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Great trio! The guitarist is fabulous! It’s a pity though the piano is out of tune.

What about the 3:10 to Yuma?

An honest response from an honest customer. I had similar experiences during the build phase but I was happy with the final product. Buyers beware!

Apology in advance for a bit of a thread hijack. Here are some rules I've heard or inferred. 1. Play the head first and last. 2. Play the...

Built by Wu. I don’t believe your guitar was built by Wu.

I'm certain that many archtops can sound exactly like that if they were built to be a full-fledged acoustic instrument, not a tool with an almost...

Give me someone who doesn’t break laws, and grift his way through another presidency. Entertainer? I can do without it.

Why would there ever be a resurgence if archtops continue to be painted into a corner as "jazz boxes" (is there any other main music stream where...

I agree completely wolflen, he certain could. LR can play the classics with the best of them as well as any other genre. He's extremely versatile...

I think you're setting the bar too high and gatekeeping. If a hobbyist can play the head to something like Satin Doll and a 2 chorus solo they're a...

That second sentence is interesting. How much time do most people devote to a hobby? I would suggest that hobby players, unless extremely...

Now now. Trump can be a very cheeky fellow at times but a lot of people find him to be entertaining. Entertain me. I'm here all day. I needed...

I only got back into this thread to bring some closure to my build story and to offer my bad experience with a Chinese build that has cost me a total...

That is an interesting point. I find that some guitars prefer one pick over another. I mess around with picks frequently for the reasons noted...

I don't consider a song known without the melody. I start with the melody too, so I'm never really in the position to just know the changes, I mean,...

I have worked with Ryan on some of his builds.... (hoping to dig into a new project)... superb human and very talented builder. best of luck with...

No problem. There has always been the chord comping/single note aspects to jazz. Its all good.

Oooh. Tempting.

Still waiting for Mexico to pay for that wall, as orange satan/hitler promised?

I prefer Allan Holdsworth's later stuff, where there are more complex chords.

All good advice, that ideally would need to be applied as a regular routine. Jazz guitar is a lot of commitment, even for a hobby player like...

Get ALL the "trio" albums with Bill Stewart and Larry Goldings! :cool: You're welcome.

Was about to say the same. But if his teaching materials consist of licks without any explanation, the OP may be better off investing in a copy...

Spaced repetition is key for getting things in long term memory.

I have played both and like certain quantities of each, but the price of flatwounds has sent me back to rounds. I find it easier to vary articulation...

Holdsworth has been cheered on here several times that I recalled. And yours is a good interpretation. I always liked the solos on this song from...

Same for me. I use it on my es175 to give a little shimmer to the notes. For my Eastman t484 I use dunlop tortex 1.35 jazz to taken some shimmer off....

Awesome, yea this model really does a lot of things well. It really is quite something to play both acoustic and plugged in.

Adding some specs 640mm scale 1 3/4 nut European spruce top Indian rosewood back walnut neck frets like new square label says Jan 1994

Interesting. The Fender Eric Johnson "Virginia" Strat is made of sassafras. It was modeled on his own 54 strat that (he found out later) was made of...

Bird lives!

I play with horns once for every ten times I play trio. Also, we should probably have the melody together even if we aren't the one playing.

I have three lists in iReal ... the A list are tunes I couldn't forget if I tried. Stella, Another You, All of Me, etc. the B list are tunes I...

The English was excellent and exactly on point. Thanks.

His work with Cyrille Aimee is excellent

Thomann replied immediately with instructions on returning the SBUK to them for warranty repair. Thanks, Herbie, for the heads up – I would never...

We don't have ready comparison numbers as to how many people listen to other folks who post here, so I don't know how your audience stacks up versus...

Thanks. Do you sing the words to the melody? Edit: In my limited experience in groups, the horns play the melody not the guitarists.

I love his feel personally. I kind of flip flop btw loving more slury stuff and more picked TBH. And Cecil plays with a fair bit of slurs, too.

That's what I'm talking about!

'House of Mirrors' is one of my fav Allan Holdsworth chordal songs. (I did try learning the chords years ago, far too much stretching.)

There are tunes I know, ones I almost have down and ones I don't know. The ones in the first two classes will end up on my set lists because they...

Rehearse.

I do think its partially cost based that has caused any decline, particularly in Gibsons. Here in the UK, 10-12 years ago, you could buy a new...

Unfortunately that was only a temporary reprieve in the drought as we have seen return this year. Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor ...

That's interesting because I had that very thought many times! There are plenty parallels between them but the tone difference makes it hard to folks...

How do you retain the melody before the gig?

Yuma is all gringos and Mexicans. It doesn't get more boring than that.

I actually don't know of a single "world-class" jazz guitarist who just plays the melody up front. They play it, but already it's loaded with...

I have a 40 yrs old Ibanez FG-100 that I've been playing for years, the tone is great with the stock Super 58 pickups, but I wanted to try something...

Play the tune with other people. In general that has proven the key to retaining tunes for me. It’s also the best test of whether I’ve really...

Boring is good...

Jimmy Raney really does seem to take issue with stating the entire melody up front, doesn't he? Good thing he's awesome, I suppose.

Unfortunately Mr. Trump does not appear to understand how tariffs work. He seems to think that a bill is sent to the governments of other countries...

I know I'm a parrot with this, but gigs. Gigs without sheets. When it's time to sink or swim, you either know it or you F'ng don't. Then you'll...

That's not a hard solo to transcribe. It's a great one. You don't need a midi file, you need to download it as mp3, then put into an app like...

I hope he gets more opportunities to do this with more instruments. It's fascinating to a layman who knows little about actually designing and...

January 26th is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Masahisa Takenaka in Osaka, Japan. I'd like to think the world is older and wiser now...

Words help

The 'play the melody for a half hour' seems to improve my melody retention. But, does anyone have any other ideas for long term melody retention?

I guess I'm just wondering why all the import/export/MIDI/magic PDF and/or staff paper? Also maybe writing it down isn't necessary if it's the...

Sweet guitar! Ryan lives close by, so I get to stop in his shop and bug him on occasion! Wonderful instruments, and super-cool guy! GLWTS!

One of the most unique voices on the instrument.

The 68 Princeton Custom is a very nice and versatile amp.

Referring to the question, anything is possible, and anything can happen. You can have someone make a movie about the life of Wes Montgomery, and...

yes just an amateur who likes transcriptions...

Don’t have much to add that hasn’t been …. My intro was Earth Tones which is a pretty old record now. Tbh you could jump in at his last release...

Teles just gotta be played like a tele sometimes:) Thanks for listening, all. This has been fun so far, but i nred to step it up a bit and get...

Definitive refutation of the old claim that jazz players don't use vibrato! You got one really delicious bend into a melody note in there. It's...

What exactly is your goal? Just to be able to play it?

alpop wrote: (" I don't think you can play effectively out of time until you have the control necessary to play in time so I'm working on that. I...

hi Jimmy,i got quoted $40 to get the piece transcribed..2 mn solo..then tried it myself....demo of Melodyne...converted the song to a midi file...a...

Are you saying that most (jazz) e-guitar players are fine with the sound of any other electric guitar? Hear, hear! :cool: For me a resurgence of...

Baroque violin one of mine (or would have been if I'd made better choices). Exactly my point in fact, "higher" and "curved" are ambiguous...

Great performance! But 'I get misty just holding your hand' - that's poetry that is!

It is, I am happy with 'my' finish and the acoustics

Brougham?

The Jews Brothers, Auckland, New Zealand.

Adrien is definitely on my top 5 fav. current guitarists list.

The original half hour idea is good, it seems to improve melody retention. :encouragement:

Absolutely. I actually get a bit bored with the standard gypsy sound. After a while it all tends to sound much the same but this had enough...

Hard to tell but that looks like a dark grain line, not a finish flaw. These are things I see when I'm choosing a billet of wood to work with. Some...

They are unacceptable finishes by any standards. I attach similar photos of my guitar.

Is this for a lesson or an assignment? It's a great one to learn from and it seems you'd learn a lot by identifying the elements within it and making...

I think that finding gifts for musicians can be tricky, especially if you’re not sure what gear they already have.

Very good... everything is as it should be.

The playing is very good and confident. For me the sound seems to have too much treble... but that's also a matter of snglecoile. There are...

I have reached out to Thomann, which claims a 3-year warranty.

Here's a version of Rainy Day with vocal I posted some time ago. It does have the melody, but not just the melody. But it's more in the spirit of all...

