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Today, 10:13 AM
That's good to hear because I decided the same thing after working out grips for those 4 to the bar parts, then playing along to a recording and...
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Today, 10:12 AM
Here's a video from twoodfrd that talks a lot about the grommet/switch on a 275 he's repairing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCiqTVWqJk
It...
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Today, 10:07 AM
The printer didn't :)
This tune is actually a pretty simple "gospel" kind of form. If I were playing this I'd probably concentrate on the parts...
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Today, 09:57 AM
I hear it just as I III VI II V in C major with secondary dominants. If the A section was just 16 bars of C maj, the actual chords of the tune...
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Today, 09:53 AM
I don’t doubt that he does.
One of my particularly skilled students thinks like this. It’s quite fun because I can’t teach him the way I teach...
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Today, 09:50 AM
I do not hear it as only one key center. For me the secondary dominant E7 let's you expect Am7 but deceptively follows an A7 leading to Dm from the...
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Today, 09:47 AM
Eastman laminate models are noted for having a sound that is leaning more towards carved territory. Their laminates are typically (from what I've...
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Today, 09:46 AM
Since you asked :smile-new:, I prefer a simple C7 | B7 - Bb7 | em7b5 - A7 | dm
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Today, 09:39 AM
It's nuts. I need to go through my book and highlight all the D.S. so I can find them when I get to the end of the chart. I should probably put it...
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Today, 09:35 AM
Yes, that's what I'm trying to get to in my response to nevershoudvesoldit. But I'm going step by step to figure out if he actually has a completely...
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Today, 09:33 AM
Okay I don’t find this sort of dichotomy to be particularly useful.
So, this may come as a shock to some of you, but when I was in school, I was...
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Today, 09:33 AM
I will play over the changes because I like the sound.. But sometimes if it gets boring I'll go outside or modal - kind of like key center. I'll...
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Today, 09:33 AM
Yes, it's a great tune for those who are new to jazz as well. It's basically one big turnaround in one key center. I mean you can say that for a lot...
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Today, 09:28 AM
I look at big band charts like this, with odd numbers of bars per line, and I think "they really do hate us, don't they?"
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Today, 09:25 AM
All of Me, being largely 2 bars per chord, is "play the damn changes" time. Heck, you could look at every 2 bar chunk as it's own key center if you...
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Today, 09:23 AM
Who is the rock player you are referring to?
EDIT: I see, it is the OP.
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Today, 09:21 AM
Here's everything you want...
Ibanez George Benson GB10SE Hollowbody Guitar Brown Sunburst w/ Case Just a moment...
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Today, 09:17 AM
I'm with you here. If I know a tune I can play over it fine, if I don't I'm thinking chord changes and playing connect the triads with my guitar. ...
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Today, 09:13 AM
Jeff Barone is a great guitarist who put this together with Jack during Covid. Jeff also produced one of Jack's best albums "Until It's Time"....
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Today, 09:12 AM
Let's go one step at a time if you don't mind. Do you have any conscious awareness of any chord you're playing on or the chord that you are moving...
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Today, 09:07 AM
To be aware of where you are in the tune, you have to know the tune. That means having it in your mind as a frame on which to build your playing. ...
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Today, 08:47 AM
Trust but verify is an old Russian saying. Reagan said it with a smile to Gorbachev, and Gorbachev laughed.
What does the Russian proverb trust...
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Today, 08:29 AM
Hehe, rock players are always looking for a shortcut :D. Here's an interesting experiment that highlights what i think is THE difference between what...
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Today, 08:00 AM
This trio produces a wonderful sound. Debarre especially is playing with a great tone. Imho.
https://youtu.be/LMLqOEREQcM?si=3nfNekpwsvWqY6jA
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Today, 07:59 AM
My new friend...I didn't join this Forum to start arguing with folks nor did I join to be crapped on. Do you think perhaps we can just keep the...
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Today, 07:53 AM
I’m using the one bar at a time seat of my pants approach.
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Today, 07:52 AM
You might be thinking something else that results in the same (or largely overlapping) notes. For example when the tune goes to bar 3 (E7 from C...
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Today, 07:49 AM
Invoice:
$25 materials and labor
$100 EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
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Today, 07:41 AM
https://youtu.be/RRUs8P-VScw?si=ff-L_IaZ5PeZ4AUA
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Today, 07:17 AM
+1
I really have an admiration somehow for people who are able to think that complicated.
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Today, 07:09 AM
Without a doubt and more. The strings need to be removed and the whole guitar set back up to play. This requires much more time than 15 minutes....
