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Mustang II is LOUD! Just to clear something up, you can gig with the Mustang II; if the sound at a gig was "obliteratingly loud", you could always turn down as a band ( IMO always the first/best thing to do if possible; and don't get me wrong -- I love loud and am a fan of Led Zeppellin, the...

Hi Soulstress, I've played keyboards, drums, and guitar professionally, and have studied music theory for years when I was young; I even majored in college in music theory for a time. On your question about theory, I'd say just learn the basics -- what the chords are in a Major Key (they will...

Hi Soulstress, Get a Roland Micro Cube. It costs less than most pedals and it's the best practice amp you will ever find (especially for starting out). Don't get any of the other Roland amps...the Micro Cube is in a class by itself. I don't know what Roland did, but they broke the mold on...

Prominent Jazz Backing Track I gotta tell ya, I love this backing track by Robert. I keep running into on the internet, and everytime I do, I always have to stop and play it, and jam along to Robert's Take . Robert, your playing has a lovely meandering quality that is precious and wonderful...

Thanks for the clarification, Scott. They may not be "yours", but you do have excellent taste in BTs --and da best playing around! :bravo:

I just made a post here that fits right with this topic: http://www.thefret.net/showpost.php?p=119483&postcount=1 The Chord Finder gave FMaj7#11, which is the same as aeolian's Fmaj7b5. I love this Chord Finder. As a matter of fact, I finally purchased it last night. I am currently using it...

Robert, This is fabulous info. For your example, I new about the relationship of * A Minor Pentatonic * F# Minor Pentatonic but I didn't know about the * B Minor Pentatonic * E Minor Pentatonic could be added as well! Mama mia and hold the phone!!! This has opened up...

I want to share something I found that can really "open" up my guitar playing--the use of open chords, and I don't mean just the basic open chords down near the first three frets. I mean the open chords that are found all over the neck of the guitar. I like open chords because of their unique...

Sound advice, Jimi75 (no pun intended). On removing the back cavity cover, I read that Eric Johnson does this on all his guitars because he liked what it did to the sound, so I thought, what the hay, I'll give it a try--can't hurt, and if I don't like it, I can always put the cover back on. I...

Yeah, Robert, every now and then I get on this jag to find some new cool BTs! It'd be like findin' hidden treasure, and sharing seems the right thing to do..."Har, Mateys!" LOL

Thought you might like these Scott Lerner BTs I found over at David Henderson's site... http://www.dhenderson.com/Clips.htm (Scott was kind enough to share them): Scott's BTs are here: http://www.scottlernermusic.com/backings/ Here are 3 tracks to give you an idea...

Hi Guys, Here some more BTs by Mats Nermark. Enjoy! http://lorenlingren.com/mats/BTs/ And some more more: http://lorenlingren.com/mats/

Cool! Please feel free to give more of them! :bravo:

Hi Robert, That is an excellent tip you give and I love to do it. It sounds so sweet going back and forth between the two scales. It's a great little secret to share with blues players; and the funny thing is the average listener does not have a clue what you're doing to make it sound so...

Hi Robert, The simplicity is blues-beautiful, the instruments sound fine, and it is a great platform to play from. Yes, the bass could come up just a fraction (it's almost where it should be, but just a little more prominence would do the trick...it is so good!). Your "Wreck Me Baby" is an...

Hi Algonquin, I never thought to see about downloading, I was spending all my time playing them (I just bookmarked them), but I know where you're coming from, as I have downloaded so many BTs already. However, I just went to the first song on the Blues page titled "Roadhouse Cafe 118" and...

Hi Everyone, Wow! Just browsing today on the internet I found by chance Mats Nermark's backing track site (and I thought I had everything by him)! Here it is: http://nermark.articulateimages.com/index.htm I ran across Mat's work a few months ago. He is the best creator and recording artist...

Hi ZMAN, To do this I use Audacity to record it, then convert the file to mp3; once done you can then download to CD. The trick is to first test the recording level (all songs on the internet seem to be at different levels) and get it set to optimum level; then record the entire song. This...

Hi Guys, Most backing tracks found are for specific artist songs, but I am always looking for highly prized generic blues backing tracks of superior quality. These are hard to find. However, I just ran across some excellent ones in a most obvious of places. Though I had been going through a...

Hi Old Guy, That site is great for BTs (I've glomed quite a few there in the past), and yes, it works some of the time. You might go in, get some BTs, and then all of a sudden it stops doing its thing. :thwap: I believe it's a Rumanian site, but it has many excellent tracks...well worth the...