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Threat? I think you mean thread. Anyway, I suggest you go to MelBay.com and send them an email. If anyone knows, they will.

When I turned 16 years old, unlike many others of my age, I did not want my parents to buy me a moped. Instead I wanted they buy me a guitar. So, we...

I honestly wasn't joking when I said I didn't have the attention span for it. I fast forwarded to like 5 different sections and he was still standing...

Some good discussion going on here, and some really confusing smoke bombs thrown in the mix and all the while whys is somebody trying to delete the...

FWIW, if the tailpiece covers the existing holes, there's no need to fill them, though (obviously) you'd have to drill new ones.

I think the answer is yes, but I'm just a hack, so don't pay any attention to me. But these two folks seem to think it makes a fine jazz guitar, and...

The Andersen is 17" at the lower bout, solid woods. String spacing at the bridge I measure at 2 & 3/32".

That ‘36 000-18 looks mint ^^^^

This should help too…Bonnie Raitt won song of the year.

Beautiful instrument! This came right after mine, 1027 built in 2006:

It's the usual suspects.

I doubt if any high school teacher in the US could ever have gotten away with teaching Spillane (who writes fairly explicit sex scenes). But it's...

Hey Mr B I'm not either, and I didn't read most of the posts But did you watch the vid.... he was talking how to play. Different approaches to...

I often buy inexpensive used instruments, fix them up a little bit, and gift them to students who are learning here where I teach (it's a very poor...

I have a Peterson stroboclip. I don’t think it goes off automatically. However, by far the best tool I have bought for guitars in years. Worth every...

The Artist Award is one of the finest archtop’s I’ve ever owned. Mine was boring blonde. But man that guitar could swing! I enjoyed the extra 1/3...

Never thought I’d be into an orange guitar….particularly no with gold bling but that one almost pulls it off!

Thanks for teasing!

Fort Lewis! Living 70 miles to the north, I know it well! So, you didn’t tell your parents that in 1970 that $100 was nearly 1/2 a month’s salary? ...

"Much more is the musicians and the music rather than the gear." They sound fantastic but they are playing some rather spendy looking instruments...

Sounds good, but in practice I (and many of us) do not recall it as "fun". In *normal* school class I had one hour per week "singing". four years...

I believe that the Gypsy-style guitarist (I don't remember her name, sorry about that) owns one of Stephane Wrembel's old Holo guitar, so it would be...

I feel like I'm not smart enough to even pick up on who's agreeing and disagreeing in this thread.

I still am bemused at this theory vs ear issue and how people are getting so annoyed as to delete their posts about it. Maybe you need to think...

There's an old story, which I believe is true, about an American teacher working in a very rough school full of ghetto kids and all that. At first he...

That's an interesting monitor. Looking at the spec, there are two mic inputs. Only one of which can be switched to an instrument input. (different...

Incidentally, I shouldn't think Mickey Baker was using this chord in a bossa setting but, fwiw, here's the beginning of Corcovado. The odd chord...

this @ 2'20, the spoons man is a master: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYF0cLxWods

Preferably a 16 but id consider a 17. And doesn't matter. Either solid or laminate.

The importance of this cannot be underestimated. I'm going to try an experiment again where I play completely wrong notes over a tune, but play...

“Accordion amplifier”?

Can sound ok, surprisingly so actually, but its a pain, I have to get my amp out a a cupboard, wire it all up etc. I'd love a little music desk in...

Was thinking about that last night, 5 years for 29 guitars that's roughly 6 a year ,:numbness: humm can't make much money on that after all expenses...

If I really wanted a new amp I'll go for a Quilter now I know Tone Master are not for me. But actually the PRTM cured my GAS making me realize how...

:wink-new: what’s the string spacing at the bridge?

Laminate, or solid carved? 16" or 17"?

My faith in mankind has been restored

I either use voice memo, or a Tascam DP-03SD. You're current setup sounds fine for self assessment. It doesn't have to be perfect, you just need to...

I like it ! :triumphant:

The pretty carry handle on that maestro has superior tone qualities over the other two IMO. So I would keep that one.

