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Today, 11:32 AM
And you've never felt that way before, right? ;)
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Today, 11:21 AM
Im going to play each one in twelve keys. So I’ll be back around to see shortly
and yes. Definitely anyone can post clips there. That would be...
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Today, 11:19 AM
That wasn't a dig, it's a perfectly fine archeological thread on Gershwin's changes. CharlieParker wants to post clips and get feedback and I think...
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Today, 11:18 AM
Was posting listening as of late, but YouTube links were wonky, try again later...
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Today, 11:17 AM
Anyone remember this album? I got it as it came out back in the day...
I love their composing and playing (especially from min. 5:44).
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Today, 11:14 AM
Be patient, my man. I’m on Db in my first pass through. A few more days and I’ll throw something up there.
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Today, 11:13 AM
Summer of Rhythm … Changes?
There's this thread, but nobody is posting themselves playing... yet. I'll help you hijack it from the theory heads...
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Today, 11:12 AM
Iput a ebony bridge saddle on my AG95 ... It made ahuge improvement,Solving a similar prob lem . mickmac
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Today, 11:06 AM
I'm not sure this can be considered the urtext for the song? Seems like it's own separate instrumental feature. Cool though.
I love the film you...
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Today, 11:02 AM
Just play a Db in bar 6, bruv.
It'll be fine.
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Today, 10:57 AM
i got a refret done on an oldhofner president
archtop
it came back with ss frets (i didn’t ask
for them)
I thought well ok let’s try them
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Today, 10:55 AM
I think the OP's question has sort of got lost in chord complexities so I thought I'd do this. Sorry about the quality, nothing I can do. Would be...
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Today, 10:36 AM
Boy, this reminds me of the brilliance of Mickey. This has been said before but i'll say it again.. There is nothing he couldn't do.
What an...
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Today, 10:33 AM
Lady of the Evening, that's a good one. Paul, The EarRegulars stuff is all great too.
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Today, 10:25 AM
Vinny:
These post make me want to order a guitar I don't need..........
but want none the less!
Greg
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Today, 10:16 AM
Mellowtonin musings.
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Today, 10:16 AM
Birthday suits :smile-new:
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Today, 10:13 AM
All the best Rob ... wishing you a full recovery from this deeply unpleasant sounding illness.
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Today, 10:08 AM
Wow! Great lines and voicings. You know your way around this one.
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Today, 10:03 AM
Common in the second pass through I Should Care, though in that case works as part of a back cycle too.
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Today, 10:01 AM
I dunno we've had some on here. Also I think Mark Levine's Analysis of Just Friends (from the Jazz Piano Book IIRC) which is like this. Maybe that's...
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Today, 09:56 AM
Aha my favourite sub
Usually it's used as a sub for the first I chord in a ABAC tune, often on the second repeat. For example IIRC Ted Greene uses...
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Today, 09:40 AM
I thought I'd heard somewhere at one point he'd stumbled upon changing from an ebony clothespin to a pine one, but still keeping the stainless steel...
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Today, 09:33 AM
That bands great.
I hear you stay at Eb7 and don't have the weird RB F7 turnaround. I should drop that, I don't think I hear it on the Ellington...
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Today, 09:16 AM
yeah I fancy one of those ….
(scale length , fingerboard radius ,
semi hollow , nice looking , wraparound
bridge)
can you get a nice clean warm...
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Today, 08:55 AM
The tricky thing is that G is not tonic here. The whole tune is more like a bluesy modal harmony though it involves typical function ii - Vs (I think...
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Today, 08:54 AM
Possibly the easiest way to check for sound differences not due to fretbuzz or other artefacts: get a ZeroGlide nut with the upgrade SS 0-fret set....
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Today, 08:35 AM
I ordered my Raines Tele 7 with SS frets and have had it for a few years. The main problem with SS is that it requires different tools and...
