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Since I've had a lengthy career in manufacturing, particularly with automated equipment, I take exception to that blanket statement. Manufacturing is...

The guitar is currently strung with TI Bebop 13s, but I will include the flatwounds (unused) that it came with. I'll also include the original...

You got that right - it's $1300 USD. I'm sure it sounds great - I've never heard a Demeter I didn't like. But when you top $1k USD, you have some...

The only pure nickel strings I've tried are DR Pure Blues and D'Addario Pure Nickel. I remember liking them but it was hard to balance the pickup...

I was thinking about that when responding to your post. Your determination with regard to what you are doing is inspiring and worthy of praise...

As you may know, I’m all for spending my life’s savings starting a manufacturing business in a country that couldn't give two cr*ps about...

Hmm, France are usually good in international competitions. What gives? Jokes aside, it’s all very sad. To be fair it’s a rumour I heard in...

I like purple and gold. It sounds better though I cannot tell the difference in a blind test. So I'm making bullshit stories up much like every other...

What, they don’t think it over when running to the other side of the house to get their ammo? Just kidding, interesting stats above.

That Demeter mini amp sounds great Have a listen to 'telecaster clean chords' On that page Blue in Green It's money tho ....I The Sonny...

G'day Dawg, Your comments about gold hardware have got me scratching my head.I'm not sure whether you're having a lend of me (Australian slang for...

I'd jump in the ol' Maybach and grab a dozen quads on my way to Martha's Vineyard but these gas prices won't allow that.

Wrong. Check before you post Countries with the Highest Rates of Firearm-Related Suicide (per 100k) in 2019 Greenland — 16.36 United States...

If you are looking for a fretboard oil for ebony I would suggest Bore oil, as used on clarinets. I use Yamaha's, as it was what my local place had....

I'm sorry to inform you that there is almost no real American manufacturing unless you count the mil-industrial-media deep state spewing it's...

Most people say they don't know how to negotiate the chords. It's rather difficult when someone's already found something to play! I'm glad you...

From 404 Page — Western Electric - Maker of electron tubes and high fidelity Matched Pair $1499 • Single Tube $699 Matched Quad $3099

Yup!

Jim, I use the Neck-up on my tele when I'm sitting. these, but they're always "out of stock!"] Marc

I don't think those tubes are set to be cheap at all. I'm pretty certain he's gearing his tubes to be audiophile quality. I wanna say I saw somewhere...

This is what happens when the subject has been discussed by all those interested. It’s now a vehicle for wider political discussion; as is the...

As a European, it is almost my job to hold my nose at American manufacturing. Once in a while my snobbery lashes out but in general, the Americans on...

I agree that the JJs seem to last a long while and that the Tung-Sol seem to sound sweeter or less rigid. That said, I have purchased NOS...

JJ for durability, EHX and Tung-Sol for tone. NOS for REAL tone, if you can afford it (I no longer can, with the exception of an NOS AT7 or 5AR4...

Hi Allan. I took the video down temporarily to ask my friend if he didn’t mind being in it. He has given me permission to go ahead and it’s now...

I wish him luck, and I want to see him survive. And as an aside, we may all have some tubes to rely on. What will the tone offerings be like?...

Have you looked at the MILKMAN line of floor-amps ? Milkman The Amp 50-Watt Hybrid Guitar Amp Head Pedal | Reverb Demeter Amps also have an...

I'm not playing at any of these shows. His L5 is great and has become Jonathan's main guitar so I'm sure he's grateful that it was passed up....

I came so close to buying that blonde L-5 on the left from Eric but already had the same year sunburst. that and since I'm not playing much acoustic...

Hey, I know that guy! Also lucky enough to own his old L-12. Are you playing any of those shows with him?

That’s also my experience, at least for clean jazz guitar tones of any flavor - thunky, airy, woody etc. They do distortion well for rock, metal,...

Had a friend (you guys know him) over for lunch and tunes today. We played a double round of blonde vs burst. Speaking of which, if you're in...

Definitely considering it but the reason I sold it was because I didn't like the preamps I was trying. It may be time to rethink that one.

Gun ownership is high in Switzerland, but let's not conflate them with the US. The Swiss have a fundamental right to firearms, but if you want a...

G9/B is B G D F A. Named as a B something it's got Root, b13 #9 #11 and 7. So it's a B7alt, more or less. The alt scale is B C D Eb F G A which...

Your playing sounds great!

JJ's have been my "New" tube choice for years. They sound good and last quite awhile. But NOS American 6V6 and 12AX7 tubes sound better for what I do...

!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...!! Page 24 of this thing, the freakin guy says ' theory books for sale ' -LOL kris, I like you man. Maybe you didn't mean it...

So 4000 gigs. Pretty good. Power tube failure once. So how many gigs before the power tube failed? 2023-40 equals 1983. Which year did your tube pop...

up until the pandemic I was gigging a minimum of 3 times a week, the majority being Hammond B-3 gigs, most w/out a PA, so it's not like the tubes...

The difference between an "ebonized" i.e. dyed rosewood is pretty obvious as the pores in rosewood are quite large and visible even when filled in...

Gun ownership in Switzerland is as high as in the US or close. Incidents are once per decade. Politicians actually respect, and fear the population,...

About 'complex jazz theory".

You've been gigging 40 years. That's anecdotal. 25 gigs per year? 50 gigs per year? 100 gigs per year? 200? If you gigged every day that's 14600 gigs...

I have to admit that the "complex theory" is something completely new and mysterious to me. I'll probably buy a book on it.

I'm not talking about amps sitting in a closet, I've been gigging for 40 yrs and in all that time I've only had 1 rectifier and 1 power tube fail and...

Geez. He took that Biden win particularly hard...

I had an ISP a long time ago and I wouldn't say it was terrible. ISP a company that formed after the founder sold off his former company - Rocktron....

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Durability meaning what though? I have somewhere approaching a thousand gigs, rehearsals, and studio sessions on a JJ loaded Twin, most of which were...

He owned an amp repair company and at one time made his own amps. He was pure analog and disdained anything digital or solid state. I don't think...

It's Taurus 1.VT, a smallish floor amp. BTW, Greg has tried ISP and says it's "terrible". But he has a very particular tone taste.

Dude, I’m not trying to be mean, but you seriously might have a personality disorder. You have to let shit like this go. Life is precious, don’t...

. Thanks. I’ve never met a Duke tune I didn’t like, though I’d prefer to play tunes like Prelude to a Kiss and Sophisticated Lady than Satin...

I had a Duncan Powerstage 700. It was excellent sounding. I never worried about clean headroom. I found an excellent price with a used one. It...

Good catch! I checked some old notes. I bought the guitar in June 1967. In Dec. 1967 I bought the TOM. I wonder what I did with the rosewood...

Et voila. That's why it's gone to 25 pages. Time to go home.

I wouldn't be surprised to see an ebony bridge on a 60s L-5 as they were making them for Johnny Smith's by then, most were still rosewood, it's also...

Looking at some really old photos, my 1961 L-5CESTSV had the ebony base with the two pearly inserts and a wooden bridge. My factory ordered 1967...

Besides sound the big difference between modern tubes and vintage are durability. Many of my 60 yr old Fenders still have most of their original...

The only L-5 bridges w pearl inlaid in the base are post 60s models made of ebony, the same bridges Gibson began using on the Johnny Smith model in...

Well someone has em to result in discussion like this. Complex: 2. PSYCHOANALYSIS a related group of emotionally significant ideas that are...

Didn't Joe Pass go direct to a PA for a while? I remember he didn't want to carry anything to a gig other than his guitar. I would imagine results...

Do you know which one he is using? A lot of them seem to have drive channel and lead channels which seems a bit overkill for his small amp needs.

Thank you, Deaconmark!!!

Guitar sounds real good. Ride cymbal is on top of the entire band, lol. I'd quit the music business if I had to use IEM's. Yuck.

For making bridge saddle slots, I use nut files. If you don't have them, the files you have will work. For finding the radius, I use a set of...

This is a helluva thread.

You may be agitating about the past Gibson. That Gibson, and all of its glorious guitars, is but a memory at this point. I’ll drink to that, and...

Thanks for posting. It's good to see that manufacturing is still possible in the US.

That's an L-5 bridge in post 82. It's also an L-7, Super 400 bridge as well as other models from that era. I referenced what type of bridges Gibson...

According to the article I have to buy 100 foreign sourced tubes to find 30 that I like, says Justin Norvell, vice president at Fender. So what am I...

It is nice to see tubes being made domestically, but I have a feeling they will cost way, way more than I am prepared to pay. I think this will whole...

I will probably buy some of these tubes once production starts. I am unimpressed with Chinese and Russian made tubes. Slovakian made tubes are good...

Nice. I am also interesting in these amps. I contacted the manufacturer and I think I will buy something.:smile-new:

For people who do not live in the US, shooting kids is not really divisive. An outside perspective, at the risk of sounding cynical: One way...

You really expect people to take your comments seriously when you have been so blatantly political in past posts? My hypothesis is you aren't...

NY guitarist Greg Ruggiero is known as the "small amp guy" - he's gone through them all. Taurus is his current fave, and he tells me there's a new...

Hey guys, what are we arguing about?

Thank you at least it is a place to start. I am personally not interested in the guitar but at least those who are can tell the price.

https://www.taurusamps.pl/stomp-head-6

You know when that was happening I liked the brighter tone of the MB200 but these days I'm not so sure. The one I really wish I had kept was my DV...

a price is added

I don't donate to any politicians, ever. I don't know what's so hard to understand when I don't want to donate by proxy, if I don't donate...

The only question to ask is what is the price? You are selling a guitar and you have to know what you need to get to sell the guitar. This is...

At the end of the day it's a $10 book with youtube videos of every exercise. Sure, a few years after working through it you might think this or that...

I *love* the old stuff. Mickey Baker, Leavitt, and your Bert Weedon looks delicious too. There's something just cool about learning a craft...

"Regardless of where they stand politically".....Now you're playing the not-choosing-sides card. Except you already let the cat out of the bag with...

Oh, that Jack. I'd forgotten about him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYz3L1YLqjQ

Lots of OG cred with that one. Another one I know that some more mature pros in NY are (still) using is the Alesis Nanoverb.

Who's Jack?

+1. If you want warmth, this is really warm.

Only in English. He's saying the thread could easily go on for 24 more pages if the posters had complexes about theory... presumably the same...

I really enjoyed Jack's post on this forum. I learned theory in 3 months and why should I be mad at theory.

You were faster than me. And I play fast, I think.shreddin'

It's not about the politics of individuals. Every company has employees of all political colors. It's about companies donating to politicians, and...

Can you express it more clearly?

GLWTS. This model of Heritage really rings my bell. Sweet for sure.

I hope you're not suggesting everyone has complexes except you!

Wow, a gun enthusiast trying to interpret my post as leaning towards one party? Bizarre. The number one cause of death for children in the US...

Well, there is a lot of long theoretical knowledge in there.:smile-new: Best Kris

The L7 is undoubtedly the best sounding box he's played. I've been listening to his monday night gigs at Mezzrow (they're all on youtube) and there's...

Obviously, because it's a jazz book. Play In A Day was a general starter.

It is my understanding the reverb on that pedal is PT2399-based (not DSP). If so, it should be very easy to find a small unit of just the reverb.

Jim had one for a while and compared it with: CARVIN BX250 I sold my MB200 but kept the Carvin (warmer sound more tweakable parameters)

And yet, any thread on the Telecaster forum where someone asks for a jazz instruction book, Mickey Baker will get more recommendations than all the...

To be clear, I loved my Elf and never even heard the fan except when leaning over it to turn it on at home before picking up my guitar. But it’s...

I think it depends on what kind of Reverb you like. There's Spring Reverb, if you like the sound of reverb tanks Fender used since the 60s. It's a...

Your reason for not buying a Gibson is pretty silly. Would you buy local produce at a farmer's market from someone whose politics were different...

I suspect it’s a bit short on clean headroom. First, the power rating is typically inflated - it actually makes 45W RMS (at unspecified distortion)...

Posting that the Republican party doesn't value the lives of children is both incendiary and stupid. The members of the GOP value the lives of...

I use the Tone Candy "Spring Fever". It only does two things, Spring Reverb and a Gain boost. But it does both very well and it has met my needs...

The Elf is available but I have been cautioned about the sound of the fan.

Frank V’s guitar night stream is consistently a highlight of my week.

Or a secondhand G+K MB200 head?

The video is set to private.

Years ago my dad gave me a collection of what he called “Swiss pattern files”. There are (3) round ones in the mix, each a different diameter, that...

Now I understand. I'm a guitar genius.That's why I'm here to let everyone know. Something amazing ... I don't know if you know the stories of Jaco...

Regarding the BAM200, what about the competitors Warwick Gnome or the Elf from Trace Elliot? Also not available?

Wow, hold your horses. I was born in one European country, but live in another one. Same currency. No hard borders. No need for work visas when...

Like with many songs, there is a need to fill between phrases. You did a nice job in the classical guitar tradition. For a jazz treatment, try...

Gary Mazzaroppi has been around a long time, and has played with many of the top names in jazz, including Tal Farlow among others. He can play.

LaBella jazz flats are a good string. They have purple end wraps which, when used in conjunction with a guitar that has gold hardware, is an...

I use a Lexicon LXP-1. Great sounds. :smile-new:

For mass produced guitar gear nothing beats a Fender standalone reverb unit. It adds a warmth and richness to the tone. The reissue is a good unit...

I have a Mundo guitar support, and it works rather well. Its main attraction is the ability to move around, both the guitar and the player's body,...

There are some luthiers who leave an arch in the center of the base, making no contact there, and think it helps the sound. Is that true? I don't...

A great pedal! The preamp and reverb in it makes a great combination for jazz. Have turned on a few friends on to it. I'm fortunate to have a couple...

Did you try turning the treble down to zero? It the strings have been on the guitar that long, they should haves dulled down considerably. I’d do...

If everyone had complexes about that specific topic. :P

+1 on the RV7. Sounds good, no noise. The only downside is that it’s a bit bigger than the standard Boss-sized pedal (heavier, too).

Yes kris, I want to teach guitarists theory. I also want to build myself up by talking about my teacher. You're ridiculous. You can't go 1 page...

I've heard better things about the Duncan Power Stage series than the ISP, but never tried neither. At a completely different price point, there's...