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04-18-2024, 11:58 AM
Here we will be working on Donna Lee.
Four bars a week. I’ll post later with the first four. Anyone else is welcome to start in the meantime —...
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04-06-2024, 12:47 PM
Inspired by Gibson. Open book headstock. Custom buckers and 50's wiring from the factory. $1300 for a '59 ES355. I'm thinking this is pretty...
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04-06-2024, 11:06 AM
How to play over Min7b5 (half diminished) chords, Gibson 175, FractalAudio
here's a link to the corrected tabs as a free download on my patreon....
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04-17-2024, 05:49 AM
Some cosmetic changes. Now if they would only shrink the f-holes.
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04-04-2024, 09:12 AM
I’ve seen this tweet of Adam Neely’s floating around. Thoughts …
Spoiler alert, I think this is … um … not correct.
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04-11-2024, 11:35 AM
Today, I'm thinking of Ray Brown.
Perhaps because I've heard him so much with Herb Ellis (-from the Oscar Peterson Trio, the Monty Alexander Trio,...
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04-16-2024, 09:42 AM
I’ve wanted one of these for a while. Specifically a pre Norlin Era Blonde one. They are very rare and the only few times I saw them come up in the...
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04-28-2024, 09:38 PM
Hi, all. Glad to be here.
Playing a melody in thirds, fourths, and various intervals is something I'm very interested in doing. However, I'm...
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04-08-2024, 07:03 PM
I'm thinking of picking up a nylon-stringed electric. Not an amplified classical guitar, but something more like the Godin Multiac or the Cordoba...
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04-17-2024, 08:14 PM
Hey. On piano inversions are like the bread and butter of jazz. It's so common that when not using any inversions it's referred to as block chords,...
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04-13-2024, 11:31 PM
I know it’s an age old question.. is it worth the additional cost? Do we really think most of the instruments we invest in are true investments,...
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04-30-2024, 04:19 PM
so are we seeing the death of the USA made guitars and does anyone care for the most part?
i love quality guitars and i have a love for USA made...
66 replies | 3412 view(s)
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05-01-2024, 03:35 PM
There are 6 volumes. I got tired of trying to read scrubby lead sheets on google image for the standards thread. I already had volumes 1-3 but 1 is...
77 replies | 3111 view(s)
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04-04-2024, 09:21 PM
I have a few different guitars that I play regularly, and I find myself cycling through preferences of neck shape/size. For example, I'll play my...
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04-14-2024, 07:07 PM
so i have been try to learn to sight read as of late and i started with what i beleave is a song some what simple Aint Misbehavin i have i have a...
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04-06-2024, 03:54 PM
Not about the generic ones. That's for the special respected professionals only.
But when you have to give the opinion to.. not maybe even a...
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04-29-2024, 09:46 AM
Story 1 from saturday
This just happened at guitar center in mayfield heights, ohio...
I wanted to buy an alto TS412 powered cab. Web said...
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04-04-2024, 01:09 AM
I can't get sound in my daw. It used to work, now it doesn't. The interface registers sound from the instrument but no sound in the daw. I've tried...
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04-24-2024, 01:59 PM
Bit of a rough take, but this has been a fun one.
https://youtu.be/urDK8t1v-9M?si=UU5-M3j_Lpz2ye5y
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04-08-2024, 12:22 PM
I have been appreciating Steely Dan's body of work in a big way lately. Complex compositions with many subtle harmonies, often difficult to play on...
43 replies | 2784 view(s)
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04-05-2024, 09:51 AM
Which guitar is better? Ibanez GB10 vs Gibson L4CES
I have a student working on Doxy so I did a couple of bluesy/funky jazz takes on it with...
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04-07-2024, 06:12 AM
In the 1990's, I would play notes from a 'Dorian b5' or 'Mixolydian b9' scale over a minor iiV.
(Yes, just altering one note of the scales that I...
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04-20-2024, 07:45 PM
Anyone have thoughts on this era of es-175? I have a line on one, from a friend of a friend. I saw a couple photos. The top and back appear very...
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04-16-2024, 11:49 PM
Suppose a melody in the key of C minor. The notes are c d e-flat g a-flat c. Transposing it to the fourth mode of C minor, F phrygian, I get the...
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04-23-2024, 02:33 PM
Been thinking of selling some things and buying a Bud 6 for solo guitar. Won't give up my Evans Re200 but the Little Bud 6 seems pretty cool but is...
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04-11-2024, 09:55 AM
On the third measure of Stars Fell on Alabama in the key of C there's C and on the fourth measure there's Em7. I've found one fake book that doesn't...
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04-17-2024, 09:57 PM
I want a guitar to play basically Charlie Christian/Django/swing/blues stuff. A Gibson ES175 would be too big. A few years ago, I sold a Gibson ES...
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04-20-2024, 08:22 PM
I'm wondering how does an attenuator really work: my fender tone master twin reverb set on 5 W attenuator and with the volume knob on 5 or 6 is loud...
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04-25-2024, 11:50 AM
Not ALL of them.
Maybe none of your favorites, maybe one or two.
But a surprising number of excellent ones who perform in a variety of styles....
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04-14-2024, 11:47 AM
Cantalope Island 1996 Gibson L4CES vs 2016 Yamaha SA2200, which do you like, comment below?
At first glance, it should be a no brainer, right?...
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04-12-2024, 08:17 PM
I've played 16" hollow bodies for years and it's been fine. Never had a comfort issue. But GAS has kicked in and so I've been exploring. Now I see...
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04-11-2024, 07:46 PM
Whoa pretty cool, no affil
FS - 1999 J.R. Zeidler Jazz Deluxe 18" | The Gear Page
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04-18-2024, 02:08 PM
This is kind of an open-ended discussion--just throwing it out there for opinions.
For our recent show in a smallish club--50 in the audience--I...
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04-11-2024, 07:39 PM
Volume pedals are common in rock. Often seen after compression and distortion to control volume into other effects or amplification stages while...
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04-28-2024, 07:26 PM
There're lots of videos on YouTube about people having their guitars plek'd but none of them are archtops that I've seen. Just wondering if anybody's...
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04-17-2024, 01:14 PM
Having always known that my pitch perception is not the greatest, I had planned on taking an ear training course once I retired and had time to...
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04-30-2024, 09:36 AM
Gibson L-4 HSL4 Light Cherry Burst, 2022https://www.12fret.com/instruments/gibson-l-4-hsl4-light-cherry-burst-2022/
You read that right-2022!
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04-28-2024, 11:07 PM
What thin line Gibsons were made over the years? I know I've seen pictures of a couple of L5 thin lines. They may have been custom made, I don't...
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04-09-2024, 01:46 PM
In the words of AA, I spontaneously got tired of residing in dunning kruger valley so I rage quit Hammond and I'm going back to focusing on piano....
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04-08-2024, 11:22 AM
Cage Match: Gibson 175 vs Gibson L4CES over Alone Together. WHO WINS??? Leave a comment!
I wanted to capture the 175 and L4CES just to hear...
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04-12-2024, 08:37 AM
I have been shaving for easily 55 years. I am a lazy shaver, usually replacing the blade after its time.
I am still struck, as if anew, after all...
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04-23-2024, 07:27 PM
Any humbucker suggestions for this MIK Emperor?
I have a Korean Zephyr Regent that I adore since putting a Seth Lover in it on the advice...
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04-05-2024, 09:45 AM
Hello All,
I'll be on vacation next week with no guitar. What have some of you done to keep learning while away? I thought of bringing some books...
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04-09-2024, 01:40 PM
Playing over the tune Doxy with these two amazing instruments. Each one is my favorite while I'm playing it. Which one do you like?
I think the...
27 replies | 1416 view(s)
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04-09-2024, 12:41 PM
Hi,
New to the forum but not the website; but I have a question I can't seem to find an answer to online.
I'm considering buying an Ibanez...
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04-10-2024, 08:10 PM
My luthier says the cracks in the guitar are actually in the wood and not just the finish. Most concerning are the ones in the headstock area. So...
25 replies | 1978 view(s)
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04-04-2024, 02:28 PM
Mark Campellone bought this with a broken headstock. He repaired it and sold it to me. :smile-new:
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04-14-2024, 08:02 AM
In my car, in my home, I listen exclusively to recordings of Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, other genius musicians.
