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tailpiece is a Stromberg copy nice looking axe

I used to love buy and sell on Reverb, but after the Etsy buy, as a seller, I had nothing but headaches. I've since deleted my account, and refuse...

Has anyone tried the Blu Ten vs the old version namely 110ER ? Is there a noticeable difference/improvement in the sound?

Excellent!

OK it seems like we should distinguish between different levels of reading b/c I'm not sure if everybody means the same thing by "reading" music. ...

I am not a floater pu guy so if zephyr is wanting a JS style guitar I am the wrong guy. SS has both and also the finest of both worlds to...

I don't recognize it, but it looks like a 17", and I'm assuming solid wood rather than laminate. One thing that's interesting is that the tailpiece...

It seems to me that point about " couldn't read" is irrelevant to the question of whether you or I should learn to read. If any of us were at the...

These are super cool. Looks like an instrument designed by Dieter Rams :cool:

Oh! I thought that was a "great" bass recorder :o

My wife has an old bass recorder, I think she originally got it for a recorder group when she was at school or something. The low notes sound great,...

Another possibility is that instead of a high fret, it's a low fret. If one is lower than the others, it can cause a buzz on the next higher fret,...

I have a regular bass recorder, not nearly as great as the Great ones!

Again, that's not ebay's fault. They capitulate to the credit card companies and almost any credit card company will side with the buyer if the item...

Well done! enjoy it as it is first and get to know it before making any or no changes.

Very nice duo!

Hello, first I wanted to thank Jazzfrog for his great work. I recently acquired a JC-77 and have been servicing it this past week. Replacing...

Yeah, I’m not saying you were wrong of course - over the years I’ve had a couple returns I’ve made due to an ignorant seller not disclosing damage to...

i was corrected yesterday. Apparently, my SIL flew out to CA once before he moved to cleveland. So, I guess that would be akin to me flying to NY,...

Y'know I don't think of hammer ons, pull offs and slides as speed techniques, but phrase and legato techniques. Finding the strongest note or note...

OK, many if not all on that list were also visually impaired..and may have been able to read Braille music notation. Ray CHarles and Stevie Wonder...

"Whatever works for a person just dont let the jazz sheriff boss you around!" Steve Burchfield Five Stars, S! Play...

Thank you so much, David! I really appreciate you taking the time to respond and reinforcing that all the work we're putting in is paying off! I must...

I got it. Seems a lovely little (not so much little as I though actually ))) amp. It is the one with 2 x ECC83' and 2 x 6v6GT tubes. The...

Hi, J, Congrats to them and the internet age. The above testimonial is very interesting. Were they aware of the modern convenience of...

braille music?

lennie tristano, eric kloss, george shearing, tete montoliu, roland kirk, art tatum

My teachers said that a "complete" musician could read music AND play by ear. And yes, there were certain jazz greats like Wes and Bechet that...

That's amazing. I had never heard of a great bass recorder.. Shame on me! Thank you!

iRig Acoustic - The first acoustic guitar mobile microphone/interface

above all it wants a L shaped plug:boom:

That's my trademark "falling down the stairs" lick. It has appeared in my playing only recently. DB

You have to re-educate it. Be fair but strict! :smile-new: DB

I really love the tone van Ruller has.

NICE!!! You're right on the form and really digging into the shape and intricacies of the tune. I love the sound of the tritone subs. Every time you...

Some thoughts on reading from the amateur end of the spectrum: I played folkish guitar before I was ten, rock in my teens and jazz / funk in my...

Hi everybody, i don't know if it is been said before, but how could i write a symbol for a diminished chord with major seventh? for example: F-Ab-B-E?

...answering the OP question about sight reading Donna Lee... My childhood friend's father who was professional musician, (jazz organ) often said,...

I'm currently using TAD blackplate 6L6WGC in my twin. It's a "blackfaced" 75 silverface. At the moment I use only two output tubes (most sources...

Next best thing to the real thing..... all the problems have solutions that are not expensive, so don't hesitate. If you plan to pass could you post...

Another one for the DV Little Jazz. I do own the 112 Neoclassic small cab from DV that I need when playing with a big band or just to add more...

Great thread, Jonathan. I’ll be reading it to the end.

