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Today, 02:22 PM
There are at least three thumbpick options that can function as a flat pick: the Fred Kelly Bumblebee (which comes in several variations), the Herco...
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Today, 02:02 PM
The entire book is a jumble and cluster. The inaccuracies are the paragraphs and sentences being cut off in the middle and the unrelated sentences...
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Today, 01:51 PM
Can you really use that pick as a thumb and flat pick?
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Today, 01:44 PM
Chopping veggies is an "art" that's fun to practise (until you chop your fingers). Scaling fish or cleaning squid, not so much.
But nothing beats...
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Today, 01:40 PM
Re-reading my quoted post I realise it may come across as a bit overly generalised or pedantic; I did mean it's a recurrent problem for me of course....
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Today, 01:39 PM
i find that hard to believe. dunskus is a reputable expert on wes. what inaccuracies did you find?
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Today, 01:27 PM
Making music is making art. The "art" part is what tastes good, what pleases the artist and the audience, what feels right in the doing and the...
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Today, 01:22 PM
I second the notion that there should be a Jim Hall biography written. It is a shame one has not been written yet. There are still people/musicians...
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Today, 01:18 PM
Thanks for the insight! I wasn’t aware that this was a general problem on steel string phosphor bronze guitars.
I found that Black Mountain...
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Today, 01:13 PM
This is the one I would advise everyone to stay away from. The entire book is rife with misspelled words, jumbled paragraphs, and even some...
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Today, 01:13 PM
Thanks Deacon! You're the best!
I appreciate very much your keeping us informed.
Big Mike is one awesome guy that gives me hope for humanity with...
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Today, 01:10 PM
@nevershouldhavesoldit, I asked the bot and it said we're both right. Grounding the bridge both extends the chassis ground and grounds the player.
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Today, 01:05 PM
Here are a couple of not strictly jazz guitarist’s biographies that I really enjoyed:
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Today, 01:03 PM
Here are a few jazz guitarists biographies I enjoyed:
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Today, 12:21 PM
That's where artificial intelligence comes into play helpfully.
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Today, 12:14 PM
Do you mean Reggae? "Reggae" is as versatile as "Latin" or "Brasil". Most jazz and rock people do not even realize that there are straight eighths...
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Today, 11:52 AM
I don't know how your parents/mom approached this, but mine (and every other parent I've known) would say that AND do her best to make us enjoy those...
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Today, 11:46 AM
If you want to listen to how the pros like Joe, Barney,etc accompany a singer, check out a software tool called Moises. It allows you to split off...
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Today, 11:23 AM
The 1st time I came across the Eb A7 movement was in Dark Town Strutter's Ball back in the early 70s. Thought it was cool then - and still do.
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Today, 10:51 AM
Hey Folks,
I'm selling this blonde eastman with a handmade Kent Armstrong and selector switch Kent Armstrong Floating Single Coil (Handmade) -...
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Today, 10:46 AM
I've owned and used RCF and HK Audio line array towers and they were both terrific.
Now I'm using a Yamaha Stagepas 1000 Mark II and it is the...
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Today, 10:09 AM
Lots of good, jazz specific advice here. I'll share my experience...
After our bassist left, my vocalist buddy and I carried on and played several...
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Today, 09:52 AM
Thanks for all the suggestions, I hadn't considered the "tower" style speakers for our application but I will now. At a porchfest I played at...
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Today, 09:41 AM
Father's Day price reduction to $3,750.00.
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Today, 09:40 AM
It's not possible to ground most archtop bridges. Wood is not a good conductor, and can't be soldered at all.
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Today, 09:33 AM
Five Todt archtops were were sold at the auction. Four of the five sold for $1,300 each. One (far left) sold for $2,600.
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Today, 09:32 AM
I’d like to buy this amp…am in UK (Scotland)…£450 ?
Sorry, but it wasn’t obvious how to DM you on here…?
