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Today, 04:36 PM
yea thanks ... Great channel. I don't know if I would call the music Vanilla... LOL.
I guess the difference is what type of Brazilian or latin music...
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Today, 04:36 PM
I have found out what happened to the old thread.
Would anyone be up for working through the book?
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Today, 04:22 PM
Dictionaries actually do not establish meanings. They simply codify usage at a certain point in time. That's why dictionaries change constantly with...
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Today, 04:17 PM
Wow - I'm truly sorry to hear that. It sounds like you're resiliant enough to move forward from it, which is wonderful. I don't know your budget,...
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Today, 03:55 PM
Ooo, looks like a thinline in there.
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Today, 03:47 PM
Thanks for starting this thread Vinny! I'm following it with great interest as I am fortunate to have a build slot in this batch:cool:
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Today, 03:38 PM
Thx.
I'll try.
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Today, 03:34 PM
Try Thegearpage.net and Dave’s Guitar in LaCrosse Wisconsin
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Today, 03:24 PM
These 2 fingers work fine soft cast in way. They have not called back yet if it needs surgery but I want a local not general anesthesia. They said it...
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Today, 03:20 PM
I could care less if you are impressed. You asked for authoritative evidence, it was provided. You wrote three paragraphs to covertly reverse your...
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Today, 03:18 PM
Ouch. That sucks big time.
Maybe you can get by on a keyboard amp or bass amp, with a modeling rack as the front end for guitar work. I suggest...
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Today, 03:17 PM
Here is a song I recorded using the cheapest multi effect you coild get at the time, the zoom g1on, which was $49 new. To make it more challenging I...
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Today, 03:09 PM
If you are a DB fan and haven’t yet, his recent biography is an interesting read. I enjoyed it.
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Today, 03:07 PM
@Christian Miller asked in reply:
1. If it isn’t a rickety building about to fall down is it really risking anything?
No. It is much harder and...
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Today, 03:06 PM
The next batch….:smile-new:
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Today, 03:05 PM
Uh, the headache is coming.. but the people yapping are not the slaves of the dictionary. Instead the dictionary is merely trying to clear up the...
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Today, 03:02 PM
Hey that’s my line!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Today, 03:01 PM
Not quite. Genre is well defined by "style or category". But even thinking about this any further would give me headache. We're people here, lets...
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Today, 02:59 PM
Absolutely. Dictionaries are usually clear on meanings but the great unwashed aren't going to pay much attention to that, innit?
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Today, 02:55 PM
There are very few things more sloppy and vague as language in our world.
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Today, 02:54 PM
I always found these live recordings to be some of the best live music recorded. The bootleg one that was maybe official 'Bill Frisell Trio Live', I...
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Today, 02:53 PM
Sounds really good.
Right, so now I’d say the next step is to envisage yourself as a sort of Pleistocene hunter who’s taken down a mammoth. It...
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Today, 02:52 PM
Sorry for your loss.
All the best to you and everyone involved
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Today, 02:52 PM
I've seen most of those, and I agree, but you won't impress me by deluging the post with a hundred film themes!
I was going to pre-empt your...
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Today, 02:47 PM
Excellent catch. The trifecta of avant garde literature, film, and music. Nice.
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Today, 02:46 PM
Once you know the basics, I think playing in a big band is an excellent way to progress.
For one thing, when the guitar is voiced like one of the...
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Today, 02:42 PM
The title just about says it all. I lost all my guitars and amps in a house fire. It's indescribably heartbreaking. I had guitars and amps that,...
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Today, 02:41 PM
This has about 1% of mandatory connection to the "genre" but the rest, the 99% is done as '80s gym music.
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Today, 02:38 PM
Nelson Faria's YouTube channels:
UM CAFE LA EM CASA - YouTube
Fica a Dica Premium - YouTube
Nelson Faria - YouTube
Use subtitles...
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Today, 02:35 PM
There are Campellone s for sale right now for less. While not the same they would work equally if not better. It is a no brainer.
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Today, 02:34 PM
If it isn’t a rickety building about to fall down is it really risking anything?
Is there really an avant garde these days?
Sent from my...
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Today, 02:32 PM
Boom! Crossover with the film score thread
https://youtu.be/cPYMkT95qmg?si=odeCcHmyYchjjLRL
Shore had rather interesting early career…
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Today, 02:32 PM
Vanilla -- muito legal!
