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Post by ianrossiter on Jun 6, 2016 15:11:50 GMT -7
The local High School invited my Rockabilly/Blues band to join them for the opening of the local Arts complex later this month. Today was the first rehearsal. I took my Tele and MAZ 8, set it to Pentode and away we went. held up beautifully with the Horns, Drums,Percussion and TWO Bassplayers!! The only problem now is reading Charts!! Lol
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Post by dergit (Markus) on Jun 7, 2016 0:36:37 GMT -7
It's beautiful when it breathes in pentode mode! Sadly, it won't help with playing off paper... it gets embarrassing whenever I try.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jun 7, 2016 6:55:50 GMT -7
Reminds me of the old joke,
Question: "How do you get the guitar player to turn down?" Answer: "Put sheet music in front of him!"
And yeah, my Maz 8 does just fine in my big band, 20 piece sax, trumpet, trombone etc...It hangs just fine. At least at rehearsal. Haven't yet tried it at a gig, I usually take the Z-Lux for those.
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Post by ianrossiter on Jun 7, 2016 12:05:26 GMT -7
Been working on the chart this morning. My sight reading is shabby at best. But it's comming along. It's a cool challenge and it's always good to broaden your horizons.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jun 7, 2016 14:42:21 GMT -7
Are you doing single note reading or chords?
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Post by ianrossiter on Jun 9, 2016 0:27:24 GMT -7
Both. The Charts are pretty basic,thankfully. The chords are laid out in standard "Fm6" "Eb6", thankfully I spent a lot of time learning and practicing my inversions up the neck,over the years so at least that's not an issue. But I'm making a real effort to read the whole chart as well. As for the inversions,ect...Arnie Bearle's "Chords and Progressions for Jazz and Popular Guitar" was/is my chord Bible. That book is worth it's weight in GOLD!! As I well as Ted Greene's essential volumes.!!!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jun 9, 2016 9:15:19 GMT -7
Both. The Charts are pretty basic,thankfully. The chords are laid out in standard "Fm6" "Eb6", thankfully I spent a lot of time learning and practicing my inversions up the neck,over the years so at least that's not an issue. But I'm making a real effort to read the whole chart as well. As for the inversions,ect...Arnie Bearle's "Chords and Progressions for Jazz and Popular Guitar" was/is my chord Bible. That book is worth it's weight in GOLD!! As I well as Ted Greene's essential volumes.!!! When I joined the Big Band I'm in a year and a half ago, I hadn't read music in over 45 years. Maybe chord charts but never, ever single string notes. Now I'm expected to read music that changes chords 4 times a bar...every quarter note...and I struggle with that, especially if it's like major 7ths and minor 9ths into other "jazz" chords...and then comes the single string melodies. I'm just learning to read single string notes. I have to do it outside of band practice and memorize it...I'm far from being able to sight read melodies on sheet music and just play them. I played jazz trumpet 45+ years ago so I foggily remember the notes of the staff, but when I see ledger lines I get lost. It's great to have a challenge in retirement! F- A- C- E and Every Good Boy Deserves Favor...these are what I use for figgerin it out. Thanks for the tip on the Bearle book, I'll check that one out. Some of the chords I see aren't in any of my books.
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Post by zpilot on Jun 14, 2016 22:16:41 GMT -7
Funny but I took piano for 5 years as a kid and I read much better for it than guitar even though I hardly play keys anymore. I read guitar chord charts OK but my sight reading stinks on single notes. I played in a pit orchestra for awhile and faked my way through that. I've always wanted to try my hand at big band swing but doubt I'll get the chance. What fun.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jun 15, 2016 8:29:20 GMT -7
Big band swing is really fun. I didn't think I'd like it when I joined up, but it's my favorite music to play now.
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Post by zpilot on Jun 15, 2016 9:14:50 GMT -7
I have memories of watching the Lawrence Welk Orchestra on his TV show and seeing the guitarist playing a white Stratocaster through a Blackface Deluxe Reverb. Too bad Z's were not being made then. I wonder how a MAZ 8 would have fared. I know a MAZ Jr could have handled that. With a really efficient speaker and a standard cabinet I think the '8' would be enough amp because the speakers in those old Fenders were not very efficient.
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Post by doctorice on Jun 15, 2016 16:41:51 GMT -7
Reminds me of the old joke, Question: "How do you get the guitar player to turn down?" Answer: "Put sheet music in front of him!" With its corollary: Q: How do you get a horn player to stop? A: Take away his charts!
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Post by ianrossiter on Jun 16, 2016 12:12:41 GMT -7
Played the show last night. Those kids were awesome!! A few of the better players and I had been discussing Improvisation and Blues,during the course of rehearsals. They were really eager to try,so we decided to have the Sax,piano,and young drummer,sit in with my Bass player and myself for a quick Blues,onstage. They were all more comfortable in F ,so we did a shuffle in F and let em wail. They had a ball!! Sure, I pushed em a little bi out of their comfort zone,but they did great. Trading off solos on he fly,bringing the dynamics up and down....they handled it wonderfully. As for the MAZ 8, It worked beautifully with a 30 piece band,unmiked. Hard to find a situation it can't handle!!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jun 16, 2016 12:30:33 GMT -7
That's so cool, Ian...being a mentor to these kids and showing them the courtesy you did of letting them take a ride on the blues thing...That's great. Thanks for supporting the young 'uns, they need it today more than ever!
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Post by ianrossiter on Jun 16, 2016 23:20:59 GMT -7
Thanks man, I've always felt that you either give-back to those comming up,or you're a douche....y'know??? Kevin Spacey refers to it as "sending the elevator back down."
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