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Today, 02:08 AM
Stream Lover by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Today, 02:02 AM
Please take this comment as it is intended!
If AI learns from the great musicians of the past and then applies their ideas to new scenarios, or...
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Today, 01:02 AM
As more entertainment, the real AI. :smile-new:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH97iHp2cCg
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Today, 12:55 AM
Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa's friend, never gets old....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6olfiwnn9R0
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Today, 12:47 AM
But again, since it is an American made product being re-imported into the United States, there is no customs duty.
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Today, 12:45 AM
what have i said..lol
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Today, 12:43 AM
It's Raney, not Rainey.
The Spelling Police.
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Today, 12:40 AM
Gentle Giant was an influential, lesser known 70's band, blended rock and classical music:
Here is their second album:
Gentle Giant - Acquiring...
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Yesterday, 11:47 PM
I'd listen to what's going on in the rest of the arrangement and choose the subset of notes that "matter" or "sound best."
These chords might just...
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Yesterday, 11:46 PM
^ I know but it isn't that effective so far.
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Yesterday, 11:45 PM
Oh, private equity trading firms have been using AI for some time now, at least for market analysis.
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Yesterday, 11:37 PM
Bro. I just thought of something scarier than AI taking over music.. What if AI learns how to trade? :nightmare: And it can compound $$ infinitely.....
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Yesterday, 11:34 PM
"plus it's not clear if I'd owe 8% local tax."
No, the sales tax must be calculated and collected by the merchant at the time of...
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Yesterday, 11:27 PM
Will AI displace a lot of simplistic, commodity music? yes, and soon. Dare I say, not soon enough. Most pop music is horribly uninspiring and beyond...
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Yesterday, 11:24 PM
I wish I had time to learn MuseScore so I could rewrite these and make everything uniform.
Add that to my ever growing to-do list.
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Yesterday, 11:10 PM
Here is the arranger's former wife, who is a prime suspect in the murder of 3 guitarists:
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Yesterday, 11:08 PM
Agreed.
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Yesterday, 11:05 PM
Some arrangers are rather clueless about guitar voicings, what can and can't be played on the instrument, I'd guess that's the case here. I'd want to...
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Yesterday, 11:02 PM
The vinyl record analogy was chosen over the 8 track and cassette intentionally. I do hope that quality will command a price and marketplace in the...
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Yesterday, 10:54 PM
So we're making a huge resurgence and people are going to pay waaaay too much for us? I'm in!
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Yesterday, 10:52 PM
I also don’t like the mi7(b5) instead of ø we have a clean symbol for that.
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Yesterday, 10:49 PM
To me, it means play an A on the 4th string, maybe a D# on the 3rd.
Even more egregious is the E major chords in the next line that look like Eb's...
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Yesterday, 10:46 PM
A couple of additional pic’s.
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Yesterday, 09:52 PM
Music is just rules with some experienced based edits. AI is really good at that and will surpass us. We're going the way of the vinyl record. ...
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Yesterday, 09:44 PM
Band chart questions seem on topic for this thread…
Bar 20, B+7(b5)
WTF does this even mean?
Second page has a B+7(b9) so maybe the First...
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Yesterday, 09:40 PM
Mark is a workaholic, but he will be 70 in August and Father Time takes no prisoners.
He is very customer committed and hates falling behind...
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Yesterday, 09:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlm66gA53p8
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Yesterday, 09:24 PM
^ Well if it's so advanced have it make me an artificial gf.
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Yesterday, 09:20 PM
Correct
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Yesterday, 09:17 PM
So the gorillas they hire can still have a job.
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Yesterday, 08:58 PM
Another half baked theory down the tubes... :)
I was working towards: maybe instead of jamming a Gibson box full of cotton you could just put a...
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Yesterday, 08:40 PM
AI is not a joke. It’s going to kill the arts and simultaneously destroy the office job market, leaving only plumbers and CEOs employed.
This is...
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Yesterday, 08:40 PM
New one added - a very nice 2014 American Vintage series 56' Strat relic.
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Yesterday, 08:33 PM
It’s always worth the call. Folks do drop off the list for a myriad of reasons.
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
IIRC, you can order through The Music Emporium and still deal with him directly.
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Yesterday, 08:21 PM
i would say no but the kessel doesn't thunk as much as an older 175. Sadly, none of my guitars has a lot of thunk. The metheny pm120 might be the...
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Yesterday, 08:16 PM
What’s interesting to me isn’t how good the AI song is, but how pathetic contemporary music is in general. Especially what’s on the charts.
Check...
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Yesterday, 08:15 PM
Absolutely true.
