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Today, 07:27 PM
Given that the word book stems from the Proto-Germanic b?ks and the meaning of that word, it more or less follows that "digital fake books" is a...
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Today, 07:22 PM
Hi Mark,
Thanks for the continued interest - it’s going to be a fun build.
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Today, 07:21 PM
Leucadia,
The description of your Trenier is why Bryant’s backlog continues to grow.
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Today, 07:03 PM
Yes, it is quite rewarding, and even more so to have him be so genuinely excited about it. He had said he wanted to try one out, so I met him at the...
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Today, 07:01 PM
That guitar sounds fat for such a thin guitar. Did Rich’s son Wes say it was designed by Mark Whitfield?
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Today, 06:57 PM
Which Champ? Black/silver panel or Tweed?
I have an old one from the 60s.
Takes 2 easy reversible component swaps to make the preamp voicing...
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Today, 06:48 PM
The only problem i have with my Elferink that has a floating Ken Armstrong single coil pickup, is that it is mounded together with the pickguard, and...
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Today, 06:25 PM
A work of art in the making! Thanks for taking us along for the ride, Steve!
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Today, 06:21 PM
Another Mambo vote here.
Plenty of power, very low noise, Fender, Polytone and flat preamp voicing switches, digital reverb that is as good as...
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Today, 06:07 PM
Must be extremely rewarding to have your guitar played by Kurt!
Did not know Kurt was a lefty playing right-handed (assumption due to the watch)?
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Today, 05:56 PM
Yeah, having owned an HX Stomp for a while I give a failing grade to all the DSP on the Bose S1 Pro and Pro+. The awful emulation presets are named...
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Today, 05:56 PM
Please let me know if the guitar can be tried in Northern Ca.
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Today, 05:40 PM
Good thing you sold the Elferink than ...
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Today, 05:35 PM
Chords and Harmony: Alan Kingstone book (RIP); also Roni Ben Hurr: Chordability
Singe notes: Roni Ben Hurr Talk Jazz
RBH also has good MyMusic...
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Today, 05:32 PM
Same here in Wisconsin USA
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Today, 05:19 PM
Thanks, David. Feeling good.
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Today, 05:15 PM
Great news Rob - bonne chance.
David
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Today, 05:07 PM
Consistency is more important than a specific number, if you can't keep it consistent at least make sure changes are gradual. Meaning, don't go from...
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Today, 04:44 PM
Chinos, blue check shirt, Nike killshots
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Today, 04:38 PM
For the sake of balance between the notes fretted low and high up the neck, I like the pickups to be much further from the strings than the floating...
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Today, 04:35 PM
any transcriber transcribe the guitar solo from file below.its only 1 mn 14 secs long..modest price paid....im at...
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Today, 04:30 PM
Thanks Doc, now Im having symptoms of archtopessnervosis. My guitar room stays 40-50% most of the year but I turned on the heat this morning just to...
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Today, 04:29 PM
Clarinet, quite seriously. Played in the college symphonic band, both Bb & Eb. Also played around with tenor sax a bit.
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Today, 04:26 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUQ6i6BnBeg
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Today, 04:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J3uj2wqPPA
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Today, 04:20 PM
mmmm …. nice setup
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Today, 04:12 PM
When you get to 10 pages of notes, add some written examples and call it a book. Boom, professional musician. The pennies will roll right in.
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Today, 03:50 PM
Nothing. :smile-new:
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Today, 03:48 PM
How appropriate of a song choice. I don't know if he played on that particular record, but Bill Jennings played a Gretsch in Louis Jordan's band...
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Today, 03:46 PM
LOTS of info here.
https://mjq.co.uk/emi-tg-12345-abbey-road-console/
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Today, 03:39 PM
You are correct, forced air dries out the air and blows it around the house. It's why we use humidifiers in the midwest winter.
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Today, 03:39 PM
^ Yep, I think that's the answer.
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Today, 03:24 PM
I thing that in general, nylon string guitars are a little less susceptible to humidity changes, maybe because there is less tension(?)
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Today, 03:21 PM
Huh? I believe hot water baseboard heating is much safer for instruments than warm forced air.
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Today, 03:20 PM
Hey! Congrats! Another member of the Gretsch brotherhood! I'll never get used to seeing a Gretsch withOUT a Bigsby tho LOL. They go together like...
