Guitar Technique

Wynton v Herbie 1985

Brazilian Rosewood and CITES

Guild X-150 (Westerly)

Crimson/Hutchins Gibson L-5

Odd Gibson L-5 on Reverb

Alright here’s more of what I mean about vocabulary, as it pertains to that one lick in Yardbird: https://youtu.be/b4BL3li9yQ4?si=_0KlR0buQs0quLc0

New ways to practice scales/making music out of scales

My take is that it's really worth to wait a bit, add the difference in cash and find a used Japan GB10. I know it's easy to give this advice, but having been thru this scenario, the GB10SE is far...

Some thoughts on Ibanez GB10SE

People play ATTYA faster than the Parker Gillespie version? I’m always amazed at the bubble I’m in.

Chord melody problem

He'll be 85.

Interview with Brian Auger

Yeah, there was a very depressing article in the Times about how film composers like Zimmer rarely write an entire score. He farms it out to a bunch of young film composers, who work for dirt cheap...

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

Agreed. Who does that when they can make a cash money face to face sale? Or paypal payment at the meetup. Or Zelle. If I'm local to the seller I want to see the guitar first. I would gladly make the...

Odd Gibson L-5 on Reverb

I think I've seen every single Bond movie, most of them multiple times (the older ones). How about you?

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

Tbe Ramones made counting in the song, and even counting on breaks during the song, into art. Pretty cool. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATE!!!!

Gig report

The x-150's are really great guitars.They sound good acoustically but when plugged in they sound really fantastic.That's a beauty you have there my friend,enjoy.

Guild X-150 (Westerly)

I went to a festival in Chicago and Steve Albini's band Big Black reunited for it. They started every song with no count. For those unfamiliar the lineup was 2 guitars, bass and a drum machine. ...

Gig report

Yes. “Spy Music” or “Space Jazz” is a genre. The composer John Barry is said to be the originator of the genre. Songs like “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, “The Pink Panther”, “The Peter Gunn Theme”,...

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

That sounds great and that's around the tempo I really like to hear the tune, especially when guitar is taking the head. Most people I play with fill the space with something but I think leaving the...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Interesting, I didn't make the connection but you're right, especially without the pickgaurd. At some point one of the owners took it off and filled the holes, maybe that's what they were going for.

Guild X-150 (Westerly)

Those are excellent guitars…..Congrats!

Guild X-150 (Westerly)

What I've learned is that even good musicians do not always make good conductors in terms of counting the song off. I've let a couple otherwise good players make the count in and it didn't go well....

Gig report

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

Chord melody problem

Buying guitars as an investment

naming chords?

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

Bebop Technique

Sadowsky Ends Archtop Production

New ways to practice scales/making music out of scales

notating 7/4 and 4/7 chords

What's The Answer?

A sign of the times - they can’t give this away…

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?