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Figures can run the gamut. Depends a lot on the job that's being re-worked. Seriously, some glues are reversable, but I've been shown repairs that...

no im talkin about the guys who are responding here!! all my people are long hip to the importance of everything when it comes to guitar...from...

man if you cant hear the differences that a pick & speaker makes to your tone and playing, then the one guy in the audience doesn't even matter...are...

Tone is to die for and I like the way you approach creating melody. Lots of good lines. Nitpicks only: seemed as if some phrases swung harder...

Yes the 13 TI usually mic out at 12.6mm. Regardless TI plains have a more bell like quality up around the 8-14 frets than anything else I a/b’ed. ...

if you are stateside, contact curt wilson @ old school guitars in nj...he's a member here..and one of the best out there with bodywork and...

Don't suppose anyone knows a ballpark figure on a reset these days? Is it easier as there already been a reset? I think the finish usually covers the...

The problem is that Gibson sound is unique. No one does it. There are for sure other builders which might be even better in terms of quality. Like...

Retail therapy indeed! Sweet 000!!! My first 'nice' acoustic was an early 2000 Martin 000 GTE. Sold it to a friend to raise funds for...

Well, you guys (and the photos) sold me. I reached out to Steve today and he already replied. We've started the process. I'm going to fill out his...

Anthony Braxton? Some really interesting stuff to be had there. Just my opinion.

thx....I agree.....it is really challenging my photog skills....LOL.....the thing is just so sultry....the lines and carves and details.....got a bit...

bumping up

that's really a killer little guitar...be great for some west coast/jump blues!...has that freddie king /junior watson vibe...but with f holes...cool...

Time to bump it again . . .

The Yamaha he used during the 70’s, e.g., Moonflower, is his best tone, IMHO. Absolutely unbelievable sound.

look at that goodness...has almost an art deco vibe! cheers ps- the mk

What a voice! Love the trombone solo.

did not know that....how cool. well....count me impressed !!

Yup, it works. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure what I'm hearing with that control. Perhaps mid range roll-off. It's quite a noticeable...

wow! great mash-up...i don't know how you ever came up with that...but nicely done!!! incidentally, the guitar player on grovers mm was eric gale!...

I was paying off an lr10 when he sold it to another person and I never got my $200 back Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

super nice..and if i have my facts correct, the mk stands for our fellow forum member and regular showcase thread contributor-mark kleinhaut he...

There's daylight in the second photo. Destring and bring to a QUALIFIED luthier. I'd bet a new pair of Sunday pants it's a complete reset. I had...

NOT good!

Shit. OK, thanks for the advice. We are in a strict lockdown at the moment, can't get to the luthier. So the anxiety of this could drag on for a...

There could be minor differences in the plating - thickness, metal, etc, but essentially they're pieces of steel wire. It's possible that the steel...

Couldn't tell from the first picture you posted but the second batch show a clear failure i.e. when you can see light through the joint. You need to...

No, playability wise it is the same. I can't be sure when this developed, it just so happened I had it on my lap this evening and the light caught my...

Yup, not good.

yeah....I had only seen Tom's work from afar. it is just breathtaking. thx for the post !!

:faint: :shocked: Wow!

First photo I was going to say it could very well be fine, it's not easy to get a tight pristine surface after a neck reset. I was going to be...

That would be about $1100 US which would be a bit below the current market value for an all original post-war L-50, but definitely seems high for...

clever playing of a fave tune....000 sounds great! cheers

What does the back of the neck around the nut look like? That appears to be serious damage under the e and b strings. I think I would run far away,...

Wow, the guitar sounds amazing and your playing is beautiful!

Thanks for the tip. I just tuned it down and hopefully major surgery isn't required. Here are some more pics, it's tricky to capture.

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that's just it...you might be able to stop it in it's tracks if you act quickly..but if you wait, the potential for more serious problems...

Lovely. And I liked the live performance vibe. Thanks.

