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03-28-2024, 11:11 AM
I'm trying to choose a pickup for my 7 string 335. I play jazz and want a warm dark round sound. I was chatting with a guy at Seymour Duncan and he...
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04-06-2024, 11:06 AM
How to play over Min7b5 (half diminished) chords, Gibson 175, FractalAudio
here's a link to the corrected tabs as a free download on my patreon....
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04-06-2024, 12:47 PM
Inspired by Gibson. Open book headstock. Custom buckers and 50's wiring from the factory. $1300 for a '59 ES355. I'm thinking this is pretty...
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04-18-2024, 11:58 AM
Here we will be working on Donna Lee.
Four bars a week. I’ll post later with the first four. Anyone else is welcome to start in the meantime —...
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04-04-2024, 09:12 AM
I’ve seen this tweet of Adam Neely’s floating around. Thoughts …
Spoiler alert, I think this is … um … not correct.
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03-26-2024, 09:51 PM
I want to darken my sound. Playing a Seymour Duncan 59 in an Eastman carved Jazz Elite 16 - 7. Ordered a B7 I will probably put in it.
I was...
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04-11-2024, 11:35 AM
Today, I'm thinking of Ray Brown.
Perhaps because I've heard him so much with Herb Ellis (-from the Oscar Peterson Trio, the Monty Alexander Trio,...
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04-17-2024, 05:49 AM
Some cosmetic changes. Now if they would only shrink the f-holes.
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04-08-2024, 07:03 PM
I'm thinking of picking up a nylon-stringed electric. Not an amplified classical guitar, but something more like the Godin Multiac or the Cordoba...
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04-16-2024, 09:42 AM
I’ve wanted one of these for a while. Specifically a pre Norlin Era Blonde one. They are very rare and the only few times I saw them come up in the...
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03-27-2024, 01:31 PM
I haven't played my archtop guitars in weeks. For some reason, one day I pulled down my 1964 Hagstrom I... yes the one with the read vinyl back and...
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04-13-2024, 11:31 PM
I know it’s an age old question.. is it worth the additional cost? Do we really think most of the instruments we invest in are true investments,...
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04-17-2024, 08:14 PM
Hey. On piano inversions are like the bread and butter of jazz. It's so common that when not using any inversions it's referred to as block chords,...
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04-06-2024, 03:54 PM
Not about the generic ones. That's for the special respected professionals only.
But when you have to give the opinion to.. not maybe even a...
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04-14-2024, 07:07 PM
so i have been try to learn to sight read as of late and i started with what i beleave is a song some what simple Aint Misbehavin i have i have a...
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03-31-2024, 07:57 PM
When I was at university, I was mocked and made fun of for knowing too many songs when I would call songs at jam sessions only to find out that my...
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04-01-2024, 09:43 AM
John Coltrane / Charlie Parker inspired, Dodecaphonics 2-5-1 Legato lick in F
After all the controversy with the last 2 dodecaphonics lessons, I...
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04-08-2024, 12:22 PM
I have been appreciating Steely Dan's body of work in a big way lately. Complex compositions with many subtle harmonies, often difficult to play on...
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03-28-2024, 02:19 PM
Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to love dim chords
https://youtu.be/bAAWlzeKGRU?si=llLt2D3wDMIV1A13
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04-05-2024, 09:51 AM
Which guitar is better? Ibanez GB10 vs Gibson L4CES
I have a student working on Doxy so I did a couple of bluesy/funky jazz takes on it with...
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04-07-2024, 06:12 AM
In the 1990's, I would play notes from a 'Dorian b5' or 'Mixolydian b9' scale over a minor iiV.
(Yes, just altering one note of the scales that I...
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04-04-2024, 09:21 PM
I have a few different guitars that I play regularly, and I find myself cycling through preferences of neck shape/size. For example, I'll play my...
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03-28-2024, 11:05 PM
I've never understood why this guy isn't acclaimed.
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04-04-2024, 01:09 AM
I can't get sound in my daw. It used to work, now it doesn't. The interface registers sound from the instrument but no sound in the daw. I've tried...
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04-11-2024, 09:55 AM
On the third measure of Stars Fell on Alabama in the key of C there's C and on the fourth measure there's Em7. I've found one fake book that doesn't...
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04-16-2024, 11:49 PM
Suppose a melody in the key of C minor. The notes are c d e-flat g a-flat c. Transposing it to the fourth mode of C minor, F phrygian, I get the...
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04-14-2024, 11:47 AM
Cantalope Island 1996 Gibson L4CES vs 2016 Yamaha SA2200, which do you like, comment below?
At first glance, it should be a no brainer, right?...
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04-11-2024, 07:39 PM
Volume pedals are common in rock. Often seen after compression and distortion to control volume into other effects or amplification stages while...
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04-12-2024, 08:17 PM
I've played 16" hollow bodies for years and it's been fine. Never had a comfort issue. But GAS has kicked in and so I've been exploring. Now I see...
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04-03-2024, 02:28 PM
So, forum member asafasadi posted that cool organ trio video and mentioned block chords and I went to youtube and watched the video below. From it,...
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04-11-2024, 07:46 PM
Whoa pretty cool, no affil
FS - 1999 J.R. Zeidler Jazz Deluxe 18" | The Gear Page
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04-02-2024, 07:59 PM
Read with interest the preceeding D'An thread as I was looking for a small inexpensive but reasonable quality guitar. This question is for members...
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04-03-2024, 10:42 AM
In my own case, music comes first.
My day starts with the guitar and ends with it too.
Lyrics are sometimes things. Though I keep a notepad and pen...
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03-31-2024, 12:18 PM
Do you prefer your archtop to be carved spruce or other tonewood? Or, do you prefer a laminated archtop in certain circumstances?
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03-27-2024, 10:47 AM
I like the idea of playing along with records but it's something I haven't really done much. I can see that being a good way to practice comping as...
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04-08-2024, 11:22 AM
Cage Match: Gibson 175 vs Gibson L4CES over Alone Together. WHO WINS??? Leave a comment!
I wanted to capture the 175 and L4CES just to hear...
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04-09-2024, 01:46 PM
In the words of AA, I spontaneously got tired of residing in dunning kruger valley so I rage quit Hammond and I'm going back to focusing on piano....
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04-12-2024, 08:37 AM
I have been shaving for easily 55 years. I am a lazy shaver, usually replacing the blade after its time.
I am still struck, as if anew, after all...
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04-18-2024, 02:08 PM
This is kind of an open-ended discussion--just throwing it out there for opinions.
For our recent show in a smallish club--50 in the audience--I...
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04-05-2024, 09:45 AM
Hello All,
I'll be on vacation next week with no guitar. What have some of you done to keep learning while away? I thought of bringing some books...
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04-09-2024, 01:40 PM
Playing over the tune Doxy with these two amazing instruments. Each one is my favorite while I'm playing it. Which one do you like?
I think the...
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04-09-2024, 12:41 PM
Hi,
New to the forum but not the website; but I have a question I can't seem to find an answer to online.
I'm considering buying an Ibanez...
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04-10-2024, 08:10 PM
My luthier says the cracks in the guitar are actually in the wood and not just the finish. Most concerning are the ones in the headstock area. So...
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04-04-2024, 02:28 PM
Mark Campellone bought this with a broken headstock. He repaired it and sold it to me. :smile-new:
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04-02-2024, 09:54 AM
I need a gig bag for a 16" Andersen Streamline archtop.
Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Charley
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03-29-2024, 03:35 PM
A little discussion and rant about attempting to discuss advanced improvisational concepts in guitar forums!
https://youtu.be/zsr8HQkXP9w
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04-14-2024, 08:02 AM
In my car, in my home, I listen exclusively to recordings of Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, other genius musicians.
And now, last...
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04-02-2024, 06:01 PM
I love my current 175 but I really miss the vibe of my old '89 and I'm hoping this one lives up to it's predecessor, plus I'm partial to blondes...
