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Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

Carvin CL450 electric nylon crossover, rare flame...

Dialing in a parametric EQ

Gibson L-4CES – good deal or not so good deal?

Really good luthier in Albuquerque, Santa Fe,...

I'm messing around with different ways of comping over a 12 bar Blues or Jazz-Blues - mainly using Now's The Time. I'm mainly using shell chords (F: x878xx and Bb: 6x67xx and C: 8x89xx) which...

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

I have a GCS-1ES that I bought new about 3 years ago and have been on a string journey. Long story short, for Jazz, I eventually settled on the Thomastik Infeld Swing JS111's, as I thought they...

Comins GCS-1 ES - string experiences and preference?

Yes i have, small stuff and it was real and legit, just never bought anything like a guitar from there.

Sadowsky Jim Hall Model guitar copy

A bass player colleague of mine is selling his 90s yo father's Selmer tenor and alto saxes. It's very sad, he was a wonderful gigging musician. And played a wicked arranger's piano on a Rhodes(!) ...

Seventy Seven Hawk Jazz Deep on Reverb

Rulebending is fine. Wasn't sure if I'd like St. Thomas without a latin feel, but I sang along and liked it just fine.

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

I wasn't sure, I didn't read the whole thing between you and Ragman.

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

I know of them. The neck on a classical and the neck on an archtop are so different I haven't considered using them. Do you know that they do work on archtops? Thank you.

Really good luthier in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Denver areas

Yes, I do this To a degree, but not systematically. My goal in practicing tunes is to memorize changes and understand the form and harmony for purposes of soloing and comping. I also try come...

Different "Ways" of Learning/Practicing a Jazz Standard

Thank you. I'm already going by there to try a Henriksen. Since the shop focuses on acoustics, they may be able to do well with an archtop. I wish I could find somebody not 9 hours away though. But...

Really good luthier in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Denver areas

Aha, I see you are scholar of our tongue! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Where do fusion guys play gigs?

RIght you are, Christian - we're a bunch of perfect numpties.

Where do fusion guys play gigs?

Bending the rules already, here's St. Thomas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMpYam3Gw4

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Nah he calls it contemporary improvisational music and is in the rising star guitar category of the downbeat critics poll.

Where do fusion guys play gigs?

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Where do fusion guys play gigs?

Medical circumstances dictate that I unfortunately need to sell a couple of guitars. First up is a Carvin CL450 with the rare (and expensive) flame Koa top. These guitars are now out of production,...

Carvin CL450 electric nylon crossover, rare flame Koa top

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Avant-Garde Music and Art. Discussions?

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Cure for a weak high E string?

Brazilian Rosewood and CITES

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Wynton vs Herbie 1985

how to suppress cough on the bandstand ....

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo?

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference