Activity Stream

I should chime in and say I go with nut drivers over angled wrenches for the simple reason that it's way too easy to overturn, strip or break a truss...

This video is another evidence that you can't get around the body depth when it comes to bass response: :smile-new:...

I recently pressed my guitar teacher with a bunch of "how do you know when to. . ." questions. He finally said, "Sometimes it takes child-like...

Gee, thanks Doc, now I have one of those images in my head ... :rolleyes::cool:

many thanks for watching! I might be starting to accumulate too many of these videos:)

More proof that Dolly is a gift from god… https://youtu.be/DvJUPyK-Vws She can play BANJO too!?! (Ah those sweet, young ladies…what a time.) ...

It’s 2 and 1/4”. The 135 is a great guitar, really can do anything. It functions almost as well as a 175 in the jazz context. Very comfortable to...

BTW I think we as adults sometimes neglect our childish side. Yes I do more sophisticated hobbies like guitar and woodworking—made 30 pens in the...

^^That’s cool! It was so much fun I’m already looking for more Lego projects. Good thing I have a steady job, as these things (for adults) aren’t...

Jesus Christ. Sounds like the soundtrack from one of those old silent black and white comedy movies :-)

I recorded a rough demo last night and after careful consideration I swapped from flats to rounds.

True, but look at where most of the current-day child prodigies come from. That probably answers most questions on whether they are true natural...

Don’t be influenced by purists who don’t like the delay. If it’s part of your playing and if it inspires you, so much the better! During my four...

This recording is soooo lovely!!! I always wanted to learn how to play these classics, and this one is simply beautiful. Your guitar tone is...

Neck: Somewhat chunky, Traditional V-shaped mahogany neck The traditional V-shaped neck profile is the big unknown in my opinion... The V...

a question and a comment... -double-hump carved top and back ? Is this referring to the carve having a strong up carve near the neck, then fall...

OOOps, yes, I meant 7cm. A 7mm top won't be driven by nylon strings, which is what these guitars are for ;) Interestingly the last few of...

I know it's sounds like a cliche but it's all about practice ;) I know because I learned on piano a Bach's fugue - somewhat slowly and sloppy - but...

Very accurate remarks but do professional musicians have a childhood. Most of the so-called classical musicians went to music schools and very often...

wood is cheaper but the machining costs can be higher and longer. if you make a typical guild style 5 ply where each ply by is 1mm (on average)...

I learned a ton from these, both about playing over the tunes, and about Scofield

I once read a (classical) harmony text that suggested that we shouldn’t think of the major and parallel minor tonalities as separate things at all...

yeah for me the clincher is the key of the melody, it’s Cm. You know the bit we guitar players forget to think about haha. haha no not Eb but...

re. 'sneaky', I always liked the Beatles' Michelle' for that: while the song's chords are from the harmonised F minor scale(s), the tonic chord is...

The composition "Sunny" by guitarist Chuck Wayne got the same changes apart from the opening chord. Miles "borrowed" the song and very clever changed...

OOH that sneaky modal interchange. but to be honest I disagree. That Fmaj7 chord is unusual for Cm, but the other chords are not unusual. The...

Really impressive play. But when I see such kids playing excellent guitar on difficult pieces, it reminds me everytime on child labor. Does this...

Major or minor? You'll learn on a need-to-know basis. Example 1: The key of F-major (b) contains one flat, a Bb The key of D-minor (b) also...

And of course various forms of the lamento (descending chromatic bass) that mix up the minor scales and allow a chromatic descent to the V 1 7 b7...

Classical rule of the octave if anyone’s interested- chords with a scale bass. Rather than being a theoretical thing like building triads or seventh...

"I'm curious for your interpretation of why that model also has x braces" Probably because Gibson did some silly things when they began...

She's fantastic! I posted the following video awhile back of another young lady playing this piece (though by now its an old clip) and it got...

I obviously didn't read the specs, so my apologies. It's definitely a composite of various Gibson archtops from various periods, including a mid 30s...

I really appreciate your help, thanks again! Alex

Lego is fun! NAMM 2019:

...not quoting... but I have doubts that cm7 chord fits anywhere in cm tonality. (...but also I am keeping in mind in jazz we are more free to change...

"Phonic-fluid." That'll get 'em riled up!

People like this have brains that are just wired differently than mine, I guess. I can't even imagine being able to play like that, let alone do it,...

Sorry to resurrect the thread (I chose the latest), would someone who actually owns the ES 135 tell me precisely the body depth at the rim, lower...

I saw the video on r/jazzguitar subreddit. Very nice, gave it an up vote.