And now, last...
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04-29-2024, 10:42 PM
“Minimalism is a scam created by Big Small to sell more less.” Or something like that. My old guitar teacher (who was, himself a master jazz and...
19 replies | 1714 view(s)
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04-17-2024, 06:01 AM
Hi, back in January i got some local musicians together to play as a quintet. We had a drummer, bass, vocals, tennor sax and me on guitar.
It was...
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04-09-2024, 07:51 AM
Example 3 is a slight variation of example 2. Here we are thinking of Ebm7-Ab7
over the Dm7b5 and Abm7-Db7 over the G7.
Don't be dismayed that...
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04-29-2024, 11:04 AM
I have seen threads about how many guitars or how many amps we own, but how many have you owned in total?
I sat down and composed a lost of every...
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04-19-2024, 10:31 AM
So, I've been looking at Afternoon in Paris the last couple of days, and there's a peculiarity w some of the Real/Fake book lead sheets. The first A...
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04-19-2024, 10:57 PM
Howdy, I'm a non-jazz guitarist that became a jazz bassist (out of my bands necessity) now making the foray into jazz guitar! I'm trying to dial in a...
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04-21-2024, 06:11 PM
Wanting to upgrade an Epiphone 335 Pro (2018), I was wondering if either of these replacement bridges would be of benefit?
I like this guitar as...
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04-24-2024, 01:40 PM
A friend of mine, Buck Wilkerson, with whom I used to play frequently, died two years ago. His widow contacted me recently to see if I could help her...
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04-06-2024, 02:29 PM
Already have my tickets - this will be a blast!
Beat Tour
Fun interview with Rick:
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04-29-2024, 02:08 PM
Hello. I have recently became aware of melodic cells through the guitarist Jimmy Bruno. I cannot read standard musical notation, but I do read tab...
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04-16-2024, 01:08 PM
About 10 years ago I bought this guitar from someone in Ohio. He wasn't a player, but a friend of his recommended he invest in a couple of new...
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04-04-2024, 03:59 PM
Hello,
This is really how I make music. Through painting.
My latest work (still have a few details to work out).
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04-09-2024, 03:03 PM
Curiosity got the better of me at least. I finally sprung for a set of Benson TI GB114s and put them on my Ibanez AF207. I know a lot of people say...
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04-26-2024, 09:59 AM
From a purely guitar perspective - with limited notes available for chords - can anyone explain to me why some chords are described as flat 5 and...
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04-11-2024, 10:16 PM
Hey gents,
I'm playing around, trying to fix a string buzz issue on a cheap Lyon strat copy. The low E buzzes on the first 1-2 frets when plucked...
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04-22-2024, 01:06 PM
Modal à la Coltrane with an E pedal/drone? More "traditional"... somewhere in-between?
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04-21-2024, 11:57 AM
Does anyone here use a TOOB for busking, or in similar situations where there is no mains power?
If so, what amp is used, and how is it powered? I...
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04-17-2024, 10:48 AM
Maybe some of you might remember I was going to list this a while ago on here, but decided to have some work/repair done on it. I've had it on Reverb...
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04-10-2024, 12:25 AM
Hi All,
Wondering if you can help me out. I have an Ibanez pre-lawsuit Johnny Smith Guitar.
I'm looking for a gig bag and tried the Mono M80...
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04-20-2024, 03:34 PM
Hello,
Interested in purchasing an original DA RC1100. Please message if you have one or know someone who has one looking to sell. Not...
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04-21-2024, 05:32 AM
Always trying to find ways to reduce weight of equipment im wondering how it would sound playing an archtop through a TCE BAM 200 or Trace Elliot...
18 replies | 934 view(s)
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04-09-2024, 09:14 AM
Just about to pull the trigger on a 65 Princeton Reverb to see how it sounds. I have the plug in and love it ( but in my experience plug ins always...
15 replies | 1329 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:32 AM
I grew up having slices of (whole-wheat) bread for breakfast and lunch, and have never felt like giving up that heritage after moving to France....
