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Today, 12:48 PM
I've simplified Countdown but maybe not in an acceptable way to some people. The nice thing about jazz is that you can interpret a tune any way you...
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Today, 12:46 PM
I decided to try playing this in some other keys, starting with C. This was fairly easy because I had room to move up my fingerings from Ab.
This...
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Today, 12:42 PM
https://youtu.be/Dv2yJSqOoQg
Finally made it to 200 bpm! I hit it yesterday but couldn't play it reliably. Today without any warm up or build up, I...
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Today, 12:39 PM
By the way, the chord diagram at the end of that vid is misleading, it seems to have done a mirror thing on itself. Should look like this:
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Today, 12:31 PM
Many of the older tunes adopted by jazz musicians were written in 3/4 time.
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Today, 12:30 PM
New pickguard + new pickup with adjustable pole pieces?
AKA
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Today, 12:27 PM
If I want to buy eg. 40s/50s/60s Gibsons from US to UK what do I need to do regarding CITES rules? Does the seller need to provide documentation?
TIA
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Today, 12:22 PM
My 2cts: Replace the high E string for a fresh one. You never know, might just be a faulty string. I had that once and a fresh string was the cure. ...
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Today, 12:22 PM
This is a good idea...maybe even just loosen the E and B and try the E string in the B slot. Don't even need to restring then.
Then, if the E...
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Today, 12:16 PM
You may be correct but it is such a simple test and would give a definite answer to whether it is a problem with the pickup. It is hard to think of...
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Today, 12:15 PM
The nice thing about jazz is that you can interpret a tune any way you want. Purists might object but that's too bad, the tune is not their...
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Today, 12:04 PM
For sure...and particularly with an acoustic nylon string guitar too. But I definitely agree that on Brazilian music, the guitar should be leading...
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Today, 11:57 AM
Im probably not being clear, but I think the opposite is true. I’ll make a video at some point today. But say — you know this is an Em triad which...
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Today, 11:52 AM
The OP said the pickup has no polepieces, so presumably a rail-type, which would make string placement irrelevant. But I haven't seen the inside of...
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Today, 11:46 AM
Really thoughtful post there. Thanks a lot. It reminded me of the tag to Tomo Fujita's youtube videos. Something I forgot.
Don't worry
Don't...
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Today, 11:43 AM
This is very practical, good stuff! Although, in all honesty, it's the piano and bass that should stay out of the way of the guitar when it comes to...
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Today, 11:39 AM
There is so much information on the parent site.
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Today, 11:35 AM
The value of learning things like "Donna Lee" or, in my case, learning the book of Jimmy Raney solos from Aebersold, is not immediately that you...
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Today, 11:34 AM
Just took delivery yesterday of this beautiful late 90s or early 2000s X-150. Kind of crazy that you can get one of these quality USA made guitars...
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Today, 11:19 AM
Thanks for providing your expertise!
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Today, 11:18 AM
His original post was on the FL Gulf side, I think, for local pickup. And to some degree it makes sense that he is now fled to Indiana before summer...
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Today, 11:12 AM
If the pickup is properly centred on the strings, It could be that the internal pole for the top string is misaligned or not properly magnetised....
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Today, 11:11 AM
Nice Jack...
Yea I've always liked Nelsons books.
I think when starting out... the stay out of the way approach works.... but when one starts...
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Today, 11:10 AM
Talent is overrated, enjoyment is more important. ;)
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Today, 10:56 AM
In his defense all 3 of his items for sale were shot w the same background so unless someone else had those 3 items for sale and he lifted the pics...
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Today, 10:56 AM
I like my two reunion blues bags (relatively new, so probably Chinese?) I have an rbx for me es-330 and a continental for my arch tops. They both...
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Today, 10:54 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8kxEFjd_nE
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Today, 10:39 AM
I'm glad you're a fan of Danger Man. Nothing like it :-)
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Today, 10:34 AM
Yea... your technique... looks good.
So you said you understand the theory behind building scales and chords etc... but what you probable don't...
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Today, 10:26 AM
Oh yes :-)
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Today, 10:24 AM
Try both, see which sounds better. Why don't you trust yourselves?
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Today, 10:21 AM
Original is trumpet over tenor, right? So you got a choice to make...
As long as the upper part fits in the alto's range comfortably, I say give...
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Today, 10:12 AM
Wow!!! Beautiful example of a low production instrument. Someone will be exceedingly happy with this high end 16” Golden Age Gibson.
