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I suggest learning some classic solos (or pieces of solos) that you admire from records. Nothing too fast or difficult. You’re just gathering ideas....

A reputable local shop had one in stock and they all liked it, but I didn’t get to try it before they sold it. They said it was a great jazz box for...

Difference in distance between the strings and the pickup/polepieces is a definite factor. It doesn't take much distance to make a dramatic...

I have a lot of them...but I am not sure about quality of them.:smile-new:

Well, you confirmed what some of the others have said. I will keep this in mind for sure, as my Boss MicroBR also does this. Thanks for being...

If you look closely, the neck seems to be made of metal.

I regret that I have but one amp to tilt for my music. :rolleyes: I don't think I can justify another even at $10. The one I have works very well,...

Sort of old news, but an excellent performance. I caught it live, via streaming, and have watched it multiple times since. Andy can play. His...

My bathroom scale has a tare function, so you can weigh yourself, and tare your weight while holding the guitar, making math unnecessary, you just...

On both my Tascam recorder and the record app on my phone, the Record button is a combo record/pause button. Press the record button while...

So one of the "a-ha" moments I had with Steve (and his incredibly thorough spec sheet) was when we were going over the neck measurements: of course,...

For what it's worth, I've had the quilter 202 overdrive for a few days now and its quite a package. Still many days of fiddling ahead. Also, I am...

Bluetooth input from any device! really plug and play....:cool: Ray

They all played many guitars over their careers, from Fender to D'Angelico. Wes played a 175 when his career started to catch fire. The cover photo...

For silent practice, I use a Mooer Hornet 15 watt amp, you can stream your phone into the amp and plug in a headset which makes it silent. It has a...

Jazz = jazzing up tunes = embellishing the melody and harmony = continuous melody/harmony interplay. Maybe you don't know what jazz is but I do....

It's clear no-one really knows what jazz is. That's OK with me. I don't like the term at all. I hate it when people ask me what kind of music I play.

I got a few chuckles from the vid. Quite entertaining. I don't think bath scales are really designed for such light subjects. Here's a tip: weigh...

It's music ! the answer is not in books ! Some of my Fav. guitarists had very different approaches: Pat Martino..had a system and lots of...

Wow, :doh: none of us would be having this discussion here had it not been for one internet jazz guitar teacher..... Ray

But only Tal played a Tal. :drum:

Good point here: I took the question as rhetorical, in that how someone answers provides insight into what they think and feel about jazz and...

Which seems to go where most go.... $

Wes Played an L-5 Kenny Played a Super 400 Joe, Herb and Jim played a 175 Those are the guitars jazz guitarists all want (me included...

I have performed with Tommy in concert and of the Gypsy guitar dealers in the USA, I can say that he is the most accomplished player to be sure. That...

Well interesting the various comments about wood choices and chambered vs solid. Seems to me the Fatboy was an all hollow body with interesting...

As a guy with severe daltonism, I find your analogy intriguing and suspect it is spot-on.

Frankly it is fun to do this but meaningless to the extent of the if the guitar is a dud or not. But don't let me discourage anyone this is cool...

I use a large kitchen scale. You can carefully place an archtop on its back on top of the scale so it is balanced in such a way that you don’t have...

Yea the backdoor 7th chord or bVII7 is from Parallel Minor. Key of Gmaj I ma7 II-7 III-7 IVma7 V7 VI-7 VII-7b5 Gmaj7 A-7 B-7...

I did a bit of research into this over my masters and one theme that comes up again and again in the ethnographies and case studies of jazz education...

Teach = impart knowledge, which implies that the students are getting it. If they aren't, you aren't teaching, rather, attempting to teach, or maybe...

such a great post

This is a Burley carrier, getting quite popular over here. With this even a heavier amp/cab would pose no problem. I am just now configuring a...

I really meant real talent not just a regular awesome player. Some can progress 10x times than the normal speed. A very few even faster. If one of...

I bought the book and have gone through some of it, still working with it. I think it's great, lots of lines, lots of material to study, and the...

After all the great advice, I went ahead and ordered the Gator Pro-Go 335 case. I called them and they said it would handle the Bigsby. And it was...

It's true, holding the guitar is a variable best eliminated.

Yea... I guess that's why I tend to not put in practice time memorizing tunes, I learn them at Gigs. Which is the result of having the technical...

Archtop in a gig bag slung over my back, amp strapped on a rear carrier. Easy enough if you're a seasoned biker, though I'd probably leave the L5 at...

Yea... some interesting comments. While I was at Berklee, I sat in at gigs with faculty all the time. Point is some students are just what they are. ...