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04-23-2024, 07:27 AM
Take a look at this video first. I have some comments.
My educated guess is the box was either dropped a considerable distance with the front...
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04-24-2024, 01:50 PM
Here's an L5 you don't see every day. Not sure what to think of it. The pickguard def. has to go! :-)
...
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04-13-2024, 10:01 AM
Was wasting a few minutes looking at guitars and stuff I don't need on Reverb, a phrase in a seller's description caught my eye; "loose screw holding...
14 replies | 947 view(s)
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05-01-2024, 02:07 PM
I looked at a guitar yesterday--a 1960 Gretsch 6124 (Anniversary model). A guy is selling locally on FB marketplace. He says he's selling it for his...
16 replies | 986 view(s)
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04-25-2024, 09:37 PM
Anyone use a guitar with one (upper bout rim)? Does is work well?
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04-15-2024, 03:07 PM
After playing only acoustic guitar for the past 9 years, a week ago I purchased an Epiphone Broadway to kick off my plunge into learning jazz guitar....
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04-22-2024, 07:48 AM
I can get a new one for $6k direct from Roger but the build is scheduled to finish in Nov and he's know to run late on build cycles. There's one on...
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04-26-2024, 02:33 PM
New vid
https://youtu.be/lfIFT-etlqg?si=oYPTaDQh8sI-Cmj0
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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04-19-2024, 10:45 AM
https://youtu.be/hremf06x0CQ?si=gegPqy8ioJqcOt6w
Tone log 4.19.24: The Compliant Rim Ribbecke continues to impress me with its willingness to do...
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04-16-2024, 04:24 PM
After picking up my PM35 model a little over a month ago I've been really lusting after a PM20 model. Seeing what's out there and hopefully someone...
20 replies | 974 view(s)
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04-20-2024, 03:35 PM
Does anyone have any experience / insight with an Epiphone Emperor? Still on the lookout for an Elitist Broadway, but maybe this is comparable?
...
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04-27-2024, 03:30 PM
I did a comparison video of a dearmond 1100 reissue and the dearmond 1100 original pickup. First of all this was pain in the ass in youtube and I am...
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04-21-2024, 08:09 PM
It has been years since I posted but I tried to log in and well... it let me.... so I thought to pass something along.
I found an old link I had...
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04-12-2024, 07:42 PM
I'm posting this in a Jazz forum because I figure you guys will be more into clean sounds than some other forums that then praise certain hardware...
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04-21-2024, 06:08 AM
Music Icons: The Randy Bachman Collection (juliensauctions.com)
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04-04-2024, 05:52 PM
What's too much, or way too much, and do you pro's ever have that conversation with the singer ? (( Is this a ' Bandstand ' topic ? ))
...
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04-22-2024, 02:52 AM
Hey everyone, I was hoping to get some recommendations for an arch top. What I am looking for is a 15” laminate construction arch top, with a single...
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04-08-2024, 01:14 PM
I bought an 1989 Gibson 175 from them on Mar 30th but I haven't heard from them since. They charged my card right away but have not returned any...
14 replies | 947 view(s)
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04-08-2024, 09:16 PM
Just purchased a Guild X170 and I'm having trouble placing and dating it. It's this one:
Rufus Guitar Shop | Vancouver's...
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04-18-2024, 01:42 PM
I bought two guitars today and I’m nervous about both.
I shouldn't have bought them but I cashed out an amplifier and frankly I’d rather have the...
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04-13-2024, 10:08 AM
Don't know why I'm still looking at copies.
This one is by Antoria. Apparently it has a sound post.
Antoria 2355 ES 175 Copy Pre-1975 Very Good...
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04-20-2024, 10:53 AM
Dear fellow 175 enthousiasts,
A few days ago I decided to put a fresh set of Thomastik-Infeld JS112's on my guitar. I also took the time to...
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04-09-2024, 09:47 AM
The shop where I bought my Cabaret really messed up the G nut slot during the set-up they did, making it much too large and maybe also just a bit too...
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04-13-2024, 10:51 AM
JK's Princeton was another "shelter" animal waiting to be rescued when I got her (or him - it's hard to determine the gender of an amplifier). I was...
