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Today, 11:09 AM
Ah cool. Gotcha.
The stock answer you’re going to get is probably transcribing. And that’s the stock answer because it’s a good one.
Youve got...
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Today, 11:06 AM
Thank you so much for this! This is exactly what I needed to hear. I'm off to the woodshed & promise I'll post some clips as soon as they're ready....
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Today, 10:47 AM
That Lemon burst R-9 looks pretty damn good. How does she sound for jazz?
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Today, 10:35 AM
Thanks for posting this link!
As others said, great sound/playing! The color pics of that guitar are amazing!
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Today, 10:28 AM
If you don't mind my asking could you tell us the price of the TK Smith guitar? What woods does he use?
Thanks
Doug
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Today, 10:21 AM
Yes thats what i struggle with the space and letting things breath. I record myself to listen but its good to hear what others think because...
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Today, 10:19 AM
No im improvising on both videos.
Im looking at the chord progression its in front of me but you cant see it.
That said, ive drilled these...
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Today, 10:16 AM
They may not be making them at the moment but there's so many out there I don’t think you'll have to look hard to find one anytime soon.
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Today, 10:08 AM
It was also probably the guitar most used by gigging musicians at all levels for several decades, until they were no longer readily available and...
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Today, 09:47 AM
Thanks, that is super interesting. I was dismissive when in fact I do respect "audio science" a lot. For me the interest started with frustrations...
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Today, 09:37 AM
You gotta get over this asap. When you go to a jam, you will biff a solo, get lost, miss the B in an AABA or think the last A is the first A of the...
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Today, 09:30 AM
beautiful guitar, congrats!
I have a couple SG's but I look forward to getting an ES-175 myself one day.
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Today, 09:29 AM
Congratulations on the guitar and your upcoming retirement. I hope unlike me you will have more time to play guitar! Enjoy it I am sure you have...
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Today, 09:24 AM
Downloaded, it will obviously take a few hours to listen to all of it. I appreciate your making this possible. Thank you.
I have the files in my...
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Today, 09:18 AM
Stringmann,
Here is the answer from Josh Kellmann:
"Regarding the guy interested in your 7 string Novax, I’ve no problem with him contacting me...
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Today, 09:18 AM
Where do you think you're getting stuck? I think you sound good!
The "Exactly Like You" clip is maybe a little notey...I don't think your solo...
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Today, 09:14 AM
True, still, allowing for all that, I'm still surprised to see Jim Hall so high up, and players like Barney Kessel and Pat Martino so low.
Many...
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Today, 09:13 AM
It sounds pretty good.
mind if I ask, are you improvising the solo sections? It looks like you’re reading. Just curious
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Today, 09:11 AM
I started working on Vol 3 recently and thought I'd share my progress as I go in case it is helpful to others. I'll stick with posting the duets and...
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Today, 09:05 AM
That Bruno video is gold for someone starting out...
I too learned the relationships between the most common chord types this way...string set...
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Today, 09:04 AM
Josh,
I will inform the guy interested in one of my other guitars that you are OK with him contacting you.
Thanks,
Tonnie
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Today, 09:01 AM
Ha! Well it wasn't always so, up until the 60's and 70's, the good people at places like EMI, Abbey Road, Trident or Olympic studios (all in the UK)...
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Today, 08:59 AM
There's a reason the 175 is possibly the most recorded "jazz" guitar in history.
Great catch!
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Today, 08:52 AM
Thanks. TK is very popular in the rockabilly scene, but I think his stuff is so versatile. I’ve never played rockabilly and probably never will. I...
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Today, 08:51 AM
It’s amazing how many guitarists I know are into fishing. I have been looking into volunteering to help out with the stocking program. Missed it...
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Today, 08:41 AM
I really like that two-color burst.
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Today, 08:38 AM
Hi guys, im new on the forum. I Really love jazz guitar but dont find it comes easily.
If you wouldnt mind i have put two clips of my playing on a...
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Today, 08:36 AM
You & the guitar both sound great! Gorgeous instrument!
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Today, 08:36 AM
Hi Tonnie,
I didn’t even bother trying the newtone strings. I replaced them with a set of Benson flatwound jazz strings (.014) & for the low A, a...
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Today, 08:28 AM
Me too exactly. Shriveled tomato lying on the dirt.
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Today, 08:28 AM
That sounds so much better IMHO than the usual clips of his guitars where the guys play with overdrive and slapback echo ...
But I also wonder to...