Would it have to be a complete reset or can it be stopped in its tracks?

The Django book, Tal Farlow book, Steve Jordan book and the Grant green book have been sold. The other 4 books are still available for $30...

yes...once the joint is compromised, it's only going to get worse under string tension hard to see how serious it is from that pic, but i'd have...

This is to long, but maybe it will be interesting to a few. I decided to play the melody and then try to use the melody for jumping off. Whenever I...

I see this very differently from Christian, apparently. It seems quite possible that a very different approach to the task has resulted in a...

The L48 did not have binding on the edge of the fingerboard. Looks like this one does. So,in that way, it's more like an L50. But,I've never seen...

Sound test for Joe D:)

Use it for recording/home at reasonable volumes: Amazing american Clean.

They're basically the same; in a blind test few if any listeners could identify the different strings. Your picks make a much bigger difference. As...

https://youtu.be/AslEKJNEQ3Q

It's a lovely guitar and I expect it's sold by now.

These are US$600 guitars (roughly). How different could they be? Ibanez doesn't say what the other layers of plywood used in the bodies are, but...

The first thing I do with a set of Elixirs is to swap out the first 12 gauge string for a 13 from another manufacturer. The Elixir Nanoweb wounds are...

Scales are not a dead end they are another resource, and I use them all the time; but if you want to be able to clearly express harmonies in your...

Just checked my LP closet...I guess I liked it so much I bought it twice!! Wore the first one out!

Ain't that the truth! Surprising when some slip through the net unnoticed... Ed Bickert is another one who should have been more widely known

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What an honour,... I'd imagine.

What a treat! That would have been something

Played in a fun little blues band with a guy who had one. Sounded pretty good but back then I certainly wasn't thinking about clean tones...

TI (and perhaps some other European-made) plain strings are a tiny bit thinner than equivalent D'Addario or similar US strings. Although often quoted...

Yea Neo I get a laugh at how picky players are now. As I recall the only flats when I started jazz that My local guy had were Fender. Happy with...

Understood. There are many paths up this mountain. You can make great music by thinking about scales, or chord tones, or both with geometric...

I've seen other videos of his. Funny guy.

Sure thing. I do have one installed on my Loar LH650 and it sounds really good. Clarity is the main thing I notice. I guess by that I mean it doesn't...

This one is great, I don’t know if it ever made it to CD but someone has put the LP on youtube: Cal Collins - By Myself - LP - - YouTube Track...

don't the different bridge and woods have any impact on the tone? Is it really just an aesthetic difference?

hah...very clever! good stuff cheers

Thank You Neatomic. You are the best! I up rez'd the Iphone12 pro Max clip to 30 fps, instead of the 24 that I used on the other video and I think it...

No affiliation, but there are some absolutely gorgeous WesMo's on Reverb and an equally gorgeous Lee Ritenour.

They're the same, just a flamed maple top on the FM.

ps- not related to op's question but important string information 2% Nickel Plated Steel size range = .004 – .026 8% Nickel Plated Steel size...

what's going on w/the headstock above the nut? looks like reptile dentistry. and the back of the neck looks wonky, not to mention the bridge...

It's funny because it's (mostly) true! :biggrin-new:

well... while there maybe a few guitar string companies out there, there are fewer related wire manufacturers mapes in tennessee is probably...

My philosophy is that you don't learn things to play music; you play music to learn things. Everything you need to know how to do is in the songs you...

Thank you sir!

:welcome:

Neo I did a lot of side by side tests last year both playing and recording. I agree they’re all close somewhat, but listening to the recordings you...

I always enjoy hearing you play! The pickup on my Peerless Monarch is unusual. It's really THICK even compared to the KA 12 Pole. See below, the...

hope you don't mind Joe D....too nice not to put up here!! another beauty cheers

I think people just simply forget some artists played other instruments. Like Carlos Santa used to be a Gibson artist, then Yamaha and now prs. Like...

