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Today, 08:44 PM
I'm actually looking for less vibe. I've spent the last year sharing a very small home office space with my wife. That's meant playing through...
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Today, 08:09 PM
Search with google
empress paraeq site:jazzguitar.be
Empress Effects ParaEQ MkII
Empress ParaEQ
Eq pedal recommendation (post #9 has a video...
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Today, 08:06 PM
The bridge should be perpendicular to the top where it's mounted, IMO. If the bridge leans, it's usually because either the studs are leaning...
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Today, 07:59 PM
Coincidently, after a post where Uke was mentioned, I stumbled on this news item and the uke version is indeed a very touching one.. A great song...
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Today, 07:20 PM
Bobby Hackett played guitar in the Glenn Miller Orchestra, IIRC. He's listed on some recordings.
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Today, 07:16 PM
This book is really good:
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Today, 07:14 PM
A very small pilot hole is sufficient for screws that mount a pickup to a neck. I have no idea about whatever your carpenter made or used to make...
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Today, 07:12 PM
Oh dude… OP is long gone by now.
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Today, 07:10 PM
Really Lovely..... Welcome!
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Today, 07:08 PM
WOW …. superb work
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Today, 06:58 PM
I use it when I don't want to bring an amp to a jam, My setup: Eastman AR805 with KA 12 pole floating pu, Empress para eq dlx in to an active wedge....
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Today, 06:47 PM
Man, just play "chunk chunk."
"Chunk chunka" "chunka chunka" is the problem. Slop.
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Today, 06:42 PM
Thanks for this. I thought it was Vinny’s original build. I love this guitar. But I really need to downsize. I know the conventional wisdom is that...
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Today, 06:35 PM
I just need one example to play around with.
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Today, 06:34 PM
Oh, one other thing- there is a volume control on the boost mode, but no volume control unless the boost is on.
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Today, 06:28 PM
I don't know if it is useful as a preamp, but it is for sure useful for filling in the midrange frequencies that seem to be lacking for me on a BF...
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Today, 06:28 PM
I'd love to try it. I'll send you a PM.
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Today, 06:25 PM
Yeah I get that. Personally I really like books that don’t waste a lot of time examples and etudes and stuff, but that’s a pure learning style thing,...
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Today, 06:14 PM
I believe my 1970s JS was modded before I got it, so not sure if the pickguard is original, but the straight edge measures 20cm. Hoping this is...
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Today, 06:01 PM
I’d pay good money to see you in a big band with a strat and a Pignose.
:cool:
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Today, 05:53 PM
Here's one for sale that lists the specs (but it's for a Heritage JS so may be different) -- Vintage Heritage Johnny Smith Archtop Wood Pickguard
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Today, 05:49 PM
In high school in the 1970s it was all guitar all of the time.
In college in the 1980s, to qualify for a high school music teacher’s license, I...
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Today, 05:42 PM
IMO, every guitar instructional book should come with accompanying audio/video tracks that demonstrate the exercises, so you're not left guessing as...
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Today, 05:40 PM
Thanks, but that won't fit my guitar as it's a slim body.
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Today, 05:35 PM
You need to go advanced search : https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/search.php?searchid=2897399
If you read enough threads you might discover that I...
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Today, 05:34 PM
I've probably asked before, but is there a podcast/re-streaming option?
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Today, 05:34 PM
Thank you for the video, it helps a lot to see what positions he's playing in as there are always alternatives.
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Today, 05:29 PM
We get all bent out of shape about thunk and wotnot, but the truth is for many modern band leaders any guitar with a clean amp will do fine and...
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Today, 05:25 PM
I agree, if you don’t have the knowledge base, being skeptical can save you from jumping into a situation you may regret. I’ve seen a lot of Gibson...
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Today, 05:25 PM
Left to right:
5F6A clone
5F1 clone
Fender Champion 600 Reissue modified to 5F1 spec
Trainwreck Express clone
5E8A clone built as a head
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Today, 05:22 PM
I never knew Johnny Smith recorded with Benny Goodman! I didn't even realize that when I bought this record.
