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05-14-2024, 08:47 AM
So I've been working on some technical exercises for some students with the general theory being that a lot of very idiomatic bebop stuff was...
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05-18-2024, 11:22 AM
This topic has most likely been presented before, but oh well. It’s a new day. What guitar do you own that is your favorite player? The one that...
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05-16-2024, 04:42 PM
Stock update and big archtop news from Roger Sadowsky:
"After 20 wonderful years, I have decided to end my archtop guitar production.
It...
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05-19-2024, 05:07 PM
And what you think about it overall?
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05-19-2024, 01:10 AM
Hello, this is my first post on this forum.
I’m a young guitar player. Been around music of all kinds my whole life but didn’t start playing until...
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05-26-2024, 06:38 PM
It's Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of Summer, so here we go...feel free to join in, and tag me @RhythmGuitarNation1 (I decided Shorts...
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05-29-2024, 03:21 PM
I'm sure there are good reasons but, it's not obvious to me. Can someone shed some light on this for me?
I drop in on the For Sale section...
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05-31-2024, 07:51 AM
Worth listening to. This is about as careful a test as you'll get without a frequency analyzer.
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06-09-2024, 10:49 PM
So I am a rock/blues/pop player who is trying to break into the world of jazz. While working on some tunes I noticed that my playing sounded kinda...
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05-15-2024, 08:32 PM
I've been researching how get a more natural sound out of a piezo with some judicious EQ cuts and I'd really appreciate some feedback. Thanks in...
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05-14-2024, 10:35 PM
Every couple of years, I will invent a system for deriving harmonic or melodic content, and then relearn an aspect of music-making on the guitar....
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05-18-2024, 10:42 AM
We just got home from Dublin. While walking around, we passed a very nice music store called Musicmaker. Of course, I had to go in. They have a...
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05-20-2024, 09:17 PM
I have wonderful guitar built by Ed Shaefer that sounds and feels just right. Acoustically it is balanced across the strings, but amplified the high...
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06-04-2024, 06:20 AM
So I posted the other day about trying to develop my Jazz and Blues comping skills - and there have been some amazing replies - thanks!!
What I'm...
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06-04-2024, 05:41 PM
I know the Tele is well established in jazz realms. But how many are purists and stick with the classic single coils? Or do you swap out the neck...
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05-25-2024, 08:36 PM
I'm bringing back the virtual jam mofos. Seeing if people would be up for doing all jazz blues. Go deep dive with different heads, work on vocab,...
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05-29-2024, 11:34 AM
Never used a Fender before, itching to try one. Something cheap just to fool around with, maybe a used Squier. But which one?
Strat, Tele, Jag,...
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06-05-2024, 11:53 PM
Sorry I'm new, please move this to the correct thread or I can remake it elsewhere if this isn't the right place for my question.
Here's some vid...
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05-30-2024, 11:24 AM
I guess these chords exist, but somebody knows how to insert them in band in a box 2009, it doesnt let me- Maybe there are other names for them?
...
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05-21-2024, 01:48 PM
Wynton vs Herbie. The Purist and Crossbreader Duke It Out – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
I love this - it's a heavy discussion that no-one...
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05-30-2024, 02:18 PM
I still live in a cave. My knowledge of today's jargon is limited.
The last 'proper' amp I bought was a new 2002 Fender Twin Amp - it just lacked...
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05-15-2024, 04:25 PM
Undercover cases seems to be out of business. I know there was another company that made really good cases that were popular with pros. Does anybody...
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05-21-2024, 12:27 PM
If I want to buy eg. 40s/50s/60s Gibsons from US to UK what do I need to do regarding CITES rules? Does the seller need to provide documentation?
TIA
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05-13-2024, 11:08 PM
Hi all,
I am deciding between a new Epiphone JP Emperor II pro ($700usd) and a lightly used D’Angelico Excel EXL-1, MIK 2015 ($820usd) for my...
