Improvisation

Roman Dodecahedron (12 sided) die discovered,...

How many guitars and amps have you owned?

Miles Okazaki w/ his band Trickster. Great...

A couple of guitar center stories...

McCoy Tyner / Mike Brecker style, Asymetrical...

Sorry to hear that. I love vintage German acoustic guitars. In fact, the archtop I own is a 1959 Rodebald Hoyer “Samba” 17” acoustic archtop made in the Bavarian region. It’s a wonderful instrument....

PSA: German Vintage Guitar closing shop

More than enough knowledge, Christian! :smile-new: Doug

From Bar Chords to Bebop

I always liked how "country" players could harmonize the melody of tunes in intervals. And play out of tune intervals. As Jimmy Smith said above. Start with a basic melody and experiment with...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

lydian_dorian - Would you mind showing us what the melody is that you want to harmonise? Is it well known or one of yours? Also, what style is it in? I'm asking because they guy in your video...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

great amps there- which did you keep hold off?

How many guitars and amps have you owned?

Our first as a trio is May 10. We will mix it up pretty good, jazz standards with vox, some old school R&B, classic country; a few instrumentals. The gig will be in a restaurant type setting but...

Aurora Jazz Duo

I own two guitars. A Mule steel tricone and 1959 Rodebald Hoyer “Samba” acoustic archtop. These are the two best playing and sounding guitars I have ever owned. My keepers.

How Many Guitars Do You Own?

I've owned a few over 60 years of playing! 21 amplifiers and 15 guitars- surprisingly small list of guitars, I tended to find the ones I wanted to play, and then keep them until I wasn't using them...

How many guitars and amps have you owned?

I use my acoustic Mule steel tricone for everything I play, including jazz. A nice sounding acoustic tricone is hard to beat the sound of to my ears. If I wasn’t to add a little something different,...

Acoustic Guitars that are "Voiced" for Jazz?

to me GC is a corporate idea that did not include low pay employees who thought working there would be cool, and found out it was not. My most recent trip to GC was to obtain an Ibanez super...

A couple of guitar center stories...

Well I searched and it said pleks don't round the fret ends so I would say try to find a good luthier. But you said there are only 2 in your area, the suck guy and an ok guy, so I understand your...

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

Nice one AllenAllen. Duo gigs next for you :highly_amused::smile-new: We'll get a full set if I do improv but am actually looking forward to the solo set more. I love the freedom.

Aurora Jazz Duo

I had a very rare 1 off sweet 16 pleked by J Wolfe. It came out great and after it shipped from fla to ca all I did was adjust the action hight and it plays perfectly. At about the same time I had a...

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

A rough estimate on the guitars results in about 100, I still have 10 of them. I am not so sure about the amps. I guess about 20-30 and still have 2. Not counting the mandoline, banjo, bass, and ukes

How many guitars and amps have you owned?

They don't call it "Union Square" for nothing ... But I bet even Emma Goldman would have been annoyed by the slow service :cool:

A couple of guitar center stories...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

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

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

Inversions

Grant Green, What is This Thing

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

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

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar

Tone Master Twin at 5W (attenuator) is loud enough for loud gigs

Looking for a "jazz box"

Drummer has left, what now?