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rpjazzguitar: when I say they're repeating, I mean that after one octave or twelve frets, they repeat. Sorry if that threw you for a loop. Danplaysguitar: I call it reg's system coz reg is how I...
Having been a student of Charlie Banacos for three years, what you suggest is nothing like how he taught me. He would play II V I in the key of C on his piano then strike a note. I would have to name...
Sam has a great point. I find myself working on my rhythm and time more and more these days. Rhythm, time, articulation, and dynamics. Those ingredients are often over looked in the "jazz guitar...
Sonic Youth might have made them cool, but Kurt Co ain made them marketable. My favorite Thurston Moore quote: "Before Guns n Roses, you could get a Les Paul for like ten bucks.
A friend originally from the Kalamazoo area just brought to my attention that the site of the old Gibson factory and current location of Heritage Guitars at 225 Parsons Street is going to be...
Hi, K, If I ever put a group together again vs. solo playing, it will be a guitar trio: guitar, preferably acoustic bass, and Latina vocalist. It is a very intimate sound with great potential ....
Right now, I think the price of a vintage L5 is boosted by a lot of old guys, like me, who grew up idolizing Wes. Forty years hence, the Wes luster may have diminished in intensity (maybe) and...
I’ve had three in my personal possession and played others. I find his woodworking to be good, but tone wise the guitars have been hit or miss. I would say only one was very good, and none would I...
Does anyone who owns or knows if Gibson ES 775's were made with a Gibson manufacturing sticker on the inside of body?
A name I don’t think I had ever come across before Barry Harris mentioned him during last week’s webinar. According to Wiki he was a major NYC rhythm guitarist and teacher who played with...
We traded a baby grand for a Yamaha digital last year cause our piano tuner was a nut, and we got tired of paying him. Surprisingly the piano sold for a couple “grand” within a week. I agree with...
There may actually be some phase shift based on frequency also involved in cable capacitance. I suspect that this may not be a significant thing. But maybe worth noting. I have never noticed any...
Beyond basic reliability, guitar cables are all about capacitance. The Monster Jazz was a relatively high capacitance cable, with the expected attenuation of the highest of highs. I had one. Later...
Fate of 225 Parsons Street and Heritage?
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