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Yes, that’s typical for those mid to late 1930s, x-braced Gibsons. They have a flatter carve that people sometimes mistake for sink, but it’s the way they were made, intentionally. Sent from my...
Alrighty. Well, I guess I’m not sure why we’re asking about how chords are named then.
That’s true, it’s x-braced and has the 25.5 inch scale length. The top has a ‘strange’ kind of carving in a way that it seems to be very slightly sunken. But it isn’t (nothing strange to see inside,...
And for that I would share a score written by me that displays exactly how do I want that the acompaniament IS played. Etc
This is where it gets more interesting. A Super 400 from 1937 should be x-braced, in contrast to the L-5 previously described. That’s likely going to be more important than the additional in inch in...
A significant portion of the work of composing/arranging is formatting your artistic vision in a way that makes it readable to other people. The entire purpose of books like the one Reg recommends...
Yes. I mixed the two things because my knowledge on counterpoint is nonexistent and I was wondering whether this had any relation to the tritone root movement I sometimes find in jazz. I see,...
Wonderful playing! It's fascinating how your tone with this guitar has evolved over the months. Fatter, warmer and yet distinctly different from the Halfling and the Testadura.
Pm sent with a pickup trade offer
Why should I? If you can name a chords in different ways. What would be the use of that book for me? I only have puntual doubts about some chords names and for that I can use online tools . I rarely...
hey Jimmy get yourself a copy of Standardized Chord Symbol Notation. It's cheap and is standard starting point for notation concepts. Standard Chord symbols and starting guidelines for notation...
I have a Benedetto Bravo. The neck finish has always relatively sticky too me when compared to most of my guitars. I think I am the 3rd or 4th owner for this guitar. I am not fully familiar with...
Great suggestions, and worth reviving. My choice’d be the 2 volume Jazz Standard Bible (something like the Real Books, in Japan). In some sense, much of what one needs to learn is in the tunes. A...
Benedetto finish (sticky neck)
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