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Elias Prinz -- young talent from Munich

Lucy’s Jazz Guitar Gretsch G5420 an Projects

Emily Remler

The Guild Surfliner ... So much to like for so...

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The key is to apply it. Take this II-V-I example in Bb: On the II chord play 8-x-8-8-8-x (Cm7), then on the V go from 8-x-7-8-7-x (Co = rootless F7/b9) to 7-x-7-8-6-x (F7/b5 with the b5 in the...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

...raise any note in a diminished chord and it evolves into a minor 6 chord C Eb Gb A so C E Gb/F# A - Ami6 / D9 / Ab7#5b9 (NR) / Gbmi7b5...and if you ask Ted Greene or Ben Monder there...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

As an experiment, I did this with some small, thin nylon washers on my Gibson ES-175. The pickup rings are now about .01" above the top, about the thickness of a skinny high E string. You have to...

Nylon Washers under Mounted Pickup Rings

But it seems like you were working on a lot of different things at the same time so if at least something sticks in your brain 1.5 pages per month is OK :) My big advantage was that I had already...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

I am a fan of Emily Remler. I have a couple of her recordings and her video lessons. I find her playing inspirational.

Emily Remler

Loud enough for anything isn’t a good priority for me. I mean, a Marshall stack is also loud enough for anything. You get my drift? How many of your gigs need a full PA? For me personally, we...

Stage setups for larger venues

It was. I'm just being difficult. I feel I should note here that Alan's book is of course, excellent. My brain is not special in anyway, so I'm on like ... page seven or something after about four...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

My brain is big and quick but I thought it was clear that I learned the sixth/seventh and diminished scales from Alan's book (and from Chris Parks channel, too, I discovered both in late 2019) and...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

Wow this thread has really become a lightning rod for my sarcasm today. Apologies to the innocent bystanders.

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

I have this problem too sometimes. Where I buy a book and then realize that my brain is so big I don’t need it after all.

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

Time to revisit your book obviously, TBH I have not looked into it for a while :redface-new: On the other hand it was not necessary as things start to come out and be applied naturally after...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

[QUOTE=pauln;1361112]There is a big fuzzy fat region of mystery between a band that uses am If you want to spread out the sound sources over a larger stage, then a PA, monitors, and someone running...

Stage setups for larger venues

A name to remember. At the age of only 24 it is definitely time for him to translate his website into English :) Saw him live tonight at a tribute to Wes of the host band at the weekly jam session at...

Elias Prinz -- young talent from Munich

I wrote and lost a longer response. I agree that the rig is overcomplicated. But, it's loud enough for anything, I already have the components and I can lift them. The problem I have with it is...

Stage setups for larger venues

Sorry, I wasn’t trying to sway you. I was just participating in Mick’s thread hijacking. The surfliner is really cool. At $300 used I might even try one.

The Guild Surfliner ... So much to like for so little money

Analyzing

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

Analysing jazz vocabulary

What beats an L5?

Came up with an epic tip for improv

No more Gibson archtops ?

Groove comes and goes

Developing your own style/sound

Stage setups for larger venues

Thumb pain

On Wes and improvisation (Octaves content)

Help me find Rattle on archtop

The Notated Lick Compendium.