It's funny I just started working on this as well. But to me Freddie Green comping isn't just going chuga-chuga four to the bar hitting the same voice but changing voicing on every beat (moving at...
True, though I expect it was used prior to Honeysuckle Rose, but that's how most players tag the lick. I'd forgotten that!
The bebop cliche at 30 seconds is a quote from Honeysuckle Rose, and it's such a cliche we already had it once in this head.
I see a lot of archtops in videos and occasionally in concert not in the jazz realm. For instance--Bonnie Raitt's vintage ES 175. And all the Gretsches out there popularized by Brian Setzer among...
Wonderful idea. I think for most of us 160-180 could be a reasonable tempo. Maybe two times through, once at a slower tempo and then again a bit faster?
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Here's my discussion about the next phrase followed by running through mm 1-16 at about 160-170 bpm. Hope it helps someone, or at least encourages them that they are not the worst player on the...
Thanks for your input. Nothing to add. The build quality is top notch, and sound excellent. I agree that it is a great guitar for electric players looking to move into a nylon string guitar. ...
Looking at my current collection--I have 5 US-made guitars (2 Gibsons, 1 Taylor, 1 Harmony, 1 Kay), 1 Japanese (Gretsch), 2 Chinese (Voyage Air, Cordoba). I've had a number of Korean-made guitars, as...
While pistachio is clearly the best ice cream flavor, I do not like seeing "vanilla" relegated to being a sneak diss for "boring." If we're talking about something truly bland and boring, we...
Yep the shoulder of a 1.5 or 2mm Dunlop Gator has been en vogue in the Gypsy jazz world for a number of years. You'll still see players using the really thick rounded picks though, particularly if...
Out of curiosity, what is the difference between a "Style A" and a "Style A-1"?
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