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"Quail Bait" by Barney Kessel... help?

Epiphone Triumph case

Some Relaxing Lo-Fi Jazz Compositions

Love is a many splendored thing

I meant alternating picking. Personally I don’t see the advantage to alternate picking if I’m doing an ascending arpeggio. It seems like the hard way to do something that could be much easier. But I...

Cecil Alexander picking technique

Jimmy - You should read Christian's #461. He can give me a headache but on this occasion thank god he knows his stuff. I hope he won't mind if I extract a bit from his post: 'Django? Now Django...

The official mad-at-theory thread

Many smaller dealers who used to carry several archtops have told me that prospective buyers will come in to try them, and then order online if they can save a few bucks. Too bad.

Ibanez GB200 vs LGB-300

yeah I didn’t see him do it but it’s not like I’ve watched him for hours. By crosspicking do you mean ddu or alternating? The former works well with rest stroke picking. Tbh I find either a bit...

Cecil Alexander picking technique

And here's the best I was able to get out of the previous recorded version done with a guitar in my preferred D-standard tuning. (Worry about the three posts but I didn't seem to be able to get all...

Can I borrow a few ears?

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Can I borrow a few ears?

Wow, I can't believe I missed the fret difference when looking at the specs. I thought they both had the same number of frets. I wonder if the 300 would be a bit brighter since the neck pickup will...

Ibanez GB200 vs LGB-300

Ok, let me check out some of his videos and see if I can tell if he’s sweeping or cross picking ascending arpeggios. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Cecil Alexander picking technique

Btw I actually play both a bit like benson picking and trad pick. My impression is that the former is a bit more forgiving in terms of string crossing. I think the pick angle actually helps. I...

Cecil Alexander picking technique

I've been working as hard as I can recording and mixing the new album. I have all the tunes recorded and, as usual, I had the guitar tuned down to D-Standard. Unfortunately what I've come to discover...

Can I borrow a few ears?

Weird - the skb-20 is listed at 17.25 on other websites.

Epiphone Triumph case

If I'm not mistaken the Friedman are FRFR cabs, they just look like guitar cabs (and sound, from everything I read). TBH, FRFR was bad already before modelers. They're big, heavy, expensive, done...

FRFR Thoughts?

Yes his hand go up and down tho, he doesn’t seem to do the sweep thing so much.

Cecil Alexander picking technique

SKB website says lower bout measures 17". It might be a wee bit narrow for the Triumph's 17 3/8" lower bout. But if you like snug, maybe ...

Epiphone Triumph case

It functions as a V7. The bass note isn’t always the chord name. I’m not good with explaining theory and some guys here, I think they don’t even play, just argue about the same things over and...

Tips for fretting a D13b5b9?

Transcribing Jazz Solos: Tips, Tricks, and Recommended Recordings

The official Warm up-and-Practising thread

I don't get it

Which one is the real jazz guitar ?

Burst or Blonde Gibson L-5 Wes

What does it mean for you to be a jazz musician?

Pre-build questions for a 15" acoustic bundle of joy.

The official mad-at-mad-at-threads thread

Reverb was a Big Investor with Silicon Valley Banks

Any views on the Strandberg guitars?

The best ways of ear training

Differences between Trenier & Campellone.......

Vintage Gibson Cases?