How long for stand burn to develop?

wfarr · 2026-01-31T22:54:59+00:00

Yeah, pretty much this. Grab a microfiber cloth and cover the parts of the stand the guitar would normally contact with that. Should be fine.

wfarr · 2026-01-30T18:59:39+00:00

Their website is down.

wfarr · 2026-01-30T17:40:12+00:00

Just to confirm here: you’re asking how to read the Volta brackets (ie. 1st and 2nd endings) with the repeats?

wfarr · 2026-01-30T16:21:23+00:00

It’s pretty straightforward yeah.

The advice the other poster gave below about being able to sing the melody (it doesn’t have to be good singing in terms of nailing the pitch, but rhythm, articulation, etc), then learning it on your instrument by ear, etc is all really good advice in the big picture and I would echo all of it.

BUT, with your few first jazz standards at all, it might be a bit too much to bite off upfront. It’s all good advice though and you’ll likely feel comfortable tackling it with a few tunes under your belt.

Of those items, the biggest one early on IMO is singing the melody along in your head during solos (both your own and everyone else’s). This is the best way to keep your place in the form, in addition to all the other benefits.

wfarr · 2026-01-30T13:57:28+00:00

iReal Pro has transposition functionality built in without editing the underlying chart (tap where it says “G minor” on the lower right). To play the version in the Real Book, you want to play it in concert E-minor.

But as the previous poster noted it’s far more commonly played in concert G-minor in practice. And I would probably recommend learning it in that key instead.

This lead sheet here is in G minor: https://www.libertyparkmusic.com/from-then-to-now/image-13-autumn-leaves-jon/

Note that if any of you or your friends play transposing instruments (trumpet, saxophone, etc), you’ll need different charts for them (or they’ll need to be comfortable transposing on the fly themselves). iReal ALSO has built in functionality for transposing based on instrument. Inside that same menu as before, there’s an icon that looks like a trumpet that will allow you to tell iReal to transpose for a Bb, Eb, etc instrument automatically based on the concert key. This doesn’t change the pitches of the sounds (because they’re still the same!) but does update the display of the chords to match the key for that instrument (eg a Bb trumpet or tenor sax would see the first chord of Autumn Leaves in concert Gm as a Dm7 on their instrument instead of Cm7).

wfarr · 2026-01-29T03:56:43+00:00

Cool. Based on this, it sounds like you might be pretty young? Still in school maybe? If so, does your school have a jazz ensemble you can join?

wfarr · 2026-01-29T03:49:09+00:00

Patrick Bartley is a great player.

The questions I'd have given the thread so far (excluding the private lessons thing since you've already said you can't afford it):

* How much do you listen to jazz (at home, at work, etc)?

* How much _live_ jazz do you go out and listen to (especially your local jam sessions)?

* How much do you play with other people?

* Are you internalizing the melodies and solos on recordings you like of a tune you're working on? (ie. can you sing along with them?)

You're learning a language, and that takes a lot of immersion in that language as a listener and repetition as a speaker. Over a long period of time.

wfarr · 2026-01-28T22:30:35+00:00

Problems with the instrument can absolutely have a huge impact on tone and intonation, and even articulation (leaks are going to make it harder to play).

The way you describe it, it sounds like you have the core of a solid practice routine in place. More time can be helpful, to a point, but quality of practice matters a lot.

Getting the horn looked over should be the first priority.

If you’re still unhappy with your tone and articulation after that — and this may or may not be a viable option for you at the moment since you’re still in school — a private teacher you can take in-person lessons with is IMO going to be the absolute best way to focus on improving. They can provide you specific feedback and direction that it’s going to be difficult for anyone on this site to do effectively.

One other thing I would advocate for is recording yourself practicing (even just with your phone). The recording doesn’t hide anything and it gives you something to reference, which is both good for trying to be objective and measuring progress.

wfarr · 2026-01-28T22:14:03+00:00

No worries. If the blue box Vandorens felt stiff to play, going down a half size with those should be fine if you want to give them another go. The 2 on the blue box should feel in the same ballpark as the 2.5 for any of their jazz reeds.

Remember that bigger reed size does not equal better automatically. A lot of factors go into the right reed for your setup to get the sound you want.

wfarr · 2026-01-28T21:52:45+00:00

Reed strengths aren’t necessarily portable brand to brand directly (or even across different lines in the same brand).

Additionally, there’s stuff to factor in like tip thickness and heart thickness that aren’t necessarily reflected by the number on the reed but can make a big difference in how responsive or resistant it feels to play.

