Yeah exactly.
If you slow down the solos of great players, what you find is that they swing inconsistently, which is part of how they get their lines to 'speak'. By inconsistent I mean not always...
I've been focusing on improving my sense of time and developing a solid grip on swing feel.
Most advice I've come across suggests learning it from great players—transcribing and imitating their...
I bought the Kwikplug system for my Gretsch, because I was trying a bunch of different pickups, but then got tired of working on the guitar (because it's SUCH a PITA) rather than playing it, so I...
I recently got a used Washburn HB15CTS that I have to return. It has a lot of issues that either can't be fixed, or it's not worth my time and money to fix. Bad neck angle, uneven frets that would...
Well, Gibson asked me to scan the receipt and send it to them, so I presume they also think this is not their prime example of a neck joint.
Btw, I was going through the paperwork for this guitar...
The colours and some of the shapes made me think of the cover for Time Out, so I'll go with that. I can definitely hear Blue Rondo playing in that painting.
Thoughts on triplet-swing.
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