Ear Training, Transcribing & Reading

Moises

Jack Wilkins passed a year ago today.....

Affordable semi-custom strings from mapes

Japanese Epiphone Emperor "F".....$1,400...

Younger guitarists are discovering the joys of...

Loosen strings and rotate the bridge base. The bridge top seems correctly orientated.

Ibanez archtop with 0.010 Thomastik strings and rosewood bridge intonation issues

I forgot to mention something cool and money which is very important obviously ( plus some questions at the end ). The cool part is that during the solo tunes a guy came up to me and asked me...

Aurora Jazz Duo

^ Yep. But why are all jazz songs only in half the keys? :P I learn the song and internalize it, then I mentally transpose it and take it thru the keys. I'd spend some time re-internalizing it...

I'm now fluent in every key

Sorry about that. I rage quit my digital Hammond recently. Thankfully I didn't destroy it tho because I can get several k back selling it. You might want to consider a realistic practice...

1 key, 3 strings for a year

Also worth considering just playing six strings, in several keys.

1 key, 3 strings for a year

FYI: Just came across a program called Moises which is great for track separation. I tried it using the album Fitzgerald and Pass Again. It totally enabled me to eliminate the vocal (sorry Ella)...

Moises

Yes, it really help. I saw a physical therapist who had my wife take pictures of me while playing the guitar and the PT made some good recommendations about correcting my sitting position while...

Need help finding an archtop suitable for me

Agreed. There are a bunch of good players who used archtops and didn't play jazz, or only played some jazz. Mel Brown, blues/soul/jazz ES175. Fenton Robinson, blues, Byrdland. Charles Dennis, blues...

Younger guitarists are discovering the joys of having a jazz box. Good!

Nice—I'll admit I had to google image search that one... doesn't that prove my point though?!?

Death of USA made guitars

Wynton Kelly and Wes Montgomery.

Favorite jazz musician pairings?

Seems to be better for my wrists to be standing, but that's probably different for everyone, given body shape and guitar etc

Get up Stand up, stand up for your rights :)

So what? The price is so low it doesn't matter.

Affordable semi-custom strings from mapes

mounting clamp is there in the case. inset into the foam, running R to L, you see part of the mounting wings above the foam. these are great.

DPA Acoustic Guitar Condenser Mic

I’m a bit confused. Once you pick the 6 you prefer, you’re buying 3 strings you’ll never use.

Affordable semi-custom strings from mapes

Songs definitely sound different in different keys. If they didn’t, they’d all have been written in concert C.

I'm now fluent in every key

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Death of USA made guitars

Grant Green, What is This Thing

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

FYI: Gibson L-4 HSL4 Light Cherry Burst, 2022

Pickup Suggestions For Blonde 89 Emperor

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

Any other bakers on here?

Gibson Thin line Guitar Models

Guitar Center CEO: No serious musician wants $300 guitars