Comping, Chords & Chord Progressions

Guitar purchases Reverb - EMG pickups

Epiphone Sheraton USA 1977

Gibson L-5 near mint 2011 custom shop - $7250.00

Seeking advice - New used archtop purchased

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the...

Jazz adage I learned in school: There are no mistakes, only resolutions. i.e. if you play a "wrong" note, play a note that resolves it. Or play the "wrong" note three more times :-) And Peter...

A few bad notes or a missed chord

The examples above are rather song than blues forms. AFAIK Gershwin's I Got Rhythm comes from those forms. Those dominant chains are the same as the I Got Rhythm bridge (aka Sears Roebuck bridge). ...

So what kind of blues is this (or not?)

If that's the case, the next time I'm asked my age I'll simply say, "I'm vintage!" :triumphant:

Pitfalls of a vintage archtop

Two questions, if you don't mind. First, what is your asking price? Second, what is the significance of the "X" on the back of the headstock and the unusual serial # (only the first two digits are...

Epiphone Sheraton USA 1977

Vintage is just another term for 'old and used', but it sounds much more attractive to prospective buyers.

Pitfalls of a vintage archtop

My point was just that I haven't seen the issues he described, but I haven't seen enough samples to rule anything out. I cannot deny that he received a defective guitar without seeing it in person. ...

Mr Wu / Yunzhi / Ms Lora

Changing one part of the guitar at a time and having the sound change every single time over a period of years does prove that the materials affect it. I'm not following your blatant irrationality.

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

What led you to that conclusion?

Reverb Fraud

All due respect, but is not testing. It could be, but working as a tech probably means you didn't have the leasure to test properly, varying only 1 known quantity at the time and with...

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

From what I can see of the bridge placement, the strings on the fingerboard and the string angle to the E strings seems good. It seems that the bridge is resting evenly on the edge of the guitar. ...

Seeking advice - New used archtop purchased

I setup my headless today with extreme light 8 gauge, 0.8mm Bass and 0.5 at the 12th fret. No relief. Not a great sound for Jazz, but good for Fusion type sounds. Here:

Action height discussion

^ Thx for dropping in. Sounds good! On all the recordings on the head, Monk leaves the chords open, not really playing or defining much other than a root or 5th, which you did say earlier. No, he...

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

Even top classical guitarists make mistakes when performing. At some point one has to let go otherwise no one would be out there making music. Guitar is too unpredictable of an instrument anyways

A few bad notes or a missed chord

But again, woods do not have fixed values of density and stiffness, they have a range of values depending on the specimen. Let's say that the range for mahogany and maple overlap, and you have...

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Your discussion of L5C vs L5CES reminds me of an alleged L5C that was on the market locally a few years ago during the glory days of Gibson's Crimson series archtops. Rainbow guitars had at least...

Campellone Cameo

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

how to suppress cough on the bandstand ....

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Tritone chord root movement

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?