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He has a masters in jazz guitar from NEC, and was a working jazz player and teacher (was a professor at Ithaca College in NY for a while). A couple...

there is something magical in this job

typoglycemia

I am a creative person, but when it comes to promotion - the worst

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Here..Miles is teaching the speed bag to sing a Coltrane solo in all 12 keys

Sure, think Dolly Parton. However, a Freudian psychiatrist would speculate that those who exhibit this particular symptom of dyslexia were not...

1. they are not a thing 2.yes but it so rare. so rare that I can't remember what was the last time I've seen or heard of this happening. I mean the...

I never hear anyone say they want to play like Barry Finnerty though?

:triumphant: Are those a thing? Yeah, many musicians put continuity or even development in their solos, not all tho.

It sounds like you have acquired some interesting secret jazz guitar-lore. Maybe you should write a book with this information. :wink-new: Or...

I am sorry to even say it but cannot help it. Strat-itis.... every time I glance your name, I read "star-tits" And to not only to derail but put...

Doing open string exercises for the right hand-only fingerstyle is enjoyable.

But, it ain't no "Maybelline".

Etudes are great for technique, and having some technique built up is essential for playing with a good time feel. So.. they could be a good idea. :P...

Not the best music channel out there, and there’s things that annoy me that have been much remarked on lol, but some of the interviews are worth...

My take on Beato: Interesting insights and I am glad he has access to musicians that interest me. His insights into songs, stories, and theory...

I like it, but it seriously needs more tambourine ;)

it is indeed. i credit this with the fact that I was able to make it through my cello suite without a devastating memory slip

I've had surgery on both of my wrists (both for arthritis) but it's always been my right hand. How those shredders who sweep do it is crazy to me.

Sure I know him, he was Joe Satriani's guitar teacher. Along with some guy that Elvis didn't like. ;-)

Yes, but before this converstion I hadn’t faintest idea who Billy Bauer was. But hey, I am not a musical expert, I am an amateur and I have the...

I know I should but that is srsly brain numbing

So, that's a definitive on the laminate? I can't see a center seam on the back. This is a nice looking guitar, and at a nice price. GLWTS! Tommy's,...

Bump No. 3 for this fine vintage masterbuilt archtop

The scale length is 25 inches, just measured

Youre not kidding. You don’t know economy of motion until you see how much time your left hand wastes. I did a lot of hands separate playing...

I'm not sure about the top but it looks to be spruce

That's really some booty shake'n. Very cool guitar. Can't imagine what it was like playing with Ray Charles.

Okay?

Yes, I have plenty of practice material for every day of the week, after receiving advice from a veteran Jazz guitarist during the jam session. It's...

well. yeah. but presumably, one would both perform and practice.

I'm lucky enough to play regular weekly jams with a veteran Jazz guitar player, these jams have been more beneficial than any books.

I think in this exercise you'd be aiming to play something that was within ones technical ability to play at first go, putting together a piece of...

True. I mean, in the chorus on Stella that I've composed and can almost play at tempo (which I'll post hopefully some time soon) I deliberately stuck...

Do I see white Go-Go boots?

Leave it aht your bang aht of ordah! Who is Miles Davis?

Yeah I think just about everyone will do some sort of line-building type thing, even if they don't write them down. On the formal side would be...

Barry Harris's improvisation class largely consisted of coming up with a bop line on a standard phrase by phrase, explaining how he put it together...

deal. you too, then?

Yeah it is tiresome! I said right from the start= Not Influential TO ME!!! Give it a rest mate! Leave it

Fair enough. I've done a lot of work but up until recently, felt I wasn't really rewarded for all that work because of my lousy right hand technique....

Well fella-mi-lad, have you ever practiced the left hand only with a metronome eh? eh? Will literally change your life.

Very nice playing, Sir:encouragement:

Amateurs want-to-be jazz musicians think the LH is most important, but I don't think that applies to rock and blues players, based on my experience....

That's more like it. Is there a link?