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Today, 08:00 AM
Jimmy Bruno just posted a video on those 6432 chords which he calls “Mel Bay chords.”
https://youtu.be/po2uR7WxRYM?si=PbX7zBxXcnHGgR-1
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Today, 07:47 AM
This is an old style, I'm guessing, meant specifically for rhythm guitar playing.
You could certainly play the whole chord...though over time...
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Today, 06:58 AM
Interesting, but oddly skewed stat. This is looking at jazz guitarists as solo artists which is pretty far from determining a “most heard” since the...
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Today, 06:57 AM
I purchased John's course this past weekend. So far I like it. For examples I have looked at he shows examples for both 6 string guitar and 7...
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Today, 06:49 AM
I was completely unaware the history of that gear was so well documented.
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Today, 06:36 AM
Is the Mel Bay Rhythm Chord system, formerly published as the Orchestral Chord system, used by many in practice? For the those not familiar with the...
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Today, 06:24 AM
I think concentrating on emulating analogue equipment with digital software, isn't the best use of software, it's very regressive thinking.
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Today, 06:20 AM
On Reddit, an American social network, can be found a group called r/jazzguitar. In a post to this group, a user known as CaseyMahoneyJCON has listed...
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Today, 06:15 AM
Excellent playing by both guitarists.
A lot of insightful information gained from Peter Bernstein's incredible experience is divulged.
A...
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Today, 06:13 AM
Agree that most people are clueless about these analog classics, strongly disagree that they were never "objectively tested". From the 40's onwards,...
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Today, 05:39 AM
It will of course depend on the guitar and the strings used. When fitting a new PU i usually try to balance the volume of the individual strings as...
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Today, 05:30 AM
Yes it's very suspect... most people are clueless in the first place about the analog gadgets those plugins are supposed to emulate. Which were...
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Today, 05:12 AM
^ Love that tune!
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Today, 04:35 AM
Bag's Groove is a good head to learn for a beginner... (and of course, there's a bunch of great solos from great musicians to transcribe here!)
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Today, 03:31 AM
Josh,
Nice to hear that you are happy with the Elferink guitar. According to the UPS tracking system you will receive the other two guitars...
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Today, 03:30 AM
Thank you for this - I'm still not feeling confident enough to go to a jam, but I feel I'm very close. Learning the heads of these tunes has been a...
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Today, 03:24 AM
thank you!
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Today, 03:02 AM
thanks for the JL tele pics man ,
rad ….
I’m gonna stay with the stock
woodscrews for now as i don’t fly with
the tele very often ….
the...
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Today, 02:59 AM
This link should play it:
https://mega.nz/file/LEJQxSZL#h-zSy5hDGkaqXLRUOxJZKigu83cYirBp6sdC2cSMv1g
I've done that with a sequencer, so it...
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Today, 02:54 AM
PM working now - I deleted a bunch of old stuff.
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Today, 01:49 AM
I never got one. I was happy with my Tech21 Q-Strip. Too, I got the Grace Design ALIX recently and that one is the bee's knees- nobody says it is...
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Today, 01:49 AM
Thanks Hammertone, we need to talk about Roger No 1. I've tried to PM you but was getting an error message (exceeded private message capacity)-please...
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Today, 01:41 AM
So, what is my 2006-ish Jim Hall worth now?
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Today, 01:09 AM
It’s the “open top” version of the CAR, they’re a bit brighter than the regular CAR pickups, which I prefer. Send him an email. He will take custom...
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Today, 12:36 AM
Ehhhh
https://youtu.be/uuLrSf7JedM?si=8B2ScOrEDl5nyWZr
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Today, 12:11 AM
That pickup is just so sweet...and distinctive. Thanks for posting! Really nice to hear.
Is that the C.A.R. pickup? I've been thinking of putting...
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Today, 12:00 AM
Well, it has now been three months since I bought the ES-175. It has pretty much been the only guitar I've been playing since. I'm not sure if I'm...
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Yesterday, 11:24 PM
Mr. Wu does shoot a very nice burst. His finishes are very well done.
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Yesterday, 10:44 PM
2nd, very nice. Yes, that is quite a pickup!
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Yesterday, 10:31 PM
Thank you for sharing. I'm assuming that 50th means it is his 50th guitar? He really had this down early on - amazing to see an early example. I'd...
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Yesterday, 10:23 PM
Sorry guys didn’t realize you need an account!
I don’t know why I just do - to smith guitar (Peter Bernstein transcription) - YouTube
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Yesterday, 10:22 PM
Great playing, great tone!
