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Today, 12:14 PM
I liked the ES 335 the most to my surprise.
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Today, 12:10 PM
It looks like Bachman's guitar collection auction was thoroughly prepared in advance, e. g.
Randy Bachman’s- Every Guitar Tells a Story...
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Today, 11:59 AM
These are fender twin type models. Reveal will come in a later post on this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5OB0w8XpZY
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Today, 11:02 AM
I am a big fan of the early 60's 175. I had one and the reason it is gone is that like most guitars of that vintage, it needed a lot of restoration....
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Today, 11:02 AM
I had a 2010 Steve Howe. Just a 175 with a L-5 bridge base.
No difference except for the finish. Triburst with black rims.
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Today, 10:50 AM
It's been some time I did this video so I don't remember. I made that backing with computer and played guitar to another track. It can't be played...
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Today, 10:44 AM
Just saw this morning that German Vintage Guitar (german-vintage-guitar.com) are going to close shop. Sad, they were doing interesting and good work...
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Today, 10:37 AM
Thanks! I subscribe to Truefire, (it's superb) but hadn't seen this new course. It's perfect for me especially as I am first a singer and this has...
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Today, 10:30 AM
I think this is the classiest mass produced headstock ever. The string pull looks fairly straight as well.
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Today, 10:17 AM
I think the different guitar makes the difference. There was no rocket science involved with Harry DeArmond's pickups and Fender/Guild had (has?)...
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Today, 09:49 AM
Maybe! It’s taken long enough.
This one hasn’t done amazing but it’s done decently. Given ones thumbnail and title is the only thing new viewers...
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Today, 09:44 AM
Unless you are a kid
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Today, 09:44 AM
My experience is it takes a very long time for things to become internalised
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Today, 09:35 AM
Did you also had a look into the pot holes? This would give you clarification whether the thin wood layer would be only under the bridge area.
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Today, 08:59 AM
I think real musical development happens during creative exploration and application of what's already learned. So it's important to find a good...
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Today, 08:57 AM
The strings are taken, thanks.
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Today, 08:28 AM
Grant Green. Jim Hall is a close runner up though.
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Today, 08:24 AM
Hi!
I probably deleted that comparison because I was using the free SoundCloud tier at the time and it limits the total recorded time you can...
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Today, 08:14 AM
That sounds like mine. The pickups were Epiphone USA 50S? (can't see the full label in my picture) and sounded wonderful. This was a guitar I felt...
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Today, 08:13 AM
Here is a bitter sounding Burton Cummings from a CBC Radio interview:
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Today, 08:10 AM
Thanks much!
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Today, 08:04 AM
Nice! Fun band. John and Demi are great too.
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Today, 08:00 AM
Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing 113 nickel flat wounds - the 113 set is 13 to 53. They’re excellent strings that many (but far from all) of us love. I...
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Today, 07:39 AM
It's the trio.
I expect DL on cello presents its own challenges!
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Today, 07:22 AM
Thank you:)
Yes, the Schorr guitars really are a unique combination of features. The tilting neck-joint (inspired by Howe Orme and Rick Turner) is...
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Today, 06:49 AM
Burn if off? The part of the string that gets heated is on the good side of the saddle in terms of any risks on intonation that might give.
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Today, 06:36 AM
Actually if it seems I’m a bit closed off to new info sometimes it’s usually because I’ve reached capacity. It doesn’t take much. The three part...
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Today, 06:35 AM
FS: (1) set of Thomastik Jazz BeBop 12's (green wrap). The 1st string .12 is missing, I am subbing an EB 12. See pic, thanks. $10 pp mailed. (Or...
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Today, 06:21 AM
Yeah Shirley’s an old friend, hung out only this week as a matter of fact. We’ve played together countless times over the years. We’ve definitely...
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Today, 06:20 AM
Thank you so much for your kind words JazzIsGood! This version from Grant Green is really amazing!
I wish you a great Sunday!
Jose
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Today, 06:16 AM
I use the d'addario clip tuner but the tinny one, is the PW-CT-12 Micro Headstock Tuner. I played many times in different conditions and for many...
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Today, 06:08 AM
By the way Christian I am seeing Shirley Smart (cellist) next week at the Watermill, I believe she was on one of your albums?
Sorry a bit OT but...
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Today, 05:59 AM
I have a GHS Compound Nickel Wrap Pure Nickel - Semi-Flat roller/pressure wound) .74 that I will gladly send out. No longer playing 7-string. Just...
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Today, 05:44 AM
Still for sale.
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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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