Considering Charlie Christian was the first the first well known jazz guitarist and he used a very agressive, almost rock n roll sound - how does the standard jazz guitar tone evolved to this introspective, cool toned sound?
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Transcribing - does the youtube slow down option distorts the audio?
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People in this sub who have released records - Please put it on this post, I would love to hear your stuff !
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People say mingus was angry, but his music is chill as fuc*, nothing like smoking some grazzzzzzz listening to mogus
it's the jazz, stupid
How to make my jazz lines sound nasty?
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Why are jazz musicians perceived as chill dudes? Are we even chill ??!
it's the jazz, stupid
Does anyone here play jazz with a thin pick?
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The low register of the guitar can be so beautiful - why would anyone avoid it?
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I' ve been comping in a jazz combo for like 6 months, and I never heard the soloists play a single blues lick. Is this normal?
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What kind of overdrive pedal would you use to get a Charlie Christian type sound?
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Hard case vs gig bag, which one you use and why?
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Does anyone knows if Pat Metheny still uses a thin pick to play in those days?
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Whats your favorite jazz guitarists that play with fingers, or some combination of pick and fingers?
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How the language played by Charlie Christian translates to post swing and modern jazz?
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Do you practice playing along records? How is your experience with it?
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Relearning the notes of the guitar in a alternate tuning - Has anyone here experiment doing it
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Increasing pickup height can make a pickup less muddy?
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I study jazz for 1.5 years, I never focused on technique - Where should I start?
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Can tapping your foot be bad for your playing? Both in the practice room and on band playing
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Any tips on how to comp on " I fall in love to easily " with good voice leading?
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Im interested in Pat Martino´s approach to jazz - but there are any recordings of him were he play, like, less notes?
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Playing with a alto saxophonist - How to communicate the notes? And how the transposition works?
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I know this a jazz sub, but does anyone know how a guy like Jerry Garcia think about improvising over chords? Or if just plays by ear? Even tho he plays on songs that are mostly on a single key or two, it feels like hes playing the changes on all of those grateful dead tunes
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Could someone explain to me this "connecting game" arpeggio concept? - I think I guy called Joe Eliott wrote about it, but I couldnt get my hands on his book
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