I'm not into them. Half of the time they can write the basic conceit down on half a side of A4 write 'the rest is left as an exercise to the...

I saw Tommy Tedesco in the 80s twice at Donte's in North Hollywood CA, USA. He was OK, and could play fast but I didn't find him very interesting,...

Miles had great instintcts finding the right musicians for the right projects. One can learn from that. Also, the attitude! He had tons of it and...

this is tiresome. read what you wrote.

This was already covered and you know it. One of your posts implied that MD didn't have a major influence, but after multiple back and forth posts...

It is utter nonsense. Who, where did someone claim that in this thread?

I think I've narrowed it down to between the AR480ce and the AR503ce, both from Eastman. From what I can tell, the 503 has a solid carved top, the...

I kind of moved off the scale stuff, now I'm working on bebop heads and warming up with reviewing old heads. Sometimes I think I could start up the...

Guitar has been sold. I have an equally compelling Campellone for sale on this forum as well.

I can't answer you question, and I can't help wondering what your concern is. What I can say is I have these bridge tops installed on 2 guitars with...

I try to only buy books that are too-much. Not kidding either. I love the omnibooks and big wild compendiums of stuff for the reason you describe up...

True, but I guess I quite like the 'too much-ness' of some of these books. I like the comprehensiveness - not that you'll learn it all, but can dip...

Thanks... And darn!

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Im joking a little bit. I guess I’d relate it to something like Barry Harris’s ABCs which is the stuff Allan mentioned, plus a few other things. It’s...

I bought that book recently and agree with Peter. However, I don't think any of it is BS. I'm not sure Allan would categorise me as 'someone who...

I do hear a little of him in my playing- I see what you mean:encouragement: Even though I've never heard of him before! Strange isn't it!?

Thanks! Good to know! I ended up going with the Brown / pink interior. It looks pretty close to the OHSC for the guitar so I thought maybe it was...

Like others have said, nail polish or blue Loctite. You will likely need to adjust the saddles someday, so you want to be able to turn the screws...

I bought mine from that guy on reverb. Excellent case.

Allan, you need to get The Serious Jazz Practice Book. You would love that sh**. I was super into it for a long time and readily admit that much...

Kind of weird to call Christian "one weird trick," but I see you.

The revelation that I should do all the stuff people who can play say is basic and essential but people who can't play say is B.S. C major scale...

Sorry if I missed it, but where is this located? I'm interested but would need to see it in person. I'm in KS but would drive a few hours.

I love the whole Ted Greene ethos but darn if I could play any of his arrangements…well maybe a bit of a Christmas tune out of his chord book.

hi Ulrich Did you find one? I have a vanguard Kurt Rosenwinkel signature which I am thinking of selling. I imported it directly from Japan three...

Clear nail polish.

Love that guys’s playing! I have the DSM Simplifier Mk2 which is the smaller version of that one. About the size of a boss pedal, all analogue...

I'm sorry to go on, but I like FZ.... "Many years ago I got a call to do some record dates with Frank Zappa. I had never worked with him before or...

"Better" is a judgment call. It's designed to be connected to the amp's input as well as the loop I & O. There are 3 jacks on it labeled "to amp...

I got my biggest-bang-for-the-buck from this one weird trick I found on youtube.

Well, it's not politics, anyway :-)

Very Good stuff, but............................................ For the less advanced Hobby players like myself, I think that learning to play...

An old trick is to use a drop of clear nail polish on each screw. I replaced mine with a Tone Pros bridge, no rattles!

I recently picked up an all-analog "Simplifier DLX" preamp made in Chile of all places and I am VERY happy : whether it's plugged into my BUD...

BLoom: The string is able to vibrate both parallel to the guitar top and perpendicular to it. These two modes of vibration have very slightly...

Zzz.. Nice, relaxing, and faithful to the spirit. What percent of the pop do you think actually wants the virtues in that oration? :nightmare:

This is an L5 killer at half the price. Love mine!

