Activity Stream

Is there a commonly accepted definition of which characteristics music should have to be labeled "jazz"? Blues music seem to have a structural form...

For those who missed my post about this device in the DVM Jazz 12 thread, I ordered this Monday, and it arrived yesterday. It’s a folding wedge to...

Hi, My son is heading to college in the fall after completing a dual high school enrollment in an arts program. He was a guitarist in the jazz...

Hi everyone! First post here so please be gentle :smile-new: I started learning Jazz a few months ago. Still learning harmony and basic standards....

I am finding it hard to come up with new and interesting improvisations. This occurred to me while attempting the latest virtual jam song here. I...

One of the best things about this forum (IMO) is the excellent guitar porn (Where else do you get to see so many cool jazz guitars?) So I thought I...

Between two solid days of battling with the Canadian Post just to get delivery of a guitar I objectively don't need and two weeks of trying to...

John A strikes again :-) (We've had pictures of Monk before so here's one of his co-composer, Denzil Best. 'Bemsha' comes from 'Bimshire', a...

I mostly play electric. I have a Gibson SJ-200 steel string that I like for loud strumming, though I don’t play it much. I now have young kids and...

I’ve never played jazz with a group (probably not good enough yet) but I’m curious about what you need to talk about before kicking off a tune (and...

Hi I'm considering buying a good acoustic guitar that will have multiple purposes, but that would give a nice tone for jazz chords and solo playing...

The “Silence” thread got me wondering how many people here have hearing issues. I’m getting to the point where I’m starting to think about...

This one from nevershouldhavesoldit.

About 25 yrs ago when I started working in Hammond B-3 bands almost exclusively I had a '66 blackface Vibrolux Reverb. The first time I used it on a...

Hello all, Lately, I have been a little bit obsessed with acoustic volume and character. Specifically, the idea of the Super 400 has returned to...

I have been recording myself improvising - the good and the bad. I use a simple little digital recorder, not the fancy 4 track ones. My complaint is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSoMTkn_Qfg I have been trying to get this tune. It's one of my faves and already pretty jazzy to start with....

US archtops, including used ones, have gone out the roof in price recently. Looking into alternatives to that market one might note that the yen has...

Hi, Looking to buy a Kiesel/Carvin Alan Holdsworth HH2 headless model guitar at a reasonable price. Trem not important, nor wood selection, most...

Hello everyone, I am 16 years old and its been a year of me playing jazz guitar. I speak with a background in percussion (snare drum). I started...

Almost a year and a half to the day, my custom-made Stephen Holst archtop reached my door. It was a nerve-wracking delivery, as UPS appeared to have...

Anyone know the reason he is calling it quits?Someone told me they read he was tired of playing guitar.Seems unbelievable but i remember seeing him...

I will explain later but I came across a carved top guitar with a zero fret nut. I did not even realize it when I pick it up to play. Then after...

Is there a small-ish headphone amp that has an aux input for silent practice with tracks? Right now I have to run my guitar and the headphone out of...

Proposition: Silence is to a composer what a blank canvas is to a painter, or a block of marble to a sculptor. Discuss.

I’ve been playing acoustic guitar exclusively for over a year now, after playing primary electric for over four decades. There’s a lot that I like...

Hi all, I’d be grateful for some advice. I have a Peerless Martin Taylor Virtuoso and also a decent Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor. I currently...

Seems I've read that there is but maybe someone can shed some light on this. For example, if I play D7b9 > G (V7 I) or F#dim > G is there a reason...

I picked up this incredible L-7C from Rudy's in NYC this weekend, I'm stunned by it! I've been looking for a high end archtop for a bit, mostly...

One of the tuning buttons on my Voyage Air flattop loosened up and got reamed out to the point it wouldn’t tighten. Cheap Chinese tuner, Ping I...

I just got to wondering why certain chords are played they way they are. An example is a dominant G7 which can be played as below. What is the...

What's the difference between a Guild Benedetto JSA and a Guild Benedetto AA? I see a 2000 GBAA on Reverb and wondered what the difference was if...

