1. The Benevolent Dr. K (Kostakos): a tribute to my Dr. of nearly 20 years and one of my favorite people (Katherine is her 1st name).
2. Gettin' Ahead of Myself: A reference to my lifelong proclivity for jumping the gun. Always wanted to write to this title.
3. Egret Regret: I thought up the title and liked its sound, then wrote a dark instrumental commentary on man's slow elimination of wildlife and ecosystems. I hope at least some people regret it...
*Edit: Oops! The good doctor needs a dot on the 1st beat, 2nd ending of B---or else you may grow dotty trying to play it...
the only drawback is that they’re very difficult to work with from the installer’s standpoint
some people say they are too bright sounding, but I haven’t noticed the difference
or maybe not dumb enough. like most folks you seem to overthink the matter. i'll go out on a limb and say you're an adult. so you'll most likely not make it in the professional world. which doesnt...
I would not be too structural... it is music.
Structural approach is important with the basics (like you have to play basic chord shapes, or basic scales and intervals) but really about defining...
Hi, great thread about a great amp! I own 2 G100. 212 II and a mark III. Now the input Jack on the mark III is failing.
Does anyone know where I can get a replacement?
I just had my Mensinger guitar re-fretted with stainless steel frets, changed a mediocre guitar to a very good one.
They never wear, no more re-fretting for a lifetime etc.
So why don't...
In this case, it means that the back is carved from solid wood as opposed to being pressed from laminated wood. It is pretty standard for the carved top and back plates on an archtop guitar to each...
Lydian tonic.
In G major
C# (#11), B (3), E (13), G (root).
If it sounds as a tonic or not depends on the context and chord position, voice-leading etc.
It contains only 4 notes - two of them...
Mellotone is one of my favorites
I've posted this one before in another thread, but here's an older clip of me playing that tune with a terriffic Big Band.
Stream In A Mellow Tone by Swingcat |...
Thanks very much and I agree about the headless guitars. It's hard to get older players to try it.
I've had the Alan Holdsworth model as well. This one Tim Miller designed to have a larger body...
FWIW to other readers, and probably a given fact not requiring repetition, but these are wonderful instruments. Playability, tone, aesthetics, strtingnbalance, etc. ... all top notch. I'm a RH...
Anything that speaks against stainless steel...
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