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Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

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One Polytone Mini Brute II still available and price just reduced. I’ll give forum members $50 off the list price if you message me via the forum. I am also offering free shipping to CONUS. ...

Polytone Mini Brute ii (x2)

Everyone seems to know that Metheny used two Lexicons with a slight pitch bend into two 15" Speakers on opposite sides of the stage, and his Acoustic 134 amp in the middle had no pitch bend, to get...

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Now that I've got my Zoom recorder Zoomin', I will post my rendition of Here's that Rainy Day. Lawson, are you saying that you find it difficult to improvise over the changes of this tune?...

Here's That Rainy Day - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold Tune #1

Joe pass once said "when the chord changes, you should change" and who am I to argue with that? Now, when I improvise, I do "make the changes" but I take many liberties. I sometimes play a line over...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

My statement makes sense to those who can read well enough (which apparently does not include you) to know that it was a reply to Hammertone's comment: "Makes me wonder what percentage of the global...

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

but the number of archtops made each year is not a contributing factor of deforestation of select woods used in the manufacturing phase. Acoustic guitars are the largest part, of the segment, over...

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

Brilliantly in my experience. You can also custom-fine tune the EQ in each channel using the app.

Seeking Advice for PA Speaker Voiced For Jazz Ballads

Forest stewardship, sustainable materials, and how much wood a guitar actually uses is a big subject that has nothing to do with Hammer selling this beautiful instrument. Such a discussion belongs in...

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

Probably, back to using my ear and making mistakes.

Bebop heads - Scrapple From the Apple

Stephen - sadly your For Sale post got completely derailed. Best to delete it and repost. GLWTS.

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

Ahh... multiple Porchfests. Who knew? And for once I thought there might be kindred souls in southern Oregon.

Seeking Advice for PA Speaker Voiced For Jazz Ballads

I asked Barry Harris if putting the chord tones on down beats were really the point of the half note rules, he said chord tones also sound good on the up beats (paraphrasing).

Official Barry Harris Thread

^ Country boy Allan! Uh I'm not sure the melody is accurate. :P

Bebop heads - Scrapple From the Apple

Plectrum tuning is great for chord work but tough when trying to work out song lines. My Dads old banjo deserves a good setup, maybe I’ll take it over to Turtle Hill and see what they say…

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

How well does the one knob EQ work?

Seeking Advice for PA Speaker Voiced For Jazz Ballads

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

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

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

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