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Looks like reflections.

No, it doesn't. When Kent Armstrong fabricates the pickup I have him leave the top layer of epoxy off it so the rosewood is the same thickness.

Guitars are tools, and they work best when used for what they were designed for. With the intimate setting of recording yourself at a computer to...

i suppose you must figure out if this is a mental issue (for example, a friend's daughter stops playing automatically if she makes the slightest...

I think at least in part it comes down to an aspect of the algorithm whereby it recommends similar videos to those you've already watched/search for...

ahh Mark..Im at year 25+...its that dame GM7...

Here is an example - This is Guitar Salon International in Los Angeles Just a moment... $9000 US for a new Licari Albayzin and here is a...

Looks like an interesting trio. Got a recording?

Thanks! It’s been a lot of work, but I’d do it all over again.

Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be much of a photographer. It looks like that pic was taken with flash from a slight frontal angle. So the guitar...

says the master double bassist:). How are you old friend?!

I think they're both true. You have almost always used tippity-top gear. But when you headed off to Cuba with that $400 Dean PRS-knockoff you were...

Great guitar, Bill is a phenomenal builder.. Congrats! Cheers, Arnie..

Joe's influence was significant in two ways. First, Ray deeply appreciated Joe's musicianship and showcased it prominently during their performances....

Hard to tell without looking at the guitar up close, lighting can play tricks on photos, and this one is not a very good photo. Just make sure he's...

I have done 3 gigs with the Rutters Tele and I LOVE the TK Smith CC Pickup (mine has the adjustable pole pieces). In due time, I will review the...

Has this really been views over 6,000 times? Can anyone explain?

Always went to Snug Harbor. Not sure if it's still open.

Wish I had that..."I wish I could be more original" and BANG!!

Wow. I don't recall having heard of him before, but he had a very strongly defined aesthetic in his guitar design. Beautiful work and well...

Yea... it will be fun. Have you already put in some time with playing in open position... and can play chords etc. You really can't start...

Hello. My R.Hoyer has a subtle recurve and flatter plateau with thicker plates. It is also parallel braced, which I prefer. The tone is woody with a...

...Still Available... Make me an offer?

Took a shot at Autumn Leaves, here in G/Em. I think I'll also try it in Bb/Gm. Strange, the things we notice. I thought I was playing pretty high up...

Does the rosewood cover of the pickup alter the sound?

Two of our favorite places for live music are The Maple Leaf on Oak Street and Vaughan’s on Dauphine Street. They’re both far enough out of the...

Oh and before dawgbone inevitably asks: the amp is my 64 vibrolux reverb. I hardly ever plug into any other amp at home. To anyone who says a 35w...

Yes exactly. But it all depends on what voltage you’re supplying to the pedal. I usually run it at 18v, sag at 3 o clock (sometimes noon or lower)....

Wow, gorgeous! :eagerness: GLWTS!

Cool - thanks for sharing your settings! Always fun/interesting! With the Sag turned totally clockwise, it means "less sag" (more voltage),...

There are parallels, and it's absolutely fascinating. One thing about a violin, it receives energy from a bowed input and that moves not just the top...

Up for a great guitar!

They’re well made and good value. I found the pickups a bit bright and modern-sounding (for want of a better phrase) for my taste. Depends what...

Hello. Your description of “freezing up” both mentally and physically at sudden loud noises, could be indicative symptom of ptsd/shell shock. Have...

That’s what I thought. It’s surprising because he seems to be more prevalent at the gig although he was a sub.

Nice playing and sound by all. The music fit well with the ambience of the room. You guys are sounding smoother in your solos and tighter as an...

ha! That’s of course just what I said 50 years ago when I heard jazz guitar wizards of the 1970’s and before. The deal with the Devil was...

Tipitina's – Live Music – New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s usually has something interesting going on.

loooove this tune

Since I introduced them: not as a comparison but rather as a parallel. Too many differences indeed, but I do find it hard to believe that the physics...

Bump! I’m looking for (what I think) is the 1987-1990 model. I had one of these years ago and regretfully let it go!

Not sure … maybe? But they were dynamic and for a guitar player that would be the issue. We can crank the amp to get the baseline volume up, but...

I might ask them just to come down. “Hey can you come down when I start my solo?” I play with a sort of weird funk jazz thing and it gets...

Ask them if they think you are so loud that they can't hear themselves. And if there's more than one, tell them to take turns going to take a...

That’s because they’re not interested in listening and just wanna play above everybody. Actually, that’s only part of the problem. More than a...

Thanks, such a great player! I think his playing on the Sesame Street closing theme song was one of the factors that acclimated me to "jazzy" music,...

Try not to laugh too much when I say - there is such a thing as overthinking it.

This is a good question, and particularly pertinent for casual occasions like jam sessions. I go to jazz jam sessions frequently, mostly open jams...

I mean there's loud and swinging and then there's soft and swinging, and then there's not swinging which is always bad.

Not for everyone. There was a well known pianist. Wide range and a visionary take on harmony. He had a drummer he worked with for a while who had his...

Apparently the russian Boston cover band (forget the name) plays bigger shows than the real band.

