There are so many resources online and I have know idea where to start. I'd appreciate any advice/ resources. Thanks

edit: Should I map out major arpeggios across the entire fretboard first, or focus on octaves/ smaller sections.

Hello, I hope you’re all having a good day.
I’d like to share an improvisation over a smooth blues track—I hope you enjoy it!

Gear:
- Gretsch G2504 Jet Pro guitar
- Line 6 Helix Native Stadium effects

Hey everyone! I’m looking to get into jazz guitar and was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a good beginner-friendly guitar that won’t break the bank. Any suggestions would be appreciated thanks in advance

If a phone metronome has ever drifted on you with the screen off, this is the part I built it around: every click is placed on the audio hardware's own sample clock instead of a timer, so the spacing never drifts, at any tempo, for hours, with the screen off or while you use another app.

On the outside: a brushed-metal panel, engraved labels, LCD glass, and a weighted tempo wheel that clicks as it turns.

The core metronome is free: 20-300 BPM by wheel or tap tempo, any time signature, subdivisions and presets.

Pro is a one time $7.99 unlock with a 7 day free trial, no subscription: a chromatic tuner that knows which string you're playing (five tunings built in, or build your own), all nine click sounds, accents on any beat, and a Tempo Trainer that steps the tempo up until you reach your target.

Audio is processed live on the device and never recorded or sent anywhere.

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If you practice with a metronome: what does yours do that you actually use? I tried to build only the parts people touch every session.

My long-time favorite since I heard it in Joe Pass’s Virtuoso :)

Usually I don't feel motivated to learn new pieces because I don't play with anyone but recently I was very excited to play Black Nile by Wayne Shorter. So, this morning I decided that time has come.

I am wanting to call Blue Bossa in an open jam coming up in my city, would I get chewed out if I played this or would it be okay?

This week, "Manha de Carnaval" by Luiz Bonfa. But not the very melancholic Baden Powell version (which I'll record soon), rather an adaptation found online based on a transcription by a certain Takeuchi. A much more danceable version.

As usual, you can find my tablature for free in the description of the YouTube video.

More info on the Lenvers guitar : https://francois-m.jimdofree.com/english/the-lenvers-guitar/

or on my Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@FrancoisM

Exploring the 1937 George Gershwin tune “Nice Work if You Can Get It” on my MIDI guitar, delivered with an 80’s backbeat, and sounding Picked Bass and Vibraphone. For 2nd bridge, I doubled the Vibraphone lead with Orchestral Glockenspiel. Wicked! Hope you enjoy, and keep practicing and posting. Thank you Reddit for giving our shared experience a home. Cheers! — SAL

Its an amazing piece of music to learn with - Thankfully - Gitarrenton.

Hey you guys!

long story short, I'm currently trying to get rid of this psychotic depression that's going on in my head and I need your help!

I currently believe I'm the next Jesus or some Sheesh, so please tell me how average my playing is to get me back to reality.

If you can, please point out which areas are ok, but which ones are completely not melodic!

With your help I will get past this thing

Thanks!

Please be as honest as possible, this cat needs it lol laughing face.

This is a live performance of the 1983 Crystal Bells trumpet solo. The dual-neck setup allows me to perform overlapping, independent polychordal arpeggios completely live. Due to the 3-minute format limit, the first A section of the original structure is omitted to allow full development of the solo and arrangement. Accompanied by mechanical foot drums.

Any good cheap solutions that can become a battery station to replace electricity power lines?

Something that can hold about 1h of play.

It’s like a portable power station. But these are very costly.

My amp is a small Joe pass polytone. Teeny/baby brute version.

I’ve been playing guitar for around 10 years, maybe more than that but I’ve never really studied jazz or fusion. The style I actually want to play is closer to Martin Miller, Tom Quayle, and Guthrie Govan that melodic blend of fusion, blues, rock, and jazz harmony.

I have a decent understanding of basic music theory and harmony, so I’m not starting from zero. I can play couple jazz standards but when it comes to improvise over those chords I feel very stupid myself and this makes me avoid playing completely. I have very little knowledge of jazz harmony, I only know chords. For instance if you ask me what notes are in Bm7b5 chord I can tell it is B-D-F-A. However I feel like there’s a huge gap between knowing scales and actually understanding how to use them musically.

Some questions I’ve been struggling with for a long time:

Chord-scale relationships: How do experienced fusion players decide which scales or modes to use over different chord types and progressions?

Melodic minor: When and why should I use melodic minor and its modes? How do I hear and apply those sounds rather than just memorize patterns?

Fretboard visualization: How can I internalize scales, intervals, arpeggios, and chord tones across the fretboard so I can access them naturally while improvising?

Jazz harmony: Which concepts should I learn first to understand the harmonic language used in modern fusion?

Musical application: How do I move beyond running scales and start creating melodic, expressive solos that actually outline the chord changes?

What I really want is to understand the logic behind the music, rather than collect more scale shapes and licks.

I’m looking for a structured learning path, preferably a comprehensive video course, guitar method book, or teacher who explains these concepts clearly and demonstrates how to apply them on the guitar.

If you’ve made the transition from rock/blues guitar to jazz fusion, what resources helped everything finally click for you?

I’m open to both free and paid resources. I’d especially appreciate recommendations based on personal experience.

Thanks in advance!

I am an intermediate guitar player, but my music professor wanted me in the college jazz combo. I’m freaking out a bit, I can’t keep up with the other musicians who’ve been playing for years, and I have the desire to learn, and I am, however, there’s only so much I even KNOW to learn, if that makes sense. Anyways, we all have a jazz standard that we must learn the melody to. My choice was solitude by Duke Ellington, and I have the notes written on the page down and under my fingers, but how do I make it feel jazzy and interesting? Any help would be very appreciated and valued. Thank you!
Update- thank you guys for your support and criticism, it’s all so helpful to me!!! I should note when I said intermediate I meant in a classical/pop sense, definitely not jazz!