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It's important to work up some technical things for your goals, but I definitely agree on not wasting time on irrelevant stuff. Pebbz was a...

Hey, for anyone interested.....I played something today and recorded it. No video, though. Jam Vol 62_mixdown2.wav - Google Drive

A wedge to angle the amp.

Do you mean a wedge monitor as an extension or wedge to angle the amp?

Many thanks for listening!

I gigged with a Blu 6 for several years but eventually traded up to the Bud 6. I mostly leave the tone controls at 12 o clock and make minor...

Everyone goes on a journey with this stuff (stuff = music or musical concepts, I guess) so "shortcuts" bc of the differences in the way people learn...

It's pretty common for independent jazz artists that want to gig and promote their albums to finance their gigs. I know people who do European tours...

Giving something a name helps you characterize it, I guess? Also it might help with understanding where the notes are in the voicing and what you...

They're a voicing organization system mostly for guitar where you only have so many note and fingering options. What Peter said. On piano, you can...

How old were you in 1957? HB

Trumpet, and I still play, despite the frustration, angst, irrationality of it. All these years later, I still struggle mentally with it- like, get...

I just had a conversation with a pianist who has had a couple of albums favorably reviewed in Downbeat. The pianist has a regular gig in a good...

A few variations on the classic David Baker Book 1 type Bebop phrase endings.

erm ... ... he's not doing it, though?

Just this guy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_kUJa1PueM

Don’t know for sure but feels like 12”.

When I had a problem with the distal joint of my left index finger, I could barre more easily than not. So, I explored the technique a little bit. ...

I already told you it's not the pots. Do you have to disregard me for some reason? That's normal performance. Changing the pots but keeping the same...

It's good to be cautious, but I wouldn't put much stock in what a GC employee says about condition. Did anyone actually say this guitar was on...

The original circuit had no push/pull, I believe. As I understand the original values for the second tone control are now unobtainable. On mine...

Just playing something is one thing, pushing the record button changes things. I know I never play quite the same way when the record button is on....

Maybe George Van Eps would be a decent example of someone who plays this way a lot?

The Benedetto wiring scheme is, for me, the best I've found because it has little or no effect on tone when the volume is changed.

Very nicely done. Thanks for posting. Tony D.

Thanks for posting. Tony D.

Do you know the radis on the fretboard?

I have the action set @ 4/64th" on high E and 5/64th" low E on all my guitars including the archtop, electric, acoustic, and nylon string, with no...

Like grabbing chord shapes, a lot of technique comes out of the convenience of expanding ways of playing that come from open position playing. While...

I don't record my exercise... it would be very boring. However, I record a lot using Band in a Box - I then play solos based on jazz standards. I...

Very nice!! Thanks for posting. Tony D.

Piano from an early age, through HS and as a minor in college. Flute/sax in college, got roped into playing bass clarinet in the concert band....

Thank You Jeff. The drummer-Marlon Simon. Best Kris

Joe Pass used to say his grips were all based on bar chords but that's about as far as he went.

I have several archtops, and one solidbody, which is a G&L tele clone, and all are set up as identically as I can manage. Straight necks, action at...

I've just watched a few Campilongo vids. Looks like a pretty normal player to me. When he needs to keep his hand in a floaty position across the neck...

Here is a slight twist on the idea. I almost weakened, but finally decided to pass when no one could let me know how much shop rash the guitar had...

My Gibson HR had a non-functional midrange cut pot. Being OCD, I wanted to restore it to the original condition. It just needed the pot replaced. ...

ehhhh maybe? They certainly barre more, but they're also ruthless about economy of motion and minimizing tension. So they're not going to stay in...

Barre chords come up more in classical arrangements since there are more triadic voicings in that style. I was hired for a gig recently where one of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkzyOkJS6dk

Only reason I keep my standard tuning chops up is because of teaching. I think it would be irresponsible of me to teach them my prefered symmetrical...

I would take an inventory of the chords you use and see how many of those chords have un-barre-able upper notes on lower frets than the bass note. ...

