The Builder's Bench

Campellone 17" Special custom non-cutaway

Westone Choice

Campellone Deluxe 16" thin-line

Reading Music and aging eyes?

George Benson selling his personal guitars on...

I looked it up. Doesn't make it law, though. BPM and key for Dexterity by Charlie Parker | Tempo for Dexterity | SongBPM | songbpm.com

Dexterity

I've got it more like 210 bpm, but still pretty reasonable relative to where a lot of those bebop tunes clock in. to which ... I've only played it on a gig or session maybe two or three...

Dexterity

:-) You're saying discrepancies don't matter. In fact, they're not really discrepancies at all. Absolutely.

Dexterity

Because it's not my style, unfortunately. No point trying to do something against my nature. Which doesn't mean I don't appreciate the skill as a listener. Not that fast, no, it's only 108,...

Dexterity

Up for sale is this beautiful acoustic 17” Special non-cutaway – I built this guitar in 2015 and kept it as a ‘show’ piece, but I’ve decided to let it go since I’ve acquired another guitar to use for...

Campellone 17" Special custom non-cutaway

Have you tried a music stand light: Amazon.ca

Reading Music and aging eyes?

Hi folks. It’s nice to be talking about guitars again instead of my health (which, by the way, is on track, and I should be home in a month!). Treating myself to a new old guitar. The choices are the...

Westone Choice

Yes, I know, but the conversation here is about specific notes, not alternate ones. I suppose it's also about how alternate notes function but that's not the issue here.

Dexterity

That's very good, well done. :encouragement: Edit: Having listened closely to the above slowed down version, I think the music notation shown below is correct, including the Bb ghost note in red.

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True, the most awkward thing is the range. A number of guitarists including Adam Rogers and Jonathan Kreisberg play the bridge up an octave whereas Peter Bernstein transposes the whole thing to F...

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Far be it for me to agree with you.. but.. OK so in the old days people couldn't slow down music like that really, and things were often picked up at speed, with the flow and rhythm being most...

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Myopic, I'm using my old presbycusis ears not my shortsighted eyes. But obviously, the 1947 recorded versions are not very clear.

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For anyone interested, I've been playing around with an audio stem remover and I just decided with the help of slow down and editing software to remove the horns for the head to 'Dexterity'. Here's...

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And yes. Why wouldn’t you be able to? Also dexterity isn’t all that fast

Dexterity

Stevie, Wow, this guitar is going to be amazing. Particularly interesting is the bubble like figure in the middle of the back. Something I’ve never seen on a guitar. The material used in the view...

The Trenier “Botanical” - new build.

Three finger less ergonomic?

three fingers technique

Inside the guitar

Body and Soul at a local session

What makes a sunburst good?

Unheard nice songs

Dexterity

Worst Budget Archtops?

Anyone selling a 175T?

Fretting Hand Technique: Control Flying Fingers with this Exercise!

Bebop heads: no. 4

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

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