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Today, 08:02 AM
I hear a bit of Sing Sing Sing in the beginning as well. :cool:
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Today, 07:26 AM
This is it exactly. When I had my #1 tele refretted a 2nd time, I went with SS because I love this neck, and didn't want to have to refret it again...
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Today, 07:13 AM
In her tune "Mother of the Dead Man" Carla Bley uses the #ivm7b5 IM7 move in both directions.
at bar 5 it goes Gmaj7#11/B to C#m7b5
and then...
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Today, 06:59 AM
Great job Paul. arrangement too sounds awesome.
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Today, 06:18 AM
the only drawback is that they’re very difficult to work with from the installer’s standpoint
some people say they are too bright sounding, but I...
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Today, 06:12 AM
Actually, after posting the images, I noticed a broken solder point, so I‘ll try fixing it and hope this is the problem :smile-new:
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Today, 05:44 AM
or maybe not dumb enough. like most folks you seem to overthink the matter. i'll go out on a limb and say you're an adult. so you'll most likely not...
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Today, 05:26 AM
I would not be too structural... it is music.
Structural approach is important with the basics (like you have to play basic chord shapes, or basic...
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Today, 05:05 AM
Hi, great thread about a great amp! I own 2 G100. 212 II and a mark III. Now the input Jack on the mark III is failing.
Does anyone know where I...
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Today, 05:03 AM
Learn tune
Steal lines
Make those lines your own
Repeat
Die
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Today, 05:00 AM
I just had my Mensinger guitar re-fretted with stainless steel frets, changed a mediocre guitar to a very good one.
They never wear, no more...
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Today, 04:55 AM
Totally depends on the guitar. Both are lovely.
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Today, 04:39 AM
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Today, 04:06 AM
In this case, it means that the back is carved from solid wood as opposed to being pressed from laminated wood. It is pretty standard for the carved...
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Today, 02:48 AM
Lydian tonic.
In G major
C# (#11), B (3), E (13), G (root).
If it sounds as a tonic or not depends on the context and chord position,...
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Today, 02:40 AM
Mellotone is one of my favorites
I've posted this one before in another thread, but here's an older clip of me playing that tune with a terriffic...
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Today, 02:31 AM
The sound of course!
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Today, 02:14 AM
Thanks very much and I agree about the headless guitars. It's hard to get older players to try it.
I've had the Alan Holdsworth model as well....
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Today, 01:28 AM
FWIW to other readers, and probably a given fact not requiring repetition, but these are wonderful instruments. Playability, tone, aesthetics,...
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Today, 01:07 AM
I don't understand the "solid wood back" notation. I am far from an expert, but this looks like a two-piece back to me. Am I misunderstanding...
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Today, 12:54 AM
I've always seen them notated as (no 3rd).
For example, C (no 3rd).
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Today, 12:20 AM
In A Mellow Tone Rhythm Guitar
https://youtu.be/X6i6YCCfQ_U
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Today, 12:09 AM
That is exactly what the very nice young lady at Butler Music told me, and the very next day I spoke to the owner and got a very different story. I...
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Today, 12:04 AM
It’s hard to get people to try headless guitars,especially older players. But since I switched to Kiesel Alan Holdsworth headless model,I have a hard...
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Yesterday, 11:42 PM
Good thing you took those requests for c jam blues….
https://youtu.be/UMmTED8oc20
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Yesterday, 11:23 PM
Went back to listen to Munisteri again...
Playing a lot of drop3 stuff, like I've been mostly doing. Not much in the way of reharmonization, some...
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Yesterday, 11:14 PM
That's what I'm saying...it's not really a sub or a reharm...just doing what I can to have pleasant movement on the 4th string.
As for what Flory...
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Yesterday, 11:11 PM
I owned the exact same guitar 30 years ago. It was a terrific guitar and one that I have a lot of fond memories of. I have no idea how many they...
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Yesterday, 11:07 PM
What an incredible recording in that space.
I've also seen them with Josh Dunn. Look him up on you tube.
