The Builder's Bench

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Lush Life - Solo Guitar

You Only Live Twice - Solo Guitar

Don't Explain - Solo Guitar

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play...

I think you started with one of the "pie in the sky" end goals as opposed to actually going through the process. So you are officially invited to join me with a summer long exploration of Rhythm...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Oh, I see.... when you commit to a specific approach to voice leading, a la the descending bass line here, it limits your chord and fingering choices. I'll have to see if there's way to "cheat" on...

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

Not sure if I qualify as a "real" guitarist, I'll have to ask one of my imaginary playmates and get back to you, however.... "can you point me to the for me not so obvious holes in my method?" ...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Any hams on here? KQ4KVU

Ham Radio

To OP. I'm practicing All of Me now. When its finished, the world will bend all their knees! .. not. But there is that 3rd option, just play what feels right. If it sounds lame, then try...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Here's how I would get a rock/blues player started on changes if I were starting from the beginning: 1) Learn 7th chord arpeggios and be able to play them through a tune. I would start with the...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

This is not New York or west coast and prices adjusted for this, it even works when pricing a guitar to sell locally. In the midwest we do have Chicago 2 hours away but, in the cornfields, we cannot...

How bad is this?

Hello. As a classical wind player trying to learn how to do Freddie Green ( on guitar), my approach is probably backwards and not the best, but really enjoyable: -Put on a random Count Basie...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

I miss that man every day of my life. He was paying it forward before it was fashionable.

Kreutzer studies for guitar

Beautiful colour and woods! I'm sure it would be just as suitable for many other genres! You speak in past tense, did you sell it? Is that a soundport cum strap fixation point?

The coolest Archtop I've owned - Sakashta

I was a student of Allen Hanlon back in the 70's and he had me use his book (I still have it). This is an excellent method to both develop your reading and your pick technique.

Kreutzer studies for guitar

Wow, the Kreutzer etudes, that's a blast from the past for me! FWIW, these are by the same guy to whom Beethoven's Sonata #9 was dedicated (and who thoroughly disliked it according to the WP article...

Kreutzer studies for guitar

yes i owed a Cutaway 1953 granted it measure 18 3/4 but close enough to 19. Way bigger than my 18 inch right up next to it. He is a 33 year old picture. Note I am 6'2" and the bare guitar on wall...

Did D’Angelico make a 19” archtop? And other makers who did

Interesting video but I don't think the strap button should be that high up. It creates a bad angle when wearing the guitar. Also the block, although having to be narrow, should have been longer to...

Rubber Grommet Bushing for Gibson Toggles

I don’t know about all that. This is conceptually pretty simple. Four arpeggios that work on the dominant. Dominant played relative to the dominant as written, m3 up, and tritone up. Boom...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

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

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

Lets go and compare improvisation to spoken language.