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Yesterday, 08:13 PM
Is it any less thunky?
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Yesterday, 08:10 PM
I just today dropped off a $1500 guitar at FedEx, and they told me there's now an insurance limit Of $1000 on a musical instrument.
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Yesterday, 08:10 PM
I recommend contacting them again and making sure you speak to a manager or senior employee. I have had to coach japanese merchants through this who...
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Yesterday, 07:48 PM
Howard Rees
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Yesterday, 07:41 PM
How to say ... given that the vast majority of songs are very predictable texts about love-this-and-or-that I'm refraining from making claims about...
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Yesterday, 07:39 PM
I was unable to get anything out of fretboard diagrams with dots showing a multitude of scales.
Instead, I started drilling on the notes of the...
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Yesterday, 07:33 PM
Thanks for taking the time to explain it. Much appreciated!
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Yesterday, 07:31 PM
Thanks for clarifying. So, to put it in an easy key:
C7
Em7b5 (rootless C9)
Gm7 (the iim if C7 is the V7)
Bbmaj7 (rootless Gm9)
In Warren...
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
That's awesome! Is his waitlist open? I was looking into getting one a year or so back but he wasn't taking orders (although there was a build spot...
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Yesterday, 07:29 PM
I'm confused. Sion, is this something you made/purchased? Is it a suitable replacement for what the OP is seeking?
Oh, and :welcome:
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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
Let's take G7. Arpeggios from all the chord tones of G7 are G7, Bmin7b5, Dmin7, Fmaj7. Add to these chords the G mixolydian scale with passing notes...
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Yesterday, 07:04 PM
i saw that one. My main worry is that if I don't like it, they are harder to sell.
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Yesterday, 07:02 PM
i contacted them directly and they quoted ¥696,800 which is $4434 and does not include customs fees which is likely to be $200 more, plus it's not...
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Yesterday, 07:02 PM
I'll out bop and out Monk the bot. Idgaf.
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Yesterday, 07:01 PM
If they're who I think, sure hope this doesn't happen....
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Yesterday, 06:56 PM
Live versions
https://youtu.be/DmC2QQESN6E?si=mX5_Zc5kArb7zKfI
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yesterday, 06:53 PM
I suspect given the source that it's more likely a gray market guitar sold by an unauthorized dealer.
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Yesterday, 06:51 PM
If the serial number cannot be identified, one cannot be arrested or charged with handling stolen goods?
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Yesterday, 06:51 PM
I'm not sure how you feel about wine red (I personally like it) but here's one a lot closer to home for a lot less money and no need to import it...
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Yesterday, 06:49 PM
Youve probably heard of this. Sheryl Bailey and some contemporaries call it “family of four.” Barry Harris I believe calls it the Important Chords.
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Yesterday, 06:46 PM
I identify as a songwriter, and AI music generation reduces songwriting to just a few words as a prompt. I guess as a hobby I can ignore AI music...
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Yesterday, 06:43 PM
This is a pretty simple recording with the Ibanez AF95. The song is an abbreviated version of a newish original called "The importance Of The...
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Yesterday, 06:41 PM
What I don't get is, how does leaving the guitar out of its case cause this? All of my guitars are out on a rack all year round for easy access, but...
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Yesterday, 06:40 PM
Your key/tonal centered approach will work fine if you know where the main chord tones (that define a chord) are on the fret-board: 3rd/7th + alt....
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Yesterday, 06:40 PM
Willow is doing some interesting stuff. Lots of 7 for some reason
https://youtu.be/JPgi7tLkJ4k?si=-R79J-NldG0K0lMQ
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Yesterday, 06:35 PM
I'm interested in learning more about this.
What is a bebop arpeggio family?
I'm afraid to ask my bigger question, what exactly is harmonic...
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Yesterday, 06:20 PM
$5k is a lot for a Tal IMO.
FYI you can purchase the one you're looking at directly from the merchant for a lot cheaper than reverb. Tal Farlow...
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Yesterday, 06:03 PM
I just listened to Wynton sing blues at Lincoln Center. I'm so traumatized I'm ready to start a new career as a gangster rapper.
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Yesterday, 06:00 PM
Just found that part from John Claytons Book:
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Yesterday, 05:48 PM
I'l do my best!
I think there is a great bit by John Clayton about approaching a chart in his book "Big Band Bass", which is a great read by the...
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Yesterday, 05:48 PM
I was looking at one from japan and the dealer sent me this text:
The thing that occurs to me is that possibly the guitar was stolen? Not sure...
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Yesterday, 05:43 PM
Oh man, that pic lifts my spirits. Jack was a great laugh. Such a good pic and post. Tha ks for sharing.
