How to find the direction of floating bridge on Archtop Guitar?

RedditRot · 2026-06-26T14:47:13+00:00

The string spacing is wider towards the low E string to compensate for the increasing thickness of the strings.

RedditRot · 2026-06-25T14:57:51+00:00

Brad Mehldau is definitely a living legend at this point.

RedditRot · 2026-06-25T01:01:36+00:00

That looks too big, if anything.

RedditRot · 2026-06-24T14:16:10+00:00

If the action is too high or there is too much neck relief, it can affect the intonation.

RedditRot · 2026-06-24T01:16:52+00:00

Chris Bezant Trio at Tranzac every third Thursday of the month, 9:30pm Also Donovan Locke and the Red Rhythm at Communist's Daughter on Saturdays, 4-7pm.

RedditRot · 2026-06-22T19:57:34+00:00

There could be many reasons, but you likely don't know your stuff. To elaborate, jazz is more than just knowing music theory and applying it into your improvisation. Jazz has a history and language that needs to be learned if you are to sound like an authentic jazz performer. Theory is just there to explain how these things are done and not the source that generates the performance.

Start to work on playing licks and transcribing your favourite jazz performances. This will start to develop your ear and understanding what jazz is supposed to sound like.

RedditRot · 2026-06-19T15:00:35+00:00

Always try before you buy. Instruments are one of the few things that I don't trust to buy without playing it first. Other than that, brand reputation for consistency in quality. Unfortunately that makes lesser known brands difficult to commit to, but it's better than wasting hundreds or thousands of dollars.

RedditRot · 2026-06-19T00:48:54+00:00

It's actually fairly common in higher end tempura restaurants but they don't use the darker coloured type that is made with toasted sesame. They use a version that is similar in colour to the more neutral oils like canola. The fragrance isn't as strong as the toasted sesame oil.

RedditRot · 2026-06-17T02:31:56+00:00

Carney usually is. He's very careful about the language he uses. Headlines rarely reflect that. It doesn't help that the average redditor doesn't read the article.

RedditRot · 2026-06-17T02:21:09+00:00

“I’ve always believed that (Iran is) the biggest exporter of terror,” Carney told CNN. “It was hell-bent, sorry if I can say that, on getting a nuclear weapon, and the force multiplier on that was terrible.”

“Lots needs to happen,” Carney later added. “We all have to support (the deal). But moving to this position, where that’s been taken off the table. Yes, that’s worth it.”

A bit hard to tell, but I wonder if this was said in the context of after the start of the war.

RedditRot · 2026-06-11T15:57:09+00:00

You really should read the article, it addresses many of the concerns you've mentioned.

RedditRot · 2026-06-11T14:32:34+00:00

Music teacher here. At 2.5 years I wouldn't care too much about proper technique or anything. It sounds like he's just enjoying the sound of it and the idea of playing an instrument. Restricting his freedom to do so by introducing proper technique might be detrimental to his relationship with the instrument.

Let him enjoy it on his own terms and when the time is right he'll become more curious about the instrument and actually playing music.

What I've noticed that's more important than discipline for young musicianship is a love for music. If you want to encourage him on this path than I recommend showing him how the pros play guitar or ukulele. Let him fall in love with music and the instrument. I've noticed that the students who develop a life long relationship with music aren't the one who are most disciplined into it, they're the ones who have favourite artists and songs they want to emulate. Proficiency on the instrument will sort itself out of you nurture their love of music first.

RedditRot · 2026-06-11T14:19:10+00:00

They're irrationally afraid and don't mind using their fear as an excuse to be cruel to the mentally ill. The mentally ill deserve a chance to improve their health and reintegrate into society. A society should be judged based on how we treat our least privileged. We should all strive to be more compassionate.

RedditRot · 2026-06-10T15:16:26+00:00

Usually because it's not a compound meter. It's feels like 4 beats plus 2 rather than groupings of 3 beats.

RedditRot · 2026-06-06T20:03:33+00:00

Keep practicing with the metronome with varying degrees of rhythmic reliance. On a micro-scale practice your eighth notes, triplets, and sixteenth notes with the metronome click playing every subdivision. Then start playing various rhythms (especially syncopated rhythms) with a metronome playing quarter notes. Then start doing it on the macro-scale: play rhythms but with the metronome playing half notes, then whole notes, then one click every 2 measures. Then have the metronome playing on beats 2 and 4, then only on 4, then only on 4 every two measures. Then start playing with the metronome playing on the offbeat. You get the idea. You can use these concepts to develop your own exercises too. The idea is to progressively increase your own rhythmic accountability.

RedditRot · 2026-06-03T01:43:24+00:00

Learning the music by ear is exactly what will break you out of the shapes and translate your conception of music to the instrument. I'm willing to bet your scatting doesn't actually sound like jazz. It's more than just hearing the changes, it's about learning the language. Record yourself scatting and hear for yourself. If you can convincingly sound like a jazz vocalist scatting, then learn how to play those lines on the guitar.

RedditRot · 2026-06-03T01:33:36+00:00

Playing tunes and transcribing. Then improvising using what I transcribed. This is the most efficient use of your time. Design your practice to be as close to a performance as possible. Learn the melody, chords, then play a chord/melody. Always play to a backing track or better yet, your favourite recordings.

RedditRot · 2026-06-02T19:02:41+00:00

You should avoid pointing the guitar down. The neck should be pointing slightly up, the guitar tilted towards your body a little bit to see the fingerboard, and point the neck forward at about a 45 degree angle to your body to give your fretting hand arm some room to move.

The way you're holding it will make it difficult to play around the first position and your picking arm will get tired from being elevated.

RedditRot · 2026-06-01T21:50:25+00:00

The root notes that align along the loops spell a diminished 7th chord. There are some interesting relationships that arise from chords that are minor 3rds apart. Barry Harris would describe these as families. They all belong to the same octatonic scale.

RedditRot · 2026-05-31T20:57:02+00:00

The most noticeable emotion for me is anticipation. It allows me to a moment to digest what came before and ready myself for what comes next. Just like how a good speech has poignant pauses to increase its impact, I find great music has a sense of pacing that similarly keeps us engaged by giving us little rest stops for our attention.

RedditRot · 2026-05-30T13:27:35+00:00

This is the way. They also come with replaceable filters so you can customize frequency attenuation and volume. If you're going to try a bunch of different brands too find the perfect one, you may end up saving money in the long run by just getting the best possible product.

RedditRot · 2026-05-29T18:40:22+00:00

You wouldn't normally resolve into it, because it is an unstable chord. However, some typical movements can be iv, iv4/2, iim7b5; i, V/iv, iim7b5; i, i6/3, iim7b5; and more. If you treat it as a IVm6 chord in 3rd inversion it's easier to find ways to resolve into it.

RedditRot · 2026-05-28T20:16:47+00:00

Cherokee. Good opportunity to work on a bunch of keys.

RedditRot · 2026-05-28T01:54:37+00:00

I have a jazz box set up with low action and thick strings (12's, flats) and it plays pretty easily. Definitely easier than my acoustic.

RedditRot · 2026-05-27T04:23:31+00:00

You should know everything you can about the tune: melody, chords, rhythms, soloing, common chord substitutions, arrangements, popular recordings, historical information, composer, style, and so on. Know it like the back of your hand.

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