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Today, 11:33 AM
Buying from a luthier carries risk too IMO. People have shared or had experiences (myself included) where custom luthier built guitars required...
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Today, 11:26 AM
No.... Altered doesn't have a natural 5th. Typically altered is from opening the MM door and
R, b9th, #9th, 3rd, b5, b13, b7. technically...
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Today, 11:14 AM
Jimmy recently lost his wife. There's probably both monetary and "try to get back to some sense of normalcy" behind his motivation for getting back...
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Today, 11:10 AM
I think my question would be:
If there is a #11 or a b13 …
… are you playing the fifth anyway?
and I guess to answer the question directly,...
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Today, 11:08 AM
Reg the way you describe it... I think I need to set up a real book jam or something... A weekly thing where I can play with some guys and get more...
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Today, 11:00 AM
This is more for Allen.... chords or chord symbols on charts are not in isolation. Part of being a jazz player, playing a jazz chart or just playing...
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Today, 10:55 AM
Are we talking about the same Jimmy Bruno? Oscar the Grouch is basically Santa Claus next to Jimmy Bruno.
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Today, 10:52 AM
Here we go again...
I can't help but notice all 4 of Orri's options use a natural 5th... So Reg, do you think of the #11 as a b5 and the b13...
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Today, 10:50 AM
Arriving on time (which means early) and sober, 80% of success.
Amazing how many people fuck this up.
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Today, 10:48 AM
What not to do on a gigArriving sober isn't a bad start... :cool:
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Today, 10:42 AM
I made this guy an offer but he's firm on price.
Roger's got another batch of 120s finishing up in a few months. My experience buying used, high...
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Today, 10:41 AM
I don’t follow what this means. I do see that Jimmy says he needs money. But at least seems super duper happy and stuff.
Sent from my iPhone...
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Today, 10:34 AM
This is more a statement on the “small world everyone knows you” nature of even the biggest jazz scenes, rather than the overall availability of gigs.
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Today, 10:32 AM
Yea... if you have good rhythm... and then know how to use that good rhythm structurally within Form.... you can use all the flavors and everyone...
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Today, 10:28 AM
Hello, I love my little jazz but lately it's been giving me some problems live. The volume potentiometer makes a scratchy noise. Sometimes the volume...
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Today, 10:24 AM
But he’s saying he’s having trouble finding gigs. He said it plainly.
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Today, 10:16 AM
I was expecting complaints. Complaints are the to don't list.
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Today, 10:15 AM
He has retired from gigging, but needs money so he's going back out there. That's way different than can't find a gig.
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Today, 10:13 AM
8-4 and at 4 I close my laptop and walk away. They literally can't pay me enough to compensate missing my kids childhood. I'm not a surgeon, the...
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Today, 10:05 AM
Here's my method.
Start by figuring out the key of the song, so you have 7 notes to pick from instead of 12.
Now, if the time for practice and...
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Today, 09:50 AM
5 over 4 legato diminished, synthetic pentatonic scale
This exercise combines a synthetic half/whole pentatonic scale with legato and...
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Today, 09:45 AM
For those that have a Vintage 47 amp or similar amp with a rear control layout, have you found good techniques for transporting them without damage?...
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Today, 09:36 AM
But Roger is not open to offers. And how much longer will he be building guitars and honoring warranties?
Just playing devil's advocate.
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Today, 09:19 AM
In your other post you say that the RC1100 has been on that guitar since "forever" ... do you have 2 Barkers?
Simplifying the 1000/1100 comparison...
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Today, 08:59 AM
Good vibrations indeed (esp. in "classical position" :triumphant:)
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Today, 08:45 AM
Turned 29 this year and I suppose 'young' is a relative term (I feel old, or at least 'older') and I played strats for the longest time. When I got...
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Today, 08:25 AM
The trick is probably to have both, so also a job that brings in the real money, and ideally a rewarding one where you have enough autonomy and...
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Today, 08:20 AM
Hmm. Maybe this was the case in the days when health insurance was affordable to buy yourself.
I mean, I’ve read this thread and seen the...
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Today, 08:14 AM
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
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Today, 08:06 AM
Still available and updated pics bump. See my reverb ad
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Today, 07:54 AM
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A new one with warranty is only $400 more
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Today, 07:50 AM
Even if you don't have kids being serious about guitar or music pretty much infers a level of selfishness with your time. I had kids but was a less...
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Today, 07:47 AM
Those Earvana nuts really look like they're a PITA to set up if you can't use one of the prefabbed versions, and also to maintain buzz-free.
I...
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Today, 07:34 AM
https://youtu.be/mu2V3hEe47A?si=QJBLpYSde-qYuGf_
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Today, 07:23 AM
I have 2 guitars that have some blemishes that are clear under the top coat. I doubt they'd become invisible with just an overspray.
Just how much...
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Today, 07:11 AM
The condenser mic. is built in. How, I really do not know,
The guitar has 1 output (endpin jack).
The tuners where the way they are now, but I do...
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Today, 05:57 AM
Makes sense - the only thing more insufferable than a musician with a gig is a musician without a gig
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Today, 05:51 AM
Up. Price is negotiable within common sense.:cool:
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Today, 05:30 AM
You can have a looper play through the amp and move the mic around listening through headphones. Or use an amp plugin when mixing, they usually feel...
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Today, 05:21 AM
A beautiful instrument! I bought a 18" Excalibur from Frans some years ago and find it to be a very good sounding guitar.
Just for my personal...
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Today, 04:05 AM
Dear Ed,
I own one of Jimmy Foster’s 7-strings, a great guitar. I also use an Evans RE amp.
You can look Ron up on YouTube, there are many...
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Today, 03:57 AM
Dear mr. Quick,
Thanks for your interest in one of my guitars. I do not hope it will available too long, as I will sell to the first interested...
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Today, 03:35 AM
The thumb! for whatever reason I like it with Donna Lee. Definitely limits the positions and fingerings, but for me it really makes me think of how...
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Today, 02:50 AM
Absolutely. Obviously it's a terribly basic idea to plonk down block chords with the left while playing a tune with the right. I mean, that's the...
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Today, 12:10 AM
I've never run into issues with people being late. It has never happened once since I started playing jazz gigs 2-3 years ago. Same with drugs, never...
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Today, 12:02 AM
Ok Jack, this lesson got my attention and is very cool. Thanks!
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Yesterday, 11:54 PM
Sure, as with any kind of artist. But if you have kids in the house, selfishness is pretty limited.
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Yesterday, 11:53 PM
FSOT - Borys B120 | The Gear Page
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Yesterday, 11:15 PM
I found the attached private lesson with Pat Metheny on my old pc (no, I am not the student). This looked like a good place to post it.
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Yesterday, 11:08 PM
No comment. :o
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Yesterday, 10:40 PM
Which is a good thing that we all should do. Would be nice if we could get a better spotlight on it..
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Yesterday, 10:36 PM
Youve totally missed the point.
i don’t want information.
i want an opportunity to complain.
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Yesterday, 10:30 PM
The music life is a calling, much like someone is called to be a priest or monk. The work is demanding, with bad hours, and for people who are...
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Yesterday, 09:57 PM
Thanks for the information, Greywolf. I haven’t gotten back to the project but if my polishing compounds don’t work I will first clean the surface...
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Yesterday, 09:33 PM
Hey all,
I bought my ES-175 used for $2499 at the Hollywood Guitar Center about 10 months ago.
Plays great, looks great etc... It was part of...
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Yesterday, 09:21 PM
In one of Jimmy Bruno’s recent videos, he’s Jonesing for gig work. And I think he’s in Philly.
That told me a lot about my place in the universe....
