Ha! Well it wasn't always so, up until the 60's and 70's, the good people at places like EMI, Abbey Road, Trident or Olympic studios (all in the UK) jealously guarded the secrets to the gear they...
There's a reason the 175 is possibly the most recorded "jazz" guitar in history. Great catch!
Thanks. TK is very popular in the rockabilly scene, but I think his stuff is so versatile. I’ve never played rockabilly and probably never will. When I first hear his pickups I knew I had to try them...
It’s amazing how many guitarists I know are into fishing. I have been looking into volunteering to help out with the stocking program. Missed it this year because of illness, planning on it next...
You & the guitar both sound great! Gorgeous instrument!
Hi Tonnie, I didn’t even bother trying the newtone strings. I replaced them with a set of Benson flatwound jazz strings (.014) & for the low A, a .065 flatwound bass string. I’ll likely do the...
That sounds so much better IMHO than the usual clips of his guitars where the guys play with overdrive and slapback echo ... But I also wonder to what extend the aluminum bridge adds to the overall...
Jimmy Bruno just posted a video on those 6432 chords which he calls “Mel Bay chords.” https://youtu.be/po2uR7WxRYM?si=PbX7zBxXcnHGgR-1
This is an old style, I'm guessing, meant specifically for rhythm guitar playing. You could certainly play the whole chord...though over time guitarists like Freddie Green distilled the essence of...
Interesting, but oddly skewed stat. This is looking at jazz guitarists as solo artists which is pretty far from determining a “most heard” since the majority of many of their recordings will be in...
I purchased John's course this past weekend. So far I like it. For examples I have looked at he shows examples for both 6 string guitar and 7 string guitar. For a moment I felt the urge to buy a...
I was completely unaware the history of that gear was so well documented.
Mel Bay's Rhythm Chord System used by?
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