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Today, 09:24 PM
Swing has been something that is an evolutionary concept, feel and relationship to the beat.
Personally I see a continuum from Bix Beiderbeck,...
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Today, 09:20 PM
Yes Eric Skye…gotta thank him for showing us that these fiddle tunes sound just as good at slower speeds. He has a very good Homespun course on...
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Today, 09:11 PM
That's twice as bad as it was before. :smile-new:
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Today, 09:05 PM
Bill Frisell and Don Byron (clarinet) - and a Sonny Rollins tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6_kBYa3238
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Today, 08:58 PM
+1 for the bistro chair. It’s not the best, but it’s better than a picnic table.
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Today, 08:58 PM
I got to play through a Cube 15 this morning and was pleasantly surprised.
The music school has a pretty motley collection of guitar amps. There’s...
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Today, 08:40 PM
That's not the kind of smarts they teach in college.
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Today, 08:32 PM
If you went to college in the late 80's or early 90's then at the time those were just a used guitar, not "vintage" like they became. Should've held...
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Today, 08:00 PM
Lots of trad vibe here. That’s ok, but…
A great development is advances in amplification for acoustic instruments. People can be heard.
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Today, 07:59 PM
^ Amazing, thank you!
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Today, 07:51 PM
I don't understand why you're trying to pose my respectable tune as not only wrong, but beneath your scrutiny. That's really rude. Go work on your...
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Today, 07:47 PM
Great guitar, good price, good seller and a much more protective case than the OEM ones (well at least mine). My GB10 is a 1981 and it is an...
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Today, 07:08 PM
That stupid song smh....at least the brown eyed girl and mustang sally requests have died down the past few years....only to be replaced by something...
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Today, 06:50 PM
I wish they’d make this with a single neck P90 and that bridge/tailpiece combo. It’s so close to perfect.
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Today, 06:48 PM
The look on someone’s face when I say I don’t know Tennessee Whiskey. Then someone in the band pipes up, when they shouldn’t, that we can play some...
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Today, 06:46 PM
nice try :smile-new:
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Today, 06:36 PM
Well this has been incredibly enjoyable. Thanks everyone. So much great music.
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Today, 06:13 PM
Bigsby! :triumphant:
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Today, 05:59 PM
Great job as usual. Love to see you break out that 175.
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Today, 05:57 PM
You've got something there but the bass is wrong, it's not simple enough. The other instrument in there (and you probably don't need it) is doing...
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Today, 05:32 PM
Really like your playing.
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Today, 05:23 PM
It’s something I’ll be keeping my eyes on. I have read about cracking problems and a heavier, ?metal tailpiece might balance it better from what Ive...
14 replies | 586 view(s)
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Today, 05:04 PM
I listened to this and since we are in a dedicated jazz group my thoughts and not to be taken as criticism of the players ability. This was ok but I...
35 replies | 1992 view(s)
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Today, 05:02 PM
I realize this is a long past due update… I did get the work done on the PRII. It worked for awhile. Still works, but now there’s 120 cycle hum!
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Today, 04:54 PM
https://youtu.be/hxi_qliU3DE?list=RD5qVY8DEbbkE
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Today, 04:52 PM
Stream C jam bluez by Al Haig | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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Today, 04:32 PM
The other kind of shop that does skilled brazing and nonferrous metal repair is an automotive radiator shop. There’s at least one in almost every...
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Today, 03:51 PM
Here's an inexpensive, remarkably good guitar with a hyooge neck. Add a neck pickup! Refinish it! Play it as is!
It's an Epiphone Epiphone Jared...
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Today, 03:45 PM
Here's what Mark had to say in response to my slobbering over the beauty of the neck blank he chose for me...
"...yeah, that one-piece neck stock...
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Today, 03:24 PM
^ :triumphant:
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Today, 03:12 PM
There was an impossible fluid legato I could never even approach, but it inspired me.
I played duo with him and I played an archtop with a markedly...
35 replies | 1992 view(s)
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Today, 03:08 PM
I heard melody, bass, and inner voices in there!
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Today, 02:48 PM
Great playing!
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Today, 02:35 PM
Just about any of them IMHO - all my CDs are packed away so I can't see them but you can't go wrong with anything he ever did. He did a couple...
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Today, 02:32 PM
This probably confirms for me why I never carried at all for the tone he got on the guitar. His lines are fine and his sense of swing and time is...
35 replies | 1992 view(s)
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Today, 02:24 PM
Most jams start out good then over time degenerate, until the least skilled are the only ones that show up.
We all have to decide just how many...
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Today, 02:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkMgm0PHPU&list=RDRKkMgm0PHPU&start_radio=1
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Today, 02:09 PM
That’s a pretty good guy to demo your guitar haha
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Today, 02:09 PM
I finally got the Rcf 708 mk V, really like it, lots of bass and clarity for heavy looping. I mean, jazz is easy, you just play a walking bass style...
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Today, 02:08 PM
Tricky situation then. If it’s a paid gig and the money is good, grin and bear it. If not, and you aren’t having fun, stop doing it.
Sent from...
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Today, 02:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qVY8DEbbkE&list=RD5qVY8DEbbkE&start_radio=1
62 replies | 1954 view(s)
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Today, 02:03 PM
Great guitars, but I think the ER4 needs a heavier longer tailpiece.
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Today, 01:50 PM
This tune is very simple.
"C jam Blues" was one of the first jazz tunes I played on guitar.
I was 16 years old at the time...Many bands played this...
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Today, 01:18 PM
That would be my preference, if it was my choice. But, I must abide by the house band consensus.
What I will be doing is inviting a few good horn...
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Today, 01:13 PM
Everyone thinks this tune is simple. It's not. Swing isn't Scofield :-)
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Today, 01:09 PM
It has been a while since i flew with archtops. These days i only take acoustics and archtops on a plane if an extra ticket is paid, otherwise i take...
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Today, 01:07 PM
We don't know how well off we are. OTOH, it's very likely their ears were much more acute than ours because most of this stuff is given to us.
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Today, 01:05 PM
Yup, He went headless for the soul reason that he could throw it in the overhead with his over night bag and never check his luggage. He figured the...
35 replies | 1992 view(s)
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Today, 12:59 PM
“I was VERY interested in the one listed for sale here but for the life of me i can no longer find it anywhere on the forum.”
The seller was...
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Today, 12:58 PM
The string will still sound, but it’s muted. What it’s really good at is stopping sympathetic ringing of strings behind where they are fretted.
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Today, 12:56 PM
Sweet. Thanks
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Today, 12:49 PM
Skip, what’s a Norman Blake album you recommend?
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Today, 12:39 PM
So when you play an open string with that thing down, what do you get? A thunk?
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Today, 12:02 PM
I live in Wisconsin. My niece in London UK asked me to play for her wedding. I took a Voyage Air travel guitar which took up no more room than a...
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Today, 11:55 AM
"When in doubt, put in a diminished"
Words to live by.
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Today, 11:51 AM
I have BigMike Unity guitar here and it need a tailpiece repair at the hinge. I took it to a brass instrument repair shop, and they did an amazing...
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Today, 11:37 AM
How about $2000 and we split the shipping?
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Today, 11:37 AM
I had a chance to play one of the SLO built Nationals at Lightning Joe's in Arroyo Grande. It was a ResoRocket IIRC. It was beautifully crafted and...
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Today, 11:36 AM
I recorded a quick version.this time without a backing track.
I only used an easy drums loop and added a second guitar.
Fun to play... I was simple...
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Today, 11:27 AM
I was VERY interested in the one listed for sale here but for the life of me i can no longer find it anywhere on the forum.
Very cool guitar!
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Today, 11:22 AM
Ahhh...this could be a lengthy thread for me! I'll start with my 1963 Gibson ES-330 I had all through college. Why did I ever get rid of this???
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Today, 11:20 AM
IME over the course of many gigs and jams I came to realize that catering only increases the likelihood of them hating you when you finally decide...
