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Wait, so I can still buy, in 2021, a Trini Lopez model guitar - who is he again? - but I cannot buy a new ES-175, L5, or Super 400? I am...

Thanks for that. I tried and think fell short of making the argument that Jaco was the first to really make the bass a prominent instrument. Most...

For us, anyway. But for most of the world, what made Gibson Gibson was the Les Paul.

What has happened to Heritage?

Thanks for the comment; yep, I agree, I'm not going to mod this thing. Interesting you mentioned lowering the pickups - the only thin wrong with this...

Wow! Thank you, I never expected to hear those recordings with Ed. Hopefully Mosaic or someone like that will someday put out an Ed Bickert box set.

Gary you may find the tuners to be a bit wonky, I have two Indonesian Ibanez’s and the only only complaint I would make is the tuners are not that...

Okay, so apparently you can use Youtube as video capturing software anymore... when did that happen, again? Oh Google, how I loathe--I mean, how I...

most jets come in around the low 7s in weight, i think. then again, i googled gretsch duo jet demos to get to the bottom of this, and i don't know....

Week 7. Day 5 "Angel Eyes" at 130 bpm. Once again the initial pass through had a lot of "Nice to see you again" getting to know you moments. I...

Saturday. Last day of review, and it brings us up to where we left of last week. How's it going? Trying out any new approaches to line construction...

Perfect! Congratulations!

Seriously. Lindy Fralin Modern PAF on my PM200. ”No other love have I” (Richard Rodgers, “No Other Love”)

Guess I bought my ES165 just in time....

that's sadder!! cheers

AF55L | AF | HOLLOW BODIES | PRODUCTS | Ibanez guitars But not a thinline

Nice commercial. Good copywriting.

I bought my first Gibson 63 years ago. Over the intervening years I’ve always owned some, sometimes many, often very many; many of those have been...

Thank you so much! After a couple of glasses of wine, I decided to give it a shot. It worked! The bridge is free now. I haven't actually taken the...

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Week 7 Day 5. 90 BPM. Using the "official" ireal pro backing in Dm. Fit right back in to my previous place on this, grumbling about the sparseness of...

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I have a '99 Heritage H-575 and a 2010 Gibson ES-175. I play my 2016 Korean D'Angelico Deluxe SS more than either of those. It sounds absolutely...

It's dated May 2018. Indonesian. I read Ibanez changed the neck from mahogany 'for 2019'. I'm not sure what I have but the neck wood is pretty light...

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Count me in the minority but I don't think the fine independent builders listed here will take the place of Gibson even though they're no longer...

Personally, I like the twisted stuff. I also like herring-bone better than hounds-tooth. I'm glad you're here and posting music. Thank-you!

Well there are many used ones from all eras available. My favorites are the Crimson Shop under Phillip Whorton era Archtops. Although at those...

I think the guitar is legit, but the ad is a scam.

If it's an EQ thing, then get an EQ that can do anything. I'd recommend Empress ParaEQ or something similar. Put it in the effects loop if you don't...

Managed to find an inexpensive copy of this 2 cd set that got here in literally 2 days. Tons of great recordings, most w pretty good fidelity overall...

Yes the string height/ action will be different along the neck but not by much, and alot will depend on the bridge radius. Do you set the bridge...

Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to check these out.

The Epiphones weren’t a budget line at the time. The Casino and the ES-330 were the same price. In 1962 the basic dual pickup version of each was...

Ugh, my plan was to get one in about a year.

Thanks for this suggestion! Yeah, I try to stay away from pedals simply because I can't stand the added noise (I know they don't all do that, but I'm...

I buy these from Strings by Mail, nice tone and smooth edge all around. Pyramid Standard Celluloid Flat Pick | Extra Heavy 1.20

It does not surprise me. That they would take something they make very good and ruin it or stop making it altogether.

Yep!

If you don't preserve your heritage, are you a 'Heritage Brand?' "Gibson Brands, Inc."

Although impressive, I have to say not my cup of tea. To me it’s too much like rock shredding. Not much melody.

This must be how the afforded to buy Mesa out . But I guess every good thing needs to come to an end Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s my favorite pick too, although hard to find extra heavy anymore. I also use the rounded end(s).

I have a Sweet 16 from the early 1990s. The original floating pickup failed years ago, thank goodness. I disliked it with whatever amp I used it...

the guy who many people considered to be the face of gretsch-joe carducci- their marketing specialist (& beyond!) recently retired...he had done his...