EssMac
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Today, 09:21 AM
Saw this last night. Directed by Ethan Coen and produced by among others Mick Jagger. Released in 2022.
Very entertaining, and quite illuminating....
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Today, 09:13 AM
The Someday My Prince Will Come chord. Love it.
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Today, 09:10 AM
Wow…
At $1300 that was a STEAL!
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Today, 09:09 AM
I prefer Shtupp metal.
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Today, 09:05 AM
Ragman isn’t really interested in jazz
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Today, 09:04 AM
Zappa produced quite a few people back in the 60’s. I have an album on cassette I recorded from my girlfriend called Zapped. (She gave me the bumper...
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Today, 09:03 AM
Unpossible!!!!
Eo7 on F7 is like my make everyone go “ooo that’s a bit hip innit” power move. It’s that or A7.
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Today, 09:03 AM
I still have this so let me try to give this a new bump!!
i just tend to grab one of my tele's these days.
that said this is a great guitar for...
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Today, 08:44 AM
If only all sound persons were beautiful young women. In my experience they’re shlubby middle-aged guys with beard stubble and borderline hygiene...
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Today, 08:44 AM
Oh interesting, because what you actually said was that you couldn’t possibly help until you knew precisely what version the OP was looking at.
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Today, 08:40 AM
Back off, Boogaloo…
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Today, 08:33 AM
I was going to say some time ago that, if you know what you're doing, technically every verse is just Bb maj, with little embellishments obviously.
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Today, 08:23 AM
This is a recurrent problem with steel bass strings even on normal 6 string guitars. Not sure if it's inharmonicity or something else, but they just...
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Today, 08:19 AM
It's already basically beyond should or shouldn't; it's a fait accompli:
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Today, 08:19 AM
As aquin43 says, this is not correct. Strings don’t introduce noise, but we do. Grounding strings grounds us, which reduces the EMF we introduce...
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Today, 07:46 AM
Put what?
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Today, 07:42 AM
As they say, that escalated quickly…. From 1300 + auction costs to 8000 is easy money :cool:
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Today, 07:40 AM
Polls are polls.. it’s supportive to understand how the popular trend of members of a group or cult express their thoughts and interests- of course...
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Today, 07:25 AM
BUT WAIT
how can you replace that Cm7 and F7 with an Eb and Eo??
Its like the only point of these chords is to get you back to Bb!!
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Today, 07:19 AM
I transcribed a bunch of his solos on Bird recordings.
Probably because I was too lazy to transcribe Bird’s.
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Today, 07:18 AM
I had an uncle who was very much into this, with all the required licenses and a couple of big antennae on the roof of their appartment building,...
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Today, 07:17 AM
To get back to the original question:
So:
There are several variants for the WHOLE THING, not just those two bars.
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Today, 07:13 AM
He told me personally what pedals he uses or (used).
The point I was trying to make is that Rich’s sound isn‘t just his technique, or just the...
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Today, 07:09 AM
Sending all my best to Big Mike.
He taught me a lot about Japanese guitars when I started out over 15 years ago. He was always very generous.
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Today, 06:47 AM
Or ... someone ask their favourite Mozai to compose a jazz version of this (with new music video, preferably)? :D...
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Today, 06:21 AM
The player is usually the main source of hum and the purpose of grounding the strings is to ground the player.
Most guitars seem to be already...
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Today, 06:18 AM
Aero Instruments makes a product which was reviewed in GP.
Basically one end of a wire attaches to ground and the other to something that looks...
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Today, 06:13 AM
How do you remember where you put it, though?
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Today, 05:45 AM
There’s also things like Miles ‘the serpents tooth’ which is not unlike progressions in tunes like Mean To Me, Bewitched, Ain’t Misbehaving (that we...
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Today, 05:39 AM
There’s so many nice variants of RC. Here’s some swing era ones
https://youtu.be/PRQ8wbwUtg4?si=7Sn6zAamOlYe-psv
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Today, 05:19 AM
So, here’s what I make out as the changes to Lester Leaps In, for example. In fact the head is played over a sustained Bb chord.
So, standard...
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Today, 05:07 AM
There’s an argument to say that Miles was returning to the approach of Lester Young which often ignored the details of changes and forgrounded the...
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Today, 04:48 AM
New poll idea: How many people don't like participating in polls?
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Today, 04:40 AM
Since the hum cuts when you touch the strings, that means the bridge is grounded.
Your only option for improving things is to use shielded (2...
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Today, 04:21 AM
Plectrum tuning wouldn't be too weird. CGBD. All you have to do is lower the A and the E strings a full tone down on a standard guitar and ignore the...
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Today, 04:02 AM
So do a new poll that's delineated to your liking.
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Today, 04:00 AM
I'm no compositional expert, but I'll answer the questions regardless. I agree with both Jim and rpjazzguitar in spirit and method.
1: I rarely...
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Today, 03:35 AM
Those look amazing, and I'm sure they play and sound excellent as well! I have one that unfortunately I must sell. Please PM if interested. (Hope...
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Today, 03:22 AM
Sounds great alpop. It'll be fun once we know this tune so we'll to the point that we can Improvise with it.
Are you still playing Rainy Day....
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Today, 03:04 AM
This sort of thing. $180 on sale for an established brand when I posted this and certainly more than necessary for busking. Also useful in a power...
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Today, 02:37 AM
The most clarifying, informative, and motivating path to learning music is to form a band and book paying gigs. When you have an upcoming commitment,...
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Today, 01:32 AM
Shuffle
12/8 (slow blues feel)
Montuno
Regga
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Today, 01:30 AM
Well, there is another LJ for sale on reverb.com for $25,000. This one might be a bargain in that context. It's a pretty unique design and seems to...
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Yesterday, 11:02 PM
So this buddy of mine who teaches the trumpet students at the afterschool program where I work was super amped because he decided to take some...
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Yesterday, 10:30 PM
Stream C Jam Blues by Clint Jones | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Yesterday, 10:24 PM
I've used the Mackie Thump 12 with good results. Presently I have a homemade speaker with a 300 watt Faital woofer and a tweeter with crossover...
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Yesterday, 09:28 PM
Hey all, I'm wondering what a good approach is for learning how to play with a singer as a solo guitarist.
I really have no experience playing...
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Yesterday, 09:03 PM
Not sure a Bose S1 would keep up. Was thinking more like a Bose array for a 3 or 4 piece combo. Especially with multiple mic's/sources to drive. ...
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Yesterday, 08:52 PM
Getting back to topic,
my dad played plectrum banjo Dixieland music as a young guy but also learned enough trombone that he could jump on that when...
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Yesterday, 08:34 PM
17 guitars? That's just getting started among people i know.I know one pro player whose basement is literally lined from one end to another with...
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Yesterday, 08:06 PM
The topic of how many guitars one owns has been covered. Do the research. And who is to be a judge of "the right number"? Who cares? You are becoming...
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Yesterday, 07:27 PM
Or a Rap group, in which case they do have eyes, perhaps set in a face in a jar by the door, next to a jar of peanuts, which are in fact not nuts but...
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Yesterday, 07:23 PM
Add a floating pickup and we're all set!
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Yesterday, 07:15 PM
Thanks, did not notice that poll, but beyond the first two categories (owning 1-5 guitars), the numbers are way too arbitrary to be meaningful. The...
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Yesterday, 06:29 PM
Would it be any different in chord melody than in, say, travis picking - why?
I like to palm-mute on top of the saddle as that gives the least...
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Yesterday, 06:20 PM
Gee, I've seen those words before :)
The interesting thing here is that the harder the wrap alloy, the less harmonic content the string will have;...
