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Dave's Guitar Shop has a 2008 if that's an option. L-4 CES Mahogany '08 - Dave's Guitar Shop

Thanks lostboss! Glad you enjoyed it. I have to confess it’s not something that’s ever really occurred to me.

His book "Fundamentals of Guitar" is really inspiring. I would put it up there with Goodrick's "The Advancing Guitarist" in that it isn't a book you...

How do you get a mediocre lazy guitar player to turn down? PUT A CHART IN FRONT OF HIM>

Lots of the shows like "Mack and Mable", "Oklahoma", "Mame", etc. required guitar and banjo, so yes, doubling pay just like the sax players that...

Unless it’s William Leavitt in which case it’s ‘oh god it’s this one again.’

No it’s more like; oh cool a new piece of music. Let’s have some fun!

Ah well if you can do instruments in fifths? Doubling fee, kerching!

It's easy to talk, it's easy to write, it's harder to play. It is very good that new guitarists are innovating. As you can see, there are not so...

I guess it becomes a meditative thing ones it stops being painful.

All these jokes about guitars struggling with reading. How many middle Cs are on a piano? On a horn? When a note gets played in only ONE place it...

I guess it also depends on how high stake the gig is and who the other players are or what are the expectations of the musical director/conductor (if...

Yes it can be fun - for example I often practice reading by finding some music I've never seen nor heard and reading it. One of my teachers was big...

One thing I’d say about reading is that at first it’s very hard, painful. But at some point if you keep doing it, it actually becomes really fun. ...

LANEY Cub 10 - TUBES SWAP - Before and after TEST - YouTube

Sometimes it was subbing, like with New Orleans' "Jubilation", a wedding/dance band that had lots of charts, but often it was part of a group of...

I don't have one to check physically but Laney website and this video (which mentions speaker switch :smile-new:) is saying 6V6 and that's also what...

Ah, yes the newer Cub Super 10 has a 12ax7 and an EL84... Laney Cub-Super10 – Thomann Nederland The older Cub 10 is a 4 tube, 10W amp with 6v6...

Loving these 2 heads and Raezers edge Custom Mini 6 cab.

Honestly I'm a pretty good sight reader on guitar, banjo, bass, and mandolin - but am not sure if I could sight read "Donna Lee" at Parker's tempo...

Cool. Were these situations where you were subbing in and literally didn't have a chance to play it before? Otherwise why would you not be given the...

My sight reading skills are quite dependent on the style of music. But it is very much a requisite of working as a professional musician in London....

Many thanks. I'll give it a listen. Regards, Alan

Sight reading, you've never heard the tune before, you look at the tune for a minute and then play it. I was in a Big Band competition in...

Yes, I know players that could sight read "the fly++++ on paper", they were well trained and often got gigs because of the ability to sight read...

Not to hijack the thread on Marcin, lol, but for those interested in Yvette, this is a good "starter video", she talks about how she got started on...

Agreed, I started a deep dive on her and her band, Covet, this morning. All instrumental. They call themselves "indie math rock" lol. But I find it...

Tip 1: Always make sure your strat is a telecaster. Joking aside, it'll probably be fine...how many springs on the trem? Have you considered...

Thundercat rules. As for the tapping thing, I found the Yvette Young video quite compelling. It's musically interesting first, she's not making...

Yes. Presence is EQ/tone, whereas input gain is to boost the signal coming into the preamp section "to accommodate a variety of instrument...

A few later versions I finally got to listen to. Triple--- yeah, smack that thing like it did ya wrong! I know you alluded to wishing you could...

I believe the 10 has no 6v6’s but el84?

I got a bstock cub8 from Thomann a few years ago and have had no operational issues with it. I like the sound, simple 1× 12AX7 and 1× 6V6 in the...

Just jump right in! Sax is fine. This week's tune will be up this afternoon. There's no rules really other than take a solo, and don't play 30...

