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Today, 08:45 PM
I always care about neck shape and size being somewhat ambidextrous,and writing with my left hand. Playing a right handed I’m sensitive to the feel,...
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Today, 08:29 PM
Yeah! Apparently the Hammond, invented in 1935, was the very first synthesizer. It's just more dang skills to have to work up to work the switches...
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Today, 08:29 PM
Catchy title Christian. I think you're getting the hang of this tube stuff!
(no time now, but I plan to watch at some point)
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Today, 08:22 PM
All mine are 2 and 3. They both work great. Maybe I slightly prefer 3. Drilling thru the heel cap into end grain is fine as long as you understand...
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Today, 08:06 PM
I have Martin's duo course. It's great. He makes it look effortless.
We refer verbally to the course during our duo practice ( I took notes and...
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Today, 08:05 PM
I've only played with an organist about twice, and long ago. Just hit me that you guys were tweaking all those switches and stops long before us guys...
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Today, 08:03 PM
A functional-harmony perspective might name the note according to how it resolves: #11 resolves up, b5 resolves down.
Of course this won't apply...
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Today, 07:53 PM
So true about first fret. Knowing that just helps us gauge how much taper. My Lehmann is only about 1/32 thicker at 9 than the Borys. But it only...
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Today, 07:36 PM
I wonder if one of Vintagevibe's humbuckers would fit next to the neck?
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Today, 07:33 PM
Piano is going very well. I'll do a piano tune in the next standards thread next week. I tried to quit Hammond but everyone got mad at me and told...
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Today, 07:30 PM
Light touch.
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Today, 07:19 PM
Sounds good, churchy. Now do back at the chicken shack!
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Today, 07:17 PM
I would rather say slightly prefers, we both like them both a lot but that night with the setups we used He, I, and several listeners agreed if it...
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Today, 07:01 PM
This perspective (anti-enharmonic) is just based on the idea that a single pitch within the domain of a chord should not take two scale degree...
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Today, 06:22 PM
I appreciate the utility of a sound port, but not the aesthetics, so I've never bought a guitar with one. That being said, there was a post on this...
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Today, 06:06 PM
My Cabaret has one, and I usually keep it closed with a plug I made because it gets too loud for practise.
I too would say it mostly boosts what I...
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Today, 06:04 PM
Yes
A side port is just a way for the player to actually enjoy listening to the guitar.
Makes sense given you’re the one that plays it the...
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Today, 05:59 PM
What happened to the piano?
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Today, 05:31 PM
Does the input level control actually control the amount of gain from a preamp?
How does it work?
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Today, 04:59 PM
Well, this one has gone unsold for over 14 months. :wink-new:
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Today, 04:48 PM
With reference to the arch, I recall my Elitist Broadway had a slightly more pronounced arch, and more pronounced recurve, and over all a more...
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Today, 04:30 PM
I've learned that the position is named after where the index finger is placed. Looks like that there are also other definitions on the start.
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Today, 04:29 PM
I play with the neck angled up fairly high (45 degrees, or maybe a bit more). I don't find that the strap button position makes any difference at...
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Today, 04:27 PM
I'm a little confused by this thread. Last year a 90s Gibson Le Grand went unsold at a $7-8k list on this forum for several months. What's special...
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Today, 04:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsFskwB7Xs
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Today, 04:22 PM
One of these days I'll scope it to see what the innards look like.
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Today, 04:01 PM
That's like treating fretboard like a keyboard, lol. Interesting. But what supports the fretboard? Do you press it against your body?
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Today, 04:01 PM
If I say Barre the plebs won’t know what I mean
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Today, 03:54 PM
For x35452, I also fret the x3545x normally then reach around "the other way" and fret the F# with the side of my thumb. So wrong!
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Today, 03:39 PM
TBH, I haven’t used the effects loop in my Blu and don’t recall seeing a level switch for it. It’s about 18 months old - I’ll look when I get home...
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Today, 03:30 PM
With the 5 fret grip, you can play a scale from the first to 12 frets with 4 positions.
"you’d still get different fingerings every time you move...
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Today, 03:29 PM
Thats basically what I use too. Theres a sixth scale position I like too, but beyond that it’s a bit much
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Today, 03:21 PM
There's other seven positions, or one position (the whole neck), or any number in between.
Or maybe more positions if we do the one octave thing....
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Today, 03:19 PM
CAGED for life. Don't harden simple things.
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Today, 03:15 PM
me too, some of my old guitars came that way to me and I like that spot though it seems to be one of the least popular
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Today, 03:09 PM
I like 4 because it keeps the guitar from flipping forward, and the screw is in solid wood. 1 & 2 can tilt a guitar in the case, causing the...
