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Observations on Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar

May 2025 - April in Paris

PSA: Guitar Fetish parts

“Four”

Jazz Superstrat

Bump. If anyone is interested please PM me. Im willing to find some middle ground that works for both of us. Thanks

2000s Loar 700 w/ DeArmond The Mic, Pickguard, and ToneVolume Knobs

Fingered etudes by Jimmy Wyble and George Van Eps can help in getting out of the I-M alternation trap.

Observations on Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar

Chet Baker also had a pretty busted up mouth but he could still play. I think Miles Davis was also a boxer. Somehow they still found it within them to cope.

Who killed Lenny Breau?

A few observations on what I've realised after a few weeks getting back into jazz guitar. I decided to practice alternating I and M, rest stroke, and to get comfortable doing all the exercises I...

Observations on Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar

My '90s 7 string Epi LP was made in China. I got it new for very little money because Sam Ash couldn't give them away at the time. The only people who wanted 7 string solid bodies back then were...

Epiphone "Blak & Blu" Casino - Worst Neck Joint in the History of Neck...

I simply meant to say a rigid or thick pick is not an issue for strumming as witnessed by many great strummers using such picks - but many people still maintain a soft pick is better for that purpose...

Plectrums for acoustic jazz

Do you have a favorite out of those 4 Eastmans? Do you prefer the tone of the T184 to the Ibanez AM200?

Gibson, Eastman, or Ibanez ES-Style Guitar

I have a recent high-end (Elite? Deluxe?) American Tele Thinline that has pretty much become my #1 for everything. I have often/usually preferred the middle position on almost any guitar for my...

Thoughts on Tele 4-way Switch Mod?

Yeah IDK about their built guitars. They're so cheap it's not like it's a big risk. I like some of the Earl Slick guitars, but I'm not really in the market for a "rock guitar" per se.As a parts...

PSA: Guitar Fetish parts

Have you seen this video tour on the Epiphone factory in China? It's a pretty cool thing to watch, and at 5:20 they visit the presses used to make the Casinos, you see the sides being pressed into...

Epiphone "Blak & Blu" Casino - Worst Neck Joint in the History of Neck...

I purchased one of their Xaviere 57 strats a number of years ago. I think the single coil strat pickups it came with sounded really good but the neck feel wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. It's...

PSA: Guitar Fetish parts

I just wasn't satisfied.....still not totally satisfied (never will be), but I am with most of this new recording. This song has been very dear to me from the very first time I heard it. Barney...

Loar Vs. Samick (Tone Examples)

Our standard for May 2025 will be April in Paris (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg, 1932). Background: Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (April in Paris)

May 2025 - April in Paris

I thought you'd appreciate the Lee Morgan story since you play trumpet because let's face it he was a monster. Truly one of the greats. Another cool anecdote did you know that Kenny Dorham was a...

Who killed Lenny Breau?

She sounds exactly like the woman who killed Lee Morgan. Got him clean and back on his feet then when she saw him talking to another woman shot him. Plus since Lenny was often passed out and or...

Who killed Lenny Breau?

Will good jazz schools accept a thumb player?

How many watts for an outdoor gig?

If you have to play fast to sound good, you are using speed to cover up other flaws i

A minor and add 11

Have You Met Miss Jones and the rest of Virtuoso by Joe Pass

G string buzzing but adjacent strings don't. Any ideas? (video content)

Epiphone "Blak & Blu" Casino - Worst Neck Joint in the History of Neck...

Being entertaining.

Tip Me Over The Edge - Henriksen The Bud Six

Plectrums for acoustic jazz

Micro PA?

New Selmer Guitars?

Martin Retro "Monel" strings?