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  1. good for you Hot Tub
    which reminds me of Eddie Murphy approximating James Brown on SNL

    I take reading as a skill that works with identified targets. So it is incorporated into something "concrete" not "abstract" as in I say I can read.

    I can read because I want to play these Jamerson lines out of SITSOM book, or get session work, or appear like I am into Jazz :)
    if I ritualized the practice it makes it more real...maybe...it has a pay-off immediate but also is an obvious "cross-referenced" skill.

    and it's real practice too... it really does get in... which is another reason why TAB sucks...IMHO opinion you will remember what you learn to read for "life" not for one gig of the Tab I downloaded.

  2. as I've got older and more "into" Jazz I've come to appreciate the pentatonics a bit more.

    one thing is to use them from "different" starts.

    so for example we can use the minor pentatonic on a major chord, starting from the 6th
    chord is Abmaj...start the minor pentatonic from the F (F = 6th of Ab major)

    on a dominant chord try the b3 to get an altered sound

    and on half diminished go from the 4th

    something to try anyway.

    The Melodic Minor I agree is very important and well worthy of serious exploration
    I think it is important to have a go at this, it's chock full of goodness.

  3. also
    arpeggios from the 3 not the root
    3 - 5- 7- 9

    like this Open E string exercise and singing along, it may help your ears "settle" or "fix" as you do minor or major modes. You got to be able to hear the difference.

    Got= I think it's important.

  4. I used mine to admonish a bus driver sailing past me at the stop the other night.

    slightly more on topic, yes it is perfectly sensible to consciously not use the digits of the hand articulating notes on your instrument. I also practice in front of a full length mirror after a rigorous bout of GRIPMASTER but before my 45 MINUTE SPEED TAPPING REGIME.

  5. Miles Davis
    a tribute to Jack Johnson

    hand it up for Henderson

    slightly more modern I quite like Pino Palladino on the live John Mayer album
    and Prince + Levi Searcer JR going to town on the Black Album
    lyrics a bit rough but the band is smoking.

    upright
    maybe Jimmy Garrison on "Coltrane" I like him with Jones... it's just so good.

  6. well it beats crying for sure

    Chch does have it's class system and some pretty blatant racism that goes hand in hand with such societal orders but I can't think of a better place to raise the Whanau

    school is 2 mins walk
    beach is 4 mins walk
    kindy was the same
    tennis club 10 mins walk
    football club 15 mins

    I can Bus to work for only $21/week
    you can't run a car for that homeslice
    cycling is a snip 'cods the place is predominantly flat


    Chch fan club starts here

  7. must be a lot of poor cabinet design with smaller than 15" speakers in them then. Commonly would it not be accurate to state that cabinets with 15" or larger drivers handle a low B string better? It may be plop but I'd wager most players wanting the Low B would also consider using 15" speaker as par for the course.

    the blanket was more to do with the Original Post. As in the asked for Quick Fix I was not providing in any way :)


    Notch Filter? No, thanks for the tip though. Generally I buy gear that is a nice color, is used by someone famous I like, or in this case, I had room on my pedal board :rolleyes:

  8. that Vibrator bass line is a good one.

    er, sort of A minor (Dorian) to cover the whole cut really.

    the notes from that will cover the whole piece anyway it's all the feel.
    I do like the chromatic pick-up to the octave.

  9. Boss CEB-3

    you can gig with it, it wont break.

    like nearly every Boss Bass Pedal I have tried it takes some farting around to get the sound...but I only need it to make one good sound so it's good value. If I need a chorus that has to do 6 different types I would probably have looked elsewhere.

    but for the outlay it's great value.

  10. James Eller did a world tour with Matt Johnson, they played here in Christchurch Aotearoa
    Sweet Bird of Truth hit like a ton of bricks

    the cat on keys did a good job on Holland's way cool "Uncertain Smile" solo.


    but most importantly I got to touch Johnny Marr's Nike adorned foot :) that is a claim to fame Irene Cara would be proud of.

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