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[kawa]

NightHawk family
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Since I join in the bigband, I changed my mind to think the guitar sounds which among the total band sound.
Decreased middle and bass for rezonant of chord sounds than combo play.
The bigband playing any genre, of couse Bigband Jazz, Latin, Pops, Dance, Japanese Enka, etc.
I felt need the solid guitar and some effector, I borrow the SG and ST and multi effector from young man for the testing.
After then I searched the good one for me, at last I found the Gibson Nighthawk SP-3.
Necks Mini-Hum sound is very good, enough for Jazz, the other sound has include little Gibson's smell, then I searchd good strings DR MT-10.
Effector : I didn't have any compact also any knowledge of them, as a time multi effectors appears on with some maturity, I bought Boss ME-30 and learned, next ME-33, next DOD GS30,and now DigiTich GNX-2.

randyc, its a story of my only one's solid guitar.

[kawa]

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[randyc]

Originally Posted by kawa

NightHawk family
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Since I join in the bigband, I changed my mind to think the guitar sounds which among the total band sound.
Decreased middle and bass for rezonant of chord sounds than combo play.
The bigband playing any genre, of couse Bigband Jazz, Latin, Pops, Dance, Japanese Enka, etc.
I felt need the solid guitar and some effector, I borrow the SG and ST and multi effector from young man for the testing.
After then I searched the good one for me, at last I found the Gibson Nighthawk SP-3.
Necks Mini-Hum sound is very good, enough for Jazz, the other sound has include little Gibson's smell, then I searchd good strings DR MT-10.
Effector : I didn't have any compact also any knowledge of them, as a time multi effectors appears on with some maturity, I bought Boss ME-30 and learned, next ME-33, next DOD GS30,and now DigiTich GNX-2.

randyc, its a story of my only one's solid guitar.

And a VERY interesting story, too. Once I had many effects but I gave them away to others some years ago. Now I have an old MXR compressor and an even older "Echoplex" (with tape loops). Thanks for the information, Kawa, you spent a great deal of time and testing to determine the right set-up for your band. You still use the ES-175, too, right?

Randy

[kawa]

Thank you randyc, Yes I'm using the 175 on Monday and Thursday in a week for practice day of our bigband,almost use the neck pup(V6～8), need the crisp part or tune by mix(V:8/8)
I choice the Nighthawk only for the special events and it's practice days.
The music scene need often the thin tones, for an examole some kind of music or part of Arpeggio, in shurly match the Folk Guitar,etc etc, the stage work is very busy,then I decide for the days program.
(I didn't like the solid guitar but now ...even having multi-effectors)
See you.

[kawa]

randyc ! , I have a question, what dose it call that kind of the genre of music, "Stranger on the shore" etc.
In Japan, called in before "Mood Music", recently called "Easy Listening Music".
Thanks.
P.S. I know "Genre" has many vew poins then difficult to divided in clearly, I hope in generally in the US.
I checked the Amazon, I didn't follow.

[kawa]

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[randyc]

Originally Posted by kawa

randyc ! , I have a question, what dose it call that kind of the genre of music, "Stranger on the shore" etc.
In Japan, called in before "Mood Music", recently called "Easy Listening Music".
Thanks.
P.S. I know "Genre" has many vew poins then difficult to divided in clearly, I hope in generally in the US.
I checked the Amazon, I didn't follow.

Kawa, we would call that type of music the same as you do in Japan - both descriptions are good ones.

Have you caught any fish yet?

Cheers,
Randy

[kawa]

Thank you randyc, that was a concern for me, then I was about to ask some Americans.
Probably, the Amazon is right, they has words "Easy Listening" but it is for some customers judgment, then they haven't it on the items, just have on the searching keywords, it's appeaed on the various kind of music,maybe finding good one or a some purpose by perseverance, Thanks.
The Fishing : I cheked the upstream to the downstream along the my fevourit river(my records are until the 49cm, the my aim is over the 50cm), timing is too early in this year.
I'm waiting a while.(This spring is too cold in Japan also in today)
See You randyc from Japan kawa.
P.S. In now days, We have strong some professinals in the rivers "Otter" ?? - ??????? Rakulive ?? we are almost just take a wolking the rivers, but in a suddenly big hit, then I must(?) go !!! it's a one of crazy world.
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These are fishing of me for stay in my house also.

[randyc]

That's a GOOD size fish - nice music too ! We have a lot of otter in the rivers where I live, too. The climate is a lot like Japan's climate and we grow the same types of trees, plants and bamboo that is found in Japan. The two most popular trees are Cherry and "Japanese Maple".

Also, my daughter was studying the Japanese language for a while. Now she has a full scholarship in art (fashion design) at a college on the east coast of the U.S. so she dropped her language studies. A very good friend of my wife sent her daughter to Japan as an exchange student for two years (the daughter speaks fluent Japanese).

Cheers,
Randy

[derek]

Originally Posted by randyc

That's a GOOD size fish - nice music too ! We have a lot of otter in the rivers where I live, too. The climate is a lot like Japan's climate and we grow the same types of trees, plants and bamboo that is found in Japan. The two most popular trees are Cherry and "Japanese Maple".

Also, my daughter was studying the Japanese language for a while. Now she has a full scholarship in art (fashion design) at a college on the east coast of the U.S. so she dropped her language studies. A very good friend of my wife sent her daughter to Japan as an exchange student for two years (the daughter speaks fluent Japanese).

Cheers,
Randy

We had a Japanese exchange student for about 7 months a few years back. Helped me some with my poor Japanese I have gotten mostly from doing martial arts over the years. Her English was much better than my Japanese. Would love to travel there at some point in the future.

[randyc]

I didn't have much of an opportunity for sightseeing in Japan during my two brief visits. I DID get addicted to the Pachinko Parlors, LOL. On Fridays, one of our cable TV channels runs Japanese art films all evening - the photography is incredibly beautiful !

[kawa]

Snowing !!! after 44 years, from last night to this morning, among the cherry blossoms.
thank you randyc, I imaged your Pachinko playing style with shoulder bag, LOL. Best regads to your doughter.

Thank you derek, you are wellcome also in Japan.

See you my friends.

[kawa]

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[tonedeaf]

Originally Posted by randyc

We're from the same place. I used to ride my motorcycle from Mountain View over Highway 9 to Santa Cruz and then down Highway 1 to Capitola to hear the Celtic music on Sunday afternoons ("Finnegan's Wake" was the name of the bar, IIRC). Moved to Eureka when I retired in 2001.

PS: last time I listened to jazz on a wharf was in Monterey at one of the last performances of "Fourplay" - special performance, 500 seats only. During the opening number, Ritenour suddenly put down his L-5 and walked off the temporary stage... James, East and Mason kept on cooking and about ten minutes later, Ritenour came back. When the tune was over, he walked to the microphone and explained to us that a seagull had excreted on his (mostly) bald head. He had to run back to his room to wash the remaining hair. What an experience !!!

Can't be too far away. I lived near the Winchester Mystery House in the late 80s and early 90s while I was starting my second career. I usually took the back road through Loma Prieta (at least until the earthquake broke it in half). I moved back to Vail in 2001 when I retired (started my third career, really).

[randyc]

Originally Posted by tonedeaf

Can't be too far away. I lived near the Winchester Mystery House in the late 80s and early 90s while I was starting my second career. I usually took the back road through Loma Prieta (at least until the earthquake broke it in half). I moved back to Vail in 2001 when I retired (started my third career, really).

Yep, not far away at all. During the last years before retiring I lived three or four blocks off San Tomas Xpwy/Homestead Road, on Barcells Avenue. So we were about 1.5 miles apart (in a straight line).

That's where we were in 1989 when the cabinets flew open and all of the dishes and canned goods came crashing down as my wife, my daughter and I huddled under the dining room table (Loma Prieta earthquake for non SF bay area residents). The aftershocks were too scary to sleep in the house so we slept in the station wagon for two nights ...

Small world, tonedeaf !

I'd bet that Kawa has been through more than a few earthquakes, too !

[kawa]

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(Please listen also the relationals,thank you.)

[randyc]

Hi Kawa, your mention of Bill Evans reminded me: my wife was feeling good yesterday. She went to the local library and brought home a DVD called "Jazz Shots From the East Coast". Bill Evans Trio, Oscar Peterson Trio, Jimmy Smith Trio, Duke Ellington, Ahmad Jamal Trio and on and on ...

Many of the scenes were in black and white - very little modern color video. The sound wasn't high quality either but the enthusiasm and ability was incredible.

One of the scenes was so intimate that the band was completely surrounded by the audience. A spectator was actually seated at the end of the piano (had his drink and ashtray on top of the piano); he was nodding in time while he smoked his cigar and tapped ashes into the ashtray.

Wife says that there is a companion video "Jazz Shots From the West Coast". She didn't see who was on it but we'll get it from the library soon - I'm sure that it will be good!

Cheers !

[kawa]

Great !!! , you are lucky man, my wifes not so.
Very nice couple, the happiness is 10 times.
Thanks randyc, see you.

[kawa]

My first bought Jim Hall, 3+1 Classic Jazz Guitar - Recordings Bunkers drums very nice play and very good sounds. (The sample sound is the Trio Version) Recorded 1957
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[randyc]

Originally Posted by kawa

Great !!! , you are lucky man, my wifes not so.
Very nice couple, the happiness is 10 times.
Thanks randyc, see you.

Thank you. My wife tells me that you are 10 times our friend !

Randy and Joyce

[kawa]

Originally Posted by randyc

Thank you. My wife tells me that you are 10 times our friend !

Randy and Joyce

Thank you randyc and your wife.
See you.

[kawa]

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[kawa]

YouTube - Jimmy Giuffre

[kawa]

YouTube - Jimmy Giuffre 3 feat. Jim Hall - "The Little Melody"

[kawa]

YouTube - ArtFar?er?PetiteBelle BBC Studio in London (1964) Amp : his favorite Gibson GA50

[randyc]

I had one Gibson amplifier, GA-79RVT and it was marvelous if a little underpowered. Those are nice examples of Hall's virtuosity. Thank you, Kawa.

I have a vinyl record somewhere, I think that it is "Ella in Berlin". As I recall, a couple of the tunes are simply her voice and his guitar - very beautiful.

[kawa]

Originally Posted by randyc

I had one Gibson amplifier, GA-79RVT and it was marvelous if a little underpowered. Those are nice examples of Hall's virtuosity. Thank you, Kawa.

I have a vinyl record somewhere, I think that it is "Ella in Berlin". As I recall, a couple of the tunes are simply her voice and his guitar - very beautiful.

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Thank you randyc , also I like his 175's era with 175's solicitation tones and his play styles.
See you.

[randyc]

Originally Posted by kawa

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Thank you randyc , also I like his 175's era with 175's solicitation tones and his play styles.
See you.

WOW! I've never seen a black one - mine (and the few others that I saw) were tweed - but in a diagonal pattern rather than vertical.

Several interesting features of these Gibson amplifiers:

Unlike Fender and other manufacturers, Gibson used no feedback.

Power supplies were in a separate enclosure, down in the speaker cabinet to keep magnetic coupling as far away from the preamplifier as possible.

Thank you, Kawa !

[kawa]

The Gibson amps felt us something electronics fravors, also this models panel design likes some radio transmitter.
When I was Ham Radio Boys, found the Gibson amp schematics. it's a chance for me join-in the this world from noisie world.
The circuits is interested for me, signal prosesor by choke coile and tolemoro and etc, made special amp with reverb effects by L/R both side of speakers.
Some pro musicians knew the this things, they ask me next to next for fixing reverb jobs.
Thank you randyc.
See you.

[randyc]

Hi Kawa,

I was a ham radio operator too when I was 15 years old. I built my transmitter and receiver from a "kit", the brand was "Eico".

Both were single vacuum tube devices. The transmitter was a single tube crystal oscillator, about 8 watts output power. The receiver was very primitive, single tube "super-regenerative" configuration.

I enjoyed the hobby for a brief time and the hobby caused me to become an engineer. Thank you for reminding me of early, happy times.

Those Gibson amplifiers were very nice but I think much more expensive than Fender amplifiers. The GA-79RVT that I owned was purchased by my Uncle as a gift.

Randy