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Today, 11:56 AM
Wow, wish this one was on the other side of the Atlantic. Sounds great!
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Today, 11:55 AM
Get well soon (hopefully without further help!), and idem. Well, not counting the 1 fracture I ever had at 12 or so, sustained during my one and only...
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Today, 11:53 AM
Yeah, he stood up for Jazz's golden era when no-one else really dared to. Interesting how his views elicited nothing short of disdain from so many in...
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Today, 11:51 AM
Thats what I did. Set the strap to be the least possible difference between standing and sitting and then never take it off again as long as I live....
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Today, 11:44 AM
Lots and lots of back-and-forth over at the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum about stress from straps vs. the stress from strings tuned to pitch, with...
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Today, 11:36 AM
Was it not clear that I agree with this?
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Today, 11:36 AM
That's from 1985? I didn't know Herbie Hancock did 'Rockit'.
My view hasn't changed since back then. I thought the song was good. I almost never...
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Today, 11:31 AM
Just being able to keep time, not drop beats, not rush, not drag during fills and provide additional sounds of activity now and then aren'tt enough...
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Today, 11:22 AM
At least you make no bones about it.
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Today, 11:22 AM
I'm looking at one of his books called Ballads. I like it.
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Today, 11:21 AM
Out of curiosity Vinny, how is the acoustic sound of your Cameo? Can it complete volume-wise with the rhythm cannons of old? My Deluxe with a set-in...
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Today, 11:18 AM
Here’s Ed playing, I believe the same Valle guitar, a couple years ago through a Henriksen Forte.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llysA2TCWuU
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Today, 11:16 AM
you’re narrowing it down which is good
you like that model
just a matter of finding one you like
without the neck dive issues
some people...
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Today, 11:09 AM
One man's shock value or gimmick might be another man's view of musicality.
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Today, 11:05 AM
I've never seen a guitar with a clavicle, much less a broken on, so I don't know how to play one.
Horrible, but it had to be done.
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Today, 10:58 AM
I was in that group. I think we did "How Deep is the Ocean" and maybe a couple others before it petered out.
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Today, 10:52 AM
Thank you! Here you go
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Today, 10:52 AM
Here is a link with some pics of Bryants latest batch.
Enjoy!
Bryant Trenier | Painting time again. | Instagram
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Today, 10:51 AM
I don't like the strap on the headstock, I worry about stressing the neck. But I do get straps with very wide should pad sections and deep padding to...
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Today, 10:49 AM
On the position thing, I started out classical with the guitar on the left thigh, then went folk with it on the right, but when I came to jazz I...
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Today, 10:43 AM
His album with Chico Hamilton should put any "can he play jazz?" arguments to rest.
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Today, 10:41 AM
And it's a stark contrast to the very busy 22 measures preceding.
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Today, 10:40 AM
I saw Gabor Szabo with Howard Roberts back in the 80s at Donte's in North Hollywood CA. Szabo can certainly play "jazz". E.g. they played many...
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Today, 10:37 AM
WOW- A Cameo every batch these days. I wonder why. :smile-new:
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Today, 10:30 AM
Like many others here, I could probably write a book about my adventures in guitar flipping. I've made some great friends, both virtually, and IRL. ...
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Today, 10:21 AM
Maybe you could message the seller and see if there is an opportunity to Skype about the guitar, or at least get some communication that will allow...
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Today, 10:18 AM
Two excellent replies. Years ago Szabo inspired me with his drone string usage also. It led to me exploring Arabic/Middle East/Indian musics. This...
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Today, 10:11 AM
I like it empty too. It’s like a pregnant pause before that excellent ascending chromatic phrase.
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Today, 10:08 AM
Reoriented photos. Do you you have pics of the back?
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Today, 09:46 AM
Alright just got this delivered today, so here are my thoughts.
Mine was a used model so I'm not sure what the factory setup is like for these...
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Today, 09:37 AM
So I got mine in in great condition. There is no reported issue as many others are seeing here with the bridge being too high. However, with the...
