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Slaman Super 400 with CC pickup

Genzler Acoustic Array Pro vs Henriksen Bud 10

1967 Gibson ES-335

What beats an L5?

I may have done, I can't remember now :-) It depends entirely on the context. I'd say that's the bottom line. Done skilfully it can sound terrific. But I wouldn't call that a wrong note, or notes....

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Rim wood :smile-new:

The New Campellone fall batch

My fault, I thought you meant the chord D over C, not just the note. So, D on C. Then it's C add 9 or CM9 if the C was CM7. I'd still say colorful to a musical ear. But you didn't say whether it's...

Analysing jazz vocabulary

I have a PhD from St. Tropez University in Osaka. I'm a labor relations consultant. On a personal note, I'm in the world's worst techno band.

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

It occurs to me that you might have read that as a “D chord,” but the same still applies.

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Being a club musician takes dedication. Everything is about networking no matter where you're at in music. You have to pay your dues in clubs. A guy I worked with in Osaka in the mid 80's went solo...

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

I've got a 2011 SS-15 and the year is written on the inside label right along with the serial number... just sayin'

Sadowsky SS-15 - Sienna Burst

Apparently. First off, nothing distinctly “Lydian” about that note. But also you didn’t ask an important question … what comes before and after, and how long did you hear it? Where does it occur,...

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Before investing money in new pickups, take some time to change things, as Jimmy blue note said. Change the volumes on the amp and guitar. I like the amp turned up higher than I intend to play and...

Humbucher height?

Colorful, because it's pleasantly lydian, which is more than acceptable. Wrong notes aren't notes just 'not in the chord', they're basically mistakes that sound clashingly awful because they...

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Not so much as we might like to think. Thought experiment: You play C maj and I play the note D … is it colorful or do you barely notice it?

Analysing jazz vocabulary

My parents were classical pianists and they said music school would ruin me. I dabbled in a class or two and hated it. I love dives. They're my people.

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

A piece of reed or guitar pick can help damp the buzz of the pickup against the ring, if that's the cause. Most springs I've seen are identical, but someone might have replaced some, possibly at the...

Help me find Rattle on archtop

I don't have that book and I'm certainly not going to buy it so I can reply to your post! If you have a link, post it. If you don't, and you have the book, take a photo of the requisite passage and...

Analysing jazz vocabulary

To be a good sight reader is also a type of improvisation - if you’ve read a load of Sor or Giuliani or whatever you are more likely to know ‘how it goes’. There’s stories of players intuitively...

Analysing jazz vocabulary

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For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

Biting the bullet on an ES-175

Analysing jazz vocabulary

What beats an L5?

Came up with an epic tip for improv

No more Gibson archtops ?

Developing your own style/sound

Thumb pain

Groove comes and goes..

On Wes and improvisation (Octaves content)

Crazy Assholes--Don't Be A Dick

Patrick Bartley on originality