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06-06-2024, 03:49 PM
You’ll be surprised by his number 1 pick. :smile-new:
https://youtu.be/9I8x1qvgtG4?si=jgSvhpA0a6ei-SbH
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05-23-2024, 08:55 AM
Thoughts?
https://youtu.be/NpFvBAtkXas?si=tV6FgaZLuQPShxzx
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06-07-2024, 04:41 AM
Would it be more beneficial to eliminate any pulse at all in technical studies and just write out the studies on a program like MuseScore, indicate...
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05-25-2024, 05:41 AM
This is the official thread for the Jeff Arnold Jazz Ballads book.
You can find the book on Amazon using the link below. For a quick start there's...
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06-03-2024, 01:18 PM
I'm messing around with different ways of comping over a 12 bar Blues or Jazz-Blues - mainly using Now's The Time.
I'm mainly using shell chords...
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05-28-2024, 08:09 AM
I'm trying to develop my Jazz and Jazz-Blues Soloing Vocabulary by learning Heads & Solos. I wonder if you could give me some suggestions? If you...
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05-19-2024, 11:12 AM
Saw this on YT from some recent shows. Obviously Ed sounds incredible through anything but I think this clip highlights how versatile the bud can be....
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05-18-2024, 07:01 PM
Boy I played like crap today at the farmers market. I had a nice intro to How High The Moon worked out and halfway through I just biffed 3 chords and...
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05-16-2024, 09:58 AM
After playing multiple different styles of guitars I have found that for now, playing big bodied archtops might not be for me, at least for a main...
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06-04-2024, 02:19 PM
Forum member Pamos recommended the book Black Music by Leroi Jones, which I have been enjoying. Reading his interview with Don Cherry I came across...
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05-30-2024, 05:09 PM
Hey.
Not just compare. How can we steal from spoken language?
There's a bunch of books about motif-development. But lets steal from what works...
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05-30-2024, 12:54 PM
Hi guys,
probably not a very common topic but i need some help here.
I caught a cold, have to cough every now and then and want to avoid this...
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05-14-2024, 04:13 PM
I just picked up this vintage Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe Regent (or perhaps “Deluxe Electric”). I initially thought it was a pre-Gibson model that had...
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06-10-2024, 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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06-08-2024, 12:38 PM
Our blues for the week is Straight No Chaser, and our key is B.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJs2eCqhTN0
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06-01-2024, 02:27 AM
Our blues for the week is Misterioso by Monk. It's a 6th sequence over a blues. Our key for the week is Bb, same key as the original tune.
Nice...
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06-05-2024, 09:58 PM
Is anyone noticing how pervasive seller fraud has become on Reverb? I have L-5 in my feed, among others, and previously sold items reappear, again...
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06-02-2024, 03:46 PM
I play straight ahead jazz, all standards, with a rotating group of players who come and go. We play events and restaurants and stuff like that. I...
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05-27-2024, 02:08 PM
The other day I was talking with a friend who is a composer and teaches counterpoint about these first few measures of a Bach prelude:
She...
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05-21-2024, 04:07 PM
Yesterday's bike ride hit gravel went down. Broken clavicle right side will heal no surgery, broken 4 and 5th metacarpals, they need surgery but...
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06-05-2024, 04:46 PM
When I play live, many of the tunes will have a few wrong notes in my solo. I'm getting the note I want like 99% of the time, but of course I get a...
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05-19-2024, 11:21 AM
Hi all.
I've put together a video regarding my wood buying and what I've been learning over the last year.
This is all about stocking up on...
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05-26-2024, 10:12 PM
This guy has exposed the massive plugin scam that audio companies have going on. In this video he proves that all EQ plugins on the market have...
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05-15-2024, 04:02 PM
My right knee is suddenly giving me problems - wear and tear. No doubt the cartilage is shot at. Drove 5hrs down into Spain last week and now waiting...
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06-05-2024, 02:21 PM
I've written a lot about the pitfalls of vintage instruments. I bought this '63 Gibson Barney Kessel last year and the pickups (billed as originals)...
