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I believe he apprenticed with Sakashta.

Makes you wonder why all producers don't do that. What's really unique about ECM, in addition to the excellence of the musicians and quality of...

Thanks buddy ;)

Here you have the price :whistle:

looks nice, just a note, the knobs and bridge saddle are replacements

Nope...sorry...I´m new in here :pcguru:

Tl;dr It often sounds gooder to move your left hand around when playing music.

Well using classical to talk about reading music is my opinion a red herring. You could read Sor etudes all day and not be able to play a note of...

You need to sit down and recording the session on video. Play some Joe Pass type things and then say...............wow God is good. It could get...

I would repair the crack and set the guitar up to play as a guitar to play. It is completely lost any real value in the market and no extensive...

Well, I still don't see why this explains why position playing is often the weakest way to finger a music idea, unless you too are using a different...

Alternatively, say you are an experienced session guitarist and you come across a pentatonic/blues melody with a little note above saying ‘with...

I didn't see it there. It could have been. Cincy

Well the most extreme example is bop lines. People often say they are not guitarist. This is untrue, but it’s easy to see why people think they are....

Excellent article for those interested in scale length. There's more, but this is important. "Let's look at the 25 1/2" scale (Fig. 3) The...

Ha, ha. Sadly, nothing to write home about. But the scene, when they do these things, is pretty positive-leaning and full of people who enjoy the...

FWIW, scale length is actually one of the biggest factors in the whole equation. I played mostly short scale instruments my whole life, and whenever...

Here’s where I think a solid body has one advantage over a hollwbody ( and I LOVE hollowbodies): some notes on a hollow archtop guitar are...

My impression is that single coil vs humbucker makes a big difference. I'm less convinced that solid vs semi-with-internal-block makes much...

Not my (classical) definition of position. D with 1st finger at 5th fret on A string: 5th position D with 4th finger at 5th fret on A string: 2nd...

was this the one that was on reverb for a few years?

I believe it originally was Taku Sakashta who came up with this design model. I’ve also seen a couple other luthiers who have copied it as well....

So consider u are playing a D, 5th fret on a string. Key of A, you're in one of two positions. Key of D, you're in one of 2 different positions....

Yes, this is his wonderful nod to Sakashta-- congrats!!

Beautiful gitter! Is that a 17" with 3" bout?

Got my order in, and just had to try that AC016 as a B string. Interestingly it's a 0.0169" so 17 gauge. I cannot really speak for its actual...

Jim Hall and George Benson both played Les Pauls in their early days, but switched to hollow bodies and never went back. Pat Martino also played Les...

?? The position you're in corresponds to the fret number that falls under your index, it's got nothing to do with the key a piece is in?! The...

I have a very nice LP (1994 R8 with real PAF's) and it sounds great for jazz. Having said that, I rarely use it for that. I prefer the sound envelope...

This is my last blast. Sorry, but it's slow. It's the way I'm made :-) For those, like Mr. never, who've never been exposed to my ghastly videos,...

True, by sticking firmly in one position you miss opportunities to slide into notes for example, or play with pull offs. But if ur comfortable with...

I would like to second the Warmoth vids, as a resource, to hear the tone differences between the different woods. They are well done.

:welcome: Good luck with the sale! :encouragement:

WOW! This stunning guitar sounds as good as it looks! This is a superb instrument from a superb player who is also an outstanding seller. Deal of...

Depends on who made the guitar. Japan has some exceptionally good luthiers. Their vintage hand-build guitars are expensive and highly sought after....

This is Kris. Can't argue with it. 100% good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gawm38-jSxE Anyway, he's had his bit of soothing and petting....

I know what you mean about backing tracks -- they throw me off sometimes, too. Specifically for working on faster tempos, I find iReal to be sort of...

well I hope you keep posting your stuff elsewhere on the forum kris, I enjoy listening to it.

price adjustment - $2,600

Quite right! I'm nobody's 'leader', I'm just the guy who posts the tunes. There's no authority attached to it. Dirk is the only authority here. ...

Convince me - why? That 2nd part is certainly true. For left-hand fingering I'd say that "all" you need is sufficient context, i.e. which...

I know that when I’m playing at this sort of tempo (e.g. 230) and it’s going well, there is a sort of sensation of locking into the beat/groove and...

Perfectly and concisely put! :cool:

:welcome: Posting price is standard here. Thank you, and good luck! :smile-new:

:welcome:

I guess that means I have another 15 years to reform myself.

Thank you all for the kind words. I'll take a break indefinitely with virtual jam. Take care Kris

Happy NGD! congratulations, and play it in good health! :encouragement:

What is the market price for that guitar in all original, very good condition? After you pay for all the work needed, with new top and finish cost,...

Let me make this observation: the video shows strings tuned to pitch, attached to two substantial wooden assemblages, namely the two tables. That...

Excellent video, C, It would be interesting to try a comparison with hollowbody guitars vs. the 2x4 special. The Science looks good to me in...

Beautiful guitar, S! However, after 30 years of playing CG, I have come to the conclusion that there are hundreds of luthiers who make outstanding...

There’s a lot of people who swear by whatever system they were taught and can’t imagine someone doing things another way. It’s all just basics...

You need to put a price on this guitar. We cannot be the seller only the buyer, and we have to know the price you want.

I have a few things to say about this. First, he's not the "leader" he's just another one of us who happens to be taking on the job of soliciting...

Hmmm - there's a lot of that going around! I've devoted much of my life to confirming the old dictum that there's never time to do it right but...

Rags is not "the leader." He collates the called tunes and makes the weekly posts. Please stick around. Just a reminder that we should refrain...

I had some of classical lessons as a kid too, and I think that did give a good foundation. I hold the guitar more or less in a classical position...

No doubt the crack can be repaired https://shuriyaguitarcraft.com/gallery/repair-crack-on-archtop-guitar-details/ However, if you can find a...

It does the job for me anyway, but I have heard people say NOO there are 7 positions not 5, always do 3 notes per string etc, maybe I'm missing out...

I hear a definite difference in tone between a solid-body, semi-hollow, and fully-hollow bodies, and to me there is a difference between a deep and...

Looks like the one sold from Lund, if so congrats and indeed a very reasonable pricing

You nailed it buddy it’s a Bartolini 5J I love those suckers its neck mounted Reslly fat clear tone

Nice, Big Mike!! What is the pickup-- mini-humbucker Bartolini or something?

here’s some newer pics of my Holst

A DeArmond pickup should certainly work, if you don't like the original, or if it doesn't work. I would fill the holes in the sides of the neck,...

The amount of figure in the drop cap and the quality of the burst make a HUGE difference in tone, obviously. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk...

That is the guitar I have - the 100th anniversary Les Paul classic with the 1.79" nut. Fortunately, mine has normal Les Paul tuners rather than the...

The other two scale positions are awkward/redundant or otherwise un-useful. In other words, you can waste your time learning them, but you’ll...

Thanks, I have searched Amazon. Any specific recommendations?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=musci+manuscript+notebook&crid=32XS8L4LFFEQ1&sprefix=music+manuscript+notebook%2Caps%2C77&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

I think even after 2015, they kept the wider neck in the Gibson Modern series. I've had friends who actually prefer these wider necks on les pauls.

If you like a wider nut width lookout for a 2015 model which should be available at a lower price than average. 2015 models had a wider nut and...

We suppose to guess the price.....?

I do admire those who put beliefs to the test. What would have improved this video is to have recorded each change then play them without visual...

Yeah, I do. It's a piece of (possibly nice) wood with a number of metal wires embedded into it (that I have a love/hate relationship with) :doh: ...

I always considered Les Paul to be more of a MOR (middle of the road) pop type player rather than way into the jazz vein. That performance in the...

Your original message said "key to building confidence", to which I was going to add "not just confidence" but it seems you beat me to it :)

Looks fantastic! I think the thing that makes Pepe's unique is the huge coal fueled oven with temps around 850 ° Ahhh Pizza! :cool:

yeh it was playing bb king and hendrix licks with major and minor pentatonics that got me improvising on the guitar a few years ago, then I converted...

very good point. Graded material is therefore key …

There still seems to be this odd belief that ANYONE masters a deeply embodied musical skill set like reading music or playing jazz in four years of...