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Today, 07:08 AM
?I’m getting a headache just reading all of this. I couldn’t play a coherent line with all of it churning in my brain. Do you all actually think...
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Today, 05:38 AM
None of the $20,000+ solid body guitars on Reverb appear to be attracting that "one buyer." I suspect the pool of potential buyers is very small and...
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Today, 05:19 AM
This appears to be a fake: 1968 was the first year that Fender made the Thinline Telecaster, however the serial number on this guitar indicates it...
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Today, 04:48 AM
Looking at the original photographs there is a crack the extends the full width and external depth of the heel. It also appears to extend an inch ...
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Today, 04:37 AM
You charge $125 for what amounts to about ten or fifteen minutes of work?
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Today, 04:31 AM
Very well put.
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Today, 03:33 AM
How does that work ?
The TP's contact to the guitar is the same presumably
the mass of the TP has increased .....
I don't understand this at...
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Today, 02:43 AM
Hey,
sent you a DM
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Today, 02:34 AM
If I understand this, it looks like the 4th fret on the high e string makes the 30th note, but that G# note isn't repeated for the trip down, so the...
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Today, 02:24 AM
I came from the 335 camp (semihollow with humbuckers). My inclination towards a 335 was due to the early 70s sound from Larry Carlton.... nice warm...
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Today, 02:13 AM
I guess it's true that I could think of C Ionian, E phrygian dominant, D melodic minor, D mixolydian, and so forth and wind up with the same notes. ...
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Today, 02:13 AM
The cigarette scorch marks on the headstock mark show where the top of the headstock is and show that the guitar was played left handed. I guess most...
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Today, 01:09 AM
I've no idea what this thread's about. To me, all that matters is how it sounds and whether it works. There are lots of things that work beautifully...
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Today, 12:12 AM
You got it bro!
On the gig tonight I felt very cool, but I only used the metronome, not MuseScore.
Speaking of Gatton, can we call him a jazz...
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Yesterday, 11:43 PM
I wouldn't be so sure. There was a time when Michael Stevens was one of the most respected builders on the planet. This guitar is from that era and...
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Yesterday, 11:36 PM
I would say it's neither, more of a modal scale approach. The tonal center focus is on chord progressions: II-V, Cycle of 5ths, etc., which in...
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Yesterday, 11:15 PM
Personally I like the felt ukulele picks best, such a mellow tone :wink-new:
Are you using the Freddie Green approach with these big band charts,...
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Yesterday, 11:10 PM
This song screams "play me up tempo!" - to me anyway so I will comply. It must think I'm fast company. :cool:
I was listening to Tuck Andress play...
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Yesterday, 11:06 PM
There was a gorgeous Seventy Seven Koa top semi-hollow posted on this site a while back that made me weak in the knees.
Maybe the owner will post...
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Yesterday, 10:56 PM
thats cheep! only 22k, add 200 for ship
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Yesterday, 10:53 PM
working through new big band charts. Added a little embellishment on the intro, won’t do that with the band.
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Yesterday, 10:51 PM
Except the fingerstylers …
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Yesterday, 10:38 PM
From the Japanese SOAR website:
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Yesterday, 10:38 PM
Not from that listing though....
Listed: 10 months ago
Offers: 0
Hello, Earth to Seller! No one will buy it at anywhere near your asking...
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Yesterday, 10:37 PM
I started in on this today and played the first half quite easily. This arrangement seems less challenging from a physical standpoint than Rainy...
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Yesterday, 09:50 PM
More progress on the Mark train :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 09:41 PM
Yeah, in an actual band situation I might think different.
Interesting thing is in my experiments, thicker picks are not that much louder out...
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Yesterday, 08:49 PM
hi i'm quite new to all this so forgive my ignorance but i'm looking to purchase a quality laminate archtop that costs around 1500usd with a...
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Yesterday, 08:48 PM
Great work! I was hoping to see this thread after reading about the neck break on this one. Mark is a master!
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Yesterday, 08:47 PM
It's just a feature of the forum software.
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Yesterday, 08:47 PM
If it's a band or independent/small artist stuff most sessions I've been on were one or two days for a whole album, two or three takes for tunes and...
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Yesterday, 08:38 PM
Clamp but do not starve the surfaces of glue by overtightening clamps. Secure with squeeze out but does not squeeze all glue out.
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Yesterday, 08:23 PM
“Mom, dad, I know I just graduated from optometry school, but you should put a studio in the living room for me.”
