The Builder's Bench

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a...

TK Smith Tele CC Pickup

Goodman 16" carved Archtop

2 clips from last night

Top-10 songs from the 1930's for solo guitar,...

Thanks, such a great player! I think his playing on the Sesame Street closing theme song was one of the factors that acclimated me to "jazzy" music, long before I took up guitar. ...

Oh Toots.....

Try not to laugh too much when I say - there is such a thing as overthinking it.

What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition?

This is a good question, and particularly pertinent for casual occasions like jam sessions. I go to jazz jam sessions frequently, mostly open jams held several times a month at various local...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

I mean there's loud and swinging and then there's soft and swinging, and then there's not swinging which is always bad.

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

Not for everyone. There was a well known pianist. Wide range and a visionary take on harmony. He had a drummer he worked with for a while who had his own drumming agenda and recordings of that trio...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

Apparently the russian Boston cover band (forget the name) plays bigger shows than the real band.

Boston - I love this clip!

Is there an opportunity to talk with the group and talk about this? Yes, it's an opportunity for everyone to learn group dynamics (on many levels) but it's also, ideally, the chance to explore...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

i love playing loud and i love loud drummers if they swing hard. everybody used to play so much louder. lester probably had a tone as huge as a house. roy haynes ftw! ...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

Yes. I realise your last post was in jest, hence my "haha"!

Fender Frontman for Recording Jazz?

Ok, I acknowledge your absurdist restriction and therefore cannot give an answer. It might be a tough world, but it's not a binary one.

What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition?

When a pianist or drummer hits so effing hard & loud, I just can't play. I freeze, I tense up, I can't audiate, I make mistakes, etc. I literally cannot play any of my lines, and I sound like a...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

I watch that series. Fascinating stuff.

Boston - I love this clip!

This thread needs a third option. Tradition or originality: why not both, or neither? How about something else?

What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition?

Although being in stunning condition and besides the nut width issue, what I do not like at all is the position of the strap button at the neck.

1968 Gibson Super 400C, 100% Original

Be -bop Ch.Parker's melody with short impro. Barbados: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RlaZ3Dpy7c

Just the melody.

RANT ---why?

More disappointment from Thomastik flats

Hexatonics - Triad Pairs To Go

Four

1968 Gibson Super 400C, 100% Original

Pickup Replacement: Godin 5th Ave Kingpin

Giant Steps

Semi-hollow an anomaly?

Vintage Fenders - Treasure, Curse, or Something In Between

Scrapple (a swinging version)

Great audience response

Days of Wine and Roses

Bebop Essentials