Well guitars have to be made out of something, and wood was the material par excellence back in the day. If I don't possess a carbon fiber archtop...

Lol. Cute, I suppose, but I think I'd have been tempted to correct that particular quirk :)

But did you notice how disorderly the tuners have been put back? ;) Thanks for the input. Yes, I did and can only assume that they simply re-used...

It certainly is! Fortunately it's (almost) as much fun to do this with simpler tunes!

I fully believe that, it's the same with many other things. That evokes the image of someone who learned to play an instrument from taking...

There's a pizza place in Buffalo called "Bocce Club." They've been the go-to since 1946. Always fantastic. Bocce Club Pizza | Buffalo, Clarence...

hows the food there? Fawning aside:)

You almost got the inflection right :) It's a priceless moment indeed, not entirely up to Henri Cartier Bresson composition standards but...

But did you notice how disorderly the tuners have been put back? ;) Maybe people are weary of the fact she needed this much restoration? I...

I'd forgotten all about that incredible live quartet album - thanks David! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DtaZDWslMkE All the best, Mick W

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As much as I know many jazz artists on ECM today just do live recording or record at their local/home studios and just send the material to Manfred....

yeah Bsby !!!!! Smart buy !!! bigMike

Happy NGD !

His absence of body wood test, doesn't prove much, besides the fact that everything else matters too. The wood effect is absorptive, it's not...

Making guitar videos is an opportunity for men to sit in front of a camera with their legs apart, for pleasure and profit. This one has had enough...

I love Ted's books namely because of a bit of craziness (in a good sense). There are lots of different methods which are often variations of the...

So one thing I did recently was get an app called 'complete music reading trainer' on my phone and do some training on it. I actually surprised...

Getting good at sight reading needs lots of practice and maintenance. At the moment I’m prioritising it because I think I’m not totally terrible...

I have great doubts that the person/Ragman/ who is the leader of virtual jam is not too controversial in his commentary and of course in his...

Overpriced even if it was real. You could buy them new for about $3800 from any dealer in Japan. Shipping by Japan Post EMS comes under $200. ...

Stick an inspection mirror under the top. Look at the edge of the f-holes. That should tell you if it is laminated maple or solid carved spruce....

I don't see anything more than a standard ES-150. The neck looks like mahogany to me based on that chipped lacquer patch by the first and second fret...

Sco is one of those musicians who is totally at home in a live situation. My feeling is that he is yet to record anything in a studio that remotely...

It's a unique and time proven business model that he includes a scheduled day before a recording date entirely for rehearsal and getting comfortable...

Your current guitar, whatever it is, would work just fine for jazz, because it's the player, not the guitar. If you can afford to dedicate the...

This is my impression. The musician has to work systematically - first of all, practice every day. Everyone should ask themselves what to exercise...

Umm... Les Paul? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NknObBssaUk Jack Pearson (not strictly a jazz player), Clint Strong, Ulf Wakenius (LP copy). ...

All I know is that when I saw Jimmy Raney live, I asked him where the Gibson was. He said it was stolen out of his trunk in Jamaica, Queens, as Fred...

That's an Abe Rivera Scepre that PM is playing, and it's nothing like an LP. My advice as a member of the LP Police is that unless you're Clint...

I often play jazz on a 1973 Les Paul Recording model. They're a bit different to a regular Les Paul, notably the low impedance pickups. Tonally it's...

I used to own several different variations, my favorite was a 2007 R8. Loved that guitar, but at 63 years of age I couldn’t deal with the 9 lb weight...

Your videos are high-art, Mark. I could see you playing here at the Dallas Museum of Art, with a bunch of the more sophisticated, rich, local patrons...

Talk about a couple of classics! Wow! Congrats!

A beauty for sure! Congrats and enjoy. Wow!

Well one of the Best! But there are some other worthy contenders for sure! New York,,New Jersey, Chicago, and not to mention Italy!

"If I could I'd give you this guitar right now" ...non non .....:smile-new: "Tu aimes cette guitare Sylvain? les acoustiques sont très très...