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By the way I am 66 and I feel like a boy...:smile-new: Best Kris

I got it!!! :sorry: Sorry, she looked younger.

Joe, I know that you love the Epiphone, but there is a marked difference with the L5 it sounds superb, another great rendition my friend. Just to...

Thanks for the help!

She cites Rosenwinkel as a fav in a German language interview, but listen up, you don't call a 40+ year old woman a girl - got it? Edit: OK Kris, I...

Sonny Rollins +1...:smile-new:

Thanks a lot Tommo, I think playing in different styles teaches me to have a relaxed look at the song.I'm learning to play all the time and it's a...

Very relaxed and unhurried, kris - enjoyed it a lot.

Thank you. Actually it's often easier without a piano... when you play with a good rhythm section. Much to the dismay of pianists I always like to...

She plays like Kurt Rosenwinkel's clone...:smile-new: Great Lady.

yes .... in my exp a lot of your sound is about the strings you use if the chromes are too bright try some TI jazz swings 12 they seem...

All girls are good but Emily Remler is/was/ a top: Emily Remler 4 Queens Las Vegas 1988 - YouTube

Thanks Keith Those are great pics and it's a lovely looking guitar. The soundpost in my Sakura '175' is just a square section about 20mm x 20mm...

I think you didn't get what I was saying. Gender-related differences are, for me, irrelevant when it comes to guitar playing, hence one's dismay on...

What a great player! I notice she sings her lines at pitch with the guitar which gives her that lovely ethereal sound. Probably easier for a woman to...

Well said Cunamara.

For everyone who thinks that I mix too much with the styles, a very swinging version and I feel very successful ...:smile-new: I changed the setup...

good stuff. these are some of my favourite people. we all went to the same jazzschool at one point. chris is one of my best friends and sandra...

My thoughts exactly! Here's Sandra in a duo with Christian Eckert. I could listen to them for hours straight... :o

There are some good news. I have been practicing Barry Greene's chord position study (based on There Will Never Be Another You), and while...

I agree that, for many years, it was hard to find a Heritage jazz guitar with anything other than a slim neck. I passed on many lovely Heritage...

depends on the condition of the special.. if the frets are full, the price is right, the size and dimensions fit you, I would go for the special. ...

The Kalamazoo Award has a different body size, different rim depth and different f-holes than the L-5C. It had the dimensions of a Johnny Smith /...

@Jads57: I get what you are saying and it is true. Some of us early adopters tried to get Heritage to thicken up their neck carves back in the...

That's a wonderful Silver tune. I think I hear what you're hearing, but none of the covers I found match the mystery tune. I even emailed WBGO for...

It's not just bias for Gibson's without just reason. Again I have owned several Heritages Roy Clark,H 535, Millenium, H 550. Only the 550 had a...

There is a lot of gifted aftermarket humbucker pickup builders yes, but the problem is that they all are r’n’r guys focused on Les Pauls. Very rare...

Thanks, I think you're right! :-)

i'm not aware of anyone currently pleased with bias fx in light of all the other options today. i have amplitube 5 max, and generally speaking,...

More long-dead thread revival. :rolleyes:

all good in the end result...a beautiful take... no worries! cheers

Not so long ago, Mary Osborne was the only female jazz guitarist of repute. Today – International Women’s Day – at least eighteen women can be named...

a quick story from back when i was searching for pafs: i didn't know exactly what i was after so i sent an email out to several small makers-...

Week 14. Day 1. Since I'll be away a couple days in the middle of the week I got a jump on week 14. First, great post from JBN earlier. So true about...

Thank you 2b. We go back a long way here bro. I appreciate it. The one thing I can’t get is Johnny’s up down picking as he goes from low to high...

Cool thanks for the info. There is not much about them. Good to know your's also does not have sticker. Do you know if they were custom shop models...

No, Marinero, but neither should our appreciation of the abilities of an artist be relegated to whether or not they are male or female. I am sure...

I think that there may be an echo in here......:cool:

This is great. Thanks for sharing.

Congrats and may she inspire your playing for years to come :cool:

Big on the Golden Gates right now. I think they're darker and less clacky than the Jazztones. I like the shape a little better than using the...

Ouch!

Not surprised. Had a K&K Definity and never got it to work well even with a lot of EQ. Possibly because of the limited spectrum (top, middle,...

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Sounds pretty good to me as is. What other instrumentation are you adding?

I find Golden Gates a bit clacky. I prefer Dunlap JazzTone 204 as the sweet spot of size, shape and dark thump. ProPlecs are interesting but I've...

JD, I’m floored by your impressive technique! JS would be proud!

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haha..ss...the paint it black reference too much to resist! congrats and enjoy! cheers

Yes, Neatomic it was taxing on the brain. This morning, I got up and recorded this before I had my coffee. I didn’t want my hands to be shaky!! This...

Weekly thought to consider: Play everything by ear. Soloing, improvising, composing in real time, no matter what you call it, the moment you form a...

nothing wrong with writing it....just don't put it out save that for the good stuff!! cheers

Congrats on the sale (and congrats to me for buying it :smile-new:)

Jazzman, thank for your beautiful words as always. To me, Johnny is the greatest ever. I will alway try to honor him the best way I can. My next...

Mark, your guitar is the best most honest deal out there right now. I seriously wish I could take it home myself. Thank you very much buddy. JD

Thank you SG. I watched another player perform the song and I always wanted to do it myself. Anthem Score got me close. I wrote it out if you want...

Freddy my man, thanks for not being sore at me for putting up this video when I did. Honestly I didn’t like at the other postings till a half hour...

E, thank you. I definitely will. C74, it took me a while to finally get another one of these great guitars. This time, I REALLY respect and...

JF, oh man I was soooo glad when it was over! I love this CD. I play 4 or 5 songs from it. Brilliance. Thank you.

Hahaaa.. yeah, after I win the lottery! Thanks bro.

Thank you Stevie. You really know how to pick out nuances. That balance you speak of is at its peak with this guitar. My beloved Epi Emp Reg, just...

Hey Sky, I’m glad that made you smile bro. As long as I am able to play it, The greatness of Johnny Smith won’t be forgotten. Thank you Sky. JD

Firstly, at the macro level there are some foundational considerations: The notion of level appropriate material, A formal lesson...

Please tell me what gauges of strings you're using to tune your tenor banjo Chicago style!

bandlab..the heritage world wide distributor is using the space to build 1000$ harmony brand solidbody guitars! cheers

that's a real "tongue-twister" of a tune!...when you mine johnny's vaults you are dealing with the best wonderful playing..and great tone...it's...

Anyway didn't mean to derail the thread. If you tell the Throbak people what you want to use it for I'm sure they can make a good recommendation. ...

He was referring to my post, in which I said I have an original gold T-top from my first guitar, a 1968 Les Paul Custom, first year of reissue. ...

That works, but sometimes I decide to change guitars, and walking all the way to the amp to unplug there before switching the guitar end is a...

Gone. This is a beautiful instrument!

You didn't mention what gauge strings you're using. To start, try bumping up one grade. (If you've been using 10's, try a set of 11's.) Definitely...

Actual T-top, that Super 400 is circa 1969.

I can do that.

Hi, P, So then should we assume androgyny when we hear a person's name as an artist? This "Woke" culture is becoming the new Theater of the...

My Golden Eagle has a thick neck carve and I really like it. I haven’t measured it yet but will do so at the next string change and post it. I find...

Gibson Classic 57. What's not to like?

Being the geezer that I am I always just plugged the into the guitar before plugging into the amp. This habit started long before "silent" plugs were...

Do you mean an actual Gibson T-Top or the ThroBak 70/Select T-Top?

I should have added the john pearce picks seem to drive the soundboard more. ..I feel force to take the strings a bit more....more attack.

Use a short pigtail with a jack on one end and right-angle plug on the other. Attach it to your guitar jack and don't remove it. Plug your guitar...

I agree. Those 3mm stubbies are much brighter and more articulate. Compared with 3mm john pearce round tip. Somewhere in between might be...

Sold off Forum. Jp

I just ran across this. It looks like a good compromise. It replaces the endpin cap with a Schaller-style strap button. Not cheap, but it looks...

Thanks Mr. B. This set of threads has been, for me, all about trying to free up a little and use what I've been learning, so your comment is much...

Thanks for the advice. I definitely still need to learn this tune, and pay better attention to the "Changes" though they be but few! My Number One...

Three of my Heritage guitars have the thicker, so-called 50's neck profile (H-137, H-535 and H-525). They were each custom ordered with those specs,...

Thank you so much. I was thinking about which guitar to use, and remembered your praise of the L5, so I thought I'd use the L5 on this one. I'm glad...

i have a Tonedexter but it doesn’t seem to do it’s best work with the K&K Definity. It seems to work well with pure under saddle pickups.

K&K definity sounds like this Four swing era variants of rhythm changes - YouTube with a bit of EQ

I think what you've got will work fine for starters. Your tastes in gear may change as you experiment to find sounds that you like. It's certainly...

Hello Joey, i came across your videos a couple of times on the internet and i must say that you got a great taste in music! Its wonderful to see...

Beautiful, Joe. And, it confirms that my L5 needs to be in the hands of someone who can make it sing like that!

You’ve such a Gibson bias, why would you even bother “trying” any Heritage guitar? A hundred? Seriously!

Great job as usual, Joe! Did you have the music to that, or did you transcribe it from the record? If you used music, where did you find it?

No Comins experience (other than the Alessandro-built Comins-labeled jazz amp), but you can’t go wrong with a Seventy Seven Albatross, unless 1/you...

Discovery (for me): Sandra Hempel - wow, thanks! Some real musical talent in there. I tend to get lost listening to music then the word "female"...

When I was playing a show in the summer before the pandemic, the theater company used a top sound company from NYC. They made my POS Gretsch tenor...

Try the T-top. I think it’s an excellent pickup for an archtop. This sounds heavenly and it has them.

^ it all comes down to black sabbath in the end!!! haha cheers

oh carol??? cheers

I've owned a short-scale tenor banjo for 40 years, it's paid for itself many times over. Chicago tuning with heavy strings, it works very well in pit...

Absolutely! If ya like blues geetar, here's a friend of mine in Southern California:

Rich Barbera Soloist archtop saddle transducer. K&K Definity under the bridge base transducer or Open 2 Source Sensors...

Beautiful blend of timbres! Tough work for a guitarist to hold Brazilian rhythms together in 7/4 without a piano. Great job, Paul. Must have taken a...

Dear archtop afficionados, Thank for sharing your positive thoughts on that. @Lawson-Stone: if I could only once in my life play, let's say 8...

You should be fine with that set up. Experiment with your guitar's knobs, EQ settings on the amp, pickup height...this is where most of YOUR sound...

That was my first thought. Thanks to Wintermoon for catching her at #8. She's a truly great player.

Seymour Duncan Lil' '59. Sound's like a PAF in a drop-in size. Remarkable pickup.:cool:

good pic...lucie with flat top lp..and bassist with ampeg baby bass cheers

The same (anonymous consumption) could be said of records and books.

Dear Joey, Thanks for making me rediscover this tune that I had completely forgotten. I too have that CD with George Van Eps. That's a heck of a...

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Well, I appreciate the lean towards the current, but did I miss Mimi?

Love to hear your impressions when you get this guitar. You really have to own a Collings to understand the obsession!

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I have only played one Heritage with a full sized 1950's shape neck out all of the hundred I've tried. And that was a 535. People say they have...

I have had good luck with a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates as well as a Dimarzio 36th Anniversary. I am in the middle of acquiring parts to build a...

He was, I have a 90's Super 400 signed off by him.

My amp purge is finally finished, as all that is left is my Quilter Tone Block 200 into a Fender Bassbreaker 112 cab. I do want something else to add...

1) the larger guitars came out to compete with louder instruments e.g. the larger 18 or even 19” archtops for the big bands, the dreadnaught to...

Sweet lookin' axe! Somehow the brown tortie pickguard is nicer than a black one... SJ

The modification described here only works for the preamp schematics I've been able to put my hands on ie mostly 80s/90s JCs (models JC-120/77/55) ...

I have never used self written notes; neither method books, popular lesson plans, nor lead sheets either. I don't document things I learn and don't...

PM sent.

I don't know what would be creamier than a Tube Screamer but for shear variety of sounds this is impressive; HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH! | BOSS OD-200...

Thanks for your honest information. I'm not saying I'll never do it, but it's nice to know that it could be worth the time and effort. I don't think...

Hi Fred, Very beautiful, classy playing there sir. Your videos blow me away every time. There is a lot that I should learn from your playing....

Price drop to $2500 plus shipping. You can put money down if you want me to hold it for you for up to a year. Checks ok.

That gorgeous WesMo looks good on you, Joe, and sounds even better in your skilled hands. A virtuoso performance! :encouragement:

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Multiquoting: click on the lower right icon to multiquote a post and the last post you want to quote click on "reply with quote"

I didn’t think anyone here knew my last name.

well spotted. unity is such a fantastic record. i dont know how to multi-quote so thanks to all for the kind words regarding my sloppy mess. i...