The Builder's Bench

Heritage Johnny Smith incoming

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 5) - Mr PC

1946-48 Gibson ES-125

Pleasantly surprised at the Katana 50 for a clean...

Pürbach 14 (Andy Bartosh)

Ya got it backward Mickey. No harm, no foul, just sayin'.

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Depending on your definition of famous and straightahead … Pete McCann Adam Rogers Dave Stryker Bob DeVos Steve Cardenas John Hart …to name a few

Fender Telecaster vs Gibson ES-335

This is a terrific video. Thanks for posting. Nelson Faria is also the author of Brazilian Guitar Styles, which I rate as the best single book on guitar. You can learn to play authentic Brazilian...

Good guitar tone for electric bossanova

https://youtu.be/guHg_cKvWFk So here is a clip with 3 endings for our tune. The first is Arnold's, which is better than I think we've given him credit for. The Second is the clichéd "Count Basie"...

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

Thanks for posting this. Good thing I checked the Forum; I was just about to smash my Cremona!! Benedetto Fan

Heritage Johnny Smith incoming

sweet setup! sounds great and good job

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

Sometimes you have to roll with whatever the musician does.

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

The Katanas really wake up when you go in and tweak the pre and post EQ curves. Since doing that I use the Katana the most (my ‘better’ amps are jealous). My presets incorporate these tweaks. Worth...

Pleasantly surprised at the Katana 50 for a clean jazz tone

As I understand it, 5 is not a standard figure (the 5 3 chord is implicit when there are no figures.) However you do see it in partimenti. Usually it’s identifying a melody note. Bare 5ths are...

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

I think a capital letter is major. The triangle is explicitly telling us major 7th. You won’t see a triangle b7.

Modes arranged in a musical sequence

It is that time of year.... believe the rule of fashion is vertical stripes with white pants or white guitars - plus Brian didn't want to look fat.

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Spice up those minor blues changes Minor Blues Chord Progressions [11 Variations]

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 5) - Mr PC

Apologies for not noticing this post. Yes, sorry, I should've given a context. I'm interested in two scenarios, 1) comping on the head (melody), 2) comping on the solo choruses. Thanks! :) ...

All of Me - A7 on measure #28 (9th?)

Sounds good, Larson, but I was expecting a Count Basie ending as you suggested. :)

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

Experience varies. I owned a GBJSA. It was built well, but the finish was extremely thick. Patrick also had the same experience. Electrically both sounded wonderful. I took the finish off the...

Heritage Johnny Smith incoming

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

Campellone PSA

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Learning to play with a singer

How bad is this?

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

AI music, yikes, it's improving fast