OK... I checked out the vid Peter posted. It’s cool, but It’s not the end or goal, it's just another step in the process. And in general... from a...

Having a rig that you can just turn on and record at will is an advantage, e.g. having your amp, digital audio kit and computer easily accessible is...

Absolutely! I use my SBUS through a Toob 10 on blues gigs with a fairly loud quintet that includes a Nord keyboard through a 300W amp and a harp...

Thanks for sharing this video, it is quite informative.

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If I were in your shoes, I opt for Quiler amp.

Well, I hope everybody here knows my comment was meant to bring some levity and poke fun at my own short attention span. Re: theory-- the problem...

Who let the dogs in?

Where are you located? I have an Andersen Streamline with a 1 & 3/4" nut that I got on Reverb a while ago, but the the neck is too wide and deep for...

I have never had a Gibson amp but I am sure glad you a long ways from MN. Thanks John

I haven't seen this thread before, strangely. Is the OP still around? Mickey Baker books nearly always have these strange chords that confuse ...

After recording more of myself. I think my improv would sound better if I played with more conviction. I need to know where I'm going and stick the...

sure. When you are teaching a class you need to be a little bit like that to an extent. I kind of hate it because the disruptive kids are sometimes...

I don’t care. Nothing can save you from the Special Interest Post.

Man, we are already in the toilet.

Haha Actually - yeah it totally is. Mi fa, m*th*f*ck*. Stick that up your hexachords. good Lord I need to get out more. so, not that anyone...

I think this more important a question to ask than to answer in a way

Looks nice but your our in England. Don’t think shipping an Archtop overseas is a good idea.

I loved this Python sketch, to the point that it's become verbatum conversational vernacular in some of my circles. But I hadn't actually watched it...

I was not asking you, or anyone else.

Never! It shatters the fantasy. Actually I do it a bit. My first reaction is 'uurgh what's that?' probably because it doesn't actually sound like...

I can chime in on this. I have had Sadowsky Semi-Hollow as my main axe for a while now. For it's size and weight it has quite amazing tone. It is...

Are you talking about the Diatonic Four part Chords from page 57-61? Thanks David

oh no it isn’t

If Princeton had enough power for you, then the Quilter Superblock US should tick your boxes. "Fender'y" voicings similar to Aviator's, and the...

Sign up for school and they'll explain it to you.:smile-new: I have no time.

The mad at theory gang needs to calm the fuck down and accept that theory is part of making music and quit being pieces of shit to people who just...

No, it's not at all transcending practice material. It's simply getting the melody in the groove, sequencing ideas and gaining momentum, then the...

Does solfège explain why there are no semitones between B and C and E and F? Because that's what the kids want to know. Guido of Arezzo is not an...

For the benefit of Jimmy blue note, here is the video I posted in which trumpeter John Raymond gives his take on how to approach chord changes....

Welcome to the Jazz family. It takes few years to master the jazz guitar. Since you have an idea of how to play the trombone, should not be a tough...

still for sale or trade cheers :)

I have a Daniel slaman Johnny smith for sale at £3400 its up for sale on here and has a 1/34 nut :)

Yes it is

So if I might dare, let me ask you players out there: Can you recall the first time you played a solo that you didn't feel was merely a compendium of...

No shit

I just started reading this thread and I don't really understand how the entire thread grows out of an Original Post of ".." But that's an inability...

With a word she kin get what she came ferrr.... She writes much of her own material. She's successfully crossed over from country to pop to rock....

The Oettinger style tailpieces from WD are also the wrong size. But, last evening I dug through some parts that I had on hand. And, I found a...

Some of you guys seem to want to throw this forum down the toilet

I don’t think it will be too hard for you to learn bass. With proper time and chord tones, you can do really well with the instrument. However, one...

I bought the Tonemaster Princeton Reverb and sent it back It was nice but nowhere near a tube amp from my experience. But since a lot of tubeless...

There are some people who seem to play musical instruments and know the theory very well.:smile-new: I mean in general- musical talent.You don't...

Thank you very much! The guitar is Yamaha's silent guitar I have little bit modified. It has nylon strings and pickup. -Mikko Lähetetty minun...