The discussion seems to have three intertwined branches ... one touching the technical characterization of jazz, another touching the more artistic...

I think the Cm in bar 8 is not a great choice as a transition from Eb7 to G. You might try subbing in Cm to D7 in that space. Sounds better to me...

Sure is! But I prefer both the electric & acoustic sounds of an L-4CES to those of a 175 for jazz. And when it’s your only gigging guitar, and it...

If memory serves, Joe Diorio played an L4-CES occasionally back in my GIT days circa 1983. Although I also saw him with an ES-175 quite often as...

They’re even much cheaper than a scale. Plus you have hands off, which could potentially influence the weight. Not that your hand can, but you get my...

his basses are not laminates.

Just playing devils advocate. Doesn’t he have a reason to articulate this since what he’s built his entire career are Laminates? Give me an educated...

A hanger scale would work better for this purpose, imho. The balancing act on a floor scale can be tricky. (But I would take the heaviest of those...

PRICE DROP $1650 shipped to Continental US. $1485 shipped to Continental US.

Tommy is a great guy, I am really happy to have him as a friend and resource in this world. He knows his stuff and is incredibly generous with his...

Hand on heart the scales were working flawlessly before I pressed record but point taken :)

I have played some wonderful L-4C's (and non-cut L-4's for that matter). To my ears, an L-4CES is a different sounding guitar.

Red Stripe is Jamaican beer. It goes with your Caribbean waves.

I like Danelectro guitars.

I wonder if the reason isn’t that the L4-CES was changed so often over its lifetime, made so intermittently, and produced in such low numbers that...

I happened to see one for sale locally just today. I had never heard of it before. Kind of like an L5 Studio but with a pressed rather than carved...

It's different when it's a job.

Hi, M, That was one of your finest pieces for me. You have a personal harmonic sensibility that gives great character and depth to the...

I had the Miller S51 which is a Stimer replica. The Miller Fleche D'or is more of a Dearmond replica. I have not tried that one, but would bet it is...

We'll let you use a sliding scale.

It's a very light guitar (3 lbs., 5.6 oz., according to my scale). It's slightly neck-heavy, but I can balance it with one hand on the back near the...

Thanks, JD. You know, it's funny how the sound port came about. Steve emailed me and told me he was getting ready to ship it. Then, in a...

I have a copy of this book and found it very useful and full of interesting lines that you could incorporate into your playing. Also, of course,...

I'm a fan of the ES-175. I love mine, and I wouldn't change it for anything. The combination of the ES-175 with my Henriksen Bud 10 is perfection.

The clearance on the Krivo is incredibly low. I don't know if there's a thinner pickup out there.

Ttt

I have to chuckle because it's clear many of the other posters think I am a little crazy for not going digital with these quick practice sessions....

SS: Thanks for the detailed review. I have had a couple of the early Krivo’s. My current one is the Nuevo and I agree with your assessment of it...

Actually I understand what you mean - I have always problems with digital stuff that it is not material (books, music files, guitar processors) - ...

I did NOT mean to imply that there was anything funny about his posts. Please read my lips ...

My Westerly RI built Guild Benedetto Artist Awards did not have a thick finish. I think the thick finish was only on those GBAA's and GBJSA's made in...

I'd check mouser.com. Polytone and other amp manufacturers almost always use off-the-shelf parts for the electronic components. It would be too...

And to think I gave away a mint 2012 L4CES Mahogany for $3k!

I got one of the last Guild AAs, the Patriarch series. It's post Benedetto. The finish was thin in comparison. I heard today from the guy who...

That Erroll Garner version has my favorite Garner turnaround in bars 7 and 8: | Bb6 Bbdim7 | C-7b5 Bb6 || I love that one PS. I don’t...

That’s been over 6 years ago. Good memory. And that’s why JD didn’t buy it, because it wasn’t perfect. It found a home in Australia though.

Someone first needs a better scale.

I heard an interview with Bobby Short in which he was asked if he learned tunes by ear. His response: "How else would I learn them?" The...

many thx marcwhy

Oh, man - that Thorell is sweet!! shreddin'

Thanks, that's quite interesting. How does it balance without a strap? It looks like it might be neck heavy, in which case plastic tuner buttons...

Well I’m glad we are able to sneak it in. After all we had done Softly as in a Morning Sunrise in this V-Jam!!

I ain't gonna do no slidin', bro! shreddin' (I think that was for John re. Danny Gatton's bottle trick)

I purchased the MasterClass series by Andy Brown. It was very thorough! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S68qMRIL148

What a beautiful guitar! Congratulations on your selection of a luthier as well as the final product. Like the rest of us, I hope to hear some clips...

