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Seems to me that to generate an answer to the original question requires the stating of several definitions. Some of these would be: What is a...

2010 ES175 sold to WR. It’s nearly new. Take care of this guitar! Thanks for your prompt payment.

A lot of the free-access Troy Grady videos are less about instruction and more about his journey towards how he figured things out when he was...

Oh, just make a demented racket for a few minutes, that'll do :smile-new:

I wish I understood your allusions, professor, for I fear I do not :redface-new: That Seraphic Light from His Holiness St John definitely did my...

This is what my first drive unit looked like. It just plugged right into the amp's input. Then I plugged my guitar into the top of this thing and...

No, you have to stop p***ing about and play something!

Great interview! Chris is such a gift.

connors achieved that great tone mostly thru sheer volume...he used a 200 watt marshall head! said bill- "I had that big Marshall with at least...

Dunlop Jazz IIs in black plastic FTW. Other faves: Dunlop Primetone 205s and 206s. :cool:

So I wanted to try again... I think I have the time feel a little better on the head, and I feel a lot more comfortable with the melody. I've upped...

Advenjack - But you haven't really answered my point, especially if you think I'm 'absolutely correct' yet seem to be carrying right on as...

Nothing to do with me. You were right the first time with the other guy.

I'm sure ragman1 didn't mean any offense. Jumping into the deep end of theory is tough enough and short posts are usually the most likely to be...

for those wanting to go down the bill connors rabbithole Bill Connors Fan Page cheers

I'm sure CHAMELEON didn't mean any offense. Jumping into the deep end of theory is tough enough and short posts are usually the most likely to be...

That's a magnificent instrument! Congratulations, and play it in good health! :encouragement: PS Nice playing! shreddin'

Initially could not find backing track for Seraphic Light.

To NEATOMIC, Those differences viewable from picture 1 to picture 2 are certainly interesting!:smile-new: To Jim Soloway, I thank you for your...

To Deacon Mark, I've sent a P.M. to you sir. And thank you for your informed comment!

Thanks Marc! :-)

I've owned two of these! A 17" from 1938 and a 16" from 1935. These are some of the best acoustic archtops out there. As they used to say. "Only a...

Dunlop Max-Grip .73, but I can get along with anything if I need to.

Nailed it..

To RAGMAN1, You are absolutely correct - I now realize that! Thanks to you and others! :smile-new: To ALL, O.K. - On the subject of C chords -...

I think Taylor released them in 2019. I got a 351 because that's the only one they got where I got them. It's the same size as a 351 proplec I have....

wonderful...always great to see those og epi's getting some attention..great guitars, used by so many pro's back in the day looks and sounds great...

The music theory structures are more robust than needed for what composers and musicians ever produce. There are just a few key signatures employing...

I’m really enjoying this, guys. I’m hoping to join in soon.

here's hoping this new yorker piece will stir up enough interest for a reprint...as copies of that desmond bio currently start at $250+ on amazon! ...

I have never really considered DWPS as a technique and I have to say, having just tried it, I really like it. My alternate picking is pretty bad...

The concern that comes to mind is that the Heritage/Gibson factory is not in a low crime area.

I agree with Tal, is it a gross simplification. Yes, but I'm confident one can go through a single book and "sound jazzy" whatever that means.

ok, i don't even know who is trolling who at this point

Used Andersens are usually a lot more than $3k, so if it's in good shape, that would be a deal!!

You know that the "circle of fifths" is not really a circle; it is a helix. If you keep adding accidentals it keeps on wrapping in both directions -...

You know, I realized I've played on a ton of stuff that folks might not know about, unless they're in the Swing Dance community, and know the other...

THat is so nice

Nice story, nice tune. She was as beautiful as his tone.

Big fan of the EP Booster. With the internal bright switch 'on', it's fairly flat. That said and as said in posts above, the EP is not meant to be...

I'm not really a pedal guy, but recently listened to a Chick Corea recording with Bill Connors on guitar (Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy), and was...

I think it's very cool, even desirable. But I just can't call it a "Telecaster". Not much "T" about it, but for the body dims! Marketing! What...

But what about clusters like C Db Ebb? Is that not a chord?

I get the impression that, for some guys, it's their natural state, like a default option. If they play, the time is going to be great from the...

I discovered stone picks some 25 years ago and was thrilled as they made picking so much easier .. played stone picks exclusively for a year. ...

Somehow I am reminded of this: Sex position - Wikipedia In 1974, Alex Comfort categorized more than 600 and Gershon Legman categorized 3,780....

It's a one off ... Not having to sell 500 of these allows the price to be bonkers I liked this one the best https://youtu.be/BJiLAAIBNdQ

Do I have to do a gypsy jazz version of it?

Depending on condition and how much difference for the Anderson?

Saw this, but wonder if the price is exorbitant due due the pedigree ? I believe Tim Bram luthier offers the same thing for way less as well? ...

My pants just got tight!

I always liked this ECM album "Swimming With a Hole in my Body." All or mostly acoustic, as I recall. Streaming on amazon music, btw... ...

I've had three 90's and early 2000s Epiphones, and they're nice enough for the money, but honestly they're intermediate level, not "heirloom"...

Did you miss my example of the "fourth" produced by C E# Gbb? That suggests to me that all the quartal chords are in there, too. :pride:

I think you are at least more than half right. The list itself is not "directly" useful in the sense of using it similarly to chord scale theory in...

Ok, we could get into philosophy whether we call 3 random notes a triad or a trichord, but seriously if you want all chords you need to include...

