The Songs

Improv over Billie's Bounce

How Deep is the Ocean?

Zager Appreciation

Debussy it? Steal that classical lick!

Two Rock Bloomfield Drive vs Classic Reverb...

Well, there's both good news and bad ( but also good news). The book arrived today and I find it much easier to look at then the pdf on my phone. In either case I try to memorise the tune asap. ...

When Sunny Gets Blue - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #3

Nice. The bands are diverse but connected. I really enjoyed the “&Fusion” trio. I will investigate them, thanks. The quartet “Bodies” with the dancer is quite good also. Should be a fun festival.

Morty Jazz 2024, July 18-20th

That has always been the fun part about building custom instruments for artists. Trying to bring the sound in their head, the look in thier heart, and the budget in their wallet ... into happy...

How Many Guitars Do You Own?

You could make the argument that ‘power chord’ is less a form of harmony and more a form of orchestrational doubling See also acoustic overtone spectrum… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

Yeah man. Very nice tune and playing. I was more sailing the vast open sea under a star filled night sky than diving the depths when listening. The tone/sound reminds me of early ECM players like...

How Deep is the Ocean?

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All of Me - A7 on measure #28 (9th?)

Try thinking of the basic chord shapes, they will indicate the chord's nature: major, minor, dominant, etc. (keeping chord synonyms in mind) So for example, sticking with 1-3-7 & 1-3-6 voicings...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Umm, did you see my question jzucker?

anyone selling a 535 or 335? And how do the new 535s compare to the originals?

Some little tidbits of sound. Nothing to get overly excited about- actually, I tend to doze off myself when I listen back to it. Maybe it’s a cure for insomnia and I just need to find a way to bottle...

How Deep is the Ocean?

A set of GHS 1810's compound wound .12 .16 .24 .30 .44 .54 went on every Barker Guitar out the door. The strings used by the late Johnny Gray and the only strings I used my first 15 years playing.

Anyone remember GHS 1800 Compound Wound Nickel strings?

Looking forward to trying these.

When Sunny Gets Blue - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #3

It is not clear to me if the definitions of chords (specifying the number of notes or pitches) are accounting for accidentals and enharmonics, or if they aren't and just saying there are rare...

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

That is very true. There are subtleties that are different between similar type pickups giving them their unique voice. A good luthier will select one that will complement the intended voice of...

How Many Guitars Do You Own?

I think that's totally normal though, that's the general process I think. You'll always have to mentally/visually know where a root is to understand the intervals because it's all relative. ...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

I used those strings quite a bit. They were a bit warmer than most. I found the tension to be a bit more and still some finger squeak. GHS makes a rollerwound string they call nickel rockers. I would...

Anyone remember GHS 1800 Compound Wound Nickel strings?

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

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

All of Me - A7 on measure #28 (9th?)

Campellone PSA

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

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

Learning to play with a singer

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

Can you show me your 1x8" guitar amp?