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Yesterday, 01:48 PM
be ecuse my ignorance on this i hope its not to basic.
sometimes i get hung up n small issue like this.
high all i am new to learning to read music...
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
This popped up in my YouTube feed this morning and while there is a solid thread on the topic right now, I was impressed enough by this to think that...
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Yesterday, 08:17 PM
Anybody have any insight into the proper way to notate a 7/4 or 4/7 chord?
These symbols are common in Brazilian charts. I'm aware that other...
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Today, 09:07 AM
I am very bad (and often impatient) at software.
Recently I decided to record digital piano using Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface and simple...
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Today, 09:02 AM
Thought I'd share this ebay purchase. Took 10 days to the UK. Total cost $16.66. Seems a really nice product. Packed well. Just checked, it's now out...
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Today, 12:42 PM
Gently used Eastman DM-1 Gypsy Jazz style guitar. Hardly played, almost new condition. One small scratch on the neck, hardly noticeable.
Also...
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Today, 12:38 PM
Guitar player for many years.
I had a jam with some guys recently, and it went blah-ish.
One thing that I've always had a problem with is...
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Today, 12:38 PM
This is a great playing and sounding guitar, really fun to play, but I have a bad case of pedal steel GAS so I am selling some stuff.
I'm in...
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Today, 12:31 PM
guys if you dont care to read my post you dont have to.
i admit i am very little education i strugle with spelling i am not a compuer guy i tried...
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Today, 12:27 PM
It’s literally just a link you click. What’s your alternative?
And I’m fairly accustomed to things I spend time on getting crickets here. Some...
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Today, 12:27 PM
For whatever it’s worth, I’ve had a great experience with Roger. He built one guitar directly for me and I bought a second from him as well. He was...
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Today, 12:25 PM
That's understandable. I think age affects most players to some degree, mentally or otherwise. I know Scott Buffington (Evans Amps) personally. He...
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Today, 12:19 PM
What is the red flag? You think Im trying to sell a broken guitar and pull a fast one?
There is no need for this type of talk. I like Jack and I...
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Today, 12:03 PM
Somehow I think this thread stopped having anything to do with "Guitars Amps and Gizmos" a long time ago.
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Today, 11:56 AM
Nice guitar the Blonde one I played some years ago. Just remember not liking the thinner neck profile as on many of the Eastmans. I got lucky...
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Today, 11:53 AM
China, Cuba, USSR, North Korea, Vietnam all come to mind. Think about "Pravda".
In addition to my earlier thoughts, right-wing authoritarian...
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Today, 11:50 AM
If I hadn’t just bought a couple of guitars I’d be all over this! Beautiful!
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Today, 11:43 AM
Speaking of risky sellers…
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Today, 11:34 AM
There is going to be a Bory's 120 posted on archtop.com soon according to their website.
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Today, 11:34 AM
Yeah that’s a red flag when a seller refuses to work out terms for evaluation. You’re better off avoiding it Jack.
This is par for the course TGP...
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Today, 11:29 AM
Erm, what socialist countries are you thinking of exactly? Do countries with an elected president of prime minister from a socialist party quality?...
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Today, 11:11 AM
Yeah, he plays that modern guitar beautifully but also with sweet tone and timing. I'll be checking him out more.
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Today, 11:11 AM
To the OP:
Reading your posts feels a bit like reading a ransom note in a kidnapping.
Just saying......
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Today, 11:08 AM
the guy from the gear page is hesitant to give any type of return period and/or have my luthier inspect it and is now considering making it a 'pickup...
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Today, 11:07 AM
i have a number of USA ,ade guitars i picked up mostly because the price was rite and i figured since i have allways done so poorly in the stock...
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Today, 11:00 AM
There always is and always has been some kind of agenda when it comes to news. News has to sell in a capitalist country and it has to please the...
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Today, 10:53 AM
I might have had another question if I could be bothered with negotiating Dropbox :smile-new:
You obviously put some effort into preparing that...
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Today, 10:53 AM
Thanks Skip, yeah I think everyone is skint at the moment!
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Today, 10:52 AM
In the end no, but I almost did several times (including a Peerless Gigmaster). Actually the one exception is an Epiphone 175 which I really did...
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Today, 10:51 AM
And a perfect time for my favorite Emily Remler quote: "Nothing is corny if it swings."
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Today, 10:45 AM
Did you get a clone?
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Today, 10:31 AM
I think the big thing is still rhythm.