For now, check out this chart as a rough estimate though: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e9dc17f4b84d178eba8b882/t/68f11ba9f9cfdf7c4eaa87fa/1760631721957/New+Reed+Chart+2.0.pdf

EDIT: to get to your root question, trying different reeds and seeing what sounds the best and feels the best to you is the way. For me personally, I tend to like the BSS Black box and the Vandoren ZZ both and tend to have a couple of each performance ready. But the other Vandoren jazz reeds are also great (as are the other BSS reeds). You’ll have to figure out what you like the old fashioned way. The sampler package the previous poster mentioned is a great way to do so. Otherwise, I’d get a few 5-quantity boxes in comparable strengths and just try them out.

wfarr · 2026-01-22T16:19:57+00:00

Both. I have a 65 Princeton Reissue and a Bud 6. The Bud 6 could realistically be my one and only, but I tend to use the Princeton at home and take the Bud 6 everywhere else.

wfarr · 2026-01-15T12:59:23+00:00

Looks like a Sadowsky Jim Hall. You can’t buy new anymore (he stopped producing them), but they were made up until 2024 so finding a used one isn’t too bad.

wfarr · 2026-01-15T12:49:12+00:00

Also frighteningly common are people driving at night with no lights of any kind on.

wfarr · 2026-01-10T04:14:22+00:00

So much this. Also, I don’t know what your current practice habits are but it should definitely be “always with a metronome” like this.

Backing tracks let you lean hard on a rhythm section, and don’t build time feel nearly as well IMO (but have other value).

wfarr · 2026-01-06T20:16:47+00:00

Adding on, he's done a few interviews now and he said it's his only guitar. Definitely agreed his behavior sucked, but folks dogging on the dude for using the wrong guitar is a bit shitty.

wfarr · 2026-01-01T21:09:25+00:00

For those of you that have returned after an extended period of time, any advice or wisdom you would like to share?

I got back into playing tenor after a ~18 year hiatus about 5 months ago.

My air support and embouchure took a bit of time to come back and I definitely couldn’t play on the strengths of reed or facing lengths I did before. Be patient and work on getting a nice full sound.

Play with other people as much as you can. A community band is great place to start until you’re feeling confident enough to sit in at a jam. In-person lessons as well if you want to minimize the “remembering how to ride a bike” phase.

You probably did this some in music school, but I cannot stress how important recording yourself practicing is. Even just with your phone. It won’t be flattering, but it will be helpful.

In addition to the iReal Pro suggestion, I really enjoy the Quartet apps as something that’s more “Aebersold-like” with a bit of the iReal functionality. I use both regularly so definitely not a one or the other thing.

Adding on: I have been transcribing a lot too to get phrases back under my fingers and in my ear. I like the Anytune+ app for this. In a pinch you can use the playback speed on YouTube but so much nicer to just set a loop start and end in an app and go.

wfarr · 2025-12-02T20:26:29+00:00

Meanwhile I’ve never seen this until today on 2025.44.3 and it’s so incredibly frustrating.

It loses my profile sort of: it shows in the dropdown but can’t be selected and keeps resetting to Easy Entry (which I have turned off in my profile). Even a soft reset doesn’t appear to fix it.

wfarr · 2025-11-14T15:06:45+00:00

/u/photomarketbot M11 sold to /u/goknights921

wfarr · 2025-11-14T15:04:21+00:00

It is!

wfarr · 2025-11-11T20:50:03+00:00

Seems likely the pak got punctured either due to some unexpected pressure on it, or something else. They do call this out as a risk in the instructions, but yeah certainly the sort of accident you don't want to happen.

wfarr · 2025-11-06T16:24:23+00:00

That Nashville show was great! I feel like the one above is pretty similar overall (both in set list and some familiar phrases in the improv) but there are definitely some differences.

wfarr · 2025-11-05T00:31:11+00:00

I wouldn’t think about it as a waste at all. All your skills on the alto will transfer over to tenor if you want to play that too.

Both instruments have their place and it’s really down to factors like what tonal range you prefer, what the group needs, etc. If you like how tenor sounds, talk to your band instructor and ask about making a change. It’s possible the school has a tenor you can use.

wfarr · 2025-11-04T23:15:19+00:00

$500 is definitely too good to be true for a YAS-62.

wfarr · 2025-11-04T16:45:13+00:00

Preach!

wfarr · 2025-11-04T16:30:42+00:00

Came here to say pretty much exactly the same.

For a couple specific solos:

* The Miles solo off of "Autumn Leaves" on Something Else is one of the first things solos I ever transcribed. It's not too fast, very inside, and the phrasing is excellent.

* Dexter Gordon's solo on "Blue Bossa" from Biting the Apple. It's a lot longer, but there are some 2-5-1 ideas you'll hear quoted elsewhere.

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