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Yesterday, 09:20 PM
It is rational. My money stays here and benefits people here, a remote group of islands in the South Pacific that does not receive welfare payments...
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Yesterday, 09:18 PM
I get that, but 9-5 life pays bills. Though it isn’t really 9-5. More like 9-7.
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Yesterday, 09:15 PM
I'm largely self-taught when it comes to being a band leader. Every time I've taught myself something I found out later there were major holes in my...
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Yesterday, 09:02 PM
Sweet Bluesboy you have there. It looks similar to one I owned back when that model first came out. Very nice, versatile axe.
Good luck with...
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Yesterday, 09:01 PM
I have another question about the guidelines: Is it ok to do H like the greats, or will that get you fired too?
I'm not fucking going out there.
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Yesterday, 08:59 PM
There’s joy in it if you work with good, easy going people. Not much money clearly
Band leaders (which is already a self aggrandizing title for a...
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Yesterday, 08:59 PM
Still beats 9-5 life
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Yesterday, 08:54 PM
Loving the thumb.
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Yesterday, 08:33 PM
You're tellin me. I can handle outer voices no prob if I know the inner harmonic content is only power chords. :P I can handle bluezes. I can handle...
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Yesterday, 08:17 PM
And now it has the glow of maturity.
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Yesterday, 08:16 PM
It takes a lot of work. I died several times as I was learning piano. I remember when I was learning it in college, my brain would be in pain...
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Yesterday, 08:00 PM
Nice, but if I only listen I'm just hearing electric guitar.
Yeah, indeed, the thread title doesn't say it's about young people who discovered...
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Yesterday, 07:56 PM
The minimum wage in the U.S. varies from state to state, it's $16/hr. in California.
See: State Minimum Wage Laws | U.S. Department of Labor
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Yesterday, 07:43 PM
I currently have 2 Epiphone broadway elitist and 1 Gibson L5ces. These guitars are awesome to play. When im doing gigs I play an Epiphone broadway...
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Yesterday, 07:32 PM
Yes, just what is coming from the amp. I'll have a listen through the headphones connected to the Focusrite and compare.
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Yesterday, 07:26 PM
No, but I looked him up and his touring schedule is hectic to say the least. Yikes! Dunno if he's flying or driving but either way getting in lots...
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Yesterday, 07:18 PM
When I see alt I play #9 b13. If I want movement, I may drop the #9 to the b9.
If you want it in chord juxtaposition, it's an Abm(add9) over a...
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Yesterday, 07:09 PM
And that isn't some form of nationalism or patriotism?
I don't know how the NZ tax system works but I'd assume that it too knows how to make your...
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Yesterday, 06:52 PM
The 12 key importance becomes apparent at some point in harmonic and melodic studies as
well in improvisation.
Some players find a key too...
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
Bill Evans transcript:
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Yesterday, 06:39 PM
A bit off topi c but do you know a guitarist in the Twin Cities Dave Singley? He grew up around area here and studied guitar with Bill Barker top...
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Yesterday, 06:33 PM
This reminds me of that time I said playing Donna Lee in every position was really good practice.
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Yesterday, 06:28 PM
Woah, all 3 chords? That's remarkable!
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Yesterday, 06:19 PM
Saw this old Hofner on Facebook, are these any good playing and sound wise? I seldom hear folks talk about them. Sure looks pretty.
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Yesterday, 06:13 PM
I decided I should be able to play triplet notes on two different strings as well as I can on the same string, e.g., the Gb-Ab-Gb triplet at the...
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Yesterday, 05:49 PM
I know not Wu. I do not know what you mean by, "the specific political bias of the purchaser". I know nothing of the economic status of American...
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Yesterday, 05:49 PM
Now that I've had a chance to browse the site, I see that Scribd is really just a promotion for their other product, Everrand, which is a...
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Yesterday, 05:43 PM
it's from 2022. I've been on the lookout for one for a while and finally came across this one. I've played others that I didn't like as much. It...
