The Builder's Bench

Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More...

Lenny Breau - Fingerstyle Jazz

2011 Gibson Tal Farlow (Mint) in Finland - Ships...

Flying Home (Charlie Christian)

Does anyone have a transcription of Mango Tango?

Once you perfect your right hand technique, the difficulty should end, but there is virtually no end to the complexity of what you what you may play with your left hand, i.e., there will always be...

Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More Difficult?

Yeah. My history is one of switching between using a plectrum for rock and then jazz and fingerstyle for classical. After years on and off trying to use a plectrum, last year I made the final...

Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More Difficult?

Isn't she lovely.... just right click on the guitar image and "copy link" -- Gibson Tal Farlow 2011 – Tonefest Guitar Gallery

2011 Gibson Tal Farlow (Mint) in Finland - Ships worldwide

For those many who aren't haven't heard any Lenny Breau in a while, head on over to BandCamp for a listen to his duet with Brad Terry, "The Living Room Tapes." I would like to be able to eat his...

Lenny Breau - Fingerstyle Jazz

When I played with a pick, I’d have answered picking hand. But several years ago I became a thumb player, so I answered neither / both. There are trade offs for using thumb and fingers instead of a...

Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More Difficult?

I remember reading that at the time and wondering "who the heck is Lenny Breau?" I had never heard of him before that and didn't actually hear his music for probably another 25 years after these...

Lenny Breau - Fingerstyle Jazz

Well - I can definitely tell the difference in tone between 09 and a 12 when I play clean on my acoustic archtop. Also, I am not sure that heavier gauge is harder on your hand like lots of people...

String gauge and output/tone

Atm I’d say the fretting hand Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More Difficult?

Hmm… planning beforehand might be more documentary and informative than making surprising questions about things that happened - oh lord - 40-50 years ago. Beato is best music journalist that I...

Denny Diaz (Steely Dan) interview with Rick Beato

Love Sharon Isbin's recounting

barrios on pbs

Equal(ish) tension across all strings with 12's. Equal(ish) tension across all strings with 11's. Note: I tune in 4ths = EADBCF

Which do you prioritize when it comes to choosing string gauge?

https://youtu.be/rT5g1-ibrGs?si=Dlk_9g74pTNt7uKf Peter Bernstein on guitar

Great Examples of a Good Jazz Guitar Tone

I think the picking had is where I put more work on, bc it plays a prominent role in tone production. Ll.

Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More Difficult?

That was a good deal on that Eagle. Hope you got it LJP.

1988 Heritage Eagle Classic - Potential Purchase

Poll data results suggest majority's picks are too thick for playing jazz? :behindsofa:

Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More Difficult?

Thoughts on triplet-swing.

Tommy Emmanuel & Matteo Mancuso: Sunny

Pitfalls of Patterns

Legato Guitar - John Coltrane style C Melodic minor / B+ over B7Alt

Cheap hollowbody or archtop recommendations?

Luna 200 Combo, Quilter Aviator Cub, Or Blu 6?

Stella by Starlight 2025 w/Video

2022 Borys B-120

Chunking, does it work for Jazz improv?

Some thoughts while working on a guitar

Which kind of chords to learn next

Altered chord question

UK jazz guitar dealers