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So after a week of running with the 22k value, and having a noticeable hiss, still not as bad as before, I decided to give a try to a lower value. ...

I was just listening to jazz happening now on wqln 91.3 and they played a cut from your album, Henry! Way cool, man! :cool:

long form tune, but I love it non the less :cool:

If you look at the pictures and read the description you'll see that the Nocaster you referenced was refinished, sanded down, modified, has changed...

It's possible that the pickup has an intermittent short or open, but not likely. I agree with cleaning the pots. Depending on the wiring scheme,...

I saw this earlier -- hilarious! is a joke, but in a different way!] :topsy_turvy:

I don't care how much it pays, don't ever call me for this gig again!

Interesting. Could you elaborate on what you see as the distinction in approach between the two?

Nut is about 1 3/4”. 24 3/4 scale. Truss rod and bridge both have plenty of range for adjustment. Frets are original but in great condition. The...

Smooth Alter! Like you're having a conversation with an old friend ;)

We're going to find out... I just got a Junior Barnyard yesterday, and I'm now talking with JasonC to order a LL-150. Like the character in Dirty...

Here's a take with my Elferink! Haven't played that tune in ages, so it's a bit of automated pilot mode (hehe, think i forgot about the E-7 A7 bars...

Week 13. Modal workout. Project 6-B This week's project is in three distinct tonal areas. C Dorian, G dorian with dominant turnaround and C blues....

I demoed one at the same time I demoed a Godin Kingpin. My recollection is that I thought the Kingpin sounded better, but the neck felt better on...

I have two of them, one for about twenty years now. I haven't faced cracks, but they do move with the seasons. I once was playing a summer festival...

Big, big fan! When I was young and discovered jazz I sold all my 'rock' lps but kept hers (not that I'd classify her as a rock artist, she's...

"Had one that I wore scallops in places on the fret board before I retired it." Might want to keep your fingernails trimmed. :cool:

Oh, it's hard not fall in love with her. Such a great songwriter, with a really unique guitar style, interesting technique with occasionally...

His No Nonsense Jazz Guitar DVD is great.

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I agree, try it first with the springs in and don’t mess up the string ground. When I hard-tailed my Strat I just added another spring and didn’t...

I like mine sfumato-y. :cool:

I think most would agree that the best learning of improvisation comes from performance with others for a live audience. Maybe most might agree that...

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What was the radius on a vintage X-175 (I like 9.5“ radius by the way)?

I've been gigging with solid carved top guitars for sixty years and I've had exactly one develop a significant crack: It was not there when I...

Hi, A, If you believe in time travel, I have a job for you in the Winter of 1973. Nice feel. ...

Just to make sure, we're not actually talking about finish "checking" are we? I've seen that on old Gibsons. As I understand it, it's a...

Not sure where you are located in Colorado but there is a neat vintage guitar shop in Arvada called Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor and they do have...

Obviously they are rootless Dominants but they have the critical (dominant defining) notes 3rd and b7. The one built on the D note is actually the...

9.5" radius is what I don't understand in an otherwise perfect creation.

Hi, C, Well said! Play live . . . Marinero

Roughly half the price of a good 125 and twice the price of the Kingpin. I like my Godin, but I think maybe I should've gotten that instead.

But I’m also reminded of the quite someone posted of Cootie Wiliams saying that the bebop era made everyone play the same; like Charlie Parker. I...

Words for the elements of visual art like line, shape, and color are shared for those of music, as well as bright, dark, movement, etc.; even some...

Dang! Some really masterful playing. The only mystery to me is why you aren't more widely recognized. (...um... oh yeah... jazz :-)

Well, the switch wasn't the problem. I think blaming the pickup may be a red herring. If the pickup was dead, it would not have any output no matter...

All guitar have cracks in them right down middle of the guitar. So just take a look at your basic L5 or D'angelico or ect. They all are 2 pieces tops...

Another Oregonian! Hello, from Monmouth here! I didn't realize Holst was in Creswell, that's even closer than you are. Only 76 miles. Wow. ...

I mean there’s a lot of music I don’t like that I have to respect just for it’s - uniqueness? Individuality. like bloody Schumann. Awful stuff,...

That’s not the point you were making though is it? I am sure I would recognise Vai’s playing cold anywhere. I actually think that’s more...

Disclaimer: I'm not trying to refute anything that M. has said. I just have a few thoughts I'd like to share. I don't think anyone who's worked in...

Love that description!

" It seems a bit unsporting to sing the praises of individuality on the one hand and object to someone’s individuality on the other when one doesn’t...

That is fine .. Dislike Scofield, Metheny, McLaughlin, Lage, Rosenwinkel and Frisell Then spice that up with lamenting that there are no unique...