Nah you know bloody well that my statement isn't aimed at you personally, but at the general tendency in this forum to hate on the young :) But...

The 16" L7 guitars are pretty special.

I guess that I was not clear enough in my suggestion. Given that we are talking of of "music in the wild" how much music produced by people other...

Marcin Patrzalek Live concert. Keep it secret Marcin Patrzalek Live concert. Keep it secret - YouTube

Nice relaxed feeling and lots of space. And that guitar sounds sweet. Beautiful melodic lines as always, ragman.

Feels like it’s summing up to date .

Can I just mention that this guitar is subject to at least two other threads. Maybe you‘d like to discuss it there. Droolworthy as it is, it sure...

Well thanks very much. I’m very proud of this record and I hope you enjoy it as much we enjoyed writing and recording it!

OK, purchased, but I don't know how long the " buy now; my dying declaration" thing will work for you <<G>>!

No Worries. I will do that, is there a purchase link? Can it be considered as your "dying declaration" or more of an "interim confession"? . ....

You could go and listen to my latest album. That’s about 35m long. (9 tracks tho.) Vs London | The Hot Club of Jupiter

Well Christian I am, as an Englishman, probably about as cynical as you right now - but being significantly older have a slightly different...

You have your tags and you put whatever you want in them. I understand that. For me, music has a much larger dimension, which does not mean that I...

Thanks G, I haven't yet tried the external speaker out, but it might be promising. Almost like thinking of the Bud as a small head. But it sounds...

Welcome to the machine :-)

I will answer funny: Music is everywhere. Even in the circus ... I saw it on TV.:smile-new:

I dig her pink sparkle Ibanez Talman! That was really cool. And reminded me of how Eric Johnson developed a technique to make a guitar sound like...

In other news, I just realised I didn’t dream this thundercat--- them changes (feat. Ariana Grande , DOMI & JD Beck) - YouTube Ariana Grande...

Rodrigo is good. Even Beato likes her haha. However is anyone else a bit tired of pop stars taking over the NPR Tiny Desk concerts? I mean that’s...

you are right, individual perceptions are differerent, interestingly that is the reason I would not categorize a perception wrong or right. I started...

Is all about K-pop now

Blu has a presence control. Is that different from input gain?

what I got from this post is that I am a Boomer now. Ah, well time to embrace it. I’ll start posting minion memes and complaining about modern...

What music matters to me? Bands. They're my generation. Jam Bands. The whole scope of boomer music from old to young. Rap was fun at first but it...

Or maybe ... just maybe .... your perception of shallow is wrong?

Good eye. Carvin nylon and Sadowsky.

I used the cub 8 for a short while. Limited but nice. The cub10 is different, but has more options. I never used it but given my experience with...

I am not sure I understand neither posts on Antoine Boyer (I mean my English). For me the two guys are the antithesis to each other in point of...

Here's a purely key-centred version in F. Last day 'n all. iyosw F by ragman | Free Listening on SoundCloud

Blu does not have input gain control. For me, it helps to adjust for different guitars and pedals going into the Bud.

It has 4 tubes I believe? 2xECC83/12AX7 for the preamp and 2x6V6 for the poweramp? Looking at the schematic I see a very Fender blakface-like...

Truth be told; these days I listen to music and consider how it would fit in at my funeral! Would a listener hear it/visualise it as something that...

I can appreciate that Jon Gomm song. How many strings do you think he's broken practicing that lol!

Marcin: circus act Jon: musician

@Kris Please take a look at this video and stop feeding us with content about your self made controversy. This woman is making music!

My 1992 EEJP measures 2 7/8".

Isn’t the problem with tapping the fact that you are activating the string at the worst possible place, tone-wise? i.e. at the extreme end of the...

lol thanks - and when measuring depth, are you measuring just exterior (outside top edge to outside bottom edge) at the lower bout?

