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Today, 05:41 PM
Dagnab!
Back in 1982 the guy I was apprenticed to said something about fret-mills that has proven true about everything else:
"Sam, the first...
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Today, 05:13 PM
This is a good era for 175's and a very good price assuming that the guitar needs no work.
The tuners have been changed. What else has been...
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Today, 04:54 PM
My impression is that 7alt in a ii V type situation is usually comped without a #11 and with either or both altered 9ths (more commonly the #9 than...
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Today, 04:50 PM
Do you have evidence for these claims?
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Today, 04:24 PM
CC thanks for all that wonderful knowledge.
Yes the bandsaw should have been spot on, especially for the money. The company are coming round to...
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Today, 04:22 PM
I would go look if it were closer.. that and I have no more room for guitars.
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Today, 04:21 PM
Guitars with neck repairs typically get discounted by a fair amount.
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Today, 04:21 PM
^ I probably would have quit guitar anyway if I didn't hurt my finger. I wasn't fast either. I don't have fast twitch neurology in my dumb left...
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Today, 04:14 PM
I think since I succeeded in my every key program, I may as well take the next step and go on the pauln program. I'll try to learn everything by ear...
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Today, 04:11 PM
It's a well-known fact-NYC is filled with Mid-Westerners who just wanted to fulfill their childhood dreams of going to the NY they saw in the movies....
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Today, 03:48 PM
A good time for me to chime in with my favorite quote: "I've forgotten more tunes than I know."
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Today, 03:45 PM
He was definitely playing through an old Polytone amp with a 15" speaker at the time. He was also using the green Line 6 delay pedal in the late...
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Today, 03:30 PM
All the artists in New York are from Ohio.
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Today, 03:29 PM
I'm not even relaxed when I'm lying down watching tv. I'll never be fast.
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Today, 03:26 PM
Lol. Nah.
I knew about 150 at my tops and got around just fine. Got vibed hard once or twice for not knowing something off the beaten path, but...
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Today, 03:22 PM
Don't forget playing opportunities have dried up. Drummer in my band is in his 60s. He used to play hotel gigs 4 times a week in Chicago. There...
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Today, 03:19 PM
I found her "Power of 3" album in a box of my CDs today (great album, hadn't listened to it in years) and wondered what she's been up to lately -...
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Today, 03:15 PM
Man, I answered OP's question on the first page. Foundational scale work. If he had a grip on that, he wouldn't have to ask the question.
But,...
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Today, 03:12 PM
This thing where players know 500+ tunes in every key is going away. An older experienced musician was explaining this to me. He said people over age...
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Today, 03:10 PM
Every time I hear Sheryl Bailey speak, I’m struck by the notion that she might be the hippest person on planet earth.
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Today, 02:59 PM
I loved it when I was there. The thing I noticed in circles I was playing in was that you’d absolutely be vibed if you brought out a book, but you...
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Today, 02:53 PM
Sheryl Bailey on playing fast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT5uNWgs6sk
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Today, 02:39 PM
Thanks.
if you're being sarcastic, I'm sorry I didn't thank you but I had contacted that seller several weeks ago...
I do appreciate it.
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Today, 02:38 PM
So, it turns everyone likes to play in G … it’s just our idea of G differs!
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Today, 02:37 PM
Your post completely confuses me. The Barkers have the original Dearmonds. Barker guitars are well known among jazz archtop players.
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Today, 02:35 PM
You're welcome.
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Today, 02:34 PM
When you get the Green bug… it hits hard
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Today, 02:32 PM
Did he mention if he's getting much response to his ad?
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Today, 02:29 PM
That's mostly a NYC thing from what I've seen. Everyone should build their repertoire and be able to play many tunes from memory (you'll play better...
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Today, 02:24 PM
Are there any ways possible to to direct it back to OP?
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Today, 02:24 PM
Yeah that's fair, I just prefer the bandleader to be upfront about it which, again, is totally fine with me if they take a bigger cut. You never...
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Today, 02:20 PM
What was the question to which he was responding?
I found the attached on Scribd.
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Today, 02:18 PM
Right, I missed that post. Oh, well, that's another subject. But at least it gives us a break from ice cream. :triumphant:
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Today, 02:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU6PPSJ5a-Q
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Today, 02:06 PM
I don't lead standards gigs, but I play them occasionally. I can't think of one where there was a song list (of standards) sent out in advance....
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Today, 02:06 PM
Haha, just using metaphysical aural intuition? I have some of that ability. It's just a pain the ear work taking forever and then not being able to...
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Today, 02:00 PM
I made a pickguard for the 93 Artist Award.
