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^ and don't forget this guy...jim hall...his recording & gigging guitar for near 20 years! cheers

Yes, I should have also mentioned taping it down. I do sometimes, too. Is sharpie OK on all kinds of finishes? John

In my experience the ES-175 is a remarkably versatile tone machine. Good enough for Jimmy Nolen, Joe Pass, and Steve Howe; good enough for me. :cool:

good chance it's him- David Stanley Custom Guitars (919) 274-2207 4 E 3rd St Wendell, NC 27591 cheers

Is your intention is to write songs incorporating jazz harmony (it's not clear from your initial post)? If so, I'd forget Hindemith for now and pick...

Another contemporary player using a Gibson L5 don't know if CES or WesMo is Roni Ben-Hur.

But they where yesterday at that point in time. Nobody wanted them and they didn't sell. It was until July '66 when the Beano Album hit the...

Stripped and re-equipped with Gibson parts - frets, pups, electronics per Paul Reed Smith to me in '86. The grand piano-shaped brass sustain block...

I listened to the Pizza Tapes right after Tony Rice passed.

Eric Gale of the 1970s band Stuff. Probably more R&B than Rock, but he did play with a heavy gain, sometimes overdriven sound using a L5 and 400....

I think they were still making the Les Paul SG though during that time period.

Outstanding instrument. GLWTS! :encouragement:

I just mark the bridge posn with a sharpie and / or temporarily tape the bridge to the top with low tack decorators tape Its only on there for an...

Great guitar! I’m the guy from the video :) highly recommended!

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I'd consider better PAF but don't go to any of those brighter "tron" sorts. I've used most of them all and they're all pretty good but it won't...

I never know what going to happen there next: Husband on leash breached Quebec'''s Covid curfew - BBC News

Given the genres of music you suggest you're interested in, you might be better served by a semihollow than a full hollowbody. In the Ibanez...

Still playing my classical on an old Kamouraska.

garcia is a strong album...fave dead live is Wembley Empire Pool London England 4/8/1972..keith godchaux is killin it on keyboards garcia-...

I'm afraid your pricing is way off. Take a look at Discogs - Music Database and Marketplace - This is a much better sales site then eBay and shows...

Thanks, Jimmy! I just have too many guitars (difficult to actually say that) and got tired of the Reverb and CL approach to selling. So, I'm going...

I hope not--hard to play 1/2" thick strings! :smile-new: Danny W.

Johnny A, Danny Gatton, Manitas De Plata, Carlos Montoya, Hellecasters, Bert Jansch, John Fahey, Luis Bonfa, Baden Powell, Bola Sete, the Meters, Al...

I had no idea! Thanks, djg.

Maybe it's because I'm a lefty, but I've never had anyone deliver me an even acceptable set up.

I regularly order TI singles for my top two strings. In general their strings feel slinkier to me. I like less effort.

All of my favorite "semi-official" releases as far as live albums go are "Dicks Picks." Those tend to be actual full sets, so I prefer them to stuff...

Oh man, sad news. In 1960 Gibson stopped making Les Pauls because everybody thought they were ’yesterday’. Then went seven years when they...

Always check the neck relief first. Straightening the neck will lower the action. I sometimes find that after adjusting the neck, I don’t have to...

I've played these. The most Gibson-esque of virtually any non Gibson out there. They really went all out on these and they stopped making these....

No problem hope it’s helpful. None of the work is wasted. When you’ve worked on chord tones the scale stuff will have a new context as you say . ...

Apparently did studio work, along with doing..... sad... It’s only when my co-writer of “NEVER SAY I LOVE YOU ON A LUDE”, studio guitarist Ben...

From my country. Ive shared this song more than one time in then forum, because Im kinda obsesed with it :wink-new: . Paco de Lucia is other...

I love rock instrumental- Steve Vai, Andy Timmons, Eric Johnson. Not sure if you'd call Duke Levine and Jim Campilongo "jazz", but I love them. ...

Ben Benay. He played on a lot of albums of the time, including Countdown to Ecstasy--acoustic guitar. BAcked Ted Neeley on his albums. Interesting.

I think it's their second best officially released live album after Europe '72. Also the best production of any live albums they put out. I would...

Who's playing jazz on Gibsons? All the younger or working people are playing Ibanez or Eastman. Gibson is for the professionals, retired or higher...

OK, Without a Net is not the best Dead album. That would be Europe '72, or American Beauty, if you're more into the studio stuff. But it is a...

great , thanks guys thank i have a go at it tonight

I won't fight you on Garcia, that record is fantastic. "Without a Net" though? I guess as an "officially released as an album while the Dead still...

OK let me explain... Garcia is a great album--just Jerry playing EVERYTHING except Mickey Hart on drums. He plays a mean piano and organ, which is...

So I've compared with strings tightened and loosened and it's the exact same. Gave it a hefty push and no movement. I'm in Ireland, there's an...

Although... Back when I bought and sold a lot of antiques, I scored some really good deals from people who didn't know what they had. One clue...

Dutchbopper: To answer your questions most directly, a 1934 RI might be an ok guitar, but it's not much like a real 16" vintage L-5. The top carve...

ps- someone in youtube comments says the guitarist is ben bonay...not much on him via google..but he was a guitarist of that era the dobie gray...

Nice warm fat tone.

Wow, I never would have thought that sound was from an ES-175. I used to play that song a lot back in the day, and always liked the guitar parts.

these guys liked the tune too drift away- the rolling stones cheers

tommo for a classical player I’m not real picky, only on my nickel flats) Rob no there’s no pix I could find of Reggie that looked anything like...