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04-28-2024, 10:43 PM
This looks to be super impressive to create great field recordings anywhere that automatically sync to the the 4K video on your iPhone—the world’s...
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04-04-2024, 11:27 AM
https://youtu.be/Aq6YfMJwnUk?si=9cHqAUP1JcPmkeRO
Snow falling in Springtime is one of the most delighting reminders of how nature's power can...
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04-08-2024, 02:39 PM
So, this is starting here in the Midwest. Seems like in about 20 minutes I will have to play by ear because not enough light to read the music. Crazy...
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04-26-2024, 12:50 PM
I got a new Eastman AR910ce (!) which has an endpin jack but not a strap button. I wish to have a new one installed and am wondering (1) where to...
12 replies | 654 view(s)
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05-01-2024, 04:02 PM
I am getting pretty tired the high real estate taxes in Illinois. My brother is going to move to the Milton Florida area. Looking a Zillow there are...
13 replies | 713 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
Is this guitar ruined? Cheap for a JS
Attention Required! | Cloudflare
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04-22-2024, 08:25 AM
A short excerpt from the Deep Dive with Ben Monder which happened yesterday evening.
It's interesting that Ted Greene and Ben plus other...
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04-19-2024, 05:05 PM
I like the sound of flatwounds but they're hard for me to play because I can't get any traction on them with the pick. Recently I put some blue...
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04-25-2024, 10:22 PM
Hi,
I've had my full TF subscription for probably as long as TF existed, and recently 2 fantastic jazz comping courses came out that some of you may...
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04-14-2024, 03:20 PM
I've heard if you play 10 instruments, you can't really play much at all. I sort of agree and disagree the same time.
But. When you're a great in...
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04-10-2024, 07:06 AM
Starting a phrase on the off beat sounds good to my ears. (Sometimes known as pickups.)
I've been using these types of exercises to start my...
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04-12-2024, 08:01 PM
What was the name of the guitarist that played with Elvin Jones?
Thanks.
Doug
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04-09-2024, 08:22 AM
Hi there!
Just wanted to share some (just two for now) play alongs that I made. I'm working on my comping skills, so why not record the thing and...
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04-21-2024, 11:17 AM
According to the Epi website, the Broadway re-issued in 2023 is still there, now in wine red and burst. Some vendors seem to offer new Broadways for...
9 replies | 932 view(s)
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04-25-2024, 03:53 PM
How did it evolved in jazz that the melodic minor scale is played the same way ascending or descending, that is, when descending the 6th and 7th...
12 replies | 613 view(s)
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04-04-2024, 04:35 PM
Does anyone have any experience with the larger Swart amps (Atomic Space Tone or Antares)?
I normally use a Henriksen 10.
But I have had the...
11 replies | 1098 view(s)
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04-11-2024, 09:05 AM
As some of you may have seen I have a new (to me) Guild X-170 AB. I also have a Lollar CC pickup in humbucker shape sitting around. My mind got to...
10 replies | 994 view(s)
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04-25-2024, 04:44 AM
Hey there,
I'm quite intrigued by the Supro Amulet. A little tube amp, lightweight, with a 2 band EQ, reverb, tremolo, attenuator. Available with a...
11 replies | 791 view(s)
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05-01-2024, 08:33 AM
It's 17" wide by 43" long by 3" deep. It's got the extra long headstock so my RB continental doesn't quite fit it.
Probably going to order the...
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04-08-2024, 08:57 PM
Modern jazz composition often involves the juxtaposition of modes from different keys. This approach allows composers and improvisers to create...
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04-27-2024, 07:57 PM
I had a set of TI Benson 12's. They were the best set of strings I ever owned. Took about a month to break in, after that they kept their tone and...
9 replies | 926 view(s)
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04-25-2024, 02:23 PM
Always been a big Ben Webster fan - love his tone; I wonder who would be an equivalent player in the guitar world? Wes on "One For My Baby" would be...
10 replies | 614 view(s)
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04-08-2024, 04:41 AM
Can't listen to the new stuff when there's still stuff like this around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfsIjuqTZs
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04-04-2024, 02:53 PM
I've come to the realization that I, pretty much, only like ballads - you know, 'saloon songs', as Sinatra called them. Stuff like Wes's 'While We're...
