The Builder's Bench

Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton "Can't Find My Way...

Monk's Mood

From Bar Chords to Bebop

Acoustic Image Clarus 2R Series III

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

And there are many C Lydian voicings with open strings - more than any other chord if you count Am7 & Em7 voicings. A couple of duplicates there but I can't edit the image....

Enharmonics

Bluegrass players, almost without exception, will put the strap button at position 5 on their dreads. My first archtop, an Eastman AR905CE, had the strap button at position 1. I really like it,...

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

I have a Ruck 2010 classical with a sound port. Ruck provided wooden plugs so you can plug the hole and tell the difference. There is a huge difference in the sound you're hearing as a player. ...

Sound ports?

My opinion: Hideous affectation. Never.

Sound ports?

This isn’t what you asked, but I’ve had an AR810CE for 17 years and I never put a strap button on it. I thought about it many times but it’s never been a priority. Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Barney...

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

On a daily basis I’m often switching from classical/flamenco necks with wide FB’s to my Tele, with a moderately full C, to the full D of my Martin, to my archtops which have a moderate D. Plus, the...

Neck sizes and shapes

I always care about neck shape and size being somewhat ambidextrous,and writing with my left hand. Playing a right handed I’m sensitive to the feel, and having a large enough shape to feel...

Neck sizes and shapes

Yeah! Apparently the Hammond, invented in 1935, was the very first synthesizer. It's just more dang skills to have to work up to work the switches throughout the tune. shreddin'

Monk's Mood

Catchy title Christian. I think you're getting the hang of this tube stuff! (no time now, but I plan to watch at some point)

From Bar Chords to Bebop

All mine are 2 and 3. They both work great. Maybe I slightly prefer 3. Drilling thru the heel cap into end grain is fine as long as you understand proper screw counterbore. The right size drill is...

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

I have Martin's duo course. It's great. He makes it look effortless. We refer verbally to the course during our duo practice ( I took notes and discussed with singer ).

2 new & excellent Jazz Comping Truefire courses

I've only played with an organist about twice, and long ago. Just hit me that you guys were tweaking all those switches and stops long before us guys had all the dang stomp boxes!

Monk's Mood

A functional-harmony perspective might name the note according to how it resolves: #11 resolves up, b5 resolves down. Of course this won't apply in all situations. Case in point: jazz uses a lot...

Enharmonics

So true about first fret. Knowing that just helps us gauge how much taper. My Lehmann is only about 1/32 thicker at 9 than the Borys. But it only tapers about 1/32 down to fret 1 and feels much much...

Neck sizes and shapes

Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton "Can't Find My Way Home"

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?

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

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

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar