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Dunno if this has been mentioned before in the thread, its too long to read, but look at the results, 15% of voters say that music is their career,...

Took the time last weekend to shape the neck

it’s also true that talented people often have zero interest in working in management.

I studied information technology, and the guys who never graduated are probably the richest today.

I had a law professor once tell me that his experience practicing law prior to teaching, informed him that the A students often wound up working for...

Full-tempo Aebersold kicked my ass tonight. Not worth posting yet, but will keep at it.

I’m a recovering pro. I still play some paid gigs, but I haven’t relied on it for income in quite some time. I’m feeling much better now.

7.8 lbs.

So beautiful Mark, thank you. "Oh skylark. I don't know if you can find these things. But my heart is riding on your wings. So if you see them...

Clamping cauls, archtop then or just not to scratch too and backplate? Looks really good! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got a couple of hours yesterday to flush sand the shell: I also traced the body shape on the spruce and Birdseye maple using a 1/8” washer to...

To be honest, I don’t think I learned anything from that guy except that satisfied customers still consider buying from your competitors, but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cefJa-fNeY

OP: recommend trying out both guitars. I did that recently and my ears liked '59 reissue better than '66(?) with the chrome tailpiece, which in turn...

Make an offer Monday

Chrome/nickel… has a lot to do with where you live. My barrier island life destroyed anything nickel. Chrome faired ok. Dave don’t fret on...

Curious what the Ibanez issues were? MIJs or other countries? ty jk

Jim that’s a seriously nice guitar! GLWTS) jkdave

Thanks Dave :) It's definitely a better guitar than I am a guitarist! lol

Talking about compensation with somebody on the AGF I got an interesting idea. The typical archtop saddle is a lot thicker than the (bone) saddle on...

Is chrome or nickel better I really don't know if there is a preference. Chrome wears better usually.

With almost any strings, the saddle has to be slanted to get decent intonation. That's just the way physics dictates it. Traditional saddles have...

Well, its a bit magic, but hearing is believing. Try it, it will work for you as well, as it has for numerous of the jazz guitar greats Edit: And...

Do you have a scale to weigh this?

Sounds good to me. I always wanted one. Especially since I do a lot of direct recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkSc4_f_pSk...

Yeah I find that pretty comical as well. I had an early 70s Strat with a 3-bolt neck for a while. The bolts could not be tightened enough to keep...

Boss dc2 or the behringer copy cc300

Makes sense, but this is slightly complicated. The tailpiece will have to be moved because the neck is slightly off center (made that way,...

Evidently straight refers to the saddle, not to its orientation w.r.t. the strings. I took a ruler to the compensated saddle on my jumbo (made by...

So the lesson was that it is better to suck up than to be right? =)

It's a little like a George Benson with the acoustics of a hand built jazz box. That's an exceptional and unique guitar for the right person. I love...

Whether it's original doesn't really matter. What you need is to match the holes in the tailpiece with the holes in the rim. Of course, if you...

The usual "straight" saddle is not straight across. If you look closely, you'll see that it slants from e to E when the base is perpendicular to the...

Thanks for that memory! I sold the Les Paul. I honestly can't remember what I was thinking, but it might have been that plinkiness that some...

I'll send you a paypal right now, just give the nod.

That calls for an apocryphal "university professors of marketing" story! I got my MBA from St Joe's many years ago the old fashioned way - 2 years,...

I don't know who you is here, but let's make this simpler: which design gives the most accurate intonation with all strings for a common steel string...

Rick, I remember your 76 L-5S. That was a beautiful guitar and if memory serves me, it sounded damn good. That guitar probably had patent stamped...

What I have is not an original tailpiece, so getting out my ruler won’t help much, unfortunately :)

Leo Fender liked the three bolt neck and you will find them on G&L guitars. My understanding is that CBS did not do a good job with them and as a...

I see two outputs on many delays and choruses with only one input. But many are just parallel mono outputs. And many “stereo” effects with 2 inputs...

Examples abound! No one wanted 3 bolt Fenders when they made the switch from 4. For no good reason, everyone assumed that 3 were inferior - and...

Guitar players often pay for what is in their imagination rather than what is in their ears.

Upon reflection, I'd add this. The foundation of good jazz is rhythmic feel, aka, time feel. It's hard to write about, so on-line posts tend...

What I find especially funny about all the esoteric discussion of Gibson pickups is that the consensus for many years was that it was all downhill...

The original L5S was 24 3/4. No question about it. It was always an odd fact that this guitar was similar to the L5 only in the decoration and...

If travel light is a concern then I’d get a steinberger spirit and a mooer ge200 and be set. The headless bat has some jazz provenience btw

You have no measuring devices? All I can suggest is to measure what you have - distance between holes, from the top, etc, and look for a tailpiece...

Behringer pedals are basically complete circuit copies of Boss pedals.The only difference is the plastic housing instead of metal.Sweetwater had them...

My late '70s Deluxe Memory Man (AC-powered) was my intro to what the sales guy described as "twelve-string in a box". I used it sparingly. I found...

The wound G intonates fine with a straight saddle, but the plain G is the problem because of the much bigger diameter. The b intonation will be a...

True enough - but I think the reason for that is something most don't quite understand: few (if any) cared about these things back then. There was...

Hopefully, with your renovation, this 'ugly duckling' will turn into a swan. Please keep us informed on your project, and good luck.

Awright, go for it!

What a fantastic guitar, Jim! I don't think I've said this 3 times in a decade or more, but I wish I were 20 years younger right now so I could...

I'm a child of the 80's. I love Chorus. I try not to use it too much...but if it's just me at home... I use the built in chorus on my Yamaha...

Well, I couldn't resist. I have a weakness for weird old guitars that have been unwisely altered. And I have successfully done similar wood repairs...

Many folks here tend to snub chorus, I still use it here and there, especially for theater work, and especially for acoustic nylon/steel. I have a...

Thanks and agree with everyone, it's a wonderful guitar.

Yes they are sleepers definitely, I took mine to a famous classical guitar builder and he told me I don't need anything else for a long time.

Since you are concerned about travel, consider a Telecaster. I found this photo of a Stratocaster in a suitcase. A Tele would be a little easier to...

Things were all over the place in the '60's. For instance, I have a gold pickup from a '68 LP Custom here, and have been told that it could still be...

IMR @MarkKleinhaut owned and gigged a Barney Kessell which had exactly that. It sounded great through a BF Deluxe Reverb. In short words it...

Can relate to the Martino reference. That early GP cover with PM and his L-5S kind of imprinted me. There was a music store that had one, and I...

From experience both as a professional photographer and musician I have always felt that the term “professional” had a lot more to do with attitude...

You may not speak for all of us, but you have nailed my thoughts with uncanny precision! Thanks, Jabbs! :smile-new:

I have one of these. It is an excellent guitar. Good luck with the sale! :encouragement:

thanks. that would be great. i'll send him a msg

For all answers +1 I would also add a fast-tempo phrase exercise that is not directly related to a given tune.. I just mean playing melodic lines...

I had a CY-140, awesome booming sounding guitar. Only sold it to buy a flamenco.

I've ALWAYS preferred thighs to breasts. Maybe on women too. :redface-new:

Aesthetically, the 3-piece top on all but the later ones always bothered me. Grain not even matched well. I owned one from the middle period, 3...

Not an expert on fast playing, but my big thing is to simplify chord progressions into "highlights." For example, I hear the first 4 bars here as...

Very wise choice and good advice to employ a good luthier. I've done a fair amount of finish work with nitro, and it's best left to someone...

Yep, Bergonzi, Khan and Bruce Saunders' great book: Jazz Pentatonics - Advanced Improvising Concepts for Guitar (Mel Bay)

As I’ve been working on this tune, I’ve been trying the time compression thing—trying to feel the tune at half-time but with more chords per measure....

If it’s a good guitar that plays and sounds great, which pickups they are won’t matter unless the seller wants more money for originality. If you...

Can you share a picture of the guitar?

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I work on fast tempos by practicing with iReal. For instance, if my goal is to get comfortable with a tune at we 230 BPM, I start slower, say 160,...

I love this guitar, I wish my 7 string would sell already so I could grab it! :(

Thanks. The statement is a quote from the seller. I too felt it was a little creative! Even with my limited knowledge I am pretty clear as to the...

I’ve heard that too. But if one comes up for sale, it’d be impossible to confirm that the NOS PAF was put there by Gibson during assembly. The...

Thanks for the explanation. I am not totally up to speed on all of the variations during that period. Keith

I wouldn’t imaging it’s a problem as long as it’s not 80s pointy heavy metal guitars and fake bloody drippy stuff. Lol

Hi all, bumping up as I thought my son would use these, but he’s not going the jazz route. Thanks.

well I was hoping my son would take it over, but he is doing a different musical route and this guitar deserves to be played and gigged. I’ve dialed...

As I said, I like seeing other things. Perhaps we can change the rules to allow non-guitar things.

I have the 803 version of this guitar. Basically the same guitar but with maple and ebony. It sounds great, very barky, sounds much bigger than its...

whoops, photos didn’t upload. Check it now. Thanks.

I apologize if I’m breaking any rules. I figured that jazz people especially would appreciate these vintage drums

Bergonzi and Khan -- you got it! :eagerness:

Personally, I don't mind seeing other kinds of gear for sale, but I thought it was against the rules(?) Selling Stuff? Read here first!

This is it.