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Today, 05:22 PM
"Have you ever seen a Gibson Johnny Smith headstock?"
Yes, quite a few, I have never seen a Kalamazoo factory production with that diamond...
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Today, 05:15 PM
I was the original owner. This guitar then went to gitpicker. I had Steve model it after a DAQ. I bought a better Gibson case for it.
GLWTS !
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Today, 05:14 PM
The "definitive" guitar that fits that description would be the 1949-1955 Gibson ES-350. But those are going to be more than $5k.
My best...
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Today, 05:10 PM
Partsland.com have a replacement. The finish is chrome though.
Gibson ES style Tailpiece for 275 type Hollow Body
(No reviews yet) Write a...
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Today, 04:48 PM
I think that's only really true if you make big enough pilot hole. The carpenter who made us a new used en equivalent of self-tapping wood screws....
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Today, 04:33 PM
Pilvet karkaa - niin minäkin is Finnish popular song from 1973 orginally performed by singer Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki. It was also featured in Aki...
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Today, 03:59 PM
Yeah there can be a barrier to entry with the systems and whatnot, but the genius is the simplicity once you’re there. Like every chord in the book...
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Today, 03:53 PM
A Sadowsky price killer.
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Today, 03:52 PM
Could someone of the forum members tell me the length of the pickguard for a Gibson JS? Length means the straight length from the tip at the...
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Today, 03:50 PM
Extra long bits work too.
Amazon.com
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Today, 03:43 PM
Beautiful work. Functional art. If these guitars sound as spectacular as they look… wow. Welcome to the forum and all the best!
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Today, 03:42 PM
Skepticism is totally understandable. The binding on the side of the neck is yellowed the same as the headstock because, like the headstock, has...
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Today, 03:41 PM
I would think just by reason that the neck mount would be more stable. ICBW.
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Today, 03:36 PM
oh duh
5x4555 is D9 and Am6.
THANKS!
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Today, 03:26 PM
I made a recording using the t.Bone microphone and the new Fishman presys +...:
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Today, 03:23 PM
Thanks, I will look into that.
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Today, 02:36 PM
What kind of pickups do you use? Thanks.
Doug
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Today, 02:14 PM
You can order the pedal as a preamp or as a full amp from Customtones Inc, Robbie is still making them, they say sold out, but you can still place an...
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Today, 02:12 PM
I've only had one guitar with a pickguard mounted pickup (a Jimmy Foster 7-string) and no, it was not stable enough. The pickguard shifted on the...
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Today, 02:00 PM
For reasons that are not important I've found my sound (especially live) drifting darker and away from the Blackface idea that has been central for...
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Today, 01:54 PM
I'd use use the bottom section from another similar tailpiece?
Like these below:
Trapeze Tailpiece for Jazz Archtop Guitars - SM601 – Northwest...
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Today, 01:52 PM
The top vibrates, moving the pickup under the strings.
No, just the standard screws. The threads cut into the wood easily. Self-tapping screws...
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Today, 01:41 PM
Recognition of Melodic Degrees (pp. 33-34)
I found these exercises to be pretty enlightening in terms of connecting the fretboard. These chord...
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Today, 01:28 PM
Thanks for the detailed review.
I keep the bass at 9 (thinking clock face), mids at 12 and treble at 11. Sometimes I roll the bass down further....
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Today, 01:05 PM
ahh..nice bossa feel..Jim is playing both guitar parts?
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Today, 01:03 PM
Well, I took the tailpiece to a jewellery repair shop that had laser welding and they said the tailpiece was not repairable because of the poor grade...
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Today, 01:01 PM
Thanks. I should have added that I’m interested in two pickups; I spend a lot of time in middle position adjusting volumes so individual knobs is a...
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Today, 12:57 PM
It's a cool guitar. I think because no one has seen one of these, and it's a pretty schooled group of people that have been around awhile, your going...
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Today, 12:47 PM
The string pressure depends on the string break angle. If the string break angle would be 0 degrees the corresponding force would be null and the...
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Today, 12:42 PM
Well it’s also what gives you the tone in your head, as well as the ones on the records we all grew up with
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Today, 12:42 PM
Great work!
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Today, 12:37 PM
If they made a left handed model i'd buy one..
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Today, 12:36 PM
bossa:
Box
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Today, 12:36 PM
Fantastic guitar! Steve makes wonderful instruments (and I dig that color, too)! :eagerness:
GLWTS!
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Today, 12:33 PM
Hi! Steve Holst could build you a custom one!
Edit: And hey, one just popped up here! Slap a humbucker-sized P-90 in it and you're set!
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Today, 12:32 PM
Benvenuto! Creazioni assolutamente stupendi!
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Today, 12:31 PM
Beautiful guitars maestro!!
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Today, 12:28 PM
Let me just pick my jaw off the floor…and that’s before I clicked the link!
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Today, 12:22 PM
Easy. Late 40s --> 1960s Gibson ES-150.
> 17" x 25.5" laminated archtop
> 1x P90
> 9x hanging on Reverb <$5000
> This one @ Guitar Denter...
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Today, 12:20 PM
Chuck Sher's Jazz Radio Show - Tonight! 7-11 PM (PST) To listen, go to https://norcalpublicmedia.org/radio/radio and scroll down to "Live Stream."
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Today, 12:19 PM
Only in the fact that it says custom made.
Those were stock on some Gibson thinlines, this ES175/Byrdland was truly a custom made guitar. I don't...
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Today, 12:18 PM
Sounds Kenny Burrellish... very nice
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Today, 12:17 PM
No kidding?
His "trumpet in a cave" sound on those Jackie Gleason records is one of my favorite things ever.
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Today, 12:14 PM
Beautiful guitars. And welcome to the forum.
Does a maple bridge work well on an acoustic archtop? It seems that Rosewood and Ebony remain the...
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Today, 12:10 PM
Bobby Hackett was also a guitar player.
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Today, 12:08 PM
When it comes to guitars and amps, this is always true.
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Today, 12:08 PM
"The observable phenomenon here depends only on the relative motion of the conductor and the magnet,..."
A. Einstein 1905
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Today, 12:08 PM
Hi All, I haven’t been on this board in a while, but am searching for a guitar as described in the title. I’m hoping to find one in the $5k range...
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Today, 12:06 PM
One can get a good sound with the big Roland amps and a Strat, but it requires a lot of fiddling with both the tone knobs of the guitar and the tone...
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Today, 11:57 AM
Gorgeous 16” x 3.25” laminate maple top and back solid rims. 24.75 scale 1 11/16 medium “C” neck. Gold Gotoh tuners, ebony headstock veneer, pick...
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Today, 11:46 AM
What about an indecent amp, such as a JC120? I find it tough to get a sound that doesn’t annoy with any guitar out of one, but can get closer with...
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Today, 11:25 AM
Hello everyone,
I am relatively new to this great forum, and some users asked me to introduce my work in here - and I am really glad to do it.
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Today, 11:24 AM
FWIW, these are the drawings I meant to refer to: https://benedettoguitarsarchives.com/benedetto-archtop-plans/
As you can see, there is a flat...
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Today, 11:01 AM
I guess it all comes down to personal taste. I overall prefer the Fender Camp Blackface Clean tones overall to the direct .P.A. Clean Hi Fi tones for...
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Today, 10:56 AM
I've used 2mm and 3mm drill bits with hex fittings, that can be used with a long handled screwdriver with hex socket fitting.
These.
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Today, 10:49 AM
How can an electromagnetic PU pick up the vibrations from a wood body?? Maybe rather the movement relative to all strings that those vibrations...
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Today, 10:40 AM
Pick an F6 voicing, voicelead to the nearest D-6, voicelead to the nearest C6.
Then pick a simple two-attack rhythm … maybe 1 (2) (3) + (4) … put...
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Today, 10:21 AM
I use a hand twist drill. It's tiny, with a handle ~3/8" thick, knob on the end for ease of twisting. I don't need a power drill for a tiny pilot...
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Today, 10:14 AM
I don’t understand the book. I mean, I can play the stuff, but I didn’t understand what to do with it.
I really learn best if someone in real...
