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Today, 12:38 PM
A Fender Twin is the base for the Dumble circuits, more or less, so there is the cheaper option. An original silverface can be had from 800-1800...
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Today, 12:31 PM
Nicely done.
Thanks for posting!!
Tony D.
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Today, 12:29 PM
Those look interesting, will check them out, thanks.
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Today, 12:20 PM
I’ve been very happy with the Wampler Dual Fusion.
This video does it some justice…to my ears : )
https://youtu.be/ltuLFeftPiE?si=3lmv9a6EnszonrUS
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Today, 12:19 PM
I don't think they use laminates on H-575. One of the Custom Core guitars available on their website has seams on front and back.
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Today, 12:11 PM
There’s an Epiphone reissue of that (google Epiphone Thorogood). They’re tough to find, but worth taking a look. An Epi Sorrento is basically the...
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Today, 12:06 PM
I agree! I have two dumble "clones" by amplified nation. The steel string singer is the smooth, clean leader of the dumble herd, I also have an...
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Today, 11:57 AM
I’ve been known to hit that Bb over the F chord. I wouldn’t consider it a key change since it’s just F major over an F major chord, which is diatonic...
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Today, 11:53 AM
Yeah, makes sense ascending or decending. Very similar vibe to biiidim and its and inversion of biii too. If we wanted to get technical/tangential...
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Today, 11:46 AM
Yep, pedal and tube amp will get you there!
OP - welcome to the Forum!
You can spend hours over at TheGearPage sifting through threads on...
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Today, 11:37 AM
The guitar tone is your classic Dumble ODS amp tone.
There are a number of ways to get that tone.
A real Dumble amp $100,000+
A Dumble clone...
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Today, 11:21 AM
Using a 6dim scale over its chord can be thought of as two ways:
- Harmonizing the scale by using inversions over the chord tones and passing...
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Today, 10:58 AM
Worth mentioning that I don’t think BH would’ve thought of this as tonicizing the ii chord (or IV). It would just be internal motion within the...
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Today, 10:53 AM
Dear fellow 175 enthousiasts,
A few days ago I decided to put a fresh set of Thomastik-Infeld JS112's on my guitar. I also took the time to...
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Today, 10:45 AM
Makes sense. Especially when descending, right? It would be the bIIIo -> ii motion in inversions.
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Today, 10:35 AM
Thanks for your suggestions. It seems to me that the Gibson ES 125TC I sold some time ago is the best option. Now they're too expensive. Time will...
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Today, 10:25 AM
Lastly, but not least, here's an interesting solo version by the man himself. It doesn't bear much resemblance to the tune as it now is but it's...
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Today, 10:24 AM
Tonicizing the ii, so not dorian.
If you want to keep the voices moving when harmonizing the 6th degree I've found an aux dim works and sounds...
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Today, 10:19 AM
Ah, grasshopper.... keep staring and chanting, "fifty nyun, fifty nyun, fifty nyun....." after an hour or two, the subtle mystery will reveal itself....
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Today, 10:17 AM
HAHA! Well that explains it, I'm 5'8" and 175...
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Today, 10:15 AM
I've long been annoyed by the careless use of the "cover" label outside the music-biz context in which it made (music-biz) sense. My standard...
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Today, 10:09 AM
Jeff -
This might interest you. Go to 0.26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoGLPdffsKI
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Today, 10:09 AM
Ok, so I was actually in the process of coordinating sale of this PM20 with the seller. However, I backed out because the body shape is different...
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Today, 10:07 AM
Looks like it depends on the version rather than the player:
Benny Golson yes
Sonny Rollins yes
Sonny Stitt yes
Kenny Burrell yes
Milt...
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Today, 10:06 AM
Love my 335, but have to give credit to the original mystery plank for defying physics. A Tele can do ALMOST anything well, with the right amp and in...
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Today, 10:00 AM
I love this tune but a lot of people play the real book version which , apart from not having that little melodic phrase , is inaccurately...