Yes, many standard automotive sockets won't work, you certainly need a thinwall type. Truss rod wrenches, with a Philips screwdriver as the tip of...

7mm is a reasonable thickness for a guitar top (not a Gibson). I had assumed that's what the OP meant, not the full thickness of the entire body.

All the Bozeman L-7C models are X-braced (maybe one or two were custom ordered w/parallel bracing - that I don't know). Disagree - the concept is...

For the sake of the new owner of this blonde L-7, I hope thieir experience is more like Hammertone's than my experience. Perhaps the one I played was...

Either he meant 7 cm or he can slice cheese with it :smile-new:

I made this one too! Super fun. Loved making the amp...

7mm?

https://youtu.be/ZFKOsYcGazQ

Many guitars have a narrow truss rod pocket routed out. I ran into this years ago when my sockets were too thick for a few of my guitars so I bought...

Any standard 1/4" socket should work, as long as it isn't too thick. Some work better than others, though. A nut driver usually works, but it can...

Yeah, I think speaking very broad generalities, deeper bodies have more bass response. I think there is somewhat less correlation between acoustic...

I'm not a luthier. I have watched Gibson and Heritage make laminates. Wood is cheaper and there is much less time creating the box. I have not...

I remember when "The Blow Up" came out, it was cassette-only ROIR release. (All ROIR releases were cassette-only.) "See No Evil" is one of my...

Yes it can. It has a really good roland JC120 and the Aguilar bass amp along with some high end roll off can sound very similar to a polytone.

Yeah, i like it as much as the real deal. It's not quite 100% there but if I run it through a real guitar cab (that was a direct recording), it's...

I’m not convinced building a carved top is harder than building a fine laminate. The lengths, expense and time I have gone through, to produce a fine...

Fwiw - I own a '30's L-7 x braced non-cut, and also own a '50's L-7 parallel braced, and cutaway.....The two are neither equal in tone nor...

I did that poll some time ago. laminated maple won. I can usually play anything but I hate, vintage thin frets.

Dismissed with prejudice: 'the Parties hereby jointly stipulate to the dismissal of all claims and counterclaims by the Parties against one another,...

Body depth is but one factour in the overall sound of an instrument. It speaks to and for a volume of air moved and as a general rule, the deeper a...

My favorite post, simple and to the point. When somebody says let’s play in C minor my default is based on my experience with The Great American...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRFEjyKQP8

Did you have to shim the neck to get the action correct?

You could also play my exercise without the root, i.e. just play the 2 upper notes (on strings 4 and 3), this would be a bit more like Freddie Green...

I prefer Mahogany. Think about Fender's bright snappy sound with maple. (Of course many Gibsons etc, also have maple necks.)

I've been getting into the Honey Crisp lately. They're down to $2.99/lb around here. If not, I'll take a simple Gala.

that is a very sensitive topic to discuss with anybody that's connected with anybody at heritage. Because BandLab brought in their own theory on how...

Your approach and Sid's fill-in progressions have in common three voicings of a chord (varying the inversion) plus a diminished. Sid always had the...

Not only the contrast looks ugly, but the sharp edges reveal the shaky uneven "lines". Yuck. I'd rather they just sprayed it all over black or left...

Altho' supposedly INTJ's are only 4% of the gen pop, on websites like this you'll find more of a concentration of them. I think it's called the...

In this case I prefer Parker as I like "vocal mids". The Martin recording accentuates the metallic zing and pick attack too much for my taste. BUT...

I was thinking Gdim there, because most of this is based on Barry Harris sixth/diminished stuff, using the voicings for the bottom 4 strings but...

We have contrasting experiences. Maybe it comes down the particular guitar. I *could* feasibly drive over to gryphon to check it out, but it doesn't...

Definitely not based on a 30s L7. This is based on a 50s L7 with some alterations. There was no cutaway L7 in the 30s. * Mahogany neck,...

If based on 30s L7… is this one parallel braced?

I've played a couple from friends and they were very much in the vibe of Gibson, great guitars. Didn't the new owners of Heritage (Bandlab) fire...

I'd love to have a play of an older Heritage archtop one day. I did try a new Heritage Eagle Classic, it was a nice guitar but not amazing.

I think everybody remembers the big blowout of Gibson instruments supposedly used ones that CME had back in 2017. I think gibson already knew what...

Great contribution. My first teacher, Sid Margolis, was a big band player from the 30s-50's. One of the things he taught me was what he called...

The Music Zoo ordered this guitar in blonde, and another in trans-red. Both were standard Bozeman L-7C models except for the colour. This very guitar...

The Mosquito Wing pick guard is very nice, unobtrusive and ergonomic

Sorta. It's zircote, cordia dodecandra ,which is sometimes sold as 'Mexican rosewood' although it's not a true dalbergia. Pretty, yah? Search...

I'm in. Will start investigating this tune tomorrow.

Here ya go (once more) ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJpVlt1Y7rw

Logic vs physics I guess. The force vector being exerted onto the top is indeed coming from straight down, but that force is being not from a string...

Can the Helix do a Polytone-type sound? This thing checks a lot of boxes.

You can get Jazz apples I like them even though I am not a fan of things called Jazz that aren’t jazz

I love apples. But I really enjoy certain apples over others. A Macoun, in season is just the best thing ever. But I still love enjoy a...

I'm an INFP. I already forgot what that means.

This is very cool. I definitely think that for a "deep dive" writing out etudes like this will be very important.

I've tried doing the test twice, and found it full of questions relating to things and attitudes I have never thought about, and therefore have no...

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like the real deal!

thanks for that review Mad Dog sounds something like what I need , a small clean SS head with a bit of grease im not worried about the reverb ...

Some years back, I played a Montana built L-7 and I was quite underwhelmed by it's acoustic volume. Those looking for a guitar with a loud acoustic...

This is a photo of the bridge in my 1979 GB-10. Almost perpendicular to the strings. Any kind of angle of the bridge with the strings (different...

Listening to Marquee Moon today--Tom and Richard Lloyd have a great interplay. One thing I noticed was how the arpeggios weren't always 6-3-2-1, for...

Karaoke? I hate it when bars have karaoke out in the open and you are subjected to someone else doing it. Karaoke rooms, on the other hand, are cool.

Total agreement with your ears!

You're obviously not a fan of gallows humor. I don't think it's quite as bad as you do. Your profile is blank, so I don't know if you're a gigging...

According to henriksen, the preamp should be transparent with the tone controls at zero with no coloration

What a beautiful L-7CN!! And for 2023, it's price is not too far out of line. I hope Frank Ford's health improved. Not sure if he is still...

I experimented with this a bit. I actually do believe Henriksens preamp colors the sound, making things more mid focused, and I much preferred...

Lot of cynicism and elitism in this thread. I'm not a lover of Karaoke, but don't have a prob with those that love it. Just sounds like...

The correct guard for this is a plastic black & white beveled multiply pickguard. You can get them for not much money on ebay (not as hard to...

Helix stomp. ($550ish new but I got mine used for $350) I also like to pick up the amp and go on occasion. On those occasions, the henriksen...

Pardon my ignorance, what Helix pedal are you referring to. There are several products named "Helix." ps - The Quilter reverb is wonderful...

All is copacetic with me except 24 fret necks.

:encouragement:

That looks like an All Parts guard, not Gibson.

I run it into the front of the henriksen. I don't see an advantage to using the loop on a SS amp. Loops were originally created on tube amps with...

This is one of the many helix jazz tones I have found. I quite like it. And it blows away the fractal for bass amp tones.

......Well I'll be - Some questions, pls. That's a Montana build right ? And it sure looks like those skinny Gibson frets ?? And wonder...

Bumb! (Added price in dollars and GBP.)

Huh, my bridge tilts the same way. I’ll have to fix that

I answered this on the other poll, but neck shape is the most important thing to me. The rest I can deal with.

I'm going to say shape. If a neck is shaped well, I can get along with most sizes, though some styles are better on some guitars than others. For...

The description states "Brazilian rosewood fingerboard". The same guitar was sold by Cream City Music 7 years ago with no mention on Brazilian...

It looks like someone put the saddle backwards on the base when they switched to ebony, then put the whole thing back on according to the saddle,...

Sure looks nice, and I'm surprised to see a recent purely acoustic Gibson archtop! I watched Michael Watts's Luthier Stories with Cris Mirabella,...

Mahogany neck, yes!

How do you set up the Henriksen Jack ? Or do you plug into the effects return ? Thanks.

Not any less than using a looper as someone else suggested, IMHO. You're still on your own on that stage, just with a little support to back you up....

There you go. Perfect. And that is the way it was intended to be. Now you have decades of music ahead with that guitar. Best wishes for a happy and...

I tried to make the same photo with mine… and it looks like this:

Based on your response I suggest rereading what Mr Beaumont is trying to convey

so I loosened completely the strings in order to reverse the bridge base and tuning correctly the 12th fret which had a pitched down 1st string and a...

I wonder if it's easier to add some of the archtop qualities to flattops than to go the other way. A flattop with more mids (ie less top end zing and...

There's quite a lot of reverb too, I think. Incidentally, out of the first two, I think I prefer the archtop because the second one sounds a bit...