The Songs

Can I borrow a few ears?

"Quail Bait" by Barney Kessel... help?

Epiphone Triumph case

Some Relaxing Lo-Fi Jazz Compositions

Love is a many splendored thing

And here's the best I was able to get out of the previous recorded version done with a guitar in my preferred D-standard tuning. (Worry about the three posts but I didn't seem to be able to get all...

Can I borrow a few ears?

Here's the warmer version Stream FadedMustang - 03 - 25 - 2023 - 10 - Warmer by Jim Soloway | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

Can I borrow a few ears?

Wow, I can't believe I missed the fret difference when looking at the specs. I thought they both had the same number of frets. I wonder if the 300 would be a bit brighter since the neck pickup will...

Ibanez GB200 vs LGB-300

Ok, let me check out some of his videos and see if I can tell if he’s sweeping or cross picking ascending arpeggios. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Cecil Alexander picking technique

Btw I actually play both a bit like benson picking and trad pick. My impression is that the former is a bit more forgiving in terms of string crossing. I think the pick angle actually helps. I...

Cecil Alexander picking technique

I've been working as hard as I can recording and mixing the new album. I have all the tunes recorded and, as usual, I had the guitar tuned down to D-Standard. Unfortunately what I've come to discover...

Can I borrow a few ears?

Weird - the skb-20 is listed at 17.25 on other websites.

Epiphone Triumph case

If I'm not mistaken the Friedman are FRFR cabs, they just look like guitar cabs (and sound, from everything I read). TBH, FRFR was bad already before modelers. They're big, heavy, expensive, done...

FRFR Thoughts?

Yes his hand go up and down tho, he doesn’t seem to do the sweep thing so much.

Cecil Alexander picking technique

SKB website says lower bout measures 17". It might be a wee bit narrow for the Triumph's 17 3/8" lower bout. But if you like snug, maybe ...

Epiphone Triumph case

It functions as a V7. The bass note isn’t always the chord name. I’m not good with explaining theory and some guys here, I think they don’t even play, just argue about the same things over and...

Tips for fretting a D13b5b9?

I do not know this. is this torture?

The best ways of ear training

The problem is that the Saxophonist got the book as a gift from a musician who studied at a very famous jazz school. He had no interest in jazz theory at that time. He was only interested in...

The official mad-at-theory thread

The technique used is sweeping from low strings to high strings and cross picking from high strings to low strings. I got this from Rodney Jones back in the 90's when I studied with him and I see it...

Cecil Alexander picking technique

The reverse picking thing, I would say that's just a practice thing to get used to. Some people prefer downstrokes on downbeats for accenting purposes and are good with that. If you are going to line...

Cecil Alexander picking technique

Transcribing Jazz Solos: Tips, Tricks, and Recommended Recordings

The official Warm up-and-Practising thread

I don't get it

Which one is the real jazz guitar ?

Burst or Blonde Gibson L-5 Wes

What does it mean for you to be a jazz musician?

Pre-build questions for a 15" acoustic bundle of joy.

The official mad-at-mad-at-threads thread

Reverb was a Big Investor with Silicon Valley Banks

Any views on the Strandberg guitars?

The best ways of ear training

Differences between Trenier & Campellone.......

Vintage Gibson Cases?