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Today, 09:34 AM
Definitions and genres can get a bit slippery, but personally I’ve enjoyed his instrumental music (not so much the vocal stuff) and have adopted some...
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Today, 09:26 AM
Curious to understand:
1. How many Levin Deluxe Owners are here.
2. Opinions - good or bad - on your experiences (handling, tone, etc.)
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Today, 09:23 AM
I listened to some of that concert. It's fine. Is it jazz? Sure, we have room for this.
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Today, 09:20 AM
I mean … good drummers absolutely know all that stuff. They *should* know the tunes as well as the other instruments, just differently.
I play...
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Today, 09:18 AM
Ahh the sweet smell of organised production.
Thumbs up!
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Today, 09:18 AM
These are just two suggestions for thinning the herd - maybe not sales stories as such, but maybe they'll help -
1. Ask yourself ' If something...
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Today, 09:15 AM
I dunno about all that. How can you tell if the stage is level? Drool is coming out both sides of the drummers mouth.
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Today, 09:13 AM
This is what I bought:
Amazon.com
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Today, 09:12 AM
Thanks.
There's still an element of vagueness in all this and I am of the worrying type!!
BTW the 125 that I was interested in, but then I got cold...
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Today, 09:10 AM
An interesting way to play scales is to base it off the chromatic scale without the stretches. So for instance the Major scale would look like this
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Today, 09:06 AM
John Mehegan Jazz Improvisation series:
Lots of roman numerals, few notes
My favorite rootless voicings start volume 4 lesson 1
downloadable as...
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Today, 09:02 AM
"For every legitimate serious buyer, I get about 20 weirdos, scammers, and tire kickers."
Yep. Once I was selling a really heavy keyboard w the...
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Today, 08:55 AM
Gabor Szabo composed and played some good music. I don’t like his whole catalog. What I do like and have heard doesn’t sound like jazz to me though....
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Today, 08:44 AM
A duo of free pioneers.
https://youtu.be/Ld7Wo7Aqz1M?si=sZGpKmD1-oLve_97
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Today, 08:42 AM
To the top for an awesome guitar
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Today, 08:41 AM
Bump for a thursday
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Today, 08:41 AM
So here's the first page of these. I'll try to post something soon with how I've been working on them.
Dropbox - articulation technique - turns pg...
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Today, 08:38 AM
I think its because the metal(s) lose there temperance over time due to stretching from tuning and retuning, the physicality with which they are...
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Today, 08:33 AM
Good eyes, Woody - one 16" thin-line (Deluxe) - others are 16" Special, 16"Standard (rosewood parts), 17" Standard (custom w/block position markers),...
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Today, 08:32 AM
I just had some time to look into the book. Some observations...
It looks like that it was written for plectrum chord melody guitar however it is...
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Today, 08:21 AM
There are posers in every genre. In my opinion free music only works if everyone is listening and taking part in the conversation. The use of...
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Today, 08:16 AM
Thats a good point.
The thing I like about the classical stuff is that there are very very specific instructions and a very clear purpose....
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Today, 08:06 AM
Except that nowadays a shipment probably no longer sees an actual customs officer (civil servant) except maybe at the very end for a stamp of...
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Today, 08:01 AM
I'm not sure about having to adopt the classical position completedly when using the 'legit' 4 finger stuff. Flamenco players come to mind for example
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Today, 07:38 AM
I agree with your philosophy and your reasoning. I haven’t bought or sold many things in the last few years because I moved the extra stuff out when...
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Today, 07:31 AM
The best looking model PRS has put out imho. He had it right at the start. The back looks like you could dive in and take a swim. Gotta love that.
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Today, 07:30 AM
For me the most educational experience was joining a big band a little over year ago.
Being able to read notes is a must. It was painful in the...
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Today, 07:27 AM
Yeah man. That color has a subtle glow. Rich details and aesthetics. Much like a fine cello. You have a looker.
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Today, 07:21 AM
a one off custom built for the head of PRS HR dept. as an anniversary present .
I Carved top semi hollow version of the Carlos Santana model with...
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Today, 07:13 AM
The #2 in sunburst and #4 blonde both look sweet.
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Today, 07:08 AM
Nels Cline is one of the few professional guitarists still active I would love to hear and see live. I haven’t yet, hopefully before he retires....
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Today, 07:04 AM
Nels Cline and Julian Lage on flat top acoustics. At the Stone, NYC 2016
https://youtu.be/zg6V_Iy4sQY?si=DDdhoVB9-4jySKme
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Today, 07:00 AM
I’d say that the scariest thing as an artist (for me) is not having any concrete way to evaluate what I’ve done.
But if you are doing something...
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Today, 06:59 AM
Except Jim Hall. And who doesn’t like Jim Hall? Ha! They played and recorded some beautiful music together.
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Today, 06:56 AM
Mine told me to stop playing for a month and take four advil four times a day.
Me: “wont it just get worse as soon as I start again?”
doctor:...
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Today, 06:53 AM
Everybody Hates Bill Evans (apparently)
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Today, 06:34 AM
Film music is a musical form, not a genre. A film score could be composed in any style of music. Its only necessary musical quality is that it was...
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Today, 05:55 AM
These are all wonderful, looking forward to checking out the specs. #4 (blonde, pickup, smaller headstock) is ticking all the boxes aesthetically.
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Today, 05:41 AM
That must be emotionally and practically very stressing, sorry for your loss.
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Today, 05:39 AM
The classic 175 shape. Custom built by luthier Petr Prochazka. Spruce top and maple back and neck.
The top is slightly thicker to be more resistent...
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Today, 05:33 AM
Velvet Darkness! A mixed album that AH said he wished he never made. I still have it on vinyl (probably because when I went crazy and sold a bunch,...
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Today, 04:50 AM
Mary Halvorson and Nels Cline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEfK0ZfbLRA
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Today, 04:21 AM
Hello. In case you haven’t heard it yet, Boulou and Elios have a new album out, “Fathers and Sons.” It’s a great album....
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Today, 04:20 AM
Wes, Grant Green, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Pat Metheny and Pete Bernstein use mostly three fingers for melodic playing. ‘Nuff said?
So,...
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Today, 04:16 AM
Understood.
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Today, 04:13 AM
The AF55 is the one hollowbody I own ATM....there's been some wild temperature changes lately around here, so she's been in her hard case in my...
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Today, 04:11 AM
It doesn’t help that GP’s are clueless about this stuff. What sorted me was an anatomical diagram in a CG book. I forget which one.
Sent from my...
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Today, 04:08 AM
The risk is that it might fall down, not that it certainly will.
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Today, 04:03 AM
Yes, it's the Favorite Standards book.
Seems simple enough but working through the book might yield new ideas to apply to your own playing ( which...
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Today, 03:57 AM
You are welcome. Hope it wasn’t too detailed? lol thanks for the compliment on my Hoyer. Let us know what you get and do. I am sure @Hammertone can...
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Today, 03:47 AM
The only one you need. Gorgeous instrument. Don’t be shy, show more pics of that Gibson.
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Today, 03:44 AM
The dynamic duo. Nice guitars.
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Today, 03:03 AM
I quite like this book:
https://www.shermusic.com/1883217121.php
If you're into books you might want to check out Mikko Hilden's Youtube...
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Today, 02:50 AM
My Comins GCS is my absolute favourite and sounds awesome through my DV Mark Acoustic amp. The Washburn J10 Orleans comes a close second.
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Today, 02:47 AM
There's always the case that the scale of the guitar is inaccurate, so check with another guitar if you can, or count the scale of the guitar...
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Today, 02:47 AM
TBH, I don't really believe in "jazz theory," separate from just "music theory." So, yeah, I've read the Mark Levine books, and the Liebman...
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Today, 02:16 AM
There are a number of guitar tech/luthier type folks on this forum and maybe they can answer that question. Intuitively, I would do what you did and...
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Today, 02:06 AM
@Enlightened Rogue thanks for the detailed post, your Hoyer is lovely and the modifications are similar to what I would do.
@Hammertone yes...
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Today, 01:53 AM
Another good duo. Ralph Towner and the late John Abercrombie (RIP).
https://youtu.be/8nUVYspjevo?si=1uCLveCLgQwTjCkD
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Today, 01:47 AM
I would have loved to see Oregon in concert. I am a Ralph Towner fan. Wonderful guitarist.
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Today, 01:43 AM
That is a sweet rig. I like that burst.
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Today, 01:41 AM
I see that you are in the UK. You are correct that nut widths on the archtops from many German builders are all over the map. In addition to Rod....
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Today, 01:29 AM
Hello. I will start off to clarify I am not an expert on vintage German archtop guitar. I am the owner of a great 1959 Rodebald Hoyer “Rumba” 17inch...
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Today, 01:25 AM
rpjazzguitar: good stuff. You've given me more to think about (which I appreciate!)!
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Today, 01:02 AM
Update on this: amp is fixed now.
Power supply diode failed. It unfortunately took out two of the main boards in the amp.
Even though the amp...
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Today, 01:01 AM
1967:
Danny W.
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Today, 12:52 AM
Yeah I don’t know. Some or even a lot of what Oregon did was free improvisation. World Music, yes. Especially coming from Paul Winters Consort. Colin...
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Today, 12:48 AM
During corona, I started selling unneeded gear by way of Yahoo Auction (I’m in Japan). I cull the items to sell, clean them up a bit, find whatever...
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Today, 12:39 AM
I used to use that old style strap method back when I didn't want to drill a hole for a button on my old ES-350.I used a regular modern leather strap...
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Today, 12:26 AM
The lead guitarist was Jerome Darr. Here is a studio log and a short bio and pics.
Date: first half of January 1953
Location: Fine Sound, New...
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Today, 12:06 AM
Ah, so Harmonic Reference also encompasses "the shifts between straight and Latin."
Remarkable term, this one.
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Yesterday, 11:54 PM
I’m selling my Ibanez AF-207 7-string. It’s currently listed on reverb for 2000.
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Yesterday, 11:42 PM
Drummers may not call it harmonic reference, but their highest aggregate level is song form which may be subdivided (into a hierarchy of resolution)....
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Yesterday, 11:28 PM
Hello folks, I know there are a few threads about vintage German guitars but this is specifically about nut width. I've been a fan of these for a...
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Yesterday, 11:14 PM
That headstock blows my mind every time I see it. The whole thing. The truss rod cover alone is so nice it should be illegal.
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Yesterday, 11:03 PM
I only sell face to face for cash locally through craigslist due to scamming, cheating, dishonest, lying buyers and no pay ebayers who outbid others...
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Yesterday, 10:54 PM
In July of '18 I had 33 gigs in 31 days and my shoulder was rubbed raw from the strap during very sweaty shows and it was getting so painful I had no...
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Yesterday, 10:41 PM
Been trying this method now for a few weeks. Wonderful. Perfect natural position standing or sitting, very light and easy on the shoulder, no neck...
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Yesterday, 10:32 PM
Hey, Marty! Where did this one end up?
Heritage H-525
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Yesterday, 10:29 PM
I am wondering about the best way to sell my L5 CES. I don't want to ship a 1981 arch top with a case. It weighs quite a bit.
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Yesterday, 10:26 PM
I have a '33 Gibson L-10 that has a slight bow in the neck and some loose binding.
I'd like to find a luthier in the Boston area who does good...
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Yesterday, 10:23 PM
I'm afraid, being now in my late 60s I take the view that if something can go wrong it will!! Trying to resolve anything these days is a nightmare!
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Yesterday, 10:18 PM
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Good luck, my friend.
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Yesterday, 10:16 PM
Thank you so much. The mist is starting to clear.
