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

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...

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...

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...

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...

They do exist ... a 2021 L5 in the Gibson demo shop on Reverb. A couple of finish issues ... and thus a $1600 "discount" from the usual custom...

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.

This one from Triple_Jazz.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I need your help fellas, I bought a Gibson ES-225 TDN from 1959 yesterday. I could be happy as a lark, but noticed a few things that concern me....

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

*** SALE PENDING *** Thank You everyone! Ok, I AM an idiot. For sale is my 1998 Ibanez GB100. I bought this guitar a couple years ago and vowed...

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?

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...

... or at least inferring it. So, if we're in C min and the V7b9 basic chord is underneath your solo, whipping out the ol' HW diminished scale is...

It was a rainy Sunday and something possessed me to watch the following YouTube video called 'Opry Video Classics Legends'. At about 18:42, the...

I did not want to ruin it for you in case you wanted to find out for yourself, but this oil just devastated this Gibson ES-175. I am glad I never...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!! ...

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...

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...

Hi everyone, I am writing this post to get some advice/opinions from other forum members. I currently own two henriksen amps: a 112 ER JazzAmp and a...

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

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...

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...

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?...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Still smitten with my Eastman 7 string. There is however, a strange sonic occurrence with certain notes played on the low A string, i.e. the notes...

Next one from John A,

James D. Culbertson signed. Absolute flawless build. Gibson can still build great archtops. Finish like black glass. Looking inside the F-holes...

Hello everybody! It's my first topic here on the forum, but I've been following it for a long time! I can buy an Ibanez gb10 at a distance...without...

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

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...

Hey there! Reaching out for all your advice on which way to steer the GAS-mobile. Ever since the latest Revstar Standard series came out, I've...

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

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

There is a repro 19th C parlor guitar I am interested in, available from several ebay dealers in Japan. I have sent messages asking if a case is...

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...

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

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

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

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

The classic Raezer's Edge cabinet -- 12" 200W 8 Ohm driver and fully-adjustable tweeter Handcrafted by the late Rich Raezer himself Works...

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'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...

As stated in the title, what are your thoughts on the classic swing and '40s tone of a Campellone vs. Vintage Gibson L5/L7? Having never played a...

This is the guitar our buddy Mark Campellone got with the mangled broken headstock. It is now 100% undetectable. He also stripped the entire neck and...

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...

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

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

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...

GHS PM strings are great!...; Box

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...

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. ...

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.

Greetings. Is there and app that will allow me to import PDFs to my iPad, say from my Real Books on Kindle, and scribble notes on top of the sheet...

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...

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

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...

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

Hello all, I've been loving these videos with Bill Frisell and Julian Lage playing together. Their styles are so complimentary! I'm definitely...

There seems to be something placed int he lower f-hole. Does anyone know what it is?

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...

For my 70th, my awesome bride Ok’d a new addition. Did a long look for a GB10, and lo and behold one appeared from UPS last week. Thank you good...

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...

Now that I'm retired, I'm satisfying my urge to move into different guitar worlds. I really do love Blues music. In order to get the feel you need to...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

https://youtu.be/WtU5fVbzWi0

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...

The presale email from Blue Note Records just popped into my email... Julian Lage "View with a Room" LP. The version that usually sells is the...

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...

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

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...

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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...