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Today, 03:08 PM
These are positions.
The UNT (and probably Berklee) definitions of “position” is the fret behind your middle finger. The pinkie can cheat forward...
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Today, 03:05 PM
The only rule I've found that works well for guitar fingerings is the "5 fret rule," i.e., cover a 5 fret span with your index finger and pinky, and...
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Today, 02:50 PM
CM7#11 with the 5th ..nice chord ! it does take a bit of practice but worth the effort..
the G lydian G F# B C#..I let the high E string ring...
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Today, 02:47 PM
Since I no longer play bar gigs I don’t use “bar” chords.
Danny W.
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Today, 02:40 PM
Pos 1 or 2 for me
As for straplocks, I had a set of Schaller in the past (not the new ones) and didn't feel secure with them. I almost dropped a...
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Today, 02:38 PM
I haven't watched it but bro, I have a feeling we're totally stoked and/or super psyched!
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Today, 02:35 PM
The position 5 (and to some extend 4) makes the guitar hang more snug when standing. Positions 1 and 2 make the guitar rotate slightly away from the...
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Today, 02:35 PM
So your freind says he prefers the Korean T50 to his US made SF3? That says something !
Thanks for your thoughtful comments, very interesting.
How...
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Today, 02:33 PM
Of course, before the interweb and forums we had Usenet and BBSs (and mailing lists) ... with far fewer people on them because connectivity wasn't as...
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Today, 02:33 PM
New vid
https://youtu.be/lfIFT-etlqg?si=oYPTaDQh8sI-Cmj0
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Today, 02:19 PM
I can never understand 4 and 5. It’s right in the way of the hand when you are on the upper frets.
I’d go with 2 because you’re not drilling into...
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Today, 02:17 PM
They existed, but far fewer people paid attention. Same thing with fretboard radius and fret size LOL.
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Today, 01:52 PM
Behold, I gift you with my brain-facts
https://youtu.be/RlZjCiDr6xU
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Today, 01:52 PM
I've had the LJ for several years now.
Early on, I was enamored of the sound. I still like it, but I only use it for very quiet situations now. ...
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Today, 01:45 PM
See the thread “shipping catastrophe” under “everything else.”
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Today, 01:41 PM
I just don't care, maybe because I used to own a music store and played, probably, hundreds of guitars in a month's time. Since I can rarely play...
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Today, 01:37 PM
Even a medium-low-end archtop can be pulverized (like this Tacoma AJ-22 I almost got to buy).
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Today, 01:32 PM
FYI the latest gen of the Blu no longer has a switchable send level in the loop. But I agree with you, most of the time I prefer my pedals in the...
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Today, 01:28 PM
I sourced the woods for this one when John was going to build my guitar, after many calls all over the country I found 3 great sets of maple and 3...
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Today, 01:06 PM
You also need to take account for the nut width when looking at above specs. 1&11/16” vs 1& 5/8” nut width makes a huge difference on how much...
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Today, 12:57 PM
Acoustic Image Clarus 2R Series III -- $700, plus shipping to continental US only.
I'm in the process of downsizing some gear, and I'm selling my...
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Today, 12:56 PM
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Is a common major7 voicing with both the 5th and #4. In this example it's Cmaj7#4. You bar the first finger slightly at an angle...
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Today, 12:50 PM
I got a new Eastman AR910ce (!) which has an endpin jack but not a strap button. I wish to have a new one installed and am wondering (1) where to...
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Today, 12:37 PM
I got lucky, not only did I get to borrow the Starfire but a really good player came over last night so I got to compare listening from audience...
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Today, 12:23 PM
As I've said before, I think the LJ needs to be tilted to get the best sound, taming the bass and slight boxiness I hear when it's flat on the floor....
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Today, 12:19 PM
Obviously you never shipped a very high end guitar and had it arrive with a broken headstock on a irreplaceable guitar.
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Today, 12:17 PM
Yes, if you play an acoustic archtop, the port is a very good thing. It fills in those lower midrange frequencies that you otherwise wouldn’t hear so...
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Today, 11:52 AM
Are people familiar with this? This helped me get more specific with my neck preferences. I found that I like the large c shape and the 66 oval c...
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Today, 11:41 AM
Yeah the #11 with a natural fifth is pretty common –– most chords marked 7#11 will sound pretty good with the fifth as long as it's an octave lower....
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Today, 11:39 AM
Hi All,
I decided to do extensive nitro lacquer drop fill on the back of my 1981 ES-175. There were extensive buckle rash, gouges, etc., and the...
