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This site is more valuable for people learning jazz than those who are already advanced. It is great having strong players around who contribute and...

So it always bugs me why it is illegal (where I live and most of the world) given its relatively harmless nature when compared to society's drug of...

Well, Vinny forced me to finally acquire a Rivera JS. This one is a 15” with the Jensen speaker. This place is dangerous for your wallet. Thanks...

FWIW $12,350.93 United States Dollar As of today...... :cool:

Not a great example, but hey, it’s a Campellone Deluxe! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb1n8Bjqbck

And it sounds like…?:rolleyes:

Absolutely beautiful guitar BM!

Exactly. I ordered a strictly acoustic. That’s the only way to order, for everything else has to be done on this side of the pond. Observe the pick...

The strings on the Ibanez 2355 are Dunlop nickel round wound 12. Very warm sounding. TI 12 flat wounds were used on the Gibby. I think with this hint...

I use this. I also have loose leaf mss paper which is good for finished pieces (or chord charts.) But this is my workaday manuscript paper....

Just an observation from one who participated in some of the earlier jams: I think I've seen the face of practically everyone who has posted in these...

This is the amp ! https://youtu.be/KhWW2bphyt0

I hear music in my head and have done so since childhood. I can alter it at will - pitch, tempo, etc. The hard part is getting it to the fingers and...

It's not mystical and it's not physical, it's just thought and memory. Most of us hear our minds repeating a certain tune to itself, like playing...

You have no other problems. It really is a waste of time. I really like everyone.:smile-new:

Studying sight-singing and counterpoint are good for this. I would sing the first note of a phrase or line then imagine (audiate) the next one, then...

Agree C74, and I know you’re on the I-side))) But those strings?! I still want to know if they’re different, and what are they on the 2355.

Body size at lower bout: 18" Scale length: 25 1/2" Nut width: 1 9/16" Materials: Solid carved bookmatched fine grained Sitka spruce top; solid...

ebony board

I have a simple rule - I try not to offer any criticism of anyone’s playing unless they request it. Even then I prefer not to!

Hi there. Well, I´m in Europe,in Barcelona, Spain. I ship worldwide with Fed Ex (Only 100% Insured shippings) I´ve sended guitars to Usa, Japan,...

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Many thanks for your question. If I´m not wrong, you are absolutelly right

A guy called Edwin Gordon wrote a book about this - Learning Sequences in Music (crap title) - that was quite influential in music education circles...

I´ll take pictures off the measurements and send you all

Yes you are right Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard Not Laminated European Sprice Top

Those are just some of my general observations on human behavior, offered with the hope that they might assuage a bit of the emerging angst here. ...

Grappelli didn't call him Young Django for no reason: https://youtu.be/0R_FxBZOjNQ

That is awesome.

I am not 100% sure, what we are discussing about but,.... The “inner ear” is with all of us all the time. It is when an hook gets stuck in our...

so now kris is getting unsolicited advice on how to deal with unsolicited advice?

I was living in the Cincinnati area around 1973-74 timeframe and someone suggested I go hear Cal Collins, as I was getting curious about jazz...

This one works pretty good if you aren't put off by it being geared to bass players: SBL Groove Trainer on the App Store

Welcome to the forum! You may enjoy exploring the playing of such guitarists as Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo.

The beauty of this semi hollow guitar (and of course others) is that you can make it anything you want. With flat wounds and some amplifier (Quilter...

Congrats, these Levins are among the best European guitars of their time ! The higer models I have seen used Grover tuners, lower grades had Van...

He's also on 3 tracks (2, 4, and 11) from the Project G-5 tribute album to Wes. Here's the track list.

I originally did a search for Cal Collins and all that showed was a thread about Phil Collins and his divorce. Lol I was able to recently find a...

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Here's an earlier thread on it with an audio comparison of 16 month old TI flats and brand new ones on the same archtop plus a lot of input from...

Congratulations, and play it in good health! :encouragement:

When I switched to Henriksen amps I started with the Bud 6. Amazing sound for its size and very portable, but lacking a bottom end. I then moved up...

My computer won't let me hear the clips. That said. I think it important to remember that, since the Ibanez is based on the Gibson design, much of...

I sold my original Bud and bought the newer Bud 6, strictly for the lighter weight. (I often need 2 channels, hence the Bud not the Blu.) I didn't...

HEAR here:

It's at the bottom of the post - 11.700€

But it's a bit distressing that anyone should feel or be made to feel defensive in an ongoing exchange about one of the shared loves of our lives. ...

thanks so much!

Well in all the hubbub about the guitar, is there an actual Asking Price?

Thanks for the info! Now if we can perhaps hear it action?

Bob Parlocha used to play a good bit of Cal Collins from time to time.

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And TBH, anyone contemplating the purchase of a 5 figure guitar really should do some homework on it. The price of a copy of Van Hoose's book and an...

In an acoustic instrument, much of the energy from the vibrating string is dissipated in setting the top in motion. This effect is more pronounced in...

If you are comparing the Blu to the first generation Bud, there will be a difference as the power amps in those two are torally different. But the...

Thank you for your kind comments and for rotating the pic. I wish I knew how! It looks much better now. Cheers

I love this video...not just because I think he's one of the underrated greats of ALL TIME, but because, here he is playing a Godin after playing...

I love how Cal keeps expecting Jimmy to end his solo and Jimmy goes another round, and another, and another.