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Yesterday, 11:00 PM
Hey, Ray Charles stole that bass-line for Hit the Road, Jack! :numbness:
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Yesterday, 10:56 PM
It's a gypsy jazz guitar with Argentine steel strings. I just always play this guitar, it would sound better on something else probably. I'm just...
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Yesterday, 10:52 PM
Nylon string guitar? I've never seen a pick-up like that before but I'm not a gear person so for all I know, it may be commonplace.
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Yesterday, 10:48 PM
I haven't quite figured out the Zoom recorder settings, it's plugged directly into the amp (headphone jack). I tripped over the 7#9 chord but...
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Yesterday, 10:43 PM
Well, yes, but I had common lead sheets in mind, i.e., only melody and chord symbols.
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Yesterday, 10:40 PM
My contribution to this group. Let's keep it up!
https://youtu.be/d27IXqaz378
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Yesterday, 10:34 PM
Make it into one? The two chords are enharmonic, e.g., Dm7b5 (root position) = Fm6 (6th in bass).
But perhaps you mean something like this?
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Yesterday, 10:29 PM
You use some other representation, e.g., figured bass or tablature or (gasp!) music notation. The granularity of "chord symbols" is limited.
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Yesterday, 10:08 PM
But what to name it if you (a) double the 5th an octave higher or (b) invert that voicing? For example: (a) G-D-D(8va) or (b) D-D(8va)-G.
Debussy...
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Yesterday, 09:48 PM
Munisteri's rhythm playing in that Ear Regulars video reminds me of John Pizzarelli's (especially in timbre) and Steve Jordan's, at least on the Ruby...
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Yesterday, 09:46 PM
Thanks for mentioning radio garden. Being of canadian decent I checked out the edges of humanity up there. In thompson manitoba they have bingo going...
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Yesterday, 09:16 PM
It might be worth contacting the owner of Guitars 'n Jazz. Also Doc Dosco although he seems to be somewhat inactive here.
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Yesterday, 09:00 PM
"Power chords" are properly played as the root and the fifth, two strings, two notes, so not really chords. :smile-new:
At some point people started...
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
Yes, my Guild Savoy has a deep Venetian cut in all laminate of course.
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Yesterday, 08:46 PM
Sweet! And no matter how hard he strums I still can't hear him! :rolleyes:
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Yesterday, 08:41 PM
The guitar was made no earlier than a year or two prior so the finish hadn't ambered yet.
I think it's Art Ryerson but I'm used to seeing him w a...
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Yesterday, 08:39 PM
I didn't recognize him either. But that L5 is so blond it's almost white!
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Yesterday, 08:36 PM
Mine has always been this . . .
But then I happened upon one of these and now I'm confused LoL . . .
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
I thought Judy Garland was a brunette :cool:
ps that's Paul Whiteman and Don Goldie his trumpeter on the left, don't know the guitar player w the...
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Yesterday, 08:09 PM
Dig jazz archeology
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
^ Sounds good, that's the first clip I've heard from you. But why's it all wimpy and quiet? Jk. I hope that C7#9 chord didn't pounce you too badly.
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Yesterday, 08:03 PM
Oh, and one more thing, rhythm guitar is ABSOLUTELY thinking of the guitar as a piece of tuned percussion.
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Yesterday, 07:59 PM
Well, it's an example of one way to do it.
I'm a little surprised there's still confusion about what I'm after here, but yeah, I'm definitely...
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Yesterday, 07:47 PM
Buy a wig. It works for Pat. :whistle:
Yeah, sure. That's why we call it the "stars & hoops" :doh:
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Yesterday, 07:38 PM
. . . of all things.
https://youtu.be/PNgK67nzv9k?si=IApDPR6VSxooZb9C
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
Ok, Bop Head didn't catch your edit.
Here's Gershwin playing IGR (in Db) a year after he composed the tune:
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Yesterday, 06:49 PM
Lovely, practical amp at an excellent price for a hand-built combo. The whole Deluxe power/2x6L6 tube/12" speaker w/Princeton tone stack thing is...
