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Today, 11:07 AM
In my opinion it's all marketing.They sell you are getting someting unique and special.The whole boutique pickup thing has kind of gotten out of...
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Today, 11:05 AM
“Spaghetti Western” and “Spy” movie soundtracks are members of the sub genre Cinematic Classical which is one of the 203 sub genres of Classical...
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Today, 10:38 AM
The strings are always exposed to air, unless you have a strong vacuum chamber. Maybe not much change of air, but still air. So I don't think air...
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Today, 10:38 AM
Yea...all the usual one liners etc.... But the simple fact is.... most guitarist suck. They can somewhat solo, but unless your the one..... most...
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Today, 10:30 AM
Back when I was young and stupid (redundant, of course) I snapped my clavicle while riding a dirt bike, just a few days before I was to begin...
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Today, 10:28 AM
Not sure this will apply to you...
With my right shoulder injury a big bout guitar causes pain a small thin guitar doesn't, like a tele. For me...
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Today, 10:21 AM
I don't understand your logic. The score is not the movie.
You may argue it but scores are not genres. You should check the meaning of genre....
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Today, 10:19 AM
I just visited the Sadowsky site and couldn't find any mention of this. Where did you read it?
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Today, 10:14 AM
My Jimmy Bruno appears to be around 3.5. But it's a sienna burst, so I can't really see the grain lines to guess at wood types.
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Today, 10:10 AM
Something else occurred to me about Williams- he’s always had accusations of plagiarism. The elephant in the room is that or course this comes from...
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Today, 10:10 AM
I have for sale an older 1950s French made gypsy jazz guitar, with a 14 fret neck
There is no brand or model, but based on shape it very obviously...
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Today, 10:04 AM
Unions were good, we ought to think about having them again.
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Today, 09:23 AM
Thats very much on point. The need to baffle the audience is not working well with that series at all. It was mostly all about suspense and a bit of...
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Today, 09:23 AM
I played a farmers market and the Sax player brought an S1 Pro to sing though, it kept up just fine, it's a cool speaker.
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Today, 09:15 AM
No I don’t regard film music as a genre. It does have some generic aspects tho.
Film music has always been a stylistic magpie. If go back to the ...
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Today, 08:42 AM
What doesn't kill you... will try again!
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Today, 08:39 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZpILfSxwtw
And of course there is the VERSE.
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Today, 08:37 AM
It's not? But don't they give out Grammys for "best film scores"?
Ah... I see the category has been combined into score/soundtrack. I would still...
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Today, 08:33 AM
And it wasn't Sterling before the Euro either, it was the Irish pound, or punt (since 1927, btw).
I'm sorry I missed this thread earlier, I was in...
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Today, 08:32 AM
A recent thread about a weak high E string when plugged in prompted me to pose this question.
It seems to me that well respected luthiers very often...
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Today, 08:22 AM
Yeah, that is true. I think it may be better in the West (Galway) than in the East, but it still isn't up to East Coast USA standards by any stretch....
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Today, 07:34 AM
The Spaghetti Western probably is a genre but movies should not be confused with their themes. Film music per se is not actually a genre.
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Today, 07:31 AM
The currency in Cork is Euros? Good lord, what are things coming to? But I suppose sterling is seen as imperial British.
(Just looked it up,...
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Today, 07:23 AM
All of the above.
Depending on the materials used, strings will oxidize over time, so exposure to air is a factor.
Exposed surface area comes...
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Today, 07:02 AM
Our show went very well (guitar, bass, vocals). The venue asked for more dates. It was quite nice to have such a simple set up. I played my Tele...
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Today, 06:49 AM
Here’s my favorite count off :)
https://youtu.be/tQxtQmntiMw?si=ceNJxYqHkIRKGAWl
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Today, 06:24 AM
I recently started reading the books again. I always liked Fleming's style, and I'm not disappointed now either. OHMSS is probably the best of the...
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Today, 06:17 AM
You can see that the underside of the base has been sanded on an angle causing the whole bridge to lean towards the pickups.
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Today, 06:14 AM
Trumpet players are the WORST
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Today, 06:13 AM
Mine sounds nice with 10s but it did need a setup and some fret levelling (I managed to do that bit myself, if was good practice).
See the AF55...
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Today, 06:10 AM
I restrung an instument about a year ago with half-rounds but played it only a few minutes. It was hanging up. I picked it up yesterday and it...
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Today, 06:08 AM
Reijaards Headless Jazz guitar, model Rogen 2024 - Reijaards Guitars
I have just finished a brand new Reijaards Rogen, it's the fifth in a row....