Wow. This Tim Lerch is terrific. I was not at all familiar with him. He has tons of great material out there. Thanks for sharing this!

Anyway that’s a bit beside the point. But of guitarists that are known to be effects heavy it’s interesting the extent to which they have the sound...

Or Allan Holdsworth on acoustic for that matter Allan Holdsworth - Floppy Hat - YouTube Golden Lakes - YouTube i kind of wish they hadn’t...

On Strats, the springs are connected between the bridge block and the spring claw; the claw is held by a pair of wood screws and the ground wire is...

Hi, J, An apology was not my intention for your honest and valid remarks . . .rather clarifying my own comments. Thanks for your reply. ...

Lol .. but speaking of acoustic Sco .. One of my all time favorite records After The Fact - YouTube

Sorry, L, I've explained it well and provided an excellent example. I'll allow my remarks to stand as written. ...

glad you like. I founded it buried from quite a while ago.

Also Sco for instance. still sounds like Sco on an acoustic. John Scofield - My Ideal - YouTube maybe this is still to jazz rock for M though...

I know .. I just decided to make it totally black and white ... 100% clear cut .. Simple black and white statements grounded in M. disliking Sco,...

Dunno, I kind of think even the straightahead players are at least as distinctive now. I wouldn’t mistake Pasquale Grasso for Peter Bernstein. Or Ed...

Ah okay cool apologies for my misunderstanding then. I'll sit back and watch as I don't have much of an opinion regarding finding one's voice but...

Kris and Tommo, I'm glad you enjoyed that. However, I just honestly reflect what I would maybe do in a jam on a tune that I'd never played...

tried the “premium” (chambered) version. hard to resist, honestly - impossible’s more like it, though in the end i chose their “other” shape, and...

What's wrong with cracks? It's not yours until it's cracked! :cool:

Actually, a good solid wood archtop shouldn't be all that delicate. Obviously you don't want to bang it around, but you don't have to be afraid to...

This thread is about unique voices and not about straight ahead jazz ... and you clearly only like unique voices that are part of your estethic ...

the 7-string version of the one on top came (or still comes, don’t know) with active pickups from Fishman. can’t speak for the humbuckers on the...

Yeah, I found that pic, it was helpful. I basically leave both switches UP, which on my pedal means the left toggle (bright switch) is OFF, and the...

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Great video and great sound! Best Kris

43 million views wow:smile-new: ...where is Jazz?

id love to hear the details. thank you! please pm me when you have a chance cheers

Hi, L, How does that have anything to do with my quote? I merely stated that I detest Rock-based JG's. I also detest fusion JG's. I never...

I have my Dad's Barker he got new from Bill Barker in March 1965. So it has been in the family all these 56 years. It spent the first 16 years of...

As Hammertone pointed out, this guitar is a 1935, NOT a 1937. I knew that but as I said to him, geezer memory...

DOH! Hammertone, You are indeed correct. It is a 1935. Geezer memory kicks in again. Thanks for your vigilance.

Very clear and full sound on that dreadnaught And we will never let that Careless Whisper down: Sexy Sax Man Careless Whisper Prank feat....

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Thank you for all the answers! In the beginners guide there are examples/lessons similar to this one. There Will Never Be Another You (For Guitar)...

Here's an image that explains the controls on the Jr. Barnyard pedal: Google Image Result for...

Good playing but I can not hear any bass from background. Guitar sound exelent.

The Inn of the 7th Mountain is still there, it's not locally owned anymore though, i think it is a Wyndam resort. I've only played there once, at a...

You might findThe Cultural Cold War - The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters by Frances Stonor Saunders to be of interest. There's quite a long...

Sure States pretty clearly that you detest those players, be it my mention of Scofield and Metheny ... or Christian's examples of players with...

With the careless whisper quote even! Sounded great. Acoustic jazz can be tempting just to play a ton of notes the whole time, but you left good...

No question that the mass of wiring and the selector switch add weight to an already hefty instrument. As far as usefulness, as a working musician...

Sounds great on acoustic, HTTJ! :smile-new: (backing track could have been a bit louder...)

Don: IIRC, your L-12 is a '35, not a '37. The tailpiece certainly suggests as much, and the D'Aigle listing indicated '35 as well. Have you been able...

Easy Living (Rainger) - Solo Standard #1 - YouTube this is the Krivo micro-Manouche DI’d and maybe slightly Eq’d. i don’t think I have a...

They do. The windings can degrade and short, or the solder joints for the lead can degrade.

Krivo offers a really thin pickup, perhaps the thinnest available. I've never tried one, but there are some forum members who have. I think...

Ok so I recorded this the other day; literally just a K&K Definity pickup with a high end EQ cut. Nothing else. Was planning to mic it but I was...