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03-31-2024, 12:31 PM
It's taken a while but the new Soloway Guitars is up and running. The web site is operational (although I'm sure we'll find a few glitches). There...
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04-17-2024, 01:14 PM
Having always known that my pitch perception is not the greatest, I had planned on taking an ear training course once I retired and had time to...
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03-28-2024, 08:15 PM
In the acoustic flat picking world many of us use a larger triangle shape pick (see below) with a thickness of 1.25mm and up. But when playing...
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04-20-2024, 07:45 PM
Anyone have thoughts on this era of es-175? I have a line on one, from a friend of a friend. I saw a couple photos. The top and back appear very...
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03-27-2024, 03:22 AM
I suppose this is an addendum to the "Synchronisation" thread, although I think it involves separate issues...
For simplicity, let's just say a...
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04-20-2024, 08:22 PM
I'm wondering how does an attenuator really work: my fender tone master twin reverb set on 5 W attenuator and with the volume knob on 5 or 6 is loud...
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04-23-2024, 02:33 PM
Been thinking of selling some things and buying a Bud 6 for solo guitar. Won't give up my Evans Re200 but the Little Bud 6 seems pretty cool but is...
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04-03-2024, 01:47 PM
https://youtu.be/0uz1xLbZc7Y?si=tBgtK_I3tcn7gpCn
After years of Pyramids I have come across something even better!
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03-31-2024, 10:15 PM
There are lots of friggin exercises, but I've narrowed it down to 3 chord patterns for getting your chops up with working through chords in time. ...
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04-17-2024, 06:01 AM
Hi, back in January i got some local musicians together to play as a quintet. We had a drummer, bass, vocals, tennor sax and me on guitar.
It was...
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04-09-2024, 07:51 AM
Example 3 is a slight variation of example 2. Here we are thinking of Ebm7-Ab7
over the Dm7b5 and Abm7-Db7 over the G7.
Don't be dismayed that...
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04-17-2024, 09:57 PM
I want a guitar to play basically Charlie Christian/Django/swing/blues stuff. A Gibson ES175 would be too big. A few years ago, I sold a Gibson ES...
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04-19-2024, 10:57 PM
Howdy, I'm a non-jazz guitarist that became a jazz bassist (out of my bands necessity) now making the foray into jazz guitar! I'm trying to dial in a...
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04-03-2024, 09:33 AM
I have a new-to-me Ibanez AMH90 small- and fully hollow-body guitar. It is a very comfortable size for me, and the pickups sound very nice. I'm...
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04-06-2024, 02:29 PM
Already have my tickets - this will be a blast!
Beat Tour
Fun interview with Rick:
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03-28-2024, 01:45 PM
My day job is increasingly grating on me and more and more I'm considering trying to do something with music. I'm not so naive as to believe I could...
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04-19-2024, 10:31 AM
So, I've been looking at Afternoon in Paris the last couple of days, and there's a peculiarity w some of the Real/Fake book lead sheets. The first A...
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04-04-2024, 03:59 PM
Hello,
This is really how I make music. Through painting.
My latest work (still have a few details to work out).
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04-09-2024, 03:03 PM
Curiosity got the better of me at least. I finally sprung for a set of Benson TI GB114s and put them on my Ibanez AF207. I know a lot of people say...
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03-31-2024, 10:49 AM
PRS 594 Hollowbody II vs Eastman Romeo
The PRS 594 Hollowbody II and the Eastman Romeo have much more in common with each other than with industry...
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04-21-2024, 06:11 PM
Wanting to upgrade an Epiphone 335 Pro (2018), I was wondering if either of these replacement bridges would be of benefit?
I like this guitar as...
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04-01-2024, 10:09 AM
I recently purchased a new Gibson 345. They leave the factory with .010s. Would the truss rod need adjusted moving from .010s to .011s?
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04-11-2024, 10:16 PM
Hey gents,
I'm playing around, trying to fix a string buzz issue on a cheap Lyon strat copy. The low E buzzes on the first 1-2 frets when plucked...
