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Same guitar, different player: what a difference!
Dear guitar friends, As some of you know from my previous postings, I've become somewhat of an evangelist for mounting one's Ischell "inside box" pickup inside the guitar.... the sweet spot for my guitar was right below the bridge, between the A and D strings, but of course guitars may vary. Will ***************** I play… -
"Vakulabharanam" scale
Anybody every used this Egyptian sounding scale? C C# E F G G# A# C Mr. Google tells me that this scale has a name: "Vakulabharanam" I stumbled upon it playing my banjo, attempting to ape a funny belly-dancing tune. It sounds kind of vaguely minor, even though it has a major third, but I don't think it can actually be… -
Alternate tunings
Have any of you played around with other tunings for mando than the standard g d' a' e'' ? I've played a little mando but never got comfortable with chording, and now that so much of my time is taken up with gypsy guitar, I have little time to spare to work on that. A friend of mine was playing around with ukulele tunings… -
Re: Banjo
Whoa, I guess I’m a bit late to the party! And thanks for the invitation, Billy. I miss all my old buddies here, hi Buco! Hi Bill! I really should come back here more often but to tell the truth, I have been more into banjo than guitar for the past couple of years. Now the banjo I play is a 22 fret plectrum banjo tuned… -
Re: Tenor banjo in Gypsy Jazz?
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Re: Tenor banjo in Gypsy Jazz?
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Re: Tenor banjo in Gypsy Jazz?
Well, Tyler Jackson doesn’t actually play gypsy jazz but if you like jazz banjo I think he’s probably the best to be found… There used to be a wonderful mandolin player named John McCann who I believe doubled on both tenor banjo and 8-string guitar. And he had his own wonderful style of playing gypsy jazz. Alas, John died… -
Re: Favorite non-gypsy jazz artists?
Bix, Louis, Bing, Ethel Waters… …the Boswell Sisters, the Ponce Sisters, the Mills Brothers, … and my newly discovered plectrum banjo hero, Ken Harvey… -
Re: New Shelley Park Guitar!!!
Thanks, Billy. Alas I have been forced to give up any plans for a fancy raised pickguard as my guitar doesn’t have an arched top, and it would look kind of stupid.... But I’m still thinking about art deco fretboard markers, have several ideas but am awaiting inspiration… *** However, over the past winter, I've been… -
Re: FS - rare 1920's French Guitar Banjo
Calfskin head but still plays well? Wow, I can tell you as a plectrum banjo player that that’s kind of rare as they are very vulnerable to changes in humidity... that’s why most of us banjo plunkers use plastic ones nowadays. Sounds like a good’un... good luck! Will