Regarding a broker, I did post a link somewhere in this thread for a British guitar store who may...
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Yesterday, 10:16 PM
For the most part, I don’t think Customs would make life difficult for you just because they can. We’re talking about very small quantities of wood...
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Yesterday, 10:16 PM
The used archtop market seems weak at the moment.
I've seen some very tempting prices on Guild Artist Awards, Heritage Super Eagles, and used...
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Yesterday, 10:14 PM
I’m willing to share.
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Yesterday, 10:13 PM
Yeah, this is a bit speculative and somewhat dicey. Many builders have had stocks of wood that go back a number of years. How do they know how old...
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Yesterday, 10:09 PM
Speaking of 2 guitars and Freddie Green. Any idea who takes the solo on this? The only guitar player listed on discogs is Freddie Green.
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Yesterday, 10:08 PM
I didn’t end up using an import broker, but I considered it. I think that they will shepherd you through the whole process if you’re willing to pay....
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Yesterday, 10:08 PM
The Brazilian rosewood is about how old it is, proving it and convincing the customs of the facts.
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Yesterday, 10:03 PM
It’s also really fun to be in a big band. The aural experience is amazing. So much natural sound.
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Yesterday, 10:01 PM
Thanks. So did you and the builder jointly arrange the shipping and did the builder physically attach the certificate to the package? If so, you are...
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Yesterday, 10:00 PM
Yeah, I agree with you, but when I was studying composition in college (during the Ice Age) You had to write that 12- tone serial crap.
I went to...
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Yesterday, 09:56 PM
Basically, the main things Customs is looking for is whether the purchase price on the CITES form matches the value listed on the shipping label, and...
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Yesterday, 09:52 PM
That is too bad.....
I guess I just don't have the patience to listen to the stories any more.....
good luck !
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Yesterday, 09:51 PM
I'm no amp expert and I haven't used a wide variety of equipment.
But, bandwidth is cheap, so here's something.
I'd guess that a 10" or 12"...
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Yesterday, 09:48 PM
Yes, It’s a scary process. I was lucky to have a builder on the other end who knew a lot and could help with information about filling out the form....
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Yesterday, 09:44 PM
Two immediate reactions to the Warelis, et al. material: First, I suspect that they're used to each other--the bass and drums both seemed to...
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Yesterday, 09:41 PM
Right. Ok. If only I knew how!!
If I'm buying an old instrument which I have never seen in the flesh from a far off land and I only have the...
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Yesterday, 09:37 PM
I sent you a PM.
Sometimes my band plays in Sierra Vista.
Including next Thursday night in the park.
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Yesterday, 09:32 PM
Boulou and Elios are one of the few guitar collaborations I enjoy listening to. Jimmy and Doug Raney too...maybe it's gotta be family?
I'm just...
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Yesterday, 09:29 PM
I like to shop around. It's not really the point I'm making though. It's about knowing the CITES procedure should I want to buy abroad. What, if...
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Yesterday, 09:26 PM
I'd agree. That's why I like the definition I posted earlier: "innovative and experimental". If any artist gets too pre-occupied with newness and...
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Yesterday, 09:18 PM
From my limited experience, if you are the buyer, you are the importer. so, you need to provide the CITES certificate.
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Yesterday, 09:10 PM
Yes, I tried again, and if I place the first part between the first and second fret, it fits, and lays on the wood fingerboard, skipping over the...
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Yesterday, 09:08 PM
Sorry to hear about your house and belongings. At least you are alive though!
My recommendations is a dual showman head and separate bass and...
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Yesterday, 09:06 PM
Jimmy Bruno talks about his dislike of “modern angular” playing so prevalent today. I agree to a point. Like anything else used excessively, it loses...
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Yesterday, 09:04 PM
Charles,
I’ll definitely keep you posted.
AKA
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Yesterday, 08:50 PM
Ha! No, but I've heard of them. I have friends in another local band, haven't had the pleasure of meeting the Fuzz Evil guys.
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