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Today, 04:40 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4eIHotmX3E
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Today, 04:39 AM
jazz was so much more vibey in the old days… wouldn’t get Berklee grads doing that.
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Today, 04:16 AM
Nice tone, too... it has that Attila Zoller vibe to it (in my ears), maybe just a little darker than his but similar attack and consistency. Attila...
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Today, 02:47 AM
Yeah, that's the same thing that all the people said who went to see the sham Guess Who.
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Today, 02:46 AM
I have the same problem with this book too but only because of all the cool sounds within it.
I hear something then my ear wants to go somewhere...
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Today, 02:27 AM
Oh wow, that’s a beauty!
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Today, 12:57 AM
Dave, what are the JS 113s that you keep mentioning? I don't know what the JS stands for. I did follow Ron Eschete's example and try a 70 Boomer GHS...
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Today, 12:38 AM
Dave, hi again. You mentioned in your message a recording where you compared a Blu to the Superblock. But the clip in your post only has the...
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Today, 12:24 AM
Dave, just saw this. Wow what a nice guitar. I bought one on eBay about 10 years ago, same finish as yours. And then two years ago I bought a natural...
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Today, 12:05 AM
gcb that’s a smokin’ Elmore side!
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Today, 12:00 AM
That was really nice.. you have a great touch that goes well with the guitar.
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Yesterday, 11:15 PM
Thread from several years ago:
Gibson ES-175 Steve Howe Model Opinions?
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Yesterday, 11:03 PM
Not sure how many forum members use plugins for practicing or with DAW recordings, but those who do may be interested. Neural DPS is having a 50%...
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Yesterday, 10:04 PM
They usually have nice 3-color sunburst. I considered that model years ago but then I read something about the neck of early ’60s ES-175s and gave up...
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Yesterday, 09:27 PM
Very interesting post scgim.My question is who is buying tickets to see that sham.I remember last year there was a Yardbirds tour which only had the...
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Yesterday, 09:00 PM
I usually give the ends of the wrapped strings a squeeze with the flat inside of a long nose pliers. They will fit the Gibson finger tail piece. You...
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Yesterday, 08:59 PM
I haven’t played the benson strings in years but I recall they’re like swings with higher tension (thicker gauges). I have mostly come to dislike...
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Yesterday, 08:48 PM
Well done! great choice to transcribe this. Fantastic version!
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Yesterday, 08:44 PM
If i understand you correctly,you want a flatwound string like the Bensons that feel the same without the silk wrap.If this is the case then i don't...
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Yesterday, 08:07 PM
Well, not sure this will do any good, but.....bump.
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Yesterday, 07:57 PM
I had a set of TI Benson 12's. They were the best set of strings I ever owned. Took about a month to break in, after that they kept their tone and...
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Yesterday, 07:55 PM
That is a unique guitar design, vaguely indebted to Ken Parker for the headstock (as the luthier acknowledges) and a hint of the old Danelectro...
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Yesterday, 07:39 PM
https://youtu.be/QsuY7AW8V9s?si=0MGbl-IlcuxGVXMd
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Yesterday, 07:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ExFr5M3iQ
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
Well, the original was a 1964 standard old Gibson ES 175, so the original one is probably consistent with the guitars of the day. It's an interesting...
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Yesterday, 07:17 PM
Thats quite likely. I’m learning this by reading and memorizing. phonetically.
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Yesterday, 07:17 PM
Yes, the clip-on tuners I use for classical guitars are temperamental due to the nylon strings being softer, I'd say mushy compared to steel strings....
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Yesterday, 07:14 PM
Well look at that! That turned out really nice. I like the new knobs, aesthetically speaking. Hoping that you have years of enjoyment with that...
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Yesterday, 07:12 PM
I hear more midrange, more "texture" in the vintage one. Granted it's not apples to apples but this is consistent with my experience about what makes...
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Yesterday, 06:58 PM
Thanks, I'll get one. I would have said if it was for acoustic.
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
I have an Epi premium with the wine red color,plays great,sounds and looks great. Considering the measly sum i paid for it compared to my other...
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Yesterday, 06:43 PM
OTOH, at least someone is producing American arch tops other than custom builders. :)
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Yesterday, 06:38 PM
Both sound nice. I have an original on an Artist Award that I wouldn't think of replacing.
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Yesterday, 06:30 PM
Especially since Gibson isn’t making new ES175’s. But I’m keeping my Epi ES175 Premium, thin neck and all. Great guitar!
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Yesterday, 06:29 PM
Jim these are as thin as they come although the 1000 without the polepieces is ever a bit lower. You can get clearance even when the distance from...
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Yesterday, 06:26 PM
The Barker sounds warmer, but it’s impossible to tell what difference there might be because each guitar is different. The Heritage sounds fantastic...
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Yesterday, 06:09 PM
I was very disappointed when I put the reissue on my D'A and expected to get the same sound that I got from the RC-1000 I used ages ago.
Then I...
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Yesterday, 06:00 PM
I’ve shipped over 100 archtop’s both nationally and internationally. I’ve never once had a shipping incident. What’s my secret?
I’ve shipped with...
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Yesterday, 05:57 PM
Thanks for this info. A friend of mine is selling one and I was curious if it was a lighter build like a real '64 or a heavier build for a rock guy...
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Yesterday, 05:54 PM
A friend of mine has a 2006 that he's selling. I was curious whether it's a heavier build, seeing as it was made for a rock guy... Or is it just a...
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Yesterday, 05:38 PM
Dindi Lee?
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Yesterday, 05:14 PM
I round off the tips of mine a bit and it sure makes picking smoother and faster
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Yesterday, 05:12 PM
if the luthiers polishing compounds fail , then a light overspray and subsequent buff out is in order.
Make certain the surface has NO residue...
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Yesterday, 05:11 PM
Good interview. I always thought that Jimmy Giuffre had an important influence on JH's playing This was the first time that someone asked him about it
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Yesterday, 05:08 PM
I have the solid body version (Kenai) with Lollar P90's and Love it !
A Chena is next up, fit and finish is outstanding , plays like a dream
Joe...
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Yesterday, 05:06 PM
I have the solid body version (Kenai) with Lollar P90's and Love it !
A Chena is next up
Joe ran R&D and the Private Stock custom program for...
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Yesterday, 04:40 PM
Thanks for posting this. I was wondering about exactly this question lately (which is sort of silly since I don't even own an archtop).
Comparing...
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Yesterday, 04:37 PM
Compared to the Reverb listing, my Terada-made Broadway Elitist has flame maple on the back and sides, octagonal white pointed knobs like early...
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Yesterday, 04:36 PM
This is not for a guitar that has a regular round soundhole I presume?
I've noticed several acclaimed classical guitarists use a soundhole tuner...
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Yesterday, 04:28 PM
Thats after he rides down the line of screaming jazzers, clattering his broadsword off their spears.
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Yesterday, 04:23 PM
Yep
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Yesterday, 04:22 PM
Perfect!!!
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Yesterday, 04:18 PM
Which he says just after he rips a more epic chorus on Donna Lee than any mortal man had heard before. At least I think that’s what happens, it’s...
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Yesterday, 03:57 PM
In the playback as I listening these pickups work differently the humbuckers. The Heritage D'a is a brighter sounding guitar acoustically and sounds...
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Yesterday, 03:47 PM
I’ve found with the 5 positions and not using open strings, the key doesn’t matter. Put up a clip of you doing it country style with open strings....
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Yesterday, 03:44 PM
Hard to compare being they are 2 different guitars and strings but i would say you can't go wrong with either pickup version.Thanks for the video's.
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Yesterday, 03:42 PM
It’s less than half the price of the Peterson StroboClip HD. D’Addario doesn’t appear to publish the accuracy. The Peterson is 0.1 cents for what...
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Yesterday, 03:30 PM
I did a comparison video of a dearmond 1100 reissue and the dearmond 1100 original pickup. First of all this was pain in the ass in youtube and I am...
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Yesterday, 03:12 PM
Thanks for making me laugh today.Pretty much summarizes this book.
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM
Did you check to see if they are on eBay? There are several Japanese guitar dealers there.
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Yesterday, 03:02 PM
But the thing is, I realized after playing it in the first position with open strings that Ab is the toughest key to play this tune in.
I mean,...
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Yesterday, 02:55 PM
ssia, not to many reviews that i cant find about this store but they are on instagram, FB etc.
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Yesterday, 02:53 PM
Your XP and A'Cad will run (probably) much better in a VM on modern hardware, I still have a clone of an XP computer I had at one of my last jobs...
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Yesterday, 02:43 PM
I couldn't hear the problem. I listened on the speakers in my laptop.
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Yesterday, 02:39 PM
The best of all of them that I have ever bought! Highly Recommend!
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Yesterday, 02:09 PM
He is the most sentimental, even romantic sax player. He reminds me of the way Nat King Cole sings. Maybe Peter Bernstein with his excellent sense of...
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
Me tooooooo
I take one example and then tinker with it in a gazillion possibly pointless ways for a month and a half and then get bored and put a...
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Yesterday, 02:05 PM
Ben had a beautiful, tasteful style. I was always surprised at the amount of air you could hear escaping as he played. I agree that there isn't...
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Yesterday, 01:56 PM
My first was an Apple IIE in 1981 - lease-purchased it to keep the books for my store but ended up playing games on it and ended up sending it back....
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Yesterday, 01:55 PM
Anyone using this tuner and who would recommend it?
My requirements:
Clip-on (not looking for pedal etc)
Easily readable display (whatever the...
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Yesterday, 01:34 PM
A sword day! A red day! Ere the sun rises!
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Yesterday, 01:13 PM
I think you’ve put in an extra note near the beginning
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Yesterday, 01:09 PM
Interestingly I have real trouble with study groups like this. I think I like to spend a lot of time on one thing. A LOT of time. I find groups move...
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Yesterday, 01:06 PM
It has been a long time coming but the Johannes Haage interview is finally here.
The first 40 minutes discusses what Johannes got from the Mick...
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Yesterday, 12:53 PM
Why not try it as a Bossa Nova? Coming soon to an elevator or dentist's office near you!
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Yesterday, 12:47 PM
On classicals too. +1. What he said
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Yesterday, 12:44 PM
Hate them. An abomination on the beautiful aesthetics of the traditional guitar and violin. Did Stradivarius have sound ports?
OK rant over. I...
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Yesterday, 12:34 PM
All this talk about fingering and positions... sheesh... makes me feel a little squirrelly.
BUT I have decided to change up ow I play measures 5-8...
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Yesterday, 12:34 PM
Thanks for the detailed response! I’ll definitely look into those companies.
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Yesterday, 12:34 PM
I use the Page in the FX loop of the Boss and use the 4 X 10 Fender Bassman setting on the Boss;
The Page does what the Boss can't do- add...
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Yesterday, 12:30 PM
Thank you!
Paul responded and will be getting back to me with information…:D
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Yesterday, 12:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk0ARdh9rYU
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Yesterday, 12:19 PM
Here paul alcantara
p.alcantara@btinternet.com
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Yesterday, 12:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-pShRISHnQ
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Yesterday, 12:06 PM
Hello. If you don’t mind going the non-traditional route, there are many nice vintage examples(1950’s-1960’s) from Germany. Makers such as Rodebald...
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Yesterday, 11:50 AM
I used the contact email on that site and asked (thanks). I am just at the beginning of a custom commission process with a luthier and was looking...
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Yesterday, 11:03 AM
Japanese fit and finish is a touch act to follow. Congrats Jack.
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Yesterday, 11:02 AM
I was blessed to see Jack Pearson and Dickey Betts perform together with the Allman Brothers Band back in the late 1990’s. That was a great duo....
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Yesterday, 10:54 AM
Contact Paul Alcantara at the prewargibson L5 sight. He has a whole bunch of information and site that keeps track of things like this. He is very...
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Yesterday, 10:40 AM
I think the tone there is a little more country than jazz. I'm never sure what a small hollow body like that brings to things. Sorry not to be more...
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Yesterday, 10:39 AM
Well I agree with you. I just couldn't get on with the big fat tree trunk V neck. Considering it's value, I just could not keep it. Was in the...
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Yesterday, 10:26 AM
Maybe something loose somewhere. Maybe a failing speaker. Impossible to tell with any certainty from just that video. I only hear anything on the...
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Yesterday, 10:19 AM
Jim Hall played with Ben Webster and said he learned a lot from him, i.e. to use fewer notes, and think more melodically.
He talks about it about...
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Yesterday, 10:18 AM
I’ve messing with slide in standard tuning lately, yet again. I have found some good resources on the subject but the best advice is rather simple. I...
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Yesterday, 10:03 AM
The fact that you never measured it is not stupid at all.
The fact that you used to own it, well ...
Sorry, just giving you a hard time. :tape:
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Yesterday, 09:47 AM
Maybe one of these?
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Yesterday, 09:40 AM
I used to own a '24, but I never measured it (stupid).
Try checking with these people:
https://prewargibsonl-5.com/
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Yesterday, 09:40 AM
hi, could you you put this in a DM please?
Best wishes.
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Yesterday, 09:39 AM
I have booked a jazz guitar weekend in Huddersfield and will stay 2-3 June in Manchester. Could you tell me the shipping costs to Ibis Styles...