10 replies | 580 view(s)
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04-15-2024, 02:58 PM
Price NOK 33 500, - *)
Blond Frans Elferink "Moderne" 7-string guitar with an 18-inch body, with the belonging "Bill Moll" flight case. ...
10 replies | 952 view(s)
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04-12-2024, 09:49 PM
Blue Bossa 2013 vs 1989 Gibson 175, which one is better?
Sadly, the 1989 Gibson 175 had several cracks (including the headstock) and has to be...
9 replies | 836 view(s)
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04-06-2024, 04:08 AM
Not yet certain, but I think I have a loose brace. Not present/apparent on all notes and/or acoustic volumes but there is certainly a buzz. I've...
10 replies | 629 view(s)
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04-05-2024, 01:04 PM
When did Fender buy out the Guild company? Thanks.
Doug
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04-16-2024, 12:26 AM
Anyone know how to get McLaughlin’s synth sound here at 1:44 onwards?
...
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04-18-2024, 08:06 AM
Hi,
I know not many here play purely unplugged acoustic fingerstyle on their archtops, but what would be the (your) sweet spot for action height...
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04-19-2024, 01:33 PM
periodic request...
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04-27-2024, 07:47 AM
I wonder if those who own a vintage Type 1 (1923-1924) or Type 2 (1925-1930) 16” L5s could provide me with some measurements. I see different #s...
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04-24-2024, 05:27 AM
Hey guys, first post :)
So I recently bought a Ibanez GB10EM that came with 0.011 gauge strings.
I asked a luthier to make a new bone nut and to...
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05-02-2024, 12:29 PM
Since we are discussing the gig bags of noted guitarists, I thought I would provide one of my favorite stories from Steve Wallace about Ed Bickert...
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04-07-2024, 10:52 AM
Imagine being Barney Kessel.
It's your turn to solo.
After this...
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04-10-2024, 03:04 AM
I recently picked up a 1952 ES-125 that came with an ill fitting hardcase. I have read through all the threads I can find on here about gig bags,...
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04-27-2024, 01:55 PM
Anyone using this tuner and who would recommend it?
My requirements:
Clip-on (not looking for pedal etc)
Easily readable display (whatever the...
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04-27-2024, 05:54 PM
A friend of mine has a 2006 that he's selling. I was curious whether it's a heavier build, seeing as it was made for a rock guy... Or is it just a...
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04-21-2024, 04:42 PM
Hello,
I hope everyone is going well!
This time I share you a new transcription from Grant Green, probably one of the best guitarists in the...
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04-21-2024, 07:35 PM
Hi everyone.
A really nice example of a first year of production Ibanez JP20. Comes with original case, warranty card and key.
This example...
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04-19-2024, 05:42 PM
I've often seen archtops described as being mid-rangy (acoustically at least). One of the things that I seem to be noticing now that I have a...
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04-23-2024, 04:16 AM
My favorite gypsy jazz player.
https://youtu.be/_RqM72fk75E?si=OwbSf5_qTmqM0qzz
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04-15-2024, 11:51 AM
Could I ask for some advice please?
i see discussions here regularly about the blackface Twin and the Tweed Deluxe and I understand and appreciate...
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04-14-2024, 04:52 AM
For sale NOK 8 900. -- **)
This guitar is in a very good condition, with only a few insignificant signs of use, with a straight maple neck with a...
9 replies | 620 view(s)
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04-10-2024, 04:03 PM
We had our long-awaited show last Saturday, and it exceeded all expectations. I think it went very well, the band and singer felt good, and the...
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04-28-2024, 03:57 PM
Beyond words - stunning performance. 100% standing ovation from 500 strong audience in L'Astrada theatre/auditorium near the site of the annual...
8 replies | 685 view(s)
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04-22-2024, 01:04 PM
Hi
Just wanted to show you and tell you about my experience with the d'aquisto jazz line I now have. I have had the good fortune to own many high...
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04-23-2024, 06:40 PM
Full band is going well so I wondered if I could do organ and guitar using a guitar VST. I can't play real guitar anymore due to a finger injury.
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