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Today, 10:00 AM
Yes, a smoothly rounded binding edge should be standard on all hollow-body guitars. It may be easy, inexpensive and effective, but in reality most...
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Today, 09:54 AM
Seriously. The only thing I lack is... talent...
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Today, 09:50 AM
You would know better than me.
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Today, 09:50 AM
I’m thinking he expects payment thru reverb followed by local pickup. It’s risky.
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Today, 09:45 AM
Generally (no hard and fast rule) the sax would take the top line. Thats just because sax will blow guitar out of the water in terms of projection...
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Today, 09:31 AM
That's an excellent approach but I think requires some experience and exposure to harmony and line construction to do well. Learning how the lines in...
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Today, 09:28 AM
If there's a piano, play the melody. If there is no piano it's up to you.
I think it would be cool if you guys arranged this part and he took,...
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Today, 09:20 AM
I obviously wasn't clear enough. It's less about the general durability of the whole part (which is hardly or only slightly influenced by the zigzag...
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Today, 09:17 AM
This is a valid point, but honestly I’d probably disagree.
Im generally more interested in finding the melodic structures inside the line first....
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Today, 09:04 AM
Hello, I would like to ask if the L5 from the Crimson period had a thicker panel and a thicker sound? Just compare it to the Hutchins period.
Is...
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Today, 09:00 AM
Very nice. If you like this solo, you can probably mine it to extract language for the next couple of years. Most of us move from one transcription,...
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Today, 08:58 AM
You could get a Polystyrene wedge, then cut it to your exact shape.
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Today, 08:53 AM
I’ll definitley post some vocabulary stuff, but here would be a good primer:
https://youtu.be/1Y28jrDERvU?si=CsH7YUrjfHfbXCVR
I can think of...
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Today, 08:52 AM
You'll have to be Jim-Bob till I get used to it.
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Today, 08:49 AM
He's probably a FL to IN snowbird. It's local sale / pickup only. What's the risk? If I were in the area, I would have a look.
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Today, 08:26 AM
Seller claims an honest mistake. He failed to update his profile. I’m not buying the explanation buyer beware!
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Today, 08:25 AM
Fortunately I’m insufferable and can’t help it and my toddler is watching Pepa Pig.
so here you go:
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Today, 08:25 AM
Reunion Blues changed the design of the straps, and the newer bags don’t carry as high on the back.
Also, FWIW, I had two Mooradian bags, which...
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Today, 08:13 AM
So a spy jazz-guitar has a transparent pickguard? Or is that actually a spy-jazz guitar (in which case all odds are off)?
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Today, 08:08 AM
^ If he already has that ability, there's no reason he can't easily pick up the mechanics for creating jazz lines from scratch. Scales, arps,...
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Today, 08:07 AM
Beautiful guitar. @markb’s and your Collings instruments are fine representatives of the company. You don’t really have to modify a Collings guitar....
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Today, 08:05 AM
Isn't the biggest challenge to know how to interpret a double-0?
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Today, 08:05 AM
Man this sounds awesome. You don’t need anyone’s help here.
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Today, 08:03 AM
https://youtu.be/O35bruRJPbA?si=C4QQpaL_orrO5iaK
here’s the classic Bird solo on Yardbird Suite, for whoever wanted to see a transcription I’ve...
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Today, 07:59 AM
Yesterday a nice L5 was offered on reverb. It was listed as a 1975 in Florida. Today the same instrument is listed as a 1973 in Indiana. The price...
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Today, 07:58 AM
I'm shocked. Shocked I say.
Do you like my new screen name? :cool:
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Today, 07:58 AM
I'm happy to see that Mooradian is back in business.
The usual serious alternative to the RB cases are ones made my MONO. I've used an M80 bag...
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Today, 07:58 AM
Important to note that most normal people don’t check JGO 87 times a day. They’ll probably be back.
For selfish reasons I want to see a...
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Today, 07:55 AM
Experience and ability plus work with the real music are required to get jazz improv, but that doesn't mean you can't immediately learn the...
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Today, 07:50 AM
Why do you need a book? There are countless demonstrations on youtube. What is it that you object to about youtube? Is it the fact that it's free, or...
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Today, 07:24 AM
I had that with an Atilla Zoller floating pickup. The guitar was fine after I changed the pickup to a cheap Ibanez Johnny Smith style pickup.
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Today, 07:15 AM
Collings SoCo Deluxe. I just moved across the country, this one is out of the box.
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Today, 06:34 AM
Depends on the genre. Rock? Loud is good. Even Brian Setzer's rockin' big band is LOUD.
