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This I don't know exactly how to explain but I can play through the change no problem. Take the tune. THE SONG IS YOU. The first 4 bars are as usual...

so in my studies A minor I am working on some minors and I am running into a small degree of confusion first I am seeing this ( as an example )...

I played an outdoor jazz trio gig today. Unfortunately, my 12 watt Fender amp wasn't loud enough and there wasn't a PA to mic it through. How much...

I just received an email from Heritage announcing the release of a brand new archtop called the H-717. I'm glad to see that Heritage, currently the...

Hi, thanks for reading. I'm 21 years old, have been playing guitar for two years. Before that I played violin for 7 years, placing top 3 in some...

There, I said it. Maybe I should call this the 'Mancuso flaw." :o If you have to play fast to sound good, then you're using speed to cover up for...

John Cleese on knowing yourself short vid. :smile-new: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1107565601142949 S

Which do you write? Minor7flat5, or half dim7? And more importantly, why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTuH3lVaZoM

Good time. And I don't just mean a penchant for pulling a party. You can be average schlub on guitar but if you have good solid time and don't...

It seems Gibson no longer is building the real carved top guitars although once in a while one appears. I wonder if anyone else thinks this could be...

Hi all! I’ve been working on Have You Met Miss Jones by Joe Pass on his album ’Virtuoso’. I’m looking for someone who can go over the score...

Hi Well it seems that isolating yourself for 10-15 years practicing, does a lot for your playing and musicianship but as a result, I am completely...

Call it a pipe dream, but I am hoping to locate the exact guitar that was stolen from my apartment in Boston way back in 1980. It is a wine-red...

What would the range of top thickness be for the optimum acoustic tone for an archtop guitar? Less than 3mm, like a Johnny Smith? It's seems to...

Inside John Lennon and Paul McCartney'''s partnership and the song that shifted the '''balance of power'''

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Question for teachers, how do you start a student, rest stroke as a default, or free stroke when i m alternating? I have this British book Enjoy...

Anyone using their Toob as a PA speaker? If so, what do you drive it with? I really like my Blues Jr, and since my group is 97% instrumental, I’m...

A music trivia question I suppose.... Does anyone know if this scale has a formal name? It's a half-whole step diminished scale with the 4th & 8th...

Hello JG Community, In 2022, I was introduced to Linda Manzer by Ted Ludwig and began conversations about commissioning an instrument. I’m...

I've just opened it and gasped. OK, it's a Made in China guitar, but top of the line, the price on the second hand market is way over $1000. USA...

Not talking about comping so much, but soloing. So we try to have solid time, right? Lets say long stream of 8ths at medium tempos, if you can't get...

In a post a few months back, demoing my '77 Gibson Johnny Smith, esteemed forum member nevershouldofsoldit mentioned that he had never heard a JS...

Got my 80th birthday coming up in a month and I'd like to get myself a nice present so I'm leaning heavily toward a Bud 6. I really like my Evans...

I just bought this on Reverb. As you can hear, the G string frets out very badly, while the adjacent strings (A, D and B) don't. Really a ...

Anyone know anything about these?

This is about how people feel about the need for a band to be entertaining and how to do it better. One ground rule for the discussion. Nothing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0gMt9PIiEo

I'm looking for a non-cutaway Gibson L-5 or L-7 acoustic archtop located in EU. I'm interested in both 16'' and 17'' body models.

Neck-mount floating humbuckers are typically right at the end of the fingerboard. Body-mount & pickguard floaters seem to be about an inch from the...

The music shop has these Martin Retro Monel strings on sale. They are a solid nickel/copper alloy wrapped around a tin hex core. People use them on...

I've left strings on my guitar for years at a time. I always feel inspired with a new set of strings. I'm wondering how often others change strings?

Hi everyone, Im looking for some advice/considerations regarding plectrums(picks). I exclusively play acoutic so the pick is a great tool to shape...

Just for kicks I went looking for local stores that bought and sold cd's and vinyl, and also saw a reference to Discogs, where I'd actually...

Thoughts? Just a moment...

I'm playing a jazz gig soon with a piano player and my vocal that i've done for several years, In the last few, I've used this amp.And it always...

I originally posted this request for assistance on the Acoustic Guitar Forum. A member there suggested that I post here as well. Here's the original...

I like Gryphon as a seller. Not cheap but I have always found them to be accurate, responsive, and trustworthy. That being said.. here is a 2009...

FYI. A couple of days ago, a friend of mine put a Custom Shop Telecaster on his Reverb.com watch list. The Seller, Bizarre guitars of Reno sent him...

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I purchased a used Godin 5th Ave Jazz at the LMS this morning. The LMS knocked a bit off the asking price and gave me an attractive trade-in...

This Wonderful guitar is not new but is new to me, And mark was generous in answering questions and I am so pleased. It is only played into my old...

So what's going on here? It sounds great, but why does Bird play a Gb over the B diminished in bar 40? Is there any theoretical foundation, or just...