Not a fan of the later style and I have a Dearmond RC1000 on the way so thought it best to make a new...
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Today, 01:58 PM
Isn't his thing to close his eyes, imagine the song, then draw the rest of the damn owl.
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Today, 01:56 PM
The Jazz Jam Session Primer: A First-Timer?s Guide
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Today, 01:54 PM
Hm, the other thread gave the idea. There are many others. Lot's of funny things has happened over the century (and longer) on the stage.
What if...
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Today, 01:52 PM
I agree, I'm not playing the fifth. Which is something that I keep forgetting when I'm here, away from my guitar.
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Today, 01:51 PM
I didn't think Reg wanted songs with Alt chords. I thought it was going turn more general and we would go over what chord patterns are and his...
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Today, 01:47 PM
I've done blues gigs where they guy plays his arrangements and the bass player helped me along.
For my own gigs, I have set lists worked out. I'm...
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Today, 01:43 PM
Eventually the bassist will learn and not play anything when you do your... "alt". I would.
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Today, 01:35 PM
One of my goals is to take independent parts heard in the combo like bass lines and make it sound pianistic in solo piano.
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Today, 01:32 PM
If I've learned anything from my Freddie Green obsession, it's that three notes in a chord is a LOT.
See alt? maybe 3 and 7 and one of the altered...
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Today, 01:27 PM
pauln program?
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Today, 01:25 PM
Not exactly a full jazzbox but almost – and the artist-composer-producer SANNI is definitely not jazz! She is one of the most succesful Finnish pop...
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Today, 01:23 PM
This is the problem, I think. We tend to think the interesting harmony is in these dense chords and stuff, when really the interesting harmony is in...
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Today, 01:21 PM
Maybe the real issue is the actual usage of the 7alt and all other hazy altered dominants.
When using them as is, like "were sitting on some crazy...
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Today, 01:20 PM
I'd consider paying asking price but would have to have a very firm agreement on an evaluation period where I have my luthier look at it.
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Today, 01:20 PM
Hes asking a theory question. So he’s getting a theory answer.
For what it’s worth, I’ve said “you’re probably not playing the fifth anyway” at...
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Today, 01:15 PM
#5 just on top of plain old major triad is a very dramatic chord. Doesn't sound bad at all.
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Today, 01:09 PM
OK, Take The A Train. The funny note's a G#. So play D7 - x5453x. No 5th, finished.
There's no alt chords in How High, just m7b5 or 7b9.
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Today, 01:08 PM
That is my Borys. I had it for sale on here first then I had put it on hold for someone and removed the listing.
I gave the guy 2 weeks to pay and...
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Today, 01:08 PM
:encouragement:
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Today, 01:07 PM
Oops sorry I was thinking of Dave "jazzkritter".
I am unfortunately at the age where if I haven't heard from a person for awhile, there's a good...
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Today, 01:01 PM
(A Barker might seem a mildy surprising choice for a jazz cat, but what can I say :cool:)
For the sake of the comparisons it would have been...
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Today, 12:57 PM
No it's in the case simply buried in the styrofoam. However I'm glad for your correspondence since the item was sold on another platform. I thought I...
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Today, 12:54 PM
Jeez, when will people stop answering practical playing problems with theory answers? It's embarrassing. There you are, playing the thing and you see...
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Today, 12:53 PM
Question to bandleaders, do you send any song list in advance? When I was in NYC many jazz gigs had not, and would require you to show up and play...
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Today, 12:51 PM
Yes, I have 2 Barker guitars. The oldest one from 1965 has a Dearmond 1000 with the red inset. The other is a Barker from 1971 with a Dearmond 1100....
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Today, 12:44 PM
I’m in communication with the seller via FB. He’s willing to accept $2250. Anyone interested?
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Today, 12:44 PM
I agree with most of this, but pay shouldn't be transparent, especially if someone is taking a bigger cut. It'll only breed resentment. I don't...
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Today, 12:39 PM
Japan also has an active trad jazz scene. Some excellent New Orleans musicians are from Japan, and there are lots of YouTube videos of Japanese...
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Today, 12:36 PM
Compensated for cost of living or in absolute terms? There are people who seem to consider anything but the latter exploitation.
Of course level...
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Today, 12:34 PM
Okay how about these ones that I already know the changes on.
St. Thomas
Perdido
Afro Blue
Take The A Train
How High the moon
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Today, 12:30 PM
i wunder how much of the guitar manufactering is moved outside our borders do to envirmental regulations?
i have a freind that regulary informs me...
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Today, 12:28 PM
Having bought and sold my share of guitars, the “market” is what anyone is willing to pay. I’ve always sold guitars under what the so called “market”...
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Today, 12:27 PM
Show up on time, that means be early
Communicate. If a bandleader sends a group text with info about the gig drop them a thumbs up. Don't leave...
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Today, 12:26 PM
We would all be happy to see Jimmy out there gigging, but if he needs cash pronto he should be teaching lessons via zoom.
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Today, 12:20 PM
https://youtu.be/5ZuIU4xrO7E
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Today, 12:12 PM
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Today, 12:09 PM
That’s amazing, it’s just 2 numbers on the serial before my 1996 deluxe
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Today, 12:09 PM
Joel is alive and kicking on Facebook.
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Today, 12:07 PM
Did Joel pass away? I thought he just left the forum.
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Today, 12:06 PM
After all these years of being against oppression and supporting human rights, I really wonder if that is true. (As one example--a recent analysis of...
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Today, 11:52 AM
I have been listening to a LOT of PM lately, mainly his early- to mid-career stuff, but also his recent recordings. His latest albums are as good as...
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Today, 11:50 AM
thanks for all the looks and comments.
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Today, 11:40 AM
Allen.... lets pick 5 tunes... simple tunes and maybe work on how to play them and also how one might play them after the head.... comping for...
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Today, 11:33 AM
Buying from a luthier carries risk too IMO. People have shared or had experiences (myself included) where custom luthier built guitars required...
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Today, 11:26 AM
No.... Altered doesn't have a natural 5th. Typically altered is from opening the MM door and
R, b9th, #9th, 3rd, b5, b13, b7. technically...
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Today, 11:14 AM
Jimmy recently lost his wife. There's probably both monetary and "try to get back to some sense of normalcy" behind his motivation for getting back...
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Today, 11:10 AM
I think my question would be:
If there is a #11 or a b13 …
… are you playing the fifth anyway?
and I guess to answer the question directly,...
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Today, 11:08 AM
Reg the way you describe it... I think I need to set up a real book jam or something... A weekly thing where I can play with some guys and get more...
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Today, 11:00 AM
This is more for Allen.... chords or chord symbols on charts are not in isolation. Part of being a jazz player, playing a jazz chart or just playing...
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Today, 10:55 AM
Are we talking about the same Jimmy Bruno? Oscar the Grouch is basically Santa Claus next to Jimmy Bruno.
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Today, 10:52 AM
Here we go again...
I can't help but notice all 4 of Orri's options use a natural 5th... So Reg, do you think of the #11 as a b5 and the b13...
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Today, 10:50 AM
Arriving on time (which means early) and sober, 80% of success.
Amazing how many people fuck this up.
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Today, 10:48 AM
What not to do on a gigArriving sober isn't a bad start... :cool:
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Today, 10:42 AM
I made this guy an offer but he's firm on price.
Roger's got another batch of 120s finishing up in a few months. My experience buying used, high...
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Today, 10:41 AM
I don’t follow what this means. I do see that Jimmy says he needs money. But at least seems super duper happy and stuff.
Sent from my iPhone...
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Today, 10:34 AM
This is more a statement on the “small world everyone knows you” nature of even the biggest jazz scenes, rather than the overall availability of gigs.
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Today, 10:32 AM
Yea... if you have good rhythm... and then know how to use that good rhythm structurally within Form.... you can use all the flavors and everyone...
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Today, 10:28 AM
Hello, I love my little jazz but lately it's been giving me some problems live. The volume potentiometer makes a scratchy noise. Sometimes the volume...
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Today, 10:24 AM
But he’s saying he’s having trouble finding gigs. He said it plainly.
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Today, 10:16 AM
I was expecting complaints. Complaints are the to don't list.
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Today, 10:15 AM
He has retired from gigging, but needs money so he's going back out there. That's way different than can't find a gig.
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Today, 10:13 AM
8-4 and at 4 I close my laptop and walk away. They literally can't pay me enough to compensate missing my kids childhood. I'm not a surgeon, the...
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Today, 10:05 AM
Here's my method.
Start by figuring out the key of the song, so you have 7 notes to pick from instead of 12.
Now, if the time for practice and...
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Today, 09:50 AM
5 over 4 legato diminished, synthetic pentatonic scale
This exercise combines a synthetic half/whole pentatonic scale with legato and...
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Today, 09:45 AM
For those that have a Vintage 47 amp or similar amp with a rear control layout, have you found good techniques for transporting them without damage?...
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Today, 09:36 AM
But Roger is not open to offers. And how much longer will he be building guitars and honoring warranties?
Just playing devil's advocate.
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Today, 09:19 AM
In your other post you say that the RC1100 has been on that guitar since "forever" ... do you have 2 Barkers?
Simplifying the 1000/1100 comparison...
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Today, 08:59 AM
Good vibrations indeed (esp. in "classical position" :triumphant:)
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Today, 08:45 AM
Turned 29 this year and I suppose 'young' is a relative term (I feel old, or at least 'older') and I played strats for the longest time. When I got...
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Today, 08:25 AM
The trick is probably to have both, so also a job that brings in the real money, and ideally a rewarding one where you have enough autonomy and...
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Today, 08:20 AM
Hmm. Maybe this was the case in the days when health insurance was affordable to buy yourself.
I mean, I’ve read this thread and seen the...
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Today, 08:14 AM
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
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Today, 08:06 AM
Still available and updated pics bump. See my reverb ad
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Today, 07:54 AM
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A new one with warranty is only $400 more
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Today, 07:50 AM
Even if you don't have kids being serious about guitar or music pretty much infers a level of selfishness with your time. I had kids but was a less...
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Today, 07:47 AM
Those Earvana nuts really look like they're a PITA to set up if you can't use one of the prefabbed versions, and also to maintain buzz-free.
I...
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Today, 07:34 AM
https://youtu.be/mu2V3hEe47A?si=QJBLpYSde-qYuGf_
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Today, 07:23 AM
I have 2 guitars that have some blemishes that are clear under the top coat. I doubt they'd become invisible with just an overspray.
Just how much...
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Today, 07:11 AM
The condenser mic. is built in. How, I really do not know,
The guitar has 1 output (endpin jack).
The tuners where the way they are now, but I do...
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Today, 05:57 AM
Makes sense - the only thing more insufferable than a musician with a gig is a musician without a gig
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Today, 05:51 AM
Up. Price is negotiable within common sense.:cool:
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Today, 05:30 AM
You can have a looper play through the amp and move the mic around listening through headphones. Or use an amp plugin when mixing, they usually feel...
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Today, 05:21 AM
A beautiful instrument! I bought a 18" Excalibur from Frans some years ago and find it to be a very good sounding guitar.
Just for my personal...
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Today, 04:05 AM
Dear Ed,
I own one of Jimmy Foster’s 7-strings, a great guitar. I also use an Evans RE amp.
You can look Ron up on YouTube, there are many...
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Today, 03:57 AM
Dear mr. Quick,
Thanks for your interest in one of my guitars. I do not hope it will available too long, as I will sell to the first interested...
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Today, 03:35 AM
The thumb! for whatever reason I like it with Donna Lee. Definitely limits the positions and fingerings, but for me it really makes me think of how...
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Today, 02:50 AM
Absolutely. Obviously it's a terribly basic idea to plonk down block chords with the left while playing a tune with the right. I mean, that's the...
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Today, 12:10 AM
I've never run into issues with people being late. It has never happened once since I started playing jazz gigs 2-3 years ago. Same with drugs, never...
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Today, 12:02 AM
Ok Jack, this lesson got my attention and is very cool. Thanks!
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Yesterday, 11:54 PM
Sure, as with any kind of artist. But if you have kids in the house, selfishness is pretty limited.
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Yesterday, 11:53 PM
FSOT - Borys B120 | The Gear Page
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Yesterday, 11:15 PM
I found the attached private lesson with Pat Metheny on my old pc (no, I am not the student). This looked like a good place to post it.
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Yesterday, 11:08 PM
No comment. :o
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Yesterday, 10:40 PM
Which is a good thing that we all should do. Would be nice if we could get a better spotlight on it..
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Yesterday, 10:36 PM
Youve totally missed the point.
i don’t want information.
i want an opportunity to complain.
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Yesterday, 10:30 PM
The music life is a calling, much like someone is called to be a priest or monk. The work is demanding, with bad hours, and for people who are...
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Yesterday, 09:57 PM
Thanks for the information, Greywolf. I haven’t gotten back to the project but if my polishing compounds don’t work I will first clean the surface...
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Yesterday, 09:33 PM
Hey all,
I bought my ES-175 used for $2499 at the Hollywood Guitar Center about 10 months ago.
Plays great, looks great etc... It was part of...
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Yesterday, 09:21 PM
In one of Jimmy Bruno’s recent videos, he’s Jonesing for gig work. And I think he’s in Philly.
That told me a lot about my place in the universe....
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Yesterday, 09:20 PM
It is rational. My money stays here and benefits people here, a remote group of islands in the South Pacific that does not receive welfare payments...
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