The Builder's Bench

Aria EA-650 pickguard question

2008(?) Henriksen 112

Bebop heads - Scrapple From the Apple

A little help explaining shielding with archtop...

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 4) - C Jam Blues

There’s so many nice variants of RC. Here’s some swing era ones https://youtu.be/PRQ8wbwUtg4?si=7Sn6zAamOlYe-psv Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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

So, here’s what I make out as the changes to Lester Leaps In, for example. In fact the head is played over a sustained Bb chord. So, standard swing rhythm section riff of the era (Christopher...

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

There’s an argument to say that Miles was returning to the approach of Lester Young which often ignored the details of changes and forgrounded the melodic line. Lesters influence on Miles is...

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

New poll idea: How many people don't like participating in polls?

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

Since the hum cuts when you touch the strings, that means the bridge is grounded. Your only option for improving things is to use shielded (2 conductor) coaxial wire. This is the same principle as...

A little help explaining shielding with archtop guitars?

Plectrum tuning wouldn't be too weird. CGBD. All you have to do is lower the A and the E strings a full tone down on a standard guitar and ignore the top 2 strings and that would be a plectrum tuning.

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

So do a new poll that's delineated to your liking.

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

I'm no compositional expert, but I'll answer the questions regardless. I agree with both Jim and rpjazzguitar in spirit and method. 1: I rarely have very intellectual ideas to start with. Usually...

Questions about how others on here compose their music

Sounds great alpop. It'll be fun once we know this tune so we'll to the point that we can Improvise with it. Are you still playing Rainy Day. Make sure to play it every day even just once and...

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

This sort of thing. $180 on sale for an established brand when I posted this and certainly more than necessary for busking. Also useful in a power outage or camping. Pretty sure you could get...

Power source for busking

The most clarifying, informative, and motivating path to learning music is to form a band and book paying gigs. When you have an upcoming commitment, equipment, set lists, rehearsals, what to work...

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

Shuffle 12/8 (slow blues feel) Montuno Regga

What are the essential grooves for jazz?

Well, there is another LJ for sale on reverb.com for $25,000. This one might be a bargain in that context. It's a pretty unique design and seems to be made with fine woods. I don't know if the market...

Michael Stevens LJ - Made by Founder of Fender Custom Shop

So this buddy of mine who teaches the trumpet students at the afterschool program where I work was super amped because he decided to take some lessons with a new trumpet professor at one of the area...

Bebop Technique

Stream C Jam Blues by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 4) - C Jam Blues

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

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

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

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

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

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

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

Just a Gigolo C7 Bb7 A7

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band