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Today, 09:12 AM
Sounds good without a drummer.
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Today, 09:10 AM
Here's the author of that arrangement. I don't think he's very good. This is Misty? Poor man's murdering it.
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Today, 09:06 AM
This makes more sense to me. Find the one you like and use it. Then, take it around the 12 keys and learn why the other ones are just as good.
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Today, 09:05 AM
A video would be so helpful. But this explained so much, real eyeopener for me.
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Today, 09:05 AM
Yep, and we have options form Korea, Indonesia and China
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Today, 09:02 AM
Starting with the less complicated install, I successfully put that 57 Classic in the Zephyr and love it. Now it's time for the Emperor's new pups....
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Today, 08:57 AM
'okay, Ebm is the ii of Ab7, but B7 and F7? Why?'
That wasn't me asking the question, it was posing the question the beginner would probably ask....
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Today, 08:41 AM
Only with the diagnosis of course ;) and even then it'll depend on the kind of x-ray. Cartilage doesn't necessarily show up very well in a...
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Today, 08:33 AM
In case anybody needs a reminder of the forum rule that you should always ignore Ragman. Otherwise you'll regret without exceptions.
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Today, 08:20 AM
I know. But it's not whether WE know but whether the unwitting novice to chord melody knows, which I doubt. And I'm not sure if describing it the...
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Today, 08:19 AM
I suspect they will always be available exclusively in Japan until Terada decide to stop making them, perhaps under a different brandname...
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Today, 08:09 AM
Check where he got it, and then ask yourself how they serve the wine in those places :cool:
Or maybe it's just (also) because the guitar used here...
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Today, 08:05 AM
Preach.
Not sure I’m all that qualified, but funny you mention violin. I’ve got two buddies I routinely refer classical students to when I’m...
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Today, 08:00 AM
Making mechanical changes is a bit like changing your posture when you walk. It’s hard to change something you’re not really supposed to be focusing...
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Today, 07:55 AM
But does he explain why certain subs are what they are? Sorry, I'm insistent about this! No one's fault here if he doesn't, of course :-)
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Today, 07:55 AM
There are different textures for chord melody. Putting a chord on every note is often referred to as block chord texture. What works best for chord...
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Today, 07:40 AM
Honestly, just Dorian and Phrygian.
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Today, 07:37 AM
Personally, I don't look at guitars as an investment. So many better ways you can invest your money. That being said, if you buy quality guitars,...
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Today, 07:28 AM
Sebastian Muller in Berlin is playing some of the best traditional lap-style tricone in the world right now.
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Today, 07:23 AM
I think the point is that if you play long enough you will likely try every fingering system out there. You will end up with your own way of doing it...
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Today, 07:18 AM
When people talk of a chord under every note, they are usually referring to the Robert Conti material. He explicitly states he is trying to train...
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Today, 07:10 AM
Guitar love is fickle. No one guitar will hold your heart forever. But when it does, you make your best music.
Get the one you clicked with. That...
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Today, 07:00 AM
As an adult, if you've spent 20-60 years fretting notes with four fingers, I wouldn't advise anyone to change to using three fingers, IMHO.
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Today, 06:56 AM
Incidentally, I take it this is designed to be played with a pick. But a lot of chord melody players use their fingers. Playing 5-note chords isn't a...
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Today, 06:54 AM
Yeah a lot of the time when I’m teaching this junk I’ll have someone go through and harmonize every note so they know how. Then we go through and...
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Today, 06:45 AM
Mmm... I think possibly this is one way of showing how every note could be harmonised. I suppose that could come in handy in places.
But I also...
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Today, 06:39 AM
Reminds me of what Robben Ford says in one of his courses when addressing the subject of string dampening (keeping unwanted strings from ringing)....
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Today, 06:23 AM
Hi.
Here's one: Jazz Favorites For Solo Guitar (Yelin Robert.) and then the other: Jazz gems for solo guitar (Yelin Robert.) I'm trying to attach a...
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Today, 05:58 AM
Yes, Frank says: "there are 100 ways to play a c Major Scale. Do it with every fingering you want"
For me it´s maybe a bit to fresh ;-)
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Today, 05:41 AM
There's a point where you feel certain options will work. You're at that point. Beyond that is something that happens with the bonding process: You...
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Today, 05:37 AM
I don’t see why you couldn’t use 3nps to sight read?
One thing I find a lot on this forum is that people often tie together fingering and...
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Today, 05:29 AM
Maybe - but my experience is most students have limited appetite and patience for practicing anything consistently regardless of what it is.
Tbf...
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Today, 05:25 AM
My pinkie finger is equally as bad as the rest of my fingers for fretting.
I've accepted my limited ability for speed and really enjoy just...