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Today, 09:56 AM
I just don't really see it? I don't have any problem with the mouse ears or the pointier variety. I just don't like when they chop down the body size...
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Today, 09:53 AM
I love those big semi hollows. When you're 6'4" and 200+ lbs a telecaster looks like you were taking a canoe trip and someone got a photo of you with...
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Today, 09:49 AM
Thanks! I've edited my post to credit and thank you for the lead sheet.
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Today, 09:45 AM
This page explains what I see:
The Gibson ES-335 >> Blog Archive >> M-I-C-K-E-Y…Why? Because we like you. M-O-U-S-E
The pic on the right...
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Today, 09:40 AM
Yeah this is definitely the downside of the slurring into downbeats. It’s much easier to play faster up to a point, and then I think the lack of...
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Today, 09:36 AM
Secret to McCoy Tyner Part 3, Basic Gm legato pentatonic with triads and hybrid picking
Just a moment...
This is a preview of what kind of...
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Today, 09:27 AM
Lol - and yet, that's exactly what I managed to do yesterday and this morning. I was trying to practice with what you advocate - slurring into...
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Today, 09:23 AM
Yeah I think that’s more or less right. Some version of it is there more often than not, but a lot of the time it’s a sort of loose variation of it...
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Today, 08:58 AM
Tried the Gm today with the singer but Bb7 sounds better.
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Today, 08:50 AM
Excellent!
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Today, 08:50 AM
I am happy to learn that you get better results. Congratulations! Having the right signal strength, not too loud, not too quiet is a good starting...
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Today, 08:50 AM
You can't even explain it in retrospect, based on why you prefer the sound with the one or the other type of saddle?
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Today, 08:49 AM
Another one to order I guess. Spotify is really letting me down this week.
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Today, 08:48 AM
Here’s my fingerings from that video (mostly I think)
Dropbox - donna lee fingerings - Score.pdf - Simplify your life
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Today, 08:46 AM
I have to say I've just listened to quite a few versions now and it's not true that everybody does it, quite the contrary. Some play that line as it...
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Today, 08:41 AM
Changing where I play a melody after I’ve learned it is standard procedure for me. How often do you transcribe something in the most economical...
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Today, 08:36 AM
I mean tbh as soon as I read the OG article on that site I couldn’t really unhear it… it seemed to stand out really clearly to me esp in moments like...
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Today, 08:27 AM
That would be me, Lawson. I'm on a break now so I'll try to get around to posting some clips and thoughts in the next couple of days.
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Today, 08:03 AM
I switched to roundwounds nearly 20 years ago. They’re way less forgiving on our technique, especially for recording which seems to amplify every...
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Today, 07:57 AM
Yup. Have always LOVED the TONE of the 335: it's unique amongst all others IMO. But I HATE those Mickey Mouse horns! And also, at this point in my...
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Today, 07:54 AM
Well I just noticed you were using roundwounds. Do you use them when playing amplified as well? There seems to be a trend among jazz guitarists...
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Today, 07:46 AM
Because not all of them are the same. In any case, the unreliability of the old RB is legendary, although in this case I don't think it's just a...
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Today, 07:34 AM
i've never tried one but a buddy of mine says they are very bright. Also fatter than a 175...Apparently ibanez has been all over the map with those...
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Today, 07:29 AM
Thats a fair point, but for what it’s worth, there’s only one position where it can’t be played without displacing the octave (that’s 8th position)....
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Today, 07:11 AM
It's hardly a fuss, just curiosity as to why there would be differences in the sheet music.
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Today, 06:49 AM
no, I haven’t. Curios why you ask, though, is it the string noise?
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Today, 06:13 AM
Hi nevershouldhavesold it! In one of your posts you asked me how I was able to determine the unit weights for RotoSound strings. Unfortunately I've...
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Today, 06:12 AM
yeah. i just went to the freddiegreen.org site to check the date. i did the same thing back in oct. 2002. i used transcribe, how time flies.
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Today, 06:09 AM
I'd expect that, indeed, and I think there's definitely a bit more zing in the plain strings now on mine. Plus the old Spectrum D and A that I had...
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Today, 05:40 AM
New interview from the Dr. Jazz Talks interview series, this time Leni Stern – superb guitarist and composer, with a great last album Dance…talk...
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Today, 05:00 AM
Think I’m starting to get better results with a lower input looking at between -12 and -18 db as you good folks suggested. I’ve still tried a...
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Today, 04:46 AM
Attached is tab of my preferred fingerings for the A Section.
A problem I see with breaking this up into 4 bars is that the most efficient way to...
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Today, 04:40 AM
We seldom talk about "cover bands" in Jazz. We're all proudly playing the same compositions that thousands have played before us.
When a...
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Today, 04:32 AM
And a little fiddling about with Moises later... a new video!
https://youtu.be/u4C0u2PFBJ0
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Today, 04:27 AM
On guitar, I'm still just shedding, pretty much.
Yeah, you're right that the rootless chord voicings can sound pretty stark or unidiomatic when...
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Today, 03:42 AM
May reflect differences in the friction between string and saddle.
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Today, 03:30 AM
You can hear it on this recording as well (Barry Harris on piano lol.)
https://youtu.be/tEZgnN2S9ug?si=OqXlYObaWUKpGeQ-
Sent from my iPhone...
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Today, 03:22 AM
FG def playing one note on a few recordings at least…. It’s the sort of thing that sounds good in context but a bit weird on its own.
I often comp...
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Today, 03:17 AM
That little line’s my favourite bit
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Today, 03:00 AM
So he's complaining that the RB sheet doesn't have the line in the A/1 section that other sheets have and most performers play, is that it? So use...
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Today, 02:56 AM
Rory Hofman plays a number of instruments very well indeed. Not sure if it's ten, though.
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Today, 02:30 AM
Thanks for taking a listen!!
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Today, 02:15 AM
They look like the mickey mouse ears to me. What am I missing? The Sheraton II pro I had was exacting dimensions with an 03 ES333 and these are the...
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Today, 12:05 AM
Here's one of Reverb, make them an offer....
Ibanez PM20 Pat Metheny Signature 1998 with Mcnelly Pickup | Reverb
Cheers,
Arnie...
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Today, 12:04 AM
Nowadays I practice five days each week, leading up to the Friday night recording session. I feel that I learn as much during that hour as I would...
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Yesterday, 11:51 PM
not to mention a lack of competition from Gibson in this particular niche market.
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Yesterday, 11:32 PM
Brite does not necessarily equal bright. Marketing hype is just that. I've tried a lot of flatwound strings, and none of them sound like...
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Yesterday, 11:20 PM
Nice burst color.
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Yesterday, 11:02 PM
I really like this pick even for Rock Guitar but Jazz and Gypsy Jazz this thing is loud wow. I have the white one and the black one.
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Yesterday, 10:58 PM
These two look cheaper - not as sturdy, maybe plastic. But I ordered the first one from 'zon because it's easy enough to return for free if it's...
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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 10:45 PM
That sounds cool.
Yes indeed.
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Yesterday, 10:33 PM
Funny you should mention Smith, I've been doing this thing every few months, I pick an artist and listen to 5 consecutive albums on 5 consecutive...
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Yesterday, 10:10 PM
They did. Consistent quality control. Gibsons are pretty hit-or-miss these days.
Anyways, the H-575 is sorta like an ES-175 and Gibson doesn't...
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Yesterday, 09:21 PM
On their current website, Heritage does not describe the top or back plates of the H-575 as carved, or even solid wood. They do mention that the rims...
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Yesterday, 09:19 PM
I don't think good or poor conduction is the issue, but which will result in the tone desired. When I replaced the stock metal bridge of adjustable...
