The Builder's Bench

4 Raezer's Edge Guitar Cabinets

"Why Do I Still Suck?" The importance of rhythmic...

Mexican music is taking over the world

Guitar Night

My Quintet debut at a local music festival |...

I've heard Polytone amps sound "sterile and boxy", but then, I saw that the player(s) had the tone knob on the guitar all the way down to 0 and the sound was muddy and seemed to come "from under...

What is it about Polytone amps?

Neither. It's almost all minor pentatonic with the appearance of the 9th during the chorus.

What Mode is We Will We Will Rock You?

That's awesome. 5 days is like you just got out of surgery as far as recovery time. In a couple months you'll be certified refurbished!!!

Gibson 175, Helix Stomp, Post Spinal Surgery day 5

I will be in the same room with this guitar and many packing boxes for the next couple of days - someone take advantage of this temporary proximity, make me an offer, and buy it!

Kalamazoo KG-31 16" archtop, '35-'40, from the Citizenk74 collection

I will be in the same room with this guitar and many packing boxes for the next couple of days - someone take advantage of this temporary proximity, make me an offer, and buy it!

Gibson ES-137 Classic 2004 - from the citizenk74 collection

Hutchins is Gary Hutchins, one of the funnier people that I have had the pleasure of meeting in the music business. He's in the UK. Here: HOME | Hutchinsguitarsuk

2013 Höfner New President - Sunburst - hand-built by Thomas Stuhlein and Dieter Fisch

I was thinking about it in reaction to this thread. In my playing, when I'm thinking, I focus on chord tones, some extensions/tensions, tonal center and do the rest mostly by ear. When I can, I...

The Nine-Note Scale.

I liked what Julian said about gigging the champ in the clip. Paraphrase: "I just plop this little box down, plug in, and that's it. Like a tenor player. Here's me, my sound, and how loud it is. It's...

Could a basement guitarist be happy with a Champ?

I'm still waiting for my 25 points for Spartacus but I guess I gotta come to NY to collect. Though I have a feeling 25 points and $25 will get me a latte @ Starbucks there. Then again I've never...

Joe Cohn

This: Sparkle Clean tone capsule

Roland Blues Cube Artist - Having trouble getting completely clean sound

I play 3 scales: Major, Dominant (Mixo), and Melodic Minor. I vary them via the Barry Harris Half step rules

The Nine-Note Scale.

Dear God why did you have to post that of all open studio clips. That's the dumbest one. Everything is important. If that premise were true that rhythm is all you need then he could bang on low A...

"Why Do I Still Suck?" The importance of rhythmic vocabulary

This was recorded on my 5F1 Champ with 10” P10R: https://youtu.be/l1h_sMQlKhY

Could a basement guitarist be happy with a Champ?

Frank Vignola had a pretty bad ATV injury a few years back and recovered. Thank goodness!

Gibson 175, Helix Stomp, Post Spinal Surgery day 5

Just taking it at face value, it seems counter-intuitive. Doing more and reducing to less, as opposed to the opposite - when more is, well, more challenging. It seems like a perfect...

Suggestions for practicing chord melody

Phrygian Dominant Add #9

Barney and Herb. Does jazz guitar get any better?

Neck feels sticky

Trying to diagnose playing mistakes...GOING DOWNHILL!

For those still battling nerves when they play live on stage...

New Gibson Custom Shop L-4?

Could a basement guitarist be happy with a Champ?

Yes the ego gets a hit the past few days.

"British" speakers

Suggestions for practicing chord melody

Comping under a melody - how to avoid clashes

Gibson 175 through helix grammatico clean tones

Real world gigging lessons