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Today, 05:25 AM
Hi. Which books have you found with a chord on every note please? Thanks
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Today, 05:07 AM
I like the guitar finish. Looks lovely, thanks for sharing the pic and happy NGD.
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Today, 05:04 AM
The only reason I'd pick one over the other is if I'm going to play somewhere where feedback is a big concern. A semi-hollow-body will have less...
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Today, 04:54 AM
Hi.
In jazz guitar we can have:
1) Traditional notation: notes on the staff
2) Tablature: fret numbers on six horizontal lines
3) Fingerings:...
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Today, 04:08 AM
You are 100% right, chord melodies don't have a chord on every note, it doesn't sound good. You could simplify it yourself according to your ear. ...
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Today, 04:06 AM
There is no set formula for the mix of chords and single notes. The simplest advice is to play slowly and slog your way through it. It may take a...
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Today, 03:59 AM
My pinky is not a winner for sure. Have you seen that bad boy flap around like a dying fish?
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Today, 03:57 AM
I've started to dabble with a piece of free software called Tonocracy. The main attraction is it uses IA-based amp models. I have very little time on...
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Today, 03:55 AM
It seems to me people don’t look at the left hand with the same mentality as the right. With picking we can say that there various picking approaches...
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Today, 03:34 AM
Hi. I'm a total beginner for jazz and I can't read music. I use tabs and I'm looking at some good books for standards but the one's I found have a...
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Today, 03:21 AM
The simplest way of replying to this is to say I also think Wes has perfect left hand
I like Denis Chang’s term - violin technique - for ‘three...
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Today, 03:06 AM
Really? Is that a direct quote? That's unusual, some would say refreshing , because most (almost all) guitar teachers will advise you to use a...
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Today, 02:51 AM
"As every other chord can be voiced as a different voicing of I or V chords."
In formal harmonic theory, the three basic chord functions are tonic...
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Today, 01:26 AM
Wow! Looks amazing!
Great work
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Today, 01:24 AM
I really like the sound of your guitar!
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Today, 01:15 AM
Consensus on the right way has not really caught up to the music being played, nor has it determined whether using three or four fingers is best for...
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Today, 12:27 AM
Thank you all for the help and the suggestions. Here's yet another version, this time blending some of the piezo with the IR. Without a lot of...
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Today, 12:16 AM
https://youtu.be/dIyVb6n3YOo?si=5Ou3pc33Y6QPOBMo
From a gig tonight.
Fun fact: bass player backed out, so the bass player in the video is my...
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Yesterday, 11:11 PM
"We didn't play oldies, we played ancienties" Gene Allen, Blue Jean Committee
At the bitter end of a long day, I just want to play for an hour...
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Yesterday, 10:40 PM
Well obviously it is not profitable for them to make archtops anymore but never fear because there are over 3,000 archtops for sale on Reverb.com if...
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Yesterday, 10:40 PM
There are so many choices nowadays,like a Chinese Restaurant menu,Lol! I’ve been through so many guitars and I now play the Kiesel/Carvin Alan...
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Yesterday, 10:05 PM
IKR?
Anything “we” like too much they stop making. Story of my (our) life.
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Yesterday, 10:02 PM
Go with what feels and sounds the best to you. For years I played a 135 and found it more than acceptable for good old traditional jazz.
A few...
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Yesterday, 09:52 PM
^^The second recording sounds great as usual. Love the harmonics.
Speaking of Molly Tuttle, going to see her in a few weeks. Love her, saw her...
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Yesterday, 09:39 PM
I thought the first recording had more highs. I didn't hear quack, but I have enough high frequency loss that I can't duck hunt.
The second...
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Yesterday, 09:17 PM
This reminds me to break out the ToneDexter for my Solomon acoustic archtop. It’s my favorite guitar I have ever played, I won’t be needing another....
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Yesterday, 09:16 PM
Makes me happy to see a local boy getting his due. Ludwig and Cherry make very good company.
Thanks for posting!
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Yesterday, 09:03 PM
Congratulations on getting your resaw working Archie! Impressive little flitch right there. No mean feat.
Just so you know where I'm coming from:...
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Yesterday, 08:17 PM
I agree. Another option would be to use the mix button and don't put the IR 100% wet, just to mix the IR and the pickup.
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Yesterday, 08:08 PM
If we were on Jeopardy I'd tell Alex's ghost, "What is a good way to go broke?"
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Yesterday, 07:39 PM
In the way that I look at harmony, for example, C6 is not a chord. It's a voicing of a Cmaj type chord. That type of the chord could be a I chord or...
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Yesterday, 07:24 PM
o.k, what do you call them?