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03-29-2024, 04:32 PM
Is this true?
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04-10-2024, 12:25 AM
Hi All,
Wondering if you can help me out. I have an Ibanez pre-lawsuit Johnny Smith Guitar.
I'm looking for a gig bag and tried the Mono M80...
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04-23-2024, 07:27 PM
Any humbucker suggestions for this MIK Emperor?
I have a Korean Zephyr Regent that I adore since putting a Seth Lover in it on the advice...
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04-09-2024, 09:14 AM
Just about to pull the trigger on a 65 Princeton Reverb to see how it sounds. I have the plug in and love it ( but in my experience plug ins always...
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04-16-2024, 01:08 PM
About 10 years ago I bought this guitar from someone in Ohio. He wasn't a player, but a friend of his recommended he invest in a couple of new...
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04-21-2024, 05:32 AM
Always trying to find ways to reduce weight of equipment im wondering how it would sound playing an archtop through a TCE BAM 200 or Trace Elliot...
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03-27-2024, 04:39 AM
Good morning everyone. Is there anyone who can help me with the harmonic analysis of stablemates and in any case with the improvisational approach of...
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03-29-2024, 09:08 AM
I am new both to here and to jazz guitar. I am struggling to get the right sound out of my old Fender Mustang amp and am starting to realise that I...
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03-31-2024, 03:07 PM
Loves me some jazzed up Western Swing, someone might dig it. Been a huge Tom Morell admirer for years and such a nice bonus he has Clint Strong doing...
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04-15-2024, 03:07 PM
After playing only acoustic guitar for the past 9 years, a week ago I purchased an Epiphone Broadway to kick off my plunge into learning jazz guitar....
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04-22-2024, 01:06 PM
Modal à la Coltrane with an E pedal/drone? More "traditional"... somewhere in-between?
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04-01-2024, 11:20 AM
I'm coming to the realization I might as well sell some the guitars I'm not using. I know there's never enough pictures or information provided here...
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04-19-2024, 10:45 AM
https://youtu.be/hremf06x0CQ?si=gegPqy8ioJqcOt6w
Tone log 4.19.24: The Compliant Rim Ribbecke continues to impress me with its willingness to do...
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03-30-2024, 09:50 AM
A family friend gave me his old Gibson J-50 deluxe dread, 1972 vintage. It was a basket case, dried & worn out, not playable in the state I got it...
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04-12-2024, 07:42 PM
I'm posting this in a Jazz forum because I figure you guys will be more into clean sounds than some other forums that then praise certain hardware...
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04-04-2024, 05:52 PM
What's too much, or way too much, and do you pro's ever have that conversation with the singer ? (( Is this a ' Bandstand ' topic ? ))
...
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04-21-2024, 11:57 AM
Does anyone here use a TOOB for busking, or in similar situations where there is no mains power?
If so, what amp is used, and how is it powered? I...
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04-16-2024, 04:24 PM
After picking up my PM35 model a little over a month ago I've been really lusting after a PM20 model. Seeing what's out there and hopefully someone...
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04-08-2024, 01:14 PM
I bought an 1989 Gibson 175 from them on Mar 30th but I haven't heard from them since. They charged my card right away but have not returned any...
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03-29-2024, 12:31 PM
Hi all,
Sorry a bit of a basic question here but do chords within a mode have the same functions as in a major key? For example is the V chord in a...
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04-08-2024, 09:16 PM
Just purchased a Guild X170 and I'm having trouble placing and dating it. It's this one:
Rufus Guitar Shop | Vancouver's...
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Yesterday, 01:40 PM
A friend of mine, Buck Wilkerson, with whom I used to play frequently, died two years ago. His widow contacted me recently to see if I could help her...
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04-13-2024, 10:08 AM
Don't know why I'm still looking at copies.
This one is by Antoria. Apparently it has a sound post.
Antoria 2355 ES 175 Copy Pre-1975 Very Good...
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04-20-2024, 03:34 PM
Hello,
Interested in purchasing an original DA RC1100. Please message if you have one or know someone who has one looking to sell. Not...