Thank You Lawson. I am glad I got you to reunite with your Monarch! Is your stock pickup decent? Does it have any volume to it? The stock pickup on...

The fretboard end, where it meets the body, also doesn’t look like Gibson work. It looks like an L-50 with either a replaced fretboard or an entirely...

One sad thing I learned from the booklet (according to the friend that bought the 2 CD) was that Rene died from an OD. I remember reading in Time...

My playlist may be nice to have for anyone that wants to listen. I get on Cal spells where he’s all I listen to for weeks on end...bout 43 tunes and...

yes all plain strings are basically the same...swedish/carbon steel....most are coated with fine layer of tin, but brass, silver and even gold have...

Thanks for the kind compliments - I’m glad you enjoyed it. I didn’t use a baritone, but all the guitars are tuned to DADGAD. The acoustic parts...

Love SG! Probably my father's (who was also a tenor player) favorite player? When I was growing up, he'd always have SG playing (along with his...

Hey Rpjazzguitar. My confusion about which you are asking results from a very simple thing - fear of wasting time ... I don't have much of it so I...

Hendrix played a white SG custom from time to time. There are a few video on youtube of this (I've seen one of him playing Red House with the...

Perhaps this is unnecessary, but I'll add it anyway. A Cmaj scale and a Cmaj13 are exactly the same notes (noting that Cmaj13 includes the 11th)....

Anyone that was familiar with the recording coming from Concord should be aware of Cal Collins. I bought all of his Concord albums, just like I...

We'll probably see a lot more jazz being played on Teles ala Ed Bickert.

Actually they’re owned by MusicTribe which has Behringer and Bugera among other divisions. And they seem to be pushing their performance and...

That’s nice! Love the tone. But...is it Bridge of Sighs or Bridge of Shigs?? Bridge of Sighs - Wikipedia I have been to Venice but don’t...

I bought that same album--"Blues on My Mind"--about 40 years ago and it has long been a favorite. Found it in a used record store in Berkeley. Still...

And from what I’ve read his estate likes to capitalize on his name for good money deals. he sure don’t look happy with that V around his neck)

This is fantastic - all of Prez's solos transcribed!

Well my partner’s wouldn’t fit in my double cab Tacoma once so we threw it in the bed, which is only 5 feet, so it still stuck out above the gate....

I fully agree the DIAddario plains are brittle to me too. (Actually I find their flat sets brittle throughout.) IMHO the smoothest sounding plains...

Wow—that is top shelf for sure! Great sound—there are some other instrumental versions out there—I seemed to remember one from Pat Metheny with an...

yeah, but the fact he did play a V is enough for Gibson to capitalize on it.

Cal Collins - Jazz Guitar Player - YouTube

:welcome: I have an L-48. That is not it. I've never seen those position markers on any guitar.

Hendrix played a white SG custom from time to time. There are a few video on youtube of this (I've seen one of him playing Red House with the...

Very cool guitar, indeed! Congratulations, and play it in good health! :encouragement: Does the mid knob work? Is it cut or boost?

Andy Summers played a green Benedetto for a while

Christian, thanks for adding your video. A very interesting lesson. It shows that basically chord tones (from arpeggios or chord grips or triads) are...

Tal played with plain old Fender Heavys, held in in the “normal” position, pointy end down. Now, about that Montgomery fella......:smile-new:

You've inspired me to play my Peerless Monarch more! I've been enjoying it all weekend, though it has a pickup that is a bit more "thunky" than I...

When you say "but so many players pay little attention", are you talking about just the guitarist you play with? I ask, because I can't believe...

I too, had been looking for a comfortable flat top for years, and my quest started with a Larrivee parlor...which was a really well made...

My first brand-new guitar was a Toredo 000-18 style laminate w/adjustable bridge that sold for a bit over a c-note back in 1974. Strung it up with...