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Today, 02:53 PM
Well, the seller does say the guitar was inherited and he doesn’t play. Sounds possibly legit. I’ve family in Sac, but I’m not in the market for any...
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Today, 02:51 PM
you can see the strings are being pulled to the bass side by the bridge - but still not far enough for them to sit right
thanks!
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Today, 02:51 PM
Hello there JazzIsGood,
Like you, I also book musicians for gigs.
In short, I couldn’t have said it better myself
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Today, 02:48 PM
Thx! Yes, I think it's pretty helpful and actually somewhat important.
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Today, 02:47 PM
Loosen the strings, slide the bridge over, tighten the strings, check intonation and alignment, repeat until satisfied.
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Today, 02:44 PM
Pictures are worth all the words in word. Truthy if this gets complicated simply take to someone who repairs guitars it is not complicated. The...
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Today, 02:34 PM
Congratulations! Bill Evans first tenet, practice in all 12 keys.
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Today, 02:34 PM
Hi Groyniad, in order to see the extent of the misalignement a foto would help. Slight adjustments of a few millimeters can be done usually by moving...
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Today, 02:33 PM
I've been a bandleader for a few years now. People all want me to give them a gig. I am the rainmaker. I book the gigs and I hire the musicians....
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Today, 02:29 PM
Ok, it's Monday, right? I have no idea anymore...
Here's a 3 fingered 13-16.
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Today, 02:27 PM
The actual point (intonation issues) can not really be diagnosed without having a description of how and where on the fretboard the issue is. In my...
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Today, 02:26 PM
Yeah, I dislike them as much as the one in my MIK Zephyr, I'm just being frugal since I seldom/never use a bridge or both pickups. I'm sure either of...
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Today, 02:23 PM
hi people
my strings are shifted too far to the treble side - its a floating bridge traditional jazz guitar. what can be done? it seems like quite a...
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Today, 02:23 PM
Otoh Gibson despite all the carping produces nice guitars that people want to own. People like me .
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Today, 02:19 PM
Those pickups look very similar to those in my 92 EEJP. I wasn't sure if mine were originals but I think they must be. They're worth changing but...
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Today, 02:16 PM
It is a dread sigil that inspires both fear and contempt in Englishman of a certain vintage.
Anyway, not really. British Leyland was an unwieldy...
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Today, 01:58 PM
This. I actually used to nap in my parent's acoustic case during "practice time".
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Today, 01:58 PM
Goodbye in F# minor mofos!
Stream Goodbye by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Today, 01:56 PM
I have big respect for Wolf. He's got great ears too.
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Today, 01:54 PM
https://youtu.be/NFcFD1-x_ps
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Today, 01:51 PM
Brings to mind this guy
I saw the first few minutes of the video and thought you don't need an archtop to do that, so playing into the GAS thing...
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Today, 01:47 PM
Yep. It brings out my grandiose playing lol.
Stream Goodbye by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Today, 01:45 PM
My teacher told me yesterday I should pick this up :)
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Today, 01:38 PM
Oh excellent, another example of Rhythm Changes spelled out. Thanks for posting that Tal!!
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Today, 01:38 PM
https://youtu.be/O9Kb3Qd_mpM?si=pbFr5gxooMEg6bOs
Love that 3rd stanza:
Darn that one track mind of mine
It can't understand that you don't...
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Today, 01:33 PM
Yeah, I won't distract from Donna's head any further, but these links are good stuff.
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Today, 01:30 PM
An Epiphone Sheraton plus a Roland Cube 10 would be a great start. Forget about swapping pickups and all that guff. Just a good guitar setup and...
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Today, 01:29 PM
For years I thought that 25.5 was too long for me. So I stuck with 24.75.
Then, I got my Yamaha Pacifica 012, which is 25.5 and it felt fine....
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Today, 01:27 PM
I'd like to add a vote for 140. I think it's a good tempo for working out fingerings and picking..at least for slugs like me :turtle:
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Today, 01:27 PM
I'm replacing the electronics on my new 89 Emperor and was initially just going to upgrade the neck pickup. Now that I'm replacing the...
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Today, 01:22 PM
You're probably right. I have only studied Freddie Green from secondary sources. I am not that interested in big band style comping but I find it...
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Today, 01:18 PM
A-1's are basically the same as A's but had brown strained back sides and neck which allowed for woods w flaws to be used, similar to a Gibson L-7 in...
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Today, 01:18 PM
Less Bling.
The Style A was meant to compete price wise with a Gibson L-10 and the A-1 competed price wise with the Gibson L-7. Like the L-7, an...
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Today, 01:17 PM
Stills and Young played Gretsch White Falcons with Buffalo Springfield and still play them a lot to this day.
Joe is usually playing a Tele or a...
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Today, 01:13 PM
Use the back for serving most cheeses. But the strings are spaced right for mozzarella slices to go on pizza. And a thin Tele also works well as a...
