The Builder's Bench

From Bar Chords to Bebop

Acoustic Image Clarus 2R Series III

Installing a strap button (where and which) on an...

Micro Scratches in Nitro Lacquer Finish

You Stepped Out of a Dream

With the 5 fret grip, you can play a scale from the first to 12 frets with 4 positions. "you’d still get different fingerings every time you move up a fret" Not many, much fewer fingerings than...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Thats basically what I use too. Theres a sixth scale position I like too, but beyond that it’s a bit much

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

There's other seven positions, or one position (the whole neck), or any number in between. Or maybe more positions if we do the one octave thing. The more ways you have of doing things, the...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

CAGED for life. Don't harden simple things.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

me too, some of my old guitars came that way to me and I like that spot though it seems to be one of the least popular

Installing a strap button (where and which) on an Eastman 910ce-bd-tc

I like 4 because it keeps the guitar from flipping forward, and the screw is in solid wood. 1 & 2 can tilt a guitar in the case, causing the headstock and case-lid to be in constant contact.

Installing a strap button (where and which) on an Eastman 910ce-bd-tc

These are positions. The UNT (and probably Berklee) definitions of “position” is the fret behind your middle finger. The pinkie can cheat forward one feet and the index finger can cheat backward....

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

The only rule I've found that works well for guitar fingerings is the "5 fret rule," i.e., cover a 5 fret span with your index finger and pinky, and you could slide up or down with your index finger...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

CM7#11 with the 5th ..nice chord ! it does take a bit of practice but worth the effort.. the G lydian G F# B C#..I let the high E string ring after the chord..alot of ideas for chord melody...

Enharmonics

Since I no longer play bar gigs I don’t use “bar” chords. Danny W.

From Bar Chords to Bebop

Pos 1 or 2 for me As for straplocks, I had a set of Schaller in the past (not the new ones) and didn't feel secure with them. I almost dropped a guitar because it was not completely locked I'm...

Installing a strap button (where and which) on an Eastman 910ce-bd-tc

I haven't watched it but bro, I have a feeling we're totally stoked and/or super psyched!

Tour of Gibson Custom Shop

The position 5 (and to some extend 4) makes the guitar hang more snug when standing. Positions 1 and 2 make the guitar rotate slightly away from the body especially when it comes to deeper body...

Installing a strap button (where and which) on an Eastman 910ce-bd-tc

So your freind says he prefers the Korean T50 to his US made SF3? That says something ! Thanks for your thoughtful comments, very interesting. How would you describe the sound of the Dyansonics ?...

Looking for a "jazz box"

Of course, before the interweb and forums we had Usenet and BBSs (and mailing lists) ... with far fewer people on them because connectivity wasn't as normal as it's now. No neck-specific newsgroup...

Neck sizes and shapes

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

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

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

Inversions

Aint Misbehavin chord meldy theory help

Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

Grant Green, What is This Thing

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

Cantalope Island 1996 Gibson L4CES vs 2016 Yamaha SA2200, which do you like?

15" v. 16" archtop

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

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar