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Today, 11:00 PM
The name sounds like some sort of mystical alchemist of guitar making, all by itself.
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Today, 10:59 PM
By working this out, I began to notice things, such as how stacked fourths resemble a min7#5, and all of the other harmonic synonyms.
But the...
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Today, 10:58 PM
Neil Young uses a fan in his famous Fender tweed Deluxe, which his tech says is basically always on the cusp of melting, so the fan is essential. I...
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Today, 10:55 PM
And for quartal harmony, also. (The grey and black alternating patterns are just to differentiate the voicings as they move up the neck).
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Today, 10:53 PM
Learn bebop heads, especially Charlie Parker tunes. They force you out of position playing and into awkward fingerings. I have not done enough of...
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Today, 10:47 PM
Mike and Leni both radiate joy when they are playing. Even Mike's near career-ending injuries don't seem to have damped his spirits. Even though...
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Today, 10:47 PM
When I worked this out, I found that there are 33 possible voicings.
shape
pattern
interval1
interval2
triad
desc
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Today, 10:35 PM
Every couple of years, I will invent a system for deriving harmonic or melodic content, and then relearn an aspect of music-making on the guitar....
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Today, 10:35 PM
People also do it to make the treble strings a bit slinkier for bends due to the extra string length.
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Today, 10:31 PM
Some people do that due to short bass side strings not reaching the tuners.
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Today, 10:13 PM
Looks like a nice Epi, but someone switched the Freqensator tailpiece sections so the bass side is on the treble side and vice versa. It would drive...
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Today, 10:10 PM
For whatever it’s worth, I had a lesson with Peter Bernstein where he was like …. Your swing on this one measure of this one part of this one tune is...
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Today, 10:07 PM
^^^^^^^^^
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Today, 10:06 PM
And classical musicians who play difficult pieces exceptionally expressively didn’t learn to do that by sight reading them.
Practice with your...
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Today, 10:00 PM
They've got most of the guitars listed and described in the auction, and you can even bid if you register.
Randy really loves German archtops, and...
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Today, 08:50 PM
My experience is that most Boogie amps have fans. I am a big Boogie fan and so I am use to using a fan.
Compared to the volume of the amp, I...
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Today, 07:49 PM
Theory #2 imo, though that's the first Epi I've seen w a black heel stinger.
Blue lined case, control knobs, mini PAFs and the aforementioned lack...
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Today, 07:30 PM
It appears to me to be an early production Gibson/Epiphone. The neck and maybe body appear to me to be leftover NY Epi parts, although the neck...
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Today, 07:11 PM
I've had tube amps with and without fans... in general, I like the added durability(?) a fan can add... even tho it also adds weight. Given a...
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Today, 06:59 PM
My Mesa Blue Angel came with a fan. Although that is the only amp I have with a fan.
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Today, 06:27 PM
To answer this in detail would be a story too long-winding for a guitar forum.
The Germans (initially some cleric people like monks) settled in and...
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Today, 06:24 PM
Was thinking more factory and boutique. And I don't know of many hand carved guitars coming from factories or boutique manufacturers in the US. ...
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Today, 06:18 PM
Skip, two thoughts come to mind. I don’t know if either is helpful:
1. Putting the time into finding your joy might be useful. Don’t think...
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Today, 05:45 PM
I agree. Stern and his wife both seem like happy, positive people. I am not really a fan of eithers playing, but I love to watch them play. Their...
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Today, 05:34 PM
@Ol’ Fret stated “It is clear to me that nowadays not many people, not even in Germany, are likely to know what these conditions actually looked...
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Today, 05:20 PM
Pretty, but can't compete in the JOY dept. with the Stern's video! I don't even listen to Stern (I'm not much of a bebop fan), but I watch every...
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Today, 05:12 PM
You know who loves those short sweeps on guitar... Oscar Moore.
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Today, 05:02 PM
Here is a clip for a show with three jazz bands in the year 1937 at the Haag in the Netherlands.
First up are “The Giggers”. Looks like the...
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Today, 04:55 PM
I’ve always found 1) very hard to lock in rhythmically. Thanks for reminding me to practice that
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Today, 04:48 PM
<< I apologize if I sounded like it was a competition. >>
No need at all to apologize! (Don't worry, this is certainly not the place to discuss...
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Today, 04:35 PM
Are implying Skip is one of those aliens with a 2nd brain, or accusing him of split personality? ;)
AND YOU SHALL HAVE FUN, DANGIT!
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Today, 04:34 PM
I have a few that should give you some ideas of the jazz tones available in a steel tricone. Just a few quick takes I made:
“A Tone Poem”/Work in...
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Today, 04:28 PM
All fair points. I think it is a tad long, the lettering is a tad too big, the black on white doesn't sit too well with the cream, gold of the...
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Today, 04:26 PM
Maybe view your brains, your mind as your asset, not "yourself". Rule it with iron fist!
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Today, 04:25 PM
the way i see it youu only need one a good acoustic, but maybe we want to plan an electric so now we need two.
maybe i want something with...
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Today, 04:20 PM
Well, it's good to do both, but musicians I've known who can play a piece well the first time they see (sight read) it didn't develop that skill by...
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Today, 04:18 PM
It’s so important to acknowledge the absolute diametrical opposition between learning music and sightreading. I wish I was better at both!
Sent...
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Today, 04:13 PM
I just picked up this vintage Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe Regent (or perhaps “Deluxe Electric”). I initially thought it was a pre-Gibson model that had...
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Today, 04:11 PM
I get your point, I would call that "knowing about" a subject versus actually "knowing" it, which to me means you can do it.
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Today, 04:08 PM
I'll never understand why someone wants an exquisite carved instrument (which are definitely not solely a MIA thing) and then play it through a lo-fi...
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Today, 04:00 PM
You're welcome.
Nice.
I always thought his vocab was logically very nice too. Imo, it just shows you how working out the raw material builds...
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Today, 03:51 PM
This is still very different than a classical player would practice. Methodically, in small sections. Periodic sprints. Etc.
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Today, 03:50 PM
Try building lines above a barre. You can hammer, pick, and slur 5 or more notes up from it or down to it on each string for lines and phrases of...
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Today, 03:49 PM
"When you ignore mistakes and just go through the whole thing that way, you're practicing in errors."
"Ignore" was the wrong word, make that "take...
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Today, 03:44 PM
The Django Reinhardt tune "Nuages" performed by Julian Bream should help to find the silver lining. ...
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Today, 03:32 PM
Hi 339.
After almost 4 years my comment:
I always desired to posess a 503 and since 10 days I finally own one, the classic version. Like on my...
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Today, 03:31 PM
Here's a nice ditty from Joe Pass and Herb Ellis. Carol Kaye published a book(let) of 5-6 of duets by Herb and Joe. This is the best known one. ...
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Today, 03:24 PM
Thank you sir, that's very encouraging. I actually learned Charlie Parker's solo from the Omnibook a few years ago and was struck at his use of...
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Today, 03:24 PM
Man, there ain't one thing wrong with that!! Joyous!!!
I only wish my day were going as well LOL
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Today, 03:19 PM
Some great ideas and exercises in videos on MyMusicMasterclass from Bruce Forman (bebop guitar), Pasquale Grasso's series and Mike Moreno (sound,...
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Today, 03:15 PM
That's very good! That's not middling at all. You have good sound production, good time feel, and an instinct for the harmony. In addition to trying...
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Today, 03:14 PM
Here’s a guide tone line thing. I practice with this a lot. Stole (and subsequently bastardized) it from the Connecting Chords w Linear Harmony...
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Today, 03:07 PM
You're distorting my meaning. By "know it" I mean being able to talk about it in a way that sounds correct. I can say a lot about leading tones,...
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Today, 03:00 PM
Choosing is so difficult, using fortunately less so. Body size and scale length tip the scales for many. I'm about average size and happy with any...
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Today, 02:56 PM
Man not the classical performers I've known. I'd have been drawn and quartered by my classical teacher if I'd done it that way. When you ignore...
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Today, 02:53 PM
I found I just had to memorize it mentally to be able to not get hung up on playing the different sections. Then I'd combine that with my fingerings...
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Today, 02:53 PM
Yeah ... another one that really helps is to practice overlapping phrases. Like instead of 1-4, 5-8, etc. You work on 1-6, 5-10, etc. So you're kind...
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Today, 02:38 PM
You make a good point. I too have wondered where all of the guitars go, since it's not like they wear out easily.
As to being a collectable, the...
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Today, 02:32 PM
o.k., working on getting my recorder functional - just got the right smart media card for it.
"Everybody knows this stuff, but it's the doing of...
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Today, 02:26 PM
Why don't you post a demo clip showing us how you actually do al this over the changes of Donna Lee? Everybody knows this stuff, but it's the doing...
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Today, 02:24 PM
At this point, expect pamosmusic/Peter to chip in: "play it backwards." :nightmare:
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Today, 02:23 PM
Here's an attempt just to located guide-tones, passing tones, chord-tones that might thread through the changes and be the framework for...
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Today, 02:22 PM
Funny how GC clearly doesn't give a crap about these, description says "INCLUDES CASE" hahaha. Go on Reverb and people write a novel about a 1959...
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Today, 02:16 PM
There's this guy on YouTube who explains all this manfactuing stuff and all the trends with it. His name is Phillip McKnight. Very interesting to...
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Today, 02:14 PM
I worked with Bill Barker who learned to make guitars from Carl. I used to own one but sold it years ago. I don't just post a bunch of stuff but ask...
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Today, 02:11 PM
This is a great one to run an exercise my old teacher would make me do (that drove me fucking nuts, so you know it's good)
Start this tune from...
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Today, 02:09 PM
Excellent post.
While there may be some way to objectively compare overall quality, John A. points out a bunch of factors that could swing the...
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Today, 02:07 PM
Yes, an approach I've found that is effective: (1) Play the appropriate scales for the chord progressions in the tune - that's progressions, as in...
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Today, 02:03 PM
Something I've been practicing quite a bit lately is playing very simple scales up and down -- with added half steps ala Barry, or bebop scales,...
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Today, 01:56 PM
I'm struggling to put all the pieces together and keep tempo. It's like playing 4 different songs back to back right now.
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Today, 01:36 PM
I've put a Rotron Whisper Fan in all my big tube amps since I got my Boogie hunree in '78. They're bulletproof, light, silent (44 dB) and efficient...
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Today, 01:33 PM
Him and his guitars are on Google:
albanus guitar at DuckDuckGo
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Today, 01:16 PM
Hey guitar world,
It's hard to find much info on Carl Albanus Johnson - about him as a person, luthier, and pictures of his work - and as someone...
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Today, 01:11 PM
Hammertone, any way to make a short video? I’m curious about this guitars tone. Thx!
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Today, 01:00 PM
Absolutely. Playing an arp solo or running the arps is the best way to get the changes in your ear and hands for linear regardless of the tune.
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Today, 12:51 PM
Has anyone been experimenting with simply landing the guide tones and main chord tones for the changes? I get really paralyzed thinking about soloing...
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Today, 12:34 PM
The more time I spend with these two guitars, the more I appreciate them. The 594 is just ridiculous and the best electric guitar I’ve ever played in...
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Today, 11:54 AM
I prefer set-in pickups to floaters, so I of these two would favor the Epiphone.
I prefer 16" bodies to 17" bodies, so there again I would favor the...
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Today, 11:44 AM
That’s a thing too. It’s always a balance between efficiency and consistency. Sometimes it might be more efficient to throw an a finger in or to slur...
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Today, 11:29 AM
Weirdly enough in my case I find it really difficult to throw in a lot of slurs at higher tempos rather than mostly just fingerpicking. It can get...
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Today, 11:25 AM
Do you have any clips of you playing jazz on it? It's so hard to find people who use these for that purpose, and my gut tells me they'd be fantastic.
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Today, 11:19 AM
My 2020 Mule steel tricone.
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Today, 11:14 AM
It is a dark, rainy day here. To brighten the atmosphere during a rainy day I like to watch this clip of Mike and Leni Stern out on a pretty day....
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Today, 10:44 AM
I have one of the Epi JP II Pro's from the last year they were made, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
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Today, 10:43 AM
New price $1000
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Today, 10:42 AM
Depends on mood,ambience, time of day. But you can’t go wrong with these.
https://youtu.be/wTKCQW7XabQ?si=1es8-xtL-XsMD6hk
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Today, 10:40 AM
Updated price $800
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Today, 10:33 AM
To oversimplify, archtops have these basic parameters (the values for JP / D'A in parens).
Lower bout width (16" / 17")
Body depth (2.75" / 3")...
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Today, 10:32 AM
You have a great guitar. I don't use mine half enough.
Here is a great video with a 55 which I believe is stock. Good tone and good player....
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Today, 10:31 AM
Thinking more about playing slow and fast and how they are not just a matter of higher metronome settings. Something you can play slowly that are...
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Today, 10:29 AM
I apologize if I sounded like it was a competition. I was only stating how so many cite Leo Fender and Ted McCarthy, but do not know about or...
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Today, 10:27 AM
I lean towards the sound of set pickups, so my gut instinct would be to go with the JP, but those have never been my favorite.
The D'Angelicos are...
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Today, 10:19 AM
If you do decide, I bet Jason at Krivo could make you something. Dude's great to talk to about possibilities.
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Today, 09:59 AM
D'Angelico is a higher end guitar and it'll cost you less in the long run. Once you get more experience if you move onto another jazz box, you can...
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Today, 09:58 AM
True. As one who struggles to play even moderately fast, I've learned that playing fast is a different kind of playing than playing slow. If I choose...
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Today, 09:56 AM
Thanks for the responses! At this point, I’m going to keep it as it is. This is the BEST guitar I have ever played, it’s perfect, beautifully...
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Today, 09:51 AM
Ha! True that on my photo. Now if the guitar in your link is ostentatious rubbish, I am a edel kitsch fan. It resembles art deco on steroids. Good...
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Today, 09:50 AM
The guitar in your illustration has a flat back. Wouldn't the "pressure point" be less with an arched back?
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Today, 09:42 AM
I don’t like the shape of the original but much prefer celluloid over black plastic for a nice guitar.
The new one is interesting but I don’t...
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Today, 09:42 AM
:welcome:
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Today, 09:32 AM
I don't regret buying mine! Here it is.
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Today, 09:22 AM
I just bought an Epi SG Standard 61. A great guitar and affordable.
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Today, 09:16 AM
Even the holes where the knobs sit have tiny scratches on it (switched to CTS pots) and are at different heights.
I have to talk to him and get...
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Today, 09:11 AM
Perhaps use two mandolin pickups :-)
TAP Man-R Mandolin Pickup – Thomann UK
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Today, 08:58 AM
the scratches were completely avoidable ….
I would now walk away if I were you
He doesn’t have the basic knowledge
and skills to do this work ….
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Today, 08:47 AM
So I've been working on some technical exercises for some students with the general theory being that a lot of very idiomatic bebop stuff was...
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Today, 08:39 AM
The Krivo micro PAF can be mounted with putty without having to put any holes in the neck/guard, but unfortunately there's no 8 string model. Maybe...
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Today, 08:37 AM
Another good reason to start by learning classical technique first?
FWIW, I once mentioned some of the speed exercise topics from here on another...
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Today, 08:04 AM
Jason Lollar?
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Today, 07:57 AM
I completely agree that prices on there have gone a little crazy of late. I have gotten some good deals over the years on there, including that conn...
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Today, 07:49 AM
Would a T-O-M Saddle fix this? Would like to keep the 0.10 gauge
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I'll go to the luthier tomorow and ask about all this. The nut, the wooden...
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Today, 07:09 AM
Hi all! Recently I became the proud owner of an Ibanez AF-55 guitar. First impressions are very good:
1. This is a comfortable and lightweight...
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Today, 06:50 AM
I am selling my Henriksen Bud 6. I am in Lincolnshire England. The amp has had little use and is in mint condition. I have not been able to dial in a...
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Today, 06:10 AM
I 'd take the D'Angelico if I'm sure that It has no problems. Otherwise the Epi is a good guitar!
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Today, 05:54 AM
The OP (from 4 years ago, I just noticed) was enquiring about fingerstyle single line speed and even mentioned Paco De Lucía. Thumb-only is a whole...
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Today, 05:26 AM
The Phosphor Bronze strings still have a steel core so a magnetic pickup will work - just don't expect the same volume and tone that you'd get with...
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Today, 04:17 AM
agreed
but note that the OP is using PhospherBronze strings
will that work OK with a magnetic PU ?
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Today, 04:15 AM
Another thing to consider, even if it may not be the case here, there are factories in China that will build anything to your spec (Chibson,...
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Today, 12:23 AM
A new batch of Wilkie 18” and 17” archtops. Two each of his Atlas and Paramount models.
“Amazing guitars. One of the finest luthiers on the scene...
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Yesterday, 11:59 PM
At the current bid, that guitar is about $900 more than I would want to pay for it.
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Yesterday, 11:51 PM
It's arched. Maybe I'll find a photo that shows that....
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Yesterday, 11:08 PM
Hi all,
I am deciding between a new Epiphone JP Emperor II pro ($700usd) and a lightly used D’Angelico Excel EXL-1, MIK 2015 ($820usd) for my...
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Yesterday, 10:10 PM
Kent Armstrong or Pete Biltoft would be my starting places. They might have some ideas about mounting, which looks like a challenge on that...
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Yesterday, 10:04 PM
I've owned the Fender D'Aquisto Elite twice. In between I briefly owned a Hagstrom Jimmy f-hole model from the same period as the one at...
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Yesterday, 09:28 PM
Jescar EVO, and whatever Mark put on my recent Special. It's a killer player.
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
I spoke to Jescar and they think EVO is gone maybe for good. While it is better I can deal with the nickel silver but no stainless steel. If you get...
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
Jimmy Ponder from Pittsburgh could play quite fast with just his fingers.
https://youtu.be/jt3G1smEaaQ
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Yesterday, 07:58 PM
Yes, Jescar EVO Gold wire was the best balance between durability and workability and yes it has unfortunately been discontinued. I have used a...
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Yesterday, 07:57 PM
Bump for a Monday still available and open to offers
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Yesterday, 07:54 PM
The top looks more flat than arched. Is it mostly flat?
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Yesterday, 07:38 PM
But.. we'll always have Paris..
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