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HeadRush?

I'm Old Fashioned, solo guitar, Jake Reichbart

Was Eddie Lang short?

A new Chords tool

I'm retired and not enjoying it much because I've never had a hobby - always been work whether music or art - could never separate them from the search for money. When the gigs quit after Covid, I,...

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Alone Together … some really pleasant-to-listen-to muttering in this one. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/lskOHSMMy3M?si=iSw6-rYp_dKDxK-f

Tunes I Claim I Know

I had pretty much the same symptoms befall my own TomKat model. Took it to my very reliable local tech guy a few months ago, and he couldn't repair it. He did point out, however, that the rest of...

Original JazzKat club

I see chip marks on the fret board binding as if the guitar fell forward and maybe resulted in the neck joint lacquer separation on the opposite end. That washer around the jack hole is awful. I'd...

Ibanez PM20 - buy or no buy?

Now that I’ve had a taste of running the band and playing in another bar band. I prefer to be in charge. The big band is good too, it’s run by a bunch of music teachers so everything goes...

What makes a bandleader?

The number of syllables in this haiku confirms that you're mad at rhythms.

The Mad At - the official mad-at-theory thread - Thread

The people that retire and say they don't know what they will do to fill their time are just sad in my opinion.Hate to sound harsh but it's 2024,never have people had so many hobbies and activities...

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I guess that's the reason I call you Mark. No need for formal last names :)

What beats an L5?

I was always impressed how our big band leader could sip his pint and rhythmically cue the bones.

What makes a bandleader?

I'm retired. I have plenty to do all day, I read a ton, play guitar a bit and like Mark I do day trips. I used to do two week bike trips through the Appalachians or to the East Coast, now I ride...

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Ha - right!

What beats an L5?

Good recent thread here, too.

One head, two cabs

Thank you! Yeah the issue is that these archtop Waterloos are next to impossible to find. They are amazing instruments though.

Darn That Dream - Waterloo WL-AT acoustic archtop.

You are correct Sir. I need syllables not words For Haiku structure.

The Mad At - the official mad-at-theory thread - Thread

Odd question but my guess is most of the regulars here are at least semi-retired and older. I find that I am a homebody at heart. I really don't like to travel anywhere these days except day trips so...

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Analyzing

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Biting the bullet on an ES-175

What beats an L5?

Came up with an epic tip for improv

No more Gibson archtops ?

Groove comes and goes..

Developing your own style/sound

Thumb pain

On Wes and improvisation (Octaves content)

Help me find Rattle on archtop

Stage setups for larger venues