Though "Honeysuckle" is almost always in F, it was sometimes played in Db, by none other than Benny Goodman, and Count Basie. All of Charlie Christian's takes on "Honeysuckle" are in Db.

Honeysuckle Rose - Db - playalong

I've Found a New Baby - Dm/F - playalong

Honeysuckle Rose - F - playalong

I threw on a little four-bar chord melody intro to keep things interesting.

On the Sunny Side of the Street - Eb - playalong

Blue Skies - Fm/Ab - playalong

Whispering - Eb - playalong

It's Only a Paper Moon - Bb - playalong

I only did 2 choruses on this one, because slower songs don't tend go as many choruses.

I'm Confessin' - Ab - playalong

Since it's a slower tune, it's only two choruses. Also the count off is "1-2-3-4-1...." for the pickup.

Stardust - Db - playalong

Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me - Gm/Bb - playalong

Indiana - F - Playalong

I threw on the Benny Goodman/Charlie Christian intro for fun.

Rose Room - Ab - Playalong

Love Me or Leave Me - Fm/Ab - playalong

My first jazz guitar has finally outlived it's usefulness. It's been sitting sadly alone, unplayed for too long. It's a great sounding laminate-body, single-humbucker jazz guitar. It currently has D'Angelico Flatwound 13's on it. The first two tracks are played through a 1999 Peavey Classic 30, with the eq set flat. The third track is played through a 1946 Gibson BR-6 for a bit of breakup. I've done after processing of the guitar tone. Everything was recorded with a Blue Yeti straight into Garage Band. 

Since this guitar is perhaps more appropriate for later styles of jazz than mine, I've recorded some "style"-copies, trying my best to ape the more-modern styles this guitar would be perfect for. Pardon the ridiculous drum beat behind the 3rd track, I was just looking for a Sco+MMW kind of groove and that was the closest thing I could find. 

Also, for a more "swing" sound, just listen to any track of our 2003 album "Jammin' the Blues" (available at www.campusfive.com / itunes.com / cdbaby.com) for a sample of that. 

Faux-Sco Groove - 1998 Ibanez PM20 for sale

Minor Bop - 1998 Ibanez PM20 for sale

Sweedish Pastry - 1998 Ibanez PM20 for sale

A little comparison of my 1935 Gibson L-12 against my 2004 Eastman 805, non-cutaway. The Gibson is playing rhythm, and the leads panned right, whereas the Eastman is panned left. 

Both guitars are strung with a set of 13 gauge Martin SP 80/20 bronze strings with a 14 on the high E, but the Gibson has an 18 on the B. I tried to keep the mic position as consistent as possible, though I think the Eastman was slightly farther away. 

In fairness to the Eastman, the Gibson is a 17" guitar, whereas the Eastman is 16". Both are X-braced. 

The Eastman has 10 years of consistent playwear, and has broken in superbly. It's even starting develop some visible finish wear on the neck. It is currently fitted with a celluloid pickguard in the pattern of a 16" Gibson L-7. The L-12 has no pickguard currently, and pickguards do tend to dampen the guitar slightly.

The Gibson is 80 years old, and has so much playwear, the finish on the back of the neck is completely gone.

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Stompin' At The Savoy - Guitar Comparison - 1935 Gibson L-12 vs. 2004 Eastman 805

A comparison of 3 fantastic vintage archtop guitars, changing every 2 bars, and in this order:
1932 Gibson L-5 (16" / parallel braced / 24.75" scale)
1935 Gibson L-12 (17" / x-braced / 24.75" scale)
1932 Epiphone De Luxe (16.5" / parallel braced / 25.5" scale)

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'32 Gibson L-5 vs. '35 Gibson L-12 vs. '32 Epiphone De Luxe - Ain't Misbehavin'

A little bit of Allan Reuss-style chord melody playing on "Tea for Two"

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Jonathan Stout - Tea For Two - Chord Melody Practice 2

Just messsing around with some harmonies and communal improve while learning Jonathan Doyle's "What's the Rumpus".

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What's the Rumpus - multitrack practive

The Definitive Dinah Washington Collection, Vol. 3

Dinah Washington - Arkansas

A little demo of a two guitar version of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" I worked up as a possible theme for a friend's podcast.

On the Sunny Side of the Street - two guitar demo

Just jammin' around in a Charlie Christian frame of mind, though I was listening to some George Barnes, Mary Osbourne, and Irving Ashby earlier today, and I think some of those sounds were in my head, too. 

Moppin' and Boppin' - guitar jam

Here's a the first batch of play-a-long tracks I've recorded with my new Blue Yeti microphone. Recorded at my desk using my Eastman AR805 non-cutaway

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