The Builder's Bench

Prelude to a Kiss

July 2024 - I Love You

Willie Nelson Documentary

Recommendation(s) for a Resophonic Guitar...

6 Tunes to teach you as much as possible ?

At one point the indicator of, 'What will anybody say yes to?' on American opinion polls was the box for, "I am interested in developing my interest in jazz music." It regularly garnered a 4-5%...

The Second Gentleman and Jazz

WORKSHOP UPDATE 30/6/2024 Hey all. Thought I'd do an end of week workshop Update. 1) Started the week having to finish clearing out the entire workshop and wipe down every surface and tool,...

Starting a Jazz Guitar Manufacturing Business in The UK

hmmm..study tips..I wonder.. I took the time to read the index-yikes!! then I read Ben Monders solo and the analysis..YIKES TWICE..I am a big Monder fan !! Now I have read..over the...

Strategies in jazz guitar improvisation

Phil, make sure to follow up on your thread once you get it checked.

Help with my Fender Deluxe Reverb BF

What a helpful post :doh:

Help with my Fender Deluxe Reverb BF

It's not the cable. It's not the guitar. Or the fuse. I will check the tubes more thoroughly. But I will probably bring it to a tech. Two good ones to choose from. One close, with a long wait. The...

Help with my Fender Deluxe Reverb BF

I replaced mine with a LoudBox Mini. I like it a whole lot more. Not a bit sorry. When mine quit Fishman repaired/replaced it for $50, Can't buy very many tubes for that.

Help with my Fender Deluxe Reverb BF

Beard is in Hagerstown, MD. You might also call National Resophonic and see if they have any techs in your area. There are definitely some tricks to working on them

Recommendation(s) for a Resophonic Guitar Repair/Luthier Near Virginia?

I think the issue is often whether the result feels natural (which may take some repetition) or feels contrived, even after much repetition. Sometimes a variation in phrase length clearly makes a...

Irregular phrase lengths

Looks extremely nerdy, 334 pages, but there's probably some good study tips in there, thanks.

Strategies in jazz guitar improvisation

My expectation of social media is that it will be antisocial - it usually fulfills that promise.

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

Agreed, and I will ad that in my experience (with my '66 DR), cutting in and out quickly is less likely to be a tube, and more likely to be a connection. That can be corroded tube sockets, or reverb...

Help with my Fender Deluxe Reverb BF

https://youtu.be/bhWbsG8NioU?si=nr3T6hQs9mjvnN7G

Prelude to a Kiss

If we're talking truly beginner jazz players, I'd go even simpler on the blues (e.g., Sonnymoon, Things Ain't What They Used to Be), and for rhythm changes I'd do I got rhythm. I would definitely...

6 Tunes to teach you as much as possible ?

Very cool tread Vinny and Mark! Thank you! Sure is a pleasure to see the pictures and process from when the patient first arrived in the ER!

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

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

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

Transposing woes

Can you show me your 1x8" guitar amp?

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in Guitar/Gear in Your Lifetime?

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

More affordable alternatives to the Gibson L-5 and ES-175?

Good guitar tone for electric bossa nova

Flying with guitar