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Today, 01:56 AM
That bridge seems too high, as does the pickup. The f-hole looks distorted too: the inner edge seems lower than the outer edge. All clear signs of a...
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Today, 12:31 AM
This is the part that always baffled me: Given the hardwood block down the center, how do you get the hollow part to contribute to the sound/tone at...
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Today, 12:16 AM
So much for certainty.... :smile-new:
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Today, 12:06 AM
When you try out guitars at Guitar Center, is there a particular type of amp you want to use for that?
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Yesterday, 11:06 PM
This is a relatively painless place to sell an archtop, but it's only going to reach a small audience, and there's not that many new members, most...
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Yesterday, 11:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njRsP08TbBg
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Yesterday, 10:55 PM
My $.02. I have now an Epiphone 335 Pro, and an Epi '61 Casino RI. Both made in China sometime in the last 10 years. I don't buy guitars to look...
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Yesterday, 10:38 PM
Something just isn’t right when an L-4, priced significantly lower than a custom shop plank guitar, won’t sell. My wife or kids will have to sell my...
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Yesterday, 10:31 PM
I did my sell my 1977 Gibson Super 400ces to a fantastic young player named Raphael Silverman here in NYC. He's been playing it at every gig and just...
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Yesterday, 10:03 PM
I think the main quest is not for a louder box but for better sound quality. Loudness seems to be a secondary issue, as stated:
Whether a...
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Yesterday, 09:54 PM
Here's a go at Time After Time.
I learned the Jeff Arnold arrangement for the study group. As I've been practicing it I've slowly been replacing...
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Yesterday, 09:34 PM
Coming along nicely!
(check bar 3).
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Yesterday, 09:34 PM
Don't know about differences in early and late models. I have a Gibson 335 (late 90's I think) and a Heritage 535 (early one.. probably 1989). Just...
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Yesterday, 09:33 PM
There are many accepted methods for making analysis of different players.
Personally you need to start making analysis of what or whom you want to...
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Yesterday, 09:22 PM
https://youtu.be/ud9Bl68_XfY?si=7Ymw55ca5EEk6YVj
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Yesterday, 08:26 PM
Yep, in the other forums, younger guys are spending $3k-$5k on headless mayones guitars. Old jazz guys are retiring and dying out and the young lions...
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Yesterday, 08:22 PM
I think it is demographics, not economics. The demographic that likes high end archtops is aging out. Like JZ and Roli,we are mostly selling and...
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Yesterday, 08:17 PM
My 401k has made more during the biden era than during any administration history so if this is bidenomics, I'll take it!
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Yesterday, 08:08 PM
Here is a guitar version. I play this song with a few of the blues\rocker buddies I know.
https://youtu.be/EKyHYC92OK0
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Yesterday, 07:29 PM
Makes it look like a Hendrix strat without all the controls and tremolo stuff being in the way.
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Yesterday, 07:16 PM
and I took them sailing in my boat in seattle in 1990 or maybe 89 she was new to sailing and had agreat time had a very new york sense of humor she...
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Yesterday, 07:12 PM
That guitar was made the year I was born. I, too, came from New York - born in Queens. So I guess I must be "vintage" too. shreddin'
Anyway,...
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Yesterday, 07:02 PM
I can't believe Roli's TF and Jack's L-4 were not instantly scooped up. Both superb Gibby's at a smoking good price.
And this is JGF where jazz...
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Yesterday, 06:47 PM
Yes cool... generally licks have targets. Like in Guy's 1st lick. D to G to E. At least that's how sounded when I see it on paper. Obviously...
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Yesterday, 06:37 PM
+1 on that.
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Yesterday, 06:33 PM
Analysis or just playing and trial and error both work. The important thing is.... They both create standard References for playing tunes. We as jazz...
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Yesterday, 06:27 PM
Don't overthink it buy the highest wattage you can afford. You might want to add a tweeter.
I don't use this one now that I got a Fishman LoudBox...
