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Today, 05:35 AM
Last couple of times I saw Jack Wilkins he was playing a Comins GCS-1, which is a semihollow, akin to a 335. Yotam Silberstein plays one. Vinicius...
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Today, 05:32 AM
Mike, sending positive vibes and praying for you.
MK
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Today, 05:28 AM
If you play an A7, the audience will hear A9, because of the B in the melody.
Putting a Bb or a C at the top of the chord is likely to clash with...
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Today, 05:19 AM
Ok, here is my version. Again I didn't have a great practise week but the bare bones are there. Lots of things that I want to do with it so with that...
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Today, 04:53 AM
So I recently picked up a barefaced upsetter 110. For the most part, it's a fantastic product, that does what they say it is supposed to do (way...
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Today, 04:49 AM
Might be a good idea to reheat the solder joints of all the jacks and pots that are soldered into the board.
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Today, 04:13 AM
^ You're welcome.
Ya ma.
Haha jk, I'll remember that guideline.
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Today, 04:13 AM
The headphone jack can be used for recording, you can plug it directly into your recording device, so you'd want to hear what you're...
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Today, 03:59 AM
Makes sense :) Thanks.
From a chord perspective only (i.e. aside of considerations to do with melody, chord being a VI, etc.): it's interesting...
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Today, 03:59 AM
We were discussing the Yamaha G series amps recently in this thread - in fact I shared the same Paul Rivera video. I have a G-100 III 2x12.
Anyone...
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Today, 03:47 AM
No, those are stripes: they are two-dimensional. Hoops are three-dimensional: they are circles. The metal strips on a barrel are hoops: they go...
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Today, 03:38 AM
I'm sure you know this, Bobby, but #11th cannot be equated with b5th, #11 implies that the chord voicing contains the natural 5th (lydian), and it...
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Today, 03:15 AM
Triangle Toss, explained:
https://youtu.be/JRI47MqnZIU?si=HAleDndl-iiY5NAA
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Today, 03:09 AM
I know this is an old thread, however I have had 2 of these amps my first ever amp in fact! I bought a mark 2 about 3 years ago just out of...
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Today, 03:07 AM
As I said earlier, Arnold's move from the Fm6 up to the Em7 is too awkward, I would never play it that way (or with his minor 9th jump down in the...
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Today, 03:04 AM
Then why is he posting this nonsense which purports to explain the delta and other symbols?
Modes arranged in a musical sequence
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Today, 03:03 AM
I played different extensions and here's what I came up with from least to most crunchy:
1: Natural 9 only is the safest choice and fits with the...
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Today, 02:49 AM
Hey Rob, I don’t post much these days, but when I see your posts I always have a listen or read. We met briefly when I bought your deering banjo. I’m...
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Today, 02:47 AM
Hey Mike... good to hear from you.
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Today, 02:36 AM
And now for something completely different.
Here's a link to a vintage write-up by JBL themselves, including some neat pics and annotated...
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Today, 02:21 AM
I just realised this has two tritones a major third apart :numbness:
A very interesting way to look at this. Thanks for sharing.
The...
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Today, 02:17 AM
I’m still missing the boat. He’s unbelievably talented, that much is clear. But it doesn’t captivate me and I can only listen to him briefly. He...
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Today, 02:17 AM
I’m loving it.
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Today, 02:12 AM
Oh, you're right... well, at that age, Brian and the boys didn't have to worry about looking chubby so vertical stripes were o.k. But later on....
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Today, 12:57 AM
Well sharp #11. But yes, I agree about the b5 and Monk and bebop. b5 or #11 and whole tone is absolutely lesson 1 to sounding Monk.
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Today, 12:03 AM
I was of the same opinion until I saw how simple it was to use Tone Studio. It’s really nice to be able to dial out a little boominess or shrillness...
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Today, 12:02 AM
I consider the flat five the key to bebop. Why did you not mention it? Thought you were a Monk fan ... :cool:
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Yesterday, 11:43 PM
Funny you mention going in and tweaking the parameters via a laptop,computer,etc. I guess I’ve found if I can’t get a good tone via the old...
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Yesterday, 11:31 PM
Role in group is definitely the key.