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Yesterday, 06:17 PM
Yes its the music of that time in pop/jazz-- Its the Micky Baker Book One progression in every key... these progressions were almost expected to be...
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Yesterday, 06:13 PM
Here's my first 16 bars:
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Yesterday, 06:12 PM
If you need neck specs, Fender specs their Player necks as .82” at the 1st and .87 at the 12th with a nut width of 42mm and the back is Satin...
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Yesterday, 06:09 PM
I see you're new. More than 4 or 5 is pretty normal. 17 or more is not unusual.
How Many Guitars Do You Own?
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Yesterday, 06:02 PM
Ah that part of that Bill Evans video is great.
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Yesterday, 05:48 PM
Phosphor Bronze? Yuck. Too bright too long and then suddenly dead.
Give me 80/20s any day. Start off super bright but then mellow out in a way PB...
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Yesterday, 05:47 PM
..apologies for derailing the OP's post. To reiterate, this a rare find, mint+ condition L-4 CES, outstanding guitar.
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Yesterday, 05:43 PM
At the beginning of ‘the Universal mind’ Bill Evans talks about the difference between approximating things and doing it properly:
“They tend to...
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
I usually put mine in a jar on top of the refrigerator for safe keeping, before I log on.
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Yesterday, 05:33 PM
I'm kicking around the idea of a second telecaster, specifically one with a humbucker in the neck. I'm a bit curious about the difference between...
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Yesterday, 05:27 PM
I would recommend getting a teacher
I can say this as someone who has had about six jazz guitar lessons in their life haha. I wish I’d been less...
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Yesterday, 05:26 PM
That's amazing. I love hearing Tim Lerch talk about studying with Ted. It's Tim's playing that introduced me to the idea of using my Tele for jazz....
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
The mantra is "keep it simple". Especially as you have a background devoid of this kind of playing experience, learn the tunes well and stick to...
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Yesterday, 05:24 PM
Wow, agree again.
I love thicker strings (and a wound G). All my guitars are currently strung with D'Addario EJ 21st 12-52s. A real pro player...
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Yesterday, 05:20 PM
Awesome, thanks for the reply. Coulnd't agree more - a guitar really has feel right to me and that's all in the neck. I've swooned over the look of...
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Yesterday, 05:15 PM
Appreciate the response, helped me realize that my post title is a bit confusing. I'm really interested in everyone's experience with different...
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Yesterday, 05:15 PM
This post robbed me of my remaining IQ point
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Yesterday, 05:07 PM
I have a desire to play the guitars, Mick. Your idea of "using" an instrument or "owning" one sounds terrifically dull.
I have the feeling you...
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Yesterday, 05:00 PM
I would not hesitate to buy from Kurosawa - of course after asking all the important questions and getting the "right answers" and maybe some high...
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Yesterday, 04:56 PM
I really do wish Phosphor bronze strings corroded less quickly and were more consistent because they do look amazing.
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Yesterday, 04:48 PM
Here’s the thing… oh wait, I don’t care.
Phosphor bronze strings look nice and sound great for 5 minutes after which they sound like all other...
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Yesterday, 04:45 PM
Thanks for advice everyone!
We do currently play music together, but it's almost all in the realm of folk/Americana, which means I'm playing a few...
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Yesterday, 04:25 PM
I don't think anyone is saying don't work hard or don't practice, just have fun. But as the OP pointed out, there are a million things that we could...
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
If I was owner of some AI system, my first concern would be how to get money from the stuff it produces.
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Yesterday, 04:17 PM
I said "can become" an obsession, which "tends" to be detrimental, and obviously I cannot say if that applies to you.
I am not one to collect...
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
He also played a huge instrument IIRC (19"?) so it wouldn't be surprising if he used a longer scale length that would have increased the...
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Yesterday, 04:07 PM
Thanks.....it's a lovely thing!
Thinking of selling (hence the attempt at finding date of manufacture!)....and curious to know....especially from...