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
I had a guitar owned by John Sebastian (suffice to say not the one he played on "Summer in the City"). Did nothing for me when I sold it. But then...
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Yesterday, 05:37 PM
Yeah, one can at least make sense of the outrageous prices of authenticated celebrity guitars but the fact that so & so (fill in famous name) owned a...
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Yesterday, 05:23 PM
Yes, much missed. I tried to catch up with Jack whenever I was in NY. We'd email and talk on the phone quite regularly. Jack would offer me gigs when...
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Yesterday, 05:17 PM
No way! Fret Tang Nipper was my nickname in college!
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Yesterday, 05:16 PM
Yup. Which is why the asking price is absurd.
Yup.
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Yesterday, 05:12 PM
Actually, I see an experienced mental health professional every day (in the mirror). I have great respect for a few members here. Most others I...
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Yesterday, 05:11 PM
Thanks for the update!
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Yesterday, 04:53 PM
Value, not price alone.
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Yesterday, 04:49 PM
thx marcwhy.... !!
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Yesterday, 04:41 PM
One thing worries me though. The frets on my tele neck are worn out, and the guy who's doing all repair work suggested instead of refret to buy a...
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Yesterday, 04:35 PM
Quality work deserves top dollar in my book. Great skill is worth the money. I never mind paying for excellent quality work.
Buy cheap get cheap. It...
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Yesterday, 04:33 PM
Sounds like you have something going on in your head. You have nothing to say, no argument to make, only suspicion and distrust. You should see a...
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Yesterday, 04:33 PM
^ Exactly
:triumphant:
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Yesterday, 04:32 PM
In any case, it is not an instrument that MB was primarily associated with during his prime, even if it was his.
His original burst and...
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Yesterday, 04:29 PM
I'd be surprised if anybody does that. If you have to think about the pitches and intervals to build the E phrygian dominant scale AND be creative...
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Yesterday, 04:23 PM
Hear hear!
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Yesterday, 04:06 PM
Bloomfield is a tricky case because he withdrew from the spotlight in his last several years of life. He stopped playing big venues and recording on...
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Yesterday, 04:05 PM
I think it's just that you don't like theory. I find it useful. It helps me memorise tunes, for example.
Very nice and really useful, thanks...
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Yesterday, 04:02 PM
Let's not get carried away. :P
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Yesterday, 03:52 PM
Better be careful around that guitar!
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
Yes, louder acoustically which is why it feeds back more...
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Yesterday, 03:38 PM
https://youtu.be/b0hFen9LjrM?si=MOOYrK-S7NWe03IC
All that’s left is space:)
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Yesterday, 02:57 PM
The "cancelled check" was from someone to a Guitar Center store. The "witness statement," was purely anecdotal, "Michael said he traded a guitar to...
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Yesterday, 02:55 PM
I picked up a late 90s Guild X-150 a month ago for about $1300 and I think it might fit the bill of what you're looking for. It's a 16.5 in lower...
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Yesterday, 02:30 PM
Not that it matters to you, but the word "apparently" was used by the person who posted the article, not by anyone involved in the sale in 1978. Do I...
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Yesterday, 02:27 PM
I posted it because it's an exceptional bass tune. Has both Ron Carter and Mads Vinding.
Your bass playing is sounding good. Maybe tighten up the...
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Yesterday, 02:25 PM
It's been a very long time since I played in a big band but I remember having to dissect some of the charts to understand why the arranger had...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Oh my! All three are fantastic! Love the Heatley top!GLWTS!
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
For me, I'm fine thinking of theory when I perform as long as I've practiced it to the point to where I can be creative with it and I can play well...
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Yesterday, 02:12 PM
For a tune I know as well as I know All of Me, I don't think about anything but sound. No math. When math slips into my head uninvited, the solo is...
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
Custom shop Tele in Fiesta Red. 7.2 lbs. With all the goodies. OHSC, cert, shop traveler, strap, cord. $2900 shipped and insured CONUS.
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Yesterday, 02:04 PM
Yes, if it's a tune I'm unfamiliar with and/or that has difficult chord changes, I'd better be conscious of that, I'm liable to mangle it if I play...
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Yesterday, 02:02 PM
Love this. I worked at a jazz club near the end of his life, where he'd play maybe twice a year. One day this guy (who was a regular and was just the...
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Yesterday, 01:58 PM
In general I think this gets a bad rap.
Grant Green will use the same lick over the same place in a tune on four choruses in a row.
I'm quite...
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
Also I am particularly interested in hearing about nevershouldavesoldit's approach because he is a very good player.
