Other Styles / Instruments

What the heck....

Portable guitar for practice -snap dragon vs mini...

Strings with Heavy Tops (Flatwound)?

Came up with an epic tip for improv

Peerless Gigmaster

What not to do on a gig

Yes - a masters degree is about intellectual knowledge, music is about embodied knowledge. You need to spend a lot of time applying things, a general intellectual knowledge of the area is not that...

Fretboard mastery?

Well I think it’s a good idea Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Came up with an epic tip for improv

Yes, those are the skills I work on, didn't mean to sound esoteric. For me, trying to reproduce the music I'm hearing is the most effective improvisation method I've found. Trying to string together...

Came up with an epic tip for improv

I actually compared jazz to AA in a paper once.There are some parallels Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dunning Kruger valley

I agree with Mr. B. I think of it as whack-a-mole. Something calls my attention to a weakness and I try to work on it. My one general tip is one I've posted a number of times. Strum chords...

Came up with an epic tip for improv

"Master bluesman" means more to me than guitar chops.

What not to do on a gig

^ I can tell someone off who goes around being a jackass for years on end. How could that possibly be out of line? Analyze what he said, it took me a while to figure this out about his behavior. He...

Came up with an epic tip for improv

Here is someone who left the planet recently and who knew how to to rock some down home blues as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO20tnfJLOk

What not to do on a gig

Well, did a gig with upright bass and clarinet using a Fender Princeton Tonemaster and was able to dial in the amp to a really good sound. About 4 on volume with 3.5 treble and 3 bass (lots of boom...

The New Ibanez Pat Metheny PM3C Model

It's a real shame. About every 6 months I find myself sending them an email trying to buy a guitar. Never should have sold the Monarch I had... It played fantastic.

Is Peerless still in business?

Not sure what history you guys share, but seriously dude, you're way out of line here. Relax.

Came up with an epic tip for improv

A redirect for Mr Timmons: When you talk about "reshaping" an idea. What does that mean to you?

Came up with an epic tip for improv

Well good for you. Getting to a level where the playing sounds good at all times requires scrutinizing your playing. Of course.

Came up with an epic tip for improv

I use fingers 1 and 3 for the octaves on the Low E to D strings an A to G strings; fingers 1 and 4 for the D and B strings and G and E strings. Since I have an 8 string guitar, I also use...

On Wes and improvisation (Octaves content)

Analyzing

The Autumn of Solo Guitar 2024

Biting the bullet on an ES-175

Jimmy Bruno: 5 Fingerings: NOT scales or modes

You can still usually always get ahold of well known Jazz guitarist

Forget Snack, Crackle, and Pop. Try Slim, Slam, Bop!

Crazy Assholes--Don't Be A Dick

On Wes and improvisation (Octaves content)

Came up with an epic tip for improv

Groove comes and goes..

Hearing problems

Auctioning my 2023 Heritage H-530 Sunburst - Opening Ebay $2,200 / Reverb $3,200

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