The Builder's Bench

John Stowell Trio

Larry Carlton destroys audience with four notes

My Foolish Heart - Jeff Arnold Jazz Ballads Book,...

Soloway Swan-like solid-body stratocaster guitar

Starter Chord Solo to Learn ?

Just had a meeting cancelled, so picked up my guitar and tried to remember some of the discussion in this thread. As "usual", a rough and ready vid c/w distorted laptop mic sound, but it's about the...

Three finger less ergonomic?

Christian has a video on the A section of Dexterity.

Bebop heads: no. 4

Same experience with Premier vs Excel. Excels I've tried were really nice, Premier meh. SS are somewhere between 335 and a 330. Other options off the top of my head: - Eastman T145/T146 -...

D’Angelico Premier SS or?

Good gradiation from the edge to the middle in both colors and transparency. Colors that don’t blend well and/or abrupt solid to transparent will not work IMHO. You see some that have a solid black...

What makes a sunburst good?

It went for $908. Maybe someone knew something more than we did. Or not. We'll likely never know. Auction Ended|Bids:33 Current Price: $908.00

USA made tele goodwill

I played solos by Ch. Parker at the beginning of my studies and then a few solos by M. Davis and J.Raney.. Later I transcribed John Scofield's and Pat Martino solos.I memorized fragments of them. I...

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

It's plausible there could be a difference. I remember years ago there was a guy on some guitar forum that found out that if he loosened one of the four screws in the PU ring there was a change in...

Nylon Washers under Mounted Pickup Rings

Great concert!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkLA7VHpGSQ&t=744s

John Stowell Trio

I think the first complete solo I learned was Summertime by Wes Montgomery (the Live at Jorgies one, not the studio one he did). It’s really long and it took me weeks to learn it (I memorised it, I...

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

I bought this one (TA 40) used and changed the electronics and put in two Seymor Duncan Seth Lovers. Now it plays and sounds great!

Anyone have info on this older Korean made Aria 335 type?

There’s solo transcriptions I’ve done that I’ve learned relatively little from. There’s small bits of music that I’ve learned a tremendous amount from. Ultimately, it’s really about training the...

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

A short film about the Paris jazz scene. With English subtitles.

Jazz Clubs in Paris?

There were a few that made my pull my hair out for sure! Haha! Thanks for watching!

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

I’ve had many issues over the years and in general found ways to fix them. You don’t actually always have to suffer for your art. My favourite was a weird lump that appeared on my wrist about ten...

Three finger less ergonomic?

The actual amount of anatomical pronation in the forearm is also governed by the position of the neck. Obviously if you have TBS with the guitar on the right knee you may end up with the opposite...

Three finger less ergonomic?

Three finger less ergonomic?

Getting hung up on rhythms when transcribing

three fingers technique

Body and Soul at a local session

Inside the guitar

Unheard nice songs

Worst Budget Archtops?

Anyone selling a 175T?

What makes a sunburst good?

Bebop heads: no. 4

What do you think about putting a P90 in a Telecaster?

Swapping between chord work and single note soloing

Guitar Slurs for bebop