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Yesterday, 05:35 PM
This, to me, is quintessential Grant Green, from an album of spirituals he did called Feelin' the Spirit.
I totally love Grant Green's playing....
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Yesterday, 05:34 PM
The gigging world sounds like something you should get paid well for. Reading this thread, I can’t imagine why people even bother. Is there joy in it...
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Yesterday, 05:33 PM
Nice, no need to raspberry it. Is that a modern, like last 5 years Casino? Thoughts on it? I had a 2000's era Cherry Red one I regret selling and...
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Yesterday, 05:24 PM
Post a picture or it did not happen we have to see the results. Some things are easy.
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Yesterday, 05:22 PM
OK. So you figure Mr Wu is exploited? Or that he should be held accountable for the bad stuff China does? Or maybe it's like ESG investing. Or...
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Yesterday, 05:15 PM
It seems to have worked perfectly - what a difference! amazing what a bit of felt can do.
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Yesterday, 05:06 PM
I chose local products because I prefer my money to benefit my country and I do not want to buy products made by exploited workers. Also, I do not...
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Yesterday, 04:51 PM
I think if the venue regularly books bands and has bands on three or four times a week, then I think its ok to approach the venue for your own gig at...
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Yesterday, 04:50 PM
https://youtu.be/X9lWLYVS3hk
my take on Donna Lee. It's the version from the Real Book and not the Omnibook.
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Yesterday, 04:49 PM
Hey Rickco
Yes the JSAA is from Hoboken and the AA is from Westerly.
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Yesterday, 04:43 PM
Great pics, thanks. So is the first one Hoboken and the last one Westerly?
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Yesterday, 04:35 PM
Ttt ^
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Yesterday, 04:33 PM
Blimey. I’ve been going about this all wrong.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
I know one musican who got fired from a big name act for not doing drugs
But it’s not just illegal narcotics… there are some gigs that come with a...
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Yesterday, 04:26 PM
Exactly. As long as PDOs don't enter the equation. ;)
That's what I understood too, though AFAIK the "abuse" of the term Spanish guitar...
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Yesterday, 04:21 PM
Those are so good. With the strawberry jelly swirl...
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Yesterday, 04:20 PM
Paid before the gig! Are they paying out of pocket? I've only been paid by the venue after the gig.
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Yesterday, 04:13 PM
I just bought both the RC1000 & 1100 for a Guild AA and a Guild Benny JSAA.
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Yesterday, 04:04 PM
The primary thing for a bandleader is fostering positive attitudes among the musicians and never criticizing someone before a performance....
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Yesterday, 04:03 PM
Thanks G
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Yesterday, 04:02 PM
Jazz is vanilla ice-cream. If your licks don't work then you suck.
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Yesterday, 03:55 PM
My jazz is vanilla with a wooden spoon-stick.
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Yesterday, 03:55 PM
If people are really good in music.. I think it is more important.
There is nothing on your list about being on time for gig or no drugs etc....
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Yesterday, 03:42 PM
My jazz is vanilla ice cream in a 1 gallon bucket.
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Yesterday, 03:39 PM
Absolutely, the mic placement is important. It should be back from the amp.
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Yesterday, 03:34 PM
What you miss are the reflections/ambience of the room. Reverb plugins have this option, which adds short delays in a range of times to emulate...
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
I actually think it’s tangerine burst?
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Yesterday, 03:30 PM
For the record, I am in Sandnes and am interested in the guitar if it remains available for a while.
We have just bought a house so money's too...
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Yesterday, 03:23 PM
Do you mean what you're hearing with no headphones coming acoustically from the amp? If so, how does it sound if you monitor it directly through the...
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Yesterday, 03:23 PM
Jazz is dessert but it’s ice cream from that gourmet ice cream place with flavors like “olive oil” or “wild blackberry” or “buttermilk”
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Yesterday, 03:21 PM
Robben Ford sounded absolutely wicked on a Super 400 playing blues with Jimmy Witherspoon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oJuiMrNmew ...