I see he has posted a 19mn gig video on his YT channel 22h ago. I'll watch it later. So far I watched his instagram 30s videos. He is very good...

Let me refrase it then: Are we sure that denying young musicians the right to just hammer home one argument without nuance is a good idea? ...

Absolutely! To my ears, one thing that Wes has that actually not many guitar players have is a really strong rhythmic negative space in his playing....

Just to explicate - those first five notes are what we can call the ‘essence’ of a minor scale 1 2 b3 4 5 I’d actually suggest just improvising on...

I would say the top priority to look for in young musicians is musicality. This can be present very early in musicians. What sort of things? ...

1968 Gibson L-48 - YouTube

20 year olds don't usually have nuanced stories, it's usually just brash in your face singular points .. Max Circus, Max Anger, Max something else....

Yeah I like it. While I think the video Kris posted is impressive I wouldn’t describe as an approach to the guitar that’s new to me, although I don’t...

Eddie Costa, I suppose. He was in Tal Farlow's trio with Vinnie Burke; died young, in a car crash, in 1962. I am sure OP had a piano arrangement,...

Giant Steps is a meme at this point though right?

I believe he said he's looking for the straight t.p. that came on 175's after the zigzag.. like this....

Very articulate opinions. This production perfectly fits to the recent race for the attraction of the audience, giving more and more stimulus, to...

Yep, for me, Mickey's book is the best. Where else can you learn to play intros and endings, comp and solo over the blues, rhythm changes and a...

I might have what you are looking for. The photo of the ES 175 that preceeds this post has what I call a "stair step" or "zig zag" style trapeze...

The tapping technique looks very interesting for the viewer. When used sparingly, it can also produce a musical effect. I am tired of the sound when...

Gibson ES-175 Reissue - YouTube

Hey how can i get in on the virtual jam? Unfortunately “smoke on the water” is about as far as I can make it on guitar, but if i can play tenor sax i...

The complete jazz guitarist ... A large number of these complete jazz guitarists are watching youtube and even posting recordings,They probably...

Thanks—they’re Ronin Foilbuckers—really detailed sounding pickups. I find getting a good guitar sound by micing an amp to be a chore not worth doing...

Alin front of 150 Mass. Ave, in Beantown (Boston, MA), in front of Berklee, is a crazy semi-homeless dude that will sell to you for $2, a local spot...

What's in a name? That which we call a chord By any other label would sound as fingered.:pride:

Have you ever checked out Garrison Fewell’s triad books? Wes didn’t limit himself to triads but those GF exercises opened my ears up a bit to...

I don't generally think in terms of scale names while playing, but in the context of the discussion it made sense to use them. John

Sheesh, biblical archaeologists -- you can't tel them anything. John

An idol of mine and many told me the same "leave SPACE between your phrases and play LESS!" One day I'll get it right. I liked Billy Bean's...

Lots of cool ideas in there. I like that quick rake thing I heard you do a few times. Not sure if that’s sixteenth note triplets but it’s got some...

Fair enough. So would you characterize the passage in question as functional or non, how would you label the “chord”, and is such labeling...

Yeah, most of these boutique guitars are Not in your local shop; sometimes you just have to go for it! shreddin'

Here's my take—this song feels like one of those lifers that I'll keep coming back to. Your Own Sweets Weight - YouTube

I just measured mine and it is 2.75" (the guitar, I mean)

Yeah, I've been trying to find one of those to check out, but the only one's near me are in NJ, and I'm not ready to go interstate yet. But, good...

Good to see you're still kicking too! The multi-oud looks great, I've had more than enough finicky authenticity. Mukhtar books look good too, hadn't...

But JIm, You useda be a contender!:topsy_turvy::cool:

Just a quick comment on one small point. G natural minor G A Bb C D Eb F G harmonic minor G A Bb C D Eb Gb G melodic minor G A Bb C D E...

You must be very tired, because that's my point; I've learned more about writing inner voice counterpoint in jazz from studying that first piano solo...