- RVG
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Yesterday, 08:19 PM
That's true, although it should be noted that, "...he convinced them to design the house with recording in mind. The living room would double as a...
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Yesterday, 08:11 PM
Thanks I already have (2) 12-ER's in studio, but these days I only gig with lightweight combos.
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Yesterday, 08:09 PM
OP if you clamp it yourself be easy. You have to use enough pressure but not too much it’ll damage the guitar. Ask for help or watch some YouTube...
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Yesterday, 07:58 PM
I do changes over all of me. Too many adjustments for me to keep track of.
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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
As we are jazzers: Wasn't Rudy Van Geldern's first studio actually the living room in his parents house?
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Yesterday, 07:21 PM
A half a note is a huge distance in this business. When you play G# over E7 with all other diatonic notes, you get E Phrygian dominant or A harmonic...
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Yesterday, 07:09 PM
I just did a Google image search for Kenny Burrell and apart from one relatively early photo where he is actually playing a classical guitar most of...
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Yesterday, 07:08 PM
First off.. your tone is great and you're making some good progress. Actually sounds like a guitar. And quite good for an electric guitar.
As...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
Duh, what an idiot I am. My apologies.
The scale length is 25" even.
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Yesterday, 06:51 PM
Suppose you're playing All of Me. C E7 A7 Dm E7 Am D7 G7.
And, suppose you figure, okay this is all Cmajor tonal center, give or take a couple of...
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Yesterday, 06:47 PM
just record yourself and put in the metronome *afterwards*. dont forget to post the results :cool:
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Yesterday, 06:10 PM
Yes I see and easy. Glue and clamp it will be almost invisible I would take at syringe and push glue. 2 properly placed clamps and let dry 24 hours....
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Yesterday, 06:00 PM
The rear veneer is replaced with a hardwood thicker veneer for more strength. He will mill off the thin Bakelite veneer.
Then paint on a new...
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Yesterday, 05:59 PM
Well.... my silent room is quite a different atmosphere than alongside a big band. I might change things up in that situation. I use an amp and my...
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Yesterday, 05:31 PM
I might be mistaken but …
E 0 1 2 3 4
A 0 1 2 3 4
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Yesterday, 05:30 PM
High-quality recordings are being produced in home studios. By high-quality, I mean Grammy-winning.
No need to be under the restrictions of a...
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Yesterday, 05:17 PM
Did Wes ever credit another guitarist for helping him develop his playing technique? I've only heard vague remarks about him such as "self taught"...
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Yesterday, 05:16 PM
You guys Sound great on those thinner picks. I can't pull it off though. I've been using Dunlop big stubby 3mm picks for ages. I play with a strong...
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Yesterday, 05:01 PM
"As far as guitar picking, if I make the same mistakes at the same time every day, people will start calling it a style." - John Prine
My new...
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Yesterday, 04:51 PM
Heritage H575's are sweet sounding/playing pro-level archtops.
Good luck with your sale.
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Yesterday, 04:41 PM
Probably, it's for sure before the one for a while and then comes in after the one in bar 6.
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Yesterday, 04:39 PM
Good question—I bought it used, and the strap button was already there. But I've had it for a few years and the crack only showed up this year.
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Yesterday, 04:37 PM
Is that a factory fitted strap button or an afterthought? Could it be causing the back to separate from the heel block?
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Yesterday, 04:35 PM
No there isn’t. I saw the Wes arpeggio on a website years ago. I think that’s a bit of verbal lore …
Yes, absolutely.
As far as thumb...
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Yesterday, 04:33 PM
No offense taken whatsoever! I'm perfectly happy to have this as a playable guitar with a crack in it, just wanted to make sure it wasn't weakened in...
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Yesterday, 04:31 PM
I think picks are a personal thing like strings, whatever one likes is fine for the job. It's nice to compare notes though.
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Yesterday, 04:26 PM
Thanks for the replies. I neglected to place in the listing that I offer a three day right-of-return on everything I sell. I've been selling...
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Yesterday, 04:21 PM
For reference, the vanilla changes:
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Yesterday, 04:14 PM
It's beautiful! I hope it's everything to wanted when it arrives. Keep us in the loop, please!
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
Ive had several, still have 2.(the others played just as well the keepers were for mainly cosmetic considerations) When I peruse pre owned guitars...
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
Sing short lines you like. Then keep repeatedly singing them. Then play them. Then sing them over tunes. Then play them in tunes.