Rotated the photo here for you, because a gorgeous old Gibson needs to be seen like this. Congrats on the new 175, nothing beats a great new (old)...

I don't think he was insinuating anything, just pointing out something that the seller didn't specify.

1. When the intonation goes out. Corrosion makes the strings un-even. Put a guitar tuner on the guitar and check every fret. Just play up each string...

I prefer an endpin jack, but there are many ways of getting the job done. There are small endpin jacks available which externally are the size of a...

Hmmm. I see the red wraps of TI strings on the 175, but the 2355 ends are not wrapped? Not the same strings? Could make a difference. Having...

Oh, people definitely have bad tone...

This instrument is a great example of the reason for that phenomenon. It’s a wonderful guitar that most of us would love to have and use. It’s not...

My budget is really tight would you consider €2000 for it regards John

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Ah, not mine. I have admired that headstock "from a distance." You jumped right in! I am a lucky gearhead and a lucky advanced-beginner...

The first seems a little brighter, but if you told me they were the same guitar with the tone knobs set differently I'd believe you. They're both...

No. 2 sounds a little fatter so that would be my preference. Don't want to guess as to which one that is I seem to fail those tests!

Maybe some day my ear will develop to the point where I can tell the difference between the two, but this certainly isn't that day. Both sound fine...

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Thanks, David!

Not necessarily, but i prefer the guitar 2

I've done that but, again, the papers I have gotten in the past have seemed shoddy. I have gone that route before, but prefer to work with...

I just came here to make sure someone posted Lage's "Emily"... you didn't let me down! For jazz on a LP, I'd go P90 every time. It's funny because...

My guess would be you start with the Gibson and end with the ibanez.

Hi James, Ant writes that it was Dave Mannington on bass and Dave Hamblett on drums. Both are great players. I don't know Dave Mannington...

Very similar IMO. I prefer the second one.

Hi everyone. The direct link to the GoFundMe campaign in support of Peter is here: Fundraiser for Peter Mazza by Dave Bricker : Support from the...

What’s not to love with this guitar? GLWTS

Nice S400. Where are you located in EU ? GLWTS

Hi, The neck is 1 and 3/4 inches. The scale length is 25". The next contour is a very nice D shape that is neither thick nor thin....perfect. ...

My most interesting practical experiments on all that has been trying to get a jazz sound from solidbody guitars. What seemed to make the biggest...

The search for tone is a distraction from learning to read. Besides, it is all in the head. Nobody has bad tone: guitars, amps and things are made...

Memorable quote: "I got the Les Paul. It felt awfully cold, so about six months later I traded it for the ES175."

Number one priority for "tone" is that the guitar feels right and that intonation is spot on. If the setup is out of whack, the guitar (and your...

GM, not meaning to stand up for anyone but it's just a fact that most* (not everyone of course, just the majority) prefer the 1 11/16 width. Kenny...

I'd never play a Paul ibut there's obviously many that do in jazz and get a nice sound. I just started out on archies from the beginning and was...

Thanks! That's the one. Not too many archtops pop up down here and I was happy that this one did. So nice to try out a guitar in person compared to...

You can be almost 100% sure it has a (more) narrow nut - but what are you insinuating with that comment ???? The good people who are regulars on this...

That sounds like a good idea with filling the holes first on the neck. I'm not particularly set on using a DeArmond per se but it seems like a...

Thank you

Haha, its completely different to anything I have ever done. I will post when I get it, stand by for further info!

I see it now.Thank you. Bad eyesight on my part.

Sorry to hear that kris but I fully understand your decision, based on comments made on this forum. I keep in contact with Dutchbopper outside the...

There is the link. But please check his FB (or Peter Bernstein's FB - it is there too) PS I cannot get to the link as it is connected to...

Here he is with Jimmy Raney: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OWpfN9PP2Uw

Yes, that was a purely speculative question on my part. I have gotten the sense that, at least for some period of time, an archtop was considered...

Single coil, because I am sure I can find a spot without interference on a deserted island

It may be a 1 9/16 nut.....

Yes, but is it a les paul if the neck is bolt on? Nitpicking…

and that’s what I call a growth mindset haha maybe I’m weird but I enjoy failure (at least private failure). It means there’s something I can...

Just did it with twinkle twinkle little star, the thing I learnt was that I can't do it.

Congrats!

Sakashta made nice guitars. Beauregard makes nice guitars. The fundamental design concept for these guitars does not originate with either of them....

Well it’s good practice. It’s worthwhile to do that with any bit of musical material your working on. Not every way of playing something is practical...

I do not think so. I had long discussions with Duchbopper on this subject. As you know, he has completely deleted his account on the forum. And I...

Whatever guitar I have for sale on this forum at any given time is the best jazz guitar for jazz and blues.

Yum! Yum!

Nice cherry burst. 1 5/8th inch nut width, laminated maple back and rim, original pickups, I suppose? It would help your sale to include more...

Sorry to read about Peter Mazza's condition. Is there a GoFundMe me link? I'd like to chip in something.

Welcome to the club. Guitarist are notorious for being bad sight readers. It’s probably got something to do with the way most of us learn as...

Ulf Wakenius used a Aria Pro II for years with Oscar Peterson. https://youtu.be/Po6FghnJyyk

I've wanted a red Les Paul Custom since I saw Clint Strong do stuff like this back in the 80s: Sure seems like jazz to me: