The Builder's Bench

HeadRush?

I'm Old Fashioned, solo guitar, Jake Reichbart

Was Eddie Lang short?

A new Chords tool

One head, two cabs

Where I grew up in the Bronx it was Cal-zone. No ee or ay at the end, but almost all of the last letter vowels were simply not pronounced. Ricott, mozzarell, prosciut, that was how the Italian kids...

What beats an L5?

Nice use of harmonics. Yes, that price would be a budget waterloo for me. :smile-new: Waterloo WL-AT Archtop Acoustic Guitar| Waterloo by Collings Guitars

Darn That Dream - Waterloo WL-AT acoustic archtop.

Yes, looks like the exchange rate has dropped.... What are the taxes and/or other import fees on these? Has anyone here bought a guitar from a dealer in Japan?

An Archtop Tribute 330 type with mini-hums

Ive been playing since the '60s also and heard the term commonly to express anyone that could "blow" on any instrument however Im from Jersey where we had our own version of english.

Biting the bullet on an ES-175

I tried it and returned it almost immediately. It was bigger than I realized and not nearly as quietly as I'd like.

HeadRush?

About bandleaders? Damn. A bandleader of a girl group on the west coast back in the 80's wanted to rob a bank. One of the other girls was into it and one wasn't. It was two out of three. Right after...

What makes a bandleader?

Wondering if you have any audio clips of this instrument, ideally before/after the pickup replacement? I have a similar S16 build and am considering upgrading to the KA as others seem to do often. ...

Heritage Sweet 16 - 2019 - Antique Natural - 3000 pounds

I think you have to be flexible. You might have a bandleader who runs everything. You might have one but everyone has roles to play. There might not be a bandleader. I've never been one. I know it's...

What makes a bandleader?

Sorry, I've got AINY on the brain. It was Alone Together with the godforsaken diminished thing. This is the post: Analyzing So, yes, I'd be interested.

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Try this... [note][octave] e.g., "C4" is middle C for Ab(13)/Gb eight eighth notes even through the measure F5 D5 Bb4 Gb4

The Notated Lick Compendium.

I was watching the videos he put out back in the 1960s and he was talking about contrary motion: "Hopefully there's no pregnant women out there expanding and contracting, otherwise do the lesson and...

Jazz Guitar Books

It practically writes itself...? Jazz forum just intrinsically mad, Dark Winter thoughts follow Fall of theory. Ear remains irrational, neurotic, elitist.

The Mad At - the official mad-at-theory thread - Thread

Yep.. sound like a familiar thread… quick answer- nothing beats a L5. If you begin with the lead in what beats a L5, you have already began the journey- I recently traveled the same path- bought...

What beats an L5?

We don’t want to give Alan the satisfaction.

Jazz Guitar Books

No one mentioned Barry Harris method for guitar? Fantastic book.

Jazz Guitar Books

Analyzing

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

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Biting the bullet on an ES-175

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

Thumb pain

Help me find Rattle on archtop

On Wes and improvisation (Octaves content)

Stage setups for larger venues