Is there an opportunity to talk with the group and talk about this? Yes, it's an opportunity for everyone to learn group dynamics (on many levels)...

i love playing loud and i love loud drummers if they swing hard. everybody used to play so much louder. lester probably had a tone as huge as a...

Yes. I realise your last post was in jest, hence my "haha"!

Ok, I acknowledge your absurdist restriction and therefore cannot give an answer. It might be a tough world, but it's not a binary one.

I watch that series. Fascinating stuff.

This thread needs a third option. Tradition or originality: why not both, or neither? How about something else?

Although being in stunning condition and besides the nut width issue, what I do not like at all is the position of the strap button at the neck.

Be -bop Ch.Parker's melody with short impro. Barbados: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RlaZ3Dpy7c

Beautiful arrangement, maestro, bravo. One little suggestion, please come up with a better ending to the tune, that one was a bit anti-climactic....

I would be just too afraid to play either of these. I've got a Sadowsky Jim Hall worth maybe $4K that I'm afraid to pick up half the time for fear of...

I swing heavy towards originality. Please bring something new and fresh to the table, thank you. However, if you want to learn to play jazz at...

They've been sold to The Once and Future Great Dictator, Elon Musk. He needs firewood for a very cold winter. Ah, the smell of nitrocellulose burning...

Played the Tonemaster Deluxe Reverb in a private room for about an hour at Guitar Center. It’s a good amp, but I wasn’t stoked. It took me a long...

Not really. Not the way I would have done it but to each his own. Maybe one of these days I'll summon the required insanity to actually re-graduate...

Have you ever played a Jimmy D'Aquisto? I would not have believed an instrument could have such clarity, control and rich fundamental and harmonic...

Listen to Rick Beato’s “What Makes This Song Great” for that Boston song. Brad Delp’s vocals are out of this world amazing. Beato isolates them. ...

I remember diving into a blog that David Valdez wrote about Garzone's "Chromatic Triadic" concept. I spent some time trying to see if I could...

I played Jazzfest in 2017 and got to spend a weekend in NOLA. It's really glorified busking there. We heard a nice guitar/bass duo in a coffee shop...

Just beautiful!

Thank You All, for the Compliments, and Kindness Shown to Me! I confess to liking the headstock design/style as much as I like the body and...

I was just doing shells and I think the highest was C7 at the 8th. But shells make it all pretty easy. It wasn't that fast either.

Probably old news but I just googled Vintage and Rare in Bath and it's permanently closed.

I've been fooling around with a 24" Squier Jaguar, and I'm kinda digging it.

It is My Pleasure to Oblige! :eagerness: (The strap pin is even in the spot that I'd have chosen, if I had been the original owner.)

The pickup spacing shows that it’s a short scale. All of the more modern Byrds I’ve played have had 1 & 11/16” nuts, but one never knows with Gibson....

Check out Dos Jefes in the Garden District if you like good drinks, cigars and live music. Great spot with great local artists.

Sounds great! Weird in all the good ways.

Right, US sales only.....I just added that note to the ad.

Don’t buy crawfish from a half empty cooler. You want em fresh and warm.

Beautiful — but not CITES-compliant?

It'll be interesting to find out what it's like living in a pariah nation, the way things are going so far.

Kinda surprised this isn't gone yet @ the price.

I like to sub the Dm7b5 for G#9 makes it easier. I like the Cm at the 8th fret, but not the 10th fret Dm7b5.

No problem whatsoever. Masaki, over at walkin.co.jp, is easy to communicate with and a very nice fella. The guitar arrived fairly quickly, and with a...

It also makes the one on the right look like a 17"-er next to a 16".

Wow. BUT, all beautiful shapely creations deserve a rear view. :wink-new:

This is a nice simple tune but it's really in the improv that there's a chance to explore stuff. And I suppose the video is just a way of watching my...

Okay, but it’s a $12k instrument. How challenging is it to take a photograph measurement at the nut?

Does it have the short scale? How about the narrow neck width?

hi, see link below. definitely need to see preservation hall, #1 on the list below. last there in 2020, 3 wks before covid exploded there. we...

Here -

Absolutely. Most begin reading the FS pages at the top of the list.

where?

I love Boston. Such a great band.

100 watts is about right. You can really move some serious air with 100 watts.

I actually have nothing against spending more than I have spent. I've just been able to get stuff that I really like at lower to mid-level end of...

You don't need a luthier to carve tops, just a good CnC. Luthier could do the sanding, top tuning (if considered) and brace glueing. I couldn't see...

Do Benedetto inspired archtops have a recurve? Aside from the vibrational properties, I think recurves just look cool.

Lots of semi-hollow guitars but this is the only hollow-body currently on Gibson's custom shop page: Chuck Berry 1955 ES-350T | Gibson

Here's Here's that Rainy day. On the whole minor vs major -- I like to begin the head in major, end on a minor as an ending. ...

I bought this brand new Byrdland from Sweetwater a year ago. They gave me a great deal. $7K + tax.

Here: Are You New? The forum has no moderators. The administrator's name is Dirk, I've never contacted him but someone else here can tell you...

There's a Peach Guitars watermark on one of the pictures, so I'm assuming that Peach is m1austin's local shop. From what I've heard, Peach is one of...

The price has been lowered to $12,000.

$5700