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Today, 01:12 PM
I've seen video of Steven Stills playing an archtop (Guild?) with Crosby-Stills-Nash-Young, and Joe Walsh sometimes played a Guild archtop with The...
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Today, 01:09 PM
Freddie rarely changed on every beat, actually. I've been studying him a lot. And at high tempos--one note chords baby!!!
I'd definitely just work...
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Today, 01:05 PM
It's funny I just started working on this as well. But to me Freddie Green comping isn't just going chuga-chuga four to the bar hitting the same...
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Today, 01:02 PM
True, though I expect it was used prior to Honeysuckle Rose, but that's how most players tag the lick. I'd forgotten that!
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Today, 12:59 PM
The bebop cliche at 30 seconds is a quote from Honeysuckle Rose, and it's such a cliche we already had it once in this head.
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Today, 12:57 PM
Slower and faster is cool. 140 and 180?
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Today, 12:55 PM
I see a lot of archtops in videos and occasionally in concert not in the jazz realm. For instance--Bonnie Raitt's vintage ES 175. And all the...
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Today, 12:54 PM
Wonderful idea. I think for most of us 160-180 could be a reasonable tempo. Maybe two times through, once at a slower tempo and then again a bit...
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Today, 12:53 PM
Which is why god invented hot pepper sauce
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Today, 12:49 PM
Here's my discussion about the next phrase followed by running through mm 1-16 at about 160-170 bpm. Hope it helps someone, or at least encourages...
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Today, 12:49 PM
Thanks for your input.
Nothing to add. The build quality is top notch, and sound excellent. I agree that it is a great guitar for electric players...
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Today, 12:45 PM
Looking at my current collection--I have 5 US-made guitars (2 Gibsons, 1 Taylor, 1 Harmony, 1 Kay), 1 Japanese (Gretsch), 2 Chinese (Voyage Air,...
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Today, 12:04 PM
"If it ain't baroque, don't fix it."
--JS Bach
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Today, 11:57 AM
While pistachio is clearly the best ice cream flavor, I do not like seeing "vanilla" relegated to being a sneak diss for "boring."
If we're...
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Today, 11:53 AM
Now make that into a banh mi!
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Today, 11:50 AM
Yep the shoulder of a 1.5 or 2mm Dunlop Gator has been en vogue in the Gypsy jazz world for a number of years. You'll still see players using the...
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Today, 11:45 AM
Out of curiosity, what is the difference between a "Style A" and a "Style A-1"?
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Today, 11:45 AM
Jonathan Doyle has been based out of Port Townsend, WA for probably 5 years or more now. He's such a great guy, and a great musician. Hopefully...
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Today, 11:36 AM
In the Lin Flanagan book on Johnny Smith it is stated that Smith was aware that Gibson never tooled up correctly for the GJS guitar and therefore...
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Today, 11:31 AM
Recently purchased this, really love it but I’m open to selling in order to have a custom Holst built. Asking $1,700 including shipping (lower 48). ...
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Today, 11:30 AM
Back when..had the great fortune to see Larry Coryell several times in small clubs ripping apart his Super 400 giving birth to fusion lines.
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Today, 11:10 AM
I think we've established that vanilla is a flavor of ice cream.
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Today, 10:44 AM
French bakers bag record for world'''s longest baguette
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Today, 10:43 AM
I dunno, after getting my Broadway, my old faithful flying V just seemed cramped. My friend has a ES175 and it seems cramped too. I have an Eastman...
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Today, 10:32 AM
Yes, good ear. Gm Pentatonic triads with the high note duplicating the melody note.
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Today, 10:32 AM
Hey Guys,
thank you so much for the suggestions, I'm learning a lot!
The notes on the first frets are slightly sharper on some strings. I think...
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Today, 10:17 AM
To crossover threads a bit, as part of my summer of rhythm guitar I've decided to bash out some Freddie Green chords for Donna Lee for anyone to use...
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Today, 10:12 AM
It might not be mathematically a lot, but I definitely feel the difference between the two scale lengths moving between the L5ces and the ES175, or...
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Today, 10:11 AM
What's the chord punches in the background? Pentatonic triads, maybe?
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Today, 10:09 AM
I mean it's all about what you like but I used to like 25.5 scale also. "Because it's easier to fit my fingers up high" was also my excuse. But 3/4"...
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Today, 10:00 AM
I play a 24.75" scale archtop as my main "jazz guitar," but there is absolutely something special about a 17" body and a long scale.
Should also...
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Today, 09:52 AM
I just don't see why I need to play something I don't like when there is another option available.
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Today, 09:51 AM
Not 300# sterling - 300# fat. It's not tippable at all. My link above shows it available.
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Today, 09:50 AM
I’ve never seen any significantly measurable dimensional differences in any GJS, and that spans 1960s-1980s examples.
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Today, 09:42 AM
Bought it on Amazon (Kindle version) yesterday, but havent had the time to look much into it yet. Looks promising, but I couldnt find any information...
