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Sounds great David- I really like that combo of intruments!

When I was a jazz composition major at Berklee, they taught us to always write the chord name in its simplest form. We would never write 9's, 13's, etc. It was always a 7th, Maj7, min7, etc., unless the tensions didn't fit in with the normal chord structure. It is up to the player to add the tension...

I've heard that stuff so many times that I made a PSA about it recently! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgp2TfSU6_k&t=194s

Nice job, Guy!

Man, that's really cool, Mike!

I made a video to answer that question! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgp2TfSU6_k

Haha, awesome! I love dad jokes, and now that my kids are older it's fun to get the "ugh"! I was just saying to my son: What did the vampires travel around in on Halloween? A blood vessel.

That's one of my favorite songs, and y'all sound great! Nice tone!

I second Donny's advice, and I would also definitely get the manual Dave linked to. It can be frustrating at first, but they're not difficult to work on once you get to know them.

I just sold mine the other day. It was actually a killer amp, and I used it a lot, but I'm trying to thin the herd. I like my Fox Vintage HPTT a little bit more, but that twin was the second-best sounding amp I've ever had. I'd definitely say it's worth getting fixed.

Great playing and great song! Listening to Mary Ford singing this still gives me chills.

That's great stuff, Andy and Mike! This is a fun thread!

These are great! Thank you!

I'm glad it was helpful, Tim! You brought up a great subject!

Thanks for watching and glad it helped!

Also, Mike has some good points. You have to know when to use what stylistically.

Here you go, Tim. Thanks for starting this subject, you inspired me to finally get around to making this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-9XxPYjtIQ

This is basic to advanced, so if you already know basic theory, it gets a lot more in depth later on. I hope it helps some of y'all! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-9XxPYjtIQ

Those are great links, Tim. I love playing in minor keys, and C6 or A6 are easy to play single-note solos in minor, but I'll make a video about my favorite tuning for minor chords, B11. It fits right in with what both those articles are talking about.

Thanks David! My wife and I had been collecting all that tiki stuff for years, but it was just scattered around the house. We finally realized we had enough to decorate our living room, so it's pretty fun to "escape" to our own living room!

Haha, thanks, Joe!

Thanks, Mike! You're right, it's tricky and makes it harder to concentrate on the steel. My mom is an organist, and I talked to her about it. I realized I could never do what organists do for multiple reasons, so I kind of came up with my own, albeit limited, approach. I've gotten to where I really ...

I hope you enjoy this version of Rainbows over Paradise! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL5vQXJvmCg

Byrd of Paradise, by Jerry Byrd is one of my favorite all-time albums. This song always stuck out to me. Here's my version, I hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL5vQXJvmCg

Very cool, Brad- thanks for sharing that!