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That probably stands to reason if you get proper intonation over your entire fretboard by tuning the open strings slightly flat. Maybe that's in fact their entire purpose. Although the reasoning in...
As a guitarist, I probably learn the chords first. Then the Melody. Comping is our main job. IMHO.
I have an Earvana nut in my cupboard, that I have fitted to guitars for an experiment. It doesn't adjust intonation for the frets on the whole fretboard, only open strings. Even after adjusting the...
I stole another lick, and I wrote (or at least devised) one, so here I am dropping them both repeatedly into a couple of choruses of Autumn Leaves with the aim of trying to memorise them. The rest of...
Are we sure there was money, fame, and accouterment back in the 60s?
You forgot to mention things like the thrill of playing cool music and interacting with good players in front of even 2 or 3 people, where it's just that extra wee bit riskier than the safety of your...
Why not on an archtop? I agree that it's sometimes necessary to retune an instrument that has had its open strings tuned painstakingly. What kind of archtop was that?
His solos on “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To” (Concierto) and “I Hear A Rhapsody” (Undercurrent) are two of my favorites.
I suppose we're talking about Pick-up - udo roesner amps , but which one, single or dual source? Could you post some pictures of how it's installed in your guitar? The product page doesn't even...
Certainly wouldn’t argue. I really like transcribing solos but I couldn’t argue with anything you say about transcribing melodies.
Angel Eyes from Jim Hall Live for its musicality, melodic development of motifs, combination of single notes and chords and overall-excellence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTe-1aTNfpE
Hello! I'm not here to say that transcribing solos isn't valuable or that it's a waste of time. However, IMHO, transcribing melodies is both easier and more useful. In the time it takes to transcribe...
... when the sax player starts playing All of Me instead the John Legend song and you're forced to cobble together a solo guitar "arrangement" on the spot for folks to walk down the aisle to bc the...
Transcribing melodies vs solos
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