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Locktite blue, I think is the lightest grade. Comes in a little tube. Just put a drop on the screw thread, it's penetrating and the seal is easily...

Claim/premise/assumption/hypothesis: Semis and solid bodies sustain better than hollow bodies. Question: -Is sustain a function of acoustic...

I was considering getting a GraphTech Resomax Archtop bridge, but I'm trying to find out what it's made out of, and whether or not it contains PTFEs....

I haven't looked at the tedgreene.com site in several years, I guess I have to go back. It was pretty impressive before, but I've never gotten along...

Thanks! Dave's book gets into poly-rhythms, playing over 5/4, 7/4, etc - fun stuff!

Well it can be a weird phenomenon, but I have played guitars that because of their string vibrations being extended (sustained) I've experienced a...

nice recs … you can never go wrong with Bergonzi. Whats the Dave Allen one get into?

My solution is to swap to a wooden saddle. I much prefer the tone and the intonation is still okay.

The saddle is the entire piece that holds the strings above the bridge. Many, if not most, archtops don't have individual saddles for each string,...

Thanks! Wow, that's a cool, hi-tech way to do this! In general, though, any "recording/listening back" process can do wonders, regardless of what...

If your head (ear and musical mind) is ahead (great ideas) of your hands (difficulties), then you may sound like good ideas executed imperfectly....

I’ve most often heard bloom to be a function of Valve amps. Specifically those with valve rectifiers or output transformers unable to keep up with...

Continue to push yourself to create something new Draw the listener into the music (Miles understood the intimacy provided by modern recording)...

the stiffer the object strings are attached to, the longer it will sustain. Any flex between the nut and bridge will absorb energy that reduces...

What about bloom?

I'll be honest. I was considering purchasing it as the steward of an extraordinary Gibson, to lend out to promising young players that could do...

I think this is interesting. If you're trying hard to nail the grid, you can see where you stand in relationship to it. OTOH, if you're playing...

Thanks for all the help! I ordered one!

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Hi, This is a beautiful guitar! Is it still available? Thanks

Maybe you'd be more interested in this one Alan... here's the sheets he's playing from too:...

Getting the thread back on track…that is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen. I know it’s expensive but it is a really special guitar...

I am not a expert on L5s but I think at least some of them had parallel bracing. That might make a difference as far as sustain goes..

Plucking a guitar string imparts a certain amount of energy to it. In a broad sense, the faster the energy is dissipated, the louder the sound...

Had a friend, a well respected cello player. Bought a ticket for her cello next to her seat. The flight was overbooked. They took away the cello seat...

The RH is by far the more difficult to train. You might notice that there is a Cracking The Code organization which is all about the RH. There is...

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I believe though (?) some arch tops can have terrific sustain. My L5 CES does, but L5's are a different breed, and then there are acoustic L5's,...

Suggest also disclosing the scale length (metric is what classical players use). Older 1960s classical guitar makers were often influenced by...

Hello John, Yes Sir. It is ready for a new home and in perfect condition. Regards, DJ

I was at a concert where Miles had a very high respect for the audience/He also had moments when he stood with his back to the audience/.. . I have...

He could obviously hang but it seems like he's always slobbing around and not grooving that hard. Not my thing. Especially for someone dubbed...

Hi, is the pickup still for sale? John

Westville Models: All Models — Westville Guitars Great guitars!

I really like this one for bang for buck practice. You can dick around a lot and not make progress. If you work with solos from the masters you...

Is your screen name after the Hoagy Carnichael tune or the Laurindo Almeida tune? A friend of mine emailed me the music the LA "Winter Moon...

You mentioned this before and I'm thanking you again for pointing this out. They're frequently listed on Reverb with carved / solid front and back...

I have over 30 of Miles recordings. What does greatness at doing one thing have to do with calling someone out for disrespectful behavior?

The prices on the cases mentioned in this thread seem to me to be a bargain. These are under $400, when I have seen the occasional case for my...