So many times when you transcribe stuff, it’s just way simpler than you’ve built it up to be, and I don’t...
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Today, 10:30 AM
Someone out there is missing out on a great amp at a very fair price.....just sayin'
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Today, 10:26 AM
Yeah his definitely has a picture of a dried vanilla bean and flowers on the carton.
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Today, 10:25 AM
Yeah, if I were comparing my vid to Reg's, mine is the vanilla in the plastic cup with the wooden spoon stick, Reg's is the vanilla with the little...
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Today, 10:22 AM
Yeah I wouldn’t call what Reg was doing reharmonizing anyway. The changes are still the same, just embellished. Functionally not much different than...
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Today, 10:05 AM
I think the big takeaways that are in what everybody is talking about is:
1. When comping, a note on the 1st or 2nd string is heard as a...
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Today, 09:50 AM
If that keyboard has midi out thru a USB cable you can record with an instrument plugin and bypass the Focusrite. That's the way most do it...
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Today, 09:50 AM
BAH! That doesn't help me at all.
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Today, 09:44 AM
That sounds about right. We all, well at least I do, dream of finding a "closet queen"--a '59 Les Paul or something--that is being sold at an estate...
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Today, 09:41 AM
Thats your question?
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Today, 09:28 AM
You're correct, you're getting both "direct monitoring" and "software monitoring".
My Audacity has a setting called "silent monitoring" which just...
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Today, 09:28 AM
My question- why dropbox?
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Today, 09:22 AM
Those are standard on the Elitist Broadway
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Today, 09:15 AM
I find Reverb to be a good place to buy and sell as long as you do you your homework about prices and are patient. But it has its downsides. For a...
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Today, 09:00 AM
No one will agree, care or even know of this pairing, but the music they made together has got everything I listen for. Jackie of course with that...
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Today, 08:58 AM
Yeah, I do that. My question about reharmonizing was directed at Reg and his video. Or at least that's how I remember it. It's very hard for me to...
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Today, 08:54 AM
Are those the 3D printed hexagon knobs from ebay? Or did you find nice ones someplace else?
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Today, 08:43 AM
Achieving Guitar Artistry - Concert Solos.
After playing through the book, it seemed to me that he has got one tune in A, one in D, one in E, one...
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Today, 08:36 AM
God I hate the “single M or m for major and minor.” In the “jazz font” the lower case is usually just a smaller upper case. So confusing.
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Today, 08:25 AM
No regrets buying my 1950 Epiphone Triumph. Thanks John
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Today, 08:19 AM
That is not quite the case. I am familiar with the model and the “Modern Classic” profile which is how it is listed on the spec sheet. However, I...
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Today, 08:12 AM
And for what it’s worth, the ii chord (iv chord in minor) also has a natural sixth. Usually it’s m7 in the major key, but m6 often enough in the...
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Today, 08:12 AM
A6 is always a major chord and never ever a minor chord unless it's a mistake.
(It's also common as a IV chord (subdoninant) in major keys)
How...
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Today, 08:11 AM
Yeah I guess maybe that’s true (though IV chords are 6 chords often enough), but you implied that A6 might be major or minor which is not true. It’s...
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Today, 08:06 AM
Regret? Not one bit.
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Today, 07:32 AM
thank you!
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Today, 07:27 AM
Thats where the chord scale is handy, the former being from the diminished and the latter from the harmonic minor.
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Today, 06:29 AM
Yep, that nylon tape wrap is very hard wearing, as long as you don't take the strings off (and many will probably think they sound dead right out of...
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Today, 06:17 AM
The Preludes, Sonatas & Nocturnes book or one of his others? You do have a point, but I find that many contemporary compositions in this kind of...
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Today, 05:59 AM
I hope you will just mind your own business and stay out of mine. I am intelligent and not American. I can make my own decisions about media.
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Today, 05:57 AM
That's definitely a choice of pickup set but probably not for an EE.
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Today, 05:11 AM
Just happened to find this old thread! It's been a while since you asked me this question. Sorry about that.
The pickup is now in my Fenix FAE8. It...
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Today, 05:00 AM
Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Set is a choice of pickup.
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Today, 04:51 AM
That's a drop dead beautiful guitar. Happy NGD, buddy.
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Today, 04:29 AM
"I think around here, we've got to get to the subject of the Tele disturbing Ed's mind."
It wasn't the Tele (although I guess you're joking), his...