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06-08-2024, 03:40 PM
I'm looking at these changes:
C | % | % | G7 |
% | Dm7 | G7 | C |
C7 | Bb7 | A7 | Dm7 |
Dm7 Bb7 | Em7 A7 | Dm7 G7 | C ||
(The tune is...
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05-22-2024, 03:06 PM
The next batch….:smile-new:
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06-02-2024, 11:55 AM
I have a Benedetto Bravo. The neck finish has always relatively sticky too me when compared to most of my guitars. I think I am the 3rd or 4th...
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05-19-2024, 12:53 PM
https://youtu.be/Fzrhdy9Af-I?feature=shared
this is a side of Pete’s playing that I haven’t heard much before. His style has become more...
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06-08-2024, 04:56 AM
I recently played a gig with a big band consisting of 5 saxophones, 4 trombones, 3 trumpets, and a full rhythm section. Since most of the instruments...
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05-22-2024, 06:53 PM
I've got it in my head to downsize a bit, though I'm not that cramped or in need of cash. I was given a nice acoustic to restore, and now I feel like...
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06-01-2024, 04:55 AM
Hi there,
I’m about to buy a vintage acoustic Gibson L5 (single cutaway, sunburst). I can buy a ‘39 or a ‘46. Both 100%, great condition, original...
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06-02-2024, 09:38 AM
So far, I’m working on:
Playing the melody
Playing the chords in shells through the changes
Playing voicings on the 4 high strings through...
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05-17-2024, 12:16 AM
https://youtu.be/dIyVb6n3YOo?si=5Ou3pc33Y6QPOBMo
From a gig tonight.
Fun fact: bass player backed out, so the bass player in the video is my...
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06-09-2024, 05:17 PM
... to really get the idea of how much work it really takes to make a good recording?
By "separate" I mean, separate works. Not the same one.
...
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05-28-2024, 07:05 AM
Hi all,
I’m flying with my tele packed
in a suitcase with the neck removed from the body ….
(capo on the first fret strings staying on)
It’s...
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06-11-2024, 06:46 PM
I identify as a songwriter, and AI music generation reduces songwriting to just a few words as a prompt. I guess as a hobby I can ignore AI music...
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05-22-2024, 02:42 PM
The title just about says it all. I lost all my guitars and amps in a house fire. It's indescribably heartbreaking. I had guitars and amps that,...
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05-25-2024, 11:51 PM
Anyone know who the young woman is on the SNL stage band? My God, she looks like a child.
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05-24-2024, 11:26 PM
If you have an amp with a switchable or adjustable tweeter (Henriksen, etc), do you use it with your archtop? And whether yes or no, why?
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06-10-2024, 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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05-19-2024, 06:19 PM
Stopped by the local music store to get some strings and saw a GB10SE on the wall. Here are my impressions.
On the plus side, the neck is...
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05-19-2024, 04:05 PM
I'm looking to get a Herb Ellis ES-165, but the case it comes with doesn't seem to be Gibson branded. I know it's a silly thing, but if I'm spending...
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06-05-2024, 03:07 AM
I tuned my guitar with my Peterson strobo tuner, and I'm reasonably confident that it's in tune. Then I try to play along with something on the...
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06-01-2024, 11:58 PM
How much can I charge for music online lessons? And what are the best platform to offer them?
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05-28-2024, 12:45 AM
Just a moment...
This is a single pick-up version in a natural finish. No affiliation with the seller. They don't come up very often...
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05-16-2024, 02:43 PM
I hope I'm not annoying you with the thousandth question about scales and fingerings. I found a great course by Frank Vignola online that I really...
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05-29-2024, 06:20 AM
On Reddit, an American social network, can be found a group called r/jazzguitar. In a post to this group, a user known as CaseyMahoneyJCON has listed...
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06-11-2024, 05:48 PM
I was looking at one from japan and the dealer sent me this text:
The thing that occurs to me is that possibly the guitar was stolen? Not sure...
21 replies | 921 view(s)
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06-05-2024, 03:32 PM
I picked up a piece I worked on a few years ago when it was barely playable for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcwebvHKZ2U
It's from...