If there is a concesus the majority of us hates it, and also we agree that funcional ear training what is important, then why still we force it? ...

in case you missed it

I think they have moved away from do re mi and using c d f more (eastern europe). And still calling the class "solfege". Hm. Dunno. Too confusing.

Django was absolutely illiterate only learning to write his own name late in life - his first name he spelled out, his last name shortened to only...

The hardware on my guitar is definitely nickel plated. And, the rep at Godin assured me that their chrome trapeze tailpiece would attach without any...

Best new artist too, congrats

I've been thinking of letting go of my 2011 Sadowsky Jim Hall guitar. It's in excellent condition with no issues - I just haven't really played for...

Bryant signed mine but didn’t date it. I’m wondering if it actually took until 2011 for him to build 29 more guitars to reach SN#1058, or if my...

I actually bought it. I am comparing it to the iPad version....

Ah, ok. So many of the guitars you listed above will be out of your reach, but there are still many options!

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3-4k

What is your budget??

From NPR news Samara Joy's brisk rise from jazz prodigy to Grammy nominee : NPR S

I get it, but honestly I never thought about it too much because the amps sound so good. Sometimes I miss playing my old Gibsons but I'm in a...

I'm not crazy about the 30s cabinets either!

Figure of speech, pop reference, etc. Someone in the Gibson amp Facebook page said it. Wasn't meant to offend.

Daily, sometimes random things or an ear worm I recently heard, but most often they’re tunes I been working on. It’s to the point that the Mrs. can...

It's not necessarily scratches. I mentioned this before but I found a friend a beautiful early 50s blonde Gibson ES-350. I went to visit him and...

Only in an elevator :-)

What in the world is that sticker doing on the inside??? Does any other dealer do that these days? Man, that dude doesn't miss a trick, that would...

Well, let's cut to the chase. You're saying solfege can help people sing. Apparently so. Beyond that I wouldn't know. And your secrets are safe...

The current Peterson StroboClip has no metal or hard plastic that touches the headstock. I don't know about the older model. I don't own an iphone,...

Thanks Rags. I would, but then I'd have to tell him who you are, and that you found out about his marriage in a forum discussing ear-training and how...

Well... let's keep trying. 'Seriously going to ruin anything they try to join in with'? 60 years ago that was true. 'Out of tune the whole time'?...

With SN#1029, This is maybe the oldest Trenier I have seen listed anywhere. My Model E is #1058, and Bryant did not list a build date inside. I was...

Congrats!!! Ibanez seconds are a great deal. They destroy anything but nearly perfect ones that become S stamped. I have two “S”s and saved a...

I gigged w a GA-50 exclusively for 8 yrs. It wasn't until I started playing in Hammond organ bands that I had to give it up. The 40s and 50s...

Sorry, I've got it. Dylan, passable, Gordon, no way :-) I wish him/them all the best in April. Tell him from me!

I'd trade any one of those for a GA 50. I'd also trade all three for one Fender amp. I'm not crazy about Gibson amps from the 40s/50s. The...

Sorry... let's try again: When my bro sang Dylan it was passable. We he tried to sing Lightfoot he had problems.

It's okay, it's okay, I hear you! You sound like a good guy to me. But maybe the question is whether tone-deafness is curable. I mean, I've met...

Does this involve kids having to sing solfege alone in front of the class, or even from their desks with the class? Public speaking is the most...

Sell a guitar instead, vintage Gibson amps go up in value every year.

Just believe what I say man! He couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, and he was quite happy to prove it. Everyone in the family talked about it, but...

Hardly a Sophie’s choice. Gizmo for a hoppy versus which of your children to live?

I just got mine a couple of months ago, I was fortunate to find one stamped 2nd for a tiny imperfection where the paint got about 2mm close the the...

Yea i did, 5K is to up there for me at the moment.

I guess you've seen the B-120 in the For Sale section: Roger Borys B-120 - Iced Tea Sunburst Flame Maple, 2022

Then I don't know why he couldn't sing before. Mind you, there's a difference between being literally tone deaf, which certainly exists, and being...

Why would I bother to make up such a thing? He didn't know he couldn't sing to save his life. What we used to call tin ear. He liked to strum guitar...