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Today, 06:01 AM
I recently decided to watch them all again, in order. Just finished the Connery era. The only ones I had not yet seen were On Her Majesty's Secret...
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Today, 05:54 AM
Hello,
I'm on the hunt for a Heritage H-525 archtop guitar and would love to buy one. If you have this model and are considering selling, or know...
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Today, 05:53 AM
Found out my last 4 strings (Wounded ones) have significant less output than the first 2 strings.
I can't adjust the height of the floating...
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Today, 05:51 AM
I'm not sure how all those methods are different from each other. Maybe a chordal approach - if that's what CAGE(D) means? - enables more of a...
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Today, 05:34 AM
I know this was not directed at me, but the two main advantages of the bigger units are 1) easier to edit, with more knobs and a bigger screen 2)...
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Today, 03:52 AM
One of my favourite cartoons of all time.
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Today, 03:43 AM
Thanks for the replies.
I was on the verge of pulling the trigger on a 52 ES125.
The seller's ad is a little sketchy with only a few pics and...
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Today, 03:08 AM
I made some attempts to ride on Line 6, Roland, Lexicon, Digitech and Fractal over the years. They all sounded creepy to me. Kemper is my main gear...
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Today, 01:52 AM
thank you very much;
I see the Stomp is the smaller pro unit in the helix family.
do you know the advantages of larger (and more expensive) unit...
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Today, 01:46 AM
A proper set up will take a $350 instrument from being a worthless waste of space to being playable. Every new guitar, unless you are buying it from...
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Today, 01:44 AM
Well that's exciting! Congratulations on the commission. I look forward to seeing your new guitar around here!
You could build a very nice...
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Today, 01:36 AM
What is the distance from the nut to the center of the 12th fret on your guitar?
also, I noticed in their photographs that they do not start their...
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Today, 01:11 AM
Hi,
Looking for advice. I have a nice tele I play for jazz and have a Ibanez Artcore 55 I bought last year but don't really play.
I don't love...
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Today, 01:04 AM
After about 3 months of constant use, the TEMU cushion has worked well and I am sold on the leg strap concept.
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Today, 12:15 AM
That's a dumb thing for them to say if it clearly doesn't work for 25. Why would it? lol
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Yesterday, 11:24 PM
I can't imagine it's very often that he would be around you, so I would take your teacher's hint and go. Even if a lot of the stuff is over your...
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Yesterday, 10:49 PM
Typically Oxfords after '67 and either those or Utahs in the early 70s, Jensen's were out by mid '67 except for JBL' s in some '69s w the JBL badge...
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Yesterday, 10:45 PM
He’s close to completing a custom build for me. I’m considering traveling from northern CA to pick it up versus having it shipped.
AKA
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Yesterday, 10:30 PM
1. The output level is a problem, but it's one of the configurations they mention. I've ordered one so that'll be one of the first things I'll try....
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Yesterday, 10:23 PM
I agree with the others - hold off until you find the real deal. I never played the SE but read enough reviews that convinced me I wouldn't be happy...
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Yesterday, 10:22 PM
Why not live the dream? Even if it's online.. :encouragement:
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Yesterday, 10:19 PM
The K120 and Force 12 weigh 12.8 and 14 lbs. The 1969 Fender catalog does not list the weight of a stock tube Twin. But Cream City has a '69 with...
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Yesterday, 10:17 PM
Nah, that's not bad for a rosewood board and personally I wouldn't touch it, won't affect playability and when they're filled they look much worse.
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Yesterday, 09:45 PM
I like this simple definition: the term avant-garde refers to innovative or experimental concepts or works, or the group of people producing them. ...
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Yesterday, 09:34 PM
Derek Bailey: "There was this shop on Charing Cross Road. I used to work there Saturdays; and if somebody bought a guitar, they got a lesson with me,...
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Yesterday, 09:31 PM
Most Gibson archtops from this era have a fairly shallow neck angle and the bridges sit low. This guitar could most likely remain set up like this...
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Yesterday, 09:22 PM
I have two Twins. One with a K120/EV Force 12 combo. It's in the high 70's-low 80lbs range. When I had two JBL D's in there it was 86lbs when I...
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Yesterday, 09:18 PM
I didn't think you were serious - should have known. :rolleyes:
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Yesterday, 09:15 PM
I bought the steel notched straight edge with the short scale side and the long scale side. They say it will work with a 25 inch scale, and the...
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Yesterday, 09:15 PM
Yes, I used to compose solos, write them down, practice and play around with them, it's a very effective way to build your improvisation skills.
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Yesterday, 09:14 PM
Hi Ewall,
I see what you're saying about the fretboard view but I think it's a trick of light. There is (what I always called) a character mark...
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Yesterday, 09:06 PM
Oh right, born in 1939 not 1929, had an attack of math dyslexia - but most rockers don't make it to 85 either.
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Yesterday, 09:02 PM
Or kicked out of the club. :smile-new:
Pat made a recording with Derek Bailey, which I have not heard, just noticed it on All Music:
Tap: John...
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Yesterday, 09:01 PM
Those Gibsons won’t have ivory or tortoise shell, and just for reference, ivory should pretty much be considered a no go, no matter the age.
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Yesterday, 08:53 PM
When the artist(s) is playing out of his/her comfort zone. When the artist is stretching and reaching. Doing the unexpected.
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Yesterday, 08:46 PM
“Song X” with Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman? That will get you into the club.
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Yesterday, 08:45 PM
Oregon is not free jazz, I think the genre, which they pretty much founded, is called "world music" - or "new age" if it's mediocre (which could...
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Yesterday, 08:25 PM
I'm certainly no expert but the instrument will likely need a neck reset with the bridge at it's lowest point. Also, the fretboard at frets 4, 6 and...
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Yesterday, 08:15 PM
Frank Vignola's Guitar Night with Guest Host Peter Bernstein, also with Ed Cherry.
Birdland Theater, May 22 2024.
Doug
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
What do you enjoy about guitar players' colaboratives? Whether you're playing or listening
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Yesterday, 08:04 PM
I throw myself on the mercy of the forum
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Yesterday, 08:03 PM
I like Song X
Does that count ?
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
Temporarily undo the pick guard screws, move the assembly it a little sideways to allow the PU to capture the high E string vibrations fully .......
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Yesterday, 07:49 PM
The condescension is just delicious!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yesterday, 07:48 PM
Well I won't argue with you there.
I actually do get it. Expanding harmony based on targeting different parts of it than just the chords...
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Yesterday, 07:46 PM
Yep, I set it up at home before the gig, depending on the set list, but once you get the hang of creating chains, you can do it on the fly.
I tend...
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Yesterday, 07:29 PM
Playing in the band of Renee Rosnes, who knows Renee Rosnes? I do. The fabulous tenor Ralph Moore plays the solo on IGTIY. It’s a solo I’ve cherished...
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Yesterday, 07:14 PM
You need to get out more ... many drummer do... actually hear and ask about Harmony.... Rhythmic skills is another one of those givens... if you...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
Charlie Parker 3 over 4 accents on guitar, example and rudiments + pat martino!
Charlie Parker liked to use accents of 3 over 4, accenting every...
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Yesterday, 06:55 PM
Nadira and Friends. What a little gem! I think the guitarist posts on here occasionally, and what a great feel both in the comping and solo.
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
So you set up it at home and play gig with that setup?
do you use only presets or you do your own setups?
never need to adjust something on stage?
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Yesterday, 06:45 PM
I agree with this. The best "out" stuff is where someone has put in the time, worked hard and followed their muse, and their muse has taken them to...
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Yesterday, 06:44 PM
For what it’s worth, it’s been a while since a drummer asked me about my harmonic reference, but maybe that’s just the company I keep.
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Yesterday, 06:40 PM
(deep sigh, removes glasses, rubs bridge of nose)
Most jazz in most situations is playing pretty close to the changes. Pretty standard ways of...
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Yesterday, 06:37 PM
lol. She is an artist on the waves. She has a lot of grace on the board. She is easy on the eyes too.
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Yesterday, 06:31 PM
https://youtu.be/JYSWf0NSEn0
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Yesterday, 06:25 PM
Yep, I know. It's just a dream. That's Bettylou Sakura Johnson the professional surfer. I'm sure she can do whatever she wants to whatever man she...
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Yesterday, 06:16 PM
I don’t know man. Dreams like that are usually more dangerous and expensive. Those types have been known to physically/mentally/financially bankrupt...
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Yesterday, 05:58 PM
Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner! That is a stunner. Mr. Mark Campellone is my favorite archtop luthier. Thanks for contributing.
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
Dream squeeze lol
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Yesterday, 05:54 PM
Do you mean people with no real chops or understanding? The noise for the noise crowd? There are quite a few in the scene. Unfortunately, I think all...
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Yesterday, 05:51 PM
There is a lot to agree with here. I don’t know if it should be called “free jazz” or just “free music” now. “Free” music has become a big melting...
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Yesterday, 05:45 PM
I'll keep an eye out, but they don't come up here (Atlanta) very often if at all. Not the kind of expenditure I can make without playing one. As for...
