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Today, 09:16 AM
Until a couple of months ago, I played nothing but my Jean archtop that I received in 2021. Recently I put it to one side and played all my solid...
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Today, 09:04 AM
People: the OP is having problems accessing this site -- anyone else not getting it?
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Today, 09:02 AM
I had to return these, too short to wrap behind the first posts. Gotta find something a little longer.
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Today, 09:00 AM
Nice loafers. :smile-new:
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Today, 08:55 AM
It’s a weird one. I started watching a lot of classical piano videos online, and they spend a lot of time talking about the physicality of a master’s...
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Today, 08:46 AM
I should have written "Wynton's perspective back then". Naturally you'd assume he's changed his views about a lot of things in 40 years, although it...
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Today, 08:41 AM
Not to mention that it only offers access to the higher positions without shifting if you don’t … yknow … start in a lower position.
Im 100% a...
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Today, 08:30 AM
Guilty as charged…
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Today, 08:22 AM
All true. However, I will say, I've never seen the "animosity" between Fender and Gibson... as much as those 2 "representatives" give it to PRS....
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Today, 08:20 AM
If I had purchased an ill performing custom built guitar I would likely ask the builder for advice first.
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Today, 08:18 AM
you make it sound like that is a good thing.
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Today, 08:15 AM
Ok, that sounds like good advice :-)
But why would I want to put it in minor? Sounds like a gimmick, Bobby. As for keys, any key'll do, I don't...
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Today, 07:00 AM
Yeah, I guess one could say that - though my personal interpretation is a bit different (didn't listen to the end on this one because too many notes...
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Today, 06:15 AM
He is a communitarian these days:
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2023-24 season focuses on the concept of community; the broader community of jazz; the...
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Today, 04:50 AM
Weasel words? Haha you are definitely trying to wind me up.
No this is a really obvious distinction. Everybody seems fixated on the fingers for...
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Today, 04:07 AM
In my post I was refering to an instrument made in the US and traded in a different country. It is evident that it must have been imported in the...
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Today, 03:33 AM
I notice that the earliest string in a set to lose it's life which always results in sounding thin, is the high E, then the B. In the lifespan of a...
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Today, 03:01 AM
I think it's fair to say that it depends on your level (and that you may want a second opinion from another player). Some things are indeed...
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Today, 03:00 AM
Lots of great advice here!
I have one more: take the guitar to Ed Shaefer and ask him to fix it. Most luthiers have lifetime guarantee for their...
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Today, 02:54 AM
It is my understanding that Joe owned more than 2 D'Aquistos during his life, but only had Jim D'Aquisto build 2 guitars for him, which Joe kept for...
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Today, 02:01 AM
It means put the song in minor. Get it together ragman!
You can also put it in any key you want. We're gonna get you guys playing in keys other...
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Today, 01:55 AM
You know you're getting old when +/- 30 looks super young.
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Today, 01:31 AM
She doesn't look THAT young-maybe you're just getting old! :smile-new:
"Back in October 2020, just off to the right and in the back of the...
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Today, 12:59 AM
4 episodes on the late great record label, Stax. Just released 5 days ago.
https://youtu.be/FAjCOWHUGM8?si=lhCUH1vzyNdWoEWZ
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Today, 12:26 AM
Oh, good, I've got a gig. Off we go.
But I don't know what transposed into minor means. You mean in Bb minor, not major? Don't get that one....
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Today, 12:04 AM
Not sure it was an argument, but they did each put up differing points of view. Surely one of the contentious points can be (poorly) paraphrased like...
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Today, 12:01 AM
Thank you.? That is a beautiful instrument. The spruce top is beautiful.
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Yesterday, 11:51 PM
Anyone know who the young woman is on the SNL stage band? My God, she looks like a child.
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Yesterday, 11:14 PM
That's horrible, I feel for you. Insurance: You hate paying for something you hope you'll never need, but you're glad you did when you do. I'm...
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Yesterday, 10:53 PM
That’s actual Macassar ebony used for the outer layer of the laminate. If I wanted one I would go with one with more varied color like this one.
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Yesterday, 10:44 PM
Edit: Genzler Acoustic Array Pro
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Yesterday, 10:42 PM
Very cool color.
Access to this page has been denied.
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Yesterday, 09:56 PM
Well I'm in. It's time to start the Summer of Rhythm Guitar...might use this as a influence.
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Yesterday, 08:54 PM
Sorry I thought was just being a nice way of saying you liked it, not that you actually would like more. Happy to oblige!
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Yesterday, 08:49 PM
1. Yes, it will handle a minimum of 4 ohms for all combinations of speakers. The external speaker jack is in parallel with the internal speaker...
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Yesterday, 08:36 PM
I'm bringing back the virtual jam mofos. Seeing if people would be up for doing all jazz blues. Go deep dive with different heads, work on vocab,...
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
I like you was not aware until I started to deep dive into the JP20. That’s when I realised the guitar in the picture I linked, was not this one.
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Yesterday, 08:24 PM
:grumpy:
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Yesterday, 08:19 PM
Not Berk-leE
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Yesterday, 08:10 PM
Memorial Day bump for a great vintage setup price drop
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Yesterday, 08:08 PM
Bump for Memorial Day. Unforgettable guitar
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Yesterday, 07:58 PM
I read the interview. I couldn't really see 2 sides of an 'argument' as such. So... they're both right?
Didn't read the pre-amble. Maybe it sets...
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Yesterday, 07:51 PM
I've seen that photo, but never put 2 + 2 together that it didn't match the gig photos of his working D'Aquisto. Thanks! As for who made the...
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Yesterday, 07:48 PM
Having listen to many classical guitars on youtube, I agree hanikas sound really good. Great tone and sustain. Kind of a pain to get them here. That...
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Yesterday, 07:40 PM
Beautiful write up. Look forward to future posts.
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Yesterday, 07:24 PM
What does the B E stand for in JGBE?
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Yesterday, 07:21 PM
Yes I don’t think it is well know, that Joe had two D’Aquisto’s.
One was carved and he never took it out, the other was a laminate which he played...
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Yesterday, 07:11 PM
Well, yes really. The weasel word is ‘mostly’; in other words they all use their pinky :)
From a practical point of view I find that CG...
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Yesterday, 07:07 PM
That's not an f hole, it's a c hole. :cool:
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Yesterday, 07:03 PM
pete was totally on fire on that gig.
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Yesterday, 06:47 PM
When I gigged with Raezer's Edge ER cabs I typically turned the tweeter control up about 1/4. This added balance to the sound and eliminated any...
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Yesterday, 06:30 PM
Well, general rules apply, usually. And then there are the exceptions.
I bought a Danelectro 7 string guitar. You'd think that the p/ups they...
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Yesterday, 06:07 PM
Parker's bridges are generally hollow. He removes most of the wood inside it to make it as light as possible, since he thinks heavy bridges affect...
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Yesterday, 05:47 PM
That's why I'm saying I don't really think it's voodoo - meaning some weird fault in the pup itself. Pups don't disfavor certain strings, it's only...
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Yesterday, 05:35 PM
My concern is the 400 is a Norlin era model and has been stamped “2nd”…
this could be my forever guitar but in the case of trade options or sale...
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Yesterday, 05:34 PM
In appearance there was no change but as both pups don't have pole screws I suppose the slugs could generally be deeper into the AZ cover but that...
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Yesterday, 05:23 PM
That's funny. I bought a 2006 AF86 in January (it's a predecessor of your AF95) that still had the foam strip under the bridge! As noted in this...
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Yesterday, 05:17 PM
I see. I meant the pup height.
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Yesterday, 05:06 PM
Maybe the rules vary by country: in Canada certificates are only required for import or export. The permit is to be applied for by the Canadian...
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Yesterday, 04:58 PM
Obits in the LA and NY Time both say he died in Los Angeles.
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Yesterday, 04:51 PM
The Super 400 CES is just marvellous- I would urge you to play one if you get the chance. Magisterial and utterly accomplished. Effortlessly great.
