It's Not Jazz As We Know Jazz

Now I Need To Take A Piece Of Wood And Make It Sound Like The Railroad Track, But I Also Had To Make It Beautiful And Lovable So That A Person Playing It Would Think Of It In Terms Of His Mistress, A Bartender, His Wife, A Good Psychiatrist - Whatever.

My Chops Were Not As Fast... [but] I Just Learned More On What Was In My Mind Than What Was In My Chops. I Learned A Long Time Ago That One Note Can Go A Long Way If It's The Right One, And It Will Probably Whip The Guy With Twenty Notes

Every Setback Might Be The Very Thing That Makes You Carry On And Fight All The Harder And Become Much Better.

Paint Pictures With Sound. First, Find Your White-the Deepest, Roundest Sound You Can Play On The Guitar. Then, Find Your Black-which Is The Most Extreme Tonal Difference From White You Can Play. Now, Just Pick The Note Where You've Got White, Pick It Where You've Got Black, And Then Find All Those Colors In Between. Get Those Colors Down, And You'll Be Able To Express Almost Any Emotion On The Guitar.?

Of The Whole Bunch Of Guys Who Play Hollow Body Guitar, I Think Herb Ellis Has The Most Drive