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thanks so much!

Well in all the hubbub about the guitar, is there an actual Asking Price?

Thanks for the info! Now if we can perhaps hear it action?

Bob Parlocha used to play a good bit of Cal Collins from time to time.

:welcome:

And TBH, anyone contemplating the purchase of a 5 figure guitar really should do some homework on it. The price of a copy of Van Hoose's book and an...

In an acoustic instrument, much of the energy from the vibrating string is dissipated in setting the top in motion. This effect is more pronounced in...

If you are comparing the Blu to the first generation Bud, there will be a difference as the power amps in those two are torally different. But the...

Yes Grahambop - real jazz is played live ... it's true. I was thinking of buying this little DV Little jazz - very mobile amp ... important- clubs...

Thank you for your kind comments and for rotating the pic. I wish I knew how! It looks much better now. Cheers

I love this video...not just because I think he's one of the underrated greats of ALL TIME, but because, here he is playing a Godin after playing...

I love how Cal keeps expecting Jimmy to end his solo and Jimmy goes another round, and another, and another.

Rotated the photo here for you, because a gorgeous old Gibson needs to be seen like this. Congrats on the new 175, nothing beats a great new (old)...

I don't think he was insinuating anything, just pointing out something that the seller didn't specify.

1. When the intonation goes out. Corrosion makes the strings un-even. Put a guitar tuner on the guitar and check every fret. Just play up each string...

I prefer an endpin jack, but there are many ways of getting the job done. There are small endpin jacks available which externally are the size of a...

Hmmm. I see the red wraps of TI strings on the 175, but the 2355 ends are not wrapped? Not the same strings? Could make a difference. Having...

Oh, people definitely have bad tone...

This instrument is a great example of the reason for that phenomenon. It’s a wonderful guitar that most of us would love to have and use. It’s not...

My budget is really tight would you consider €2000 for it regards John

It is. s-:

Ah, not mine. I have admired that headstock "from a distance." You jumped right in! I am a lucky gearhead and a lucky advanced-beginner...

The first seems a little brighter, but if you told me they were the same guitar with the tone knobs set differently I'd believe you. They're both...

No. 2 sounds a little fatter so that would be my preference. Don't want to guess as to which one that is I seem to fail those tests!

Maybe some day my ear will develop to the point where I can tell the difference between the two, but this certainly isn't that day. Both sound fine...

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Thanks, David!

Not necessarily, but i prefer the guitar 2

I've done that but, again, the papers I have gotten in the past have seemed shoddy. I have gone that route before, but prefer to work with...

I just came here to make sure someone posted Lage's "Emily"... you didn't let me down! For jazz on a LP, I'd go P90 every time. It's funny because...

My guess would be you start with the Gibson and end with the ibanez.

Hi James, Ant writes that it was Dave Mannington on bass and Dave Hamblett on drums. Both are great players. I don't know Dave Mannington...

Very similar IMO. I prefer the second one.

Hi everyone. The direct link to the GoFundMe campaign in support of Peter is here: Fundraiser for Peter Mazza by Dave Bricker : Support from the...

What’s not to love with this guitar? GLWTS

Nice S400. Where are you located in EU ? GLWTS

Hi, The neck is 1 and 3/4 inches. The scale length is 25". The next contour is a very nice D shape that is neither thick nor thin....perfect. ...

My most interesting practical experiments on all that has been trying to get a jazz sound from solidbody guitars. What seemed to make the biggest...

The search for tone is a distraction from learning to read. Besides, it is all in the head. Nobody has bad tone: guitars, amps and things are made...

Memorable quote: "I got the Les Paul. It felt awfully cold, so about six months later I traded it for the ES175."

Number one priority for "tone" is that the guitar feels right and that intonation is spot on. If the setup is out of whack, the guitar (and your...

GM, not meaning to stand up for anyone but it's just a fact that most* (not everyone of course, just the majority) prefer the 1 11/16 width. Kenny...

I'd never play a Paul ibut there's obviously many that do in jazz and get a nice sound. I just started out on archies from the beginning and was...

Thanks! That's the one. Not too many archtops pop up down here and I was happy that this one did. So nice to try out a guitar in person compared to...

You can be almost 100% sure it has a (more) narrow nut - but what are you insinuating with that comment ???? The good people who are regulars on this...

That sounds like a good idea with filling the holes first on the neck. I'm not particularly set on using a DeArmond per se but it seems like a...

Thank you

Haha, its completely different to anything I have ever done. I will post when I get it, stand by for further info!

I see it now.Thank you. Bad eyesight on my part.

Sorry to hear that kris but I fully understand your decision, based on comments made on this forum. I keep in contact with Dutchbopper outside the...

There is the link. But please check his FB (or Peter Bernstein's FB - it is there too) PS I cannot get to the link as it is connected to...

Here he is with Jimmy Raney: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OWpfN9PP2Uw

Yes, that was a purely speculative question on my part. I have gotten the sense that, at least for some period of time, an archtop was considered...

Single coil, because I am sure I can find a spot without interference on a deserted island

It may be a 1 9/16 nut.....

Yes, but is it a les paul if the neck is bolt on? Nitpicking…

and that’s what I call a growth mindset haha maybe I’m weird but I enjoy failure (at least private failure). It means there’s something I can...

Just did it with twinkle twinkle little star, the thing I learnt was that I can't do it.

Congrats!

Sakashta made nice guitars. Beauregard makes nice guitars. The fundamental design concept for these guitars does not originate with either of them....