Thanks. In the "just the melody" thread someone commented that I sound like Joe Bonamassa so I guess that I am having an identity crisis. ...

Sorry. As you can understand my English knowledge is very basic. I say that in the "Rhythm Changes Workbook" there are only many single notes phrases...

He knows the notes but i don’t like his fast picking every note style like a shredder, he doesn’t slur and swing. I think working your own fingerings...

I pretty much always have my Vibrolux at 5 treble and 3 bass. I know jazz players typically say 1 and 1 for jazz tone but I like some scoop. Still...

Good playing and nice threads too!

I like playing acoustic archtops the most, but it doesn't concern me what other people use. With that said I also enjoy playing solid body...

Joining the party a little late. Here’s Afternoon in Paris, a tune that for some reason gives me the yips. Good reason to practice it. ...

The Jews Brothers? :cool:

Maybe get our gear from China....:doh: Actually Jim, it's the other way around.. they charge + 25 % to Us citizens to purchase our products. S

I think it’s kind of like a Fender Rhodes. Most keyboard players are fine with rhodes sound on a modern digital stage piano. But lots of players...

“Before each line there is no explanation with text.” Is this what you meant to say?

Superb tone and great playing Juan. What a great sound. That gear arrangement has such a nice weight behind all your notes. The EQ is just right for...

There is a very real possibility the you can add a 25% import duty to that by the end of the day tomorrow.

It's easy, and relatively cheap, to get a coffee mug with whatever photo or image you want. One source that I've used is Walgreens. You can upload...

In west Texas they would kick all our asses. Central TX is pretty friendly. Give it five years and the rest of California will be here to ruin it.

Aren't they fussy!!

Wow, sounds great! I'm not deeply familiar with the Holdsworth catalogue, so if guessing I'd call that a Metheny tune!

I came to feel the same way about AER here in the States and discontinued ownership of their products. I kind of figure that if I lived in Europe, I...

Ah. Gotcha

If I decide to come out of retirement I'll start a Village People tribute act and see if we can get a gig for Trump.

That's so weird that his "Monk" record would be out of print. I got it from Amazon (mp3) back when they still allowed you to download the files...

Is this some kind of Southwest thing? I always thought of that region as the kind of place where the men are men and the sheep are nervous....

Yep, the Ferengi are taking over from the Borg. While imperfect, I see it as an improvement. YMMV

Wow Paul, that looks amazing man.

I would gladly give you a hug brougham.

That tele sounds good to me. It sounds like you're going pretty much straight into the amp. Nice tone.

I need a hug too.

I left photos of the guitars I wanted all around the house but ended up getting a bb gun :grumpy:

I've had no problems with my tube amps, even the ones I acquired used. The only exception is the 60 year old Super Reverb... was kind of like taking...

The best sounding cabinet I've found for the SBUS is my Vibrolux Reverb, with Cannabis Rex speakers. The Fender amp died and I haven't found a place...

Are we getting together for another cry session tomorrow?

They are. And as the old curse goes, "May you live in interesting times". I would prefer much less interesting times.

I prefer the 5-string electric mandolin, as played by Tiny Moore, and later Paul Glasse, Don Stiernberg, and others. I own a couple of acoustics,...

Classical violin and viola were my career. I've played a d'amore and a friend uses her da gamba at folk dances. Probably even Amati had a higher...

When I saw Trump holding a guitar a month ago I decided it's finally time to quit gigging. I really quit many years ago. The great man is swore in...

just sent you a private message!

I miss Frank. I think all of us who went to Gryphon do.

Minority Report here: It's not an amp I would want to own unless I played a ton in recording studios. Onstage, 12W is underpowered for many...

Early violin bridges less curved than viola da gamba bridges; in fact, I'd say that even a modern violin bridge is maybe even a bit less curved...

Not really a habit that needs breaking so long as you aren’t bending your wrist funny to make it happen. Some people have hands that shape and it’s...

Getting some sweet tone from that tele....I see you wrap your thumb over the neck too. So do I. I want to break that habit!

The year is still young but we already have an understatement ;) Looks like it was owned by someone who liked very course tweed (or sharkskin)...

Got around to Misty. What a great tune...bummer they wrote some weak ass lyrics to it.