The Songs

1946 Gibson ES-150

Equinox

The Unwritten Theory of Guitar Harmolodics

Singer and solo guitar

Rediscovering my lost passion for guitar

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1946 Gibson ES-150

Here's a neat old guitar. It's a fully functional ES-150 from '46. Not a single original part on it except for the tailpiece and the tuner ferrules. At some point, it was improved with the addition...

1946 Gibson ES-150

Thank you. I shall take your helpful advice on board! There is no intro other than 4 bars instrumental. I believe the singer is accomplished and I'm sure I'll do ok. I'm actually looking forward to...

Singer and solo guitar

Cherish what you enjoy (teaching English to children)... perhaps play some guitar for them and take on board some of their contageous enthusiasm they show when they hear you play. Ultimately you...

Rediscovering my lost passion for guitar

Equinox is this morning. End of summer, beginning of fall for the northern hemisphere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zyr0IDaRXQ

Equinox

6th on the 5th for a minor 7 chord! Gives you a minor 11 sound. And no major 7th like the normal minor 7 6th dim.

BH

I would get professional help as well. I recommend watching videos by and interviews with Peter Levine and Gabor Maté who have successfully helped people overcome trauma. In those videos they...

Rediscovering my lost passion for guitar

At some point all these gigs became like a bad habit and now I am a lifer. It dawned on me a few months ago when I was trying to get a part time dishwashing gig that I have almost a ten year gap in...

Rediscovering my lost passion for guitar

Man, Jonathan was the loudest guy on stage for a while there. And I wish I knew anything as thoroughly as he knows swing guitar.

Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, an ongoing concert and livestream series

Markku, have You tested if the Eminence Beta 8A fits in there? That Beta series has a sound that has proved to please jazz players.

One head, two cabs

Suitable attire for those of you who have more than a few guitars: guiitar sweater - etsy.com

Attire

JazzerEU, Sounds to me like you have a mild to moderate case of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), there are effective therapies for it that you may want to investigate. Good luck.

Rediscovering my lost passion for guitar

Yes, some of the greats had great "elastic time" . Cannonball Adderley comes to mind, a transcriber's nightmare, what seemed commonplace for him was to be able to squeeze in something like 17, 18, 19...

Starting a phrase late

I really like Shan’s channel as well!

Excellent study of Barry Harris’ chord system

Yes, yours was the original correction but I did not catch the syllables count. I am now reformed; all my future offerings will be True, Good, and Beautiful.

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

Analyzing

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

Analysing jazz vocabulary

What beats an L5?

Biting the bullet on an ES-175

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