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Today, 09:55 AM
i found a pm200 for cheaper than that but i'd rather have the 120/200 I think...
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Today, 09:49 AM
You had a nice sounding one once, why did you sell it?
Cheers,
Arnold.
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Today, 09:39 AM
There's one on eBay right now from a Canadian seller for $2500 (for some reason I'm having a hard time copying the link), looks like a better deal...
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Today, 09:35 AM
McCoy Tyner style Pentatonic sequence with 5ths, forward motion,
This is a very cool way to play Gm pentatonic sequences with 5ths (actually...
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Today, 09:35 AM
That's some good ribbon candy there! Sweet!
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Today, 09:26 AM
I might have agreed with you before the Zephyr adventure and I do like a nice P90. I traded a P90 Loar plus some cash for this Emperor and I have an...
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Today, 09:22 AM
Another vote for Gibson 57 classic. I think they’re very hard to beat in an archtop.
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Today, 09:08 AM
Sounds like you prefer the sound of single coil pickups.
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Today, 09:06 AM
Is that the guitar that is known as the pre Joe Pass?
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Today, 09:03 AM
You should find plenty of work with piano, organ and vibes under your belt. Good trio gigs.
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Today, 08:59 AM
I bought my Favino having heard and seen Boulou and Elios.
Not easy to source in the UK back then. It was advertised in the 'Banjo Broadsheet' which...
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Today, 08:29 AM
"Empanada." Excellent!
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Today, 08:26 AM
I have been very pleased. I use both channels, one for vocals the other for guitar (usually a 36 L-5 or a Holo gypsy jazz guitar). For the guitars...
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Today, 08:24 AM
The sad fact is that most of the guitars that are 30+ years old are starting to show signs of aging. Sinking tops, loose bracing, neck twists,...
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Today, 08:22 AM
No bleed because your amp will be in the way :) It is also a unidirectional mic.
Rather than a Tone Master I’d opt for a real tube amp. A...
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Today, 08:20 AM
Or even travelling with them, if you can't do all the handling yourself. My contact at Dowina experienced that when they went to the last NAMM and...
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Today, 08:14 AM
I'm also looking for a thinline full hollowbody with floating bridge, and the Guild T 50 with the Dynasonics has my interest. There's also the...
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Today, 08:13 AM
The guitar isn't an easy instrument to get right digitally, played from a keyboard. Any good software guitar instrument requires deft handling of the...
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Today, 07:58 AM
mine is a 2012/2013, i did a video about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ziF2giwUU8
It's not as open sounding as the '80s models....
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Today, 07:49 AM
I had the cab speaker turned off. I put it next to me because that was the only empty space on the stage…
The mic idea sounds good, but with the...
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Today, 07:43 AM
The two mechanisms of guitar damage in shipping are crushing and angular deceleration. I've experienced both.
Crushing usually affects the body. ...
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Today, 07:38 AM
In addition to the two channels, I like that Bud 6 has a preamp gain control (Blue does not). By turning it all the way up, you get a more saturated...
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Today, 07:11 AM
Yes. It is that good.
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Today, 07:10 AM
More body sounds appealing to me: the slightly slimmer Emperor already sounds thinner than the Zephyr. I have very little experience with pickups,...
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Today, 06:57 AM
Some great answers here. Thanks again all. I’ll look to work on these ideas at the weekend and also check on my own SGear amp settings.
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Today, 06:33 AM
it's really hard to pick just one, but i think i'll go with Dave Brubeck Quartet - Live at Carnegie Hall
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Today, 06:14 AM
I am a big fan of the Bud 6 and I rate it on its own terms as well as in terms of portability
I play principally with an Elferink (solid carved,...
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Today, 06:10 AM
I wonder if they'll make an Epi LP Jr. (with single P90)? I'd be in for one of those.
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Today, 05:31 AM
The odd choice Nice! Jazz is not reserved for archtops. I would like to hear that, I bet it sounds great and original!
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Today, 05:27 AM
Hey guys, first post :)
So I recently bought a Ibanez GB10EM that came with 0.011 gauge strings.
I asked a luthier to make a new bone nut and to...
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Today, 04:08 AM
I rather like Cardenas' sound
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Today, 03:47 AM
Another option - perhaps not feasible in your situation - is to use an electric piano and load the appropriate sound fonts into it. I have a Roland...
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Today, 02:38 AM
Long, boring response to come in the next day or so. Maybe I'll start another thread for it.
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Today, 02:11 AM
I think either of these would be sufficient enough as the PA should be doing the heavy lifting. I noticed in the photos you posted, it looked like...
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Today, 02:08 AM
Wow! Love everything about this. We tend to put a very fine grained top on a pedestal, but I really dig the plain, straight treeness of that one.