You had to pylon? ;-) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Always be on the lookout for an L7. Sometimes they show up with significant play wear at reduced price in need of some TLC, but can be diamonds in...

Well I do remember folky songs infiltrating church, boy were they bad. They wanted to "get with it" hehe. And it hasn't stopped (pop schlock in...

My dissatisfaction with today's music: in jazz guitar- new players are too polite and clean and display no connection with rocknroll or blues,...

50+ years ago everyone grew up going to church on Sundays hearing common practice 4-part counterpoint hymns. Then as they became older, aspired to...

Yup. Maybe it actually does come from him thinking about GMM over C7. It does sound that way to me. John

OK, limiting the discussion to C7 chords in a C blues: yes, you can certainly play the chord tones of a Gmin6 or Gmin7 chord over C7 (they're he...

Very cool and reflects a lot of work and talent. And not to take anything away... But I am reminded that the complete jazz guitarist is required...

Right, pop isn’t art - it’s pop art. The adjective is important.

Week 19. Day 4. Blues for Alice in G. This was one of the best nights I've had in awhile. Socraticaster's post motivated me to push myself a bit...

Week 19 Wednesday In my search for interesting lines that can be tactile-y organized, today I started a way of creating lines based on strict...

Well, it’s not a Tele, I t’s definitely its own beast. It seems neat, but it’s not for me. As much as I like a lightweight guitar, I don’t think I...

Week 19 Day 4 Thursday Suggested project 5-B Blues for Alice in G Diatonic and dominant study Speed at the edge of your comfort zone Eighths and...

And whatever vexes the listener dictates the questions that follow.

The term "non functional" is a huge garbage bin of concepts that ostensibly defy traditional western analysis. It can be Debussey-esque, driven by an...

Pulled all the hardware off the burst so I could clean around the tailpiece, check the solder joints, clean the headstock, and check under the...

I wasn't talking about staying on it for the whole chorus, but only over the C7. One thing I puzzle over with Wes Montgomery. He plays the blues,...

I dig some pop music. But all music and art is about - I THINK - showing what and who our culture is in it's time. So I kind of look at art as a...

I remember my 7th grade music teacher, Ms. Fanning. She said OK class, popular music isn't bad! We listened to a song by Judy Collins and went...

I don't have a single Snarky album but I think they're great. I think they write and play with heart, creativity and imagination. That's all I look...

i have the Fender Blues Jr IV. I love it for Jazz. It’s got the tube warmth and feel an perfect wattage (15 Watts) for small venues. But you should...

Does context matter in non-functional? (I don't know much about non-functional)

I didn't really take the OP to be about jazz or jazzers. Jazz and classical players will still be good, albeit few in number. But pop? The OP...

I love my Blu 10”. It is now the only amp I own, and it’s so versatile. It sounds great with my archtop, steel string acoustic w/ pickup, and my...

Snarkey Puppy is a great example of what I'm talking about on the newer Hip Bands. Excellent musicianship overall, but feels like an All Star...

Context context context. what ever happens before and after dictates the answer.

I’m going to get something posted come hell or highway water, most likely this evening.

The Linn Drum was designed by and made for drummers. This is a stock track programmed by the drummer of Tower of Power. The real drummer duplicated...

So heres my question since im not experienced with P90s. Would a PM200 with a P90 sound all that different? How so?

Listen from 2:50... this sounds like a percussion instrument that is being cranked to make the noises. You can hear it slow down at the end. ...

I’ve made a huge mess! This thread is about Unit 7 but I thought I was in the In Your Own Sweet Way thread, which is where I hear GmM7. But I...

A busier take, upon request: I&#39;m Busy, You&#39;re In MY Way by Irez87 | Free Listening on SoundCloud Still working on getting 16th notes to pop in...

looks like Ibanez took down that page... "page not found" could be good or bad.....:cool: