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mclaughlin sound here

Palm mute

"Strive" - Guitar / Hybrid Guitar /...

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I dont think there's too many people that feel Lennon, who's more known for being a songwriter and not really not known for being a guitarist, would say he's a better player than MM whose forte is...

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

Both have one leg on signal an the other on ground, so: parallel. One of them (the tone ctrl) in series with a resistor and (both) in parallel with the inductance of the pu coil.

Joyo JF-14 American Sound

In the score you posted, the "Eb"in the 3rd bar is actually a Bbm triad (3rd in the bass), which is the IIm chord to the Eb7 that follows it. The other chords labelled Eb are Eb Major triads.

Aint Misbehavin chord meldy theory help

The fact is, he doesn't play jazz and you don't know if he could, i.e., improvise and accompany other jazz musicians well. As far as I can tell, he arranges and performs pieces. There are classical...

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

Music, always, but sometimes a lyric line will come to me, and a melody follows, but the melody takes over and drives the thing from there. Songs which have lyrics first, in my view, have too many...

For Songwriters: which comes first, music or lyrics?

Yes, saying 1 person shredded all of history is a bit of a grandiose statement. However, it's still absurd if you think Charles's playing isn't several levels above PC or even that PC's playing is...

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

Oh, that's sad alright, in so many ways...

Sad songs written in major keys?

Perhaps, but if Jazz ceased to be recorded after 1970, there'd still be more than enough recorded Jazz to keep all future generations entertained for, well, ever..:cool:

The greats have raised my standards too high

It wasn't accurate, just an opinion but glad you can see it. Can't say I agree w the notion that a great upright solo is "thudding around" but to each his own. Is this just "sawing around"? Just...

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

Anyone know how to get Mclaughlin’s synth sound here at 1:44 onwards ? ...

mclaughlin sound here

i think i might see what i was missing the Eb in bar 3 one could play but the scoreit is a Eb6 minus the root? and for the Eb7 the score is a Eb6 with the 3 instead the 7?

Aint Misbehavin chord meldy theory help

Hi! Here's challenging palm mute picking etude in quintuplets. If you try this remember to practice it in small portions to prevent any strain injuries. Cheers, Mikko ...

Palm mute

TBH, I'm not really sure. There are multiple ways of wiring a tone control. It's late, and I've had an adult beverage or two, so I'm not going to try to do the work on it right now.

Joyo JF-14 American Sound

You’re coming at this the wrong way. Instead of trying to show up Count Basie, just try to have some fun. That’s what his band was doing. Sure, there were cutting contests and stuff, but that was...

The greats have raised my standards too high

I do like upright bass. Bass was my first instrument and I also played upright. Maybe saying Charles shredded all the greats wasn't accurate. But he certainly shreds all the average work of...

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

How to play over Min7b5 (half diminished) chords, Gibson 175, FractalAudio

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Aint Misbehavin chord meldy theory help

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

Nylon Stringed Electrics?

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Dorian b5 and Mixolydian b9 scales. Why not?

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