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  2. Sticky Thread   [Study Group] Howard Roberts SuperChops - Summer 2021 Group

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  1. Poll Poll: Thumb over guitar neck to play bass notes?

     p1p 06-01-2018
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  2. Using a button for a pick!

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  3. The Jazz Slur Rule?

     GuyBoden 03-29-2024
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  4. Jazz Articulation

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  5. The Circular Picking School

     brent.h 10-29-2024
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    James W
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  6. The movable index barre (a question)

     Mark Kleinhaut 03-24-2026
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  7. Trying to put together a simple daily practice routine - help?

     chris32895 01-12-2026
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    Zack
    06-10-2026, 02:18 AM Go to last post

  8. Sweep picking exercise

     coyote-1 06-08-2026
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  9. When did jazz guitarists start standing up?

     Rob MacKillop 05-29-2026
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    kris
    06-07-2026, 05:56 AM Go to last post

  10. I practiced Fly Me To The Moon two hours today

     TF 10-19-2025
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    Question
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  11. Pick vs Pluck (video demo)

     Mark Kleinhaut 01-19-2026
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  12. [Practical Standards] Uneven alternate picking on triplets problem

     BassConvert 05-22-2026
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  13. Fingerstyle jazz

     Etcher 05-15-2026
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    James W
    05-21-2026, 12:55 PM Go to last post

  14. Joe Pass's Picking Technique

     James W 04-20-2026
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  15. Ulf's picking technique

     charlieparker 05-08-2026
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    James W
    05-09-2026, 08:18 AM Go to last post

  16. Uncommon / unusual techniques to add emotion & expressiveness in ballads.

     brent.h 05-02-2026
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    05-08-2026, 10:00 PM Go to last post

  17. Making the solid body guitar sound acoustic with palm-muting.

     brent.h 04-02-2026
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  18. Peter Farrell's Benson Lessons closing

     jim777 03-25-2026
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    04-01-2026, 10:39 AM Go to last post

  19. Thumb pick for jazz?

     Rsilver 09-11-2020
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    Cunamara
    03-24-2026, 02:14 AM Go to last post

  20. 'Benson' pickers - floppy or stiff?

     Groyniad 01-19-2026
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    03-13-2026, 01:21 AM Go to last post

  21. Practising/Playing melodies on a single string.

     brent.h 02-27-2026
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    03-07-2026, 08:25 PM Go to last post

  22. Jazz Comping - The Lightbulb Moment

     scout 02-16-2026
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    02-26-2026, 05:47 PM Go to last post

  23. 3 Warmups I’ve Been Using Lately — Curious What Others Practice

     DanJazzJourney 02-17-2026
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    02-23-2026, 12:35 AM Go to last post

  24. Do you use the tips of your fretting fingers to mute the lower strings?

     brent.h 02-09-2026
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  25. Arpeggio fingering question

     jaskah 02-13-2026
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  26. Dear Chat GPT, who's the greatest?

     princeplanet 02-09-2026
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  27. Non Cutaway Question

     deacon Mark 12-13-2025
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    02-09-2026, 09:44 AM Go to last post

  28. Guitar Picks Plectrums - I’ve lost all interest

     Mark Kleinhaut 01-18-2026
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    02-08-2026, 03:38 AM Go to last post

  29. Dealing with paper cuts on fingertips of fretting hand?

     telejw 11-22-2025
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    LanBaul
    02-02-2026, 07:26 PM Go to last post

  30. Poll Poll: Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More Difficult?

     James W 05-19-2025
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    01-10-2026, 07:42 AM Go to last post

  31. Having difficulty with Tremolo chords

     garybaldy 01-03-2026
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    Alter
    01-04-2026, 03:54 AM Go to last post

  32. Technique Technique Issues

     Paxikonic 01-03-2026
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    01-03-2026, 12:26 PM Go to last post

  33. Ways to Play a Scale

     sully75 11-23-2025
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  34. Pat Metheny Octave Displaced diminished dominant lick, inside/outside

     jzucker 05-13-2025
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    MiniMerckx.22
    12-28-2025, 10:52 AM Go to last post

  35. Chops?

     Mark Kleinhaut 11-18-2025
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    Christian Miller
    12-24-2025, 11:54 AM Go to last post

  36. Advice on Improving / Increasing Speed/Chops in Jazz

     jamiehenderson1993 12-05-2025
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    James W
    12-20-2025, 01:30 PM Go to last post

  37. Finger joint (DIP) fusion surgery - impact on technique?

     johnrussellguitar 08-29-2025
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    Cunamara
    12-15-2025, 10:34 PM Go to last post

  38. Osteoarthritis: Changing technique/playing less/quitting?

     JGinNJ 06-30-2025
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    12-15-2025, 03:04 PM Go to last post

  39. Help Can you play jazz on an acoustic guitar?

     Chris Brown 08-01-2024
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    11-22-2025, 09:06 AM Go to last post

  40. Video on Rest Stroke picking and beyond

     Christian Miller 04-04-2025
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    Christian Miller
    11-16-2025, 07:13 PM Go to last post

  41. Did Troy Grady prove there is a correct picking technique?

     BreckerFan 09-21-2023
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    James W
    11-14-2025, 05:56 AM Go to last post

  42. Technique Cecil Alexander picking technique

     bediles 03-17-2023
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    James W
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  43. Relaxing At Camarillo vs Tricotism

     deacon Mark 10-29-2025
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    AllanAllen
    11-03-2025, 02:16 PM Go to last post

  44. Guitar Picks Plectrum Chops - Need Advice

     James W 03-02-2022
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    James W
    10-30-2025, 06:50 PM Go to last post

  45. Question about comping and pick technique

     conniesnider 10-28-2025
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    10-29-2025, 03:30 PM Go to last post

  46. Double time fail

     CliffR 10-10-2025
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  47. John McLaughlin - This Is The Way I Do It - Your evaluation please...

     dean taylor 08-01-2013
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  48. Three fingered technique - actually RIGHT?

     Christian Miller 01-25-2024
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    10-14-2025, 04:54 PM Go to last post

  49. My experience with technique

     deacon Mark 10-09-2025
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    10-09-2025, 04:07 PM Go to last post

  50. Fix your right hand technique

     kris 07-20-2025
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