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Yesterday, 04:06 PM
Then it appears as a crack in the heel no big deal. A bead of titebond glue and a Jorgensen clamp to get it back fine. The glue brush in between...
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Yesterday, 04:05 PM
Thanks for the nice words nevershouldhavesold it.
A well performed, quality performance makes mixing and mastering as easy as it can be.
If...
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Yesterday, 03:59 PM
Nope, action seemed about the same.
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Yesterday, 03:48 PM
Maybe nothing at all. Was the action higher like neck moved up?
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Yesterday, 03:31 PM
I've got a D'Angelico Excel Deluxe that I foolishly left out of its case in a stand over the winter. I never dropped it or bumped it, but I looked at...
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Yesterday, 03:22 PM
No worries. I'll definitely have a listen. She lives in this area still I think and was gigging with Jimmie Vaughan on occasion but now that Jimmie...
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Yesterday, 03:17 PM
The H-575 has a lot to like.
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Yesterday, 03:14 PM
Nice work.
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Yesterday, 03:13 PM
Beat four to the and of one, no?
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM
Yep. And the riff based guitar comping, and the piano player style... The year is 1957, the bebop was well established, and rocknroll was getting...
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Yesterday, 03:02 PM
I don't think the stinger provides that much strength and at this point once the crack is repaired it would take another major blow for it to be...
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Yesterday, 02:57 PM
Yea the thinline idea was all about reducing weight. That's why I'm all about it, I don't like heavy guitars. The tone difference if there is any...
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Yesterday, 02:53 PM
It is. I find it's not bad tho if you memorize the phrasing and then just do it rather than trying to calculate all the placement.
The part that...
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Yesterday, 02:50 PM
Stone and wood picks are awful.
Bluechip is snake oil, in my opinion. Very clicky. Hated the one I had, lost, found, tried again, hated again.
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Yesterday, 02:41 PM
Hi what's the scale length cheers :)
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Yesterday, 02:29 PM
I could do a better job on the Head, Ragman is right the syncopation on this is crazy. Having it go from the and of 4 to beat 2 in bar 6 is tricky. ...
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Yesterday, 02:22 PM
Yup - The stinger will be replaced for more reinforcement.
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Yesterday, 02:22 PM
The top ended up with cracks? I wonder if Fed Ex is going to pay? Seems like he glued crack back but not any other modification or added wood. A bit...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Hello,
I'm not super familiar with Zürich so I'll name the classics :
Moods
www.moods.ch/en
Jazzbaragge
JazzBaragge – Wednesday Jam
...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Learn to sing the solos you like by ear (if that is not what you are doing anyway). That's what they did in the old days. The "scribe" part is that...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Is that their usual sales price? Seems awfully high but then I'm often surprised by guitar prices now-a-days.
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Yesterday, 02:14 PM
I think starting to collect deliberately is a good idea. I have students literally keep vocab journals.
Sorting them by major, minor, and dominant...
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Yesterday, 02:06 PM
"Guitar scientists are not very rigorous"
Is there really such a thing as a "guitar scientist"? I thought they were a mythical creature, like...
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Yesterday, 01:56 PM
Do you have the precise exercise written out? If so, please share it, I'm not clear about it.
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Yesterday, 01:53 PM
^ Nice going there Allan.
Stream Straight No Chaser by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Yesterday, 01:53 PM
Nice work. The fact that the stinger didn't break is a lucky.....break. :cool:
I'm guessing this is the JD guitar?
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Yesterday, 01:50 PM
Don't wait for the material to passively work its way into your soloing, actively work it in. Take one lick/idea/passage and practice it in...
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Yesterday, 01:50 PM
Man, I wish I was that cleaver...
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Yesterday, 01:49 PM
As it says.....looking to date my guitar!
Serial# is PE3016xxx
.....a bit of searching suggests that PE03.....would give 2003 as the year....so...
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Yesterday, 01:46 PM
This L-5 was destroyed by FedEx.
Broken headstock and several bad top cracks. Mark is restoring it back to playing glory. He doesn’t like taking on...
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Yesterday, 01:42 PM
"Played a funeral home's 100th anniversary party on Thursday"
Hmm, trying to imagine the set list.... After You've Gone, Don't Get Around Much...
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Yesterday, 01:41 PM
Actually the words to this song are quite gloomy and I have heard it played as a minor fairly often. But this was done more as a joking around...
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Yesterday, 01:39 PM
Analyzing and lifting from tunes is discussed in the Donna Lee thread by some great forum members and teachers. I remember Pamosmusic and Christian...
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