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Yesterday, 06:04 PM
The ebony board is brighter. The rosewood board is warmer and woodier. Can't go wrong with either but I do generally like ebony.
@herbie the only...
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
"PNP connections"? Like a transistor? That's probably not what you mean. What is a "PNP connection"?
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Yesterday, 05:14 PM
I owned both a 335 and 345 recent 2022,2023 models. Both were excellent thinlines, and a great representation of the lineage of semi
hollow...
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Yesterday, 05:13 PM
Just to give an example: my teacher asked my if I'd hurt my left hand yesterday: there's hematoma-like spot over the centre of the back of my hand,...
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Yesterday, 05:11 PM
2b, I totally agree. Fred has a gift in that his playing is not over done, which is what makes it so easy to listen to.
It probably mirrors his...
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Yesterday, 04:59 PM
That lick implies altered chords though: Dm7b5 > G7b9.
Scale wise, D/F/Ab/B diminished or other scales such as C harmonic minor or Major, Ab...
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
My Quilted Maple Campellone is way darker than my flame maple L-5CES (and both guitars have Kent Armstrong handmade PAF pickups), but it could be...
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Yesterday, 04:41 PM
A rare 1989 2 complete sets of Emily performing live in St. Paul, Minnesota
Emily Remler St. Paul MN 1989 KBEM Jazz 88 : KBEM Jazz88 : Free...
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Yesterday, 04:35 PM
I worked in that book and got a lot out of it.
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
I can say this as fact. Quilted maple has a more mellow tone at least in comparison with my quilt vs flame maple Campellone’s.
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Yesterday, 04:22 PM
Yes my middle can use some elimination…LOL :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 04:20 PM
Hahaha :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 04:17 PM
If you have to turn way up the issue might be low output of the guitar. Gain is not identical to power, my Trace Elliot Elf has huge gain, meaning I...
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Yesterday, 04:11 PM
that's what I did on my L4. After putting it "on sale" for a stupid low price with little interest, I said, "screw that" and decided to keep it.
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
If weight matters, the Beta 8A's is 6.6 lb vs Celestion's 5.1 lb.
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
Seems like an odd spot for pain. I have no idea what would cause pain right in that spot, and not in the adjacent joint, except an injury.
My...
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Yesterday, 04:08 PM
Bump for price reduction.
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Yesterday, 04:04 PM
Final call! I’ve had this listed for two weeks now and plan to pull down the posting at the end of this week if there are no takers. I’m not in any...
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Yesterday, 03:49 PM
Tbh a thing having a nice bassline against the melody is 9/10s of the law
The inner voices often write themselves.
Then you have to write out...
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
There are a great many questions in old school jazz harmony to which the answer is diminished chord.
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Yesterday, 03:41 PM
Almost – "emanate"
I agree with others that it's a strange place for arthritis. Like ruger, I have arthritis pain in both thumbs, in the joints,...
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Yesterday, 03:38 PM
About $7000 - seems like an attractive price.
No affliation, just passing along the info. I'm guessing they would ship internationally.
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Yesterday, 03:20 PM
I use Beta 8A too with my Quilter TB202 combo. The sound is perfect.
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Yesterday, 03:11 PM
I still find my L5ces in Cognac (?) Burst to be stunning. Depicted here with two other very strong contenders, though, the Aria Pro II PE180 and the...
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Yesterday, 03:04 PM
Hey, it really ties the room together.
And the guitar is now a mere $5,000.
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
Looking at the rims, are there generic sonic differences between different kinds of maple? (Beyond the differences between any two pieces of wood.)
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
Thanks Keith. Going to miss this one but going to make someone a very happy camper
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Yesterday, 02:36 PM
Love Handel, too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2CH8EzM5M0
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Yesterday, 02:24 PM
The singer picked this version because she loves it and the key is right for her. I can see why, it’s a barnstormer and Ella totally owns it. It’s a...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
Sorry, for me it's going to be either a 16"er which can still be played with normal comfort (for me), or an 18"er. A 17" is too much of the one and...