Somewhere on line there's a video of a comparison between the LJ and the Jazz 12. I can't explain the following, but it's true for me. I play the...

Vinny, if that ain't HIGH quality guitar porn, i dunno what is ... drooled all over my phone ... sheesh ... Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

that is very true. my ES-125 wants to rock. :crazy: it pairs wonderfully with the larger Gibson GA-200 Amp, played at the edge of feedback. ...

Yet so many great jazz musicians did not read. The analogy is wrong. To be a writer, it is essential to be able to read and write. To be a musician,...

In Boston- two solo gigs https://citywinery.com/boston/johnscofield2021

This is a good one! I tried it also in G, first 2 bars with a D pedal, sounds really good too.

There were a couple slightly high frets, but they were slight and not in the area where the breaks are occurring. The neck was surprisingly good...

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

This tempo is really pushing it for me, but it’s kind of fun to fall off the rails and see where ya land. My main man Dutchbopper inspired me to bust...

that natural Wesmo checks a lot of boxes.

Sale Closed. Thank you, all for looking and buying. I have donated the remaining books to the local library. Cheers and stay in tune!

Week 20. Day 3. Baubling in Bb. It was a pretty good session. I bumped the bpm up to 160. Since it's been weeks since I've done a recording, I shot a...

Thanks for the generous offer to let me try them. Those are all beautiful guitars. I like the blonde and sunburst single pickup Gibson Wes Montgomery...

I like a lot Lorne’s latest album. Some more Lofsky for those interested: Barry Elmes Quintet - Dog’s Breakfast...

This is a gary willis bass. They are very rare and have very specialized setup with lined, fretless, ebony fingerboard, special bartolini pickup and...

My sister in law met her husband online and he lived 2500 miles away. The first time they met was when he moved to cleveland to be with her. They've...

A high fret seems likely from your description (high frets near the neck/body joint are common). It's easy enough to confirm this. Google "find...

Week 20 Day 3. Wednesday Recommended project: 2-B Baubling in Bb Recommended speed: Your upper end of staying on the horse. Recommended technical...

Tuesday. Week 20. I pick up the instrument and I surprise myself. I notice this in the fact that I'm listening to my own lines and liking what I can...

I have had bad experiences with Reverb. You as you know can get a pretty good bass at a pawn shop for about 75$ as far as a Fender Squire goes.

Thanks for the info wintermoon! It's good to know that it is an option to go with a new nut and saddle if need be. I have seen guitars with the e's...

Thanks for the info starjasmine. Unfortunately I cannot try this guitar beforehand which is partially my fear as it is a niche instrument. The owner...

Sunday's session with my friend was actually quite good. We've been getting together and playing socially distanced for some time during the...

One of my very favorites.

Caveat Emptor . . . would you ever marry a mail order bride? Nothing like a good workout to check the quality! ...

It’s quite hard to play hothouse ....

If you're worried about the strings sliding off the board you can get a new nut and or bridge saddle and cut them a hair closer. Personally I've...

Seems when I lose strings to the nut binding it's always above the nut. Usually during tuning rather than bending. Guess you've already looked for...

Truly a master of chord melody, and probably a lot of other different styles also. Thank you, kris.

Nice use of feedback with that electric Jazz solo. Reminded me of something Miles Davis would have done. I see that ES-125 is truly versatile.

FWIW most (all?) Gibson Byrdlands have the alignment-with-pole-pieces problem. They narrowed the neck and string spacing but still used...

Kurt calling Beato a great guitar player. Hadn't expected that.

Like I've said before music is being produced by one or two people nowadays. And usually neither has any serious musician background. The Bean...

Excellent !!!!! Right up my alley at the moment and so useful for the stuff I play with the new swing group I'm in, thanks !

The bass clarinet often sounds wonderful in a jazz/free context. The sax reigns supreme among wind instruments in jazz, but I'm very taken with the...

I've never heard of that term. I do recognize that melody though. But it's not like the Blues didn't reuse ideas. Or even "the lick" in Jazz. ...

Thanks again, that's very helpful. I think trying the 250k makes a lot of sense. Although the Shawbucker recommends a 500k, Fender installed it with...

The "millennial whoop" is taking over pop music - YouTube Interesting.

California is awesome. I loved it. It's a little edgy sometimes.

I play retirement centers solo a lot and m y audience really enjoys me playing along standard hit songs from the past. But I also do about one third...

Millennial whoop?

I like to use my amp wherever possible as a personal monitor. My Vibro Champ would be sufficient, but your Princeton would be better. I mic my...

by the way, i just received a message from reverb saying they were asking the seller to confirm his return shipping address. Nothing else, just that....

Add to this that when you factor in shipping and tax, the deal you think you got is many times negated...

I meant but they were young when that was new.Too much millennial whoop going on on my television set. Sorry.

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Ebay doesn't always side with the buyer but they are limited by CC company terms and conditions. And the CC company is very picky about "all sales...

I understand the calculating songwriters try to include the millennial whoop in their melodies as often as possible often using the oh oh oh...

:welcome:

Folsom Prison Blues - YouTube

As long as the 355 didn’t have a Bigsby, you probably would have got away with it.

Frankly I have NEVER seen what I considered a really good deal on Reverb. Add to that a high risk buy and Reverb not being customer focused. Jack...

The problem with EBay is that they always side with buyer - I had a fellow flat out lie during the arbitration process (claiming the color wasn’t as...

I had a 1959 Gibson ES355 when I was a Berklee student in the seventies and became ashamed of that guitar because it wasnt a big body even though my...

I've also had an amp buzz that sounded like fret buzz, also objects in the room vibrating sympathetically. It's usually something on the guitar,...

I think nearly everyone who heard Wes became Wes influenced. Django and Charlie Christian were definitely NOT Wes influenced. George Benson and Pat...

Sympathetic resonance is the vibration of the string causing a metal object on the guitar to vibrate. Usually happens at a given frequency. It can...

Why on earth did they put T tops on that Tal? The classic 57s are way better for that guitar IMHO. DB

Quite so. In Europe expect to pay 4-5k. I believe that the used Tal Farlows were actually underpriced for many years, when they were 3k or...

Here's another intro, this from Allan Reuss on Teddy Wilsons' recording of "Coquette" (1937). Allan Reuss - Coquette (1937) - Teddy Wilson |...

You're allergic to nickel and chromium, but not cobalt? That seems odd, but possible, I suppose. Allergies can be puzzling, and change over time. ...

I am also in the tiny minority that does not like prepared backing tracks on live gigs. And I am also in many other tiniest minorities with most...

no, I am an evil German. rrrr. :smile-new: my ES has the first generation P90 pick-up with non-adjustable pole pieces. it is a very well...

2011 is a excellent year. Crimson was at the top of their game.

Expect to pay $4K for a good one. Maybe $3.5K for one in fair condition and $4.5K + for mint.

Many thanks. Glad you like my stuff. Great guitar and amp Jan! Are you Dutch? DB

I guess they'll be announcing the verdict soon.

Hi Dutchbopper :smile-new: nice to meet you online, I have seen some of your videos and can be considered a fan. great guitars, great playing....

You have a vintage 175 right? I'd say a potential thunk machine. But ... thunk is a weird thing. It's a mysterious and elusive mix of what is in...

You can try these at my house near you. A possibility of selling one if the price was right. At least you can see if this is what you want to buy. I...

You are too kind Mark. Many thanks. Nah I am not a big name in Europe, lol. My "fame" (note the quotation marks) is strictly internet based. My...

BTW, in terms of thunk, I think my 175 is sounding exceptionally thunky atm. This may be because the strings on it are now several hundred years old....

I suppose you can always transpose bits of it down an octave too. Very well, cutaways are senseless. TBH I spend most of my playing life quite...

I prefer to play bop heads in the lowest possible register, a la Joe Pass so it would probably no problem. Bop heads sound better IMHO on the lower...

Happy NGD! I played a similar 330 at a local shop some years ago & I am still haunted by it. It was a very resonant guitar. Enjoy !!

That really is one of the best photos of a guitar I have seen!

Wow what a pair! Perfect compliments to each other

Thanks Jeff.

It’s quite hard to play hothouse without a cutaway

Thanks for your kind post and we sincerely appreciate you being willing to give this a look!

thank so much for giving this a listen!

Still magnificent. Really nice pair!

Thank you! Yeah Ben was excited that I asked him to do that.