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Yesterday, 06:41 PM
I've had lots of Venetians, relatively few Florentines:
Early '60s L-4c
'63 S400CES
'64 L-5CES
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Yesterday, 06:35 PM
They have other inlays ...
Just a moment...
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Yesterday, 06:30 PM
Okay then, someone needs to tell Amazon and other retailers, because I see shirts all over the Internet listed as stripped that look just like this,...
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Yesterday, 06:29 PM
I had posted that already in #22. Exactly the same engraving as in "Meet George Gershwin at the Keyboard" only different typeface for tune title,...
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Yesterday, 06:10 PM
The AR6xy series are probably Eastman's best-sounding archtops in my opinion (the hog B&S tame their bright nature a bit) and this one has an...
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Yesterday, 06:01 PM
Good news all that!
I decided against suggesting not to take the bike for going to get that guitar on that other thread, but I guess here...
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Yesterday, 05:52 PM
Here's the version I was referring to - Gershwin's own piano arrangement in Db.
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Yesterday, 05:46 PM
Huh? LOTS of luthiers and companies make 16s with venetians. Both carved and lams.
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Yesterday, 05:27 PM
Took off removable cast today and played first time seriously with pick. Did fine and really the only problem was shoulder out over the guitar for...
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Yesterday, 04:34 PM
Clearly, there are multiple possible scenarios.
My point was about making maximum effort to stay out the singer's way.
Never's point was...
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Yesterday, 04:31 PM
Had to open this thread ... and now I have a craving :D
Good luck with the sale! :)
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
Jacob Collier is signed to Quincy Jones. Before that he got notoriety in high school selling vocal arrangements to New York Voices and others. No he...
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Yesterday, 04:00 PM
So would the bassist for their solo. :P
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Yesterday, 03:47 PM
What if M-Ster who posts the standard of the month is Mike Stern?
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
My first reaction was "who'd create an account with that name and then use an ambiguous abbreviation for Frank" but then realised it had to be him.
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
Yeah… too true
Tbh doing socials WELL is a whole artform in itself. It takes hard work. Jacob Collier talented as he is didn’t just fall out of...
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
I say, good luck to you. you can certainly monetise internet music content. I’ve done so on a modest level myself.
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Yesterday, 03:27 PM
I don't think Jay was involved in this one, but Jay is a hero of mine!
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Yesterday, 03:27 PM
Dear Forum,
I recently bought an Ibanez AG95 and a Fender GTX 50 amp.
The Ibanez is my first jazz guitar. I started playing guitar again after a 25...
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Yesterday, 03:15 PM
Well Doug B knows Frank,so i would have to say that was him.
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Yesterday, 03:13 PM
According to jim777,he called the store and there are no more coming which is strange seeing what they said in their listing.
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM
A running joke amongst bass players is that the pianist would do better sitting on their left hand.
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Yesterday, 03:07 PM
Dunno, perhaps you’re right. What I know is the gigging musicians where I am - some absolute beasts - are nowhere on YouTube much. Hardly any views....
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Yesterday, 02:59 PM
On eBay they have the "best offer" option, but give set prices on their website.
In a listing on their website, it says: "Mike sold his entire...
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Yesterday, 02:58 PM
You better let all the piano players know that. Boy will their faces be red.
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Yesterday, 02:52 PM
Sorry to quote the whole thing and sorry for jumping into a thread I’m not a part of but no - all the artists you used as examples have record deals...
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
Generally it's because the bass handles the root, he 5th is unnecessary and extensions can get in the way of the soloist.
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
I counted about 12 of BM’s guitars on eBay. Some are overpriced some underpriced. It’s a mixed bag.
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Yesterday, 02:49 PM
Love it!! Well put.
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Yesterday, 02:48 PM
Yes, that struck me as odd too - may be the first and last post from this member.