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Today, 01:58 AM
But you learned something and that's part of the journey. Pat Metheny said "a new guitar is a commitment". I'm not sure exactly what he meant, but to...
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Today, 01:48 AM
Mine played great right out of the case. I may not be as picky as some, but I for sure know when a guitar could use some attention. I waited about 5...
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Today, 01:41 AM
Thx. That's what I'm looking for. Scheming what to do because I might want to work on rock/metul too with guitar sounds controlled by my keyboard. ...
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Today, 01:24 AM
Have a look at Ample Sound - amplesound.net
Guitar sounds via Midi - so you could play a regular piano which has a midi output and use that to...
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Today, 01:22 AM
Bridge saddles and bridge body are often of different material. In the 60s for a while Gibson used Nylon saddles and apparently a member above uses...
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Today, 12:44 AM
Hey Paul! All I'm looking for is to play keyboard into the daw and have the VST change the sound into jazz guitar.
As I already have good sounding...
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Today, 12:31 AM
Hey JS,
what exactly do you have in mind when you say VST? Is it something like Toontrack EzKeys (EZkeys 2 | Toontrack) that will play midi notes...
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Today, 12:15 AM
Not sure if it the mindset of those that have a strong opinion,
Does color play into the perception
of value…?? it seems that the standard...
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Today, 12:15 AM
That's awesome. 3 is the max for me right now. For my keys playing If I can get command of improv where I can control the bass, melody, and an...
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Today, 12:10 AM
Oh, I thought you said you wanted the new neck pup to match the look of the existing bridge pup.
Anyways, do you want the new pup to have more...
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Today, 12:05 AM
Bobby Stern is a sax player who has many improv lessons for sale on his site.
the thing about his approach is that it is harmonic..and explores...
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Today, 12:02 AM
I am an atheist but sweet baby jaysus...Very reasonable? Wine Red?? In that condition???
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Yesterday, 11:56 PM
You're welcome. I thought it might be blended but couldn't tell because it sounded so realistic. I like that acoustic string tizz.
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Yesterday, 11:49 PM
^ I'm a fan of that spiky bluez.
I thought so! My lil $600 Yamaha CP-125 digital piano is a good instrument apparently. Better watch it or I'm...
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Yesterday, 11:44 PM
Not the power amp stage. That’s an analog class d amplifier
The amps we’re talking about have physical knobs that lower the output of an analog...
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Yesterday, 11:34 PM
I lack experience with a wide range of amplifiers, so making a comparison wouldn't be fair. However, I've been using the Blue 6 in both quartet and...
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Yesterday, 11:21 PM
I toyed with that this evening. I kind of like how light the maj7 makes it sound, but I put a Dom 7 in there around bar 7-8.
It might be too...
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Yesterday, 11:05 PM
Does anyone have any insight on this WesMo?
The price is very reasonable…
Hutchins has some validity…
Any thoughts…
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Yesterday, 10:42 PM
Thanks very much. I actually use quite a bit of mic’d amp and DI in my mix for the body of the sound with the mike on the guitar mostly addi mg the...
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Yesterday, 10:35 PM
Yes, it's boxy compared to a Fender. I've done side-by-side comparisons with a friends amp and my Princeton TM, tweaking the tone stack this way and...
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Yesterday, 10:30 PM
Figured I'd post this here. This is my blonde '89 Emperor that I have modified to be more like a Harmony H-62/Espanada. Since it's a cross between an...
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Yesterday, 10:11 PM
I thought some more about it.
One of the Bose L1 models, at least, I think comes with a mixer that's similar to the Bose S1, which I owned...
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Yesterday, 10:09 PM
57 Classics have sounded great in any guitar I’ve heard them in. You could possibly tease something slightly better out with some boutique...
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Yesterday, 10:02 PM
Count me in as a big fan. My Blu 6 has become my main gigging amp. The tube amps have stayed home mainly since I bought one.
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Yesterday, 09:54 PM
As far as looks go, I too like the NY'er tail better than the finger. From a practical standpoint, I would have kept the original guard and tail,...
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Yesterday, 09:49 PM
Thanks for the suggestions!
Sorry, I meant Zephyr. Tired today and I did own a Triumph Regent years ago like the guy from Hot Club of Cowtown...
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Yesterday, 09:49 PM
Hi Ricko, can I ask a few questions about your T-50?
So i'm currently shopping for an archtop guitar and i've narrowed it down to this and a...
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Yesterday, 09:28 PM
You should see Ben harmonizing 4 moving voices on the fly, and reharmonizing it in 4 voices and melody on top in real time. It can be done if your...
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Yesterday, 09:18 PM
Super cool ...
... one small point. The arpeggios in the main riff seem to be min7 off the thirds of the dominant chords in the blues form. You...
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Yesterday, 09:17 PM
I would say go with a Gibson pickup. The 57 Classic is simply a superb archtop humbucker. If you want to try something with a P90 angle, the...
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Yesterday, 09:09 PM
The vibes are quite "believeable!" That's cool.
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Yesterday, 09:07 PM
Being an organist, I can attest to 2 and 3 independent parts being plenty. Bass line, melody, inner part. It's enough to hurt your brain.
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Yesterday, 09:05 PM
That's a Zephyr Regent in your 6th picture, not a Triumph Regent. I think any of the usual suspects will work well in the Emperor : Gibson 57...
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Yesterday, 09:03 PM
I can’t thank you enough! It’s exactly the guitar I had been trying to find for years.
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Yesterday, 08:55 PM
wow, awesome...hey wheres my finders fee!!?? :triumphant: shreddin'..... kidding, Glad you got it.
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Yesterday, 08:48 PM
You get good.
I like the acoustic sound of that guitar with the roundwound strings and that lil sound hole. Do you use any electric signal...
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Yesterday, 08:31 PM
If you want a ratty pickup and like the Seth Lover then get the SD Antiquity. Similar to the Seth but ratty and more vintage. Also feel free to...
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Yesterday, 08:09 PM
I had a Seth lover and it never sounded good to me. Ended up routing the top for some dogear p90s. Now I’m happy.
you can see the existing crack...
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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 07:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSrs0-VT_fI&t=470s
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Yesterday, 07:23 PM
I haven't checked recently, but Pete Farmer is the Master Builder at Heritage, and has made some gorgeous Custom Shop guitars in the years ...
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Yesterday, 06:57 PM
I will kindly point out that it is the EU that forces you to pay VAT but I love you none the less :))
The seller is a top guy and a great player...
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Yesterday, 06:53 PM
How about this: on my Epiphone Lucille, with a decent semi-hollow tone that rivaled my buddy's '64 ES 345 with stock p/ups,
On the gig, the...
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
https://youtu.be/yEfQE6_vDjA?si=T3LeUvwAGc-nHYPR
this:)
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Yesterday, 06:44 PM
Open book headstock with Epiphone name makes it a hard pass for me. It just looks wrong.
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Yesterday, 06:42 PM
Yes; I ordered one an hour ago.
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Yesterday, 06:40 PM
Full band is going well so I wondered if I could do organ and guitar using a guitar VST. I can't play real guitar anymore due to a finger injury.
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Yesterday, 06:24 PM
Amazon is having a "flash sale" on the Zerokor for $130. Ends today at 7:30pm EST.
Amazon.com
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Yesterday, 06:01 PM
+1000000 on the wedge.
I've also given EQ tips for people who prefer a more fender sound. Also have tried pedals with it to give it more tube like...
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Yesterday, 06:00 PM
:numbness:
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Yesterday, 05:52 PM
You’re only supposed to do the first four bars.
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Yesterday, 05:50 PM
Thanks for the opinions. You guys are making me think perhaps a Deluxe Reverb Tonemaster would be the cure for the playing live dilemma. It does have...
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Yesterday, 05:32 PM
Ah, come on Jimmy, who are you trying to kid, anyone can tell that's Milt Jackson playing that on the vibes. :wink-new:
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Yesterday, 05:32 PM
Ahhh..back when..this was on a juke box in a dark cafe...now Im testing my memory..but the B side is Cleo's Mood
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Yesterday, 05:30 PM
Finally, The Derek Trucks Band.
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Yesterday, 05:28 PM
Willie Mitchell's recording from '68.
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Yesterday, 05:26 PM
And Aretha sang it.
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
Alright mofos, here's my final submission! I worked this tune in college back in the 00s and I guess it came back to me. I did every instrument on...
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM
The Allman Brothers closed out the last set played at the Fillmore East with this tune, going into it from "You Don't Love Me."
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Yesterday, 05:23 PM
I love this tune.
That's Cornell Dupree on rhythm guitar with King Curtis. (First, the original studio recording and second, a live version from a...
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Yesterday, 05:05 PM
I have a Blu 6 as well and I mostly use the Bud 6 as I like having a second channel in case I have a guest artist sit in.
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Yesterday, 05:03 PM
I’m sure I would! Weekends are a bit tricky tho…
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Yesterday, 04:56 PM
It's possible that you could make that work, but if it's the same volume as a regular Princeton, I would have trouble with any Hammond B3 player I...
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Yesterday, 04:45 PM
I feel that there is a fair bit of an overgeneralization in this list, though I agree that the bridge is mostly a maintenance item.
Speaking as a...
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Yesterday, 04:43 PM
One of Jack Wilkins' guitars was so full of stuffing that he renamed it the 'Towel Farlow' model.
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Yesterday, 04:40 PM
How about the Blu, or do you need two channels?
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
It looks like one just arrived at archtop.com. It hasn't been posted yet though. Says it's from ca. 1990.
