Robben Ford Discussion

Thanks for the extra Ted Greene material. Until my fingers grow a few more inches, many of his grips are "beyond my grasp".

Was looking for a little more traditional Otis rush, Gatemouth ...

Reposting since only one reply. Looking for some good licks from the altered scale especially from the I7 to the IV. Any favs?

I'll repost since no response. Looking for jazz/blues type backing chords to play to 12 bar blues...love the Ted Greene stuff and looking for more like that.

It's a little slow here, so I'd thought i'd post something that I just did that seems to be helping me with my rhythm chops. Hopefully you can take something from it, or add your own angle.

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Thanks for the great thread on Melodic minor and it's uses! I'm trying to get my head around the altered scale and Robben's use of it at the V7 to I. Does anyone have any favorite altered licks or p ...

Please expand on this...I think a kettle lead is the female end of my pedalboard extension/power cord, correct?

I have a nice pedalboard that I love, but I've just added 2 pedals that require ac power, and my pedalboard does not have ac outlets. Is there a power strip designed for pedalboards(with a removeable ...

Took lesson from Portland Jazz giant a few years ago who told me to learn "blues changes" section of Ted Greene's Chord chemistry in a few keys as a great starting point for playing jazzy bl ...

Your post got me thinking. I use the Komet's "fast" mode almost exclusively because I love that Robben/Peter green sound from the amp, which make the amp extremely touch sensative.

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Oh, my amp is set to cooking! I can set it up for an excellent lead tone. My problem is that I have to roll off the volume so much to get the clean sound that the resulting clean volume difference i ...

Interested in how other handle a playing situation/rig set-up that has me puzzled. I've recently got a great but LOUD amp with no master volume or secord channel...A Komet.

It is so loud that I us ...

Thanks for the suggestions. Any other ideas/exercises to do without the guitar would be welcome!

I always thought that was kind of a Joke! Are you serious? Has anyone out there tried it?

My thinking of recording intervals through changes was to improve my ear in "hearing" them and being able to name them and being to better outline chords and/or suggest chords in my playing. ...

Job change is going to require a 2 hour commute in the car everyday. Would love to utilize this time to learn and grow as a musician. I've got a home studio with Digital Performer, Garageband, and e ...