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Today, 05:25 PM
This book helped me get to the point where I understood Peter and Jeff’s advice.
Its got a few ways to play through 10 or so standards.
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Today, 05:01 PM
Comping phrases are just like soloing phrases: they have a melody (formed by the voicings top notes), and a rhythm. The comping language in similar...
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Today, 04:44 PM
Here's a short one time through Indiana. I was participating in the Donna Lee thread, and I learned it in Ab, C, and F.
I thought I'd make use...
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Today, 04:14 PM
Hi Jabber, I've sprayed a little Lemon Pledge on a clean washcloth (for years), wiping the sprayed side followed by the dry side on both the...
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Today, 04:14 PM
I would take a look at this
https://www.melbay.com/Products/96842BCD/all-blues-for-jazz-guitar.aspx
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Today, 04:12 PM
Which is on the internet looking VERY pleased with themselves
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Today, 04:12 PM
That was the first time we ever played it. It was more straight with (what I call) a New Orleans big beat feel. It could be that what I call...
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Today, 04:09 PM
I mean, yeah. Clearly Snarky Puppy plays where Snarky Puppy wants to play.
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Today, 04:09 PM
Nice variety in there, so far! Subscribed!
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Today, 04:05 PM
If an amp is built with analog components on a tag board or something similar, it's generally, reasonable easy to troubleshoot and repair. If it's...
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Today, 04:03 PM
From the Bachman collection auction, here are a couple of Roger Super archtops. One is from 1963 (mis-identified in the auction notes as being from...
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Today, 03:59 PM
I'll echo the idea to see what the maker recommends but failing that I'd start w/rp's naptha suggestion, but in a small inconspicuous spot somewhere...
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Today, 03:44 PM
Why would Lemon Pledge cause the nitro to go soft?
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Today, 03:39 PM
After looking at the responses in this thread, I get the impression sensitivity to the finish feel can vary substantially depending on the player.
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Today, 03:38 PM
Cool-- Kankakee?
I remember you posting a St. Thomas with your group on FB, but it was a straight 8ths groove? I remember liking it.
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Today, 03:35 PM
We've got a 12:20 slot this Saturday ;)
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Today, 03:21 PM
A wonderful book, worth getting.
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Today, 03:16 PM
I've used pumice powder, valve grinding compound, auto finish compounds etc on a few solid body necks, with good results. But I haven't done it on an...
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Today, 03:15 PM
Two independent channels for instrument and z. B. high quality condenser microphones. Channel 2 provides 48-V phantom power.
For channel 1, 9 V...
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Today, 03:15 PM
Even is someone gave me a new Acoustic Archtop custom made by Gibson. I would sell it and get a used one from the golden era of archtop building. Why...
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Today, 03:11 PM
Why not just get a real Gibson from the time period you want and the model you want?
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Today, 03:09 PM
My brother has had work done on a Collings acoustic (refret) so they do work on other types of guitars. They do build acoustics and classical...
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Today, 03:03 PM
I'm mostly wondering about "local level" players. I'm sure snarky puppy and bands with records out can find a jazz club or rock/DJ club to play at....
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Today, 03:00 PM
Yeah, I guess I'm having a hard time imagining calypso drums with this. Doesn't mean it can't happen, just my ears...I'd like to hear it!
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Today, 02:59 PM
Lawson-Stone is right. Gibson doesn't really make archtops anymore. But thats ok because there's probably enough old ones out there for every jazz...
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Today, 02:58 PM
ALright, there have been questions, so I hope I can clear up what this is all about, and maybe get more folks to join and play along...
Overall,...
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Today, 02:56 PM
I don’t calypso. The other guys do.
Is that what you mean?
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Today, 02:48 PM
I'm going to make another video today that explains it better I think, but really it's just a broad idea of spending the summer exploring Freddie...
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Today, 02:44 PM
I'm intrigued ... - what does this involve?
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Today, 02:33 PM
I have the book had since it was published. With the detailed list and names in ledgers for Dangelico's and D'aquisto's mine is worth way more than...
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Today, 02:27 PM
I think it is priced way too high given condition.
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Today, 02:25 PM
I have for sale this Toru Nittono Model-T Archtop Jazz Guitar. If you know Toru Nittono guitars you know that to have one made takes over a year...
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Today, 02:21 PM
Accurate advice from the others. For me, a very easy way to feel unstuck with comping is to simply view it as you're still soloing but in a simple...
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Today, 02:14 PM
Interesting...I can't hear the calypso rhythm with this...but I can definitely hear a swing.
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Today, 02:10 PM
So aside from the listening, something that can get results right away would be to take that note off the 6th string and add a note on to the second...
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Today, 02:08 PM
This is how I normally play it with my group. The bass and drums cover the calypso and I'm just keeping time with chords. it's jarringly straight...