Oops, I missed "guitar" in the thread topic question. I like this: I consider this "guitar" music - I could listen to Renaissance...

I like classical guitar (and lute), also folk-type stuff like John Renbourn and Davey Graham. And blues guitar, not just electric but also...

Lots of alternative woods and materials, minimum of glossy finishes and "bling." Very "plain" instruments, but high quality, solidly built stuff. ...

Amen brother! I'm with you on that one.

Where to begin? Folk, blues, jazz, ragtime... it's all good. Off the top of my head over the decades I've bought instrumental guitar recordings of: ...

Le Parti Québécois will be livid.

I never like to judge folks pricing but I'd do some research on the value of these, check ebay's sold listings to get an idea. for example the Nat...

All these sub-brands and Godin models are marketed as handcrafted in Canada yet they are priced like Asian made guitars. Prices are pretty much on a...

That's €10,350 give or take a track or two. I have Physical Graffitti on a shelf out in the garage, so that would save me a few bucks. Or I could...

He's hybrid picking there actually (not that I want to be picky here....;-) )

and Norman.

Finally found time this morning to install the Biltoft CC. It was a little tricky dealing with the smaller pots but it didn’t take too long to get...

Git 'er done, son.

Thank you for giving that very long clip such a close listen, and thank you also for your encouraging words and advice. I agree that the time is...

I almost believe it has been this way a long time. Frankly it could have happened right after the neck set or was set that way. if the action on...

Good it’s resolved. It can be frustrating when we have certain standards in doing a transaction and others don’t. Especially in the case of a remote...

Reggie Young was in his studio band, and played on the original single, but he doesn't look like the guy in the video Reggie Young - Wikipedia

I wonder if we’re going to start hearing the obligatory “My vintage La Patrie is better than the new Godins.”:smile-new::smile-new:

:eagerness: Exactly!!

Exactly. Apart from playing standard bebop over it, you can do almost anything you like with it. There's a lot of lydian/dorian stuff. Also minor...

Beautiful song , great rendition That Geetar player ..... he's GREAT and the part is wonderfull Who is that geetar player ?

I wanna go the slammer! I can't do it.

I could listen to Haydn’s String Quartets or Piano Trios on “repeat all” for days on end - in fact I often do.

I am not to go alternate tunings, haha, just the messy standard one and go learning and gaining expression, with no hurries and all the fun i can...

Everyone complains about slanted pickups on Gibson archtops. Jim Culberson told me it helps reduce feedback. They do it on purpose. Reduces...

Not strictly guitar music but the guitar is prominent. Greatest instrumental (non-jazz) band of all time????

Yesss, that´s a practice i do sometimes, i have done it on sax a lot, kind of visualisation, nice video!

Wow, sounds fantastic, Jeff. Guitar's not bad either. John

I should amend my post to include that I absolutely love Khraungbin.

Surf, definitely, or surf influenced. Khruangbin is cool... Sometimes even straight ahead rock like Joe Satriani. Soundtracks! So much cool...

Mine (sold in 2013) was 16 x 2.25" deep, laminate with mounted pickup. Excellent plugged-in sound; not deep enough for much acoustic tone but through...

Thanks for the clarity; your other post did come-off as being rather dismissive with regards to the issues of pick choice \ usage. Like you I...

I'm old enough to know well enough to listen to the experts. I've looked at the spreadsheet, and after un-crossing my eyes, thought to myself, "Wow,...

I, too, like flat-picking. I'm actually not keen on bluegrass melodies, but some of the flat-pickers get a fair way from that these days and are...

Thanks...total and complete shit show over here...tomorrow, barring any breakthroughs in negotiations, we are doing a "teach in," everyone is staying...

Actually, I hadn't thought about this, but for the most part, no. I tend not to like "guitar music." I can listen to a bit of surf music, that's...

I have a friend who had a genuine 35 L-5 and another friend who had a reissue. I played them both. They are very dissimilar guitars. The real deal...

Guitars are meant to be played and hopefully sound good while doing so. Good looks are nice but secondary--by quite a bit. The problem w playing...

Here in So Cal both terms are used. Hey, yesterday, I was reading about Chicago schools and teachers and the virus. Hope things are getting...

OH YES , we guitarists are indeed lucky when comparing the prices of OUR master builders to those of the piano, violin, cello, clarinet, harp or...

If a guitar is in good shape it's pretty easy to do a setup...clean, new strings, adjust the neck relief, adjust action, adjust pickup height, adjust...

And it looks like Stefan Kukurugya on keyboards.

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I've used my Bud for all types of gigs with all of my guitars, be it a Strat, a Tele, an ES-345 of my various archtops - sometimes plugged straight...

I actually did this experiment several years ago, on an Epi Broadway. I had a wood bridge (the actual bridge, not the base) made out of rosewood. ...

lastly.. how in the world can you tell those are Filtertrons on Benson's guitar??? My eyesight may be starting to go, but in that pic, they are...

To me a wooden bridge made a big difference in my cheap Ibanez Artcore AG75. Not a big investment and effort but maybe more impact than changing...

I just happened to notice, there was nothing in the playability that prompted me to go look around the neck join. Just by chance a little bit of...

Yes, apples and oranges. Lloyd Loar's designs and short stay at Gibson made that name legendary. Loar knew about violin making and implemented 400...

Here's a free online class. I dropped it because it's based around piano and I don't have one, or access to one. They explained modes right off the...