Michael

Hey Johnny–yes, that song ‘Last Date’ was really nice on the Saxophone 🙂 I had never heard of that song, really cool of you to make a Sax cover for it–well suited for the Saxophone 🙂 I love the sound you get with the Guardala Carbon Fiber MP and the reed to go with it; nice, fat, full sound.

Nice to have you here Zachary! 🙂 Hope you find Johnny’s site to be a great source of inspiration in your playing. I just started playing again about 6 weeks or so ago, wasn’t able to play for a couple of years due to an Oral Cavity disorder I had/needed medical help to fix. It feels great to be playing again. I’m in the process of rebooting my…[Read more]

That’s my problem–overthinking it. My Sax instructor I’ve worked with (we start resuming lessons again on Wed., March 20th) told me the same thing you just did–I think about it too much. He feels like I know my scales and I needed to stop thinking about it and ‘let it happen’. I talked to him yesterday and he said we’ll be working on some…[Read more]

Before my Oral Cavity ordeal (doing great now), I became a member of the Blues Society here–was a member for a couple of months before my ordeal happened. Being around those guys was the first time in my life I’ve ever been around live musicians…..and it literally felt like learning a new language of sorts, for the exact reasons you mention LOL…[Read more]

That just makes everything so much easier 🙂 So, if the other musicians are talking to me about a flat 3, flat 7, etc.. it doesn’t matter what the scale is. Based on these intervals, I’ll know exactly what note they’re talking about and can transpose it/play it to any key…..very cool 🙂

Oh Wow! Awesome stuff guys 🙂 Who is this guy playing?

@ Johnny–Oh yeah, it is in C minor, my bad 🙂 Been working really hard on being able to hear a scale and know what key they’re playing in, hasn’t been so easy to do–it’s slowly getting better. From what I’ve been told, it takes many years to have your ears developed to a point where you can hear what someone is playing and know what scale…[Read more]

@ Christian It’s on Johnny’s Vimeo Channel, here you go. Having the same problem too here in the US/shows the same message about the copyright issue.

Very cool Johnny…I like way you played Misty with the King Curtis Sax lines in there, so cool 🙂

Yeah, I had see your Major Chord Improv. course there/had purchased when it first came out. Before I jump back into that I’m spending the first few months to re-boot my embouchure, finger dexterity, etc.. I’m taking NO CHANCES of something going wrong right now…..no way. I can feel everything getting a little bit stronger each day, so it’s…[Read more]

Hey William–I knew about the size of Jody Jazz tips openings, but don’t know what the tip openings are for Carbon Fiber Guardalas. The Jody Jazz line of MPs are very versatile. Have you tried any of the Guardalas with Cane reeds?

Oh man, that’s awesome to know. I’ve had a really good ‘feeling, intuition, etc.’ about that particular MP every since Nadir released it. I had planned on getting it, just never got around to it/when everything happened to me. I don’t get along with metal MPs that well. Everyone whose heard me play on metal vs ebonite MPs says I sound much better…[Read more]