I followed that yesterday live. I was especially amazed by the sound of the hole step down tuned tele with dynasonics and strings 14-60. Wow. I even...

Ah yes, I seem to remember my instructor once talking about "back door" cycling. I guess it never sunk in. I guess I need to study up on it. I own...

Tommy Davy over at Django Guitars recommended the Miller Fleche d'Or so that is what I went with. Should arrive in the next week or so. To be...

Cooker added.....

Ha! Thanks; I've posted a bunch before- no need to hijack (again)! :wink-new:

The gb10em does not sound shrill if you put some mid on the amp and roll of some volume and tone on the guitar. So if the question is if you can make...

Well then I have made the same conclusion however let it be known I am far from a jazz guitar legend. I have never thought of it that way SS, but it...

"Moonglow" and others like "Just Friends" begin at "the backdoor", so it's not unusual. Letter A "Moonglow" ||: IV | bVII7 | I | II7 | ii | V7 |...

SS, Your opinion is extremely valuable to me. It is always based on experience and sound logic. The reason I plan on adding a nice L4 at some point...

I strongly suggest a Red Stripe bottle for slide. The sound is much richer and fuller than that from a Heineken bottle, and the intonation is far...

FWIW, the “record” button is also a “pause” button on most of them. Pressing it once while recording will pause it, and pressing it again will begin...

If I had to pick sides, I’d be a bit more concerned about the bag’s lining than the Bigsby. If it’s gold plated, there could be premature rubbing...

Let's see that guitar!

I love the Danny Gatton Version ... and the Four Freshman version ... and the Ahmad Jamal version. It's a great tune, and despite it being illegal,...

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Thanks so much for suggestions Jimmy, the amp is currently at the tech and he’s saying that he has troubles finding a replacement, so decided to be...

I see nothing in Tonit’s post to make fun of. Rather than just simplistic ego babble, or over the highly held nose view, he is trying to bring...

I have owned many 175's (and I have three as we speak), but have never wanted an L-4CES. I have two L-5's and a Super 400 CES, so I do like the sound...

Me, too, R! Those were some of the most exciting times in my life. Thanks for your reply. ...

If I needed an axe for frequent gigging, I’d take a 175. But I prefer the sound of an L4 both acoustically and amplified. So I’d take it over a 175...

Subtle as a brick, John :-) I'm debating whether to have Caribbean waves sloshing around in the background, but I might not :rolleyes:

Update: GB SOLD. Lawsuit ES-175 is still available. Price on reverb is not what I’m expecting to get in a private sale on here.

Well...if it were that simple...they would all be the same...they put tone and volume buttons on all of them!

Thanks for Posting this Marinero. I was 22 in 76 and now for the rest of the day I can make the mental journey back, I loved that song and the...

I have two of Jason's older designs, the Nuevo and the Djangobucker. The cat I played with last Wednesday uses the latest design, the...

I wish to have both at some point. A maple 175 and a Mahogany backed L4ces. The methuselah of all things Archtop Guitar (and my bro) Vinny convinced...

My dad was a huge jazz fan raised me on the stuff... though his style was very narrow: He favored the New Orleans style with banjos... revived...

thanks I appreciate the advice.

Those very early 80's Ibanezes were all really high quality; the differences between the 200, 150, 100, and 50 were basically 'bling' differences....

Do you think that slide into and out of the bag will be kind to my Bigsby? Thanks, Charley

Already on hold. Would most of you here opt for a 175 over an L-4 CES?

The technology is a standard one, I think. It's not a printed curcuit board plug in is it? Could you post a photo of the inner works? Have you...

Hi, D, If you're not a working musician(who is today??) I wouldn't worry about it. Even pros use sheet music on the bandstand including many of...

Those are great records.

It's not exactly a 335, but I know Ben Monder uses a beautiful Ibanez AS-50, which I think you can listen to in almost all his recordings as a leader...

Looks beautiful! I wish I had the money to buy this right now.

Fred, Your new guitar looks beautiful. The attention to detail make the guitar really seem special. I am happy for you. I am so impressed with how...

I have the Krivo micromanouche, and I used to have a Djangobucker till it stopped working. I also think I had a single coil Krivo that I left at a...

That is awesome, I didn't know they made them in transparent back.

The first encounter with this tune I can recall is this version : https://youtu.be/0UsNmyL6HK8

The poster, Tonit, is one of the few sentient voices on that website and is an outstanding musician. I wouldn't disparage it before checking it out....

This has been an interesting discussion. I think Teeps has touched on what is, for me, the most important element for a performer when he says a...

Nice find Jabs- thanks for sharing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Benchmark.. Thanks Jabbs. JD

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