Improvisation

Reverb Fraud

Monteleone guitar exhibit and Art of the Guitar...

A few bad notes or a missed chord

So what kind of blues is this (or not?)

pitfalls of a vintage archtop

Yes I will try and do it slower. I don't mind playing with some push and pull as long as it is intentional and not because you're pausing to grab the next grip. :) My intention is to try and play...

Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold

Yes, I can. I sight sang in college in musicianship class and choir lol. And I still have further developed that ability to look at music and have a sense of how it goes whether it's melody or...

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Telecasters should be strung through the body you say?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

There are Sadowsky Jim Hall guitars on the same page going for over TEN TIMES that amount!

Sadowsky Jim Hall Model guitar copy

You're in a very Take Things Out of Context And Throw Down mood these last two evenings. Not that I'm in the habit of running to Bobby's aid, but I might point out that you quoted "#2" of his...

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

I agree completely, Jack - I love my AF207 and still gig with it even though I have 2 “better” carved archtops. With heavy TI Benson flats, it sounds amazing amplified and surprisingly alive on its...

Ibanez PM120 holds its own with expensive archtops...

Can you read a melody without the instrument and hear inside your head or sing what is written? I do not mean fluently but are you able to figure it out away from the instrument? Can you hear the...

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Are you serious? Seriously go scrub it. I did say the #1 thing was to do ear work. Many distinguished musicians read and don't learn and process all their music 100% aurally. So reading is...

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Yep, scams are at an all time high. I recently came across a couple 'steals' that had literally been listed 2 mins prior. By the time I finished reading the ads they were sold. I recognized the...

Reverb Fraud

Watched that clip, yeah wes fretted the chord 1 fret too high. Never seen or heard him mess up before!

A few bad notes or a missed chord

Wrong note or jazz, yeah good question. For me, the sounds come to me in complete phrases. Usually a 4 bar phrase. It comes to be and I play it, nearly simultaneously. By the middle of the phrase...

A few bad notes or a missed chord

This IMO is the worst advice you can give to a noob. The most important thing for playing jazz of any style (and music in general) is being able to hear melodies and chord changes in your head --...

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

I attended the reception - and it was fun catching up with some old friends. Here are a few pics of the exhibit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Monteleone guitar exhibit and Art of the Guitar festival ( 2 separate events)

Is anyone noticing how pervasive seller fraud has become on Reverb? I have L-5 in my feed, among others, and previously sold items reappear, again and again--almost always outside U.S. I was flagging...

Reverb Fraud

PSA - A fabulous assortment of John Monteleone guitars are currently on exhibit at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook NY. The exhibit runs until Oct 13 of this year. The website link is: The...

Monteleone guitar exhibit and Art of the Guitar festival ( 2 separate events)

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

how to suppress cough on the bandstand ....

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Tritone chord root movement

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo?