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This must've been around 2008 (fisrt video I posted on Youtube). Part noodling/part improvised... with McCoy Tyner in my mind... ...

"Let that boy boogie-woogie, it's in him and it's got to come out!" - John Lee Hooker

Grommet is just another name for a washer, the search term "rubber washer" turns up grommets too. But I just learned that there are female washers...

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That's funny. We had one of those north TX guys at the school who taught jazz 1 but the guy I am referencing was a bone player who came up in...

I understand that. I'm not sure that 'less contrived' isn't still contrived but I hear what you say :-) By the way, I think you said when you got...

A state of being over-tired is the easiest starting point for getting into a mental state of flow for me.

If you are playing solo and not rhythm you can even play around consciously with the amount of being behind, before or on top. Or it happens rather...

I took a Holiday... a Billie Holiday that is. God Bless the Child (whose got his own guitar)

Well depends really. Sometimes you want to be consistently on top, sometimes consistently behind by just the right amount. The main thing as I...

I'm not weird at all. On the contrary.

I'm not weird. Guys with Bigsbies are weird.

I think what it demonstrates to me is it's more the driver, not the car, I think SS likes to say the mechanic, not the tool. Its nice to have a...

I suspect that's because ur question has been answered, bro. Or something :smile-new:

I couldn't agree more and I once had the same belief. In reality, it's more a matter on how the guitar is built than when it's been built. What has...

Prettys Womans from your town for night

I played and stayed for ten years in a leaderless rock band of brothers ...

You know, this demonstrates something I notice over and over with peoples's demo videos on this forum. You really only need a vintage guitar to get a...

Thread derailing ahead! :cool: When Pat bought his ES-175, it had only a neck pickup (ES-175, not an ES-175D). In high school woodshop, he cut...

Threads derailed so that the original intent is obscured and buried under extraneous, trivial nonsense? Not here- you must've been searching some...

A 57 year old ES-335 that has only been played seven times? Definitely too good to be true. A post with no photographs, no price, no location...

In Buffalo it was the drug dealer.

Ok. Ok. I take this to another level. I took my tip from Duke Ellington on how to keep a band. Pay them. These days I rarely take a leadership fee....

This thread took a turn!

Thank you kindly!

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I only have stories of sidemen and bad venues since I have mostly been a bandleader since the 90s. Only did a couple gigs as a sideman for a short...

Dude, it’s an Internet forum for jazz, but not even regular jazz, guitar jazz. Of course it’s full of weird behavior, it’s incredibly niche.

https://youtu.be/Sk6forjWtrw?si=CQHCg5Qo1OHSznD4

Well that’s good. Because sometimes you go straight to “wtf yall are mad at ___” when the context would probably be helpful first.

I didn't like the Seths that much in my semi hollow. Usable, but a little harsh in the highs for blues stuff. I like the 57 classics better. I would...

I went for a couple years. No guitar program though. It was ok but not really worth it for someone like me. Truthfully I had zero bad experiences...

Just my two cents; your humbucker height will depend on a few things, what magnets are on the humbucker, what kind of tone are you looking for, (on...

I try.

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Ur mad and trying to shush me.

Hmm. Sounds like something I would say if I were boxing a strawman.

It's not a strawman, it's true. And it is super weird. The behavior, not my exposing of it.

Super weird, but it sounds like you might be trying to strawman someone here.

Super weird, but it sounds like you might be trying to strawman someone here.

u r mad at reading for context

The forum is just intrinsically mad, wether explicit or tacit, caused by deep seeded irrational, neurotic, elitist contempt for certain topics. ...

Okie dokie, I'm not trying to strawman anyone.

Had a go at this a few years ago

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Come on man, that's not what I said. You literally have me quoted there, so I'm going to assume you've actually read the discussion that came...

I agree. Rhythm and various forms of inflection change or enhance the impact of whatever (rudimentary) notes are played, and sort of lend a 'color'...

Bobby, just for whatever it's worth, this is basic jazz pedagogy. And basic counterpoint. Stuff that's been out there for several centuries. The...

I use those on my Loar 700.

Then maybe get a pup like that! :redface-new: I don't have experience with Gibson pups, I was an SD fanboi. So what I can recommend that I know...

I have only played one Wesmo, a 2016, just once and found that both E strings easily slipped off the sides of the neck. My 2005 CES doesn't suffer...

Neck humbucker , TI jazz swings 13 on my two jazz boxes I've ended up with the bass side of the pickup maybe 5-8 mm lower than the treble end ,...

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Ur mad at notes bro. Color comes from the notes. Rhythm is a main element of what makes melodies function, but it doesn't factor into how the melody...

WOW - another Gibsollone coming. I covet the 1st one. And for those wondering the E is not silent in his last name. Vowels are never silent in...

I am the son of an Italian immigrant and my Italian is decent. In Italy, they would likely pronounce it "Cam-PELL-own-eh" (the emphasis being on the...

I understand totally …. but don’t compromise You have found the source keep going till you fix the rattle even if the bridge pu has to go ! ...

10%. It's not especially high by international standards. GST in Canada ranges from 7% to 17% depending on the province.

Ahhhhhh to be young again. This would be news to David Baker, I think. The dose makes the poison. The rhythm makes the tension. Sure the...

I played a WesMo today, and while the neck needed an adjustment and other things (the action was uneven and a tad high), it had a pleasant acoustic...

Grommets are designed to fit into holes, to protect wires or other things from being damaged by the material the holes are in, usually metal. In...

Thanks!

Just curious Bobby, for a "syrupy" not muddy - not fat neck p/up for say, a 335, do you have anything in mind? I played my friend's '63 today and...

Very nice offer, but no details! Where are you located. I would welcome the chance to view/play it. Price??? Photos would be nice too. Help us...

Bring back the Beard! That is an absolutely lovely arrangement of Early Autumn. Clever moves without showiness, ringing melody notes, tight...

Still looking!

In the North Jersey I grew up in a bazzilion years ago in a predominately Italian culture we called pasta noodles, sauce gravy, and calzone pacheese...

grommets are rubber washers with a groove along the edge.

I’m 2-1/2 years later answering this, but I replaced the whizzer with a Beta 8A and like the tone better. As I recall I found it warmer and cleaner....

So, this is Cal zon ee or Cal zon ay?

Your right, if your self employed you never get to clock out

Just thought I might add some details about this batch - some interesting stuff - another Cameo (#11) and two non-cutaway models - one of which will...

Yes, he says that in his book The Art of Picking. I think several guys from Philly learned to pick (primarily) from the elbow. It may go back to...

I live in Sweden. I Googled Grommets but I still don’t get it. I am curious what you mean? I strapped a Velcro across the strings and the...

Breh. That isn't true. They're separate issues. You can put whatever rhythms you want on 1 root note, it's not going to sound terribly colorful...

Isn't it an Italian name? I feel funny using an anglicized pronunciation. I have to pronounce that "e" at the end as a long "a" or it just...

I would recommend a guitar with a floating pickup - this results in better acoustic sound. The rest ist up to the "individual character" of the...

Not something I worry about much. Part of the purpose practice I think is the freedom to sound contrived so that I might sound less so when I play.

I agree, not my best feature. Don't know how much I can radically alter it, though; I tend to play as I feel. Consciously trying to change it would...

May I also suggest when you (or anyone else) reduce a price, keep the original asking price in your post for comparison. A lower price might have...

Why actually not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otLEUwHao_E

Shitty bands are better than no bands.

Hahahaha, I forgot. Songs I comped by ear yesterday at the manouche session without haveing learned them before: Hungaria (seems close to Out...

no doubt there's luthiers like this...but there's also a lot of em that'll be happy to take your money and turn a 9 month wait into saying you...

I thought Frank was quite good in this one. Stout is always good too. Frank is kinda winning me over with this one.

Yes, the L4c are very nice carved archtop smaller 16 inch guitars.

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I think it's cool. In my experience, Classical musicians can usually do way more than they think they can.

Personally, I'm only posting Notated Licks on this thread, I'm not posting videos or sounds clips. (I find it easier posting notated licks than...

You need a band to play techno?

I have been watching the Birdland live streams regularly and Frank always seems to be using that blackface Princeton Reverb. Although there is often...

The 2 guitar builders I worked with and knew had their shop attached to the house. It was a dangerous thing in they could go out and simply work all...

There are multiple ways to damp the strings between the bridge and tailpiece. You can use Velcro across the strings, or a piece of rubber, felt,...

Thanks for your suggestion, I just reduced the price to $4200 in the original posting. There are indeed some other black ones for sale at the...

The Seth is on the chirpier side, but it is nice and vintage. Works better with roundwounds. It's not a fat and syrupy pup. Depends what you're...

That sharp cutaway body is another Hammertone project - I'm gonna put a new neck on it for him.

Sir, this is a guitar forum.

Well I think so too, but you try telling them that haha. A lot of kids who've been in the system since a young age, too. And not everyone is like...

I am not great but decent at sight-singing from some time in a chorus. But if I don't sing it out loud I won't hear it that well in my head. And that...

When you're reading a part that is supposed to mesh with the horns, it's essential to be really accurate. Notes need to stop, and end, at the right...

He sings too!!

Thanks for the reply and clarifications. I still think even if you're at an elite conservatoire it's still worth putting the effort in even if it's...

Funny, I just had this very conversation with Kent Armstrong yesterday. He was adamant that pole pieces should be lowered never raised. He said raise...

While I don't doubt that a black 175 can be difficult to find, currently there are several for sale on Reverb and eBay. Would it make sense to offer...

Got tuning and voicing down. Gonna start with regulating the piano. I'll take one step at a time. The first step is leveling the keys. Then I can...

Thanks! That’s what the tech said too. Sometimes that makes sense. For me it was distortion on everything between the 4th and 9th fret. That was...

No that's not what I am saying. I think you misunderstand the context, I'll try to explain. Classical music undergrad students at elite...

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I'm not that worried about it. I've seen this all before in 80's Japan. People lost their minds with spending habits. The economy crashed in the...

Hmm, I see that they usually use the same stock photo for each model but these are all used guitars so you'd think they'd be different. Their...

Agreed, the Barber EQ is a great pedal. Hope it can go to someone who will use it a lot. Giving this another bump.

I used to have a lovely L4CES ( the version with maple b/s). I have owned several ES-175’s and L5’s over the years. The L4 didn’t sound like a 175 or...

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Thanks to everyone for helping out with this. Here's where we ended up. Looks like we'll be outside. The kb player has two pairs of powered...

hmm...not so sure about that bolded part.

That's for NYC guitars and basses made in the shop in New York. The Japanese instruments have a different serial sequence beginning with A