Guitar Technique

2 new & excellent Jazz Comping Truefire...

Sound ports?

"Gibson" Gold Trapeze Tailpiece from...

Tour of Gibson Custom Shop

Why in jazz are the raised 6th and 7th notes...

thanks everyone for your input. I've decided to go in a different direction for now. Hopefully this thread will be helpful to others.

Anyone selling a Borys B120?

Gypsy jazz does have some cool pick shapes. The brass shield picks are very interesting. Seems like the common denominator is that they are all heavy/extra heavy.

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

Hello. Joscho Stephan uses the Wegen “Big City” picks.

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

quad cortex and tonex are not so great for effects. Fractal blows them away. I wish fractal would create a dumbed down version. HX Stomp has better effects than QC or tonex but not in the same league...

How do you feel about modelers?

I play fingerstyle and could never find a guitar pick I felt comfortable with. Back in the day when I first started playing guitar I used a pick, and it was the rounded corners I used.

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

I'm in that micro generation too. I think I would go for a Boss ME90 if I needed something practical and versatile. If I had some gig or jam context where I'd want to be able to quickly access tones...

How do you feel about modelers?

I think it was designed to work well with all amplified guitars, regardless of type. Here’s the explanation from the manual of the input gain control: The input levels on both channels are...

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

p.s. pm120 inbound. :D

anyone selling an ibanez pm120?

Since buying my Bud 6 last year my LJ has not gotten a lot of use. I recently tried the LJ again with my Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider T style guitar using the neck pickup. Much to my surprise...

DV Mark Little Jazz

Never knew that, but there must be some exceptions. Joscho Stephan and Olli Soikkeli definitely do not in Troy Grady's extensive filming of their technique.

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

Be gone! Out with ye!

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Because they have been written mostly by sax or trumpet players? Or am I missing something in your post? :numbness:

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

As long as we are ranting on reverb, how about how every guitar made in japan in the 70s is now a lawsuit guitar, as if that makes them more desirable. Or super rare. Yes, they only made as many as...

Mini Rant re: a Reverb seller's ad

Yes, one can buy picks that don't have a sharp tip, mandolin picks are often round: Mandolin picks

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

Classical composers do use the ascending form descending over a V chord. Have a squizz at some Bach for instance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why in jazz are the raised 6th and 7th notes retained for descending the melodic min?

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Heritage now offering the H-575 as part of their Core Collection Series

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

Inversions

Aint Misbehavin chord meldy theory help

Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

Grant Green, What is This Thing

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

Cantalope Island 1996 Gibson L4CES vs 2016 Yamaha SA2200, which do you like?

NBD: new blade day

15" v. 16" archtop

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

Holy ****, my (musical) ears are bad