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Today, 10:10 AM
This is why I’m in the big band. Forces me to focus on rhythm and comping.
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Today, 10:01 AM
Yes, position makes a definite difference in the sound. I prefer having the amp a few inches from a wall or other baffle, usually within a foot or...
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Today, 09:52 AM
The drawing posted is not accurate, it's an idealized drawing. The top of most archtops is not a perfect arch from edge to edge, there are areas...
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Today, 09:51 AM
- Best wishes of good recovery to Rob !
- Very good job Fred, as usual !
BTW have you had an opportunity to try the new Ibanez PM3c and compare...
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Today, 09:44 AM
That really is a wonderful device, and it makes that beautiful playing even nicer to hear.
I’m definitely interested in these. With the 30W amp...
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Today, 09:43 AM
I am very interested in this guitar, but I will wait until the dust settles for the used market to develop.
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Today, 09:40 AM
I think my favorite Teagarden albums are the ones with Bobby Hackett, in addition to the ones with Armstrong. Bobby Hackett was a great trumpeter,...
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Today, 09:31 AM
Ah, sorta like this.
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Today, 09:07 AM
What's the load again they'd be carrying in a typical setup, and how does that compare to what similar bolts 'n nuts might be carrying in, erm,...
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Today, 08:51 AM
Wow! Love it!!
It's so interesting when transcribing from a wind instrument, alot of it is phrases you would never play as a guitarist.
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Today, 08:44 AM
The Bigsby is a wonderfully expressive tool. For those who learn how to use it.
All music communities are close-minded in general (and...
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Today, 08:25 AM
The best part of Alan’s book is the ten or so pages of these just one right after the other …
F6 - Bo - C6
F6 - Dm6 - C6
F6 - Abm6 - C6
etc
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Today, 08:12 AM
.. Hi, I have the DV 12, I like it a lot too, but lately the henriksen 10 has really attracted me! It seems like the best! But I'm afraid of losing...
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Today, 07:11 AM
Thanks, Fred! That does make me feel better! I’ll be home in ten days. All is good.
Thanks again!
Rob
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Today, 07:03 AM
Have you ever seen a Gibson Johnny Smith headstock? They do indeed have thr split diamond back of headstock inlay at least in 1986 which was the 25th...
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Today, 06:53 AM
Thanking those who helped me choose this amp and hoping to help others in their choice, I write a few observations, some not too much, others really...
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Today, 06:53 AM
I view the progression in very simple terms T D T D T S T D
But what I play comes from the bag of comping licks which I’ve built up over the...
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Today, 06:41 AM
Sometimes I use a bit of cheeky middle position.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Today, 06:18 AM
I covered them because I thought that's what people did! Is it something to do with identity theft? IDK. Thanks
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Today, 06:15 AM
Oh thank you. I did know about the first 2 representing 2000. Relieved!!
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Today, 05:03 AM
Coincidentally, the Gibson website gives an example of a carved top 2005 serial number that is almost identical to the serial number of your guitar,...
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Today, 05:00 AM
Congratulations! Those made in Indonesia Gretsches are an awesome bang for the buck!
I grabbed a slightly older 2420T (block inlays instead of the...
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Today, 04:04 AM
Its a Johnny Smith t.p. w Custom Made instead of Johnny's name.
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Today, 01:57 AM
Here's what the Gibson web site says:
Carved Top models (serial number on orange label)
YDDDYRRR
YY is the production year
DDD is the day of...
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Today, 01:32 AM
no experience transcribing..dont worry about slurs etc...
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Today, 01:20 AM
Read my posts again. What matters is you and your guitar. What "most everyone say" on most guitar related topics is based on what most everyone...
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Today, 01:14 AM
I stay in the room next door because I really despise the JC120. The only nice thing about it is the chorus. Without that efx it is a dry, lifeless...
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Today, 01:00 AM
I haven't read the thread so apologies if this is not helpful but ii6 is literally the upper extensions of V7. That is, playing Dm7 to Dm6 is the...
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Today, 12:54 AM
I have owned many 335's and currently own none. I never bonded with that model (and not for want of trying). I have owned many Strats and currently...
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