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Yesterday, 02:20 PM
That is a really nice guitar. I have a 1989 Fratello and it is absolutely fantastic.
Keith
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Yesterday, 02:00 PM
Loudness depends on two factors, input wattage and speaker sensitivity. I assume you mean Celestion TF0818, which has a sensitivity of 94 dB. Your...
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Yesterday, 01:58 PM
Jazzer EU, ultimately I think you have to free yourself from associating playing guitar with the bad experiences you've had with colleagues as a...
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Yesterday, 01:55 PM
I was fortunate enough to own 3 L5’s. A blonde CES, a sunburst Wesmo, and a sunburst CES. All I can say is, their build quality was second to none,...
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Yesterday, 01:47 PM
Eminence Beta is the speaker used in Mambo amps and is what I'd recommend.
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Yesterday, 01:44 PM
Fred’s taking a nod from Miles Davis. Space is just as important too. Let the music breathe.
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Yesterday, 01:43 PM
Skip warming up play a melody. I warm up practicing tunes bebop in particular. Play changes to a tune bottom line is practice what you are going to...
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Yesterday, 01:40 PM
I can’t wait to see those non cutaways completed!:drum:
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Yesterday, 01:37 PM
"clean, warm, loverly ... ", loud enough and cheap ...
That's going to be hard to improve on.
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Yesterday, 01:36 PM
I like the CS ES-335 reissues.
The inherent sound of those instruments is richer with harmonics or something. Think it is the woods and...
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Yesterday, 01:35 PM
The Notated Lick Compendium.
A thread for posting and storing notated licks.
Another classic Lick:
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Yesterday, 01:33 PM
why not just post the photos in the forum ad?
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Yesterday, 01:32 PM
i tried it and to me it's horrible. When it encounters an Fm7 chord, it doesn't seem to know that it can use Fm9, Fm11, doesn't seem to recognize...
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Yesterday, 01:30 PM
The R word, in this case.
I don't really care who you feel you need to "put in their place," you can think of another way or my opinion of you...
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Yesterday, 01:25 PM
Thanks guys!
Forgot to mention that I will include a custom black pickguard that I had made in an effort to get away from the BB King Lucille...
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Yesterday, 01:24 PM
Assuming you're not BSing do people think you're undercutting-downsizing? It's just you and a singer while others need bigger combos?
It's too bad...
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Yesterday, 01:21 PM
Quite possible. It's the pesky dim chord syndrome again. Maybe, as you say, he treated it like an A7 but I can't say I noticed any real clash with...
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Yesterday, 01:20 PM
I think you really need to define "offensive" here. I don't think you can put someone who's being unreasonable in his/her place while remaining...
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Yesterday, 01:19 PM
Beautiful
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Yesterday, 01:16 PM
No, I just changed it to A7 because it's easier for me to play and Basie plays the phrase G E A G over it, so I thought he might be thinking A7.
I...
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
Right, got it. Thanks for the vid, nothing like the real thing.
Well, I hear a dim chord, the object being (as with most dim chords) to make a...
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Yesterday, 01:10 PM
Looks classy! GLWTS
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Yesterday, 01:03 PM
The Precision Technique by Robert Conti sounds exactly like what you described, notation, tablature and video.
Here's a link, read the reviews, and...
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Yesterday, 12:56 PM
That's what pearls are for.
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Yesterday, 12:52 PM
https://youtu.be/G0dVZlw2GDM?si=Iyw1djJuoLld9ifJ
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Yesterday, 12:51 PM
That's how I feel. Getting a peek at some of these builds-in-progress is one of the best things about this forum, imho. Thanks, Mark!
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Yesterday, 12:37 PM
Very nice looking guitar. I have a couple of Electromatic Gretsches myself, great value for the money
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Yesterday, 12:35 PM
They really do have a different sound to my ears. The ebony board made it a little brighter. But the big difference to me was the stereo wiring and a...
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