Hi one and all. Here's a very rough video of 3 different Johnny Smiths. It was off the cuff and therefore the quality is poor; front facing...

I haven't been on this chat room for a while but I have a question. Do any of you use humidifiers to protect your guitars. I live in an area that is...

Should really post this when I've got some better pics but who can hold back a double NGD? This one is quite special since it's two Johnny Smith...

I'm in need of a gig bag for a Guild X170t archtop guitar. It has a Bigsby on it. Any recommendations for a bag that will protect it but still...

Can't decide myself, leaving it up to you guys (though in full disclosure I voted for the L-5). I have a 2 hour solo guitar gig, bringing one guitar...

Does anyone here use this stuff for anything? They say it works on metal, plastic, leather, rubber, wood, electronics, almost anything. ...

I currently use Ernie Ball Slinky (10s) on my Classic Vibe Tele and whilst I love the tone ( the only one of my five guitars with roundwounds ) I do...

Interesting because it contradicts much of what I read on the various forums. ...

Next one from Triple.

Thought you guys might find this interesting/amusing...

One of my favorite local shops has a 1994 Wine Red Super 400 for sale. I have no affiliation to the shop, but I have been a customer there for 20...

This beauty was built in 2001 but you would never know it to look at her. Not a mark anywhere. The soundboard is German spruce and the back and sides...

A few weeks ago I got in touch with gitterbug here on the forum, alarmed because he's been making noises about easing off production of his Toob...

Greetings, I'm new here, so I may have missed something. Does anybody play jazz on a Starcaster?

Double jackpot, but not on the same day. About 4 months ago while surfing Reverb I discovered an unusual L7 C. Built between 1970-1972, it had an...

Does anyone with one of the luthier-made small body archtops (Andersen Little Archie and others) take them on a plane and place them in the overhead...

Hey guys. I am looking for an answer to a very basic question but it is ambiguous (different sources state differently) and everything is...

Hello everybody, I've been dreaming of a jazzbox for a long time and, well, yesterday, my wife (Oh God I love her do !) went to one of our local...

2004 Gibson ES-175 Sunburst - Cedar Rock Studios No price posted yet. It appears to be a recent listing.

I put these strings on my guitar - they sound really great.The guitar is comfortable to play. CU-Martino-M Set 016-018-F26-F36-F48-F56 Example of...

Hi, I'm new here. I wonder does any one happen to have the user manual of Polytone Baby Brute / Baby Taurus? Or maybe can shed some light on how...

Ok, I AM an idiot. For sale is my 1998 Ibanez GB100. I bought this guitar a couple years ago and vowed that I’d never sell it. When I bought it the...

This is sort of off topic but a while back folks were saying to always use American Express for purchasing guitars because if you get ripped off they...

This one from Triple_Jazz.

Some basic assumptions before those that eschew backing tracks chime in.. - 33% of playing will be saxophone - I'm not really interested in...

Anyone at NAMM this weekend?? I know, definitely not a "jazz guitar" outing, but it's still fun! Show us some pics, and wear ear-plugs!! ...

Greetings jazzy stuff guitarists. I have a question that may well be a touch dumb. if it does come across that way, well so be it. to me it isn't...

Weird title, I know, so let me explain: One of my main inspirations on the Guitar is Julian Lage, because well... how couldn't I be inspired by...

I'm doing a series of unscientific tests that really appeal to intrigue over much else. There are variables that make all of this unreliable, so...

Verso Cosmo: The Designer Guitar Made From a Bent Sheet of Steel | WIRED Movable Pickups fade in swell – Verso Cosmo - YouTube ...

Hi everyone, New to the forum and new to the jazz guitar scene. I have been wanting a hollow body guitar for a while now and not much has popped...

OK, slightly off topic for the forum but I noticed in today's Far Side rerun that the guitar depicted is a D'Aquisto: ...

** SOLD ** 2022 Comins GCS-16-2 Violin Burst, mint condition, original owner, not used much as another guitar came in far earlier than I’d...

Being a Pyramid fan I had to give the fusion flats a go. Strings have always be a bit of a compromise for me. I definitely favor a pure nickel string...