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Yesterday, 07:20 PM
Sure. It's best shown with a fingering diagram or a video so it might take me a day or two though.
I might be able to explain point 1 in text:
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Yesterday, 07:13 PM
Many different type of chords have the same "set of" notes but I don't call them the same chords with different names.
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Yesterday, 07:09 PM
"Grips have multiple names, not chords."
These chords (and others) contain the same notes, you don't pay any attention to that?
Am7 = C6
Am7b5...
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Yesterday, 06:57 PM
By "perfect" do you mean control over all 4 fingers so he doesn't have to resort to the "crutch" of only using 3 fingers?
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Yesterday, 06:55 PM
Doesn't surprise me...
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Yesterday, 06:54 PM
Grips have multiple names, not chords. I don't name chords by grips. A grip corresponds to different chord tones in different contexts. I see and...
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
That’s my understanding as well. If you deduct the 20% VAT from the price on Dupont’s website, it would reduce the price from 3870€ to 3225€, which...
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Yesterday, 06:46 PM
IR sounds much better but a tiny bit watery. If it were me, I’d start from there and reduce the bass a smidge and boost the frequencies above 7khz a...
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Yesterday, 06:39 PM
Thing is, every chord has more than one name - it's synonyms - e.g., the two examples you gave:
Am6 = F#m7b5 & A11 (no 3rd) = Em7
For the...
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Yesterday, 06:23 PM
Pinkies for the win
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Yesterday, 06:16 PM
I think you’ll waste a lot of time inventing CAGED.
Just learn the system and get on to paying music.
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Yesterday, 05:50 PM
:grumpy::grumpy:Sad News
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Yesterday, 05:45 PM
I don't know how true the story is, however I heard there was some kind of labor dispute at the Dupont shop and it resulted in a slowdown of...
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Yesterday, 05:12 PM
yeah i know....Ed Bickert....right....
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Yesterday, 05:05 PM
I should knight you with a telecaster!
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Yesterday, 05:03 PM
Yeah, it works for him.
But also his left hand is perfect.
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Yesterday, 05:03 PM
There is no VAT if it's shipped outside of Europe. You may or may not have to pay Customs fees though. I ordered a high end bass from Italy and...
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
Stock update and big archtop news from Roger Sadowsky:
"After 20 wonderful years, I have decided to end my archtop guitar production.
It...
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Yesterday, 04:37 PM
Everything I'm using on this other than my DAW is freeware.
The IR's are part of a free pack from a site called worshiptutorials.com. They market...
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Yesterday, 04:36 PM
Here you are, Sir !
The blank
Bent and formed
Trimmed and pierced
Pickguard and tailpiece cover (old walnut wood from the garden)
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Yesterday, 04:16 PM
Got straps-just not my style!
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Yesterday, 04:05 PM
Get a good strap and stand.
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Yesterday, 04:03 PM
https://youtu.be/cWKwN6MH2gI
So here's my think-through of the last section of the tune. I find the last section much easier than the earlier lines.
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Yesterday, 04:00 PM
Thanks for working out and sharing!
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Yesterday, 03:50 PM
Mancuso.
I don't think he hates space. He's just a minimalist when it comes to using it:)
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Yesterday, 03:45 PM
So who is MM?
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
You're welcome David.
Oh - and watch the inflammation too. When you're seated and the knee is elevated try to make that bend / transition at your...
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Yesterday, 03:34 PM
You can't make a post like that without posting pictures!!!!
I'm soooo eager to see the tailpiece!
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Yesterday, 03:26 PM
Based on the good reviews here and there, I bought an Epi Broadway MIK after having tried it at the store. The sound was not very convincing to me...
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Yesterday, 03:24 PM
You're buying from GC, right? My suggestions would be either:
1. Buy one of each. Play them for 44 days, return the one you like less on day...
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Yesterday, 03:23 PM
The Dupont website shows a large number of models with prices. It isn’t clear how to place an order, but I imagine it would be easy enough to do so...
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Yesterday, 03:14 PM
No, they think big jazz boxes are jazz guitars. They think Telecasters are "old man" or "Grandpa" guitars :) (Also, "the guitar the lead singer who...
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Yesterday, 03:12 PM
Thank you so much for taking the time to write that! Do you mind elaborating more on these two points though?
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Yesterday, 03:09 PM
agreed it would, but.......
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrwdN_gAZgU
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Yesterday, 03:02 PM
How about one of these:
Slinger Straps Full Line Of Guitar and Bass Straps
Would they help?
Doug
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Yesterday, 03:01 PM
Yes, there is a bit of delay, but it’s not in sync with the tempo.
Oh, man! That’s a great idea! I will incorporate it in the next play along....
