The Builder's Bench

when 2 Chets meet ...

How many of you play Jazz on a Strat?

Jim Hall.....where to start??.

Cariba - Wes Montgomery

Pasquale Grasso - Live from Emmet’s Place - NYC

I have ... thoughts ... Jim Hall “Jazz Guitar”

Jim Hall.....where to start??.

How about maintaining the flow for longer periods? I was able to keep up for a long while today with some breaks here and there but there just comes a point where my mind slows down to a crawl hence...

Taking Breaks

In trying to recommend ONE, I became aware that it seems that anything in his catalogue is worth listening to and any album has tons you can learn from. There are a lot of people who it took time...

Jim Hall.....where to start??.

Haha - the 'replacement' isn't quite as special as the non-cut - still a good representation of my work, but basically just something to have here that visitors can see and play. The non-cut has...

Campellone 17" Special custom non-cutaway

Many suggest to start with the Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony.. also this--now this may be a bit much but take a look Amazon.com you might just want to get some of the sheet music of tunes...

Jazz Guitar Books

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cPqf_4h7IY

Great Examples of a Good Jazz Guitar Tone

Rob I don't care what guitar you play I am just thrilled to see the progress and you posting. Guitars can come and go but gents like you are the real deal!

Westone Choice

[QUOTE=Sam Sherry;1365212]I love how the pearls go 'up' up to the octave and 'down' below above the octave. Because he wanted them to! Ha - Sam, I believe you're the first person I've heard...

Campellone Deluxe 16" thin-line

... then there'll never be another one (?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvb5pGu2z1g Only realised now that this contagious piece is not an Atkins original but a Baker transcription... (which...

when 2 Chets meet ...

I've been playing mine...a Custom Shop Ancho Poblano with a clean boost, Tech21 QStrip para EQ and a Kingsley Page boost set pretty clean. I roll back the tone on the neck pickup, and can get some...

How many of you play Jazz on a Strat?

06 wine red Les Paul classic w/ 57 PAFs 18 2204 Hazy rose Ibenaz super strat SSH..Symore Duncan Hyperions Depending on who is defining "jazz" Have used both in mixed genre settings...

How many of you play Jazz on a Strat?

My analysis is what I stated before he is playing a b9 over the G7 chord an eighth note early as anticipation of the phrase Ab Eb D B G which is 5 of the notes of the C harmonic, the next...

Dexterity

Don't want to derail Rob's thread, but this is great stuff Kris.

Westone Choice

I would suggest the first three on the list from David B. Starting with The Bridge because I like Sonny Rollins.

Jim Hall.....where to start??.

I was listening to his version of How Deep Is The Ocean, the opening track of 'Jim Hall Live, Vol 2-4' yesterday. It comes from a limited edition ArtistShare project released back in 2012 and it...

Jim Hall.....where to start??.

Three finger less ergonomic?

Dexterity

three fingers technique

Inside the guitar

Body and Soul at a local session

What makes a sunburst good?

Unheard nice songs

Worst Budget Archtops?

Anyone selling a 175T?

Fretting Hand Technique: Control Flying Fingers with this Exercise!

Swapping between chord work and single note soloing

Bebop heads: no. 4

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