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Today, 02:22 AM
I forgot to mention something cool and money which is very important obviously ( plus some questions at the end ).
The cool part is that during...
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Today, 01:08 AM
^ Yep. But why are all jazz songs only in half the keys? :P
I learn the song and internalize it, then I mentally transpose it and take it thru the...
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Today, 01:03 AM
Sorry about that. I rage quit my digital Hammond recently. Thankfully I didn't destroy it tho because I can get several k back selling it.
You...
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Today, 12:13 AM
Also worth considering just playing six strings, in several keys.
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Yesterday, 11:58 PM
FYI: Just came across a program called Moises which is great for track separation. I tried it using the album Fitzgerald and Pass Again. It totally...
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Yesterday, 11:55 PM
Yes, it really help. I saw a physical therapist who had my wife take pictures of me while playing the guitar and the PT made some good...
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Yesterday, 11:50 PM
Agreed. There are a bunch of good players who used archtops and didn't play jazz, or only played some jazz. Mel Brown, blues/soul/jazz ES175. Fenton...
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Yesterday, 11:18 PM
Nice—I'll admit I had to google image search that one... doesn't that prove my point though?!?
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Yesterday, 11:15 PM
Wynton Kelly and Wes Montgomery.
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Yesterday, 10:38 PM
Seems to be better for my wrists to be standing, but that's probably different for everyone, given body shape and guitar etc
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Yesterday, 10:36 PM
So what? The price is so low it doesn't matter.
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Yesterday, 10:21 PM
mounting clamp is there in the case. inset into the foam, running R to L, you see part of the mounting wings above the foam.
these are great.
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Yesterday, 10:16 PM
I’m a bit confused. Once you pick the 6 you prefer, you’re buying 3 strings you’ll never use.
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Yesterday, 10:12 PM
Songs definitely sound different in different keys. If they didn’t, they’d all have been written in concert C.
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Yesterday, 10:11 PM
You're making a fool of yourself.
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Yesterday, 10:07 PM
They also make great cheese boards.
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Yesterday, 09:48 PM
I should get one of those Zephyrs before they all disappear
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Yesterday, 09:47 PM
I like vanilla with the little peanut butter cups in it. Or chocolate chip cookie dough.
I think we call your me whippy “soft serve” here.
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Yesterday, 09:46 PM
I refute your argument thus
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Yesterday, 09:43 PM
I’ve got mine laying on the fireplace mantle right now. I use it to run scales and arpeggios while I’m on the treadmill.
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Yesterday, 09:43 PM
I know the term “jazz box” is commonly used, but I really think that it does archtops a disservice. They are so much more versatile than that. ...
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Yesterday, 09:40 PM
I posted this on a couple FB groups to note the loss of Jack. There are many performances, interviews, instructional things out there, but these were...
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Yesterday, 09:36 PM
I think I’m going to slow down the new songs for my band and start to transpose and get off the page for everything. We are at 46 songs. Once we hit...
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Yesterday, 09:35 PM
Are you transposing using books (notation or lead sheets) or by ear? I mean, where in the spectrum from sight reading to full internalization do you...
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Yesterday, 09:29 PM
Yes! A fellow pull up bar hanger. One of the better non surgical things one can do to alleviate impingement issues (in my humble meat head opinion.)...
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Yesterday, 09:28 PM
Folks, this is DONE.
I went with the 1st PM inquiry I received and it was from an active member of the group.
I'm sorry to the folks who were...
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Yesterday, 09:16 PM
Hmmm so it’s not something I can use to distinguish my self as lounge jazz.
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Yesterday, 09:03 PM
Gorgeous. Just sent you a DM
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Yesterday, 08:18 PM
Hexacore Electric Guitar Strings – Mapes Strings
HEXACORE BLUES SET
The screen shot pretty much says it all. You get 9 strings in a package and...
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Yesterday, 08:09 PM
Cunamara: Just fine, thank you. Haven't picked up a Tele since I got it.
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
Many or most of you are familiar with these and their reputation. This one is all original and in mint or near mint condition depending on your...
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Yesterday, 07:53 PM
It's funny, I hear so many people saying they aren't into the modern IPAs—yet the breweries keep cranking them out. Somebody must be drinking them.
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Yesterday, 07:13 PM
At one time Britain had a slew of car companies. Now there's zero British-owned car brands. See where this goes? :numbness:
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Yesterday, 07:09 PM
That's fine, and it's a rational attitude. I'm not lecturing, and I've read a lot of good things about Chinese archtops. I'm simply saying that for...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
I agree with the other posts that the way the bridge is not perpendicular to the top is questionable.
