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Source for back plate for DeArmond control box

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Sure. I’ve gotten to both of those things. Did a lesson on diatonic thirds, which would be sort of phase one on the intervals. The aforementioned Oscar Peterson lick was all enclosures and...

Anatomy of a Jazz Lick: Line building and improvisation

If Christian has not done a video on it, it's not worth knowing. :D

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

I've messed with LALAL.Ai a few times - it's about the same thing. I used it to remove Wes from a couple tunes to get a backing track and it worked fairly well. I tried it on a Ventures tune and it...

Moises

Not that you don't have this covered, but things I would include are teaching the chromatics as enclosures as well. That's a key function of chromatics, not only the BH style added half steps. ...

Anatomy of a Jazz Lick: Line building and improvisation

Yeah that’s the rub. Simple rhythms become tricky when someone else is playing even another simple rhythm that doesn’t line up with yours. Maybe record a little track for yourself and read as a...

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

Hello Todonne3, I think your description of how the song works is pretty good, but you are missing the main thing that gives it coherence and that is the melody. The melody is a sequence in 9/8 I...

"Scatterbrain" - Jeff Beck chords

The last two chord names on that chart are way overblown: Bb/C7 = C11 C7/D7 = C13#11/D (bass). Too many notes to translate and/or the reader may interpret it as play a C7 and then a D7 chord. I...

naming chords?

Reading rhythms is easy. But reading rhythms in real moving time when you're playing with a bass player and drummer is hard. If you screw up they're not going to stop. I think people get...

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

I am like SS, I like PRS guitars they are well made and play fine. However, in the end a basic good playing Les Paul is what I would prefer if given the choice. Les Pauls do many things, and everyone...

Les Paul vs. PRS

To me the picture is not quite clear or good enough to really see much. The way light reflects off the finish throws me.

Trenier Jazz Special

I would recommend Adam Levy’s Sightreading for Jazz Guitar Mostly I read my way through the real books, Omnibook and any other transcription books I can find. You can also find resources with...

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?

Well that’s very nice for you. As far as I’m aware, not everyone has been so lucky. And for the record, I find that the more abrasive a person is in asserting their own knowledge and talent,...

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

Thx, saw that, he doesn’t sell the box separately, and it’s not in his thingiverse files. I suppose I could ask him.

Source for back plate for DeArmond control box

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Death of USA made guitars

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

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Buying guitars as an investment

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

FYI: Gibson L-4 HSL4 Light Cherry Burst, 2022

Any other bakers on here?

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

Younger guitarists are discovering the joys of having a jazz box. Good!

Favorite jazz musician pairings?

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