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Today, 11:34 AM
https://youtu.be/_oAK42erZJk?si=KXeqnuYuRwIkQsRy
When I play freeform, and everything is in the moment, I strive for compositional logic and...
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Today, 11:31 AM
Don't think the modern electric archtops would really do the sound you're looking for. Something with a bit more acoustic dry punch would be better?...
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Today, 11:16 AM
On the Benedetto style archtops (solid, carved) from Wu and Yunzhi, ports are huge. Very easy to test playing with them covered to see the...
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Today, 11:08 AM
You might want to email Michael at DjangoBooks.com. He carries all sorts of rare and old pickups, including DeArmond. He also might be able to give...
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Today, 10:43 AM
I have two guitars with sound ports. The Beardsell short-scale high-A flattop is almost all soundport on the upper bout and delivers a lot more...
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Today, 10:42 AM
Oh, right, there is a bar line at the enclosure. Thanks a lot!
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Today, 10:36 AM
I only had one that I forgot the name (some guy had gits made and imported them) of because I sent it back as it had many top cracks that the seller...
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Today, 10:27 AM
Since chords are derived from scales, the #11/b5 designation exists so that each letter of the musical alphabet is expressed only once in the chord...
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Today, 10:17 AM
As bad as that break looks, I bet a good luthier can repair that so you'd never know it broke, and it would never break there again. It's pretty...
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Today, 10:17 AM
Hello. Old thread I know, but the greatest blues music guitarist/singer/songwriter(imho) was never mentioned; the late Elmore James. All of his...
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Today, 10:17 AM
Yeah, it's not so much that I wouldn't want one, I just know if I were ever to buy a really nice hand built classical, it's probably not going to...
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Today, 10:11 AM
LOL! Lighter strings is not a fix. I don't think I'd ever buy a guitar without a truss rod. I just wouldn't be able to sleep at night!
Greg
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Today, 10:06 AM
I have a Cordoba classical and I wish it had a truss rod. The new Cordoba Stage I bought DOES have a truss rod and I'm glad, I have already had to...
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Today, 10:01 AM
In the measure with the Bb-7 chord, 4th note, you're playing a D natural and it needs to be a Db. You got me thinking about playing it an octave...
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Today, 09:59 AM
From a purely guitar perspective - with limited notes available for chords - can anyone explain to me why some chords are described as flat 5 and...
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Today, 09:48 AM
Is an Archtop Tribute AT101 model not the same (or pretty close to the same) as the ES-125C? Not quite the TDC but an option. There's a used one on...
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Today, 09:47 AM
I think I'd only buy a classical without a truss rod.
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Today, 09:46 AM
Hi, my guitar is a yamaha sa2200, and I'm happy. I would like to get a guitar more specific for classic jazz, with a very warm, soft tone. I...
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Today, 09:46 AM
Joe Pass used the pointy end, but he got small picks and then BROKE them, and used the pointy half of the broken pick.
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Today, 09:45 AM
Being the proud owner of an early 70's Martin D28 with no truss rod, that I am not able to play because the action is so high, which breaks my heart,...
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Today, 09:37 AM
by the way, I have a kiesel with synthetic fingerboard. It's very stiff. Much stiffer than ebony. The truss rod functions properly on that instrument.
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Today, 09:29 AM
Having owned both, I thought the DV Mark Little Jazz added a certain color and compression to the tone regardless of what guitar you are using, or...
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Today, 09:29 AM
Regarding necks with no truss rod...
My dad bought a carbon fiber steinberger in the '80s. The salesman (Chuck Levins, Wheaton, MD) demonstrated...
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Today, 09:24 AM
Lots of good stuff in Pizzarelli's A Train solo. Thanks for posting this.
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Today, 09:15 AM
Transcribing is something that I really love and I really enjoy! I feel more comfortable learning and transcribing than writing, probably because...
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Today, 09:08 AM
It's always a little bit tricky to write the transcription properly, for many reasons but principal rhythm and ornamentations...!
I feel always...
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Today, 09:05 AM
The headstock that Gibson put on the later Epis is what looks wrong to me. The original Epi headstock was known as the moustache, not open book,...
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Today, 09:04 AM
After years of messing around with picks of all materials and prices I have come to the conclusion that the 1.5mm - 2mm tortex is best for most...
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Today, 09:04 AM
Hey Allan,
You're welcome! Transcribing is a great exercise, I think that sometimes is great to transcribe a full solo to understand the style of a...
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Today, 09:03 AM
Well it’s a thing I was told, so … but the guy who told me SHREDS
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Today, 09:02 AM
I agree, I think I would love a FM3 where I could get all the amps, and effects with great sounding default settings, fast and simple to do common...
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Today, 09:01 AM
I mean quite a few of us do after a fashion…
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Today, 08:59 AM
Topic aside, Rich's tone is to die for.
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Today, 08:58 AM
Look at the given name of the poster in #11 above.
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Today, 08:45 AM
It's funny, when I hung with the local "gypsy jazz" crowd I found the better players often (not always, but surprisingly often) used simple cheap...
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Today, 08:42 AM
McCoy Tyner style asymetrical pentatonic sequence over Bb7 Alt, with 4ths and forward motion
This is the 3rd installment of asymetrical...
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Today, 08:42 AM
I mean a lot of guitar music doesn’t work in position either…
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Today, 08:41 AM
Maybe? I don't know if I could give you a single concrete reason, but I know that as soon as I stopped reading them in position and started learning...
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Today, 08:39 AM
I still have one stamped Mar 10 1970.
Also several vintage RC1000 and FHC.
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Today, 08:32 AM
Check with @thatrhythmman he sold me a 60s 1100 and had two at the time of sale. The other had some more patina may have been a 70s but may still be...
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Today, 08:27 AM
thanks everyone for your input. I've decided to go in a different direction for now. Hopefully this thread will be helpful to others.
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Today, 08:24 AM
Gypsy jazz does have some cool pick shapes. The brass shield picks are very interesting. Seems like the common denominator is that they are all...
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Today, 08:20 AM
Hello. Joscho Stephan uses the Wegen “Big City” picks.
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Today, 08:18 AM
quad cortex and tonex are not so great for effects. Fractal blows them away. I wish fractal would create a dumbed down version. HX Stomp has better...
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Today, 08:17 AM
I play fingerstyle and could never find a guitar pick I felt comfortable with. Back in the day when I first started playing guitar I used a pick, and...
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Today, 08:15 AM
I'm in that micro generation too.
I think I would go for a Boss ME90 if I needed something practical and versatile. If I had some gig or jam context...
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Today, 07:59 AM
I think it was designed to work well with all amplified guitars, regardless of type. Here’s the explanation from the manual of the input gain...
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Today, 07:25 AM
p.s. pm120 inbound. :D
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Today, 07:15 AM
Since buying my Bud 6 last year my LJ has not gotten a lot of use. I recently tried the LJ again with my Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider T style...
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Today, 07:14 AM
Never knew that, but there must be some exceptions. Joscho Stephan and Olli Soikkeli definitely do not in Troy Grady's extensive filming of their...
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Today, 06:37 AM
Be gone!
Out with ye!
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Today, 05:41 AM
Because they have been written mostly by sax or trumpet players? Or am I missing something in your post? :numbness:
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Today, 05:30 AM
As long as we are ranting on reverb, how about how every guitar made in japan in the 70s is now a lawsuit guitar, as if that makes them more...
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Today, 04:14 AM
Yes, one can buy picks that don't have a sharp tip, mandolin picks are often round: Mandolin picks
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Today, 04:06 AM
Classical composers do use the ascending form descending over a V chord. Have a squizz at some Bach for instance.
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Today, 04:02 AM
I play with the pointy end to give me an excuse for my abject mediocrity
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Today, 04:01 AM
Absolutely not. All the Manouche guys play with the round end.
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Today, 03:58 AM
I’ve not learned much in my life, but one thing I’ve learned is that bop heads don’t work in position.
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Today, 03:46 AM
It makes crossing strings extremely easy, as the pick has to hardly move. However you have less definition and a much rounder tone with less treble....
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Today, 03:42 AM
You can sweep pick the last line at the 6th fret, it's a GbM7 arpeggio (preceded by the notes Eb & F on the 5th string). I played the entire four...
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Today, 03:29 AM
Does playing on the round corner tend to steer one's techniques away from rest strokes?
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Today, 02:46 AM
Hello again,
I finally completed my restoration work, not perfect, but much better than original condition!
I used a smooth brush to...
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Today, 12:25 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JRcT5_QlMc
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Today, 12:19 AM
Well, hey, surprise!
I just came here to read about something else, saw this and guess what - today I also fitted JS112s to my '66 ES125 and -...
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Today, 12:02 AM
Those numbers tend to be faded blueish stamped ink. A black light might help. The locations.can also vary.
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Yesterday, 11:24 PM
I have a 1st generation Parker Fly, never tried, and never needed to turn the rod. More Non-defining info, I know, but a data point on stiff necks...
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Yesterday, 11:00 PM
One of the most legendary pairings and albums I think is Art Tatum and Ben Web.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJifh-S2Hw4&t=7s
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