I want to install a set of TI Benson 12's on a little Ibanez guitar with a wraparound tailpiece. I think the ball-end wraps will clear the saddles. I doubt I'll be able to get enough turns at the...
Ken Parker addressed the overhanging top and back of violins and other stringed instruments including guitars in his video on his nylon string guitar discussed elsewhere on the forum. He says it...
I guess it's supposed to look hip, like the torn blue jeans that are sold? I always thought they looked silly.
This is the original intro to the tune from the play, which apparently is not at all popular with musicians, because I only found this one rendition of it on YouTube (but I didn't spend much time...
^ I heard quite a bit of the first "Vitamin S" performance and it certainly had a lot of substance to it; very atmospheric, though the local cetacean population would probably find it kind of...
Interesting revelation from Thomas in the forward to the book: ”.The Monophonic side was a lot trickier. I practiced these techniques regularly (and with zeal) for about 7-8 years before they made...
PM sent so as to not create thread drift.
The Sadowsky branded archtops are great guitars for sale and on sale in Japan. I just noticed Walkin JP has two new Semi-Hollows in its inventory asking for a little under $3250 each. Ditto the Jim...
Thomas Echols has a new video, giving samples from his new book on generating linear playing—i.e, lines using BH’s methods. I ordered the book. Probably best to read it before really grokking what’s...
In Auckland, we have Vitamin S. Every Monday night, two scratch groups of three musicians play non-idiomatic improvisation — in a bar. The groups are formed for the occasion from a pool of...
That's one of those Fano guitars. They damage them in the factory, and charge extra for the service.
Let's not forget that he 1960's was History's most astonishing decade. Period. Everything that went in at one end of the 60's came out different at the other end. Everything. Jazz had no more chance...
If anybody wants to see some extreme pronation and 3 fingered stretches they could google up Sonny Greenwich. I can't remember which vid showed it, but I was kinda shocked!
And a sweet life it is. Nice Gibson.
Is that correct? Violinists use the pinky constantly. Interestingly, they don't have the thumb behind the neck. Is that what Mr Chang is talking about? Cello players have thumb behind, and they...
Need advice installing TI Bensons
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