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Those must be juxtaposed, yes?

Glenn Gould suggested Mozart tended to write “empty passage work” BECAUSE he was an improviser. I think he was wrong about Mozart - that passage...

Your reading comprehension was just fine through the first few sentences of his post but then he said, "In fact, if I understand it now, the quarter...

Gorgeous! GLWTS!

Actually, we clarified earlier in this conversation that we're describing the strategies we use to practice improvisation, which may be (probably...

lower bout is 10.75 upper bout is 14.5 don't really have anything to measure the fretboard radius i would say its a rounded c neck.

The converse is also true. There's a local sax player with incredible technique whose solos are a deft interweaving of nothing but bebop cliches and...

It’s nice when you mirror them at the tritone. Duncan Lamont had a whole bunch of scales like that. The 7b5-dim do be like that Do re mi fa, up...

Oh man … yeah … guitarists intro to jazz approaches scales using tetrachord fingerings. I’ll reread it. I remember thinking “oh that’s so smart” and...

Dunno about Randy Vincent. I pinched the idea from the Arabic music theory and 18th century solfeggio. They used to sing Do re mi fa sol re mi...

tetrachords and pentachords refer to the arrangement of scale steps in a four or five note group. like a major scale from the root is W W h but...

Similarly, there are a thousand videos showing CAGED, Berklee and 3NPS scales with the standard shifts or stretches incorporating fingers 1-4 yet I...

I saw a YouTube short on pentachords. Seemed cool but it was for piano and I’m too lazy to move it to guitar. I’m finally getting a hang on the...

I was just thinking I need to reread that bit of Randy Vincent which is the third or fourth time I’ve said that to myself in the last few weeks...

I’m not that far gone yet but give it six months. All hail the algorithm! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m just laying in the couch at the end of Thanksgiving Holiday passing the time.

Sure But they are also flexible enough to allow lots of different scale fingerings. Tbh small units are better. I was tempted to make a vid on...

Rp said 4/4 moving to 7/8 with quarters going to eighths, so unless my reading comprehension has failed again (likely) that’s 4/4 going to 7/4...

Nah man we’re just powerless to resist that intriguing thumbnail

Gee, 18 posts about a topic in half a day (19 now), which suggests the topic is either quite practical or quite controversial, maybe even both in...

Be sure to play some complete crap after saying do you want sick bebop language like this??

What is the lower bout and rim width dimensions? Also the fretboard radius.

Have you considered: They taught you all the WRONG SCALES for BEBOP GUITAR, I went from meh to PRO after learning these JAZZ GUITAR SCALES to...

No, 7/4 is 7 quarter notes, which is: 14/8 Your 5/4 example is incorrect, i.e., it's not the poly-rhythm of 5 over 4 but the time signature...

I like the way you laid this out a lot.

Not surprising. There’s only two systems to grab a scale. CAGED and 3nps. Anything else is a slight modification of one of these. Edit: Funny...

Not a second of hesitation for me. Pat Martino and Gil Goldstein: "Weìll Be Together Again" Ettore

Well maybe the clones (Alvarez) were different. There's not much info on these as I suspect they didn't sell well. The little I have found suggest...

Here's a really quick/dirty demo of this guitar. Signal path is Orion > Mesa Boogie Gold Mine Overdrive > JHS Series 3 delay set to digital > Fender...

I forgot about Billy Bauer. He’s great too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgnIVEOFH80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baEA_2-hjH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_riOY9tEyY

CP..melodic patterns are basically chord arps that can great effect in creating solo lines In the Miller vid he is using CM7 first inversion so...

Jim Hall/gtr Charlie Haden/db Album/“Charlie Haden Jim Hall Live”(1990) https://youtu.be/RJp2iWsfYK4?si=t7vGnBVKEDxV42ne ...

Billy Bauer/gtr Lee Konitz/as Album/“Duet for Saxophone and Guitar” (1951) https://youtu.be/B5WFvye7umg?si=Ufqgm2QyAu4_satw ...

I’ve had one for a decade and rarely play it now due to the thin neck. It’s the only tele I’ve ever owned so I kinda just assumed that’s the way...

Made a little worksheet of one octave patterns. Just w major. For a 3 octave scale, chain two 3 string and one 2 string pattern together for example.