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Yesterday, 02:58 PM
Thanks for the suggestion. I thought the answer to these questions would be of interest to other members and possibly help some people avoid...
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Yesterday, 02:56 PM
Yes, the IRs made a huge difference! No quacking that I could discern.
What are the IRs that you are using, and where did you get them?
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Yesterday, 02:48 PM
I worked ahead a bit, because I'm going to need some time to pull this together...
Some necessary pinky in here, imho.
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Yesterday, 02:44 PM
Thanks Dennis - really helpful. Seeing the doc next week and will ask for an
x- ray. Currently using an elastic sleeve/brace which helps and...
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Yesterday, 02:43 PM
I hope I'm not annoying you with the thousandth question about scales and fingerings. I found a great course by Frank Vignola online that I really...
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Yesterday, 02:42 PM
Both GJ dealers have been pretty light on stock in general the last few years. At one point you could buy directly from Dupont, if that's still the...
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
I heard a bit of very smooth delay or somehting. Bumping on the background.. was it in the current bpm? Couldn't figure out.
But got the idea that...
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Yesterday, 02:30 PM
For me, tube amps for everything. There's a connection/feeling that I just don't get from any SS amp, to date.
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Yesterday, 02:23 PM
I'm with 1 or 2; more likely # 2. For me, the guitar sits nice with the button on the back side and I have high confidence drilling there.
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
MM hates space.
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Yesterday, 02:17 PM
That sounds MUCH better!
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Yesterday, 02:09 PM
you could always message him through his reverb listing as he's more likely to see it.
he won't see a message here unless he logs in and clicks on...
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Yesterday, 02:06 PM
I have also owned a Dupont for 20 years. Mine is a standard MD50, with a Dupont Bigtone bridge/pickup. It’s a fantastic sounding guitar, very...
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Yesterday, 02:02 PM
I'm disappointed that the OP hasn't responded to my questions. The promise of effective, quality "F plugs" is enticing. However, I'm not willing to...
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Yesterday, 01:54 PM
Yeah man. Thats the ticket. There are so many.
Donna Lee is Indiana
Scrapple is Honeysuckle Rose
Ornithology for How High the Moon
Quasimodo is...
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Yesterday, 01:52 PM
I'd go with your heart and not overthink it. It sounds like the AMH90 has already grabbed you, so I'd go for it.
You can always sell it down the...
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Yesterday, 01:48 PM
Super dark later Pat Martino tone is easy on any guitar- roll the tone knob virtually all the way off. In his later years, Martino played small...
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Yesterday, 01:46 PM
That was in post #3. I don't have every chord quality spelled out there, but there is an example for Min7.
I don't think I'm going in the...
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
Selling a Stringphonic built Dell Arte Basic 503 guitar.
Here are the specs:
Sitka spruce top
Laminated East Indian Rosewood back and sides...
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Yesterday, 01:40 PM
The cons on the AMH90 included some things you can test out.
Buy it with a return privilege and see if it feeds back, or isn't warm enough or if...
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Yesterday, 01:38 PM
But a telecaster...never mind.
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Yesterday, 01:37 PM
This is non-negotiable
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Yesterday, 01:36 PM
Gotta play a C7#9!
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Yesterday, 01:30 PM
A nice and narrow problem to have. I've been super happy with my Epi ES-339 Pro, which is small in all three dimensions. And I've had great fun with...
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Yesterday, 01:28 PM
I noticed MM filled the space with some melody.
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Yesterday, 01:23 PM
He's got it on Barnes/Braff night. I'm still a month behind.
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Yesterday, 01:23 PM
Alternatively, these are all drop2 or drop3 reductions (depending on whether you're omitting the bass voice or the treble voice). You arrived them...
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Yesterday, 01:18 PM
Lovely suggestions
thanks all
I had a go at ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’ in G today
works ok , the jury is still out ….
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Yesterday, 01:12 PM
Are you familiar with the Fractal AX8? :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 01:05 PM
And the counter to this trend is that all the rock/blues guys who are brand new and have only heard jazz once in their entire life all think that a...
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Yesterday, 01:02 PM
yes ! follow your heart ,
get that actual guitar you played
and loved , that actual guitar ….
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Yesterday, 12:59 PM
A young guitarist is playing in a combo that includes a bass player. The tune is going along, and all of a sudden, there is a ii-V-I in G major.
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Yesterday, 12:58 PM
Except in orchestral work where you can’t look at the music either because you’re meant to be looking at the conductor….
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Yesterday, 12:56 PM
I usually put a chord in
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Yesterday, 12:55 PM
I just posted a version with IRs and it made a huge difference. For some reason the forum software doesn't want to let me show the new version in...
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Yesterday, 12:32 PM
He's been playing that guitar for a few weeks at Birdland.
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