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Here is the sound I strive for:


https://youtu.be/Ce9Jtl9D6FQ?si=8HWQHQEsNjBoFjvw




I REALLY like that tiny bit of breakup at the beginning of his hard attacked notes that then turns into...

I play 4 or 5 string electric to play Western Swing!

Clash resolve is what makes melodies and especially improvisation work to my ears. Spend time playing “wrong” notes and finding where they resolve. Then see how to make those resolve points even...

“Anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement”

I must be an arranging master by now! :mandosmiley::mandosmiley::mandosmiley:

Paul told me this when taking some lessons from him many moons back. Stupid me didn’t believe him (A flat HAS to be harder than A!!!). After really getting into bebop and playing with players who...

It is my belief that you don't JUST practice slow, but you have to do it ENOUGH and CONSISTENTLY to get excellent co-ordination between your hands, which is where quality tone comes from.

Specific surround lines from Barry and other players. See how players apply the items looked at in video 63.


https://youtu.be/VdyFPm_Cxic

I think you need to spend at least some time every practice playing slower than 50% of normal speed. You don't just practice this way, but you do need to devote a decent percent of your practice to...

I play this in 1st position. You need to just play more in flat keys to get used to how they work, it’s where jazz tunes live!

As my friend, swing fiddle great Paul Anastasia used to tell me...

I prefer the oval over f hole for jazz playing. Much less percussive and makes jazz phrasing much easier to my ear. Plus I like the warm fuller sound.

I agree with Jim, learn as much as you can by ear.

Monels!!!!

I have a Mann EM5 with a single Lollar Charlie Christian pickup. These pickups are notorious for humming everywhere. My solution which works great, is an Electro_Harmonix HumDebugger.
...

The latest video looks at things to play on Groovin' High


https://youtu.be/M19T3CWJDyQ?si=rBEJaliHQDthv6mM

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The latest video in this series is Monroe Style Phrases


https://youtu.be/4AfDWMT5Wyc?si=sDQ9ypEEfe-MX5VA

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A short cut version is to

1 write down the notes in the chord
2 Start on the root note of the chord and find one note between each chord tone
3 Use this as a “short cut” or “cheating” scale
...

In the Barry Harris method, he covers this. You can see this here:


https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/142193-Barry-Harris-method-for-learning-bebop

I also picked up an Art Studio V3 Tube MP and it is decent, though definitely not the UA 610. Will use the Art as a tube in front of my amp on live gigs.

I also found the 610 on Craigslist for...

Found what I was looking for in a United Audio 610 solo

https://www.uaudio.com/hardware/mic-preamps/solo-610.html

Thanks to all for your suggestions!

In response to Dean's question, my latest Barry Harris video is "What to Learn First"



https://youtu.be/BL_4dNTtYUQ

Might want to start with ergonomics

https://www.petemartin.info/mandolin-basics-videos.html

Hi Dean,

There is no "right way" to absorb Barry's system. It helps to start with the "basics", which is what I teach in the first say 10 videos. Then find sounds you like and practicing getting...

How I think of minor scales


https://youtu.be/IVTMKbzQZWE

Dorian minor scale


https://youtu.be/ib-Of44Cz8A

Some Barry Harris ideas to apply to Perdido


https://youtu.be/VjVpUmVHDOQ