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Today, 02:31 PM
The thing that i don't get is if they cost $3.600 in japan,what makes it cost 6K here in the states.It is the same guitar outside of Roger supposedly...
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Today, 02:31 PM
By "here" you mean Belgium? Where this board is based? It's easy to forget this is not a USA board!
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Today, 02:24 PM
I grabbed 3x23xx but tried to hit the middle only, since G is a natural 5th. I need to start practicing grips without my root security blanket.
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Today, 02:24 PM
I assume the fractured metacarpals are in your picking paw and not your fretting hand, if you can still play. You must be pretty uncomfortable with...
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Today, 02:19 PM
I restrung an ins
Does exposure to air make a difference and does keeping them at ternsion without play effect the strings?[/QUOTE
One thing...
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Today, 02:15 PM
Great. I use mine daily. Have had it for almost a year now, and the other cushions have gone to the trash. I did modify the foam pad inside to...
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Today, 02:14 PM
I have two of Nelson Faria's books. Brazilian Guitar Styles is the best guitar book I ever used. He breaks it all down and then brings it up to the...
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Today, 02:14 PM
Bwahahahaha
Tbh when I see that I just translate into ‘alt’ - which is probably not best practice in all situations lol
Sent from my iPhone...
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Today, 02:03 PM
Grant Green “Feelin’ the Spirit”
https://youtu.be/1dxWKW1GGdM?si=1zFdx9j2I4w7U2oF
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Today, 02:03 PM
I would not buy one of them either except a fire sale, but at least his company makes them here not overseas.
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Today, 02:03 PM
That is what I was doing, between the nut and the first fret. I'll have to take it back to my office where the guitar is in try between the 1st and...
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Today, 02:02 PM
There's a few Barney Kessel/Julie London songs that strongly remind me of James Bond songs...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCGNYJOrebA
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Today, 01:55 PM
Hey Jimmy Smith..(ahh gone but not forgotten) live the dream offline too..
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Today, 01:49 PM
I've been saying this for at least 25 years. If the audience needs earplugs because the band is so damn loud, then you don't actually care about...
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Today, 01:38 PM
1. List of Classical music genres….Wikipedia
2. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences/The Oscars
3. rateyourmusic.com
4. Tim...
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Today, 01:33 PM
ok, don't tell that to Brazilian musicians lol... they like their shit simple, harmonically for sure. Rhythmically there are SOME variations but...
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Today, 01:28 PM
Got it. You should probably be aware by this point, though, that your vocabulary is extremely idiosyncratic. Like I’ve never heard anyone else use...
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Today, 01:24 PM
I need to look up Koll and antihums!
Unless you can tell me something about the pickups.
When you say there was no guesswork do you mean you knew...
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Today, 01:23 PM
Fully aware of that, and if you read my 1st reply I noted that we were talking pedal power.
Cheers!
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Today, 01:15 PM
This thread prompted me to get my 55 from the back of the cupboard. I barely use it! It has Chrome 12s which feel about right. I noticed the neck had...
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Today, 01:11 PM
I'm a big fan of Bond flicks (Vic Flick?) but haven't seen any of the post Moore movies.
Goldfinger has to be my favorite.
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Today, 01:07 PM
Hi all.
A few years ago there was a study group set up to go through a Jeff Arnold Standards book (see pic of book).
I just found the book on...
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Today, 01:02 PM
....There was a scale length thread here, somewhere...
And what I learned about measuring a guitar scale, and what someone may mean vs. what they...
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Today, 12:58 PM
I bought about 6 pairs of HB’s for my Koll build before it was ready.
Bought only those used and at fair price to not lose money on the experiment....
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Today, 12:54 PM
maybe educated guesswork
Not starting from scratch.
Certain things are learned from experience both player and builder.
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Today, 12:54 PM
I think I'm with you on this. Seymour Duncan for example produce a huge range of quality stock pickups to choose from. That is a mind bogling task in...
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Today, 12:47 PM
The S-M notched straight edge is intended to be set on the fingerboard, so the left end is between the first and second frets, not between nut and...
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Today, 12:45 PM
If we are talking about fine tuning tone, and a builder builds several guitars of the same type, and bearing in mind they will inherently all sound...
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Today, 12:45 PM
I might add, Benedettos laminates go for much more. I don't hear any whining about that.
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Today, 12:43 PM
Thanks! Served me well for many years, now it’s someone else’s turn.
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Today, 12:35 PM
In my day sources were provided for authoritative statements.
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Today, 12:30 PM
That reminds me, nothing trips me up like seeing Cb on a chart.
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Today, 12:24 PM
I have a AMH90. The setup was pretty nice and the action was not an issue. I did replace the tuners and pickups. I actually replaced all the...
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Today, 12:19 PM
I respect the builder when they express a preference.
I love a certain pickup but it might be too bright for a build.
The pickup can have an EQ...
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Today, 12:14 PM
A set up is definitely worth it. In the past, I have paid around $75 for basic setups. However, of late, I have decided to do it myself. I bought...
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Today, 12:12 PM
I am getting one of these in today and can let others know if I see the same issue.
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Today, 12:10 PM
Killer Cows! Seriously, I hit a deer on a very exotic motorcycle, a Laverda 750S back in 1999. Fortunately, in both my wildlife encounters I had full...
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Today, 12:10 PM
Well I moved towards the nut and the longest portion fits against the wood but then about five frets down it no longer goes in between the frets. If...
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Today, 12:06 PM
I think a better choice would be C and Gb.
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Today, 12:00 PM
You say you have 10's on it - are those rounds or flats? I would think any guitar with round 10's would sound brighter than flats of any gauge....
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Today, 11:44 AM
When it's that specific, it's either A. What the overall sound is based on what the horns are playing or B. The composer being very specific.
Big...
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Today, 11:43 AM
Hey Peter... all good.
But just to make sure you do get it...
The simple is going on all the time... and sure great melodic development is...
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Today, 11:40 AM
The whole CITES thing is a can of worms because there's no official form to declare that an item does NOT contain any regulated components. So I...
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Today, 11:34 AM
Here are two collaborations full of mutual respect and inspiration.
https://youtu.be/NcapxLsNlbc?si=HH-bn3V2lhRyIugR
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Today, 11:31 AM
Oh no @ragman1. The secret is out. lol.
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Today, 11:27 AM
https://youtu.be/hFuwFQ-LEHY
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Today, 11:20 AM
Mutual inspiration -- Especially as each exchanges roles with rhythm and lead solos, playing the same tune in their distinctive styles.
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Today, 11:15 AM
I was going over big band charts Sunday night and looking at a D7b9b5 I thought to myself "this would be easier to read if they just put Alt."
So...
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Today, 11:07 AM
In my opinion it's all marketing.They sell you are getting someting unique and special.The whole boutique pickup thing has kind of gotten out of...
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Today, 11:05 AM
“Spaghetti Western” and “Spy” movie soundtracks are members of the sub genre “Cinematic Classical”which is one of the 203 sub genres of “Classical...
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Today, 10:38 AM
The strings are always exposed to air, unless you have a strong vacuum chamber. Maybe not much change of air, but still air. So I don't think air...
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Today, 10:38 AM
Yea...all the usual one liners etc.... But the simple fact is.... most guitarist suck. They can somewhat solo, but unless your the one..... most...
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Today, 10:30 AM
Back when I was young and stupid (redundant, of course) I snapped my clavicle while riding a dirt bike, just a few days before I was to begin...
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Today, 10:28 AM
Not sure this will apply to you...
With my right shoulder injury a big bout guitar causes pain a small thin guitar doesn't, like a tele. For me...
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Today, 10:21 AM
I don't understand your logic. The score is not the movie.
You may argue it but scores are not genres. You should check the meaning of genre....
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Today, 10:19 AM
I just visited the Sadowsky site and couldn't find any mention of this. Where did you read it?
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Today, 10:14 AM
My Jimmy Bruno appears to be around 3.5. But it's a sienna burst, so I can't really see the grain lines to guess at wood types.
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Today, 10:10 AM
Something else occurred to me about Williams- he’s always had accusations of plagiarism. The elephant in the room is that or course this comes from...
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Today, 10:10 AM
I have for sale an older 1950s French made gypsy jazz guitar, with a 14 fret neck
There is no brand or model, but based on shape it very obviously...
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Today, 10:04 AM
Unions were good, we ought to think about having them again.
