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Today, 12:34 PM
The more time I spend with these two guitars, the more I appreciate them. The 594 is just ridiculous and the best electric guitar I’ve ever played in...
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Today, 11:54 AM
I prefer set-in pickups to floaters, so I of these two would favor the Epiphone.
I prefer 16" bodies to 17" bodies, so there again I would favor the...
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Today, 11:44 AM
I am afraid I do.lol I am hesitant in downloading. I am not a “clean” or academic player. Never took a lesson. My grandmother showed me a few chords...
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Today, 11:44 AM
That’s a thing too. It’s always a balance between efficiency and consistency. Sometimes it might be more efficient to throw an a finger in or to slur...
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Today, 11:29 AM
Weirdly enough in my case I find it really difficult to throw in a lot of slurs at higher tempos rather than mostly just fingerpicking. It can get...
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Today, 11:25 AM
Do you have any clips of you playing jazz on it? It's so hard to find people who use these for that purpose, and my gut tells me they'd be fantastic.
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Today, 11:19 AM
My 2020 Mule steel tricone.
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Today, 11:14 AM
It is a dark, rainy day here. To brighten the atmosphere during a rainy day I like to watch this clip of Mike and Leni Stern out on a pretty day....
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Today, 10:44 AM
I have one of the Epi JP II Pro's from the last year they were made, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
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Today, 10:43 AM
New price $1000
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Today, 10:42 AM
Depends on mood,ambience, time of day. But you can’t go wrong with these.
https://youtu.be/wTKCQW7XabQ?si=1es8-xtL-XsMD6hk
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Today, 10:40 AM
Updated price $800
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Today, 10:33 AM
To over simplify, archtops have these basic parameters (the values for JP / D'A in parens) after each)
Lower bout width (16" / 17")
Body depth...
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Today, 10:32 AM
You have a great guitar. I don't use mine half enough.
Here is a great video with a 55 which I believe is stock. Good tone and good player....
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Today, 10:31 AM
Thinking more about playing slow and fast and how they are not just a matter of higher metronome settings. Something you can play slowly that are...
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Today, 10:29 AM
I apologize if I sounded like it was a competition. I was only stating how so many cite Leo Fender and Ted McCarthy, but do not know about or...
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Today, 10:27 AM
I lean towards the sound of set pickups, so my gut instinct would be to go with the JP, but those have never been my favorite.
The D'Angelicos are...
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Today, 10:19 AM
If you do decide, I bet Jason at Krivo could make you something. Dude's great to talk to about possibilities.
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Today, 09:59 AM
D'Angelico is a higher end guitar and it'll cost you less in the long run. Once you get more experience if you move onto another jazz box, you can...
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Today, 09:58 AM
True. As one who struggles to play even moderately fast, I've learned that playing fast is a different kind of playing than playing slow. If I choose...
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Today, 09:56 AM
Thanks for the responses! At this point, I’m going to keep it as it is. This is the BEST guitar I have ever played, it’s perfect, beautifully...
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Today, 09:51 AM
Ha! True that on my photo. Now if the guitar in your link is ostentatious rubbish, I am a edel kitsch fan. It resembles art deco on steroids. Good...
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Today, 09:50 AM
The guitar in your illustration has a flat back. Wouldn't the "pressure point" be less with an arched back?
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Today, 09:42 AM
I don’t like the shape of the original but much prefer celluloid over black plastic for a nice guitar.
The new one is interesting but I don’t...
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Today, 09:42 AM
:welcome:
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Today, 09:32 AM
I don't regret buying mine! Here it is.
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Today, 09:22 AM
I just bought an Epi SG Standard 61. A great guitar and affordable.
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Today, 09:16 AM
Even the holes where the knobs sit have tiny scratches on it (switched to CTS pots) and are at different heights.
I have to talk to him and get...
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Today, 09:11 AM
Perhaps use two mandolin pickups :-)
TAP Man-R Mandolin Pickup – Thomann UK
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Today, 08:58 AM
the scratches were completely avoidable ….
I would now walk away if I were you
He doesn’t have the basic knowledge
and skills to do this work ….
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Today, 08:47 AM
So I've been working on some technical exercises for some students with the general theory being that a lot of very idiomatic bebop stuff was...
