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	Corey harris wrote a post: Inspiration Try and remember the first time that you knew that you wanted to play music. Perhaps this realization came upon you many years ago in childhood. Or maybe you have been recently...
	Bill blatner left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Introduction and Performance I definitely recognize it in the 8th chorus. I'll focus in on the other spots you've highlighted. Pointing out how this builds tension and release is really helpful. At some...
	Dennis gruenling left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Introduction and Performance Hi - thanks, I love perfoming at the Towne Crier!! For some playing/phrasing a little behind the beat, look at my third chorus here starting around 5:23. Most of that chorus has...
	Dennis gruenling liked a comment: HI Dennis, Met you briefly at the Town crier last month (terrific show!) I wonder if you could comment more on the idea of playing behind and ahead of the beat. I have a sense...
	Bill blatner left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Introduction and Performance HI Dennis, Met you briefly at the Town crier last month (terrific show!) I wonder if you could comment more on the idea of playing behind and ahead of the beat. I have a sense...
	Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals The Pick on the String Bruce and Mike, Glad you got something out of this lesson! I think it's really worth understanding the mechanism of how sound is produced on an acoustic guitar. It's not something...
	Mike caren left a comment on: Fundamentals The Pick on the String Hi Chris --- I second Bruce's comment --- great lesson. For me, rotating the pick around the long axis and picking a bit into the guitar (so the string vibrates in and out) was...
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals The Pick on the String Wow, Chris, that's an amazing lesson. I had never considered how much something like the angle of the pick would affect tone and also the physical way one would phrase differently...
	Mike caren added to a forum topic: 57' tweed deluxe FYI that Duke used a stock 65 deluxe reverb reissue for the Blues A Rama and Swingin the Blues series of lessons.
	Chris eldridge published a lesson: Fundamentals The Pick on the String Given that this whole sub-genre of guitar music is called "flatpicking," I feel that for this week we should spend some time discussing how the flatpick actually is interacting...
	Tom k. left a comment on: Grand Slam Solo - First Chorus Nice !!!!! Thanks guys !!
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Grand Slam Solo - First Chorus Hello Paul and Duke -- I started working on this solo last week, though it turns out to be easier than I thought (now that I've watched this lesson) because I was trying to avoid...
	Duke robillard published a lesson: Grand Slam Solo - First Chorus Hello Folks, This week Paul teaches the entire first Charlie Christian solo chorus of Grand Slam. It's a perfect music chorus and not extremely difficult to execute but the timing...
	Steve lauder left a comment on: Grand Slam Chords and Intro Looking forward to this series after I clear Gate's Okie Dokie Stomp from the to do list. Good thing youtube has a 50% speed option. :)
	Duke robillard left a comment on: Grand Slam Chords and Intro Good Job Ian! Sounds good, keep working on it.... Duke
	Mike caren left a comment on: Grand Slam Chords and Intro Hi Ian --- nice work and thanks for posting. For the boogie woogie --- I think Paul goes from the V right back to the I --- it's a slightly different form from most 12 bar blues.
	Ian left a comment on: Grand Slam Chords and Intro I like this riff and intro perfectly. Here I start at about half volume or so, and then turn my guitar's volume to full on the rhythm.
	Schaef left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Introduction and Performance Thanks, mike
	Mike caren left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Introduction and Performance Yes --- the backing track is the play button right under the webcam recorder in the upper right corner of your screen.
	Schaef left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Introduction and Performance Is it possible to get a backing track for this?
	Dennis gruenling left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Second and Third Chorus Breakdown Thanks - I'm glad to be here working on styles and techniques of the masters. George did a great job of combining techniques too, as you can see (and hear) with his tremolo-octaves...
	Dennis gruenling liked a comment: Looking Sharp a lot lesson to take in I'm still working on Horton Shuffle and also three other songs. Really learning a lot thanks for being here.
	Lowell liked a comment: Hi again, Chris! I've really taken your commments about singing and "telling a story" to heart. To be honest, my singing has traditionally been greeted by almost universal calls...
	Charlie liked a comment: You are both welcome and thanks for being part of sonic Junction! I love the solos on this and have borrowed heavily from them since the 70s, Great stuff! Duke
	Duke robillard left a comment on: Grand Slam Chords and Intro You are both welcome and thanks for being part of sonic Junction! I love the solos on this and have borrowed heavily from them since the 70s, Great stuff! Duke
	Tom k. liked a forum post: Hi, Duke, Herb Ellis is one of my other favorite gutiarists and I know you two recorded together. (I've been listening a lot to how you two played "Moten Swing", as I'm working on...
	Boyd r left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp Second and Third Chorus Breakdown Looking Sharp a lot lesson to take in I'm still working on Horton Shuffle and also three other songs. Really learning a lot thanks for being here.
	Charlie left a comment on: Grand Slam Chords and Intro Love it! I have that box set and HIGHLY recommend it. I've owned and loved it since it was first released, but never had the courage to try and play any of it until Sonic Junction...
	Tom k. left a comment on: Grand Slam Chords and Intro Nice !! Thanks guys .
	Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Hi Mike, Yes, it's very important to use a thick pick when playing bluegrass. You've hit the nail on the head about a thick pick helping out with the getting a stout, well-defined...