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Yesterday, 04:48 PM
I like the sound of the tweeter in my Genzler, but I do turn it down 15% when playing a Heritage Mimi Fox through it. With my Acoustic guitar,...
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
All I did with this guitar was lower the neck pickup a bit and tune the strings down a step to make it easier for me to play. Other than that I...
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Yesterday, 04:39 PM
Blessed. Mr.Campellone placed me on his list today. I have wanted a Campellone Deluxe since the mid-late 1990’s. HooRahh.
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Yesterday, 04:36 PM
George Benson / Pat Metheny style 2-5-1, using ghosting instead of inside/outside picking
There have been a ton of discussions on the guitar...
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Yesterday, 04:32 PM
I do not know the answer to that.
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Yesterday, 04:28 PM
No height change. The guitar has always had a great action the neck is excellent. I've always had a really low action. It couldn't be lowered. Prior...
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Yesterday, 04:26 PM
That is the first Saguaro cactus f-hole on a guitar I have seen. Nice rig.
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
I see. Makes me wonder what it was. Did the height end up different, the eq of the pickup fixed it, something with the mag or magnetism. I wouldn't...
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Yesterday, 04:16 PM
Had one I loved years ago and sold it (?!). Interested in one again. TIA
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Yesterday, 04:15 PM
Just decided to experiment with a cheap pickup and it worked. I didn't have to change anything else.
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Yesterday, 04:14 PM
you‘re right re the choices Hanika offers. I found this particular one at the wonderful SICCAS GUITARS store in Karlsruhe where the selection of high...
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Yesterday, 04:11 PM
Check him out. Tronzo does some interesting music. You may like the YouTube videos of the Berklee staff jams also. Good stuff.
This was a good...
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Yesterday, 04:11 PM
It's new information for me that Joe had a carved D'Aquisto. I had always assumed it was one of the plywood electric models. Shame on me! And...
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Yesterday, 03:57 PM
Because guitar speakers typically drop off frequency response around 4500-5000 Hz; an FRFR speaker might go up to 20,000 Hz. For many electric...
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Yesterday, 03:36 PM
I appreciate these thoughts. As I say, I find this kind of discussion to be very interesting, and even central to my own subjective conception of...
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM
Online discussion tends to be dominated by argumentativeness and defensiveness, especially defensiveness about one's own choices and purchases. ...
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Yesterday, 03:18 PM
How did you determine that it was the pickup itself that was the problem?
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Yesterday, 03:14 PM
100%. They try to use words like "sterile" LOL... which really just means ultimate consistency... UNLIKE Fender and Gibson.
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Yesterday, 02:32 PM
Please tell me this was recorded for posterity.
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Yesterday, 02:28 PM
Yes, those low priced south-east built Ibanez guitars are a bang for the buck. Ok, some need a correct set up, and for all it is recommended to...
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Yesterday, 02:13 PM
"Ironically I'm sitting in the car just as the rain has arrived."
Oh my, what have we done? We should have started with But Beautiful. ;)
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Yesterday, 02:06 PM
The Martin is gone and the first of two moderately priced archtops has arrived. I just thought this would feel a lot more at home for me (and so far...
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Yesterday, 01:59 PM
Sure thing, but I need to install my copy of Guitar Pro first so I can post proper charts instead of "x-0-x-0-x-0" gibberish.
Speaking of...
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Yesterday, 01:56 PM
Yea... It can happen ...a couple of ways,
1) Perform with real Jazz Players, what that means is we don't play Jazz Tunes...we play in Jazz Styles....
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Yesterday, 01:56 PM
Interesting viewpoint.
I started playing in the mid-1970s. Jazz (and I could argue American culture generally) was forward-looking. In 1975 the...
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
Based on this thread, I got Berkman's book.
I'm part way though it and have already learned something that it feels like I should have known for...
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Yesterday, 01:28 PM
The funnies example of this is with David Grisman and the album Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass. One side of the album had a dog with sunglasses, a man...
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Yesterday, 01:22 PM
That makes sense
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Yesterday, 01:21 PM
I think it's a fundamental skill even though we tend to talk about other things more often.
It develops with time on the instrument, whatever...
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Yesterday, 01:17 PM
Michael (Mike) Danzi playing a rare Pilar archtop at the Scala Theater in Berlin, 1935:
Mike Danzi - Wikipedia
Mike's memories "American...
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Yesterday, 01:17 PM
Here's my favourite rig:
Polytone Mini-Brute
2x12 Cab
Vintage "Lucky Buck" Thinline Telecaster
Pedals on a slightly modified pallet :)
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Yesterday, 01:17 PM
https://fendercustomersupport.microsoftcrmportals.com/en-us/knowledgebase/article/KA-01901
This links to Fender's instructions for setting up a...
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
The thing i don't get is all the hate on guitar forums for PRS.People complain about guitars from overseas and you have this great builder here in...
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Yesterday, 01:09 PM
In addition to a.m., in case I would have to sell a 63 ES175 here in Germany I would do as following.
The authorities in Germany ask for an...
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Yesterday, 01:07 PM
This is a helpful thread for someone like me, who hasn't sold a guitar since the late 80's. I have one that I'm thinking of letting go and been...
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Yesterday, 01:07 PM
I plugged my Sadowsky into the GenzBenz acoustic amp and it sounded really nice, especially for 4/4 FG-type comping
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Yesterday, 01:01 PM
I have direct experience to say this is basically true. We recorded an album late 70's. We were an eclectic mix of Brazilian, Caribbean, and...
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Yesterday, 12:55 PM
It gets complicated, does the versatility of the Super 400 put offset the size..?
As a couch concert artist, the option just came up..and of course...
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Yesterday, 12:40 PM
To my knowledge a CITES certificate is mandatory for any trading of such an instrument, either abroad or inland. Also, only the seller can ask for a...
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Yesterday, 12:33 PM
I'll trace mine and scan it into a PDF for you.
Are you in Canada ? I'm just curious if a Mann-branded guitar ended up outside of Canada.
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Yesterday, 12:16 PM
I don't think any of my family would want my guitars but they'd enjoy selling them!
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Yesterday, 12:16 PM
I'd be very curious to know your experiences with the Hahl!
I don't think that the energy requirements of the top are dependent on how the...
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Yesterday, 12:14 PM
Good luck. Hopefully you're not asked to play Italian folk songs. (my in-laws always ask me, so I did learn Volare).
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Yesterday, 12:10 PM
This is going to be an amazing project.
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Yesterday, 12:10 PM
The only reason to put a label on something is to assist in the selling of said something. E.g. in the old days, where to find it at a record...
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Yesterday, 12:09 PM
In 2023, I had the opportunity to A/B test a Sadowsky Frank Vignola side-by-side with an Eastman Romeo. I have been very happy with the Romeo since...
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Yesterday, 12:03 PM
I leave it off on my Blu when playing an archtop. But it’s great for chimey Dumble-like tone with a ZenDrive or similar effect, especially with a...
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Yesterday, 12:03 PM
I have decided to commission a guitar with Allen Park, Michigan luthier Gary Zimnicki.
It's All in the Details - Zimnicki Guitars
Gary builds...
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Yesterday, 11:00 AM
The Parker Nylonstring sounds a lot less strident than his models made for steelstrings and I have to give it to the player : his left hand technique...
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Yesterday, 10:41 AM
Perhaps you could upload to YouTube Music. The video wouldn't seem to be that important, considering it was a radio broadcast. You can make the...
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Yesterday, 10:28 AM
I like the adjustable tweeter on my raezers edge cabinet. I keep it on but at a very low output level, just barely enough to add a little air and...
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Yesterday, 10:27 AM
https://youtu.be/P80L_z2QjAk?si=wx7q40GCdzgG4F2V
Some interesting analysis of statements made by PRS.
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Yesterday, 10:24 AM
Most tweeters start putting out usable signal between 1.5 and 2 kHz. You can’t just wire a tweeter in as a second full range driver, so some kind of...
