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Oscar Pettiford - Edge of Love

Two simple samba comping patterns for guitar that...

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The Brecker Brothers

1961 Guild Starfire 1 -- Vintage Feel & Sound --...

Basically, jazzguitar.be threads go like this: OP: What's the quickest route from Chicago to Atlanta? Poster 1: Atlanta's so muggy this time of year Poster 2: you should go to Door County...

Chord melody problem

I used to have a Fender Twin...and borrow a second for gigs, run them stereo. How important I thought I was.

A sign of the times - they can’t give this away…

From the self-titled album, following the much more well known Tricotism, is Edge of Love. I find this tune really interesting with its exotic feel with the french horn on the A sections and a swung...

Oscar Pettiford - Edge of Love

Here's an example of position shifting. HTH! EDIT: At 3:07 I talk about using A- and E- fingerings "interchangeably" but I misspoke a bit. I meant to say that they are interchangeable for...

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?

My 1963 L-7C, shown before I had the KA floating pickup installed. Incredibly clean for a 60+ year old guitar.

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

I once was at a wedding where the bride and groom entered the reception hall to the tune "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent. :highly_amused:

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?

Consider that any note might appear in a number of positions, and that you aren't reading a note in isolation, you are reading it in the context of what comes before it and after it. Having learned...

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?

The zephyr looked pretty flat in the pictures I saw. Kind of cooled me off of getting one, out at least putting in the effort of going to Chicago to try one.

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

1961 Guild Starfire 1 -- Vintage Feel & Sound -- Butt Ugly -- $795+

Somewhere there's a famous behind-the-scenes photograph of a lineup of unloaded Marshall 4 x 12's, inside one of them being a tweed Deluxe with a mic in front of it.

A sign of the times - they can’t give this away…

Thank you so much! I just got home from perfoming at a wedding, so I apologize for my late reply. Really means a lot!

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?

Probably a mahogany skin on poplar and or birch.

First Jazz Box - Epiphone JP Emperor II Pro or D’Angelico Excel EXL-1

Nice one Sam. Guilds are great! I have a 1961 Guild Johnny Smith. Benson played them, Johnny Smith played them, I play them... can you see the pattern here? :)

1961 Guild Starfire 1 -- New Old Guiturd !!

Two simple samba comping patterns for guitar that allow you to stay out of the way of the bass and piano Here are a couple samba rhythms inspired by Nelson Faria's great book. In no way do...

Two simple samba comping patterns for guitar that allow you to stay out of the way

Nice to see them put some arch on the top. You got the lighting just right! I recently tried the new Epiphone 150th Zephry and there was no discernable arch to the top at all.

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

What not to do on a gig

Buying guitars as an investment

naming chords?

Chord melody problem

Bebop Technique

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

notating 7/4 and 4/7 chords

What's The Answer?

Younger guitarists are discovering the joys of having a jazz box. Good!

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?

how to fix string alignment

Another way to look at the fingerboard

Sadowsky Ends Archtop Production