But yeah- no point in hearing "Take Five" any louder than...
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Today, 06:13 AM
Beautiful burst. Looks like a keeper from here.
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Today, 05:22 AM
Yeah. I would say it's purely decorative. I like the look. The one on my 175 has lasted 61 years so far. And the fake one on my Japanese copy has...
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Today, 05:03 AM
Guys, it's CRIME JAZZ. Elmer, Bernstein, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Stan Wilson, Stan Purdy...
Some Film Noir scores cross over into this...
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Today, 04:59 AM
From a purely mechanical and functional point of view: Do these external zigzag wires make any functional sense or do they serve purely as an...
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Today, 04:50 AM
Pardon my ignorance. but what is a CME Gibson?
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Today, 04:41 AM
Sometimes the acoustic sound from the guitar interferes with the electric sound from the amplifier resulting in a partial phase cancellation. To...
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Today, 04:37 AM
Beautiful- thats the alpha and omega of jazz guitar right there
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Today, 04:34 AM
I've had a number of guitars with what seemed like a tinny or fizzy sounding high E string, especially past the 9th fret or so. Of course, I don't...
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Today, 04:32 AM
So what you are saying is Barry totally Zimmered him?
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Today, 03:19 AM
Yes, but, Elmer Bernstein.
https://youtu.be/XI9Or8rE_Dc
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Today, 02:59 AM
Gibson replaced a broken tailpiece on a Gibson ES-175 '59 Historic Reissue. That guitar was purchased new in the USA, and is covered by a warranty...
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Today, 02:58 AM
There are several possible reasons why the treble strings sound thin and weak and the problem is either of acoustic or electrical nature (or both)....
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Today, 12:35 AM
Not gonna lie, the lamination layers look exactly the same from what I can tell.
Essentially 3 ply with 2x decorative veneers.
The bottom layer in...
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Today, 12:32 AM
I couldn’t agree more!
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Today, 12:20 AM
Yes the pick does make a big difference, but I'm using a monster, no thicker made. Probably-
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Yesterday, 11:28 PM
That gypsy scene is in From Russia w Love, meow.....
:cool:
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Yesterday, 11:01 PM
The cheapest way to a thicker sound is a thicker pick. Try thicker picks of different materials. The pick can make a huge difference in tone.
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Yesterday, 09:46 PM
I have a daquisto jazz line (terada) and I love it
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Yesterday, 09:39 PM
And let us not forget the 'king of spy jazz guitar' Vic Flick. Here he is playing the same exact guitar he played the 007 Theme....
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Yesterday, 09:34 PM
Well, my first thought is trying a heavier gauge E string, maybe a .015, to see if that will beef it up some. Cheap, simple, easy. My favorite way to...
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Yesterday, 09:19 PM
I'm amazed at the mutiple weights quoted for Twins of all vintages. Even the current 65 RI is all over the place. I'm seeing same year same model...
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Yesterday, 09:17 PM
I have wonderful guitar built by Ed Shaefer that sounds and feels just right. Acoustically it is balanced across the strings, but amplified the high...
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Yesterday, 09:01 PM
"(but) playing straight"
Only on this forum would PB's playing be assessed by that criteria.
PB kills in all dimensions...
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Yesterday, 08:59 PM
2019 Collings I35 LC 60's neck. Perfect guitar for me. The only reason I'm selling a FCS Tele and a Fender D'Aquisto Elite. Anyone interested in...
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Yesterday, 08:26 PM
Appreciate it, thank you!
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Yesterday, 08:12 PM
No worries, I just measured the top of my Sadowsky Jim Hall it and it's about 3mm. I tried to get a photo with the ruler but I couldn't hold the...
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Yesterday, 08:11 PM
At 86 pounds, my 65 Fender Twin Reverb is a boat anchor but sure sounds great when I play my ES-175 through it, there is nothing quite like it. a...
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
+1 for the Helix Stomp.
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Yesterday, 07:31 PM
American Standard Stratocaster Plus (John Cruz left his name inside)
Bahama Green (very rare, only about two dozen were shot that color)
Ordinary...
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Yesterday, 07:13 PM
No problem archie. I know I'm slightly in the minority, I rather have a guitar that plays great, sounds great with excellent sustain over the looks....
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Yesterday, 07:02 PM
Wes said he never practiced anything he wouldn't play in performance (because everything you need to know how to do is in the tunes you want to be...
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Yesterday, 06:57 PM
Is that a vintage Fender CS Jeff Beck Stratocaster in aqua? With the big “baseball bat” neck, LSR tuners and rolling nut? Definitely a good strat...
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Yesterday, 06:42 PM
Mel's been gone since '13 but I have some of those discs.
I never really liked him w/ Wes but he's better imo on the later recordings
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Yesterday, 06:39 PM
There is a used Quattro at MF for less than 1/2 price... here
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Yesterday, 06:33 PM
I won’t be able to employ anyone until I can make some money.
I’m hoping to design more manufacturing techniques (like my veneer cutting tools), so...
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Yesterday, 06:30 PM
Interesting, thanks Brian.
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Yesterday, 06:28 PM
I don’t but I’m going to ask Roger Sadowski.
I think I know, that is I suspect, you can make them thinner if you removed the fholes. They make no...
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Yesterday, 06:21 PM
Contributing even more to thread drift (because this is really fun): Compare the original Elmer Bernstein scoring for the title sequence of The Rat...
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Yesterday, 06:21 PM
We have a 3300 at the club in which I play twice a week. With 300 WRMS and a tube preamp, it positively screams.
They used to make bigger ones...
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Yesterday, 06:17 PM
^ I love that combo. It must have been a great show.
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Yesterday, 05:59 PM
Hi,
Can anybody please tell me which song Gary Potter is playing here from the 'Django Legacy' documentary from 1990?
...
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Yesterday, 05:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em0LbTF1fpg&t=56s
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Yesterday, 05:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVYYb2j_mcc
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Yesterday, 05:31 PM
That's interesting that Gibson supplied the replacement. It always seems that people struggle with Gibson over replacements. Was it because it was to...
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Yesterday, 05:22 PM
https://youtu.be/J1meUGGtYzo
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Yesterday, 05:21 PM
Here it is without the lyrics - well almost - this charted at about the same time as Johnny's version, I much prefer the sound of his ES-335.
...
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Yesterday, 05:12 PM
I think you could make a case that all three have been massively influential in shaping the sound of cinema whether or not you like their music
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Yesterday, 05:06 PM
Oh Barry did this one as well didn’t he?
https://youtu.be/i2Jw6_Xgszk?si=oCVaAWhgIFFJo1we
Classic score
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yesterday, 05:06 PM
I should also say that the ES175 and the Fender Princeton Reverb are seriously made for each other.
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Yesterday, 05:05 PM
Absolutely. The ES175 feels like a can-do-anything instrument. It inspires confidence. The L5ces makes me want to play better to somehow be worthy of...
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Yesterday, 05:02 PM
As it happens I saw Peter with Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart here in the UK recently, they sounded great as usual!
Here’s Peter talking and...
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Yesterday, 05:00 PM
I already pm'd Dirk if he can change my name to Bobby Timmons. :cool:
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Yesterday, 04:56 PM
Oh wait! .... "From 1951 to 1954, Jimmy Smith played piano, then organ in Philly R&B bands like Don Gardner and the Sonotones. He switched to organ...
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Yesterday, 04:54 PM
That album was recorded about 30 years ago.
Caracas (album) - Wikipedia
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
Jonah, the clip in the first post is from of Peter’s early recorded appearances, Lou Donaldson’s 1994 album ‘Caracas’ on the Milestone label.
He...
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Yesterday, 04:48 PM
100% replaced tailpiece.
I just replaced a broken one with a replacement directly from Gibson. That looks exactly correct for a current Gibson...
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Yesterday, 04:18 PM
Very cool
but it sounds like his early playing?
and the tone is different
sax is great too
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Yesterday, 04:17 PM
You got to my favorite part. Looking at wood. Can't go wrong with mahogany or sapele. Even plain, it looks good, sounds great and I think everyone...
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
The guitar's plugged in sound was great, which is why I didn't really mention it. The Super '58 pickups with Ibanez's stock harness work perfectly...
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here--this is the War Room!
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
Technically speaking the AMH90 is a semi hollow as it has a big chunk of wood under the TOM style bridge the connects the top and back. It is sort of...
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Yesterday, 03:37 PM
First post here, started playing again guitar after 19 years or so and decided I wanted a hollow body (I have a Strat)
I ordered an Ibanez AG75G...
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
Do you know the thinnest a laminate top can be without deforming under string pressure?
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Yesterday, 03:29 PM
^ Think so? After depreciation maybe. The digital Hammond rig is 13k new which is a ripoff. I could get a nice used amazing upright Kawaii piano for...
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