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Epiphone ES-175 Premium

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Gibson ES-165 Herb Ellis 2006 [EU]

This is kind of a pointless argument, since you need to know both, and mute strings with either option.

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Right. The point was to let the singer determine what's going to happen. Perhaps Nevershouldhavesoldit thought I was writing from the perspective of the guitarist?

Learning to play with a singer

Thank you.

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Agree to disagree. I like drop-2, where possible; more compact, no need to mute strings..

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

I wonder if they have his '39 L-5 with the Charlie Christian and P90 added. I also wonder how steep the going rate on that would be...

Incoming or better going to get

mono neon, louis cole, domi, that rhythm guitarist with bonamassa, the italian kid who recently played with meola (Manusco?), they all got real world gigs bcause of their youtube/insta presence.

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

rpjazzguitar didn't have it backwards at all. He explicitly said he does some singing, and then described a situation where he was singing and amateur backup musicians didn't match the way he was...

Learning to play with a singer

LOL I'm just going to leave it at that, LOL. Matteo Mancuso, LOL.

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

If I may play devil's advocate: not entirely; note how he mentioned amateur singers in particular. But amateur or professional, a singer can get it wrong in his/her initial interpretation of novel...

Learning to play with a singer

I recorded a video at the Sarasota Arts Museum with my new ensemble. This was part of the Never Records recording sessions installation at the museum. It was a single take with no overdubs.

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Three-note drop-3 voicings are generally more useful than drop-2 for four-to-the-bar swing rhythm.

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

That figures then, those are the ones I prefer :)

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Literally the only reason I don't buy PRS is because of the bird inlays

PRS SE Hollowbody Dark Smokeburst

Hey Super That’s the cutaway half of a JP20. To bend the sides I need a former, so after scanning the guitar, I cut the body in half (in CAD) and turned the outer contour into a solid surface....

Starting a Jazz Guitar Manufacturing Business in The UK

Some of the posted prices for Big's vintage guitars are shall we say a little optomistic.....to be kind, especially considering some of them have major damage. I wonder how they arrived at them. the...

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Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

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

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

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

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

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

How bad is this?

Learning to play with a singer

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band

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