I like the ProPlec 358 small teardrop and sometimes the 651, which gives a rounder tone. I also use the small Dunlop Ultex jazz III once in a while....

Totally agree. I hope we can all keep up the energy with this weeks tune, Seraphic Light by John Coltrane!!!

Thanks Jeff. You got me hooked on that tune and it is now on my list of tunes that I frequently practice and work on.

I am also an ES175 into a Princeton guy and I also use a Spark. It does the job.

Doug Ramsey's Desmond biog is a really fine read. Fascinating guy. A romantic to the end, but certainly no shortage charming ladies on his arm...

Your construction is allowing the meaning of dyad and triad to extend beyond diatonic intervals. The number of triads with a root of C natural is...

sounded great with tele... cheers

I always found them awful guitars to say the very least. They are Gretsch and that right away says much. Gretsch used screws and the neck on some...

:) Thanks for that DM

Got a picture. If done correct it is not a problem and you can probably call Steve Anderson himself.

Setting up a guitar depends on things for sure. One thing is not to level the frets or do any fret work if it is not needed. Normally you might see a...

Yes i missed that, but seems written before the Hard Rock deal. Just hope they dont get second treatment in the whole thing. The Hard Rock people...

I Fear This Is The Stupidest Question I think it's more confused than stupid. Apart from a huge long list like Paul gave I don't see the point of...

As it happens, I did a video just now which can of touches on what Tal175 and rlhett are discussing. If it interests: Are explanations overrated?...

I’m having that

Perfect Pitch Rick Beato #154 - March 2, 2021 - YouTube

I don't think you can imitate good timing if you ain't got it! You might start okay but it'll soon disintegrate. And regrettably I don't know the...

. Having not played live music with another human being in a year, it don’t feel hip anymore:grumpy:

Actually, there's a link around halfway down.

It's not really a jazz thing. It's an intensity thing. If you play forcefully any style you'll get string slap or even buzzing. Some people like...

Hey all, I've got two of my own releases in post-production right now (an EP of selections from the "Close Shave Quartet" LIVE show, and a new,...

Time feel is something which resists mathematical analysis and verbal instruction. For those interested in working on it, I'd strongly suggest...

Ok.... this is awesome. This is the kind of unique stuff I love seeing from their custom shop!!!

So you're saying that if I throw in a nice old school P90 from one of the good winders then it might be alright?

I agree completely, playing with someone who is better then you is the best way to learn. This just doesn't apply to music but i guess to almost most...

Damn, haven't checked this thread for a while... serious gas attack! :smile-new: How about this one? Fender Custom Shop - Jazz Telecaster -...

I thought I'd just report that on this thread, with 3 or so days left on this tune, we have had 13 players posts clips of the tune. Some have posted...

You can really hear how much more comfortable you are with a swing-- But actually, by that last A, you're going for it on that part too...that...

I want a Korean Epi ER. Bloody great guitars.

All of us boomers are in the same boat. "Remember that guitar (or car or bike or whatever) I wanted when I was a kid? Well now that I've got some...

Nice laid back take. You can see there's parts where you were comfortable, and parts where you were hesitant...the comfortable parts sound great, so...

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She would accept advice from a former boyfriend? Never worked for me... Interesting though. One would think she could afford a guitar tech who...

There's a lot to be learned in learning this tune.

I think so. I found it waaaaaaay more difficult than Night Dreamer:)

ok, sorry for the terseness, i was hoping to prevent you from wasting your time, but you seem set on this. so for a definitive answer to you first...

You can listen to the whole Bill Evans album here: Bill Evans Vans Joint (feat. Dave Weckl, Mark Egan, Michael Abene & WDR Big Band Cologne) -...

Thank you Everyone for your input. Ill start with the simple route first. I used Deoxit on the tone pots. Will use it on the volume pots as...

Sure, you can call it jazz theory, or jazz language. Of course you don't learn the tricks of the style only by self discovery. "Tricks" are the...

I suspect there is or was a baby boomer impact where guys who had great old guitars or always wanted one can afford one now. I still haven't got my...

To answer your question yes, if the frets are level. If you put 11s on you will have more reason to add some relief. In the end it just has so much...

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Bill Connors married the best of Eric Clapton and Pat Martino in one guitarist for me! I'm always surprised he didn't go on to bigger things in his...

Was hoping that was what you were after... :smile-new: Watch out for the word "note". It is common today that people refer to instances of pitch...

This Nica’s Dream piece There’s a quite a lot to it isn’t there? I mean to actually play it right?

just focusing on tony williams kick drum and cymbal work, still gets me every time! what a master...why miles hired him when he was a young teen!! ...

Maj6 a whole step below the dominant = sus2, sus4, e.g. F6 for G7sus

What you call “tricks” I call theory. I am sure that if you put a thousand guitarist in a room and have them play 10,000 hours someone might stumble...

have followed connors through his whole career...from rock toned fusion, thru his acoustic (ecm) period, into his return to electric in the...

:welcome: FYI, with no affiliation: Gibson ES-175 1954 – Carter Vintage Guitars And from forum member "Herbie":

attempt at pithy advice time: FIND THE CLAVE IN EVERYTHING. It;s the absolute key in being able to feel a rhythm.

Ronjazz and Marinero's posts are so good because they talk from experience. We learn by doing and we do better when in skilled company. It's a fact.

yes, yes, yes, and yes. this is so friggin important.

For a few years starting in 1997 the Fender American Standard Telecaster included the “Delta Tone” system, which basically includes a no-load pot and...