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Today, 08:39 AM
The Krivo micro PAF can be mounted with putty without having to put any holes in the neck/guard, but unfortunately there's no 8 string model. Maybe...
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Today, 08:37 AM
Another good reason to start by learning classical technique first?
FWIW, I once mentioned some of the speed exercise topics from here on another...
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Today, 08:04 AM
Jason Lollar?
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Today, 07:57 AM
I completely agree that prices on there have gone a little crazy of late. I have gotten some good deals over the years on there, including that conn...
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Today, 07:49 AM
Would a T-O-M Saddle fix this? Would like to keep the 0.10 gauge
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I'll go to the luthier tomorow and ask about all this. The nut, the wooden...
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Today, 07:09 AM
Hi all! Recently I became the proud owner of an Ibanez AF-55 guitar. First impressions are very good:
1. This is a comfortable and lightweight...
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Today, 06:50 AM
I am selling my Henriksen Bud 6. I am in Lincolnshire England. The amp has had little use and is in mint condition. I have not been able to dial in a...
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Today, 06:10 AM
I 'd take the D'Angelico if I'm sure that It has no problems. Otherwise the Epi is a good guitar!
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Today, 05:54 AM
The OP (from 4 years ago, I just noticed) was enquiring about fingerstyle single line speed and even mentioned Paco De Lucía. Thumb-only is a whole...
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Today, 05:26 AM
The Phosphor Bronze strings still have a steel core so a magnetic pickup will work - just don't expect the same volume and tone that you'd get with...
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Today, 04:17 AM
agreed
but note that the OP is using PhospherBronze strings
will that work OK with a magnetic PU ?
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Today, 04:15 AM
Another thing to consider, even if it may not be the case here, there are factories in China that will build anything to your spec (Chibson,...
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Today, 12:23 AM
A new batch of Wilkie 18” and 17” archtops. Two each of his Atlas and Paramount models.
“Amazing guitars. One of the finest luthiers on the scene...
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Yesterday, 11:59 PM
At the current bid, that guitar is about $900 more than I would want to pay for it.
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Yesterday, 11:51 PM
It's arched. Maybe I'll find a photo that shows that....
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Yesterday, 11:08 PM
Hi all,
I am deciding between a new Epiphone JP Emperor II pro ($700usd) and a lightly used D’Angelico Excel EXL-1, MIK 2015 ($820usd) for my...
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Yesterday, 10:10 PM
Kent Armstrong or Pete Biltoft would be my starting places. They might have some ideas about mounting, which looks like a challenge on that...
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Yesterday, 10:04 PM
I've owned the Fender D'Aquisto Elite twice. In between I briefly owned a Hagstrom Jimmy f-hole model from the same period as the one at...
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Yesterday, 09:28 PM
Jescar EVO, and whatever Mark put on my recent Special. It's a killer player.
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
I spoke to Jescar and they think EVO is gone maybe for good. While it is better I can deal with the nickel silver but no stainless steel. If you get...
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
Jimmy Ponder from Pittsburgh could play quite fast with just his fingers.
https://youtu.be/jt3G1smEaaQ
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Yesterday, 07:58 PM
Yes, Jescar EVO Gold wire was the best balance between durability and workability and yes it has unfortunately been discontinued. I have used a...
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Yesterday, 07:57 PM
Bump for a Monday still available and open to offers
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Yesterday, 07:54 PM
The top looks more flat than arched. Is it mostly flat?
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Yesterday, 07:38 PM
But.. we'll always have Paris..
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Yesterday, 07:26 PM
I would tentatively agree with this too.
I was a jazz dork in a classical performance major in college so my guitar teacher was always bringing me...
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Yesterday, 07:25 PM
Eric Dolphy and Charles Mingus.
https://youtu.be/kLA0zT0mr8s?si=5dB8vIeEWLWM7Q5j
Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington.
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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
Found it so here you go:
https://youtu.be/woKORMVlqSw?si=SD8B5qUa3uHd3GSr
This was smokin
Lot of slurs but in a really rhythmically...
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Yesterday, 07:15 PM
Good advice. And maybe a quick note — the big danger when you do the really good slow practice is that you can sneak by with inconsistent fingerings...
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Yesterday, 07:14 PM
If you learned to play fast lines using a pick, you'll never get that speed and articulation with your fingers. Check out a Tim Lerch video on...
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Yesterday, 07:09 PM
Reading the description, that guitar is a hot mess. Besides all the cracks listed, the lack of a truss rod nut is concerning.
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Yesterday, 07:04 PM
Bidding on the Good Will site has gotten really crazy, people must think it's the second coming of eBay or something. I've seen ridiculously high...
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Yesterday, 06:55 PM
I just saw this. Please explain further about the buzzing. What do I do exactly? You mean I should loosen some screws?
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Yesterday, 06:43 PM
Sounds good. Thanks for the help! I'll do it better next time :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 06:31 PM
Okay, cool.
My advice would be to play from beginning to end with a consistent pulse. If you have to slow down to do so, that's fine.
Get...
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Yesterday, 06:28 PM
In case you haven’t viewed this clip yet. Its a great jam.
https://youtu.be/nlf-8Mvz57c?si=iFEOKYtuwyNJ9l5M
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Yesterday, 06:22 PM
No joke. The smaller evangelical churches are in places like renovated former Circuit City and Dollor General stores, but the real deal mega churches...
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Yesterday, 06:18 PM
Hey thanks. I was thinking hagstrom as well. It just didnt look like there recent builds. I dont think I had ever seen the made in Sweden version.
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Yesterday, 05:49 PM
(Also the acoustic at St Paul’s cathedral is absolutely awful)
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Yesterday, 05:48 PM
Every man has his price
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
It is a swedish made Hagstrom Jimmy D’Aquisto model, which has been modded with a (copy) Gibson L5 tailpiece , Johnny Smith Bridge, and Super 400...
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Yesterday, 05:36 PM
I always assume that entertainment legends telling stories about events from several decades ago are getting some of the details wrong. And I'd bet...
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Yesterday, 05:34 PM
I mean o7addb13 literally turns up in Tea for Two and Pennies from Heaven stuff like that.. it’s not an exotic harmony, it pops up all over the...
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Yesterday, 05:32 PM
I have never liked the idea of thinking, hearing, or using something one is not intending to play in order to execute something one does want to...
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Yesterday, 05:29 PM
The funny thing is, that you could buy these all day long (and other DeArmond guitars) with these pickups, for not a lot of $$$. And then you had...
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Yesterday, 05:23 PM
Probably not, since Guild was sold ... and sold again...............
I like them a lot, and I am fussy! Some people said they were a cross...
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Yesterday, 05:22 PM
Time for another round of name that shopgoodwill.com guitar. It was well used. Its listed in Tennessee. Has an extra switch installed. Looks 70s...
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Yesterday, 05:14 PM
I really like Jescar EVO medium jumbo (51 100) fretwire. Size is .047”w x.104”h. I had my luthier/repair person refret my acoustic archtop with...
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Yesterday, 05:10 PM
Sure thing!
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Yesterday, 04:44 PM
It's not that the media in Singapore is less influenced by their elites. It's that they are politically and economically on the fence in between...
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
Thanks but it doesn't look like they can provide info on pickups this old - 20+ years old.
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Yesterday, 04:35 PM
Transistor amps are ready to play immediately after power on, but their operation changes slightly over the time it takes for them to reach thermal...
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Yesterday, 04:33 PM
Looks like these pickups were standard issue on some DeArmond guitars 20+ years ago.
Here's a DeArmond X-155:
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Yesterday, 04:31 PM
You know figs are by definition full of tiny little maggots too, right? :cool:
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
I recently came across the excellent book Jazz Piano Fundamentals by Jeremy Siskind. In my transition from classical guitar to jazz guitar i have...
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
Good People,
I've had this amp for about 2 years and seen little use. It hasn't left my house since I got it. I'd describe it as being in Excellent...
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Yesterday, 04:23 PM
Well, maybe I was a bit overly affirmative. I only have an acoustic archtop that also happens to have a floater which I never use, but I did noticed...
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Yesterday, 04:16 PM
The o7addb13 comes up in Brazilian music. It could be 5x456x. Note that 5x454x is a common diminished grip - and the pinkie is available to add...