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Yesterday, 10:18 PM
There’s speaker icon in the lower right corner—click/tap on it to unmute.
Danny W.
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Yesterday, 09:51 PM
Is it possible to listen to this without an Instagram account? When I click on the image it loads Instagram and the video plays, only silently.
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Yesterday, 09:29 PM
You're welcome. Well if playing guitar isn't stressful to your hands then I bet you'll get it figured out!
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
Totally right, down on the first two, up on 3 and up a bit less on 4.
The advantage on the 12 pole is you can lower both poles for a more dramatic...
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
Yes. That's my 'facsimilie'. Apparently this same guitar was sold around the world with a number of different names on the headstock.
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Yesterday, 08:51 PM
Any insight on the Alessandro Greyhound- Italian jazz amp…
hey I’m half Italian I know what you’re think…
anyone have any experience on this one?
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
Sounds like you found the one. Best part is you didn’t have to settle.
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Yesterday, 08:25 PM
First post has been edited to add a google drive link to a folder with the full audio: 5 mp3s, one hour each!
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Yesterday, 08:21 PM
Hi Tonnie,
The guitar is gorgeous. Thanks for all your efforts to insure it traveled safely around the world & troubleshooting UPS screwups. ...
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Yesterday, 08:19 PM
If the eventual goal is to be able to improvise, gotta do some close listening and train those ears.
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Yesterday, 08:16 PM
High level man
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Yesterday, 07:55 PM
:numbness:
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
But modern debate is unethical.
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Yesterday, 07:42 PM
Whoooooa now a second ago we were talking about using a C major scale over everything.
Don't go getting all hip on me.
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Yesterday, 07:36 PM
b5 all day baby, that’s jazz. Read George Benson’s book. He said something about flatting every 5 he came across to sound hip. (it didn’t work out).
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Yesterday, 07:25 PM
Hello! Great practical question, thanks. Based on your start, and the practical advice already offered here regarding tunes, you’re on your way.
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Yesterday, 07:23 PM
I agree. Hence my amusement at that B natural over a long stretch of F major.
Tune. Use those ears, baby.
again, I love the sharp 4, so...
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Yesterday, 07:15 PM
Why is learning by ear a good idea instead of using someone else’s transcription in your view? Is it because it teaches you stuff? I assume so, but...
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Yesterday, 07:13 PM
AA: The reason jazz is unique is that musicians play the changes eloquently. Dicking around in the scale of the tonal center is really tacky. Using...
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Yesterday, 07:13 PM
Julian Lage put some bolts into his telecaster neck mount to make it easy to disassemble the guitar for travel. Explanation at the link below:
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Yesterday, 07:03 PM
Modes are stupid in this context. It’s a swing tune, it’s C.
Also, is the ii V in the tune or just the realbook?
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Yesterday, 06:56 PM
Different finish, but my one and only is a 16 VOS as well. Done buying, done looking. Swear I spent more money A/B - ing strings, mainly because...
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Yesterday, 06:23 PM
The question wasn't addressed to me, but why let that stop me from jumping in? :rolleyes: IME, the polepieces need to be adjusted more or less as...
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Yesterday, 06:17 PM
Some might say the same of the guy playing Lydian for four measures over a swing tune.
I kid I kid I kid.
But for real, the practical...
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Yesterday, 06:14 PM
Superb quality guitars. I have a hollow Les-Paul shaped one and it's in regular rotation.
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Yesterday, 06:07 PM
Lovely guitar. That is a very nice burst.
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Yesterday, 06:06 PM
While I get the point, and to a large part agree, some of these emulations (and the hardware itself) have a curve you would never come up with on a...
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Yesterday, 06:00 PM
I think a lot of folks are trying too hard.
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
That just sounds so great. TK has a sound vision all his own. He had it already fully formed when I met him almost 30 years ago and I still hear...
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
Some years ago I bought a new Danelectro 12 string electric that was shipped that way from the US to UK. It was the cheapest way to post. Strings...
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
I have added various useful specifications above for the first three of the Roger guitars shown.
Mittenwald and later Rogers were standardized...
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Yesterday, 05:47 PM
Thanks John! Do you have photo of your 59’…. great sound.. what amp are you using?
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Yesterday, 05:45 PM
I originally posted this in the transcriptions subforum, but I felt like it belongs here so people can get a sense of how awesome this guitar and...
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Yesterday, 05:44 PM
I'm with you about the F but I've been on a thread here somewhere before where a lot of folks consider it's modulated.
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Yesterday, 05:37 PM
One question that occurs to me.
Did the guitar leave his shop with a weak E string when the guitar was brand new?
If not, what changed?
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Yesterday, 05:30 PM
I have a 1959 ES-225 T archtop. After 64 years I can not tell what was the reason for the 2nd marking. It's not about the era or the markings it's...
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Yesterday, 05:02 PM
Sounds like you'll dig Lester Young, Herb Ellis, Kenny Burrell and Charlie Christian.
Listen as much as you play so you can figure out what you...
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
Amazing comment - thank you!
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Yesterday, 04:47 PM
Yeah, I have been on plenty fights where they make announcements for no more carry-ons and you need to check what you have. Also, it is best to see...
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Yesterday, 04:44 PM
I have done it a few times. Brought a stubby screw driver with me to put the neck on and take it off again when returning. Other than sorting out...
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Yesterday, 04:43 PM
Thank you! I always thought of guitar as physically easy, certainly better than trumpet, bass or whatnot
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Yesterday, 04:40 PM
You've got a great start. Here's a few that come to mind, based on what you've already learned.
Solos:
Charlie Christian - "I Got a New Baby"...
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Yesterday, 04:39 PM
I think the key to Barry’s stuff, either in terms of multiple voices or with lines, is it gives us infinite things to play, using little modular...
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Yesterday, 04:37 PM
Nothing special, a plain-looking Wu product, with no bling, as ordered. But it's the one I pick up almost every time, whether for acoustic or...
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Yesterday, 04:31 PM
(Trade interest: vintage DeArmond FHC, 1000, or 1100 pickups)
My price is €1399 + I ll be very reasonable on shipping worldwide
Beautiful...
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Yesterday, 04:22 PM
Note how he uses the same principle that Chris Mirabella also uses, with the "divider" acting as a bridge in line with the saddle. Great minds think...
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Yesterday, 04:13 PM
Part 5
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Yesterday, 04:12 PM
Part 4
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Yesterday, 04:11 PM
Part 3
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Yesterday, 04:11 PM
Part 2
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
A multi-part conversation, both vocal and musical, between Nigel Price and Peter Bernstein. Filmed during Peter's most recent London visit with Larry...
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
Really like this!
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Yesterday, 04:05 PM
How do you get along with the sine effect?
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Yesterday, 04:01 PM
Combo version. With no drums because that's how I roll.
Stream Blue Monk A- Combo by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Yesterday, 03:48 PM
To be honest, I'm so early on the road, I don't really know what I like yet. I love blues stuff that I've been hearing so far and also digging some...
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
Added benefit, you’ll hear some wicked guitar playing.
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Yesterday, 03:45 PM
Accurate.
we are children.
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Yesterday, 03:41 PM
Learn songs you like man. What do you like? Fusion, Louis Armstrong Hot Fives, late Coltrane? Give a little more info on your tastes and it'll...
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Yesterday, 03:37 PM
I watched the first 8 minutes. It's cool, I like that he emphasizes playing the guitar and not getting hung up on theory. It's basically the...
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
The Parker stuff, did you transcibe it, or did you find notation and learn it?
If the latter, I think a great next step would be to learn some...
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Yesterday, 03:27 PM
This is also a good idea
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Yesterday, 03:26 PM
I play with classical technique and don't play many lines except as fills. I use the various 6th dims scales (including subs) for lines, and I do...
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Yesterday, 03:24 PM
Much as I'm enjoying reading this thread, we've kind of gone off piste! Can any of you, very knowledgable people, give me some pointers as to what to...
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Yesterday, 03:10 PM
It all uses scales. Usually they just mean chord tones and ornamentation. And they won’t be using in Greek in the instruction.
For what it’s...
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Yesterday, 03:02 PM
True Peter, I think though the changes but overall feel it can all be pulled, with discretion, from C major. Except the D7 bit.
I'm not a teacher...
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Yesterday, 02:59 PM
^ Yeeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-t8bNl75Qg
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Yesterday, 02:58 PM
Hmmm - bluesy? fusion? No backing tracks out there, so I made one. Let's give it a try...
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Yesterday, 02:56 PM
^ Lol!
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Yesterday, 02:55 PM
Yes, I know, but it seems to have run into trouble :-)
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
O Captain, my Captain
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Yesterday, 02:50 PM
Well you don’t want to lose the movement of the tune.
C —— D7 ——
G7 —— C G7
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
You ruffian.
It's not exactly a travesty if everything isn't extremely crunchy all the time, I hear you guys play smooth stuff. And if it is, then...
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