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Today, 11:15 AM
I would suggest not doing this.
It's great if you've got a working band who are up for it and you can arrange things and so on, but in the...
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Today, 11:14 AM
Joscho Stephan played it yesterday during our jam session, just made a 30 sec clip. Of course 99% the player and 1% the guitar, but I am happy how it...
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Today, 11:14 AM
My ER-4 -- built ca. 2013, I've had it since 2018.
I don't usually have keepers but it's a keeper.
Enjoy yours!
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Today, 11:06 AM
That's the way to do it. Just be nice, honest, straight-up and completely unyielding.
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Today, 11:03 AM
I don't want to hear that stuff, it's too dirty for me, but I do have a friend that I sometimes invite up to play If You Like Fat Women by Cedell...
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Today, 11:02 AM
I play some sop cl but I have a '60 Selmer series 9 bass cl that I play more.
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Today, 11:00 AM
It's very simple but you have to be willing to be blunt.
"This is a jazz jam and you are selecting pop/soul/blues songs. We aren't doing that"
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Today, 10:57 AM
I did these a while ago for some reason. They may help. Who knows! :-)
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Today, 10:54 AM
(4) C Jam Blues - YouTube
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Today, 10:44 AM
Looks great!
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Today, 10:31 AM
Pretty exciting!
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Today, 10:27 AM
Same here! Both of these are looking gorgeous!
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Today, 10:23 AM
I have a lot of Mick Goodrick recordings.
I have the impression that he played these strange guitars because they were easy to transport.
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Today, 10:19 AM
I got some more photos from Mark this morning! Rough neck blank made from an amazing one-piece blank of highly figured hard maple, and completed...
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Today, 10:17 AM
https://youtu.be/jiHPi2XS4wk?si=QUU_jA75JFKKbDhk
another favorite bit from “the book”.
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Today, 10:12 AM
Of course I am, silly :-)
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Today, 10:06 AM
If I find a moment of time, I'll be happy to do it.
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Today, 09:38 AM
I daresay you might be enjoying this a little, rag.
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Today, 09:15 AM
We're waiting for you to show us how to do it :smile-new:
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Today, 09:13 AM
I'm trying to think of some cliches that always come in useful doing rhythm. There's the usual one:
| G / Am Bbo | G/B |
And in C:
| C / Dm...
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Today, 09:01 AM
I did the set ups for Mick Goodrick. He was a fingerstyle player who played impossibly low and light. .009 with the amp turned up really loud.
I'd...
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Today, 08:44 AM
2.0mm and 1.4mm at the 12th fret for me on both acoustics and electrics with only the very slightest relief. Any lower and buzzing appears; any...
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Today, 08:40 AM
Well, that's churches for you. Sit up straight and don't pick your nose :smile-new:
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Today, 08:32 AM
Now you're talking. I'd say a very slow pace was much harder than a faster one. There are some YouTubes I've seen where the rhythm is almost...
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Today, 07:48 AM
Lucky you! :smile-new: I moved from my hometown (which is north of Milwaukee) back in 2004 for my job (I am a Quality Engineer). It was bad enough...
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Today, 07:44 AM
Once dubbed "The Vermonster" - made in his Vermont workshop years ago .... Must be a true note cannon !
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Today, 07:43 AM
Hi, I have Westville water for sale (semi solid), located in Poland
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Today, 07:17 AM
An acquaintance of mine developped tinnitus for no apparent reason, and wears 2 tiny hearing-aid-like devices that make the situation manageable for...
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Today, 07:08 AM
I like the rhythm guitar here. The chords are on the 2 and 4. I think it must be quite difficult to get the pulse so even at such a tempo.
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Today, 07:02 AM
Round Ikea $7.99 stackable, put a round pad on top with Velcro. Very lightweight, I think it is about 18 inches tall.
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Today, 06:31 AM
Hi all,
I’m looking for a PRS Hollowbody spruce, ideally located in Europe.
If anyone happens to know of one for sale or has any leads, I’d...