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
I think it’s interesting and some of it is extremely moving (Matana Roberts). Other examples of it can be alienating. I used to appreciate it more...
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Yesterday, 05:41 PM
Yea Tal... and then you start organizing the harmonic references.
The note collections, scales, arpeggios, embellishments, Licks all melodic...
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Yesterday, 05:38 PM
Sort of. I take your point, but I’m thinking more about the ornaments than the notes they’re decorating. That’s where a lot of the vibe lives.
But...
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
Hi, Selling my 2012 CS Gibson ES-339 has larger ‘ 59 Neck Shape very comfortable and round. Professionally re fretted , Manluis PAF’s, Landmark neck...
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Yesterday, 05:24 PM
Yes, it's an old post, but for those who are concerned about losing the haunting mids if they change saddles, there is an answer:
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Yesterday, 05:24 PM
Jim that hadn’t even crossed my mind. Sounds like good advice!
I once had a fantasy to restart Harptone cases but it turns out, they never went...
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Yesterday, 05:16 PM
It’s the bleats and the growls! Kandinsky knows all the keys through C8.
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Yesterday, 05:08 PM
Doc, I'm quite sure that Gibson did not consider the relationship of the zig zag tailpiece element to the introduction of force in terms of a strict...
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Yesterday, 04:48 PM
Gotta have earplugs when viewing Kandinsky.
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Yesterday, 04:47 PM
My bike was not rideable after I had a disagreement with a cow in the High Sierra. I turned down the offer of a airlift and took the offer from the...
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Yesterday, 04:41 PM
If you like the sound, your really can't go wrong with the GB10. Top grade build and a little Benson right in there!
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Yesterday, 04:38 PM
Probably the best advice I can ever give you is don't ever design a guitar you can't easily get a case for (and preferably with as many backups as...
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Yesterday, 04:34 PM
Ireland is a really cool country, Jim. We absolutely love Dublin. If things get seriously right wing here next year and we feel threatened because...
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Yesterday, 04:30 PM
Jim, thanks a lot for the tip. It had occurred to me when looking at veneers and figured boards, that I could make some money. I actually bought the...
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Yesterday, 04:30 PM
If a guitar with parts of Brazilian Rosewood was built before March 1947 it will be treated as an antique and can be traded and imported. But the...
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Yesterday, 04:30 PM
Wow that's a long interview.
I would think they've both changed since then. Herbie since he has done even more pop-oriented things, including his...
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Yesterday, 04:28 PM
Or ... use the archtop as the proper acoustic guitar it apparently is, and get a proven off-the-shelf e-guitar for any electric needs? shreddin'
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Yesterday, 04:23 PM
What you show is the motivic approach. I think it is super useful for many things such as burning certain phrases into your muscle memory, learning...
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
Among guitarists, Hank Garland recorded it at about 235, Tal Farlow took it a bit quicker at 240-250, and Pat Metheny well north of 250.
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Yesterday, 04:13 PM
Sorry to hear that. I've suffered 2 significant bike crashes (and barely missed a very serious collision with a car years ago) where I was thrown off...
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Yesterday, 04:12 PM
Yeah, the "everything for $129" is absolutely a scam. The current "blowout!" prices on the real site appear to be 1 or 2% off regular price ;)
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Yesterday, 04:08 PM
My wife and I are retiring to Ireland in a few years, and she has lots of family there. If that cab is still in the store in October, I'll let you...
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Yesterday, 04:08 PM
I was aware of the movie music genre but never considered that there could be different genres within. It's true that this music is supposed to...
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Yesterday, 04:07 PM
Yesterday's bike ride hit gravel went down. Broken clavicle right side will heal no surgery, broken 4 and 5th metacarpals, they need surgery but...
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Yesterday, 04:02 PM
Great playing! Good tone, feel, and technique. My guess would be that since you can hear and play at a high level, and you notice that your improv...
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Yesterday, 03:56 PM
Laurie Johnson
https://youtu.be/GeK3Lkd_XL4
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Yesterday, 03:56 PM
I love a lot of it.
I find the best "out there" stuff is usually by folks with good technical skills who could be "in," if they wanted to...but...
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Yesterday, 03:48 PM
Insightful.
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Yesterday, 03:48 PM
That one runs the gamut. Pretty common anywhere between 100-200. Not unheard of faster or slower either. Was a ballad originally as aforesaid.
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
Having been through this process (although for a very different end result) I would like to make a suggestion: don't concern yourself so much with...
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
Agreed and understood. That said, if I were to "go for it" I'd probably ask Jim Triggs to build me something to my specs (Byrdland-ish) and be done...
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