Chord-Melody

Anyone not use rest strokes?

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Ibanez GB-15 George Benson. Rare. W/Hard Case....

Takamine CPT-3 preamp

Guitar Practice Amp w XLR mic input

Very entertaining thread! But if you listen with a good speaker or good headphones you'll notice something..... some of these performances have really crappy tone.

Master Guitarists Playing Cheap Guitars

There is a very intersting 3/4 version of Lenny Breau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6hSFcmYSFs

June 2023 - Undecided

For home use playing jazz guitar I would get a Princeton over a Champ. The reverb is awesome. More headroom too. More controls. Sounds great.

Could a basement guitarist be happy with a Champ?

I completely agree. It's a no frills amp that gets the job done in a pinch. I own a mini Brute II and I use it for a last resort or under weird circumstances. Usually I use it as a vocal amp and plug...

What is it about Polytone amps?

I do. For me it is just one of the way of articulation. (So definitely not all the time) I also think that for students/beginners practicing rest strokes (both with a pick or in fingerstyle)...

Anyone not use rest strokes?

I am not aware of ever using rest strokes when I play with a pick. I've made the attempt to learn to use them, but find it an awkward movement that provides me with no expressive benefit. So I gave...

Anyone not use rest strokes?

That is interesting; those motions of her pick look and feel very familiar and natural to me. However, compared to her hand mine is motionless; my thumb and index moving the pick.

Anyone not use rest strokes?

If you like the sound of a tweed Fender amp, that would be the target of the original Roland Blues Artist amp sound. It's a little dull for my taste. When I went to purchase one of their overpriced...

Roland Blues Cube Artist - Having trouble getting completely clean sound

Solid state transistor amps generally are happy without a load connected but must not be operated with a shorted output. Tube amps generally are happy with a shorted output, but must not be...

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Phil59: After my two decades in the classroom (during which I published plenty in my field), I spent three as a freelance journalist, so no contrast. The point of my post is that generating...

Barney and Herb. Does jazz guitar get any better?

One can get by without rest strokes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awFeDMNiKX4

Anyone not use rest strokes?

Just wanted to thank you guys and report back. FWIW, just pulled off the 6th string. So now my setup has the following Thomastik-Infeld flats: P13 - P15 - P19 JS25 - JS35 - JS44 I'd like to...

Mixed Strings - Anyone ever mix their Flats with Rounds?

They all played great of course, but Jimmy was especially playing with great feeling. Made my evening.

Guitar Night

Still available!! [a douche-bag on Reverb accepted an offer, and then backed out before paying!] :mad-new: [they should punish those people by charging them a reneg fee!] Fantastic guitar,...

Marc Rutters thinline-tele style guitar! Spruce top - mint!

Nope. I have several from the 80’s and 90’s that are as reliable as day one… there is no ‘end of service’ date nor do they become ‘unrepairable’ and I’ve used them with confidence for decades….they...

What is it about Polytone amps?

Phrygian Dominant Add #9

Barney and Herb. Does jazz guitar get any better?

Neck feels sticky

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For those still battling nerves when they play live on stage...

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Could a basement guitarist be happy with a Champ?

Suggestions for practicing chord melody

Yes the ego gets a hit the past few days.

The Nine-Note Scale.

"British" speakers

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Gibson 175 through helix grammatico clean tones