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I guess it is thinking in melody that helps.... sometimes it seems we foreget that it is music - an artistic occupation - not engeneering. can...

I bought the PRS Zach Meyers last December. It’s much better than my Les Paul junior DC and I got it for 1000 au$. If I could have found an SE Hollow...

That's a favorite video of mine, i transcribed quite a bit of it at some point. Grant Green .. he could be playing on just one chord forever and it...

Cool - enjoyed that!

The BAM200 sounds surprisingly good without reverb. I'm repeating myself: if my information is correct, there's a pedalboard amp with reverb in a...

You've scored a great instrument. Congrats!

Interesting stuff! For those of us who have never used it, is the advantage that the source sound file is somehow linked to the music staff you...

Truly nasty. Love it.

Thanks for all of the feedback. I was able to get a satisfactory sound that I was looking for -- like a "bloop" that sounds closer to a keyboard...

Reg, I hope you're well too, and we'll soon see the light at the end of this tunnel. I suspect that I cover some of the same territory with a...

Was great to listen to! Excellent intro as well!

Congrats! There's been so much praise for the MIK successor, Emperor Regent. This one looks like a cut above, coming from the Golden Age of MIJ...

Here's a version I did. Most backing tracks on the net have different chords to the original which felt wrong for me to play over, so I just looped a...

I like the re-necked Deluxe better than the Gretsch from the visual perspective. Something about a non-cutaway archtop. Edit: looking around on...

Pick a fingering and don't worry too much about it. Learn to stretch, if after you try it for a while and your hands don't like it, then stop (you...

Hello folks, this guitar is now still available. Deal fell thru. Thanks!

That was a wonderful production, and I mean the music, recording and the filming (camera angles and variety). It will be nice to look back on this...

Hi All, Thank you all for the information, it is very helpful. Having not seen it, my only concern with the Special is the scale length of...

Strat and tele players... darn fools have no idea what they're missing.

I did not know that the GB10 pickups were closer to the Johnny Smith construction then to the typical mini humbucker. If I remember correctly from...

Value down, limited audience, or not sellable... Hockey stick, snake, and other non standard head. Tremolo Single cut Semi hollow Volute Wood...

Week 14. Day 2. I crammed in a double session this evening. I did 4B before dinner and 5A after dinner. My left forearm is exhausted. It feels weak...

I had never heard that Emily gig from the 4 Queens. Jeez, she was burning up the fretboard! That is some of her most on-point work out of a lot of...

I have a bunch, too many... I've fixed them for many years, and many owners just abandoned them here after approving the repair $$. That an people...

Beautiful!

Sorry for any confusion. I was saying that all those authors have more insightful and useful explanations for Jazz language material, relative to...

Here's Tuesday's project. The form is familiar, the keys are different. Ready. Set...

Sorry, I am too dumb to understand bolded part, above . Could you please clarify? Is it that current Berklee studies, Bergonzi ... pale in...

You know, there were guitarists BEFORE Slash? Slash just made them cool again for like the 5th time...

sounds like he's upholding the Gibson tradition to the fullest :p

All: If you send me a PM and don’t hear back promptly, please email me at markmertens3(at)gmail(dot)com. I don’t seem to be getting PM...

All: If you send me a PM and don’t hear back promptly, please email me at markmertens3(at)gmail(dot)com. I don’t seem to be getting PM...

So true. It's a badly designed pickup. I've got a beautiful Biltoft floating single coil... with adjustable poles! I haven't fitted it yet... my...

I think someone else posted this a while back, I still like it: Kinga Głyk - Joy Joy - YouTube

The study I read said that most of the horns are pretty safe, if you meet the requirements of space and distancing, but the flute is a different...

what model did you play??...two-rock is a norcal company...lots of local guys use them... here's one that's built to be super clean and used as...

I’m a little confused by the choices. When you say a Kent Armstrong Johnny Smith pickup, are you referring to a Jazzy Joe, a Smooth Sam, or the 12...

sorry it looks like I messed up my post and copied the bass video over the vocal one, I fixed that, "Your First Vocal Track" is a great one to watch...

Hi Martin, I really don't see them much with jazzers (I know one person who owns one, and it is not his go-to amp for gigs!), and I'm guessing for a...

well, you're comparing an acoustic guitar to an electric w/many holes cut in the top. very apples and oranges...

Yeah .. His was the PM120 ... Which isn't as good sounding, but extremely comfortable .. I suspect a pup change could fix that tho .. I'm ok with the...