Why wait? hire

Yes, classical players quite frequently. I got the idea a few months ago when watching Jim Campilongo play chord melody, and I saw that he often...

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?Have you ever seen anybody playing like that?

99.99% of the time, I do not use barre chords. I use them only when a specific arrangement calls for it. I agree with Martin that always barring...

Actually, modern gut strings are pretty reliable, esp. the oiled ones. And it's been almost 20y since I used them... (on a violin, so much thinner...

My Princeton (1968) has a Celestion G10S-50 and sounds excellent for gigging, both with a 335 and archtops. It can hang with a Hammond unmiked trio...

My view about technical strategies is that it is great to have them in your arsenal but the choice to use them should be dictated by the music and...

It is just a tool, a technique as you said. You use it when you need. Intuitively I think I try to avoid barre where possible. I do not think a...

haha no those little sweepies are smoke and mirrors. They sound cool but they’re not as hard as they sound.

+1 I wouldn’t barre at all if I could help it

Yes, and gut strings are always going out of tune with the slightest humidity. The Arpeggione 1823?

Thats a nice one! No surprise, coming from you!

Thank you!

I guess a lot informs these decisions...economy of movement is important, especially if things are happening quickly...but that said, I do avoid...

Nice save.

lol! Sorry, I think the art is putting all the tricks into music. That’s all, not a dig at you.

That sounds very personal.

I sold a single pickup, blonde version about a year ago. SOLD - 2002 Gibson Custom Shop Super 400 CES Thinline Special Order - Near Mint |...

Gorgeous PRS guitars, Greywolf! Wow! I’m a PRS junkie myself. The 594HB-II is a stellar instrument and pretty much my main guitar. Up til now, at...

I'd love to play one too, but each time I think that I just remind myself what a set of gut strings would cost... (For a while I tried to settle with...

You’d probably be best served using the 52 gauge low E or getting a guitar tech to file down wider slots on the nut. I used 13-56 for roundwounds,...

Showpiece .... Too bad that Gibson never offered this slimmer version outside the super-duper-bling-bling department. I've only ever seen one...

i went to put bebop 13s on my Eastman 403 ce and noticed the low e is a bit fat to seat into the nut.Is it ok for them to sit a little above the nut...

Yes, I'd like to try a Viol da Gamba.

I like it a lot. Great band too, drummer is really cooking.

Here are two classic David Baker type Bebop phrase endings.

Rarely, just shy of never. Most of my practice is to learn standards for jam sessions. Once in a very blue moon, I might record a bit, but I never...

Is there any questiins or concerns i could answer for you?

Im sorry, i never saw your post. My apologies. Unfortunately. Im on the east coast in NJ. Was there any questions i can answer?

Hi Robert, Thankyou so much for all this information! I'm unsure whether or not the pot is the original or a modification. Thankyou so much for...

Pretty sure they are Imperial high winds. Don’t let the “high wind” designation concern you- they are well within the realm of PAFs. It’s not like...

So it appears that that the neck and rims are 1 piece of Mahogany? Then top and back plates are walnut. Do you know what type of Lollars?

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Your Killing me!!!!!

Folks, I have bought various items from Ric. Ric is a straightshooter, very easy to work with and extremely fair pricing on item for sale.

Wow!!!!@!!

Well I did the same thing thanks to Jack! Lol!

Then I learnt the pedal steel, and if I'd had the money to buy one as well as the skill to play it, I would've probably gotten myself into hot water...

tough choice but here are my top 3: '55 Custom shop LP PRS McCarty 594 HB ii Artist the Holy Grail , a one of one Custom Santana carved top...

You introduced two additional parameters; scale length and playing technique. Scale length The Gibson Byrdland is a short scale guitar (23.5")....

I’m going to go against the grain here (pun intended) and share two solidbodies. First a real workhorse that I find stunningly beautiful in its...

Always looking for better ways to tune so thanks for this! So far my best results come from checking the intonation at the 5th, 10th and 12th frets...