I've been working on shortening the Dom Half Step Rule 1 lines. Example below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il3aAcTBqog&list=RDIehruE7_Bhs&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehruE7_Bhs&list=RDIehruE7_Bhs&start_radio=1

A very nice jazz ballad. Box

Don't have time to read through the long pieces right now (have a jam session in an hour), but I do have an audience-centric question: When I hear a...

Guitarist Billy Bauer was successful at bridging the Tristano school with other musical genres and playing situations. Mr.Bauer always had a nice,...

Personally, I think that Christian's One Octave scales (or parts of) can be linked together to create each CAGED pattern. Edit: This was...

RJVB, you could be right that there is just a little (the right) amount of electricity involved - what I'd call THE (my) quintessential sound for...

Agree on the p/u position (neck+middle). Stock p/us sound pretty good but I have no comparison. Sounded better when I had it set up for 11s. The...

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Yes, stock. As noted by other forumers, tone pitch is quite high for me. I've noted resonances with some high notes, probably ringing out of the...

I don’t know that the one octave thing is in tension with that. I outline 7 basic positions that you can use with any one octave scale. And that’s...

Dunno I would always advise people do it by ear. One note should be doable. Then add another. Do the whole scale by ear. EDIT- some in the...

I bought a 19$ package with 5 Henriksen Bud 6 and one Polytone captures from the above site. They are a lot closer to jazz sounds than the regular...

Then again, I have always had this Play Anything Anywhere thing going on, which I'm really not invested in anymore, but it's a hard mentality to...

Shucks, video is good too. I would be really interested in a more systematic way to extend them? I feel like that sort of relies a bit on...

1975 https://youtu.be/OI185B5SsRM?si=akhTjjHCHNn3NWWM 1958 https://youtu.be/Wc4tT-55ZzI?si=cI-IhB_FGNpikf3T What’s so impressive about...

Thanks for posting this one, I think I've watched it a half-dozen times now. I had the pleasure of seeing his trio at the Village Vanguard a couple...

Spend most of your practice time on tunes (e.g. 80%). You don’t get called to perform lydian dominant scales in 3 octaves (even though you might use...

Not to be confounded by the Stringphonic "Lang" models ;) The recording above sounds great but just when I was reflecting how archtops often have...

They call it bending too :nightmare:

No bending is YouTube BS. Listen to the records, Charlie, Barney, Herb and Kenny Burrell bend all the time. Illinois Jacquette’s contribution to...

Wow! I guess the stock pickup is OK (assuming that's what it is). There's a smidge more "thunk" than with some of your other CC guitars, Fred. ...

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Thankyou for the kind words its much appreciated cheers :)

Ill take the noise of the drinkers over an empty room any day :) Jazz is just not that popular in Norfolk UK. The last gig I did I really enjoyed but...

Hey Jazzers, My small contribution to demoing this guitar. It's not mine, it belongs to a good friend who has let me try it out. ...

We live in a rented 1,200 sq.foot flat on the north side of Chicago… and I have four Fender amps. Not a problem. If you like the amp, keep it. If...

A well-recorded example of an Artur Lang guitar, played acoustically. It's just the "basic" model called Standard, yet it gives us the impression...

Patrons of a venue in the city are more likely to walk home rather than drink'n'drive :triumphant:

And in Winter, sometimes, you then have to drive home, late at night, on a dark, icy road, in the fog. :nightmare:

hi, maybe take a look at some of Tim Lerch’s stuff -he has for example some nice “one chord per beat” blues arrangements, and also plenty of...

I used to have one of these and it was really great. I really liked the pickups in the position between the neck and middle pickups. I found it was...

Well, I don't know about all that heavy analysis but, yes, presentation is often more important; the audience want to be entertained. But, of course,...

I'd say that's the reality when you play in a pub or restaurant in Europe, if they don't charge for a concert. I understand Birdland do, for FV's...

I use on-board reverb if the amp has it. If it doesn’t, I still have a V1 Flint, an FRV1, and a ReVibe I built. But generally, when I’m using my...

great post..but the noise of those drinkers..could hardly hear the band . guitar sounded great..

