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Polytone MiniBrute IV

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in...

Targeting thirds in dominant 7ths

My '63 Barney Kessell in a jazz duo context

Harmonics

Are you implying that there's a continuum here? (In which case surf music really cannot have anything to do with the BeeGees except maybe their jammering :cool:) Isn't bluegrass often looked...

The Hours of Listening

Very clean 1996 MiniBrute with reverb, 15" speaker and the wonderful (?) sonic circuit. 100 watts, 29 lbs. Everything works as it should, no case damage. $300 plus US shipping. Just trying to...

Polytone MiniBrute IV

Like Wow, Dobie! I had no idea there was such a thing.

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

This is not good thumbnail game I got a bit carried away.

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

There have been lots but the quality of low priced guitars and the availability of high quality low cost home recording probably top my list.

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

Low Impedance Pickups!! DG

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

I started playing around with recording in the 1980s with a 4 track cassette tape unit, the Aria R504. I don't remember how much it cost, but in todays dollars adjusted for inflation I'm sure it was...

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

Off the top of my head - Lightweight amps - makes playing around town so much easier. - Clip on polyphonic tuner - Wireless dongles (AMAZING for education and pretty nice for just playing around...

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

This one may be odd, but from 2010 onward, I'd say "YouTube Backing Tracks" I have my mixing board setup so I can play with YouTube backing tracks. I never get board, there are so many and...

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

I wouldn't say nobody, but it was less focused. Even now, without cheap goods from China and the rest of Asia, the western world would be a far less wealthy place. Better or worse, I don't know,...

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

Au contraire friend. Yours is a National Tricone. Mine is a Mule Tricone. Matt Eich builds his tricones like the original tricone designed by the John Dopyera. Same f holes and cover plate as a...

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

From a social perpective, the huge decline in the real prices of gear, making quality instruments and electronics available to the masses. I know this may spark off yet another debate about cheap...

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

I will forward this to Mr Klemons for action.

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

That's some peak YouTube thumbnail game Jordan's rocking there. Excellent pointing and gurning. He needs to add in a red circle with an arrow though.

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

Jazz has it worse than other improvisatory genres because there's a non-empty contingent of guitarists who play jazz without caring much for it—or even while actively disliking it. For example,...

The Hours of Listening

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

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

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

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

Campellone PSA

Can you show me your 1x8" guitar amp?

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Learning to play with a singer

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

Good guitar tone for electric bossa nova