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04-22-2024, 02:52 AM
Hey everyone, I was hoping to get some recommendations for an arch top. What I am looking for is a 15” laminate construction arch top, with a single...
15 replies | 666 view(s)
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04-18-2024, 01:42 PM
I bought two guitars today and I’m nervous about both.
I shouldn't have bought them but I cashed out an amplifier and frankly I’d rather have the...
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04-09-2024, 09:47 AM
The shop where I bought my Cabaret really messed up the G nut slot during the set-up they did, making it much too large and maybe also just a bit too...
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04-13-2024, 10:01 AM
Was wasting a few minutes looking at guitars and stuff I don't need on Reverb, a phrase in a seller's description caught my eye; "loose screw holding...
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04-13-2024, 10:51 AM
JK's Princeton was another "shelter" animal waiting to be rescued when I got her (or him - it's hard to determine the gender of an amplifier). I was...
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03-29-2024, 01:36 PM
The Quilter OD 202 I ordered last week arrived Wednesday. This is a limited early report on an amp that hasn't gotten much attention here compared...
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04-08-2024, 02:39 PM
So, this is starting here in the Midwest. Seems like in about 20 minutes I will have to play by ear because not enough light to read the music. Crazy...
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04-03-2024, 05:18 PM
Hi all. This is Chris Cole. You may or may not have heard that I have been working with Jim to relaunch Soloway Guitars. Well, we are officially...
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04-03-2024, 05:25 PM
You are required to rank the following
Do you prefer I Zimbra
https://youtu.be/2kx03MYsKDY?si=MUkpID1yjXqQ-q8t
Or I Zimbra?
...
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04-02-2024, 04:57 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv9Dek7RdUo
Came across this little video. The sound of that Graphtech bridge surprised me, I like it even better than...
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04-04-2024, 11:27 AM
https://youtu.be/Aq6YfMJwnUk?si=9cHqAUP1JcPmkeRO
Snow falling in Springtime is one of the most delighting reminders of how nature's power can...
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Yesterday, 01:50 PM
Here's an L5 you don't see every day. Not sure what to think of it. The pickguard def. has to go! :-)
...
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03-26-2024, 11:35 AM
https://youtu.be/hVCI79QbQBU?si=eeTiQzCOfio90gFX
It may sound a bit unhinged, but sharing the “out of control” first takes opens a window that’s...
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03-31-2024, 09:18 PM
Happy Easter, jazz people.
Our standard for Apr 2024 will be Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez, 1948). Surprisingly, we haven't covered this one, to date.
...
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03-27-2024, 09:22 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/neoclassical-metal-wouldn-t-have-happened-if-i-hadn-t-heard-selling-england-by-the-pound-genesis-tony-banks-is-yn...
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04-03-2024, 11:58 AM
As you all know I bought a new black L-5 last year.
Well Gibson over pleked the frets to under .030 and the walnut strips on the back of the neck...
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04-19-2024, 05:05 PM
I like the sound of flatwounds but they're hard for me to play because I can't get any traction on them with the pick. Recently I put some blue...
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04-12-2024, 08:01 PM
What was the name of the guitarist that played with Elvin Jones?
Thanks.
Doug
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04-21-2024, 08:09 PM
It has been years since I posted but I tried to log in and well... it let me.... so I thought to pass something along.
I found an old link I had...
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04-02-2024, 11:27 PM
I like heavy gauge strings to help even out picking. I've been using thomastik 13s on my L-7 which I like, about as heavy as I can go while still...
10 replies | 886 view(s)
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04-09-2024, 08:22 AM
Hi there!
Just wanted to share some (just two for now) play alongs that I made. I'm working on my comping skills, so why not record the thing and...
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04-04-2024, 04:35 PM
Does anyone have any experience with the larger Swart amps (Atomic Space Tone or Antares)?
I normally use a Henriksen 10.
But I have had the...
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04-11-2024, 09:05 AM
As some of you may have seen I have a new (to me) Guild X-170 AB. I also have a Lollar CC pickup in humbucker shape sitting around. My mind got to...
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03-31-2024, 04:24 PM
Anyone knowledgeable regarding the Thomastik flat wound strings listed above in the title box? I'm interested in how they compare (sonically) to each...
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04-14-2024, 03:20 PM
I've heard if you play 10 instruments, you can't really play much at all. I sort of agree and disagree the same time.
But. When you're a great in...
13 replies | 629 view(s)
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04-02-2024, 06:25 PM
Hey all,
I’m a retired professional guitarist turned English teacher. In my home scene (I won’t name it to minimize retribution), I had troubles...
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04-08-2024, 08:57 PM
Modern jazz composition often involves the juxtaposition of modes from different keys. This approach allows composers and improvisers to create...
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04-22-2024, 08:25 AM
A short excerpt from the Deep Dive with Ben Monder which happened yesterday evening.
It's interesting that Ted Greene and Ben plus other...
13 replies | 684 view(s)
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04-21-2024, 11:17 AM
According to the Epi website, the Broadway re-issued in 2023 is still there, now in wine red and burst. Some vendors seem to offer new Broadways for...
9 replies | 778 view(s)
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04-08-2024, 04:41 AM
Can't listen to the new stuff when there's still stuff like this around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfsIjuqTZs
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04-04-2024, 02:53 PM
I've come to the realization that I, pretty much, only like ballads - you know, 'saloon songs', as Sinatra called them. Stuff like Wes's 'While We're...
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04-21-2024, 06:08 AM
Music Icons: The Randy Bachman Collection (juliensauctions.com)
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04-10-2024, 07:06 AM
Starting a phrase on the off beat sounds good to my ears. (Sometimes known as pickups.)
I've been using these types of exercises to start my...
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04-12-2024, 09:49 PM
Blue Bossa 2013 vs 1989 Gibson 175, which one is better?
Sadly, the 1989 Gibson 175 had several cracks (including the headstock) and has to be...
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04-20-2024, 03:35 PM
Does anyone have any experience / insight with an Epiphone Emperor? Still on the lookout for an Elitist Broadway, but maybe this is comparable?
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04-06-2024, 04:08 AM
Not yet certain, but I think I have a loose brace. Not present/apparent on all notes and/or acoustic volumes but there is certainly a buzz. I've...
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04-05-2024, 01:04 PM
When did Fender buy out the Guild company? Thanks.
Doug
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04-15-2024, 02:58 PM
Price NOK 33 500, - *)
Blond Frans Elferink "Moderne" 7-string guitar with an 18-inch body, with the belonging "Bill Moll" flight case. ...
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04-03-2024, 07:59 PM
Can a vocalist be in our 'player' category ? Never heard of her at all, and wondering whether anyone here knows this Montreal-resident singer ? She...
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04-16-2024, 12:26 AM
Anyone know how to get McLaughlin’s synth sound here at 1:44 onwards?
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04-18-2024, 08:06 AM
Hi,
I know not many here play purely unplugged acoustic fingerstyle on their archtops, but what would be the (your) sweet spot for action height...
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03-26-2024, 03:48 PM
Asking $650 (including shipping)
I built this guitar a few years ago when I was my Ed Bickert phase. The soldering and pickup installation was...
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04-10-2024, 03:04 AM
I recently picked up a 1952 ES-125 that came with an ill fitting hardcase. I have read through all the threads I can find on here about gig bags,...
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04-07-2024, 10:52 AM
Imagine being Barney Kessel.
It's your turn to solo.
After this...
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04-23-2024, 07:27 AM
Take a look at this video first. I have some comments.
My educated guess is the box was either dropped a considerable distance with the front...
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03-29-2024, 01:40 PM
Your chance to grab a brilliant amp which will really complement your really expensive archtop guitar ;)
Loads of threads on these amps on here...
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04-22-2024, 01:04 PM
Hi
Just wanted to show you and tell you about my experience with the d'aquisto jazz line I now have. I have had the good fortune to own many high...
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