I think you could be doing what I'm doing in today's vid in less than a month honestly.
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Yesterday, 11:01 PM
Best of luck to you Mike!
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Yesterday, 11:00 PM
It has been a busy week but I've been working on this. That coda was (and continues to be) a challenging passage. I know my playing is very simple,...
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Yesterday, 10:46 PM
I'll try to hook up my computer and snag the settings in the next few days, but to get to them, you connect your computer to the amp and launch the...
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Yesterday, 10:34 PM
Yeah, it’s a different style, but I took his point to play a role in the group. Sometimes that role is providing rhythm, sometimes it’s implying...
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Yesterday, 10:19 PM
Praying for you daily Mike!
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Yesterday, 10:13 PM
I don't think I'd call playing busy rhythm trying to be interactive...if anything, it's trying to lead too much which is kind of the opposite of the...
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Yesterday, 09:38 PM
Wow! Thanks for posting this.
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Yesterday, 09:27 PM
Yeah, like he said. It sounds good solo. I would play less with a bass and even less with drums and a horn on top. Dennis Chang did a video and he...
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Yesterday, 09:25 PM
Marty I bet it sounds fantastic. Binding looks good too!
They were brave using that back piece!
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Yesterday, 09:22 PM
:cool::cool::cool:
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Yesterday, 09:16 PM
Playing around with the looper. Didn’t realize how slow it was until I did the melody. This was actually the second take, believe it or not, the...
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Yesterday, 08:12 PM
A great chef, an expert in jewels, a veteran, a remarkable musician, an interesting conversationalist, and friend to all of us. A straight shooter. ...
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Yesterday, 07:43 PM
Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
Not so incredible..
I have played with a guitarist and a reed player..both did not read music..but could play any tune that was being...
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Yesterday, 07:29 PM
C augmented add 4 … C E G# F … enharmonically that’s Fmin(maj7
C add #4 would be used with the “add” designation which is the purpose of that...
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Yesterday, 07:26 PM
For dominant chords, I have 4 levels of color tones. You want to add color tones to many of your chords or else it doesn't sound jazzy.
Level 1...
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Yesterday, 07:25 PM
What on earth did I just read?
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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
Incredible. Paul has been here since 2011. In all that time he's never seen the delta sign on any lead sheet or website? Or, if he has seen it, he...
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Yesterday, 07:18 PM
I'll resurrect this thread and agree that the Gibson JS pickup seemed thinner, maybe more sterile, than the KA.
It's hard to describe sound with...
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Yesterday, 07:15 PM
^ I think you're gettin the hang of it and it's sounding pretty darn good with that amount of movement.
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Yesterday, 06:58 PM
I've been playing a few VI7 chords as VI9b13 on the piano. I like how they sound in a progression. I've voiced them either 1-b7-3-b13-9 or...
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Yesterday, 06:46 PM
Very nice Lawson!
I bought a 65 Fender Princeton Reissue a few months back and preferred the bass characteristics to those of my Vox AC15C1. The...
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Yesterday, 06:45 PM
Arrived in good shape.
It's a late 1991, so it is an early one. The Kent Armstrong pickup is hotter than the standard Heritage Floating #3. It's...
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Yesterday, 06:26 PM
God bless Big guy ! Can’t keep a good man down. :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 06:23 PM
as a side issue
are you loving your Borys ?
is it a B120 ?
If i ever had that kind of money
I’d like a B120 one day
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Yesterday, 06:20 PM
'Bout sums it up.
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Yesterday, 06:07 PM
im interested how you set the
pre and post eqs
would you share your settings ?
not exact , just a rough idea really
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Yesterday, 06:02 PM
This isn’t figured bass. Thats an antiquated system I avoided in first year music school. And power chords are not chords. I always taught them as a...
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Yesterday, 05:58 PM
All masked up, ready for finish work -
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Yesterday, 05:48 PM
I vote for ending #3, it's very timely. :drum:
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Yesterday, 05:46 PM
Thanks Archie, that means a lot.
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Yesterday, 05:44 PM
So I've now played out with the AF95DA three times with good and improving results. I've done a lot of playing at home and some experimental...
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Yesterday, 05:41 PM
Could you hand-make a pick from several tens of dollars, I'm sure those would scratch somebody's itch? :cool:
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Yesterday, 05:38 PM
The seller is a stand up gentleman, who I have had the pleasure of meeting in person.
I would have no hesitation in doing business with him,...
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Yesterday, 05:35 PM
I can look at it multiple ways. If it had the external speaker jack and they fixed the line out issues I'd sell my fractal and gain a couple...
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Yesterday, 05:28 PM
I'm a big fan of Guild AAs. The Benedetto builds were great guitars too. I'm not sure why the finish was so thick, but the rest of it was...
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
So here is my Rainy Day with a sunny day introduction because that's what we have today on the left coast....
Mick's Rainy Day Sunshine - Box.com...
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Yesterday, 05:23 PM
Ok ok, loose lips etc.. Allow me to make a mends.
Heritage QC has gone though phases of being notoriously bad! Those days may be behind us :)
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Yesterday, 05:01 PM
I think that's a bloody fair post.
In truth, I too am not over the moon about the neck on the GBJSA; it's too big for me. I much prefer the neck...
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Yesterday, 04:57 PM
I think you're looking at this the wrong way Jack. A Katana 50, especially used, sells for so little and takes so little space that it shouldn't...
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Yesterday, 04:56 PM
Today's musings...when is too much too much?
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Yesterday, 04:55 PM
I find that Quilter amps can be overly bright to be sure, but in a real world gigging situation, I don't seem to hear the brightness (while in my...
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
Stay strong Mike
We're all wishing you the best and thinking of you. Thanks for all the help you game me over the years, I appreciate it very...
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Yesterday, 04:51 PM
Hey Mike! Good to hear from ya.
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Yesterday, 04:50 PM
Anybody who sees the delta knows its major 7 … what they actually play is another story. People certainly write the “triangle 7” on the chart, but...
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Yesterday, 04:26 PM
Seems like you’re over complicating this to prove your point that playing by ear is better.
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
Triangle 7 indicates the seven is sounded as natural seven rather than sounded as flat seven, overriding the default convention of the mislabeled...
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Yesterday, 04:12 PM
hey everybody it's big Mike I wanted to say hi to all you guys I hear a number of you or snap it up some of the instruments I had and I'm really glad...
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Yesterday, 03:53 PM
Oh! An 'oop! @1:45
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
Ya got it backward Mickey. No harm, no foul, just sayin'.
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Yesterday, 03:31 PM
Depending on your definition of famous and straightahead …
Pete McCann
Adam Rogers
Dave Stryker
Bob DeVos
Steve Cardenas
John Hart
…to...
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Yesterday, 03:03 PM
This is a terrific video. Thanks for posting.
Nelson Faria is also the author of Brazilian Guitar Styles, which I rate as the best single book on...
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Yesterday, 02:52 PM
https://youtu.be/guHg_cKvWFk
So here is a clip with 3 endings for our tune. The first is Arnold's, which is better than I think we've given him...
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Yesterday, 02:32 PM
Thanks for posting this. Good thing I checked the Forum; I was just about to smash my Cremona!!
Benedetto Fan
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Yesterday, 02:27 PM
sweet setup! sounds great and good job
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Yesterday, 02:11 PM
Sometimes you have to roll with whatever the musician does.
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
The Katanas really wake up when you go in and tweak the pre and post EQ curves. Since doing that I use the Katana the most (my ‘better’ amps are...
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Yesterday, 01:53 PM
As I understand it, 5 is not a standard figure (the 5 3 chord is implicit when there are no figures.) However you do see it in partimenti. Usually...
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Yesterday, 01:47 PM
I think a capital letter is major. The triangle is explicitly telling us major 7th. You won’t see a triangle b7.
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
It is that time of year.... believe the rule of fashion is vertical stripes with white pants or white guitars - plus Brian didn't want to look fat.
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Yesterday, 01:41 PM
Spice up those minor blues changes
Minor Blues Chord Progressions
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Yesterday, 01:38 PM
Apologies for not noticing this post.
Yes, sorry, I should've given a context. I'm interested in two scenarios, 1) comping on the head (melody),...
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Yesterday, 01:34 PM
Sounds good, Larson, but I was expecting a Count Basie ending as you suggested. :)
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Yesterday, 01:26 PM
Experience varies. I owned a GBJSA. It was built well, but the finish was extremely thick. Patrick also had the same experience. Electrically...
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Yesterday, 01:24 PM
Surf's Up !
' Now were the vertical stripes standard w/ option for horizontal or ? '
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Yesterday, 01:21 PM
For a year, 1948 maybe? They put inlays in. The Es150 is 17” this is 16”
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Yesterday, 01:19 PM
"Heritage's quality control is notoriously bad,"
Sorry Archie, but thats complete BS! After the management change and letting go of their original...
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Yesterday, 01:19 PM
I owned two of the Westerly made Guild Benedetto Artist Awards and after trying to like them (for too long), I let them both go. One was "very good"...
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Yesterday, 01:18 PM
The triangle does two things.
- indicates the three is major unless otherwise specified with a preceding "-", "m", "mi", or "min".
- locally...
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Yesterday, 01:12 PM
Thanks again guys.
@caue amaral: thank you for posting your video! I like the sound that you get in Agua de Beber: can you tell me more about your...
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Yesterday, 01:05 PM
Not quite done with my first pass through the circle of fifths, but we're doing the beach next week, so I figured I'd drop this in a little early....
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Yesterday, 01:04 PM
I like it a lot. If I'm using a background track, I just unplug the microphone line and plug the backing track into that channel.
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Yesterday, 12:48 PM
Isn't that an ES135? I don't remember inlays on a 125; surely they have dot markers..?
A quite rare guitar; a UK forum member I know had one a few...
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Yesterday, 12:36 PM
Yes, this could be very true. I do know one or two other forum members who had issues with Guild JS guitars in particular the finish was heavy and...
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Yesterday, 12:25 PM
I wish you the best. I broke my left (fret side) clavicle in April 2001 in a bike accident. There are still times when it feels uncomfortable, but...
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Yesterday, 12:23 PM
Thanks for the fantastic info :)
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Yesterday, 12:20 PM
Thank You. The amp is mic'd with a Bluebird "Blue" microphone, and the direct is via a Bugera PS1 Power Soak. I send the audio inputs to an old...
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Yesterday, 12:16 PM
Actually remembering that aspect of Joe's style was what helped me get that last section of our tune. I was reading it correctly, but wasn't really...
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Yesterday, 12:15 PM
haha, i know you love the quilter. I just can't bond with their amps for some reason. Some upper midrange and treble shrillness that can't be dialed...
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Yesterday, 12:11 PM
Thank You. The amp is mic'd with a Bluebird "Blue" microphone, and the direct is via a Bugera PS1 Power Soak. I send the audio inputs to an old...
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Yesterday, 12:05 PM
I used to have the Katana 100 head a couple years back. Really impressive amp especially for the low cost. But to my ears my Quilter Aviator gen 1...
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Yesterday, 11:54 AM
Yes, I suppose so too, and that would probably not be trivial at all seeing how thick wood glue usually is. In my case the gap was wide enough that I...
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Yesterday, 11:52 AM
Definitely a relic of the 40's. Gibson's numbering scheme for this period was abysmal, but it's pretty obvious a very early model and typically the...
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Yesterday, 11:44 AM
Hoping things get better for you soon. I have always appreciated your contributions here and am looking forward to more of it.
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Yesterday, 11:37 AM
Nicely done! Good work!
I like the sound of the recording over all. I hear some difference if I try to isolate each side but my hearing...
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Yesterday, 11:36 AM
Box it as if you are shipping it and check it as baggage if you don't want to splurge for a tour-type travel case. At this point in my life I never...
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Yesterday, 11:34 AM
I concur with this assessment. I don't change my strings often, and I have noticed no need to change them any more often with SS frets. And for...
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Yesterday, 11:24 AM
I have tried various Fender type necks with SS frets for a prolonged (years) time. I ended up going back to nickel silver. It was a subtle tone...
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Yesterday, 11:23 AM
DM I value your opinion and your vast real world knowledge, however these forums can become a matter for historic record and it is in that spirit, I...
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Yesterday, 11:03 AM
I don’t think it’s advisable to post pictures of people in swimwear with respect to Metheny….
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