lol, really? ok, if i must: a russian sounding name in this day and age + all the pop-culture connotations of the name Boris + the fact that an archtop is a delicate instrument which is, again, the...
I would consider the ability to play triplet eighths with arbitrary patterns of ties/emphasis—including but not limited to the "1_2 3" at hand—to be quite valuable, but I get the impression that the...
Thought experiment.
Suppose you ask Freddie Green to record a rhythm track.
You give him the chart and the tempo and he records.
Next, you give him the chart and Walter Page's bass in his...
US Speaker - Eminence Copperhead speakers - The Eminence Copperhead is 10" guitar speaker with 150 watts program power handling from the Eminence Patriot Series. The Eminence Copperhead 10" guitar...
I don't know if these Indian scales are in Slonimsky's book, don't think so. They are very versatile and you can create some interesting lines with them, e.g., on tunes that vamp on one or two...
Has anyone played one of these guitars? I tried one today. Seemed very nicely built but needed a set up/ heavier strings for proper evaluation. From facebook it seems the builder passed in 2024.
I will say again, that conflating “swung” with a lengthening or shortening of rhythm is bad news bears.
Are sixteenth notes lengthened rhythmically or whatever?
depends on the tempo.
Are...
I can't believe that I'm still finding new BG jazz recordings, but I learned about an arranger/composer who wrote some very difficult music in the 50s, and would only use BG or JS for his projects. ...
Rialto Archtop Guitars UK
Today, 07:04 PM in Guitar, Amps & Gizmos