Fiddle. I don’t dare say violin. I like trying new instruments. I figured I already wiggle my fingers how hard could it be? It is so...

Anyone have a well-built (doesn't have to be cosmetically perfect) 2x10 cab for sale?

Would this amp be too powerful for playing at low volumes at home? Thanks

Someone in Italy has listed my 175 on ebay. The exact same photos and blurb when I bought it (in the UK) about a month ago! Same serial number! WTH?

Zen-like deep wisdom. Jazz Guru Bill Frisell’s Top Ten Tips For Guitarists | GuitarPlayer ?

I found a post war Epiphone Emperor that I'm considering purchasing, but something about it seems a little off. It has been re-fretted and the new...

I recently purchased an archtop that measures 2.75” at the rims. But the guitars specs suggest it has a body depth of 3 5/8 inches. Can the...

Those of you who play a Gypsy style guitar: Do you use the Maurice Dupont 'Stimer' reissue ST48 pickup? Your views on the tone of that pickup?...

Next one from John A,

I have this new guitar, a Stanford crossroad 35 semi. It seems like I have to adjust the trussrod every day for days now as the strings (skinny...

Has anyone already tried this : Universal Audio UAFX Woodrow '55 Sadly but not surprisingly most of the clips online deal with the OVERDRIVE...

I recently got very interested in understanding chord progressions as a way of learning and remembering songs. A lot of the progressions I see are...

not sure how it's different other than color/inlays maple top, possibly slightly thicker GBSP10 | GB | HOLLOW BODIES | PRODUCTS | Ibanez guitars

https://youtu.be/-bwAeqZGYns

I've been transcribing solos by George Coleman and Bobby Hutcherson on Maiden Voyage and have found some of the rhythms difficult to decode. I'm not...

Hi all - my guitar (description above) is at archtop.com on consignment. I personally dropped it off this past weekend. Guitar condition is basically...

The 50th anniversary of the Watergate scandal gives me yet another excuse to post this photo of my very popular band "Now & Then" playing Sunday...

Boz Scaggs + Duane Allman, "Loan Me a Dime: (1969): One Track Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTFvAvsHC_Y

Our standard for Jun 2022 will be My Romance (Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, 1935). Background: Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (My Romance)

Up for grabs is a beautiful Sadowsky LS-17 Archtop in Caramel Burst, lowered pricer to $5250 for this amazing Professional level archtop. ...

I came across this hip licks book. I love Rodney Jones' playing. Does anyone have any experience or comments on it? Thanks. Amazon.com

I’ve got my Alexa streaming David Torn. Wonderful stuff. Not widely known? His name stuck in my mind after reading an article about him years ago but...

I'm starting my own thread because the silliness is bothering me. Handy what jazz is flowchart: 1. Is the band or member(s) in the band doing...

I've had this for some years, it is a live recording of at least two guitar players doing Just Friends with a band. Can identify the guitar...

Jazzed that I get to finally hear Leo live tonight (on tour with Chris Botti)! Have been following him ever since seeing this video clip on the...

As the name suggests, this is a guitar inspired by the first semi-acoustic guitar, the famous Gibson ES-335. Yet it has it's own vibe with the...

https://youtu.be/f3zNX8AUv-4 fist half inside and folksy, at 2 minute mark we go dissonant.

My arrangement of the Beatle's classic, "Michelle" on acoustic guitar

The Eastman Romeo SC was a limited-edition single-coil / humbucker edition of the Romeo series. This is a special and versatile guitar: - Carved...

I posted about this guitar a few months ago and after a lot of international drama, it finally arrived about two weeks ago. It took me a while...

Hal sums up much of his life's work researching into jazz idioms and along the way shares many stories that entertain while offering much insight. ...

The shop that I use and highly recommend just had this Campellone 16" Standard Thinline come into the shop. It looks like a real beauty! USED...

Hi Everyone. A fun quiz for you. Name all the Archtops in one reply and win a prize. Afterwards let me know your favourite one and why.

