The Builder's Bench

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Jazz in/near Birmingham Alabama

John Kinnard Frank Hill archtop

Chord Melody Ideas - Doug McKenzie Piano

That is the part I was asking about earlier in the thread. I'm trying to understand if you are experiencing the process of improvisation differently or the differences are mostly in how we talk...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

I just spoke to Rob today because i hadn't seen him on the forum and he told me he is under treatment for myasthenia gravis.He says to say hi to everyone.Just thought people would like to know and...

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

Or maybe it's fruit salad in this case. I got the guard/rest, mounting bracket & P-90 spacers today. I am argumentatively sure this is older, like 47-48, but only want to know for the sake of...

L-5, L-50, ES-150 questions

But I know where a ‘58 can be found. [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

As I often say in threads where Mike is mentioned, there are few musicians who beam with such joy when playing.

Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, an ongoing concert and livestream series

I've got the striped shirt but not the hair. Damn it! I came so close.:redface-new::doh:

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Yes, it's nice, but I don't like the part where he moves up the fret-board from the Fm6 to Em7/Am7 and plays open E & A strings for the bass line, and has the bass line leap up and down a minor 9th...

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

My motivation for responding to this is not to deride it. I simply don’t like seeing erroneous statements left unchallenged, because others accept them without questioning and spread them as truth. ...

A little help explaining shielding with archtop guitars?

@AdroitMage said “It does look like his 15's were probably JBL's then. That would mean that his 15's were alnico magnet speakers too, because, correct me if I'm wrong, but all of the vintage 15" JBL...

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Hey, this looks awesome! Thanks for posting. I've never looked at Truefire before.

Learning to play with a singer

It may be from having been playing for over 60 years, but that thought and visualization are ever present - I can't turn it on and off. I like to play a bit before a performance, but I don't have a...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Those half notes are a powerful tool. Just the notion that you can’t play a complete triad on most chord changes is really useful. Or more to the point, you can’t play a complete “shape.” For that...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Never in all my days have i ever wanted a George Benson Ibanez of any kind. The only thing I could use from George is his chops. I am not even envious because with those chops, I probably focused on...

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Thanks for that great info. I have read the quote from his website before, HUGE Metheny fan here.:redface-new: I had never seen the one you posted from his guitar tech, though. It does look like...

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Well that’s the goal. In the final analysis terminology doesn’t matter. But - It’s a hell of a job breaking that muscle memory aspect though. Everyone goes up and down usually from the root...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

How bad is this?

Just a Gigolo C7 Bb7 A7

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band