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Guitar purchases Reverb - EMG pickups

Epiphone Sheraton USA 1977

Gibson L-5 near mint 2011 custom shop - $7250.00

Seeking advice - New used archtop purchased

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the...

I knew that, he said so. Don't worry, it's not an argument, it's a discussion. As far as I know :-)

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

Rag, there probably would have been less confusion and discussion if Bobby mentioned where the lead sheet he posted was from-- it's from the Thelonious Monk Fakebook, which is a misnomer (the "fake"...

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

Nothing wrong to my ears, but not Trad Jazz and a lot of open strings, sounds good and it's definitely your own voice. :encouragement:

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

However, new archtops can potentially have a lot of issues as well, most of them involving wood moving.. It is generally a tricky thing, archtops, acoustics, you can spend thousands and end up with a...

Pitfalls of a vintage archtop

There are only two guitars I have owned that did not need a setup when I bought them: 1. 1995 Gibson Citation 2. 2023 Emerald Kestrel carbon fiber archtop All I did with both of these was...

Mr Wu / Yunzhi / Ms Lora

Coincidentally, I read about a psychiatric research study the other day, in which they had a large group of elderly people live out a thought experiment: they were to think of themselves as 20 years...

Pitfalls of a vintage archtop

Playing with nails isn't your best bet for a warm tone like your example unless you switch to heavy flats. I'd pluck the strings with the flesh of your fingertips but still allow your nails to...

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

To me, I think it's dense to see a piano score and not understand how that's everything that should be included for the head. So see the 2 staffs and then think dur I should plunk down more chordal...

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

This thread reminds me of what is talking place here in the USA, with the WNBA and their newly arrived status in the media. Some sports media talking heads are saying race isn't the topic, ...

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Those two statements are in contradiction! It's obvious to you and me but maybe not to a beginner. I think what they should have done was put a note on the chart: Play that bass line with the head...

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

I had a business, a small shop where I made custom guitars. A while ago I found that there were many more players who wanted a good solid wood guitar than I could ever build so I started a line of...

Mr Wu / Yunzhi / Ms Lora

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Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Unfortunately it’s not really possible to untangle some of this stuff from the racial politics of the time. Lennie dismissing the blues-orientation of a lot of black musicians probably wasn’t...

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

There are of course good and bad vintages..... Q: "Was that a good year?" A: 'Well, um, it's debatable" ;)

Pitfalls of a vintage archtop

Coincidentally, Grossman is holding a sale of instructional books on country blues, cake walks, marches & early jazz through June 20th (Stefan Grossman'''s Guitar Videos)

So what kind of blues is this (or not?)

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

how to suppress cough on the bandstand ....

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Tritone chord root movement

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?