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Today, 09:37 AM
No but there have been reports of them using your info for other things.
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Today, 09:32 AM
It's my belief that every song has a key and a tempo that is correct for a given song. Obviously there is leeway for a vocalist via transposition...
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Today, 09:31 AM
Recently i watched a clip of John McLaughlin playing his Johnny Smith. I’m aware that in his hands the guitar may look small as he probably is tall...
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Today, 09:28 AM
If I am 6'4" and can fit my fingers in those upper regions of a 24 3/4" scale then so can you. Fortune favors the bold.
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Today, 09:24 AM
I always liked listening to Jack, whether playing or talking.
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Today, 09:22 AM
The slices are rather thick, though.
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Today, 09:21 AM
They're 25 1/2" scale too. The standard 24 3/4 archtop scale is too small up the neck for me.
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Today, 09:17 AM
I would keep the pay as it is until I bought the gear my band needed, then as new gigs come, split the pay differently.
Essentially, split the...
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Today, 09:15 AM
Yea... vanilla is the harmonic organizational reference.... not what one plays or tries to play. It's not just about improve LOL.
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Today, 09:08 AM
Yeah, those are flippin' SWEET.
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Today, 09:04 AM
Yerp.
Orchestral music is all in F through E because those are the keys that are better for strings.
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Today, 09:03 AM
your guitar is very similar to mine
Ibz AF whatever
they want at least 11’s in my experience (they don’t intonate great
with 10’s)
12 even better...
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Today, 09:03 AM
Of course, if pressed to pick just one pairing, it would ultimately have to be Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald for me. As most of us are...
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Today, 08:59 AM
There is always the Nuge with a Byrdland and Twin reverb so I guess I was wrong about archtops not being applicable to hard rock.
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Today, 08:59 AM
Chick Corea style 5 over 4 Gm pentatonic scale pattern
This is a simple and cool technique for playing 5 over 4 lines.
It's simply a 4...
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Today, 08:51 AM
Those are the ones that are easy for horns. It's really that simple, there's nothing magic about Bb vs E. It's just that horns, the lead instrument...
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Today, 08:47 AM
Does this mean the drummer and piano player will be standing as well?
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Today, 08:46 AM
Speaking of Funk Brothers, Robert White. Not a Funk Brother, but Freddie Stone was a funk brother (in multiple other senses) and Motown archtopper.
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Today, 08:31 AM
Jim Hall and Bill Evans
Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith (the real one, sorry Cliff)
Wes and Mel Ryne
Wes and Johnny Griffin
Joe Zawinul and Wayne...
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Today, 07:45 AM
Nice b'roke guitar.
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Today, 07:40 AM
although the death is an exaduration
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Today, 07:20 AM
Wah-wah Watson was all over Motown recordings using as L-5 for another example. Though I hesitate to bring him up by name, because of the gut...
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Today, 07:19 AM
FWIW, Pyramid also let you compose your own sets through their website, and will do "specialty" string orders, with optional hand-polishing at no...
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Today, 07:11 AM
In-store credits usually have an expiration date, in my experience.
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Today, 07:09 AM
$52 for a 300£ stool seems a bargain (esp. if you don't flush it down) :cool:
That picture gives me shivers though; the thing is probably better...
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Today, 06:57 AM
If the rest of the band is standing, it feels odd to be the only one seated imho. I like to sit though, preferably on a barstool or something like...
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Today, 06:55 AM
s.a.g.
sell acquire gear
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Today, 06:47 AM
50/50…..good vocals are hard to find and vox are usually the star of the show…
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Today, 06:30 AM
I've caught up with bar 9-14 after my holidays.
I think the phrase is nearly correct, but slow, maybe about 120bpm.
This is played on my 7...
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Today, 06:25 AM
Sweetwater is letting you sell gear with no fees, for purchase credits. Interesting.
"When you sell on Gear Exchange, you’ll have the option to...
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Today, 06:22 AM
When I saw the title I thought you meant an early morning poop.
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Today, 06:21 AM
Why? Was there a problem?
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Today, 05:07 AM
For the novice player who doesn't have much experience with various string gauges, this Blues Set is a great educational tool. I recommend the...
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Today, 04:50 AM
I just thought that to some degree maybe I had misunderstood the title...
Because I think of it as of a collaboration of two equal leaders: very...
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Today, 04:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQ_koDFrtE
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Today, 04:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVu9B64g-WQ
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Today, 04:18 AM
Used to stand on stage often, but mostly sitting these days, partly to use pedals, partly for comfort, partly cause it’s easier to be consistent with...
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Today, 04:13 AM
Sadly, even the family firm of Morgan founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan, are now owned by an Italian investment group.
But,...
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Today, 03:01 AM
Loosen strings and rotate the bridge base. The bridge top seems correctly orientated.
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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
The price is so low (below any 6 string set on the market) it doesn't matter. What to do with the left-over strings? I suggest putting them in the...
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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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