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Yesterday, 04:15 PM
The thing for jazz instruments is finding a reliable source for carved solid wood archtops with high quality hardware and electronics. This seems to...
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Yesterday, 04:07 PM
Roommates are the worst.
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Yesterday, 04:04 PM
There is that good system but with pitfalls.
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Yesterday, 03:48 PM
I think we already have a sensible notation system, as Reg pointed out earlier, it's just that some people refuse to adhere to it. We may have to...
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
Oh, that could be problematic....
Q. "Where'd my saxophone go, I put it in the corner there last night?"
A. "In that corner? I saw a garbage...
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Yesterday, 03:38 PM
https://youtu.be/x3RmBs97RoI
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Yesterday, 03:38 PM
When a system got explained, there is a mixture of tradition, common sense and some added nuance.
Instead, what if a new system was proposed that...
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Yesterday, 03:37 PM
Bump for spring!
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Yesterday, 03:37 PM
I've dropped the price to a mere $1,400. Let's find a new home for this guitar!
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Yesterday, 03:35 PM
Price drop to $425. Great price for a great cab. Buy it!
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Yesterday, 03:34 PM
Now a mere $325. Great cab for cheap!
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Yesterday, 03:32 PM
In the news, Höfner has re-introduced this made-in-Germany model in 2024, motivated no doubt by my fabulous success selling this one on this forum....
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Yesterday, 03:32 PM
Thing is, B/C may be interpreted as a slash chord, B triad over a C triad, C-E-G-B-D#-F#, which is a major rather than a dim. or minor sound. Of...
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Yesterday, 03:30 PM
Some buy this LP Studio with a nice wide neck, and channel your inner Johnny Smith, for only $699. Come on down!
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Yesterday, 03:29 PM
Maybe to clear the confusion?
Chord naming default degree qualities are 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Mixo is 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 and Major is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (not b7)...
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
Adam, it is a great thing. You are doing a niche thing that can never be filled fully.
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Yesterday, 03:26 PM
My ex-FIL had an audiophile system with an Eagle 7-A amp plus Levinson preamp, Watkins speakers. He claimed if it was turned off one had to warm up...
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Yesterday, 03:26 PM
A saxophonist friend of mine lived in a dangerous neighborhood here in Buenos Aires and he carried his sax in a garbage bag.
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Yesterday, 03:20 PM
In an effort to cleanup my previous thread, I decided to just delete it and start fresh. Below is the original post and I will also add some pictures...
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Yesterday, 03:13 PM
Beck broke up the group 2 weeks before they were supposed to play Woodstock. There are some interesting rumors that Peter Green and Jimmy Page...
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Yesterday, 03:07 PM
Yes, probably not, hopefully it's more accurate than the standard Real Books.... Looks like he he's quite fond of 9th (& 6th) chords? This chart has...
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Yesterday, 02:59 PM
Ogden Avenue
PART FIVE
Jazz Phrasing for Beginners by EarOver the next few days, repeatedly listen to the track Ogden Avenue.
Then...
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Yesterday, 02:58 PM
I imagine a really good vintage B3 would be like Casu Marzu...
Casu Marzu, the Illicit Cheese of Sardinia | The Cheese Professor
Eat it? I...
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Yesterday, 02:47 PM
A piece of art, with some original designs (tailpiece, pickguard, fretboard inlays, f-holes .....) !
I guess it sounds at least as good as it looks....
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
Buddy you’re in the UK.
Now let me tell you about the “praise and worship” budget of an evangelical megachurch in the good ole U S of A.
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Yesterday, 02:42 PM
I listened to an album with Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney and Zoot Sims the other day. Fun album. Their guitar styles complement each other well.
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
The Gretsch Deltoluxe Sound Hole Pickup might work on a slant.
I think they are magnetic pickups not piezo, but check.
Obviously, you'd need to...
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Yesterday, 02:29 PM
I wouldn't be too concerned whether it's a neck or a bridge p/up. They weren't wound very "hot" so no danger of too muddy in the neck position. If...
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Yesterday, 02:27 PM
That depends…. Some churches are better than others.
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