hi, im a 17yo jazz guitarist from germany, im looking for some feedback, what should i work on, what did you like etc. etc.
video from a gig in frankfurt,
This is admittedly from my second take this morning. Slowly but surely trying to get through these changes!! Some honest practice and what i think are some halfway decent lines for your morning!
Tried my hand at a solo arrangement of this tune. I find it hard to do solo arrangements of ballads sometimes so this is a good challenge for me.
Been discovering a lot of independent artists lately through The Cauldron community.
Opening submissions up again for new Spotify releases.
Ive posted this in another Reddit thread (new to reddit IDK what y'all call your forum or page sorry!)
I have a Gugino archtop guitar from I believe the late 30's it was my grandfather's and I cannot really find anything about it I believe there's 2 or 3 websites for archtops that feature a gugino But I've not been able to really get an actual back story.. I'm looking to sell it really just trying to find someone to love it as much as my grandfather, no one in the family picked up his talents
Such a swinging solo, hard to get some of the sax gliss things on guitar
Revisiting an older arrangement of mine and expanding on it a little. God what a beautiful song. To me it is, musically speaking at least, a near perfect tune. Equally as inspired by Rogers and Hammerstein as it is by John Coltrane.
Just wanted to share this short clip from a recent live performance
I’m an intermediate guitar player and I’d say I’m pretty solid at improvising over basic stuff, the “hardest” I could probably go musically is some weird Grateful Dead stuff, but I really want to get to the next level of actually understanding complex improvisation like jazz, I haven’t found a good resource to start at, I know no theory really, just the major scale is wwhwwwh lol. Thanks!
Hi there, how's it going??
How many time takes you to learn how to improvise over different jazz standards?
I play guitar from more than 10 years probably but I'm new into jazz and the only thing that is too difficult for me is the improvisation, honestly I've never learned how to improvise but I know this is fundamental in jazz so I'm studying from scratch everything and trying to make it sound good.
Now I'm struggling with Moanin', the melody sounds great but I go completely blank on the solo part (I'm playing with this backing track btw Moanin' (Jazz/Swing feel) - 130 bpm : Backing Track)
I'm trying to play the F blues scale and try some arpeggios but it doesn't sound great IMO :(
idkk this is mostly a venting post lmao but I would appreciate to read different experiences
I’m arriving Wednesday. Hit me up so we can play! I’m not very good, but I can figure out a way to comp whatever crazy tune you want to play.
I understand learning the tune, head and chords. I get practicing the appropriate scales and arpeggios over the chords in the progression. They are obviously important but they are peripheral to improvising. They are not the thing itself.
So how to practice improvisation? Is it just a matter of loading up a backing track on YouTube or iReal and just going for it? Because it sounds terrible when I do that. Seriously, it’s a mess.
Is it lines/licks? Should I just try to shoehorn them over the chords and work on hiding the obvious seams?
I know some folks advocate singing a solo. I can’t really do that either as I can’t sing and don’t have any ideas to sing anyway.
My usual practice goes something like this:
I've been in a metal band for quite a while. And for the next month or so we are going to be on a break. You got any jazz songs I could learn during that month.
Side note anybody have any idea on why when I initially posted this I got banned from r/guitar?
Hi, what's everyone's take on the Probucker, specifically the mini humbucker. I have a Lindy Fralin mini humbucker, on the fence of swapping this in my Sheraton. Not a quick and easy swap in a semi hollow, so wondering how people feel about the Probucker before I move forward with this. Worth it? Thanks!
I’ve resumed playing in retirement. With increasing playing I’ve developed multiple issues regarding pain and numbness. I’m having all that checked medically, but wanting to make some adjustments in the meantime. I will explore the “Alexander Technique”. My question is about my guitar. I play a 2016 Thinline Telecaster American Elite with locking tuners. My guitar feels heavy in the neck and it feels like a stretch for me. I play with low action and I like my neck. What are your thoughts about things like: 1) swapping out to lighter weight tuners, 2) getting another telecaster with contour body and, worst case scenario 3) moving away from Telecaster?
I've really gotten into "Dixieland" jazz as I've been running through Louis Armstrong's discography to learn how he approaches solos. I am very interested in learning how to better comp as a rhythm guitarist. Does anyone have any suggestions on Dixieland comping (chord choices, voice leading, avoiding low E string, etc)? I'm not great at jazz comping other than simply clunking chords; I could never really learn how to successfully add movement.
Edit: I'm not buying a banjo. Tips for electric guitar are appreciated!
This is the head to a jazz funk inspired tune called The Funk You See. It's a blues, with a little extra 2/4 bar in it for a little interest. In my head I felt i was channeling bit of Pat Martino and Benson (idols) with this, though i did my own thing in the solo. I did release this in 2021 on streaming and YouTube etc. I always liked the track. It's not done all that well streaming wise but what it has been played has all been organic which I'm proud of. I confess i am trying to build a social media profile. I love writing guitar tunes and want to do a lot more. If you'd like the notation/TAB to this drop a comment or message and i can send it to you. Free of course. Would just be happy to know its getting played and enjoyed.