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06-08-2024, 08:11 AM
Alrighty. Let’s get to choosing our next bebop tune to work through. I chose these because they’re short and they’re blueses, or in the case of...
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05-29-2024, 06:36 AM
Is the Mel Bay Rhythm Chord system, formerly published as the Orchestral Chord system, used by many in practice? For the those not familiar with the...
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05-14-2024, 11:14 AM
It is a dark, rainy day here. To brighten the atmosphere during a rainy day I like to watch this clip of Mike and Leni Stern out on a pretty day....
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05-18-2024, 12:23 AM
Has anyone here seen the Blowout at Sam Ash? Thoughts?
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05-29-2024, 09:42 PM
I’ve been playing my Tele through a Roland keyboard amp, KC something or other, at the music school. 4-channel, maybe a 12” speaker? Not very...
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06-01-2024, 06:39 PM
I think I already know what you folks are gonna say, sort of silly to entertain the idea of buying one of these but... do you suppose the...
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05-27-2024, 04:16 PM
Hi,
This is my father's guitar, he gave it to me.
Thank you very much Papa! :triumphant:
There are some German archtop specialists on the...
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05-19-2024, 01:29 AM
I have an Eastman 910CE - it's super cool, but the binding has a quite sharp edge that dig into my picking arm when I play. I encountered that...
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06-06-2024, 04:23 AM
I want to thank everyone for taking time to view my listing! Stay tuned, more to come. I am in thinning the herd mode. Lol.
...
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05-24-2024, 10:53 AM
I've been playing jazz for many years.
I'm at the point right now where I can come up with ideas/themes in my head (away from the instrument) over...
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05-28-2024, 05:45 PM
I originally posted this in the transcriptions subforum, but I felt like it belongs here so people can get a sense of how awesome this guitar and...
15 replies | 955 view(s)
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06-01-2024, 10:11 PM
I'm 70 years old now and have some arthritis in my left hand. Is there any reason why I can't use mostly two note comping? (Mainly using a Guild...
20 replies | 951 view(s)
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05-18-2024, 09:41 PM
Two simple samba comping patterns for guitar that allow you to stay out of the way of the bass and piano
Here are a couple samba rhythms...
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05-29-2024, 08:38 AM
Hi guys, im new on the forum. I Really love jazz guitar but dont find it comes easily.
If you wouldnt mind i have put two clips of my playing on a...
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05-19-2024, 09:59 PM
Hello everybody,
I have a 1933-34 Gibson L-12 for sale, $5800 + shipping (or local pickup near Danbury, CT). I have been privileged to own this...
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05-17-2024, 09:02 AM
Starting with the less complicated install, I successfully put that 57 Classic in the Zephyr and love it. Now it's time for the Emperor's new pups....
5 replies | 2783 view(s)
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05-14-2024, 01:16 PM
Hey guitar world,
It's hard to find much info on Carl Albanus Johnson - about him as a person, luthier, and pictures of his work - and as someone...
4 replies | 2541 view(s)
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05-29-2024, 06:52 PM
I sold my digital organ so I only have my $600 Yamaha P-125 digital piano. Looking at other instruments to get. :smile-new:
Better digital piano...
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05-14-2024, 12:23 AM
A new batch of Wilkie 18” and 17” archtops. Two each of his Atlas and Paramount models.
“Amazing guitars. One of the finest luthiers on the scene...
8 replies | 2371 view(s)
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05-18-2024, 01:12 PM
Jazz guitarists, I have a conundrum.
Earlier this year I paid about double what this guitar is worth.
It has almost everything a player could...
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06-09-2024, 06:12 PM
Here's my kessel with it's badge and hand carved bridge footer (brazilian) to replace the one that was collapsing.
2nd photo shows the board that...
16 replies | 957 view(s)
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05-24-2024, 02:00 AM
Hi forum,
Today is the 35th anniversary of the day my mind was blown and my life changed completely!
I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. I knew...
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05-30-2024, 11:38 AM
Each bar has 4 beats and each beat has 1 chord: I separate each bar using } symbol
Bar number 8 is a rest but you can substitute by G for...