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Today, 04:25 AM
I got these through a recommendation from this forum, but somehow they didn’t click with me.
The William Bay book is not bad, but I have the...
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Today, 04:24 AM
Naming chords or reading them - in jazz, it is often not a "system". More like tradition.
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Today, 04:20 AM
Right now I‘m playing pieces by Eliseo Fresquet-Serret and Bernard Reeb. I’m also working on Rob McKillop‘s JSB Serial Blues.
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Today, 04:17 AM
What I said was correct. The OP asked about a specific chord, A6, and I replied that AM6 or Am6 usually functions as a tonic chord in the key, e.g.,...
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Today, 04:07 AM
My jazz guitar wears tapewound flats which seem to last forever. I think I must have changed them some 3 years ago.
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Today, 04:03 AM
Then there are chords which are only partially altered, like 13b9's and Phrygian chords (7susb9). If I saw G7alt I'd have to assume a b13 and maybe...
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Today, 03:51 AM
Ozeias is a great player (from Brazil) worth following!
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Today, 03:37 AM
Bump
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Today, 03:05 AM
You might find this helpful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMLdWrZqwLg
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Today, 03:05 AM
This guy sounds great and really proves that archtops aren't antiquated, it's all about application!
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Today, 02:38 AM
I smashed my guitar in anger.
I wasn't angry about guitar when I did that.
I'm not too upset about the guitar.
The guitar wasn't smashed from...
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Today, 02:34 AM
I’ve played several and they always impressed me. Very, very good guitars. If you want a superb modern archtop for a good price, then you won’t be...
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Today, 02:32 AM
Hmmm... I have two Telecasters.... hmmm...
Bill Frisell seems to be surviving OK, though.
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Today, 02:26 AM
There’s investment with the intent of making money. Not into that, doesn’t seem like fun. And there’s investment with the intent of enjoying...
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Today, 02:13 AM
Same here. Four months seems typical. Perhaps a bit more in winter, a bit less in summer.
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Today, 01:11 AM
Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to tell us about Pyramid strings. I never knew this company existed until your...
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Today, 01:02 AM
Thanx and a tip o' the hat for your "heads up" and clever tips. I have entered an "edit" in my prior post to reflect your concerns.
Cheers
Avery...
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Today, 12:07 AM
Good point!
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Yesterday, 11:58 PM
:dontknow:
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Yesterday, 11:56 PM
I haven't read this thread but saw the post below and thought I'd clarify quickly; apologies if someone else has already addressed this.
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Yesterday, 11:54 PM
I don't know how much I have spent on effects over the last decade. And pedal boards, power supplies, and other bits. Lots of currency has flowed...
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Yesterday, 11:54 PM
Another pic bump. Some cool trade offers. Just need the sale to generate some cash.
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Yesterday, 11:53 PM
Stunning guitars!
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Yesterday, 11:51 PM
Jimmy. You're off your game tonight, my guy:
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Yesterday, 11:45 PM
I said I agree with you. I even clarified and found your relevant posts. Now get AA to listen for f sake.
That's true. That's a good tool to use....
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Yesterday, 11:39 PM
Side stepping isn’t much of a reharm. on guitar. Just sliding into home.
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Yesterday, 11:26 PM
A cage match over nothing is my favorite kind of cage match.
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Yesterday, 11:25 PM
Bro.
I already did.
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Yesterday, 11:22 PM
Come at me bro.
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Yesterday, 11:21 PM
1 3 5 6 is major
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Yesterday, 11:21 PM
Well yes it is. Although I guess I also said side slipping and copping rhythms from pianists.
OUT OF CONTROL.
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Yesterday, 11:18 PM
Yes, if you both are saying the starting point for chording with movement would be to put the 3rd and 7th on the 4th and 3rd string and then use the...
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Yesterday, 11:02 PM
I feel like I am listening to Jeff. His video was closer to what I think I’m working on than Reg’s. But maybe it’s just that Jeff explained whats...
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Yesterday, 10:57 PM
Nice to have two bars this week.
https://youtu.be/BqEq8yokVHY?si=AXWuG0wEwyN5tQSk
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Yesterday, 10:55 PM
Lol by which you mean:
or: “listen to Jeff.”
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Yesterday, 10:51 PM
They're out of control. You need to listen to me.
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Yesterday, 10:38 PM
I used the ME80 for years. I've seen working pros use the ME series. I liked the reverb well enough, although I still added some at the amp. I never...