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
That’s 1 beautiful 18” archtop! Enjoy it!
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
Not trying to put Butler down, a few modern guitars they sold were priced at or below market.
They just seem to overvalue the vintage stuff. But as...
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Yesterday, 02:41 PM
So, we're just going to believe the actual Frank Vignola took time out of his day to create an account yesterday and solely to reply to this one...
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Yesterday, 02:37 PM
Mr. Beaumont.
Could you make something on the different ways of phrasing/periodisation when locked into 4/4?
FG plays a lot of 2 bar...
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Yesterday, 02:36 PM
Not at all.
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Yesterday, 02:33 PM
Nice... yes, he is the drummer in that band - like the guitar equivalent of drum brushes.
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Yesterday, 02:29 PM
Glad you like it, didn't mean to take the air out of your tires. The rest of the instrument is totally spot on
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Yesterday, 02:29 PM
For sale is my Lil Dawg ChocoPrince, which is based on the Fender 6G2 Brownface Princeton circuit. This particular amp has the 20 watt transformer...
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Yesterday, 02:29 PM
Maybe I got my deal because they liked the sound of my voice, but they didn't charge me shipping (Reverb ad said $350) or sales tax, which together...
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Yesterday, 02:28 PM
Um, isn't that why forums were invented?
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Yesterday, 02:27 PM
Nice post. Thanx. Yeah, I didn't mean full reharm, sorry. I was talking about, like you pointed out, more substitution and passing chords plus throw...
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Yesterday, 02:23 PM
Did I not warn you not to watch the Hitchcock movie repeatedly?
I envision a cheesy remake of the Hitchcock film that takes place in a PRS guitar...
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Yesterday, 02:21 PM
I was thinking of you as a guitarist, but my advice is good either way. Don't fight it out in the middle of a performance. If you're singing and...
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Yesterday, 02:17 PM
Seems kind of a absurd reason to take down all those shows.Newsflash,internet warriors say all sorts of crap online they wouldn't dare say to you in...
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Yesterday, 02:14 PM
That 16 is gorgeous! Is that one of the ones that J Wolfe had made with the venetian cutaway? He said after those they wouldnt do it anymore because...
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Yesterday, 02:13 PM
it's jazz music. what general case? the apprenticeship system has collapsed many moons ago, there are hardly any gigs left, the ones that are still...
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Yesterday, 02:11 PM
In relation to rhythm guitar playing, which is a more traditional "vanilla" approach, I'm thinking that chord substitutions/extensions rather than...
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Yesterday, 02:10 PM
Ok, yeah, I get that then. That's basically what I'm doing too almost all the time.
thanx for the clarification; helpful.
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Yesterday, 02:08 PM
Oh man, I really like the birds. Much more than dots or squares. Just shows how different our tastes can be.
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
You seem to be the one most engaged in this particular argument.
But yes. Yes I do like to argue.
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Yesterday, 02:06 PM
It’s possible you missed some of the particulars of the Freddie Green stylistic stuff. He likes to fret larger chords but mute several of the strings...
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Yesterday, 02:05 PM
Wow, you really like to argue, don't you?
Again, you're entitled to your opinion, as is everyone, but I have heard of quite a number of people...
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Yesterday, 02:03 PM
Right you are - but not on the stand. Amateur or pro, informal jam or concert stage, no good can come from working against another player. I'm...
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Yesterday, 02:02 PM
The bass line is not what I expected lol
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Yesterday, 02:02 PM
Thanks!
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Yesterday, 01:56 PM
Maybe you’re right!
For me, playing gigs is an end in itself. The schelp is part of it and always will be. And I think to play live you kind of...
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Yesterday, 01:54 PM
So something to distinguish here.
Having 10,000 followers on Instagram will not help you get a gig at a club.
Having 100,000 followers might...
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
You nailed it with that one, John!
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Yesterday, 01:48 PM
I’m not sure we can use any of those musicians as a general case
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