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This is why its important to learn lots of...

Molly Reeves

Martijn Van Iterson's book!

PSA Ibanez JP 20 Joe Pass decent price

Wes, in Hamburg

I never knew Martial Solal was on that session, also!

Wes, in Hamburg

What a find! I don't think there are any other films of Smith playing in those years. Mottola used to play regularly in a band on the radio on a station in NJ, with a band called The Blue Blazers,...

Johnny Smith. 1946. On Film!

Veratasium can be a bit touch and go, but this is a good video, and sort of stuff I've been blathering on about https://youtu.be/5eW6Eagr9XA the idea of chunking is extremely important to what we...

This is why its important to learn lots of repertoire and study solos

She sounds good. Back in the 30s, the archtops were kings because the only gigs they'd have were Depression rent parties in apartments. No one could afford a piano, so my father would play four to...

Molly Reeves

The lockdowns sales boom is definitively over ..

Fender Lays off 300 employees!

Seems like you know your forks =)

Clip-on Tuner

Just get a competent teacher online or in person. Ime local teachers can suck at jazz. Just find someone who is actually working semi pro or pro at jazz and you'll make hella progress.

Frustrated Novice

PLAYING THROUGH AN AMP VS PLAYING THROUGH MODELING SOFTWARE ON A COMPUTER is a big difference with consequences. These days many people got lots of guitars but no amp. If you plan to stay at...

Playing through an amp VS playing through modeling software on a computer

I didn't see that but the course is probably still decent. I saw one for rock that said you'd be a confident player after two weeks. I think that's too short of a time but the course still looked...

Pickup Music Jazz Bootcamp

Sux, but you don't really want to make a career out of a factory job.

Fender Lays off 300 employees!

On the other thread I said I like the standards thread so I had to pony up and get a take together. I think something's up with my computer, it's not working with my mic so it ended up recording...

August 2022 - Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me

Best answer, of course, but in his case it has to be online, unfortunately... The important thing when considering instruction, no matter what age or level you're at, is to select a Teacher that not...

Frustrated Novice

It's all about the bottom line and making the quarterly profits look good, so the suits get their bonuses. Fuck the line employees, they should have known they were expendable before taking the job....

Fender Lays off 300 employees!

Tal in his prime (or at least what a lot of people would think of as his prime; I actually like a lot of his later life stuff. It's maybe less precise, at times even a bit sloppy, but he remained...

Tal Video: Diet Coke, Little Red ES140, views from his deck…….

Not well known, but Molly Reeves is a great rhythm guitarist. She's mostly in New Orleans, but occasionally elsewhere. She sings, and sometimes plays the melody, but mostly she just plays rhythm,...

Molly Reeves

Do we nitpick too much about gear?

Clip-on Tuner

Tube Guy Wanting to Convert to Solid State

Collings 470 JL Alternatives

Using Shell Voicings

Frustrated Novice

Guitar of the Future

JGBE Virtual Jam (Round 82) - Mo Better Blues

Heritage Carved tops

From transcribing to improvisation

Wood Shedding Giant Steps

JGBE Virtual Jam (Round 81) - Bluesette

Well known boutique players