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Today, 03:20 PM
I don’t know of any. Chris’ series was my first deep dive into Barry. I made notes on each video so I could review things. When Barry was doing...
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Today, 03:07 PM
Hi Childrens,
Bump
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Today, 02:57 PM
Great info, however you might want to add the Heritage-built Archtops branded as Gretsch. I don't think many were made, however IIRC someone on this...
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Today, 02:54 PM
Update: after some minor tweeks and a new set of DR Pure Blues 11's I must say we've bonded. Guess it's really mine now since I removed all the...
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Today, 02:47 PM
Yeah. In a vacuum, I would say yes for sure. They're really good and I've found them to be worth the money.
Only thing is if you feel like you're...
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Today, 02:43 PM
On an archtop, the strings angle down from the saddle to the nut, meaning the break angle is <90° (= perpendicular). You could make that angle 90° by...
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Today, 02:35 PM
The LGB30 is a fine guitar - a student of mine turned up with one. My new archtop is a Westone L5, Matsumoto-made, Japan 1980. Best archtop I’ve had,...
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Today, 02:23 PM
Of course you should. It’s the closest you’ll get to taking Barry’s class in person.
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Today, 02:21 PM
Bass – 6
Mid – 6
Treble – 2.8
I'm hoping to post very soon the sound I get from my TOOB 8" Metro with a DV Mark EG250. It is also the exact...
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Today, 02:16 PM
Thanks Michael!
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Today, 02:05 PM
I'm wearing the same thing I wore 50 years ago--cordoroys, a button down Oxford shirt, and a paisley tie.
No penny loafers though. I go for...
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Today, 02:00 PM
thanks for the info Jack
well it’s all there Ukena !
that’s a really nice neutral jazz sound just like I need
how did you set the treble mid ...
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Today, 01:59 PM
This topic isn't really doing it for me. How about, 'What is the wifey wearing right now?' :P
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Today, 01:56 PM
If you need a gun to protect your rights, you aren’t really free.
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Today, 01:47 PM
a new archtop...well im looking at the Ibanez LGB30....very tempted...
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Today, 01:47 PM
I don’t feel it’s a compromise at all. I’ve had better than excellent results with the Bartolini 5J. Also Gibson’s BJB was nothing less than superb....
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Today, 01:44 PM
For a while I used my Little Jazz for everything, including big band.
But, I got a few complaints about the sound (more the comping than the...
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Today, 01:34 PM
Our standard for Nov 2024 will be This Can't Be Love (Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, 1938).
Background:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals...
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Today, 01:32 PM
This is one of those cases where a couple of pics would tell the story a lot more clearly! But no, the bridge wouldn't be angled towards the nut....
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Today, 01:32 PM
I tried a Roland AC60 and couldn't get a sound I liked. Always too bright.
OTOH, I've heard several jazz players sound terrific with an AER...
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Today, 01:17 PM
Should I just get em?
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Today, 01:11 PM
Yes, but does it sound 40x or so greater than, say, RMK playing on his Loar? ;)
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Today, 01:08 PM
Do I picture this correctly, that the bridge/saddle assembly would thus be leaning towards the nut?
That would feel very weird for anyone familiar...
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Today, 12:49 PM
ok..so I'm going to a political web site..so a Kevlar vest..night vision head gear and a trusty Remington 870
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Today, 12:46 PM
Keep working on it, you sound good. Playing to a recording is real hard because the track just plows through, if you play with another person you...
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Today, 12:37 PM
Thanks, I'll check in with you when it does.
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Today, 12:32 PM
Sounds great, Charles! And wonderful playing as always!
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Today, 12:31 PM
Hi Allan,
I'm so sorry for delay and I appreciate the offer.
Its a great offer, but I'm gonna pass as I need less guitars in the house, haha.
I've...
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Today, 12:28 PM
I'd like to run a related question by all of you here. It has to do with the vertical angle of the bridge relative to the arched top and the...
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Today, 12:26 PM
This guitar is my baby and I know I'm gonna regret this! Will include soft case in picture.
This guitar was a custom build I had commissioned from...
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Today, 12:23 PM
Thank you QAman. I’ve never played a Monteleone, so I can’t give a comparison, but I have been fortunate enough to have played most of the other...
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Today, 11:52 AM
The usual set up except a new 12ax7 in the beat to heck presonus tube preamp. It a tube from a old baldwin organ probably from the 1950s. It has the...
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Today, 11:40 AM
So, based on the threads here on the forum, I went ahead and purchased one of these. Straight out of the box, plugged into my audio interface...
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Today, 11:20 AM
... or clever joke masquerading as stupid, maybe? :dontknow::withstupid:
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Today, 11:20 AM
Yeah I mean … I think it’s cool. I guess I figure there’s limited time and this is one of those things that’s such a practical skill that I’d like to...
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Today, 11:13 AM
Thanks for sharing and lots of happiness with this fabulous guitar!
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Today, 11:00 AM
Do you run the pedal in front of an amp or do you go directly to PA/mixer with a cab sim?
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Today, 10:58 AM
Oh definitely. You are what you eat, so to speak.
For me, the biggest step in achieving some kind of individuality (and I say that with the...
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Today, 10:50 AM
Stupid joke masquerading as clever. Best ignored.
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Today, 10:47 AM
Never mind, prolly had sand in the channels, oh wait...
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Today, 10:45 AM
I'm wearing clothes, and a heavy load of existential dread
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Today, 10:45 AM
Indeed. I must’ve missed some of the zeros. I hadn’t bought it for 2500 either.
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Today, 10:44 AM
You're going to make me buy one... what do you run it through? It would be neat to just bring my QSC powered speaker. streamline the setup.
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Today, 10:39 AM
I have always liked both the "Polytone" solid state sound for jazz guitar and the Fender tube amp sound for Jazz/blues and rock guitar. I do not...
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Today, 10:34 AM
My offer of everything to the right of the decimal was soundly turned down.
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Today, 10:21 AM
You do know that the asking price is 2.25 Million pounds, right? You're about three zeros off their chief :cool:
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Today, 10:17 AM
"The future is already here. Its not just evenly distributed yet." - William Gibson (Maybe or Maybe Not)
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Today, 10:14 AM
For me, it depends on the guitar and the pickup. I have guitars with full-size set humbuckers, and guitars with floaters. I've come to prefer the...
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Today, 10:07 AM
eh he ...
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Today, 10:05 AM
... eh. Huh?
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Today, 09:58 AM
"The dictionary defines Transcription as when a sheila used to be a bloke, but I've known Martin, er sorry, Martine, since we were kids flicking each...
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Today, 09:52 AM
Going through the single string thing but now with seventh arpeggios. It should be easier now since I don't have to deal with larger skips more...
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Today, 09:50 AM
I watched it live with no issues. I had never heard of Sam Raderman, but now I want to hear more.
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Today, 09:49 AM
Wow… I thought we were living in a post postmodern world.
Regarding jazz amps, I started with tube amps and then migrated to SS amps (Evans,...
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Today, 09:41 AM
But to be fair to the transcriber, it might also be what they want. Jonathan Kreisberg mentioned in an interview that he had to stop transcribing Pat...
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Today, 09:41 AM
... it's a joke (inspired by a couple of similarly named threads) :cool:
However, you may still care to share...?
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Today, 09:29 AM
I would just get a Fender Tone Master (or a Tone Master Pro and Cab) and be done with it. Authentic Fender tones (Blackface or Tweed) at any volume...
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Today, 09:28 AM
I wouldn't say I work on it as an exercise, but I'd like to play more by moving up and down the neck. I've found that I have to practice with bigger...
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Today, 09:10 AM
Did you try while the live was definitely ongoing? I've already troubles in the past watching too soon after the live ended. From what I've been able...
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Today, 09:06 AM
For the upcoming solo gig, why not just use one of those? If it's a quiet-ish setting the Champ should be fine, and if it's a louder/bigger event...
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Today, 08:54 AM
Unfortunately old age and health issues intervene in my build plans and so some parts must go;
Body set from Dan Yeager of Acme Archtops;...
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Today, 08:38 AM
So, 3rd update to the TC Combo Deluxe 65 review. This one short and sweet. Been using it on my steady wednesday night gig.
I now prefer this pedal...
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Today, 07:56 AM
2500 quid is quite cheap, especially considering that you pay much more for „iconic“ guitars.
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