Comping, Chords & Chord Progressions

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

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Weber 8a125t 4ohm speaker

Would an L-12 scratch that itch?

Hi, thanks for the reply, I think basically in the same way as you. I found it interesting that you wrote:"Now you've got all white keys except Bb Eb Ab Gb". You think in a piano way of the notes?...

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

I prefer a p90 in the neck. And I like lighter weight.

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

I only skimmed through it but I think you might mean Coltrane's Equinox, not Exodus.

Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, an ongoing concert and livestream series

I’d love to see a photo of your katana. AKA

New Wilkie Acoustic Archtop Build

That might be the second easiest thing to try. :rolleyes: The easiest is rolling the volume knob down a little bit and the tone knob off about halfway. Flatten out the amp tone stack. Pick lightly...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

The writing I called pencil really is graphite color. It's bluish in the photo, possibly from the LED flashlight/torch color temperature.

L-5, L-50, ES-150 questions

I ordered pickup riser set, reproduction guard/rest & hardware, and reached out to VVG about rebuild of my 'early 50's P-90. I found to have an open winding & had someone rewind it, but he...

L-5, L-50, ES-150 questions

I love Morse code. I got my Tech and General licenses in December after a decades long lapse as a Novice who only a had a few HF QSOs with a friend’s rig. Now I’m thinking about getting a dual...

Ham Radio

The easiest thing to try is to slap some flat wounds on it.

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

Jack Z I’m usually not a Heritage fan, but I actually prefer the H-550 model to the Gibson Tal Farlow reissue model. Plus they can be had for half o the asking price. I believe theirs one TGP at...

Would you spend $5k for a Gibson Farlow if serial number was partially scratched out?

The Tele is just a great platform to build on. Really depends on being lucky and finding a body and neck that work together and have acoustic resonance. From there it’s just a matter of choosing...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

This topic has been broached before. There's a thread called "Telecaster Love Thread, No Archtops Allowed" with 2255 entries as of 2024 06 13. There are other threads as well. Search for "telecaster...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

Yes.

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

I met Roy Smeck once at a gig in a country club in Westchester. He came up to me and complimented my playing. He wrote down his phone # and invited me to come up to his studio sometime. I told him my...

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

Just about any of them will do fine, even the ones I build still sound like Teles although I experiment with different woods, chambering, pickups, etc. Neck pickup, roll of a little tone and you're...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

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

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

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

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band

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