I could be wrong but I think the downtuning came later.

Yes I think one should be able to do those things. Any fingering system is just a foundation anyway. Exceptions are made frequently, if you want to...

Ha, I was about to post that you needed to wait for campusfive to cut and paste an answer to this, but he goes and writes a new one from scratch. I...

Thanks for the replies! I will do a bit more research. I know they all require study. I remember garageband to be very intuitive. The instructional...

wrong.

So where is there, and what is the path? Also, are we thinking more about modal/post-bop style or tunes that require frequent changes and key center...

A beautiful guitar! That double-cut is reminiscent of what Howard Roberts did on his "Black Guitar." I think it's pretty cool! Congratulations, and...

Jazz is VERY broad.

I just ordered one of these used, really cheap, no box or anything, just to try. I don't expect it to sound authentic, especially that middle range...

That's interesting, Matt. Thanks maybe. There just aren't that many musicians that can have that conversation, and then even less who have the...

My understanding is that they are trying to emulate Dumble. Sooooo even more $$.

Joe - for bridge rattle I keep a sheet of thin cork for re-padding woodwinds. I just snip off little bits of cork and use them to pad the vibrating...

Hi, Kris, I hope you know my comments were meant in humor . . . I HOPE they're no agents on the way! Thank for being a good sport! ...

Reaper is highly customizable and very powerful... there is a learning curve as there surely is for all DAWs. One benefit of Reaper is it's a very...

Check out Acoustica MixCraft, I find it very simple and very intuitive. Prior to MixCraft I was using Ableton Live and prior to Ableton I was using...

If you're running sound in the room , the best option is to pull audio from the board. Infrastructure is already there. That being said , it can be a...

I agree with the gang, I like the looks of the guitar. I think the design is vaguely reminiscent of a Gibson Barney Kessel, or have I had a few too...

SS: that’s a really nice guitar at a great price. Enjoy! Keith

I first heard Camilla Meza during the Pat Metheny tribute at his induction as an NEA Jazz Master and haven't stopped listening since. Here's a...

I'm a Linux user, and as a DAW I use Ardour - ardour - the digital audio workstation - It's avalaible on Windows and MacOS, also. Not easy, but...

Thread hijack but is anyone familiar with the King Snake brand? They look well made despite the slightly weird marketing One Bone , Two Bon , Three...

I can find some images of him with a PM120 with a pick guard. Would be cool to know who owned the guitar.

Yeah, I agree. Emily Remler's videos are a great study.

We will see. My first ES-335 came to me with a Bigsby and I replaced it with a stop tailpiece (back in the early 80's). I would not do that again,...

It indeed IS pretty, to my eyes anyway. If there'd been a used one around for > 1.5k USD when I got my PM2 new, I would certainly have checked it out.

do you plan on using the Bigsby?

Ive always like he look of that guitar too. Its unique and just a little different. Enjoy you beautiful new guitar. Thanks, for Sharing with us....

I wonder if this is Jack Zucker's former guitar?...I remember he had a pickguard made for it.

Yes, this is one of the years that Gibson did Richlite on this model (they went to rosewood after for a year or two and are now back to Ebony. MAP on...

Pat said in a recent interview: "The PM-100 has a second little cutaway, on the bass side, and I did use that for a number of years. For reasons I...

I had Bill Comins install a Barbera Soloist transducer on my 16" archtop by him. Bill had to make a different bridge to hold the transducer saddle...

I play a 16" as well as a 17" Campellone. My 16" has a short scale and Mark built it to optimize its acoustic response. It is an excellent-sounding...

Choosing between a close-by Special and a a new Standard (the one at acousticmusic.org?), I'd go for the Special, contingent on checking it out. If...

Fine Joe, thanks ! All the best to you & yours !

Anybody else remember wzpgsr's name spelling when responding to him in a post by referring to him in your head as Wizard Pickguard Senior? No? ...

Jeff, In the early 1990s I bought her some CDs and two VHS training tapes. Outstanding study material. A great guitarist.

dunlop felt pick...8011...the nick lucas...3.2mm it's thought that charlie christian used felt picks.... cheers

Hi Marinero, It is not easy.Especially in hard covid times.I play mostly instrumental music. Best kris

I really ought to keep a list of every time something like this has come up so I don't have to bug everyone else with seeing the same thing from me...

I'll try to post some of the JS photos later when I get a chance for those of you who are link-averse.

Taylor "Dark Tone" picks: Picks | Taylor Guitars They are like Pro Plecs but I prefer Taylors these days.

I just learned the finger busting head to Emily Remler's "Blues for Herb" today, as a matter of fact!

Some marketing genius somewhere no doubt? Or a new designer that didn’t like the previous design? Hubris? Sales dropped? or Pat said to? :cool:...

Hi Marinero, Those are not my words... it was a quote sorry. Best kris

I ordered a 16 in. and long scale, similar to my L-7's. This was the first winter and like my others the low humidity has them buzzing. I didn't...

I love the look of those guitars -- distinctive without being too far gone. I wonder why they pulled the design backwards when they made the more...

I doubt it's the connection itself if just the bass frequencies are the issue. Also the signal strength can easily checked on the phone. A...

knowing what kind of mind for detail van ep's had, i'd bet the epi tuning peg layout was his decision! van eps tuned his low string to an A rather...

To explore this a bit further and for the sake of discussion .... I know that great players have done exactly what you recommend. But, I've...

Be careful, K, Comparing a guitar to a female's body is very sexist and "The Herd Enforcers" here in the USA may be booking flights to Poland...

I had the great fortune to study, work and build with Al Carruth the luthier (now retired) in NH. He was a member of a group of luthier acoustical...

Very helpful; correct, no mic, just iphone. Not sure about Streaming app or svc, but i'm in the N Ga mtns, so it is flaky and they told me they are...

Just dropped my Trenier archtop off with my local luthier for the first time since I acquired it for a pickup swap and setup. He was excited and...

When you say streamed through an iPhone you mean there is no external mic attached to the phone? Also what kind of streaming app or service do you...

Bannedd twice for being a troll. Never posted any playing or proved the supposed authority with which he spoke. Must be nice to change your name and...

If the specs meet your needs - you will be better off buying the “Special”. With some respectful negotiation, and a purchase outside of Reverb -...

There are no secrets on the internet. John

THAT, was a good one.. Loved it.. JD

Love Rich Lite boards!:smile-new:

thanks for posting this. I was just wondering if there was a study on the vibrational patterns of an archtop.

Love the look of this one. Fantastic price. Richlite fingerboard?

From what I've heard over the internets, you might be very disappointed in the acoustic sound out of the Epi, as opposed to your Loar.

Ice! Have fun with it!

Somebody attached a scratch plate. There's bigger hole in the mid region that has been 'fixed'. Really too bad, but I don't care too much about the...

Hahaa.. I am not gonna lie.. That was tough. Like, Elephant tough. I am wanting to jump into Sophisticated Lady, but I need to wait a while so I...

Never heard of him before. I found this on YouTube ...... Lawrence " Larry " Lucie And The Hub Caps - Blue Guitar / Dorky (1959) - YouTube

Hi Dennis, How are you buddy? I appreciate it! JD

+1 for Richie Zellon. If I may add, Dana Rasch has several comprehensive courses to chose from at visualguidetones

It is so true. I remember my father telling me I was becoming "Complacent" after I learned "Mood for Day" and then took a while to learn a new...

Ha! I had a 2017 ES-335 and it had a very nice neck for my taste, so I presume this one will be just fine.

Thank You Lawson. You are right. It is forgiving. Or maybe it just projects what you play better. It doesn't require extra. I dont know. All I...

The Music Emporium had a couple Standards for sale. I live close by and was thinking I might go and take a look, But, they didn't last long. I...

Well if the neck is too FAT just send it to me! LOL :smile-new:

I remember seeing him play in New York. It was a concert with a few other guitarists as I recall and he played a chord solo of It's Only A Paper Moon...

What's the little hole above the right side of the pickup in your picture?

Very nicely done Joe! There has to be a better adjective than "Challenging" to describe that though! Your WesMo sounds lovely!

Possibly I'm mistaken (which hasn't happened for at least an hour or two), but I thought it was the other way round? I'm using the ToneDexter on a...

Yep, my list is all undergrad technique stuff alright. So, how can one better understand the ramifications of what you're describing in terms of...

Hot fun in the summertime...

Tommo - Well, this is the deceptive nature of these things. When I was doing it it sounded very thump-thump, like the big hammer whacking a rock....

Ah, sorry, I thought it was your video... I'll let you know if If I'm going to sell it. Promise.

Thanks for posting. I'll give it a read. Cheers, S