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Yesterday, 10:16 AM
AFAIK, Joe and John Pisano were best friends to the end (at least that is what John Pisano told me). I still think it is sad that Joe's best friend...
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Yesterday, 10:14 AM
Joe's carved D'Aquisto was sold to a rich collector pay for medical bills after his cancer Diagnosis.
Joe's plywood D'Aquisto was in the...
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Yesterday, 10:05 AM
Yes, that was interesting, I hadn't heard of him, which is unusual. He's an associate professor at Berklee, you know :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 09:58 AM
The story of my 175 will haunt me to the grave. I got my first guitar (a United Elitone flattop for $10 new) at 9. By the time I was 11, I’d gotten...
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Yesterday, 09:55 AM
All art will always change. Notwithstanding that, there's no harm in remembering, appreciating, acknowledging and enjoying great periods of art from...
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Yesterday, 09:44 AM
I use the tweeter on my RE Stealth 10ER cabinet. It's just too dark for my taste without some tweeter. It's adjustable, and I tend to run it...
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Yesterday, 09:31 AM
I get it. But then why do archtops sound so much brighter through FRFR?
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Yesterday, 09:28 AM
The search engine is a bit quirky. I typed "Carvin," and while I got the Carvins, I got a bunch of other stuff that begins with C. Celestion,...
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Yesterday, 09:27 AM
Not many, if any, do - certainly private sellers. I've been looking at a lot recently for that purpose.
From your post it sounds to me as though...
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Yesterday, 09:15 AM
Or maybe it's one of the very few that has been recorded properly? Sadly I'm not aware of any recordings at all of the "classical archtops" Alan...
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Yesterday, 09:09 AM
AFAIK he didn‘t record with it but he did make some videos with it.
https://youtu.be/J5wOdikpRu8
He might have played it at some guitar shows...
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Yesterday, 09:08 AM
He had a distinct sound and style. Not sure if you want to put a label on it but I find his music quite moving and has great energy.
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Yesterday, 09:07 AM
I’ve heard that story before. Probably from you LOL.
Were Pisano and Joe on good terms when Joe was near the end of his life? I’m not aware they...
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Yesterday, 08:56 AM
In my experience adjusting the tweeter on my Fishman Artist makes little difference to guitars with magnetic pickups, specifically archtops. I have...
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Yesterday, 08:54 AM
That Dale Unger could be a nice grab. Replace the pickup with your favorite.
Free shipping on a '65 Twin? Yikes.
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Yesterday, 08:43 AM
Dave Tronzo is an interesting musician.
https://youtu.be/i9415x9NZsc?si=ocyo81kmQzPIANff
https://youtu.be/ItSyiMApcRE?si=iXeyMMsGQ9vd0L9F
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Yesterday, 08:39 AM
I tend to ramble so I had to chop a lot out, but here’s something. I’ll get into some weirder stuff soon:
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Yesterday, 08:26 AM
Wonderful tune. Szabo’s music and “Silent Way” sound like they share the same influence. I wonder if some of that because of where the composers were...
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Yesterday, 08:13 AM
For me personally, I handle it quite simple.
I stay away from guitars built with parts of Brazilian Rosewood without mentioning a CITES certificate...
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Yesterday, 08:12 AM
I crashed with a bike some years ago and got an undislocated radius fracture. I too managed to drive the 10 kilometers home on the bike.
And then...
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Yesterday, 07:58 AM
Very well, but not till I've answered the two points you made. First, the line about Derek Bailey was light-hearted. It was a joke. I was trying to...
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Yesterday, 07:41 AM
Welcome here.
To answer your questions, guitar amps with a transistor power amp can usually accept a speaker impedance between 4 - 16 ohms.
Same...
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Yesterday, 07:34 AM
I don't think he cared for the EEJP. Did he ever record with it?
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Yesterday, 07:21 AM
I wouldn't worry about the plexus nerve block - that stuff works, and the chances of closed reduction for many of these "boxer" fractures are good....
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