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Yesterday, 01:50 PM
Well if I meet a stranger on the street, the pollen count and "geez this allergy season is brutal" are generally acceptable topics for small talk....
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Yesterday, 01:49 PM
That's true. He hasn't stated his premise, he's alluded to it. A prerequisite to effective debate are all parties need to state their premise first,...
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Yesterday, 01:46 PM
Although to be fair we don't know what nevershouldavesoldit's approach to improvisation is yet. We know what it is not.
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Yesterday, 01:34 PM
"The instrument was apparently traded by MB to the Guitar Center in 1978 for an Epiphone Emperor"
I wouldn't buy "apparently," nor would I go by...
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Yesterday, 01:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CLcImqFjjg
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Yesterday, 01:31 PM
Best ear players I ever met had a solid music theory foundation as well.
The two are not mutually exclusive, and this argument is absolutely...
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Yesterday, 01:30 PM
https://youtu.be/zRYMPJAGDfA?si=JT6z0FbKsPZtEgDn
Here is the same model with a different pickup.
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Yesterday, 01:26 PM
@nevershouldhavesoldit. You can point out weaknesses to ear players too, that doesn't mean it proves the entire practice as inferior. They generally...
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Yesterday, 01:23 PM
Oh, I wanted that one so badly but had just gotten a Tokai ES and there was no way I could swing it. But that was the nicest looking Exrubato I think...
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Yesterday, 01:23 PM
Thank-You/Grazie mille, PrincePlanet! Can I print your whole post and put it on the wall on my workshop?? :smile-new:
Ettore
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Yesterday, 01:13 PM
And I thought it was funny. I was trying to say in a lighthearted way that I think ideas can't flow freely from a mind that's blocked up with rules...
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Yesterday, 01:13 PM
I simply quoted your Reverb listing stats and pointed out that a lack of response to a listing is a clear sign that the asking price for the item is...
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Yesterday, 12:57 PM
If you have awareness of the chord of the moment and the chord (or chord group) you are leading to and if that awareness informs how you navigate the...
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Yesterday, 12:50 PM
I would never use a 2 footed bridge ever. Full contact across the top only way to go, much stronger and more stable for everything involved. As i...
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Yesterday, 12:46 PM
ok thanks
that makes sense ….
is it louder acoustically now ?
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Yesterday, 12:45 PM
Audrey-Ruby - $9,300
Jersey Girl Homemade Guitars Audrey-Ruby
Electric - $5,300
Yanuziello Stringed Instruments Electric
Parisienne - $4,850...
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Yesterday, 12:36 PM
He does it to the point that you can tell that's his method.
I didn't say they were saying that. nevershouldhavesoldit didn't go into detail about...
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Yesterday, 12:35 PM
contact is not the same. The original bridge was collapsing.
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Yesterday, 12:29 PM
I think this might take a generous view of what chords are there. I think Bird generalizes a bit more than we sometimes think. Not tons and tons,...
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Yesterday, 12:25 PM
For whatever it's worth there are several of us on this site who have known this seller for many years. He may not have history here, but he's been...
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Yesterday, 12:11 PM
It took me about 5 minutes to figure out everything I needed to know for how to approach jazz soloing. I scanned through the Charlie Parker omnibook...
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Yesterday, 11:50 AM
Sounds like something orange Jesus would say.
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Yesterday, 11:47 AM
Read the notarized documents in the Reverb listing, then comment.
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Yesterday, 11:46 AM
Guitarist some have no idea what it takes to do repairs. I did a refret on a Gibson L7 5 weeks ago. The time spent to pull the old frets was about 15...
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Yesterday, 11:36 AM
Maybe, just maybe, Dirk should bring back the requirement that one have a history of 50 posts or more, other than stuff for sale, before posting...
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Yesterday, 11:31 AM
"Filmmaker Robb Lawrence, who filmed Bloomfield's segment in "The Wizard from Waukesha," confirms that the guitar was indeed Michael's, because MB...
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Yesterday, 11:23 AM
Mike Bloomfield: An American Guitarist
"...The instrument was apparently traded by MB to the Guitar Center in 1978 for an Epiphone Emperor (if I...
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Yesterday, 11:14 AM
Is this not what we were talking about though?
Well … not to be difficult, but:
When someone describes a process using the word...
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Yesterday, 10:47 AM
An American treasure, a legend in his own time, and a good friend. :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 10:46 AM
The term theory is general to the extent of being meaningless when talking about a musician's process. That's why I prefer to ask if you have any...
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Yesterday, 10:41 AM
But you don’t do that while performing. You’re describing a classic exercise for performance improvement in any effort that requires complex...
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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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