Hi ! I don't know them but I heard a thing. Someone, who is very nice and who used to play well, is losing his abilities, I think he has never...

Without this forum I may have never heard of Tom Ribbecke and his great Halfling Jazz Archtop design. Lucky me, I have been following your posts for...

Video on how to work on Rest-Stroke picking and how I've adapted it to allow for Crosspicking, Two Way Sweep and Alternate Picking too. ...

I was scrolling through Advancing Guitarist and this caught my eye: How does one bend down a note, isn't that physically impossible? Thanks!

Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS02T Chambered Electric Guitar With Tailpiece Swift Blue | Musician's Friend "The Revstar RSS02T channels vintage style...

I have an L-5CT in a unique configuration with a single factory-installed P90 pickup in the bridge position. I would like to find a great pickup for...

Hello, I'm selling another high-end archtop, super comfortable and easy to play, which is rare for a solid wood guitar imo. Floating Kent...

I am really liking this version from this morning. I feel like I am making music now. Hope you check it out....and thanks. ...

What led to your choice? What's been your experience?

Ive been looking at some pre war archtops. According to Bob Benedetto the distance at the bridge location should be 1" extending the fretboard top...

Hi everyone! About a year ago, I bought a 1989 Mahogany ES-175 relatively cheaply. It's my first hollow body, so I don't have much experience with...

As the title says : Sometimes like here, I feel a need to stay away from impro and use my creativity in the inner lines to feature a beautiful tune...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT6uvy5BEgI INSANITY

I have a Fender Squire P Fretless bass made in Indonisia which has a black fingerboard issue. When the strings are off and the truss rod is in a...

https://youtu.be/r2RLCyrOULs?si=xvNWGiQTChisLqb9

Hola chicos, parece una Ibanez FG 100, pero es diferente en muchos aspectos (tuve dos FG 100 antes). ¿Quizás una edición especial? El diapasón es de...

For sale here is a '23 ltd edition Star Fire III with bonus and an interesting comparison. You will notice in the pics the guitar is shown next to a...

While looking on the Quilter website just now, I discovered that the Block Dock 12HD has been replaced with a neo-loaded 15” BD. It’s looks in its...

I got this for a gig I was doing, but i just can't justify holding onto it any longer. The back wood grain is what sold me on this guitar. There are...

Anyone have experience modding a standard tele with the 4-way switching that lets you put both pickups in series? My feeling is it gives a nice...

Our house in S. Florida finally sold, 90 days in, small miracle, given the market down here. As things stand, I don't have an address to ship my...

Can I get you’re top ideas for navigating a 251 (in C major please) mine is up the Dm7 arp , down the G7 scale resolve onto the third of C so...

1. I love the sound of a Stratocaster on the middle position pickup? I know it's not a humbucker but the physical position is probably...

I just got an AER Cheeky D. 10" amp. It has a very clean all-transistor channel and a warmer sounding ECC83S driven channel, a Bass/Middle/Treble EQ,...

I had been hankering for an archtop hollow body guitar but had not found locally to my liking until a Samick HJ-650 recently appeared for sale at the...

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These are rare and almost never come up for sale. Discontinued by Henriksen. I believe it is there best amp. 12 inch speaker solid state with tube...

Hello, Here is a gorgeous Collings without fingerboard inlays. Fantastic instrument, more details on Reverb. Here is a video : ...

In an effort to get enclosures and pivots more embedded in my vocabulary, I composed this little etude over All The Things You Are. The idea is to...

Hi everyone! For those who are using the Bam, what do you think about pairing it with a Gold 10?

Hi everyone, I am trying to figure out a chord progression I really love, but I am having trouble doing it by ear. It is the intro from this...

The videos on these are tough so I thought I'd ask here. Curious if anyone has experience with the above preamp / clean boosts. I am trying to...

I play the head and then I just break out. I appreciate those to take the few minutes to listen. I understand the challenge with the world falling...

https://youtu.be/xDzcLkc1pJo?si=rLl64gCQio2NZ9w-

Hello Everyone! I’ve been wondering about an Eastman archtop, model AR603CED-15. They seem to be pretty rare and there are none advertised in...

Have a chance to pick up a guitar I've been looking for but it has a headstock crack that was repaired. The repair looks pretty clean to me but I'm...

A bit of a strange request and I am not sure where to put it, and so apologies if this is in the wrong place But is anybody aware of/does anybody...

https://youtu.be/DMLaYwaJhXk?si=bGe58nG34c6RjGaT

Just for kicks I throw this out. I am going to refinish my Kitchen Cabinets they need it after 25 years. I am not even going to remove them from the...

Any tips for what kind of pickup works best? I have a Hohner Piano 32. Too thick for the usual clip-ons. A piezo might work, but I'd like to get...

I've played the Buddy Rich (arr. Eric Burger) version of "Love for Sale" with a few big bands. It's pretty straightforward, really smokes. Early on...

