Here's mine. As usual, I didn't know this one before. I wasn't going to post, but I listened to it today and I didn't hate it as much as I did last nite. And hopefully I'll continue with it during the month and improve.
Oh, that was better, sounds more thought-out. Familiarity with the tune helps, of course. No one's that good the first time. The blues sounds were good, suits the tune, I think.
Out of curiosity, what were the Garrison Fewell tips you were using, roughly? Not that I want to copy them or anything but for interest's sake.
It's one of the study threads in the Improvisation forum. It's to do with triads w/extensions to create lines. It's something I've been interested in for awhile now, but never found anything I seemed to "get". His book "A Melodic Approach" looked good and has really made sense to me so far.
I use a Bud 6 a lot, but it's not my only amp. I don't think it sounds great with anything, but it sounds good with everything! I have, however, considered using it as my only amp paired with a...
Sounds good Archie! I love Rich's tone too. It's one of my favorite recreations of the '60s jazz guitar sound. I wonder where he keeps the guitar tone control? He uses surprisingly light strings...
Silly me, I should certainly know better. It has a few of his compositions but obviously not that one.
Thanks for the correction and apologies to DB, I'll crawl back in my hole now, but before I do...
I do a fair amount of duo stuff where I happen also to be the (only) singer. I use a TC Helicon VoiceSolo (“personal pa” with built-in effects and vocal-oriented presets) for vocals and a guitar amp....
I have a rare and excellent book put out by Columbia Pictures Publications in 1985, The Genius of Benny Golson that contains a bunch of the composer's own piano arrangements. The version of...
When I started playing guitar as a real thing, at about age 11, my dad figured it was a passing thing. But one day he listened to me and declared that I could actually play, and we drove over to...
Fender Jaguar with humbuckers
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