He takes some nice solos on that record. "Lava", as I think the liner notes mention, is an "Avalon" contrafact. He gets to comp more on some tunes...

Interested to know about your 'extreme' settings on your Evans RE200 Groyniad and what they were. Thanks

You could see that one coming heritage too RIP two American icons

Great customer support - and beautiful looking work. It would be great to hear from more Holst owners so we can all learn more about his...

So to learn the heads of a jazz standard, you read the music notation. I assumed as much. The main reason I asked is that I play with a lot...

That's a beautiful color.

saw this posted on the gdp the other day and loved the tort covered dynas supposedly seymour duncan makes 'em like that cheers

The L5 Ct is now on Larry’s website with a full description 2001 Gibson L-5CT Cherry > Guitars Archtop Electric & Acoustic | Laurence Wexer Ltd. ...

funny i just posted your craigs listing in a thread yesterday didn't know you were selling it here! Need advice on a trade nice guitar ...

I just received these pics of a remarkable Hutch labeled L5 CT from Larry . Here was his comment on condition: Near mint, a few minor marks.really...

Folks the Lollar Imperial Low Wind pickups with this guitar are very special. I put a set in my ES 339 and wow!

paul mccartney bought the first casino in the beatles...cause he wanted a whammy bar like eddie cochran (who used a gretsch) and the epi was the one...

I thought the Beatles got Epiphones cause it was all they could afford in those days?

please don't make changes to that guitar!!...it's perfect the way it is...just not for you! you could try sinking the pickups into the body and...

Come on, everyone knows what the perfect pick is, it’s just that most people use wrong corner.

:welcome: Try a JHS Haunting Mids pedal. It's a sweepable mid-range kind of thing that can make most any guitar/amp combination sound good,...

BTW re' photos it's been my observation that if you edit the raw photo from your Apple device in iPhoto and save that, when you insert it it will be...

Every Evans I have played needed the treble control rolled off to zero.

I can't imagine ever being in the market for a new gibson, but I'd love it, if now they'd consider selling their iconic tailpieces as a standalone...

Wow did I get my 175 just in time! You know, there's a sweet 175 listed in the For Sale section? Better jump on it 'for the price goes up 100%......

Regardless of key, I play Estate in 7/8. A lot of tunes can feel shoehorned when placed inside 'odd' time signatures but the melody for this one fits...

I started GUITAR playing by ear, not JAZZ! I started out a folk player, John Denver wanna-be type. I actually did manage to learn "Classical Gas"...

I am fine with whatever, as long as there's more posting of music and less posting of typing. Get's me outta that bad habit. Typing never helped...

I love that era of Harmony guitars. Their higher-end guitars are not quite the equivalent of Guild and Gibson, but they have their own vibe and are...

Who remembers the live slow SH version of Estate and Quiet Nights from the Live at Vine St. album. Sublime!

With the amp unplugged run all the pots up and down full travel. Turn it on and see if it helped.

I'm not surprised, since Epiphone dropped all their archtops, after the crappy acoustic ones flopped. GC went big on the D'Angelico replicas, then...

Thanks very much Joe for taking the time to give such a thorough response. This actually sounds like a very fun project I'm going to have to try. ...

I'm not familiar with P13s, but, when a particular amp/guitar combo isn't blowing air up my skirt, I reach for a mild OD pedal, like my Mojomojo or...

I'm curious how you were able to learn to play the head (melody) with the "by ear" approach? Yea, one can listen to instrumental jazz recordings...

That is sweet! If I hadn't just bought one last week I would sure consider it! I am not an expert on prices, but for a 50's 175 even with one...

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Nice article! My only quibble is that I have read that Monk Montgomery introduced the electric bass (Fender P-bass came out in 1951) in the early...

I guess all of our Gibson archtops will increase in value, assuming there is anyone interested in buying them. It's sad that this iconic brand will...

Well if that’s the case, that would be a stinker. He has made it sound like more than just a revamp of basically what they have been currently doing.

2 to 5 days wait : Gibson Super 400 CES NA – Thomann France Gibson Super 400 CES VSB – Thomann France 5 to 7 weeks wait : Gibson L-5 CES EB –...

According to Music Radar, the new Nashville ES line includes 335, 339 and 345 models.

Sad news for sure , but this decision was for obvious reasons. The last batch of Crimson Archtop inventory was hard to move at dealer retail pricing....

Nice feel. Soulful.

Personally I don’t miss the missing tone knob. I kinda prefer it that way and I would never drill a new hole. But pickups yes, I would consider...