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Today, 02:07 PM
I stand corrected. It was more often every two beats.
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Today, 02:04 PM
4 quarter notes; Charleston; reverse Charleston; and of 4 and 2.
That's mainly it.
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Today, 02:02 PM
I have a copy. It is a very cool book.
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Today, 01:57 PM
A friend of mine used to play Benedettos and had three Bravos (all now sold) that he got from Howard Paul at "artist pricing". And he had problems...
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Today, 01:38 PM
Hate to think that someone used Lemon Pledge on it in its past life. Did you try wiping the back of the neck down with naptha? A very light dusting...
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Today, 01:36 PM
My Katana is ok .thats it just ok. Being able to change the wattage is cool. But it does not do metal sounds well. My roland 80 xl is the best metal...
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Today, 01:31 PM
This is of course a non-answer but listen to Red Garland on Miles recordings.
Straight No Chaser from Milestones is a great one. The rhythms are...
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Today, 01:29 PM
What kind of rhythms are you currently playing with these chords?
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Today, 01:21 PM
The cube 80 xl is the best sounding amp I have ever played. Here's the crazy part. I only play the hardest and heaviest of metal. I own both the boss...
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Today, 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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Today, 01:06 PM
I have a GCS-1ES that I bought new about 3 years ago and have been on a string journey.
Long story short, for Jazz, I eventually settled on the...
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Today, 12:58 PM
Yes i have, small stuff and it was real and legit, just never bought anything like a guitar from there.
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Today, 12:46 PM
A bass player colleague of mine is selling his 90s yo father's Selmer tenor and alto saxes. It's very sad, he was a wonderful gigging musician. And...
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Today, 12:45 PM
Rulebending is fine.
Wasn't sure if I'd like St. Thomas without a latin feel, but I sang along and liked it just fine.
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Today, 12:33 PM
I wasn't sure, I didn't read the whole thing between you and Ragman.
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Today, 12:33 PM
I know of them. The neck on a classical and the neck on an archtop are so different I haven't considered using them. Do you know that they do work on...
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Today, 12:31 PM
Yes, I do this
To a degree, but not systematically. My goal in practicing tunes is to memorize changes and understand the form and harmony for...
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Today, 12:30 PM
Thank you. I'm already going by there to try a Henriksen. Since the shop focuses on acoustics, they may be able to do well with an archtop. I wish I...
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Today, 12:27 PM
Aha, I see you are scholar of our tongue!
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Today, 12:21 PM
RIght you are, Christian - we're a bunch of perfect numpties.
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Today, 12:12 PM
Bending the rules already, here's St. Thomas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMpYam3Gw4
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Today, 12:12 PM
Nah he calls it contemporary improvisational music and is in the rising star guitar category of the downbeat critics poll.
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Today, 12:11 PM
This post is a work of art.
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Today, 12:09 PM
Medical circumstances dictate that I unfortunately need to sell a couple of guitars. First up is a Carvin CL450 with the rare (and expensive) flame...
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Today, 12:09 PM
I've owned three Benedettos, one early model and the other two from Savannah. None has had any stickiness that I could detect. The neck on the one...
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Today, 12:06 PM
Check out this video. He walks through the manual of the empress pedal, which is similar to the wmd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrKT0yqAYlE
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Today, 11:57 AM
Here's the thing, that guy playing in 7 with all the distortion, he thinks he's playing fusion jazz and he sells his band as fusion jazz and so that...
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Today, 11:50 AM
First tip is to cut, not boost. Second, learn to find “offending” frequency bands by boosting then narrow the Q so you can make a surgical cut. For...
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Today, 11:47 AM
No, no, sort of, definitely not, on alternate Tuesdays
Look, I know I have to explain a lot to you Yanks because you understand basically nuffink,...
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Today, 11:47 AM
It’ll be you, him, a Keytar and a unnerving grin at 2am.
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Today, 11:36 AM
That Lowden arrangement is a fine example of how the guitar part might not sound "right" on it's own without the rest of the band.
EDIT: Actually...
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Today, 11:32 AM
Very nice interpretation of a classic piece. Love the tone of your guitar, right in between a classical nylon and classic archtop sound. Of course...
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Today, 11:21 AM
If you are looking mainly for repairs, then try Pimentel & Sons in Albuquerque. Not sure about any archtop builders in NM although there are...
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Today, 11:10 AM
This is the one I was thinking of, turns out it's a Bob Lowden chart. Anyway here's the Basie version too. I feel like my general point still...
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Today, 11:09 AM
Any tips on how to efficiently dial in a parametric EQ? I would like to shape my clean tone to compensate when using different amps. I have a 3 band...
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Today, 11:04 AM
Like JBN said, whether this is a good price really depends on what all the stuff you can't see in the pictures is like. In the use 4000 EUR...