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Yesterday, 03:11 PM
Barry Harris / Oliver Nelson - Dom7/Diminished, Forward Motion Chord Stabs
Chord Stabs are punctuated chord shots that establish rhythm and...
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Yesterday, 03:10 PM
Insofar as the dBoost, yes it is necessary for that mic. But your point about backing off the amp in order to pick up the tweeter is a good...
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Yesterday, 03:00 PM
I worked for a go-getter band leader thru the 80s who had a knack for booking gigs, but who moved on to work in the USAF band in the 90s. Still...
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Yesterday, 02:54 PM
Jazz is not dessert. Jazz is heavy half-cooked beef.
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Yesterday, 02:53 PM
For solo guitar, and given you have a tweeter on the Hendrickson, I'd experiment with placing your mic further away from the speaker so it picks up...
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Yesterday, 02:52 PM
Just sold...
Sorry for not updating sooner!
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Yesterday, 02:52 PM
Great chart!
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
What makes a bandleader?
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
Let's hear your tales, good and bad, from the bandstand about bandleaders.
To do and to don't.
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Yesterday, 02:44 PM
Edit:
You know, I have a Creation Audio Labs MK 4.23 Clean Boost here somewhere. I think I may give that a try and hear what happens.
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Yesterday, 02:42 PM
Make Dessert Great Again
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
Comins calls it "violin burst". If you buy it you can call it whatever you want.
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Yesterday, 02:26 PM
You’re a sort of an ice cream racist I take it.
I’ll just find my own way outta here. No worries.
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Yesterday, 02:22 PM
T-Bone Walker squeezed some sweet blue notes out of his archtop guitar.
https://youtu.be/pFqK6PBq-hA?si=0JSnJbOY7WdKq4fu
Fenton Robinson had his...
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Yesterday, 02:21 PM
Ok, I already broke my weekly promise…
Summertime:
https://youtu.be/n8p6GyuU49M?si=jJc_j7ltAZiI-rA_
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Yesterday, 02:16 PM
I’m sure some nutter has written that in a big band part somewhere.
The Kenton chart for Everytime We Say Goodbye we play at my local BB blow...
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Yesterday, 02:16 PM
Correct, I would never hire someone if they go legalese on a $150 jazz gig. That kind of thinking will land you on the debate team, not a jazz gig.
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Yesterday, 02:09 PM
Never been called that before!
My idea of a basic B ‘G7alt’ is what happens when you plonk a Abm triad on a G7. So G7b9b13 basically.
The 7b5...
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Yesterday, 02:08 PM
Dying to go to that camp. Have a great time!
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Yesterday, 01:59 PM
Good ice cream is gooder than bad ice cream it is true
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Yesterday, 01:58 PM
Thats a good point. The California law not being applicable necessarily, but rather an interesting proxy for whether a bandleader is treating his...
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Yesterday, 01:58 PM
I was gonna post I wonder why they called their early archtops "Spanish guitars", but I guess their first guitars were typical flattop construction....
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Yesterday, 01:58 PM
What color is that top?
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Yesterday, 01:48 PM
The R-121 is a ribbon mic. I usually think of ribbon mics as warm and not having the same crisp high end of a condenser mic. Which seem to be the...
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Yesterday, 01:48 PM
Doesn't look simple to me. Where you write, "...during...or after...", are you stipulating that one must only not try to book the place for yourself...
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Yesterday, 01:38 PM
It really depends on what you mean by "affordable". Performer series Fenders, Tribute series Gibson electrics and G series acoustics, and S2 Series...
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Yesterday, 01:24 PM
For my home recording of solo guitar, I'm using a Henriksen Bud Ten, Royer R-121 mic, Royer dBoost, Focusrite Clarett 2Pre audio interface into Logic...
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Yesterday, 01:17 PM
Not a bad point.
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