The Players

Woods, drying, and neck stability

anyone selling a 535 or 335? And how do the new...

Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa...

Stella by Starlight

Time I grew up!!

I just returned from Japan (aka guitar shopping heaven) with a new archtop that had to be gate checked. The United employee at the baggage check-in counter shrink-wrapped the case with about 20...

Flying with guitar

I had to look up TRC… Funny! Great playing. If I could play that well, I would probably just stop and call it a day. He has a great feel for that guitar.

Time I grew up!!

Great, analytical post.

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

Looks like a party to me. :thrasher::thrasher::thrasher::thrasher:

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Keep feeling better Mike! You know we are all rooting for you. It's great to see you posting and seeing the love here for you. Hopefully it helps in some small way!

Hello from Chicago from big Mike

If one builder carefully dries their woods, say like Benedetto does, and another builder, say a maker of very cheap guitars in China, builds guitars out of green, undried wood, which one is going to...

Woods, drying, and neck stability

Oh, I see what you're talking about, to the right of the right dot -- that "S" shaped pattern which beckons to those of us with "S" in our names ... Sell it fast please!

Humbucker partscaster tele - get your Ed Bickert on!

Guinga is an amazing guitarist and composer. He can play anything, but I don't think he often plays straight Bossa Nova. He is not a jazz player and does not improvise single note lines. He is a...

Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa with bass player?

Even for the most highly skilled luck is always called-for. Good luck Vin!

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Gibson used the Es-135 name for two Completely different guitars: a full-depth archtop in the 50s and semi-hollow in the late ‘90s and early 2000’s. The latter had a balsa block.

1946-48 Gibson ES-125

I'm a 50+ year bassist and I approve this message.

Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa with bass player?

I really liked the forward-motion of your arrangement, also those ascending bass lines are killer!

Georgia on my mind

No one knew before Trane.

All of Me - A7 on measure #28 (9th?)

Nah, I just think it's a cool looking shirt, when Pat wears it, anyway. It looks great on him when he's jamming in concert, and his fans like it too. From his answer, he doesn't want to waste time...

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Why not? I just got back from the beach.

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

Campellone PSA

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

All of Me - A7 on measure #28 (9th?)

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Learning to play with a singer

How bad is this?