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06-04-2024, 01:55 AM
Is there a standard way to do this? 4 half notes? 8 quarters?
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05-22-2024, 06:10 AM
I restrung an instument about a year ago with half-rounds but played it only a few minutes. It was hanging up. I picked it up yesterday and it...
11 replies | 1286 view(s)
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05-14-2024, 06:50 AM
I am selling my Henriksen Bud 6. I am in Lincolnshire England. The amp has had little use and is in mint condition. I have not been able to dial in a...
7 replies | 1872 view(s)
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06-03-2024, 07:14 AM
I found an offer for a Gibson L4CES that's built in 1986/1987.
An inheritance of a jazz guitarist sells it.
Price is good (if You got the...
14 replies | 753 view(s)
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06-06-2024, 04:07 AM
Hello folks! New to the forums and honestly new to Jazz guitar.
I have just acquired a 2007 Peerless New York archtop hollow body guitar....
12 replies | 808 view(s)
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05-15-2024, 01:53 PM
When I'm practicing technique, be it my 5 finger patterns, trills, or riffs intended to focus on technique, my fingers feel retarded like they're...
8 replies | 1905 view(s)
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05-22-2024, 10:41 PM
Been trying this method now for a few weeks. Wonderful. Perfect natural position standing or sitting, very light and easy on the shoulder, no neck...
10 replies | 1130 view(s)
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05-22-2024, 05:54 AM
Hello,
I'm on the hunt for a Heritage H-525 archtop guitar and would love to buy one. If you have this model and are considering selling, or know...
12 replies | 819 view(s)
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05-21-2024, 08:05 PM
What do you enjoy about guitar players' colaboratives? Whether you're playing or listening
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05-29-2024, 06:53 PM
I'm hoping I like how it sounds better once I swap the stock SDSL for a 57 or the Fralin Pure I got recently. Wondering if the 57 will be less clear...
10 replies | 967 view(s)
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06-08-2024, 01:14 PM
Reverb Sale Link Below:
Michael Stevens is a legend. He FOUNDED the Fender Custom Shop and created what is today the best era of Fender since...
13 replies | 747 view(s)
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05-21-2024, 07:59 AM
Yesterday a nice L5 was offered on reverb. It was listed as a 1975 in Florida. Today the same instrument is listed as a 1973 in Indiana. The price...
6 replies | 1788 view(s)
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05-19-2024, 08:21 PM
http://blog.musoscribe.com/index.php/2022/06/27/whenever-youre-ready-brian-auger-celebrates-60-years-in-music-part-1-of-3/
His band with his son...
3 replies | 2178 view(s)
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05-23-2024, 05:22 PM
Just seeing if there is sufficient interest in forming a study group to work through the Jazz Ballads book by Jeff Arnold.
Amazon.com
The plan...
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05-15-2024, 10:30 AM
Stumbled across this study of the chord transition frequencies in the Beethoven String Quartets, which can be assumed to be fairly representative of...
7 replies | 1616 view(s)
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06-09-2024, 06:23 PM
Anyone know who the lefty killing it in this Lionel Hampton clip is?
https://youtu.be/R_rTICMVXQQ?si=hyPfjtzhtZFuntDx
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05-21-2024, 09:15 PM
I bought the steel notched straight edge with the short scale side and the long scale side. They say it will work with a 25 inch scale, and the...
9 replies | 1154 view(s)
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05-30-2024, 10:00 AM
Hi all,
I am going to do some recording in a small studio and was interested what others use of amp reverb was? The room is quite dry and dead but...
10 replies | 605 view(s)
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05-30-2024, 07:50 PM
What kind of wire do you guys use installing pickups in archtops and where do you get it? I've only installed a few pickups and my first attempt at...
15 replies | 570 view(s)
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05-22-2024, 08:32 AM
A recent thread about a weak high E string when plugged in prompted me to pose this question.
It seems to me that well respected luthiers very often...
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05-24-2024, 05:01 AM
I guess that the title says it all.
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06-07-2024, 01:14 PM
Could be a 1960 from the guild chart and blowing the picture up. Looks in decent shape. Good nonoriginal case. Guild Electric Guitar & Hard Case |...
12 replies | 789 view(s)
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05-21-2024, 11:34 AM
Just took delivery yesterday of this beautiful late 90s or early 2000s X-150. Kind of crazy that you can get one of these quality USA made guitars...
5 replies | 1489 view(s)
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06-04-2024, 07:41 PM
a 2022 David Grissom trem with an Indian rosewood neck and Brazilan fretboard . 6100 frets , 11-49 strings 7.3K neck 9K bridge , with coil taps.
...
11 replies | 738 view(s)
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05-27-2024, 11:36 AM
https://youtu.be/mqpWFKojKJM?si=67aM8FF2XDkWa9tH
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06-09-2024, 12:17 PM
Hey :)
I‘m trying to contact someone for a great guitar he is selling on tutti.ch but only Swiss residents can open an account. So I was wondering...
13 replies | 513 view(s)
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06-06-2024, 03:11 PM
Hey Folks, I'm parting ways with my Victor Baker.
It was made on 8/8/2008 and sports a Harmonic Design pickup w/a 17" carved body.
Its got some...
10 replies | 918 view(s)
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05-30-2024, 07:58 PM
This has been clogging up my Facebook feed today from various “Sam Ash close out” sites:
90% off? Sounds great!
Hmmm…a $2800 guitar for...
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Yesterday, 11:43 AM
This is part historical part practical question. We know that the banjo (tenor and plectrum) was favoured in early trad Jazz (NOLA through Dixieland...
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05-22-2024, 11:28 PM
Hello folks, I know there are a few threads about vintage German guitars but this is specifically about nut width. I've been a fan of these for a...
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06-01-2024, 02:48 PM
https://youtu.be/orLJO-KrfK4?si=V37gC7wlCJEkT23K
this is a tune I really love working with.
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05-23-2024, 09:26 AM
Curious to understand:
1. How many Levin Deluxe Owners are here.
2. Opinions - good or bad - on your experiences (handling, tone, etc.)
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05-15-2024, 05:25 PM
For those 7-stringers, here's a lovely instrument that's NOT in Norway.
It's a wonderful Kirk Sand nylon 7-string hi-A electric guitar for sale, in...
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06-05-2024, 12:30 AM
https://youtu.be/AAiPj-KFx70?si=sd585bkIKBtinPYQ
I've loved Joshua Breakstone ever since I heard his song above 20 years ago. He's based in Tokyo...
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05-30-2024, 08:00 PM
For those who have experience with them, which modelers would work best for coping Metheny like tones? I think it would be fun to do that and go...
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05-22-2024, 01:11 AM
Hi,
Looking for advice. I have a nice tele I play for jazz and have a Ibanez Artcore 55 I bought last year but don't really play.
I don't love...
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06-01-2024, 10:15 AM
Jazz Guitar Book - "Guitars -The Tsumura Collection" Hardcover - $100
Number 3489 of 3750
Condition - Excellent
Sale is in person/cash only. I'm...
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05-15-2024, 06:13 PM
Tried to noodle a bit with a looper and VST plugin to get something
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05-22-2024, 01:07 PM
Hi all.
A few years ago there was a study group set up to go through a Jeff Arnold Standards book (see pic of book).
I just found the book on...
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06-02-2024, 07:19 AM
Gotta say, I’m really impressed with the sound and nuance that went into this plugin. I probably wouldn’t have questioned that it was a virtual...
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05-17-2024, 03:47 PM
I'm starting this thread so we can collect and register as many of the Korean made Epiphone Emperor Regents as possible,
I will start with the two I...
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06-05-2024, 01:51 PM
you guys with multiple archtops? Which is your favorite? I have a number of archtops including an L4CES, Gibson 175, vintage Barney Kessel but you...
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06-02-2024, 09:09 PM
I live in Las Cruces New Mexico, close to El Paso. I'm about to make a trip to Denver. I'd really like to meet a fantastic luthier for archtop...
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