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Today, 10:49 AM
TRuly most current jazz that's actually original is fusion of. some ilk...
Probably the most useless classification in music.
I remember when...
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Today, 10:21 AM
For that kind of money buy an Ibanez ArtCore.
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Today, 10:20 AM
Based on your photos, €4000 is too much to pay for it for me. I might part with €2500, if I like it very much.
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Today, 10:20 AM
Yeah a band I play in is a lot closer to fusion and we had a regular thing at a pizza place for a while. Also a great nightclub type place that had...
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Today, 10:18 AM
Nothing like enjoying a relaxing cup of coffee and listening to fusion.
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Today, 10:17 AM
Herbie Hancock is gonna come for you.
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Today, 10:07 AM
I like all these ideas. I would add playing along with your favourite recordings
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Today, 10:06 AM
As someone who is studying this style, I can say that Freddie rarely moved on every beat.
Either 4 of the same note per bar or 2 and 2, for the...
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Today, 10:01 AM
I don't think of Metheny as fusion. He's way too melodic for that.
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Today, 10:00 AM
I don’t think Freddie played all that detail. A lot of the time he hangs out on one or two single notes. He’s pretty zen.
Tbh I did a big band...
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Today, 09:59 AM
Almost as much as I hate "chord melody."
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Today, 09:59 AM
I think when the whole point is to scare your parents, something gets lost. How far can it go? I know a lot of parents (now in their 50s) who...
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Today, 09:58 AM
You just made my day!
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Today, 09:49 AM
Part 6 is now up to conclude the series.
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Today, 09:49 AM
Thanks for the insight!
Yeah, I guess one would need closer photos. Looking closer and playing this guitar before buying is not very easy, the...
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Today, 09:47 AM
Can I just say here that I absolutely hate the term "jazz box"?
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Today, 09:30 AM
I have a friend who calls it "The Blandening." I think that's pretty spot on.
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Today, 09:21 AM
From the proximity to the pickup screw, the lack of close detailed photo on that spot, I say it looks like a top split along the grain line. From the...
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Today, 09:19 AM
The algorithm is wise and mighty. The algorithm will reach a musical singularity where one song is all songs and no one will love or hate it.
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Today, 09:09 AM
Isn't it remarkable how things have slowed down?
23 years between the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and Appetite.
Listen to popular music from...
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Today, 08:59 AM
I recommend Il Paradiso Perduto in Venice, famed for its seafood and progressive jazz.
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Today, 08:31 AM
Beatrice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPFljeJ0Pds&ab_channel=Adam%C4%8Cehovin
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Today, 08:08 AM
Here is another comparison. To my ears, maple has more bass, rosewood has more high mids. It's actually consistent with the other comparison video I...
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Today, 07:31 AM
This recently was launched and is cool.
I have two G&L versions of the Strat the I love. One has the standard hum canceling split coils...
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Today, 07:21 AM
Under 4000 euros.
"The crack" – You mean the darker stripe starting from the bridge pickup?
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Today, 07:17 AM
I don’t think anyone can tell if it’s a good deal without knowing the price. That top crack is going to knock more than a dollar off.
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Today, 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...
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Today, 07:07 AM
More from Italy (with Alessio Menconi on guitar).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g6Fp-7UqiI
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Today, 06:27 AM
The head is played the same every time. :P Yeah no, nice clip.
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Today, 06:20 AM
The demise of the Sadowsky-labelled-and-licensed archtop guitars is greatly exaggerated.
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Today, 06:20 AM
I asked it and I couldn't find the info on a site either.
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Today, 06:18 AM
For one that identifies as a Strat take a look at this one.
Pete Anderson Eastsider S Guitar - Reverend Guitars | We know what players want.
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Today, 06:14 AM
Just write to Masaki-san. He writes English very well. Everything is transparent. Please note foreign exchange rates. Credit card agencies and some...
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Today, 06:07 AM
Oz Noy is an Israeli guitarist, not a band. He’s a fantastic player - studio, sideman, leader and everything in between.
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Today, 06:04 AM
Maybe Billy Hart knows something. There is no contact information on Billy's website but you could contact him via Ethan Iverson.
Another...
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Today, 06:00 AM
The Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven guitar was sold for 100k!
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Today, 05:51 AM
^ I could not find a single bit of biographical information on him except for a post here that told the thing of Butch being his nephew. Could you...
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Today, 05:50 AM
They claim accuracy is -/+ 1-2cm. To put it in context, that’s the difference between a Sadowski or a Hofner Vice President turning up.
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Today, 05:41 AM
Try these guys owner knows a lot about archtops.
Olde Town Pickin' Parlor
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Today, 05:06 AM
Protip: that banana is bait.
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Today, 05:04 AM
“It’s not a question of why be a free improvisor. It’s a question of what else? Free Improvisation offers more playing per cubic second than any...
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Today, 04:47 AM
I had one guitar where the finish on the tuning knobs started coming off. I didn't notice at first, except for the guitar feeling sticky.
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Today, 04:32 AM
I’ve played fusion in pizza restaurants and cafes. And of course, on jazz club gigs. They was (or is) a fantastic fusion night at a pizza place near...
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Today, 03:28 AM
The same was said about Gibson guitars some years ago and it was debated on this forum on several occations. Some said it was caused by a switch from...
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Today, 03:25 AM
You're probably right, call me a curmudgeon. It wasn't his price I was critiquing, it is fair enough, it was the idea of only accepting cash from...
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Today, 02:46 AM
An Italian (Neapolitan) band I liked that was big in the 70's and 80's was Napoli Centrale ("Central Naples"). James Senese is a pretty soulful sax...
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Today, 02:43 AM
As you point out, I guess that they are not so rare. Come to think of it, 3,750 copies were printed. I'm not sure where that puts it for rarity in...
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Today, 02:28 AM
Oz Noy is quite cool! I had only heard the name and (don't know why) I thought they were doing experimental-avantguard (I guess the name sounded like...
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Today, 01:08 AM
Carol Kaye told me she preferred Rosewood as fingerboard material for the warmth. I ended up choosing maple on my P Bass for the visual effect. All...
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Yesterday, 11:32 PM
@Mick-7 Why denigrate another forum members for sale ad? Others can decide what price and terms they are willing to pay for this item themselves. ...
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Yesterday, 11:28 PM
This is Fusion? Oh crap, I like Fusion and I never knew it. :highly_amused:
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Yesterday, 11:17 PM
This would be a great one to refresh those 6543 and 5432 mel bay chord inversions on.
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Yesterday, 11:12 PM
https://youtu.be/Mqh-4kvwlYA?si=zr59q5QIcO6ehZ5_
I used the head off this album. Stop bickering guys. The newbs will think that’s how everyone...
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Yesterday, 11:05 PM
Thanks, Jeff. I found a digital download on 7Digital.com of the recording. For a start I like that kind of music. I'll see what I can hear that I...
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Yesterday, 10:55 PM
Reach out to Henriksen, they should know someone good!
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Yesterday, 10:29 PM
Running into a pretty good FRFR..
Not sure the sounds above 5khz coming from a humbucker or single coil are very flattering. With my Gibson...
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Yesterday, 10:22 PM
For sure, maybe more two notes for Tiny, but on those inside strings...or I suppose for Tiny, his lower strings...
Here's some well recorded...
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Yesterday, 10:20 PM
The chatbot said he died in 2017.
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Yesterday, 09:54 PM
They play the same clubs everybody else plays. You can find the Crusaders, Spyro Gyra, Snarky Puppy etc in cities across the US and around the...
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Yesterday, 09:49 PM
It's not that rare, there are about half a dozen copies for sale on the net for about the same price now and the sellers are not silly enough to only...
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Yesterday, 09:43 PM
yeah its so LA...
Its a small club but had top players..Scott Henderson has been a regular..Larry Carlton..Lee Ritenour and other top names will...
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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 09:01 PM
Yes! The nature of general festivals is that the producers want to host a broad range of musical styles.
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Yesterday, 08:53 PM
That's my way, no books... well, I did practically memorize this one:
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Yesterday, 08:37 PM
Rare, wonderful, and out of print book.
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
If you'd commented to Bach5G with your wisdom I wouldn't have asked!!
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Yesterday, 07:53 PM
I’ve gotten inspiration for this by listening to Jim Hall’s minimalist comping. I think it was for Sonny Rollins, with no piano. He would use 2 notes...
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Yesterday, 07:48 PM
The last time I remember hearing this song was when my college classmate sang it at the performance night back in the mid 00s.
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Yesterday, 07:41 PM
If there is a difference in tone between one fingerboard and another I think it must from differences in density/mass, the way it couples with the...
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Yesterday, 07:39 PM
I imagine there’s different gigs in different locales. The “Italy” reply reminded me of one. Some years before corona, I was regularly in Malaysia...
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Yesterday, 07:16 PM
I’m an admitted Benedetto fanboy since first seeing and hearing his instruments in the mid-‘90’s. I purchased a Fratello model in 2000, and it and...
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Yesterday, 07:11 PM
and by the away in the left hand a few bars later it is the same move as in the left hand in 8th bar, only now it is C to F# (but also G-G-F#)
but...
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Yesterday, 07:07 PM
Yeah it was less, this is what Freddie Green played. And more, you don’t have to guess what chords will work there are charts to standards that are...
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Yesterday, 07:01 PM
They show up at jazz jams throw shade at standards then say let’s vibe out on D minor and it’s like being at guitar center for 25 minutes.
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