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Yesterday, 09:35 AM
Ben Webster had a real voice on the instrument. His breath informed each note in a way that a spoken or sung voice brings a lyric to life. It's...
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Yesterday, 08:40 AM
Usenet was created from its precursors in 1980, "personal computers" in 1981 if you consider the original IBM PC to be the 1st of that class though...
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Yesterday, 08:31 AM
I am looking for a Moffa Mithra, I prefer to buy the "semi hollow" as opposed to the "semi solid" model, but would consider either one.
I am in...
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Yesterday, 08:31 AM
Ok I am having second thought because of the stick-to-stomach comment.... so maybe 4?
As per popularity: this is a poll from one of our previous...
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Yesterday, 08:10 AM
New-ish because I have now had the guitar for a few months.
This is #55 of the Schorr guitars (and my #1 good 7-string guitar, but another...
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Yesterday, 07:57 AM
I ended up finding a PM120. I really love the quality (and sound) of the high end japanese archtops and really missed having a pm120. It sort of...
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Yesterday, 07:47 AM
I wonder if those who own a vintage Type 1 (1923-1924) or Type 2 (1925-1930) 16” L5s could provide me with some measurements. I see different #s...
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Yesterday, 06:42 AM
Least popular?! But it is the only right place! My thumb has never touched it while playing, but hands are different I guess.
The place 2 might...
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Yesterday, 06:19 AM
Didn’t known about this one yet. Interesting. Really like what I’m hearing here. Really like what I’m seeing, too.
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Yesterday, 04:07 AM
exactly
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Yesterday, 04:06 AM
That's it, I've had it up to here with the organ. :sour: I'm selling it and focusing on piano. :encouragement:
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Yesterday, 03:25 AM
Hi!
Sometimes it's possible to fill gaps in the melody with another melody.
Cheers, Mikko
Blue Bossa #guitar #guitarcover #guitarsolo - YouTube...
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Yesterday, 02:59 AM
Thanks for the reply.
The one Guild I'm interested in is the Starfire III Special with the Dynasonics pickups. Best of both worlds to me since I...
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Yesterday, 01:22 AM
Sooo...Kramer? BC Rich? I look forward to your exploits!
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Yesterday, 12:07 AM
Hey guys thank you very much for all your replies.
I am leaning towards position 2. I also bought the Dunlop straplock and will ask the tech to...
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Yesterday, 12:05 AM
I love Ben Webster. The Holiday/Webster sessions with Barney Kessel on guitar is a legendary album. So much inspiration in there and Barney's...
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Yesterday, 12:05 AM
I don’t do open strings. They confuse me.
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04-26-2024, 11:56 PM
For some reason I avoided recording this tune for a while-- but oh well, it's a classic for a reason :) Hope you enjoy!
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04-26-2024, 11:28 PM
Actually, the entire 4 bars could be played in the first position if you use open strings but it may sound country especially if you're playing a...
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04-26-2024, 11:05 PM
Here’s a position for you.
https://youtu.be/OA7QvIzBr4Q?si=wZnUNxOOy0i3hw8z
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04-26-2024, 10:58 PM
About 10 yrs ago and another in the early 80s. Not a lot of that sort of thing in my area. The one from 10yrs ago had 9s on it - yuck!
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04-26-2024, 10:48 PM
Unfortunately I can't notate open strings with the Chord Writer app I have, but the top strings are open, so all the chords I posted, except for two,...
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04-26-2024, 10:36 PM
Were you able to play a GB10 before you bought one?
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04-26-2024, 10:35 PM
The OP's question is voicings of #11's with the 5th. I gave one example.
There are others but the chord charts you posted seem to omit the 5th....
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04-26-2024, 10:14 PM
And there are many C Lydian voicings with open strings - more than any other chord if you count Am7 & Em7 voicings.
A couple of duplicates...
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04-26-2024, 09:58 PM
Bluegrass players, almost without exception, will put the strap button at position 5 on their dreads.
My first archtop, an Eastman AR905CE, had...
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04-26-2024, 09:52 PM
I have a Ruck 2010 classical with a sound port. Ruck provided wooden plugs so you can plug the hole and tell the difference. There is a huge...
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04-26-2024, 09:46 PM
My opinion:
Hideous affectation. Never.
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04-26-2024, 09:40 PM
This isn’t what you asked, but I’ve had an AR810CE for 17 years and I never put a strap button on it. I thought about it many times but it’s never...
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