I have two guitars with wooden bridges and...
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Yesterday, 06:43 PM
It's a tele. It don't need no stinkin' case. Nothing can hurt it. :cool:
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Yesterday, 06:33 PM
I dunno I got a Gibson because I like the guitar, rather than any ideological rationale.
I’d rather have fewer quality instruments than lots of...
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Yesterday, 06:31 PM
Ah, the ram's lament. There will never be another ewe. :cool:
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Yesterday, 06:11 PM
I need a stool like this but too cheap to buy one. I sit on a 4 leg folding chair and it is a PIA as it does not swivel. I have thought of doing this...
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Yesterday, 06:00 PM
How's that GB working out?
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Yesterday, 05:38 PM
I like Chinese archtops. I have six of them and can't see me parting with any. I also have expensive Gibson's that I like. I don't think there are...
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Yesterday, 05:16 PM
As a keys player. Been on my every key program for almost 3 years coming up this fall. I also noticed an improvement in my general proficiency...
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Yesterday, 05:08 PM
There is no question that sometimes the market price of a certain guitar will be higher, just because of rarity, than other guitars that play and...
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Yesterday, 05:03 PM
That is the famous “Sabionari” guitar made by Stradivarius in 1679.
But…the Italians didn’t invent the guitar. That honor seems to belong to the...
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Yesterday, 04:58 PM
TBH while we have a great beer culture in America with a lot of variety, I only like about 20% of them. Not a fan of the overly hopped IPAs. My...
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Yesterday, 04:56 PM
Thank you for your kind replies. Part II of the revised edition has many, many changes from Part II of the first edition. Lesson 27 alone has so many...
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Yesterday, 04:46 PM
MARCUT,
What you need is a Barker guitar. A 17 inch and they are warm and friendly players. Most Barkers have no trouble competing with D'angelico's...
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Yesterday, 04:39 PM
This has always been true for me. Vanilla was not only my favorite, but the rest tasted unanimously sub-standard. And then the derogatory term...
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Yesterday, 04:16 PM
A member of my local classical guitar society introduced me to the music of Maria Linnemann last year. I got a copy of her book "Quiet Waters" and...
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Yesterday, 04:06 PM
thanks for that added history and the original pics! It has the glow of youth.
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Yesterday, 04:06 PM
Conceptually better than the reality
Admit it!
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Yesterday, 04:00 PM
Oh well in that case don’t be ridiculous.
Mint chocolate chip. Has to be green.
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
Metaphor?
I’m just grumpy at Reg for being mean about vanilla. Vanilla ROCKS!
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Yesterday, 03:43 PM
I've had my Cordoba Stage for a little while now. My first nylon string. It does sound quite good. The acoustic pickup system is pretty...
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Yesterday, 03:42 PM
Great playing! Whenever I listen to a GG solo, I'm "man, I love that lick... that lick too... and that one, but it's the same as the first one... how...
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Yesterday, 03:41 PM
That said I do quite like squirty ice cream out of a nozzle. We call it me whippy in the UK. No idea what you call it, if you have it.
I also...
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
To strip this of the metaphor, it’s interesting how harmonically straight down the middle most great improvisers are.
Especially...
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Yesterday, 03:36 PM
No
You have good vanilla and you make good ice cream.
That’s harder than dropping a load of over sweetened stuff on top.
Sent from my...
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Yesterday, 03:35 PM
Because of these leprechauns blasting their music too loud buskers need to get a busking license from May 20 onwards. :doh:
€30 acoustic license,...
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Yesterday, 03:29 PM
Based in Cork. Where the leprechauns are.
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Yesterday, 03:21 PM
I suspect that neither the Campy nor the Heritage will be as overbuilt as the Gibson.
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Yesterday, 03:19 PM
What does Cork-based mean?
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Yesterday, 03:19 PM
Thanks for the serial number info - I checked my records - that guitar was originally built for Ed Benson, who was the publisher of Just Jazz Guitar...
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Yesterday, 03:19 PM
That's the one! Thanks!!!! :encouragement:
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
Thanks for the serial number info - I checked my records - that guitar was originally built for Ed Benson, who was the publisher of Just Jazz Guitar...
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Yesterday, 03:15 PM
We had a good gig today. Went as expected.
Friday rehearsal was terrible on my part and was very nervous for the gig. Saturday rehearsal was bang...
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Yesterday, 03:14 PM
It’s the stuff to add to the vanilla that improves it.
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Yesterday, 03:11 PM
Go to a masseuse.
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
Thanks! The guitar was ordered with the following upgrades:
Locking G&L tuners
G&G hard case
Natural wood body binding
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Yesterday, 02:48 PM
Picked this up on Temu for $52 - free shipping. Supposed to be good for 300# but not sure I'd trust it that far but not terrible quality. adjusts...
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Yesterday, 02:42 PM
My 76 GJS has a volute, this one doesn't. My 1970 L5CES also doesn't have one, i think they came later in the decade.
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Yesterday, 02:40 PM
Thanks for posting this. My favorite track on my all-time favorite album. Had it on vinyl when it came out and bought the CD decades later.
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Thank you very much for your answer.
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Yesterday, 02:16 PM
Magic strings made of angel’s hair
And you can’t have none.
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Yesterday, 02:10 PM
Thanks Mark for your thoughtful and informative response. I had a similar thought regarding DAs vs L5 of this era in a similar price range. Per...
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Yesterday, 01:54 PM
When I started lifting, bench overloaded my serratus muscle. Because my main muscles could handle it, but this little muscle on the side that also...
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Yesterday, 01:44 PM
First off, this guitar is gorgeous! Would you please list the upgrades? Thanks.
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Yesterday, 01:38 PM
Where did you acquire this knowledge?
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Yesterday, 01:20 PM
Yeah, that's what the IR lamp is meant for, but in the meantime I'm wearing a sleeve-less bodywarmer. I've actually been thinking this might simply...
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Yesterday, 01:11 PM
If it's not a serious injury and feels like mainly a tweak, for the shoulders I recommend pull ups or simply hanging.
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Yesterday, 01:08 PM
Not in the market myself, but your photo suggests that the gooseneck itself isn't included. Is that correct?
(In that case it's maybe not as...
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Yesterday, 12:46 PM
Hot take - the last people a rational Guitar Centre CEO would wish to attract is serious musicians.
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Yesterday, 12:43 PM
Hot take - all ice cream flavours are inferior to vanilla.
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Yesterday, 12:35 PM
Congratulations! I've never played one of those guitars, but I've heard positive things about them from everyone who has. Enjoy and may it inspire...
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Yesterday, 12:31 PM
Strap it too, if that's possible. It relieves no end of troubles.
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Yesterday, 12:25 PM
Jack Pearson is a serious a musician as you can find, and he gigged for years on a Squire Strat that he found at a Guitar Center, IIRC. Said it was...
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Yesterday, 12:09 PM
That’s cool, it stuck out as more than a regular vamp intro.
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Yesterday, 12:06 PM
The short answer is no. The longer answer is yes with a lot of expense and trouble if you can even buy the pickups separately, it would probably be...
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Yesterday, 11:54 AM
First thing I'd try is a warm pack, maybe a massage.
I'd suggest a consult with a doc and get a referral to a physical therapist (especially one...
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Yesterday, 11:40 AM
It was not made in 2022. I actually had that guitar at my home in 2008 and took some photos of it (see below). It was for sale at my brother’s store...
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Yesterday, 11:26 AM
or
just try an Alnico2 humbucker
in the neck position
that should warm it up cp to
ceramic ….
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Yesterday, 11:03 AM
yea... but at some point you need to have the technique.... to actually play.
Richie's cool... although extremely vanilla. He is organized, has...
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Yesterday, 10:58 AM
Sorry, I guess it can be confusing, with the shoulder blade being located on the back...
I tend to restrict "back problems" to those directly...
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Yesterday, 10:53 AM
A cheaper alternative might be to replace the volume pot (a 500k, I believe) with a 250k. That might just give you the warmer tone that you’re...
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Yesterday, 10:46 AM
Shoulder or back pain, I'm not understanding which you are referring too.
FWIW, shoulder pain might be "frozen shoulder" also known as "adhesive...
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Yesterday, 10:39 AM
The DPA 4099G instrument clip microphone is the ultimate miking solution for your live instrument application. Lightweight, flexible and simple to...
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Yesterday, 09:42 AM
Sorry, in French, but this page stirred some forgotten memories:
Soulagez vos douleur entre les omoplates - PhysioWork
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Yesterday, 09:25 AM
You might think I’m a little crazy for selling this.
This guitar is in factory fresh, as – new condition. Unplayed. Plastic on pickguard.
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Yesterday, 09:11 AM
Of course, I'm not expecting medical advice beyond specific terms (like muscle names) I might search for.
The other (right) shoulder issue I...
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Yesterday, 09:01 AM
Me too. I considered making the suggestion to turn the bridge 180° (not the saddle of course) because I'd feel better personally with the lean in the...
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Yesterday, 08:27 AM
Without an actual diagnosis, it's impossible to give advice.
I had shoulder issues for about 2 years, long story short it was FINALLY diagnosed as...
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Yesterday, 07:59 AM
You are correct sir
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Yesterday, 07:51 AM
I thought it was a quite common location to have muscle aches but it appears not so much, or I haven't yet figured out the correct terms to search...
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Yesterday, 07:43 AM
Pretty sure Joe Ds has one. @Max405
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Yesterday, 07:34 AM
I might suggest taking a peek at the cross section of the wood provided by the cuts of the unbound F holes, or in the case that they're bound in some...
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Yesterday, 07:33 AM
Can anyone post a pic of a Gibson Johnny Smith w a volute? like nshsi I can't recall ever seeing one.
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Yesterday, 05:42 AM
Hi,
Does anyone know what kind / brand of strings Jesse is using ?
Thanks
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Yesterday, 04:25 AM
Yes, that's a good one. That'll show you moving sixths, thirds, tenths, and so on, in use. That way you're learning the intervals and a good tune to...
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Yesterday, 03:01 AM
Based on pics Your guitar has full size humbuckers. I am not sure if there is a MT mini hum that can be installed to a humbucker ring with the side...
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Yesterday, 01:47 AM
Some examples here are more like just duos… I respect and admire many tasteful and skilful players and there are collaborations I really love…. but...
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Yesterday, 12:55 AM
The side view of the bridge shows it angled to the body more than makes me comfortable; the direction of the down force from the strings aligns...
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Yesterday, 12:53 AM
Yeah it's kind of a mish mash of four and how high the moon w the four section kind of serving as an intro of sorts.
Jack Mcduff was known for using...
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Yesterday, 12:11 AM
Hi Mick
I have a box set from Mosaic entitled The Complete 1975 Toronto Recordings. It's superb!
Derek
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Yesterday, 12:08 AM
Red Norvo and Tal Farlow.
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05-04-2024, 11:23 PM
That's a beauty.
Waiting to buy strings in the Totowa, NJ GC last week, I opened up a D'Angelico hard case that was on the counter, something...
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05-04-2024, 11:04 PM
Here's a better recording of Annotations of the Muses by Johnny Richards, played by the great Johnny Smith. It's come out on a Mosaic Select...
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05-04-2024, 10:59 PM
Thanks for the suggestions, people. Working on some of them, already.
Stumbled on this yesterday. Demonstrates playing "Blue Monk" in 3rds, then,...
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05-04-2024, 10:52 PM
I agree, the point for the student is to thoroughly internalize the lessons in the book and mess around with them six ways from Sunday rather than to...
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05-04-2024, 10:50 PM
Johnny Smith performed a real concerto for electric guitar written by Massimo Joseph DeJulio, in one movement:...
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05-04-2024, 10:44 PM
Time Out is still one of my favorite albums. Blue Rondo a la Turk is just beautiful. I should learn that one too…
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05-04-2024, 10:43 PM
Great stuff, Decitrig. You have mathematically enhanced this august thread. I don’t care if the info is trivial for some.
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05-04-2024, 10:38 PM
What’s up with this intro?
Is there a verse to How High The Moon? Are they quoting another tune, or is this just a bluesy riff kind of like Four?...
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05-04-2024, 10:31 PM
Of course. I intended no snarkiness of my own either. I had realized before I even wrote anything that this thread is a ghost town and that I might...
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05-04-2024, 10:25 PM
Truly.
I’ll always have a special place in my heart for the Paul Desmond solo stuff. Brubeck was my in for jazz and the Paul Desmond stuff with Ed...
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05-04-2024, 10:12 PM
I was more like, spitballing as to why nobody is joining the conversation.
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05-04-2024, 09:56 PM
That was merely for anyone who might come here looking for your own informed opinions about the book; more informed than mine, for sure. If I've...
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05-04-2024, 09:56 PM
This guitar looks beautiful… Is it still available?
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05-04-2024, 09:43 PM
OK, then! I'll refer to the books as 1E (for first edition) and 2E (for the second) so as to save a little on typing.
At a glance, the most...
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05-04-2024, 09:34 PM
Wonderful album
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