The Builder's Bench

Heritage Johnny Smith incoming

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 5) - Mr PC

1946-48 Gibson ES-125

Pleasantly surprised at the Katana 50 for a clean...

Pürbach 14 (Andy Bartosh)

Yup, it's BB. I was originally going to use this photo w/ Sasha D & guitar, but BB wasn't wearing stripes. : )

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

This one I have to thank Deacon Mark for checking out while he was getting another one of the same model. This one is different in a few ways. It has a Kent Armstrong pickup with Schatten volume...

Heritage Johnny Smith incoming

i wonder what speakers are in the 3 models (50, 100, artist) ? I actually like the speaker in the 50 a lot. Better than the Mesa Black Shadow I've been using which is super bright... When you hear...

Pleasantly surprised at the Katana 50 for a clean jazz tone

My experience with a Calton case was super positive. I flew from Europe to Japan and return, checking in an ES 175 type luthiery-archtop inside a Calton case and the guitar was in perfect condition...

Flying with guitar

Remove the back? FWIW, I once tried to use a clear vinyl hose (I have a bunch that came with a maple tree tapping kit) to run some water soluble woodglue to a comparably inaccessible location....

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

They certainly haven't listed much of what they got from Mike. I called and got my old Sweet 16 back by asking about it and yesterday bought something not listed. The price is considerably lower if...

Campellone PSA

He did sell them to Butler. There is a second store in Missouri. Both are run by two brothers. They are disappointed that some instruments have damage, and I have the impression from talking to...

Campellone PSA

I agree that it's a shame that he didn't list them here. But I did talk to him about it. He wasn't in a position to pack and ship them. He didn't feel up to returning all the emails and dealing...

Campellone PSA

Most of the old glue has been absorbed by the wood so there's hardly any residue - you can try to clean it up a little by sliding those aluminum strips around in the gap. The same aluminum strips...

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Now back to our regular program!

Incoming or better going to get

I'm familiar with the O rings. I was at work in a pediatric ward when all of us watched the launch. It was traumatic. The teacher and the professional astronauts died in front of the nation and...

Incoming or better going to get

I love the heel carve on the guitar. You can get your thumb very close to the fretboard, which extends your finger reach for high frets. Not all archtops have heels like that. Not all Heritages...

Incoming or better going to get

You're talking about the function of a slash chord, not what a slash chord is. Two different things. But I agree absolutely, A/Bb is much easier than a whole lot of chord salad.

Modes arranged in a musical sequence

I have heard that those Calton cases are fantastic. I imagine that the case cover backpack would help keeping it low key. Thing is that I'm mostly an alto player and so the backpack/gig bag position...

Flying with guitar

Passengers should never be allowed to forget their anything but a barely tolerated justification for those transport professionals' jobs... When flying, best take an air guitar I suppose :rolleyes:

Flying with guitar

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

Campellone PSA

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Learning to play with a singer

How bad is this?

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

Just a Gigolo C7 Bb7 A7