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Today, 09:23 AM
Thats very much on point. The need to baffle the audience is not working well with that series at all. It was mostly all about suspense and a bit of...
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Today, 09:23 AM
I played a farmers market and the Sax player brought an S1 Pro to sing though, it kept up just fine, it's a cool speaker.
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Today, 09:15 AM
No I don’t regard film music as a genre. It does have some generic aspects tho.
Film music has always been a stylistic magpie. If go back to the ...
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Today, 08:42 AM
What doesn't kill you... will try again!
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Today, 08:39 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZpILfSxwtw
And of course there is the VERSE.
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Today, 08:37 AM
It's not? But don't they give out Grammys for "best film scores"?
Ah... I see the category has been combined into score/soundtrack. I would still...
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Today, 08:33 AM
And it wasn't Sterling before the Euro either, it was the Irish pound, or punt (since 1927, btw).
I'm sorry I missed this thread earlier, I was in...
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Today, 08:32 AM
A recent thread about a weak high E string when plugged in prompted me to pose this question.
It seems to me that well respected luthiers very often...
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Today, 08:22 AM
Yeah, that is true. I think it may be better in the West (Galway) than in the East, but it still isn't up to East Coast USA standards by any stretch....
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Today, 07:34 AM
The Spaghetti Western probably is a genre but movies should not be confused with their themes. Film music per se is not actually a genre.
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Today, 07:31 AM
The currency in Cork is Euros? Good lord, what are things coming to? But I suppose sterling is seen as imperial British.
(Just looked it up,...
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Today, 07:23 AM
All of the above.
Depending on the materials used, strings will oxidize over time, so exposure to air is a factor.
Exposed surface area comes...
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Today, 07:02 AM
Our show went very well (guitar, bass, vocals). The venue asked for more dates. It was quite nice to have such a simple set up. I played my Tele...
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Today, 06:49 AM
Here’s my favorite count off :)
https://youtu.be/tQxtQmntiMw?si=ceNJxYqHkIRKGAWl
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Today, 06:24 AM
I recently started reading the books again. I always liked Fleming's style, and I'm not disappointed now either. OHMSS is probably the best of the...
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Today, 06:17 AM
You can see that the underside of the base has been sanded on an angle causing the whole bridge to lean towards the pickups.
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Today, 06:14 AM
Trumpet players are the WORST
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Today, 06:13 AM
Mine sounds nice with 10s but it did need a setup and some fret levelling (I managed to do that bit myself, if was good practice).
See the AF55...
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Today, 06:10 AM
I restrung an instument about a year ago with half-rounds but played it only a few minutes. It was hanging up. I picked it up yesterday and it...
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Today, 06:08 AM
Reijaards Headless Jazz guitar, model Rogen 2024 - Reijaards Guitars
I have just finished a brand new Reijaards Rogen, it's the fifth in a row....
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Today, 06:01 AM
I recently decided to watch them all again, in order. Just finished the Connery era. The only ones I had not yet seen were On Her Majesty's Secret...
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Today, 05:54 AM
Hello,
I'm on the hunt for a Heritage H-525 archtop guitar and would love to buy one. If you have this model and are considering selling, or know...
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Today, 05:53 AM
Found out my last 4 strings (Wounded ones) have significant less output than the first 2 strings.
I can't adjust the height of the floating...
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Today, 05:51 AM
I'm not sure how all those methods are different from each other. Maybe a chordal approach - if that's what CAGE(D) means? - enables more of a...
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Today, 05:34 AM
I know this was not directed at me, but the two main advantages of the bigger units are 1) easier to edit, with more knobs and a bigger screen 2)...
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Today, 03:52 AM
One of my favourite cartoons of all time.
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Today, 03:43 AM
Thanks for the replies.
I was on the verge of pulling the trigger on a 52 ES125.
The seller's ad is a little sketchy with only a few pics and...
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Today, 03:08 AM
I made some attempts to ride on Line 6, Roland, Lexicon, Digitech and Fractal over the years. They all sounded creepy to me. Kemper is my main gear...
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Today, 01:52 AM
thank you very much;
I see the Stomp is the smaller pro unit in the helix family.
do you know the advantages of larger (and more expensive) unit...
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Today, 01:46 AM
A proper set up will take a $350 instrument from being a worthless waste of space to being playable. Every new guitar, unless you are buying it from...
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