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Today, 06:30 AM
Hi all,
I’m looking for a Westville Solar (dual pickup, thin-body version), ideally located in Europe.
If anyone happens to know of one for...
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Today, 06:26 AM
Hi all,
Apologies for resurrecting this old thread!
Does anyone have experience with custom orders at Westville Guitars?
I contacted...
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Today, 06:22 AM
Thin gauge strings oscillate a lot more than larger gauge strings.
Also, that's why you can get a lower action with larger gauge strings without...
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Today, 05:05 AM
Norio Imai is the only one in NYC I trust with my guitars, whether it's a Telecaster or a Campellone or anything in between. I wouldn't honestly...
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Today, 04:35 AM
Adults Only:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ULFx02sGQ
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Today, 04:20 AM
Check out this site reading story-
nytimes.com
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Today, 04:04 AM
Allen, I think you're still being grumpy. Well, that's your business. You apparently got as far as 'I'm bored' but didn't read the rest of it which...
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Today, 03:54 AM
About bossa & samba on guitar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3K5WdGqmv4
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Today, 03:46 AM
I like jazz phrases you play on vibraphone.
If you play with a bass that will play good chord changes... it will be fun.
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Today, 03:08 AM
Thanks Rob, will do. I just realized that this guitar has traditional fret marker inlays rather than the edge wrap around style I have seen on the...
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Today, 03:02 AM
Other than João I love Caetano Veloso's way with bossa nova and his feel on the guitar, unfortunately not documented enough on recordings, as he's an...
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Today, 02:21 AM
I agree, needs better changes. Gonna try again.
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Today, 02:14 AM
These guitars are very tempting, I must say. Looks gorgeous, and they get great reviews. Let us know what you think when you get it in your hands.
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Today, 01:45 AM
..sorry.It's neither real sound nor real playing... I think everyone hears it, right?
Is it a problem to play a solo in 12 bars of swing blues in...
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Today, 01:21 AM
I did a long one, too long for here, so I speeded it up. Which is when I realised it sounded more like bluegrass than jazz... Sorry!
Stream C Jam...
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Today, 01:12 AM
I was looking at used from $1700-1800 plus shipping. This new one was $2500 including the $100 off for a tiny blemish and free shipping.
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Today, 12:31 AM
Hey all,
I know there have been various threads over the years about metal tailpieces cracking where they bend over the corner or the body... but...
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Yesterday, 11:29 PM
When I have thin strings and low action on guitar, the fingers of my right hand at high tempos do not have proper control.
This is stressful when...
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Yesterday, 11:19 PM
List or from outside the list.... blues is a blues....
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Yesterday, 11:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gxbQ2Gp-SE
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Yesterday, 11:01 PM
Roger's favorite is D`Angelico, not D`Aquisto, even though he studied with Jimmy.
The B420 that I played at his shop is the only guitar that I've...
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Yesterday, 10:35 PM
I wish I had a really nice flattop like a Martin, though TBH Taylors fit more in with what I play.
I had a Taylor 12-string that I wasn’t playing...
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Yesterday, 10:28 PM
Audio Sprockets Tonedexter works quite well but has gotten a little expensive. Thinking there are others applying the same sort of tech that work...
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Yesterday, 10:25 PM
We react to what each other are doing. This type of strumming is like a metronome. It just keeps ticking.
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Yesterday, 10:22 PM
Eric Skye does a great job on slowing some of those fiddle tunes down to where you can enjoy them. He's demos them all on YT and you can download a...
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Yesterday, 10:20 PM
I still have my very first guitar from the 1960s, well my sister has it in storage for me. It was a 3/4 size Japanese electric. Barely playable even...
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Yesterday, 10:10 PM
This amp is clearly competing against Katana… I have a Katana Mk2 50w, and one of the sounds I have is well-matched to my Eastman archtop. So I’ve no...
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Yesterday, 10:08 PM
I'm a big fan of the ER4. Retail is too high for me, but I'm keeping an eye out for a used one. That one is beautiful, enjoy!
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Yesterday, 09:57 PM
FWIW, I really like the tone of the Broadway.
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