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Yesterday, 10:38 PM
Where the voicings were apparent Jeff’s stuff sounded nice. I dunno, too much advice and material all at once. I feel lost… time to learn this weeks...
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Yesterday, 10:35 PM
There's nothing for it but to put in the time.
I suggest you set a price target range and then investigate what's available in that price range...
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Yesterday, 10:35 PM
Glad to hear that. That album is just mesmerizing.
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Yesterday, 10:32 PM
I think around here, we've got to get to the subject of the Tele disturbing Ed's mind. Look what it did to Danny Gatton and Roy...
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Yesterday, 10:16 PM
It'll be all good.
I'm just loving that Buddy Tate record right now...thanks Tal 175.
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Yesterday, 10:09 PM
How do you like that Zoller pu? Can you describe the sound?
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Yesterday, 10:01 PM
Don’t worry Jeff.
They all find their way back to the shells.
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Yesterday, 09:59 PM
As I recall, the Joe Pass Guitar Style book originally came with a cassette tape in which Joe plays the examples from the book. In fact, I may still...
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Yesterday, 09:57 PM
Guitar strings last me many years. I have a lot of guitars though and clean the strings after nearly every use. The last time I changed my set of...
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Yesterday, 09:49 PM
It’s become apparent I can’t just skip to the back of the Joe Pass book. LOL
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Yesterday, 09:49 PM
Sounds like this is a case of not playing that guitar model (or one as similar to it as you can find) before you bought it?
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Yesterday, 09:44 PM
I have used D4 to indicate a stack of fourths. Not standard. I made it up, based upon seeing D5 and the like on rock music charts. I have to add a...
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Yesterday, 09:36 PM
Meanwhile, here's Fenders newest Indonesian offering starting at €1.349,00 :smile-new:
Tom DeLonge Starcaster(R) | Electric Guitars
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Yesterday, 09:35 PM
I would say G7sus. If they want the 5th (D) in the bass, they can notate that (/D).
Dm7sus is not standard nomenclature, you can't be sure what...
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Yesterday, 08:57 PM
G7sus is very common
I like Gm7sus but convention seems to lean towards Gm11
Part of naming a structure from derives from the context it is...
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Yesterday, 08:51 PM
That is a rather remarkable view. I'm sure FoxNews, MSNBC, and NPR will be glad to hear it. I hope you will keep an open mind in the future when...
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Yesterday, 08:47 PM
I have bought exactly one guitar as an investment, and it was a singular one-time opportunity. I wouldn't even consider using guitars as a regular...
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Yesterday, 08:35 PM
Thanks man!
I looked at the Joe Pass book and it was just a bunch of chord diagrams. I already spent months mapping out my own diagrams and...
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Yesterday, 08:34 PM
The Uk market seems to have ground to a complete halt and the £ is likely to crash this year or next.
If the $ stays stable then the Uk is going to...
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Yesterday, 08:32 PM
G7sus/D but only in the context that all your other examples are G7, and it has no 3rd. Could be a quartal Dm7. What's that Dm7add4? I'd have to...
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Yesterday, 08:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YrpmZFixp0
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Yesterday, 08:15 PM
When I was going to jams in NYC (end of previous century :) ), you could get lists of tunes from players there, I believe one had 500 tunes and...
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Yesterday, 08:03 PM
Badly, to put it bluntly. I kept getting confused in bar 9 where there's a fourth in the melody and would end up in the wrong key. I can do it now,...
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Yesterday, 07:58 PM
Easier to get even string balance, too. From everything I've read about Ed written by people who knew him, he was an immensely practical, no frills...
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Yesterday, 07:58 PM
Brilliant amp indeed! After reading tons of reviews about the amplifier, I searched and found one within a 2 hour driving distance from my home. And...
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Yesterday, 07:21 PM
He is simply using the common, mostly root in the bass voicings and approaching them with dominants. Nothing complex as he says. There are slight...
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Yesterday, 07:01 PM
I agree. That's probably the correct beginning approach to mobility in comping or chording on guitar.
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Yesterday, 06:56 PM
.... :-)
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Yesterday, 06:55 PM
For what it’s worth, this isn’t quite as straightforward on guitar. I think what Jeff is suggesting maps onto this well. Third and seventh on the D...
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
^ Play the inversions to the basic chords on the page god damn it.
After that play the inversions with scale notes on top.
This is how you get...
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