was 4-6 and I was home before the sun was down.
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Today, 01:16 PM
:shocked:
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Today, 01:13 PM
Wow, true! This gives me a different view. I'm used to a "home" C followed by pretty much any dominant as a new start. So the C7 is optional. This...
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Today, 01:09 PM
Billy's really playing some "riff based" accompaniment here. Love it.
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Today, 12:57 PM
The drummer is playing the backbeat on the snare, that is why it is sounding like rock & roll.
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Today, 12:53 PM
An early recording of the original German lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bCTiKqr758
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Today, 12:48 PM
Anyone remember this? That's how I got to know the song through a friend who was a huge VH fan LOL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN-4lX0QyZc
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Today, 12:40 PM
I think I saw that Jonathan Stout (campusfive) is/was supposed to be playing too?
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Today, 12:19 PM
I'd kinda like to hear a stab at someone improvising some simple single-note lines over the changes of this. I now it's out of the purview of the...
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Today, 12:18 PM
I plan to join in. My problem with HTRD is that I've played it on my own for 35 years or so and didn't particularly like the Arnold...
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Today, 12:04 PM
Today's musings.
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Today, 12:01 PM
I'm sure he's learned what most music content providers learn: there's a much larger audience for gear videos than actual music videos ... and by a...
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Today, 12:00 PM
Looks like a wonderful time, Steve. Thanks for sharing!
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Today, 11:54 AM
$5k + shipping and paypal fees. Firm.
Might consider trading for a sunburst Tal Farlow or towards an L5 CES or Ibanez PM-100 + Cash.
includes...
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Today, 11:40 AM
Rich has done hundreds of videos and changes gear pretty often. I would not expect that something he used years ago is still in use today.
Using...
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Today, 11:39 AM
That's exactly how I'd fret that!
Paul
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Today, 11:31 AM
Lightbulb moment for me with that Ab6 bit.
4x35xx
3x34xx
3x13xx
That's some nice easy grips for a minor ii V i.
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Today, 11:30 AM
Sorry, dyslexia. A peddle is for a bike.
Sometimes when I write ‘hi’ to people, I spell it ‘high’.
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Today, 11:30 AM
Beautiful H530! One of my favorite Heritage models.
Suggestion: Change the title of your thread to 'H530', not 'H535'. :-)
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Today, 11:27 AM
It seems to me that you are consistently spelling pedal as "peddle". Is it a Brit thing? Like valve vs tube? Lol.
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Today, 11:23 AM
Yeah that’s fair
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Today, 11:21 AM
I mean, It's a good thing that online market places have these kind of authorizations... There are so many scammers out there on Reverb or German...
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Today, 11:19 AM
Really good question!
I do adjust for a b5, so for example Dm7b5 = Ab6.
One reason is that I just really want to do everything "right" and also...
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Today, 11:19 AM
I had some lessons with him and asked him some years ago how he got the sound he did on his recording of Sugar, which I think is pretty near to...
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Today, 11:14 AM
Sorry if this has been already discussed before, but I'm new here and just getting into jazz seriously.
I've transcribed several solos from my...
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Today, 11:12 AM
Anyone here have a spare ?
the switch for the control unit of the Rhythm Chief
i have checked Reverb and googled, nothing came up yet….
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Today, 11:09 AM
OP: It helps to think of the word "changes" literally: that is, focus your improv practice on the *transition* from chord to chord (e.g. how the 3rd...
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Today, 11:08 AM
In double blind tests, or is that just subjective and anecdotal?
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Today, 11:06 AM
I'm not saying pitches are irrelevant, and I completely agree with what you say about line shape. But If I were to talk about pitch collections to...
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Today, 11:03 AM
Nice one Lawson!
We are doing Jeff's Time After Time arrangement for the next two weeks.
There's a new thread for that tune so am hoping that...
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Today, 10:52 AM
I'm planning at trip to Zurich (since I can get a direct flight from Los Angeles to there): Any good jazz clubs that you can recommend?
(from...
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Today, 10:50 AM
Dm7 and G7 are in the C pool. I'll go for those chord tones in bars 4 and 5, but the scale pattern I'm using is the C major scale. I'm pulling Dm...
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Today, 10:36 AM
Yeah this is what I mean when I say it can be tricky in a vacuum to know if someone is playing “a key center” because what looks like a scale run...
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Today, 10:31 AM
My preferred quick-and-easy method is to just put something under the knob. I use a small piece of non-slip shelf/drawer liner cut to size and...
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Today, 10:15 AM
What is that tagline that shows instead of the link?
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Today, 10:15 AM
Yea... the jarrett reference from Mick-7 is great..
But eventually you need it all... or better put. The more you understand, the better your able...
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Today, 10:15 AM
I think key center playing is modal jazz stuff reverse applied to swing and bebop. You can get through a solo with it, but it won't sound um......
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Today, 10:12 AM
I love the tune and already have several clips of my own take on it, but I haven't gotten to learning the Arnold arrangement yet. I love making these...
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Today, 10:09 AM
You can play key center AND still play changes...once you get decent at it.
Somebody told me years ago (and I've adopted it as my kind of mantra) ...
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Today, 10:06 AM
I mean this also depends on what kind of recording you’re looking for.
Kind of Blue — 2 dates
A Love Supreme — 1 date
The Shape of Jazz — 1...
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Today, 10:02 AM
My friend's son was asking advice about how to make a living playing guitar.I pointed him to Rich Serverson but told him his life would be one...
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Today, 10:00 AM
I don’t know. I mean, I do love a philosophical cul de sac, and I’m certainly not disagreeing with you about rhythm—that’s A no. 1. But when you...
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Today, 10:00 AM
Have you heard the Sue Foley album Pinky's Blues? Came out like 2 years ago. She did it all live in the same room, sounds like being in a blues...
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Today, 09:59 AM
I've been curious about a thinline tele to compliment my '99 52 reissue. What prompted the use of a thinline and how do you find the difference...
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Today, 09:56 AM
Right. In the end you have to develop musical ideas and play them by ear.
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Today, 09:55 AM
Glad you like yours! Unfortunately, the one I ordered online came with a really thick neck. While I typically like this, it resulted in a very neck...
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Today, 09:53 AM
Yeah I edited the OP. Couldn’t take it off the poll, but made a note.
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