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Today, 07:22 AM
Exactly. Mr. Timmons will be coming for you too soon. He should, he needs us :smile-new:
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Today, 07:10 AM
Fair point.
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Today, 06:33 AM
You don't know until you try; you can speculate all you want. But this tech has gotten very good in recent years. But some people prefer to hear...
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Today, 06:30 AM
IMO, no. Not horns. However.
Neither did the EH-185. The trick with the lower-powered amps is that those players back then turned the amp all...
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Today, 06:24 AM
That's the way it's supposed to be...LOL
But guitar magazines aren't "the press", they don't require investigative journalism, it's really just...
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Today, 05:59 AM
It does help massively. But all of this can be learned.
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Today, 05:57 AM
https://youtu.be/6UIbDnlaq1A?si=TTSkFD9dFMBJDSQD
Serial music by Welsh composer, Denis ApIvor. His estate gave all his scores to the University of...
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Today, 04:40 AM
Yep. Two different things. Explain love. Some people think that if you describe it enough, you'll have it. Reality is not like that.
Theorising...
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Today, 04:39 AM
It’s a challenge, but one I’m willing to accept.
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Today, 03:14 AM
Thank you Oscar67 for your encouraging words.
I'm getting a lot of backlash at the moment from people who obviously don't like the fact that I'm...
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Today, 02:48 AM
Well I'm certainly jealous.
Wes and MM never had to worry about fishing picks out of the dryer. :cool:
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Today, 02:41 AM
After he achieves “legend” status.
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Today, 02:26 AM
So they name a guitar after him over 50 years after he dies? - sounds like something Gibson would do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu7C39M_OEg
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Today, 02:20 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk-4dcdgKQo
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Today, 02:05 AM
Thank you for sharing this. Heartfelt and hitting the nail on the head. World needs more of this.
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Today, 12:56 AM
I was grinning ear-to-ear reading this; so incredibly happy for you.
I've in the past done the same when chasing certain expensive pieces of...
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Today, 12:48 AM
respectfully, this is now the third or fourth post where you've illustrated a fundamental misunderstanding of my op (and subsequent posts).
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Today, 12:03 AM
One of my goals in the near future is to competently play piano as a. 2nd instrument, well enough to play a standard from a chart, solo. I have to...
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Yesterday, 11:44 PM
Dance, dance, dance!!!
I am not kidding. I grew up with parents who were great parents in retrospect. But their musical taste did not include any...
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Yesterday, 11:31 PM
I was fortunate to have Jim Hall as a mentor at the start of my career. (1990's) I got to play his D'Aquisto a few times and I started to wonder if I...
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Yesterday, 11:23 PM
Gibson runs the 330 once in a while the latest I knew of were in 2010 in Beale Street Blue with P90's, 2015 with an L in black with HB's, and later...
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Yesterday, 11:07 PM
IIRC Big Mike or Joe D (Max405) have one or more Crest models?
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Yesterday, 11:01 PM
Well, I was debating but think I am going to chime in. I played a Manzer archtop probably over 20 years ago and that guitar made quite an impact on...
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Yesterday, 10:18 PM
Bodies complete except for the dovetail. Now neck time :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 10:05 PM
I guess you could call it Sour Grapes. But it’s awful depressing to see how far music has fallen as an audio experience to becoming an Amway Sales...
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Yesterday, 08:50 PM
Jimmy Bruno was using one of these when he moved back from Vegas and used it on his debut cd, Sleight Of Hand.
He got a very good sound out of it, I...
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Yesterday, 08:48 PM
Wow that Manzer sounded an awful lot like a Barney Kessel tone to me. Dark and floaty. Love it!
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Yesterday, 08:44 PM
Can't wait to hear Jack's demo of his latest beauty. shreddin'
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
Bumping for offers. I have to make some room. Both the head and the cabinet are virtually unused.
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Yesterday, 08:12 PM
I don't blame the luthiers for charging top dollar for their guitars if they can sell every guitar they make. That's their prerogative.
It...
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Yesterday, 08:10 PM
You too can have a YouTube channel with less than 2 dozen subscribers, go for it!
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Yesterday, 07:55 PM
Yeah, I almost think you have to be born into a culture to really master it's rhythms. It's like language. Learning a language as an adult without an...
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Yesterday, 07:46 PM
If you need and Barker spare parts I have tailpieces and some other items. I have a number is these and they probably are going to work for most...
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Yesterday, 07:36 PM
Rick,
Very nice guitar and awesome to see Bill's personal fake book with it. As a family member, If you ever have any reason to part with the Bill...
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Yesterday, 07:34 PM
Thanks so much for this.
