On a slight tangent: On more than once occasion I've read remarks about higher tension on strings on guitars with string through bodies. Perhaps the string...
The electronica subgenre exists as a superficial barrier to protect the fragile egos of cats with no knowledge of music, well except that four beats to a...
I don't know how relevant this is, but when I was learning to read, my teacher had me use clarinet books. He said that the clarinet and the guitar have the...
Rick, I believe you are quite right. These kind of subjects sometimes remind me of hi fi reviews in which a manufacturer will make a claim about crystalline...
Count me as another JJG fan. Jazz Imrov magazine is also excellent. I subscribe to both. They are miles beyond all the other magazines, at least for musicians....
Will, Although it seems intuitively that all the string tension is all between the nut and the bridge, that isn't actually so. The string tension is detemined...
... OUCH! I sold mine about 15 years ago for $325. (Serial #A5859 /no pick up L4C) None of my "investments" has had as good a return as that. Oh well, I am...
Phil, I understand what you are saying but consider it another way.... If the total string length is (say,) 4 feet but the pivot points are every two feet -...
Another way of looking at this...... Let us say that a string required a 10 lb pull for it to ring at (say,) 440hz. If we put a pivot half way along the string...
This is absolutely correct. A tall bridge is a valued asset on a flat-top guitar because it increases the downward vector of the strings tension. The...
Supposedly Carlos' picking technique is just like George Benson's. There is a long treatise on Tuck Andress' website about it - and other approaches to...
Hi: I`ve benn a member for a few months , looking for some one to jam with I live in ohio . If interested or if you know of any one who may be please4 contact...
I'm not sure what you're referring to here. Do you mean the "Soloist" tracks, i.e., the solos that come with many of BIAB's practice tunes? - Mick ... comes...
Phil, You contradict yourself. At one point, you state that pitch is a function of vibrating length and tension, which is true. The other things that effect...
This can easily be demonstrated by plucking a string above the nut. Because the string slides over the nut, the tension of the string above the nut, between...
I have book 5, the chord melody assembly line. Was thinking of getting book 4 the Formula and one of his books of tunes. Do either of these come with a CD?...
Another tip for improving on one's sight reading: read through the left hand of piano music (relatively easy ones at first) -great for bass clef reading and...
Zip: His books do not come with CDs. There are a couple of books that come with a 3.5" disk of midi files (Books 1 and 2). There really is no need for a CD....
I had an old Gibson Archtop which had L5 handwritten on the label inside the f hole. It was maple back and solid spruce top and sides - the neck was triangular...
Miguel...I also found Mike to be very helpful...I've talked to him a number of times by phone and by email....he and Jimmy Bruno are both impassioned...
On ebay auction no 2369161883 there is a Hofner from 1959 - ish which boasts a tailpiece very similar to the Epiphone with three short and three long...
I just ordered the Robert conti "Source code Book 5"-Chord Melody Assembly Line- and, a few hours after I palced the order I recieved two E-Mails: 1. an order...
Will: lots of us play Polytones. I would guess at least 25 people on this list do. I have one, and I love it. It is the lightest amp I've ever owned, and it...
I just got BIAB a few weeks ago. It came with a set of 100 song files which are actually licks, usually 4 bars in length. These have nothing to do with the...
Not to drive everyone crazy with another physics question, but ... Why exactly do open strings sound richer? Can anyone imagine a way to get a stopped string...