What I recently discovered and has really helped me is using garageband to create my own backing tracks. There are tons of backing tracks for you to...

Wow! So many great responses I don't know where to start! So, let's begin sequentially: "the technical standard of the repertoire at the time...

I've worked my way through roughly half of the Dave Stryker program, but I have a few gripes with it. First, Dave seems to repeat a few licks over...

wow I like the music on this this thread, good takes! Had a busy week, and just today I tried to play it, and damn, it's harder than I remember! I...

I’ve always been curious about those but have no direct experience.

A few thoughts: 1. Expressing music in your own unique way is unavoidable, no matter how hard you try to imitate someone else. 2. That's...

My guess is it will be a beautiful, well made, good sounding guitar that will look a little like a 125 and sound nothing like one.

I listen to all kinds of music, some from guys, er people, with great chops AND great musicality (Pat Metheny, Chick Corea) and some from people with...

Well thats exactly what I'm saying. I'll take the rules of thumb my ears tell me are cool, and let other folks do the stuff that feels like math.

Precisely. 1) Since it's a Japanese listing there's about a 50% chance that the advertiser actually has the guitar in hand; and 2) The pics of...

Back in the 70's I was a union musician. Until I got a call to play a transcription gig ( big band ). I played the gig it was a very small crowd. ...

It is my thought that it is there to shunt very high frequency noise or spikes to ground, like from dimmer, florescent lights or a nearby radio...

Yours really doesn't smell like a '40s "Special" guitar, but more pix would be required to confirm that with any certainty. However, the style of...

I am no expert on Marty Grosz but I love the guy! About a year ago, when I was first looking into getting an archtop to play swing and older-style...

John Scofield's solo on "wee" is the one of the most exciting and horn like guitar solos on rhythm changes that I've heard so far... and I've been...

Sure looks pretty.

Oh interesting. I think I actually do that then. That does give a bit more flexibility to gypsy style picking knowing I can start a new string on an...

hi, Doc. i hear you, and unlike most i don’t feel like flatwounds and humbuckers necessarily rhyme with archtops, too. i needed to turn an old...

Just got one of these (Junior Barnyard) yesterday... wanted one for years. I've only had a few minutes with it, so no time to explore it at all,...

Position playing helps tremendously on the guitar, as it does on orchestral stringed instruments, where a given note appears in more than one place....

Eyes on the prize, hands on the instrument, sun behind your back— play on and on

Great pic Keith. I was confused by the earlier one. So this makes 100% sense in all ways. Which is nice. Thanks. EDIT: The gold band on the...

I joined JB's workshop last week and am working on the positions. I like the way he is tying in the arpeggios into the scales. So far he is...

Thanks Bezoeker for the detailed explanation. The color bands on the resistor look like yellow/violet/yellow to me. That is consistent with your...

I ordered the Pearly Gates and the Diamond and they showed up a couple of days ago...I really like the Diamond, 4mm thick. I got the regular Diamond,...

There are several pickups out there that are thin. Kent Armstrong makes a Slimbucker pickup that is 7 mm. Kent Armstrong Archtop Series Slimbucker...

Yes, I'm a procrastinator, lol. I finally replaced the switch today and the guitar has the same ptoblems! My soldering job leaves something to be...

I’m not an expert on the Fender market, but there is what’s described as a ‘51 Nocaster for sale on EBay at $39K. Real 1951 Fender Nocaster....

110 times? Trying to figure out the math... A house bought for $50,000 in 1970 would be worth over $5 million now? That’s not typical... I seem...

PSA: Lots of guitarists have issues with ED—“Electromagnetic Dysfunction”. The wiring’s there, but the pickup doesn’t work the way it should, and...

I forgot long ago, but occasionally something by flashes back:)

Like going into pop, indie rock, hiphop, you name it. The Branford quote of course applies to people who want to go down the route of jazz as...

And by far, the best of the best: Fender “Integrated Circuit” capacitors. Now there is no such thing. There is, oddly enough a company...

Learning styles and teaching styles differ so it sounds like a good approach to audition different teachers. It's remarkably inexpensive to do so. ...

Here is a fun description of a treble bleed from an expert source: Apparently “series” is the new parallel. Mojo Tone Volume Mod for Guitars |...

I think trying to create your own voice is a sure fire way to sound contrived. It must come naturally. With Brandon. Hmm. With respect, he would...

Exactly :)

Since it came up: A so-called ‘treble-bleed’ is a high-pass filter. The simplest of these would be a single cap, which as you lower the volume...

All fine and dandy, but in the same breath you dismiss any modern guitar player with a voice of his own for not having the genius and swing feel of...

Dunno. Most people just follow trends in any generation. Most are forgotten. Talking about jazz guitarists, quite a lot of the 50s players sound...