A while ago I made a transcription of a Joe Pass solo fingerstyle version of Joyspring, as I was fascinated to know how he made this into an effective solo guitar arrangement (I worked it out from that youtube video where he plays to some people in a guitar shop, plus bits from another version he recorded).
It’s an absolute pig to play, I still can’t play it properly. Increased my respect for Joe no end. Especially as in the youtube video he starts talking while he plays it!
Well, I have to commend Jack for making the effort to create these videos, with notation /tab on the screen.
It seems like lots of work, and they are very professionally done.
And I really...
Easy, BEST bass players past and present:
1. Ron Carter
2. Christian McBride
3. Ray Brown
4. Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
Honorable Mention
5. Victor Wooten
6. Charlie Haden
Unfortunately, like many people, the result of my "learning" scales has a tendency be learning finger patterns rather than really hearing the intervals.
I prefer to belittle them for their over-sized f-holes. :highly_amused:
Funny, that, and the aesthetically-challenged headstock shape, hasn't prevented a few of them from following me home. Go...
It looks like this new generation, both the $4500 regular version and the $6,000 Custom (core) versions have lam tops and backs with a solid rim.
In the old days, the H-575 was fully carved,...
This guitar:
-1 11/16" nut width - I prefer 1 3/4", but 1 11/16" works fine for me as well;
-.97" - depth at the 1st fret;
-1.00" - depth at the 9th fret;
-soft V to C neck profile.
Full report...
Well, Bali Hai (from South Pacific) goes up an octave and immediately down to the major 7th, so it's close, if you can simply imagine the second note...
In the first clip, to my ears, Hubbard is playing a sustained Bb there, not a B natural (which would be b5, a very different animal). In the second, he's not hanging onto E natural anywhere, though...
Chet Baker - Do It The Hard Way, Scat Solo...
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