GHS PM strings are great!...; Box

Grover makes Romotatic Tuners with the one screw mount. These have classic round almost D shaped buttons. They also make Imperial rotomatics with one...

I just brought home my new Ibanez AF95BS. I love it, and I guess it's one of the best budget guitar for learning jazz. Its warm tone, its...

Where can I get nut files that won't break the bank? Or an alternate method? Need to lower my new Brook Lyn acoustic just a tad but I don't have...

Hi everybody, I'd like to introduce you to my main amp for more than a year now, built by a tech on my specs. Custom build based on an AB763 Twin...

For years I've pondered Pat Metheny's description of his early "Phase Dance" era sound. To summarize brutally, Pat Metheny split his mono guitar...

While googling Julian's tour dates I stumbled upon this video on a German site: Julian Lage | Video |...

https://youtu.be/1LRwBLR04Ow I can't wait for the comments on this lol

Thought some here would enjoy this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opIuIZWo1aU

Used sparingly at country club wallpaper gigs. No bars ever. Original bag in good shape. Can meet in Detroit/Windsor area. Looking for $700 net...

Been practicing Girl from Ipanema and Autumn Leaves, and struggle to not just repeat myself either on the repeat of the A section or a second time...

Last night I visited a friend who has a nice collection of guitars. He told me about dynasonic pickups before and I was hooked when we saw Julian...

Hey, I am really interested in acoustic Dangelico archtops. Sadly, they are not produced anymore (and the old ones cost alot), so i was...

Hello guys, the subject line says it all. I'm looking for a dedicated floating pickup for a four-string tenor. I'd rather a humbucker than a single...

1947 Gibson L-7 Guitar - musical instruments - by owner - sale Thought some folks might enjoy this one! No connections to seller.

Its been a while so : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgU-wk8c3TM

Quite a bargain! Might be more reasonable with a guitar in it, but hey, you can't have everything! ;) 1958 - 1965 Gibson Flying V guitar case. |...

Hi there, Have been into Mick since the 80s as a kid, I have vol 1 and 2 but not 3. Wondering if anyone has any info how to get one? If anyone can...

Hi, Been playing a long time but keep debating checking out the Harris DVD workshops. Just seeing what your experience was if you've purchased....

... GP-10 ...

Thought some here might be interested in this article: Law360 (June 7, 2022, 9:44 PM EDT) -- A federal judge in Michigan said the company that...

Been away from guitar awhile. Just retired and should have some time to spend with guitar. I have a background in country/ Travis Adkins style. I am...

I'm playing a 1995 Super alongside a 2015 Super. I can dial in the '95 at a 3-4 volume, tops--great tone--but it takes the 2015 a 7-9 to get the same...

Hello Again, Offered is an outstounding, fully re-stored 1941 Gibson L-5N. I thought I'd simply list the work that was done by Archtop.com this...

https://youtu.be/WtU5fVbzWi0

I got a cool ES-175D recently. It's a 1958 with the rare factory installed deluxe Epiphone tuners that Gibson modified by turning the "E" into a...

Taylor and Vignola opened for The Brubeck Brothers tonight at the Camden Opera House here in Maine. I was so pleased to see Vignola come out with...

https://youtu.be/CZYvrqOxnmM A simple piece with Chris Lawrence on trumpet. I'm on the MalletKat (MIDI vibes/marimba). Minimalism meets jazz.

Breezin’, by George Benson, originally recorded by Gabor Szabo and, in fact, written by Bobby Womack. I didn’t always like this tune, at the time I...

Preferably post- 1985. Player guitar OK provided no cracks or major repairs.

Incoming New Pegs Day. After several years of procrastination, and then covid, I finally got off my a** and ordered the complex geared pegs for my...

I just read about this new (?) guitar innovation. COSMO - Verso Musical instruments Looks radical but it has a wooden neck! And a new...

(7) Ghost Riders In The Sky - YouTube i coudnt..then i thought of Benny Goodman hiring Charlie Christian..Benny broke that barrier god bless...

On strats/teles it’s common to apply steel wool to matte down a glossy finish. Some people strip away the finish almost down to the wood. And there...