This is my only free playing during a concert at a jazz festival...: Box

I haven't heard of that one. I've just finished a couple of hours of practice, looking forward to tomorrow to investigate JS's method! Thanks

I remember reading an interview with one of the old West Bank musicians (Dave Ray or Tony Glover, maybe Cornbread, IIRC) who noted that in 1969 they...

Video #13: An important 5-note cell This was a major breakthrough for me, and I think this is quite critical in understanding how Prez...

There are a master volume, treble cut and mid cut control. I haven't seen any mention of a push-pull pot on the websites I have seen for this...

I only have one guitar, therefore it must be the most beautiful for me. :smile-new:

I use my amp, Blu, exclusively for big band performances. Depending on the gig, I sometimes connect Blu to the PA (if available) system, though it is...

And then, you have to choose between the British sounding speakers, like the Celestions and their American imitators (there are quite a few), and the...

The Bop to Post Bop era is my favourite frame work from which to explore my own (hopefully) original spin on it, along with seeking out people from...

pauln, that is the way I check tuning, too. I also use the Johnny Smith method, which starts with the low E fretted at the 10th fret to tune the D,...

Whoa, bro. Tricks? That's my art you're talking about.

I'm not sure I'm super invested in the idea that you do? I guess it's worth noting that "drop 2" describes a process. So if you know what the...

I just don’t see why I need to know x3525x is C6 drop 2. When I can think of it as one of many C6 options. Yes, I did look up what a C6 drop 2...

George Barnes and Carl Kress- Guitars anyone? Two Guitars live at Townhall Ralph Towner and Gary Burton- Matchbook

YMMV but once I learned edge picking, the difference between .009s on my LP and .013s on my Byrd became a non-issue. Before that, I had the same...

Sorry, I see no images.

I don’t know if it’s a bad attitude to think that the names are obnoxious. They’re more logical or intuitive or whatever when you think about the way...

It is an arranger’s tool, and comping is arranging on the fly.

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone here has pictures or schematics of the push pull/secondary tone control as mine is not functioning and I'd love...

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone here has pictures or schematics of the push pull/secondary tone control as mine is not functioning and I'd love...

10 inch Eminence Lead / Rhythm Guitar Replacement Speaker- American – Eminence Speaker, LLC

Well I just bought the T.C. Deluxe as well, Lol! Heck for $100 almost a no brainer. Now I’ll need to get rid of my Quilter U.K.Super Block! ...

So back to the Tone X One pedal. I was reading and watching demos of this pedal. I didn’t realize it had actual knobs 3 to be exact. Apparently you...

Old thread, but I prefer something that sounds good to me. And I typically prefer something that has a lot of craft and polish, so I would lean...

My ‘58 Super 400.

OK now..I'll take one of each... Thank you all..there are some names I have not seen here before...Im sure you guys have some great stories and...

The way to maximize intonation for a high action that you play all over the neck is to tune your 1st string to E*, independently checking the...

It’s a bad attitude to have I guess.

Mhmm, afaik, the people at Fasan have never been very consistent in their Designs, in contrast to others, e.g. their "neighbour" Josef Sandner...

My Emerald Wood Veneer Guitars.

I play grips and they happen include drop chords, but I'm not concerned to know what drop bucket it falls in. It's an arrangers tool. I guess my...

I love seeing all the responses. Unlike the Miss Universe, there seems to be multiple contestants from many of the countries.

You got that Jack Nicholson look going on in the reflection.

This thing is insane. I vote it overall thread winner. Juan gets best telecaster style with that sweet machine he posted on page 1. Vinny gets...

Gorgeous! Love the woods on this one! GLWTS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K85NwAoVgxw

Being in the States you probably weren't wondering but back in the day all the players had something they kept their bits and bobs in. Not...

You play drop chords. Admit it. Oh nice. These are great. Not sure why I didn’t think of this.

I'd agree with this suggestion. An EVM is very neutral sounding. I have two Force 12's in my Twin since blowing my last JBL up the other day. The...

That looks to be rig that I would easily get my head around! I'm afraid I'm still in the dark ages and use my Polytones for jazz (with possibly ...