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

New Joe Diorio video

It rained on my Bud 6

The Hours of Listening

Jam Session Journal (May 2024)

From a musicians point of view the biggest problem with SS fret wire is that it shortens the lifetime of the strings much faster than nickel or EVO fretwire. SS does add a tiny bit of brightness to...

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

Whatever you do, keep playing BossaNova. It’s the greatest music of my lifetime and worth cherishing!

Good guitar tone for electric bossanova

I fly often with instruments. My policy is hope for the best but plan for the worst. I carry my guitar in a Hiscox case (it's been a real road warrior) and if possible, I bring it to the gate. Show...

Flying with guitar

I have not. I assumed it was a laminate top, believe I saw it described as such in older Reverb listings?

Barrington BGW400

That's the blonde 18" Special ;) The red 18" Special is/was absolutely pristine :smile-new:

Campellone PSA

More or less agree with everything you wrote in regards to gigging but I have def gotten gigs based on youtube/facebook videos. The number of likes is irrelevant because that can be a gamed system...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

C# jam blues

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 4) - C Jam Blues

Thank you. I'll contact them. Looking at their Contact page, I found an awesome easter egg.

It rained on my Bud 6

yes it was. Have you taken the pickups out? Some older sites say it's a solid top.

Barrington BGW400

Looks like the same guitar, assuming yours was also 16"?

Barrington BGW400

Yea... so my point about Dewey Square... Anyway... the melody implies and uses extensions and altered chord tones... sort of. I mean yes you could just play boring triads and even vanilla 7th...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

AA, what tune do you want to do next?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 4) - C Jam Blues

I’d call Henriksen ASAP and ask. They’ve given me sound answers to all my questions since I first contacted them during Covid to check on the status of my Blu order.

It rained on my Bud 6

Hi, Gents. Would you include a 9th on that chord and why? Possible choices: Natural 9th. An odd choice but the melody emphasises it strongly (which is the very reason for my question). On...

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

Sure. These were what we played, not necessarily in this order: 1. Tenor Madness 2. I Cant Give You Anything But Love 3. Minor Swing 4. Autumn Leaves 5. Sweet Georgia Brown 6. Blues for Ike...

Del's Tiny Steps...

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

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

Campellone PSA

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

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

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band

Just a Gigolo C7 Bb7 A7