I have a JHS series 3 reverb and a Keely Caverns (which does delay and reverb) on the way. Black Friday sales were tempting

Of course we admire skill, in fellow musicians, but in the wider sense, what does it mean? I feel the most admirable thing in music is finding an...

If you sound great nobody cares if your solo is 10%, 40%, 90% improvised. I'd also argue if you're playing within the parameters of a tune in an...

I’d do A and C in 5th position and the rest in 3rd. Separate fingers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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It’s all about the CTR. Well apparently it isn’t. But CTR needs to be above 5% really and the dreaded red circles and arrows don’t fail. ...

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Of course, the reality of a (human) performing situation is that normal 1/4 notes will never be exact either.

... and I was gonna say Jackie Maclean - oh wait a minute, I think I already did :cool:. Gotta love the cheeky attitude and super hip lines...

I’m not so far gone to assume that everyone must share in my Special Interest, although it would be nice to have fellow weirdos. Sent from my...

This thumbnail is exquisite

So most have selected the "aural" choice. This is interesting to me as it would appear most here see themselves as "ear" players, where as I thought...

And, these days, finding that amp ( or anything else ) repair guy is best described as ' penance '. I honestly have more fun at my dentist. ...

Whew I thought I was about to get referred to the study of fugue. Yeah that makes sense. Ive done some little contrary motion pairs in the past...

Good stuff. Yes, I find that the Bebop cliches use very awkward guitar fingerings. Probably, because they are mostly originally Sax lines. ...

I think most people agree, jazz musicians and non musicians alike. And this is just so unfortunate for those that spend decades cultivating the skill...

To the point and briefly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSau5B_E564&list=PLSTZCafn5OqrqL076yRfGuhWLE4hRRB03

My experience, precisely. USA vintage aesthetic value--I had one too as a kid--and the fact that I put money into for maintenance-best to hold on to...

Joe on guitar, Oscar on Clavicord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0qBWbBcUNA

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Thanks to all that replied! Some more "odd" choices were spotted here as well, although ´things like switches or knobs are more of a subjective...

Me neither, about myself I mean. I didn’t think bending was allowed ;)

Wouldn’t that be 4/4 to 7/4? when I’ve written 7/4 I’ve often been asked to write alternating bars of 3/4 and 4/4 instead. Easier to read. Then...

I honestly can’t hear a difference between the on board reverb of my Twin Reverb amp and my Boss FRV-1 pedal. I use the pedal on all my amps that...

Those are brilliant and hilarious at the same time!

I remember buying this CD for a couple of dollars at the San Francisco Tower Records during their going out of business sale, no clue what happened...

I don’t necessarily mean plunging into Fux or whatever (though plenty have done this) or even Partimento. I just mean if you have trouble mixing...

I think I can sincerely and honestly say that my love of music and guitar is unlimited, while my physical body is not! + I'm 65 years old... hence my...

I need reverb pedal on my board only when I play with my Tweed Deluxe clone. My Deluxe Reverb clone and two Quilter TB202 combos have good enough...

I think that if you are serious about music you will have had long days practicing and playing maybe you still do? There was a period when I did 8...

Chuck Wayne - ‘Tapestry’ (with banjo replacing the guitar on two tracks) and ‘Morning Mist’:

He did a whole tutor about soloing with chord shapes plus an audio cassette with him talking and playing (complete with heavy breathing). I used to...

Had one as a teenager lovely sounding amp!

Yeah no, you don't want to study for 6 months and then have nothing to show for it. Basic principles are you have to start slow and out of time, then...

This is a little different, where I guess I’ve done a lot of the rote practice, and this format offered some insight into reorganizing things in a...

A couple more, back on the Casino. The second one is frantic; but it’s been an interesting week, for reasons, so that’s what came out: ...

I say you practice that 3 note voicing and 3rds. Take those and your fluency will boost. ..and join OS Pro. :beaten:

^ Tone metal!

I seem to recall Herb Ellis saying in one of his videos that he thought of chord shapes when soloing.

Yeah it's like a baby B120. A small, heavy guitar like the LP. Let us know what you think of it if you decide to check it out Did the guy say if...

Yes, you could maintain the same tempo and drop an 8th note at the end of your first 7/8 measure (the transitional measure from 4/4-8/8), as you...

Yes. It sounds like he's using the piezo pickup, or at least a blend of it.