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
not quite the same thing but I was working in club that was a converted house. the room was very small w/ a stage in the back and being a converted...
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Yesterday, 04:16 PM
I did not have the pickups at the same time, so my comparison is by memory. I felt that the new one (I only compared the 1100) had less high end. I...
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Yesterday, 04:03 PM
Sounds good!
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Yesterday, 03:59 PM
Inspired by Christian’s video, I used the licks to make a blues head.
https://youtu.be/VZbjBg7CAR4?si=w-iICCpu61jz60un
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Yesterday, 03:57 PM
I've told the story before, but may as well tell again-- in my younger years I played a club in Chicago that had two levels. We played 2 shows in one...
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Yesterday, 03:56 PM
Heritages, Gibson Citations, etc, can't say I've ever seen a figured wood guard I like against spruce tops, they just stick out and look out of place...
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Yesterday, 03:52 PM
perfect for "head banging" music
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Yesterday, 03:49 PM
you're not wasting a Tele using it like that, they're pretty much indestructible. they're multi purpose instruments
:cool:
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
During my last year selling guitars, I seem to recall us getting an IBG 335 in stock and it being unnoteworthy, but I might be misremembering.
I...
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Yesterday, 03:46 PM
I agree but why waste a perfectly good guitar, Im originally from N. Jersey where (in my day) a golf club was often kept just inside the door but...
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Yesterday, 03:45 PM
I do a solo jazz guitar gig every Saturday with a Bud 6 and either a Les Paul or a Strat. The answer to your question is yes.
But make sure to use...
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
That will be a cool comparison video to see.
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Yesterday, 03:27 PM
I had the brothers' duo album on Steeplechase years ago. Boulou and Elios were and are amazing. Boulou plays with such drive and attack.
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Yesterday, 03:22 PM
The top on my Heritage JS is thicker than you would think. It's not just about the width of the binding on the F-holes. Especially since the f hole...
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Yesterday, 03:18 PM
Teles are better for that
Keith Richards guitar chops fan, 1981 (youtube.com)
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
In terms of convenience (size, weight, volume, features) it's unmatched. Tone is much more subjective. It's a very neutral, PA-like sound. It does...
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Yesterday, 03:13 PM
I dunno-good for stopping home invasions at 3:00AM!
Doug
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Yesterday, 03:11 PM
I like that guitar. The metal one.
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Yesterday, 03:10 PM
The pickguards I think are the worst are like on the Gibson Citation, with one big ol Les Paul knob on them. 30k for a guitar and they couldn't come...
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Yesterday, 03:05 PM
Keith can shed light on Bluedawg's 18" Campellone, because this guitar, along with three other Campellones made for the original owner over a period...
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Yesterday, 03:00 PM
ps - Because I have a Quilter 8 and Genzler 8 for acoustic, both already small and light.
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Yesterday, 02:56 PM
Like most things, some love them and some don’t. I rarely use mine out, but when I do I like it. It’s not for everyone. I’d recommend trying one...
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Yesterday, 02:45 PM
The sound of an amp's line-out through a PA is a completely different thing from the amp's sound through its speaker (even in the case of something...
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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 02:25 PM
I don't know. I think it's kinda cool-looking and I wonder what it sounds like. Of course, I wouldn't play it unless my tetanus shots were up to...
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Yesterday, 02:19 PM
I think it's a matter of mechanics. I have never focused on playing fast, this thread is encouraging me to work on it.
It's got me thinking, how...
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Yesterday, 02:12 PM
Certainly not in line with the OPs thread but since this has digressed to who thinks what is ugly on a guitar mabey we (most of us) would agree that...
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Yesterday, 02:06 PM
Dig the kenton one and all the opther suggestions, thanks!
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Yesterday, 01:59 PM
Just remember, Princetons, Deluxes, Vibroluxes etc. also don't have a mid control. You can boost the mid by cutting treble and bass and increasing...
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Yesterday, 01:46 PM
My 2020 Mule steel tricone is the perfect jazz guitar for me. To my ears it is hard to beat a resophonic guitars sound. Tickles the ears like a...
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Yesterday, 01:46 PM
Hi thanks for the comments I sold the original pick guard and tailpiece just have the finger tailpiece for sale. I also went up to 13s with a 14 on...
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Yesterday, 01:46 PM
No, it got smashed. If there's any semblance of careful packaging, a fall inside a box wouldn't break off the headstock.
The way to protect...
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
Yes! Still on the lookout for the Elitist and the solid top.
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
I'm going to take it for a ride today, and we'll see....
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
So from what I remember from playing a Heritage JS, is that the top and possibly the back is carved thinner than the Gibson version?
Also didn’t...
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Yesterday, 01:39 PM
Bill Barker always said that the grain pattern of being wider was no really true. He said carving and tuning were the key. He thought actually the...
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