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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"...
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:
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
There are of course good and bad vintages..... Q: "Was that a good year?" A: 'Well, um, it's debatable" ;)
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)
Being vintage sounds better than old and tired. I am old and tired, but maybe thinking of myself as vintage will make me feel better. :cool:
Guitar purchases Reverb - EMG pickups
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