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Yesterday, 07:33 PM
Bump????
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Yesterday, 07:10 PM
I sunk a lot of cash into those magazines also. I guess at the time it might not have mattered to me but once I got out in the gigging world where...
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Yesterday, 06:54 PM
A wealthy man might buy an expensive guitar or motorcycle as a prop to bolster his fragile sense of self. But that does not diminish the intrinsic...
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Yesterday, 06:38 PM
That’s an interesting feature! I hadn’t noticed that.
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Yesterday, 06:32 PM
I don't know about the original WRHB, maybe they are different, but the stock RI I have I'm pretty sure is not CuNiFe, just regular alnico something....
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Yesterday, 06:28 PM
Quilter, Henriksen and Milkman all have amps that could back up your Clarus or even replace it.
I have amps from all three of those makers and I...
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Yesterday, 06:28 PM
I had one of those things called a Flip. For the reason you cite. Over the years, cameras got smaller, handier and more expensive. Meanwhile phone...
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Yesterday, 06:18 PM
The big question is whether you just want a backup amp in case of failure or if you want a potential replacement when the Clarus dies. If all you...
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Yesterday, 06:11 PM
:topsy_turvy:
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Yesterday, 06:02 PM
I would use one of my old phones. I have some that work, but just collect dust. Not the latest and greatest by any means, but they do record...
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Yesterday, 06:00 PM
Teaching pop songs at schools over the years, I soon noticed how many strumming patterns are palindromic. If you tie the last eight note of beat 2...
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Yesterday, 05:56 PM
Probably a good idea. There is damage or at least severe scuffing to the back of the headstock where it goes into the neck. All the photos are...
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Yesterday, 05:54 PM
well, maybe send Dirk a name change request
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Yesterday, 05:52 PM
Yea, it should be now. For the first few decades when I was getting into jazz guitar, I would tend to listened to Tal's 50s work more than...
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Yesterday, 05:48 PM
I heard Maurizio Pollini play this in 1978 and it blew my mind! I saw Boulez conduct on a number of occasions and met him at the 1988 Avignon...
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Yesterday, 05:32 PM
Yes it can. You can use either of them as a webcam. Of course if you’re going to do that, a simple webcam is a whole lot cheaper, and pretty much...
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Yesterday, 05:31 PM
shouldn't your user name be jameslovesjimmy?
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Yesterday, 05:17 PM
If you're going to pair it with a computer, I would just get a $20 webcam. The zoom is expensive because of the portability.
Amazon.com
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Yesterday, 05:13 PM
As I mentioned I had no time to even glance at this chart before the band was playing it. The guitar solo starts with C7#11, followed by A+(MA7)/B....
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Yesterday, 05:11 PM
You're right, I don't need super high quality just to store my ideas. Do you know if the zoom can record directly into the computer? Thank you
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Yesterday, 05:04 PM
Still available ....
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
No reason to give up on your dream. Just work on your execution.
(hey, I had the dream of playing like Jimmy Raney for over 40 years and that...
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Yesterday, 04:46 PM
My own biking days started not long after that so I still think of 2005 and younger models as "recent" ;) Funny to realise that my Norge will become...
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
I firmly believe in the value of practicing different rhythms, including polyrhythms. For example, I am reminded of the difficulty I had at first...
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Yesterday, 04:21 PM
I don't post here that much-- about 30 posts over eight years--, and genuinely didn't expect this thread to devolve into what it has; a long-winding...
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Yesterday, 04:20 PM
True enough, and they're very good. But the cheapest Zoom video cam currently available is twice the price of the Minolta and a lot more...
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Yesterday, 04:15 PM
Luna, like many other current Class D amps, has been built around the 200W (@ 4 ohm, 100W @ 8 ohm) IcePower power source/power amp module. Its...
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Yesterday, 04:13 PM
I just thought I'd throw this out there and you can all make of it what you will...
My mother was a fairly good classical pianist not good enough...
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
Maybe a Henriksen head/combo or an Evans head/combo?
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Yesterday, 04:01 PM
That is very new info to me. I have looked the PM20 up and down for a few years now and never ever knew they came with traditional F-holes at some...
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Yesterday, 04:00 PM
Zoom has made bunches of them over the years or you can buy a cheap used phone and mount it permanently on a cheap tripod.
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Yesterday, 03:56 PM
Actually, I think it's kind of complicated with top artists like actors.
As I understand, most print interviews are not paid. Most talk show...
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Yesterday, 03:55 PM
If that guitar sounds half as good as it looks, it sounds twice as good as anything I can imagine! Enjoy it in good health!
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Yesterday, 03:45 PM
Don't let us crush your dreams. Never change.
parasocial interaction's are weird (or whatev we're doing here on the message board)
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Yesterday, 03:43 PM
I haven’t listened to that piece for about 25 years. I’ll have to see if I hear it differently.
I think I do. Seems more structured to me now....
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Yesterday, 03:36 PM
I have book on twelve tone improv that is as yet more or less unopened
One day I will get around to making music that’s even less popular than...
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Yesterday, 03:17 PM
No question about it - I agree with you 100%. Questioning is good and healthy. The only reason those with extreme views have for avoiding...
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Yesterday, 03:14 PM
https://youtu.be/889PcJ3-FAo
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Yesterday, 03:13 PM
Here's how that specific model - PM20TK - appeared in the 1998 Ibanez catalogue.
Catalogue:...
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Yesterday, 03:12 PM
So I should give up my dream of being crowned the "Clown Prince" of jazz guitar?
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Yesterday, 02:47 PM
Ah yes, you are correct. My eyes failed me in this instance. That's what I thought about that tailpiece, as well. Shame, as I like the old PM style...
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Yesterday, 02:42 PM
A new video with finger picking. Could not get the video to attach/embed
?????Pat Metheny ????????????Ibanez?PM3C - YouTube
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Yesterday, 02:41 PM
Thank you all I will pass
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Yesterday, 02:32 PM
The headstock doesn't match the binding on the body. The burst is not done well. Bits like the tailpiece and headstock finish ares not the same...
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Yesterday, 02:31 PM
I meant that, judging from local ads, forum transactions, youtube channels, gear reviews etc, it 'is still the rock crowd that is the mainstream...
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Yesterday, 02:31 PM
That is interesting the back being off by 1/8th inch. I might be able to buy that but a 1/2 inch off is clearly a flaw. Does not effect the guitar or...
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Yesterday, 02:27 PM
Positioning, Smohishioning.
There’s countless individuals throughout the decades of jazz history playing multiple instruments. Many of us grew...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
I like the Benedetto method of mounting pickguards. It uses the screws for the pickup rings, just remove them, put the pickguard in place, and...
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Yesterday, 02:18 PM
FIW, that's not a Byrdland-style tailpiece (which looks quite different). It's a generic loop tailpiece found on lots of lower-priced Asian...
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Yesterday, 02:18 PM
I posted this Guitar Player article by Dave on using 12 tone patterns for improvisation in another thread, here it is again.
Advanced...
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Yesterday, 02:11 PM
It doesn't take greater skill to play an expensive guitar than a cheaper one. If a guy who can only play "Three Blind Mice" picks up a Monteleone,...
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Yesterday, 02:03 PM
Voice memo on a modern iPhone is pretty good
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Yesterday, 01:53 PM
I use voice memo on my iphone, and I usually sing them. It happens when I'm driving, when I wake up in the middle the night, iow, all the time. I...
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Yesterday, 01:52 PM
It's a 2005 Ducati 999S, so approaching 20 years old. The 999 series won 3 World Superbike Championships in 03,04 and 06 and are still being raced...
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
Also last eight of If I Were a Bell
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Yesterday, 01:50 PM
Interesting!
Well then I can't wait to get it.
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Yesterday, 01:50 PM
The way I see it, the guitar is basically a solved problem. It is possible to make a very satisfying, professional quality instrument for a tiny...
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
Well I do have a spare Mac. But I need to buy some kind of camera since it's not a laptop and doesn't include a camera, as well as some kind of...
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Yesterday, 01:44 PM
BTW I put a lot of dough into Guitar Player, Keyboard, EQ magazine, Gitarre & Bass (German), Keyboards (German), etc. etc. etc. I learned a lot.
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Yesterday, 01:43 PM
The SA2200 is a semi hollow body, with a depth of 1.9”
The Ibanez is a full hollow body, with a depth of 3 5/8”, and possesses a typical hollow...
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Yesterday, 01:35 PM
I was talking about personal experience as a writer. And how I took consequences. Very Personal.
And I always stress how strange it is that a book...
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Yesterday, 01:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zpxbv0gpRc&t=2s
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Yesterday, 01:22 PM
I have an old Clarus, one of the original models, and while it mostly lives in the closet, I pull it out now and then. The closest sound I know of...
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Yesterday, 01:18 PM
Surely writing it down would just involve a quaver rest followed by the quarter triplet? I guess the problem might arise if the person is assuming...
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Yesterday, 01:15 PM
That headstock design is from the Eastman Pisano series, and has been copied by many Chinese builders/factories. I don't think it's definitive. I...
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Yesterday, 01:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5zLGJp1zKg
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