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Yesterday, 09:14 PM
Where did you read that the H575 was a "laminate" guitar?
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Yesterday, 08:53 PM
Someone should compile a playlist of songs where he’s most present. I can barely pick him out on some of the recordings.
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Yesterday, 08:22 PM
They are all USA made. Price wise, it sounds like a lot and I don’t understand the solid rim either. On the other hand, try finding a decent, used,...
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Yesterday, 08:17 PM
Good suggestion, but 2 different animals, both in tone, and feel. The PM200 has a much deeper body, and the single pickup gives it a different tone...
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Yesterday, 08:14 PM
I thought they were but haven't kept up. Was thinking $4.5K and $6K are a lot for a laminate and the price, in addition to the requisite marketing,...
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
I tried those strings and thought they were awful.Hex core made them too stiff feeling.
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Yesterday, 08:01 PM
GHS Brite Flats:
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Yesterday, 07:52 PM
My Sakura 175 copy has the post and no bracing. Actually it looks pretty shoddy and with the fake humbuckers! I don't believe the post is a repair...
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Yesterday, 07:43 PM
The sound post wouldn't have been a deal breaker, the lack of bracing is.
Seller was a really nice guy however so shame to have to have let him...
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Yesterday, 07:38 PM
The arch top is stiffer than a flat top, and the f-holes allow it to move in a piston-like way. The bracing adds to this motion. This is nest for the...
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Yesterday, 07:35 PM
I'd like to know the opposite. How to make flatwound strings sound like roundwounds. As it is, I just use roundwounds and get on with life.
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Yesterday, 07:31 PM
Part 2 Secrets to McCoy Tyner using 4ths, pentatonics and Side-Stepping over Gm7, Modal
Secret to McCoy Tyner Part 2 using side stepping and...
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Yesterday, 07:28 PM
Gotta laugh at the Paul Gilbert reference. Since I started this thread a little while ago I did experiment with changing the angle of the pick to the...
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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
Bone actually conducts sound much better than wood. That's the main reason why bone is used on flat-tops. Whether the sound is better is a...
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Yesterday, 07:18 PM
Hi Alan,
Thanks for your response. That's my understanding as well. I just thought it was interesting that F6o amounts to using the harmonized D...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
Hmmm... now that I've learned to edge pick I LOVE it, particularly the way that the pick does not catch on the strings nearly as much. I would...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
I noticed a huge difference with bone. The tone you're hearing could absolutely be caused by the saddle. I don't recommend bone. It conducts...
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Yesterday, 07:03 PM
:cool:
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Yesterday, 06:59 PM
Bruh JC sux bad. What importance is how skilled he is if his music is annoying af?
The most formidable multi instrumentalist work I've ever...
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Yesterday, 06:49 PM
Gee, I hate to tell off on myself but I've been using them for at least 45 years. That said, they rough-up pretty good after a while. BTW I found a...
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Yesterday, 06:42 PM
Have you thought about trying a different pick? Those red 3's are slippery...
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Yesterday, 06:10 PM
Thank you Zig for taking the time to express your thoughts and insight. As a new member, this is a special place.
Music is an art form, in all...
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Yesterday, 06:06 PM
You’re right, that was his first one. In total he’s probably made 5 basses and he on his 5th guitar, I think.
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Yesterday, 06:01 PM
Freddie's style changed over time as the band got bigger too.
Here in a small group you can see he's playing some chords...3 notes probably..
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Yesterday, 05:57 PM
Wait, are not all Heritages made in the US now?
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Yesterday, 05:52 PM
Hi Tal.
The defining factor of Dm7 into G7 is the change of D Minor Seventh's 'C' note to G Seventh's 'B' note.
Barry's F6o has 'C' and Dm6o...
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Yesterday, 05:50 PM
New Ribbecke Compliant Rim 15 Inch, Bigleaf Maple/Cedar - Dream Guitars
Tom Ribbecke made one, probably the début model, in 2019.
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Yesterday, 05:44 PM
The up-charge for made in the USA is kind of eye watering.
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Yesterday, 05:42 PM
I've often seen archtops described as being mid-rangy (acoustically at least). One of the things that I seem to be noticing now that I have a...
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Yesterday, 05:37 PM
Jazz Academy
James Chirillo- He makes life in a big band sound pretty bland, but in context of all the other instruments he is finding a tonal...
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Yesterday, 05:36 PM
Yes - that is Alaskan Sitka Spruce in the first video. The spruce was part of a specially-selected stash that was used for a small-run custom guitar...
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Yesterday, 05:34 PM
I don't know if this interests you, Jack - but I thought I'd mention it in case you might consider it. There's a PM200 for sale now at Guitars 'n...
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
Hey Jeff, good to hear from you. Well, to back it up a bit my last jazz box had TI Bensons on it. They were muy fabuloso! After about a month or two...
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Yesterday, 05:22 PM
I spent a little time today trying to get that first section up to speed, trying to see where basically I begin to lose control of it. In stepping up...
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Yesterday, 05:18 PM
I think there's that guy who did a video at Lincoln Center who demonstrated "chords" on the D string only. Didn't sound good to me, but people say...
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Yesterday, 05:18 PM
They're gone from gibson also
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Yesterday, 05:16 PM
I agree with the comfort and playability of the S15 - I was fortunate enough to buy the last S15 Jim made before retiring, and still have it today. ...
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Yesterday, 05:14 PM
Older Heritage were the closest to Gibsons I've seen, great guitars.. I once missed buying a used lefty 575 for a great price .. :( But the Gibson...
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Yesterday, 05:13 PM
Can you explain that a bit more? That sounds like a good thing to me.
What kind of pick are you using now?
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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 05:04 PM
Hi Greg. We plan to roll out the 27" Swan necks in the not-too-distant future. We feel like we need the larger body (15") for the 27" neck, so we are...
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Yesterday, 04:58 PM
That other Collier is cool though.. George.
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Yesterday, 04:48 PM
Collier is a once in a generation type musical genius.
He also uses that genius to make music I absolutely can't stand.
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
I cant find any info on construction lam or solid carved top. I emailed Heritage.
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Yesterday, 04:17 PM
Without jealousy, I don't care at all about Collier.
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Yesterday, 04:14 PM
That’s interesting — I have a RB chart that attributes it to Sonny Stitt, Genesis
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Yesterday, 04:07 PM
Thanks for all the thoughts. On the recording, I don’t think it sounded bad, just not what I was expecting, as PaulN pointed out.
What I gather...
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Yesterday, 04:03 PM
may I ask what it is that you enjoy about the sound of this amp?
thank you
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Yesterday, 04:01 PM
The Fishman is my go-to gigging amp because it is light, loud, has decent reverb and chorus, has a sweepable midrange filter to tame feedback/wolf...
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Yesterday, 03:55 PM
Pcjazz posted above.
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Yesterday, 03:51 PM
I have built my lo-power Tweed Twin from a kit with upgraded Heyboer transformers. I run it with the 12AY preamp tubes as per Leo's original design...
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Yesterday, 03:35 PM
I hear that additional line in most versions, actually.
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Yesterday, 03:32 PM
That's the problem right there. Never mind Real book charts, how many versions have you listened to? And how many have the additional line? If ...
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Yesterday, 03:11 PM
thanks. That contrast is one of my favorite things. When discussing stain and finish with Tom R, there was an option to go with something reddish...
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Yesterday, 03:09 PM
More like a debate. While with an acoustic instrument you might still get some sort of consensus how it sounds best, how could you possibly hope for...
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
JM touching perfection..and great amp/effects..
The sheet music for this tune is a great study in slash chords and harmonic movement.
To me...
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Yesterday, 02:51 PM
The technical term for what's going on with "genre" is called lexical ambiguity or polysemy--multiple senses for a single word. Singer-songwriter (or...
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