Well it’s good practice. It’s worthwhile to do that with any bit of musical material your working on. Not every way of playing something is practical...

I do not think so. I had long discussions with Duchbopper on this subject. As you know, he has completely deleted his account on the forum. And I...

Whatever guitar I have for sale on this forum at any given time is the best jazz guitar for jazz and blues.

Yum! Yum!

Nice cherry burst. 1 5/8th inch nut width, laminated maple back and rim, original pickups, I suppose? It would help your sale to include more...

Sorry to read about Peter Mazza's condition. Is there a GoFundMe me link? I'd like to chip in something.

Welcome to the club. Guitarist are notorious for being bad sight readers. It’s probably got something to do with the way most of us learn as...

Ulf Wakenius uses a Aria Pro II for years with Oscar Peterson. https://youtu.be/Po6FghnJyyk

I've wanted a red Les Paul Custom since I saw Clint Strong do stuff like this back in the 80s: Sure seems like jazz to me:

Hey folks, I lurk once and a while and thought I'd ask a question on this subject. I've heard that the Blu has a slightly better sound than the...

I think that was an L-5 he had but traded it because it sounded "tubby"

In an interview for Jazz Wax, Hall recalled why he played a Les Paul: Mark Myers: Your first gig was at The Strollers in Long Beach, CA. Was it a...

When other people play, I often love single coils. But, when I use them, I end up feeling like my single note sound is a little thin. I like...

With great respect for both builders, here are a couple of Taku's guitars (not mine -- I can only dream of them!):

Granted he sounded better on his 175 and D'Aquistos but I doubt the type of guitar was gonna hold back a talent like Hall

Interesting how one thing can change the course of history. Just think, had Jim Hall continued with the Les Paul, he might have been inspired to...

yes -Japan status. Clearly not preferences: structural and electronic issues.

The ones mentioned, the prestige 2000 are Japanese Fujigen. At this level, it's largely about personal preference. The Yamaha has always been at the...

Hahaa.. me and Vinny laugh about this all the time. We would buy Johnny Smith’s old D’Angelico for like $100,000 and by the time we get done...

Search online for pdfs of manuscript paper, get some heavy weight printer paper and laser print your own. You can find free downloads of all sorts...

Oh crap, I need to get the Mrs. drunk!

You really are not selling it to me. For we who have avoided learning the positions, they do not exist on the fretboard.

Here is Collins and Ellis live; I love the snap Cal gets from his guitar. https://youtu.be/0muXa7uwyFc

Juicy! Nice!

Cal was on two Benny Goodman albums: Live at Carnegie Hall 40th Anniversary Concert (London, 1978) and The King (Century, 1978)

When Tal Farlow saw Jim Hall using a Les Paul, he insisted that Hall go out and get a hollow body guitar. Then he helped Hall get established in the...

Cal's "Blues on My Mind" is one of my favorite albums. He does a really sweet version of "Dream a Little Dream of Me." (at 23:33)

I bought one for 7K on TGP. The seller had screwed the bridge into the body, and the action was still way too high. I got my money back. How much...

Depends on how it's done. A lot of fibres need to align perfectly, and we hope it was done quickly enough that the wood didn't form a layer of...

I saw him play at Bechet's in NYC. He sounded great, but the crowd wasn't listening at all. After a solo, I'd be the only one to clap for him, and he...

You are not alone my friend; I really dig Cal Collins. As noted below Cal was under contract with Concord Records (like a lot of guitar...

Hopefully it won't get tested again :cool:

I saw these two, along with Al Di Meola when they went on a tour. I'm glad it started in Southern California since the tour ended after a few...

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I’m not a luthier, but I have heard that repaired breaks can be stronger than the original wood.

The headstock on mine looks just like yours except that mine says "Classic" instead of "Traditional" on the truss rod cover. I have no idea what the...

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ahh ok....this is the one i was thinking about..different. congrats on yours! (On hold) Mario Beauregard MB Archtop hand carved Hollow body |...

Very nice job but better how?

Ohhh Ken was quite insulted and, needless to say, K Burrell never had a Ken Parker to play with after that.....:rolleyes: or so the story goes ...

well, there is this thanks to Tim Lerch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0cTcS_wPyHc

Stunning! And probably better than new.

Found it, also a Parker archtop (2, in fact; duelling starts a bit after 6:00), and there's a formal French Connection to Django :cool:

2 people you want to buy guitars from are Joe and....:smile-new:. Guarantee no fingerprints or DNA and it will shine like a new penny. Smoking deal...

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,...

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

I'm not enough of a Ken Parker groupie to know that sort of trivia ;) I don't know if Ken's instruments are what I prefer in an archtop but I do...

It’s a 17” x 3” depth and I had him replicate an IBanez GB-10 neck and he nailed it. 25 1/2 scale The tailpiece, pick guard, front and back...

He made a great solo album: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nOHb3OPtDao

That would be 1978's 'Cal Collins in San Francisco'. His name comes up from time to time here on the forum. Here's one thread about him from...

I’ve wondered that too, although the upper section looks like a 16.”

Yeh so to play the same thing in 12 different keys you need 12 different finger movements. Much much harder than what I'm saying where you just move...

Since I'd only use it for recording, I decided to look for a plug-in - and I found a great one called Acon Multiply. It's a free 64 bit VST that...

Reread this: That is, position is a notational device in classical guitar sheet music. If your first finger is on fret N you are in position...

Friday July 8 - I'm playing with the Dukes of Destiny. We even have an opening act!!