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Yesterday, 04:06 PM
I was obviously familiar with the sound of the traditional music of the Jews of Central Europe, but not the Yiddish name for it, and I'll probably...
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Yesterday, 04:02 PM
It's getting late where I am, but that's one of the lookingest archtops lately. Successful dating! I've said it before: my Peerless-built -99 Emperor...
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Yesterday, 03:52 PM
New to the L-4. Is body of the L-4CES the same, dimensionally, as the ES-175D?
Thanks!
Tom
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Yesterday, 03:52 PM
Just looking it does not look structural. Seems it might be a lamination line in the construction of the neck. To me this is nothing but not a good...
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Yesterday, 03:49 PM
From what I've been able to uncover in my research, Freddie used a more standard .013-.056 set...but his action was insanely high. There's video to...
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Yesterday, 03:48 PM
Detrimental to one's all-around health? What are you talking about? You're implying that owning 17 guitars is some sort of an obsessional disease or...
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
Now that's a strange place for a linear crack. Does the neck actually end here? Moreover, looks like the crack extends to the neck binding. Does it...
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Yesterday, 03:42 PM
When a kid doesn't eat the vegetables, the parent says: "eat your vegetables!", not "enjoy your vegetables!"
"have fun" is almost always said with...
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Yesterday, 03:34 PM
"I don't think his chords are especially hard."
Yes, I'm not seeing much that's difficult in this arrangement, may have been thinking of Here's...
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
The u/l method is awful.....not prepared to post 1 by 1.... :(
Trying Imgur links....
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Yesterday, 03:23 PM
Don't know if we've ever conducted a poll here for "how many guitars do you own?" but I doubt that we'd get many answers over 4 or 5 guitars, let...
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
Here you go......
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Yesterday, 03:01 PM
I'd create a temporary ground cable by using some crocodile clips. Attached one clip end to the strings and the other clip to other end to a metal...
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Yesterday, 03:01 PM
Yes, the labels begin getting really silly, don't they? - punk jazz, post-rock... maybe punk klezmer? I bet you could get kicked out of the kibbutz...
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Yesterday, 02:56 PM
After looking at this thread,i think it's safe to say Big Mike likes big Blondes,at least in guitars.Wishing him all the best.
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Yesterday, 02:54 PM
good god ..I can hear Wilson Pickett slamming Mustang Sally and seeing skinny girls dancing the "skate"
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
All you can do is make sure a ground is done to the strings. This should be done at the tailpiece inside. Run the ground wire to tailpiece hole.
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Yesterday, 02:38 PM
Hi all, newbie here although long time reader.
I have an Aria Pro ii EA-650, a very decent ES-175 copy.
The guitar has no pickguard and i know...
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Yesterday, 02:33 PM
Which is fine enough until it leads to unexpected results because bronze strings do actually exist and the 2 winding alloys give a different enough...
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Yesterday, 02:23 PM
Idk send them a email (or a telegram if you prefer.)
I would tend to refer to something by the name it is sold under.
Sent from my iPhone...
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Yesterday, 02:21 PM
Lawyers know as much about AI as politicians know about climate change. I thought 2023 was going to be the end of the world as we know it because of...
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Yesterday, 02:21 PM
Big Mike is not without a guitar this one is one of the Unity's he kept. This 18-inch Special Build and let me tell you it sounds like a miniature...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Just purchased an L5 WM 2007,
what a sound- my curiosity on the L4 has my interest- also like the versatility…
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Yesterday, 02:18 PM
Isn’t it funny when you come across a thread where you posted something say, oh, seven years ago, and you have no idea what you were talking about?...
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Yesterday, 02:18 PM
I think it's quite common to see a line there to some degree. I think that's the place where the fret board extension joins the neck. Eastman model...
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Yesterday, 02:16 PM
Yeah, many makers call them that (even Thomastik) but 80/20 is brass, not bronze. I'm really at a loss why the confusion would have arisen because I...
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