Chord-Melody

Joe Pass - Chord Solos

Is there a consensus on the best books for...

Kenny Burrell's flat top guitar

Julian Lage selling 1932 L-5 ($30K) - Info via...

Bobby's keys to sounding good

I consider this a semi, as the solid block coupling the top and back really inhibits vibration. I've owned a few of them, the sound really is more like a semi. But others may differ.

Seeking a "thinner" hollow body

Hello, I have started to study the Chord Solos book by Joe Pass (i also got his Guitar Chords book). In the introduction it's written : 'A careful study of these solos will give you a thorough...

Joe Pass - Chord Solos

I bought a few from GC based on a phone description. I had them ship it to my nearby GC and unboxed it there. Once the condition was less than described. The manage at the store saw this at the...

Talk me out of buying a Gibson ES-335

Howard Roberts was a versatile player. He must have found value in the second tone control. I'll bet few used it besides him. It does cut some of the mids out, which is interesting. Not many of...

Ibanez Howard Roberts 70s HELP!

Doubt it but I think the Leavitt Berklee ones are the best I’ve seen for electric guitar. Jim Snidero conceptions are good etudes for like … what you might see in a big band chart. Im sure...

Is there a consensus on the best books for learning how to read?

You will probably think it does, and if you're anything like me you'd probably think it didn't quite improve - if anyone not the likes of a Campellone had done the intervention. But it seems that...

Gustav Glassl rehabilitation

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Jazz Guitarists Who Use a Classical Guitar?

Yes! This is the very type of thing I’ve been practicing. I’m not an expert, but I think my aversion to bar chords was a blocker in helping me see the fretboard in a more efficient way — if only as...

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

At a higher level there aren’t very many correct technical choices beyond keeping your hands relaxed. So moving your first finger too much or Barreing too often There isn’t really any...

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

Ragman is a classic Socratic.

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

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Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

To clarify my initial post, the shoulder in question is my right shoulder, picking hand. As for the mention of playing acoustic, I meant I was used to playing a 1.75mm nut width and the Ibanez...

Seeking a "thinner" hollow body

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Julian Lage selling 1932 L-5 ($30K) - Info via Instagram

One of the reasons why this project seemed logical was because Glassl's neck geometry and overhang design reminded me of Mark's. I suspect that the sound of the guitar may change very little as a...

Gustav Glassl rehabilitation

Which shoulder is the problem? Assuming you're right-handed, is it the weight of the guitar on your left shoulder, or the angle at which you have to hold your right arm to play, that's at issue? I...

Seeking a "thinner" hollow body

The official mad-at-JC thread

What is your primary reference for practicing improvisation?

6th Diminished - Thomas Echols

The best LOOKING guitar you own......

Experimental/free etc music

One octave scales - VIDEO

Talk me out of buying a Gibson ES-335

Tonex One vs. TC Combo Deluxe '65

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

Anyone tried a compensated nut?

12 Hour Practice - Thoughts?

What Archtop Guitars have no binding?

How does your Atchtop play compared to SB?