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V7#5b9 replied to NeilES335's topic in Guitar Playing & Technique
Intervallic Fretboard Visualization I’ve been using this approach in combination with the CAGED shape based system, as well as the Three Notes Per String scales for some time now. I find it the most powerful way of mastering the fretboard. I’ve recently come across Tom Quayle’s YouTube channel where he advocates the intervallic approach from a more generic perspective, but it applies across the board. I’m posting the following videos in the spirit of sharing good information. No promotion intended. I don’t have the app as I don’t -
NGD 2020 Gibson ES-335 Satin Cherry
V7#5b9 replied to V7#5b9's topic in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals
Thanks Greg. I don’t know about the fabulous playing chops, but I’m glad to have the guitar. 🙂 -
Congrats on your new gear acquisition Greg. Enjoy the Kempers and make great music with this set.
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NGD 2020 Gibson ES-335 Satin Cherry
V7#5b9 replied to V7#5b9's topic in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals
You may be right Six. I’m not sure what it is. Perhaps it’s an evolving technique. I remember as a beginner I couldn’t quite bond with a Strat. Its chunky neck felt like a baseball bat. Today a bit of meat doesn’t bother me. But I hope I won’t develop a dislike for thin necks. -
My belated condolences on your loss Mandy. Your music may have died, but that’s one thing you can resurrect.
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NGD 2020 Gibson ES-335 Satin Cherry
V7#5b9 replied to V7#5b9's topic in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals
Actually in this case, Neil is closer. If you look at the Gibson price, it comes up to 25% exchange plus 13% tax and a free delivery from a local dealer. Of course, we don’t know the dealer’s cost. -
NGD 2020 Gibson ES-335 Satin Cherry
V7#5b9 replied to V7#5b9's topic in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals
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So Gibson moved their ES line from Memphis back to Nashville in order to streamline production and focus on quality. Well, I thought I would never get one until now. The new generation ES line seems promising. I mean it has to be since there are so many great alternatives, and I own a couple. But I thought I couldn’t go wrong with the real ES-335 this time. The amount of precision that goes into making the guitar these days, thanks to modern technology and machinery, should make the instrument as good as it can be. Right? I took a chance and got one. Nothing fancy, satin finish which make
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A stunner she is, congrats Mike!
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@Wim VD1, @DianeB Thanks, I hope you are keeping safe and doing fine. And so is everyone else. Safe Holidays Everybody!!!
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Slonimsky Exercises Edited for Guitar
V7#5b9 replied to NeilES335's topic in Guitar Playing & Technique
@NeilES335 I wonder if Frank Vignola has adapted these exercises from the book called “Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns.” This book originally published in 1947, was written by Nicolas Slonimsky (1894 – 1995), a Russian-born American conductor, author, pianist, composer and lexicographer. It is said Coltrane and other seminal jazz musicians derived a wealth of ideas for their solos from it. Richie Zellon came up with “24 Permutations of a 4 Part Chord Arpeggio” as well as their application in the formation of new jazz improvisational vocabulary. The system is included with -
Modal harmony has its peculiarities. In case of the five (variously referred to as) “Greek Modes,” “Church Modes,” or “Jazz Modes”: Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Locrian, you can’t establish mode defining tonality using harmonic scale (scale of chords) due to problems with the V7 – I progression, and some other harmonic incongruities. In other words, you can harmonize any one of the five modes, but you will find problems with the strongest and tonality defining V7 – I cadence. So, the trick is to combine modal melody with standard major-minor (Ionian-Aeolian) chord progression.
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Intervals Distance between two notes. There are consonant intervals and dissonant intervals. They’re divided into two categories based on acoustic properties. The consonances are actually divided into two groups themselves. Perfect Consonances - Unisons - Octaves - Fifths - Fourths The math and tunings of these intervals work out perfectly. That’s why the Fourths & Fifths are called “Perfect.” Imperfect Consonances - Thirds - Sixths They can be slightly sharp or flat. The math didn’t work out perfectly for those intervals, but t
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It is rather difficult to explain all the benefits of fretboard visualization techniques in a simple post. As the above-mentioned article alludes, it’s highly unlikely that any beginner would realize that the E, A, and D are identical in construction and voicing. But, this is only the tip of the iceberg. CAGED system is one such technique, but it depends on how far one is willing to take it. Learning shapes without studying their anatomy, may or may not be enough, depending on the players goals. Learning chord shapes, formulas, intervals, spellings, etc., is part of the deal. Begin