Hi to all! Newbie here :) I need help and advice to learn more about jazz guitar playing. I want to know your thoughts on my jazz guitar...

Glad to see Rob going much better, home even playing again! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A0BL8qtYqbk&pp=ygUNcm9iIG1hY2tpbGxvcA%3D%3D

I found my strings....the search is over. You can have the greatest guitar, but if the strings are not right, then you won't want to play it. ...

https://youtu.be/gx8fX_hbvX0?si=gKlK3gxTDUNJNdNf Here's a song I love to play called "Angel Eyes", though on this rendition I spend the first few...

hi, i just got an old '30's 19 fret acoustic gibs beater archie that came with a free standing krivo double pole PAF pickup jammed under the FB xtn. ...

Hi ! A few points to munch, especially in the US. - The new toob.fi website is up and running. It's finally up-to-date and features all 15...

The goal for this outing was a small, affordable, weather-proof hollow guitar with two pickups. The Guild M-75 Aristocrat appeared likely to check...

New Blues /Miles Davis/ and a challenge on a classic guitar. Box

I have two amps an ‘74 fender twin reverb and it’s great believe and I don’t want to mess Around with the settings. my other amp is a ‘79 Mesa...

Great condition.

Last night somebody brought in a big band chart in 9/4. The chart said "grouped 2 2 3 2" right on top. The bars were not subdivided in any way. ...

https://youtu.be/xsXs-yv1-0k?si=EoIFkKvGSCDeRd57 I think we can all agree this is a great tune regardless of who wrote it, stole it or whatever....

Got my guitar back after 24 days with the tech. I bought the Kent Armstrong jazzy joe floating humbucker (korean) for $75, and my tech wasn't...

Terrific version of probably the most timeless pop song of the 60s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-okyTCJkfJI

From a recent gig with a quintet. No amp :smile-new:

I am not sure if I am using the correct technology here--but here goes: If your playing guitar and want to accompany with bass notes (not the...

Hi everyone, I was trying to use the AUX input on my DV Mark amp, and the moment I plugged the jack in, the amp started producing a very loud...

This is a real awesome Jazz box! Built by one of the best archtop builders in the world. Ric McCurdy! This guitar is in very good condition, and in...

I wanted to try making whole version of Sunny for fingerstyle guitar. There's some quite challenging chord voicings and fast runs, one of which I'll...

Hi There seems to be so many D'angelico EXL1s now, the different premiers, the exl1, the throwback, I cant keep up. But I saw this by a seller not...

Harry Likas: Warm Up Exercise (Barry Harris: Pivot and Three-note enclosure) "If I practice only one warm-up exercise for improvisation each day,...

So... I really did intend to dive deep into the jazz guitar world but country and the blues keep calling me back. So, I'm going to pass this...

Had to share this Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjfvEcAV6w

Any thoughts on this guitar? I’m considering one. Any thoughts on price range?

Fender Vibrolux Reverb Tube Amplifier (1967) Available in NYC. Shipping to US. Description from Retrofret, where the amp was originally...

I wanted to gig with some folks who meet in a park where there is no outlet. I was thinking of taking my 17'' with The Bud 6. Any recommendation...

Hi, A question specifically to those of you playing both classical guitar and acoustic steel-string (archtop) : do you find that the steel string...

Selling 2 Comins GCS guitars, hardly used, both in excellent condition. Both are great guitars, the only reason I am selling is to fund a new...

Still holding this. 1969 Gibson Byrdland in incredible condition. Frets in excellent condition. Low and very comfortable setup. Stays in tune...

Trying to help out a fellow member, I once again turned to Dirk's excellent instructional videos. And, once again I am reminded, that much of...

Welcome to my 648th fingerstyle solo jazz guitar arrangement video on YouTube "Stompin' at the Savoy," the classic jazz standard. While this tune...

I posted this video in the "Comping, Chords and Chord Progressions" section related to the "Playbacks" thread. Adam C. has posted several...

I just played and purchased one of these, which seem to have just started appearing in stores very recently. I think this makes a great amp for...

Monday, I need to do sit with my old math teacher from high school. He is having outpatient surgery so when done just needs someone around to monitor...

His comping and lines... Jaw-droppingly good. The confidence with which he attacks the notes reminds me so so much of Charlie Christian, hot...

I just love to play around with different chords. When leaving out thinking of strict rules of key you can find a lot of inspiring combnations of...

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Or play the material or other standards live? Does any live recording or bootleg exist? I really like his playing on that record and on that sort...

Hard to believe this is the first Charlie Parker arrangement I've created a video for (although I play quite a few), so here it is, fresh from this...

Hi ! https://youtu.be/J1_ljA6VPQY https://youtu.be/rcWZnqCJXFk https://youtu.be/5p_0A6r9m34 https://youtu.be/ZAyBG97qXC4 No drummer, he was...