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naming chords?

Some beautiful tone (and playing) on a Guild...

Antonio Lauro - La Gatica (Venezuelan Waltz)

I need help about multi effects/ modelers

55 Gibson ES 125

I mean. What I really mean. When probing all the original plain harmony, not changing the scale - it is safe. Sometimes sounds bland, occasionally "interesting" But the trouble starts when the...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Isn't harmony a scale thing, overall? I mean, when you go up and down the chords in diatonic (as the original tune has it), it really doesn't change much at all? But when changing the scale, key,...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

But you don't have to change the harmony to be interesting...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Not mine, but, for the record, #83 is a 17" Special with a Natural finish.

FS: 1996 Mark Campellone Special 17” with RC1100 Nice Quilt

Super fun texture. I’m playing with bass and sax next Thursday. So that’ll be fun.

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Four is a bad example because it is so tight. The melody is the culprit. Everyone knows how it goes and the harmony is is almost unchangeable.

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Yeah that's true, but my point is still valid. Guitars will underperform the S&P500 or any blue chip index fund on average, so all the money you allocate to guitars would grow at a faster rate...

Buying guitars as an investment

The director there would be to make sure that the inside jokes would be easy for bypassers.

a script for a comic jazz session bit.

In terms of "toys", the right models from the right makers (Fender, Gibson ans Martin) are about the best investment that I have found. But there are, as others have already pointed out, better...

Buying guitars as an investment

Ed Bickert is a great example of the type of comping I was talking about. He used chordal phrases tastefully in his comping and turned the performances into improvised orchestral arrangements. ...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Yeah, I would be all over a four on the floor thing on...er...Four (aside from the head that is, where you gotta do the hits) but then you all know my current obsession... Allan's Charleston thing...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Umm.. OK. What news sources do you use that are not heavily influenced or outright controlled by those with political agendas? Here in the US none of the media outlets are eve, close to free...

Death of USA made guitars

Thanks Ol' Fret. Very much food for thought. I'll look into your glue recommendation.

Guitar Scanning, CAD, Forma's, Veneers, Vacuum Pressing.

I know. My point was that three note voicings don’t sound thin. If there’s a piano player, I’m playing even less. The operative thing about Allan’s video to me isn’t that there is no piano player....

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

See above

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Death of USA made guitars

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

What not to do on a gig

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

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

Any other bakers on here?

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

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

how to fix string alignment

Gibson Thin line Guitar Models

I'm now fluent in every key

Modified Gibson Johnny Smith