The Builder's Bench

"Jim Hall' like tone from Peter Bernstein?

355 pickup placement?

Adrian Dennis Quartet Live in Toronto

Lombardozzi Guitars

How much does your archtop pack?

That’s right! He had 24 fret prototypes too that always throw me off. They always look shorter scale to me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

355 pickup placement?

very nice. That neck looks wide. Is it?

Lombardozzi Guitars

Yes, speaking for myself, I would consider getting a second LJ for louder gigs, unless it creates a transportation problem. Currently, I love the sound of the LJ with my (Princeton sized) Fat...

Henriksen The Blu vs DV Mark Little Jazz

You're right, I was not all that fond of the arrangements in the book I mentioned, kind of stilted. Got a a couple of harmonic ideas from the book, that's about it. My copy says $14.95 on it, $25...

T Monk altered sus 7 chords

An archtop is the most versatile acoustic guitar. This all goes back to what the great Jimmy D'aquisto thought and built and believed. Unlike a flattop you can change things on an archtop to change...

How much does your archtop pack?

Oh, it’s definitely Leon Rhodes. It’s from the Gatemouth Brown video in the other post. I took that other screenshot. Here you can see Leon and Roy in the same shot. Sent from my iPhone...

355 pickup placement?

Christian is making me dizzy... or maybe Dizzy. That wouldn't be so bad. :topsy_turvy:

6th Diminished - Thomas Echols

Again, I’ll go back to Wes Montgomery and Tal Farlow. Welder and sign painter, semi-pro hobbyists by your definition. This discussion and moving goalpost gatekeeping is silly. The people...

POLL - Time it takes to learn pro level jazz improv?

I've been on a Peter Bernstein re-discovery lately and the youtubes from the Emmet Cohen's event 3 yrs ago sound more like Jim Hall than any of the other stuff I've listened to lately. Every note has...

"Jim Hall' like tone from Peter Bernstein?

There's an anti-anxiety medication named Propranolol that many have found helpful for overcoming stage fright. Users have said they only had to use it a few times to retrain their habitual physical...

POLL - Time it takes to learn pro level jazz improv?

Hello. Inspired by a riff from Wes Montgomery’s “Missile Blues”. First take, call it “Jalapeño Missile”. https://youtu.be/vlNF6ropSvs?si=9-1vBZDWGL5LaA9g *please forgive background noise. My dog...

Experimental/free etc music

From what I've read that's not at all what Gibson designed the L5 for, and it's also definitely not the only thing properly built modern acoustic archtops can do (and I'm not just talking about the...

How much does your archtop pack?

Three options come to mind (only partially tongue-in-cheek - see: An Old Man's New Semi-Modular Rig - 1st Impressions): Get a lightweight 8 Ohm extension speaker to use with one of them. Get...

Henriksen The Blu vs DV Mark Little Jazz

Sitting in the living room a flat top guitar of most any type might sound loud and even louder than and arcthtop. Go into a large gym or concert hall and get back in the rear and you will not even...

How much does your archtop pack?

Great amp folks!

Mint home use Mesa Boogie California Tweed 6V6 2:20 1X12

The official mad-at-JC thread

The best LOOKING guitar you own......

Experimental/free etc music

One octave scales - VIDEO

Talk me out of buying a Gibson ES-335

Tonex One vs. TC Combo Deluxe '65

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

Is there a consensus on the best books for learning how to read?

How does your Archtop play compared to solid body?

Anyone tried a compensated nut?

What Archtop Guitars have no binding?

All of Billie

Transcribing melodies vs solos