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Campellone Deluxe 16" thin-line

Reading Music and aging eyes?

George Benson selling his personal guitars on...

Fender D'Aquisto Elite.....

Extremely clean sound using di-box

Nice! Yeah that sounds about like maybe I would define it? Maybe useful for me to put some solos I’ve transcribed that I don’t think of as vocabulary solos: Miles on Green Dolphin St and Miles...

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

I'd be interested in more modern books which take into account current trends and styles in jazz and/or music in general - that would add something 'new' to the genre. Any recommendations?

Jazz Guitar Books

Nothing but bangers on this list. I actually don’t know the Newport recording well but the first album I bought with my own money was the Oberlin concert, which also has Perdido on it and which...

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

James Chirillo and PG!

Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, an ongoing concert and livestream series

I've had the surgery in both eyes. Got 20 20 distance vision in one, but only 20 30 in the other because of a ripple in the retina. Colors are much more vivid without the cataract. Very glad I did...

Reading Music and aging eyes?

The first jazz album I ever bought was Brubeck at Newport 1958. I'd already been listening to a lot of jazz on the radio for a few years on stations like WRVR (New York) and WHAT (Philly). My dad...

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

The green gb5 it s my favorite (and the D’a obviously)

George Benson selling his personal guitars on Reverb

This is a good one! Slight variation that my classical teacher had me do when I was having carpal tunnel problems was to not even try to fret the note. Just rest the finger on the string like a...

Fretting Hand Technique: Control Flying Fingers with this Exercise!

BTW that one note everyone can't decide on: Sax plays Ab, Miles plays a C (10th up) then they play Eb in octaves. There's parts in some of these CP bebop heads that people will play slightly...

Dexterity

I had my cataracts removed and implants to focus on the music stand. First doctor said I'm not yet ready. Second doctor said If you think you're ready, I'll do it. I did it and I am not a bit...

Reading Music and aging eyes?

With me it is all about waiting till the cataract is ready and I figure out what I want to do. My retinal doctor is going to see me in 4 months, I don't need anything fancy I have already decided...

Reading Music and aging eyes?

I put 12s on instead of 14s, and it's a good thing I did because I could barely get my low E to fit in the tail piece! I also think any bigger would need filing the nut.

What beats an L5?

Do you know anything about the 30s London built Aristone Crown by Abbott? It was supposed to be Abbott's take on the S400/L5. Not to be confused with a similarly named cheaper Besson from E. Europe...

Slaman Super 400 with CC pickup

Trenier Botanical update #1 Bryant just sent a few pics of the headstock veneer. The inspiration for this design originated from pictures I sent to Bryant of English Garden Architecture( in the US...

The Trenier “Botanical” - new build.

if you can manage the page turns, the iPad has a very readable screen that is of course lit. for reading paper charts with print that is too small, I have two things that may be worth considering....

Reading Music and aging eyes?

Three finger less ergonomic?

three fingers technique

Inside the guitar

Body and Soul at a local session

What makes a sunburst good?

Unheard nice songs

Worst Budget Archtops?

Anyone selling a 175T?

Fretting Hand Technique: Control Flying Fingers with this Exercise!

Bebop heads: no. 4

Progressive List of Solos that improved your 'vocab' ...

What do you think about putting a P90 in a Telecaster?

Swapping between chord work and single note soloing