The Builder's Bench

Handling an"old" Epi and new Gibsons

Guitar Center CEO: No serious musician wants $300...

1949 L5 and other vintage Gibson archtops at...

Learning Melodic Cells

"In The Mix"

Gibson knockoffs are all around these days. Epiphones, Sire, Yamaha, even Harley Benton.. A Gibson is a very luxury item, but an Epiphone with a bit of work is just as good to play music. Which is...

Handling an"old" Epi and new Gibsons

About two years ago I applied to my local GC. When I went in for the interview, I explained to them that I'm a huge gear nerd and I love helping people with purchases. I have a ton of experience...

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

It’s mentioned here and there’s a photo of Joe holding the pick:

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

I like GC, and mostly for the return policy. I've never had any hassle with a return. At my local GC the staff members are musicians. They don't necessarily know much about the products, but I...

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

Thank you for the reply. I would love to learn how to read standard notation. Do you have any books you recommend to learn? I am an old dog at 53 but I can learn.

Learning Melodic Cells

Yup - he said it made him feel closer to the strings.

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

It's not rocket science, just harmonize those scales in 3rds and 4ths (6ths are nice too) and practice them. And see the attached files on chord patterns I wrote - I'm half way to a book.

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

No, Joe had said in a number of interviews that he broke his picks to make them smaller, he said it was just a habit he developed.

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

L5 CTN Wes. This guitar rules.

Gibson Thin line Guitar Models

"it would be hard to top Randy Vincent's A Cellular Approach." Sounds like a molecular biology textbook.... I guess everyone knows that Randy was Julian Lage's teacher? Both were Sonoma County, CA...

Learning Melodic Cells

I'd never heard that but if it's true, it may have been unintentional, because Joe used to stick the pick in his mouth when he switched to playing fingerstyle (the pick came out for single line...

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

If you listen to jazz or analyze it transcribed, you see that all it is is short motifs developed or sequenced and longer ideas. So if you want to be fluent in jazz melody, that's what you have to...

Learning Melodic Cells

That is rather steep for a P-90 175 even if it is a 50s. With PAFs it might be worth that ... or more. But how many 50s and 60s 175s still have their PAFs if they shipped with them.

1949 L5 and other vintage Gibson archtops at Guitar Center

I forgot that John covered Blue in Green on that album. In my opinion, that's his best album - side 1 anyway, side 2 is a long raga like piece. I transcribed a tune off that record, I'll post a...

Enharmonics

I'm attempting to get my old Zoom 4 track recorder operating but I realized I'll need a new smart card and smart card reader too for it.... anyway, the tab I posted is pretty much what I play.

Enharmonics

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Heritage now offering the H-575 as part of their Core Collection Series

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

Inversions

Grant Green, What is This Thing

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Holy ****, my (musical) ears are bad

Tone Master Twin at 5W (attenuator) is loud enough for loud gigs

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

Looking for a "jazz box"