The Builder's Bench

George Benson / Pat Metheny style 2-5-1, using...

Novax 7 string

Ibanez AF95-DA ... A first recording with a cheap...

Gary Zimnicki - 1925 L5 Derivative Archtop [Sitka...

Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold

Parker's bridges are generally hollow. He removes most of the wood inside it to make it as light as possible, since he thinks heavy bridges affect vibration. A bridge that high that he made would...

Nylon Strung Ken Parker - could interest some

That's why I'm saying I don't really think it's voodoo - meaning some weird fault in the pup itself. Pups don't disfavor certain strings, it's only the distance from the string to pole, and the mass...

Cure for a weak high E string?

My concern is the 400 is a Norlin era model and has been stamped “2nd”… this could be my forever guitar but in the case of trade options or sale there might be a depreciation. Lovely guitar in all...

Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

In appearance there was no change but as both pups don't have pole screws I suppose the slugs could generally be deeper into the AZ cover but that would affect all strings.

Cure for a weak high E string?

That's funny. I bought a 2006 AF86 in January (it's a predecessor of your AF95) that still had the foam strip under the bridge! As noted in this thread it was in serious need of a proper setup but...

Ibanez AF95-DA ... A first recording with a cheap archtop

I see. I meant the pup height.

Cure for a weak high E string?

Maybe the rules vary by country: in Canada certificates are only required for import or export. The permit is to be applied for by the Canadian exporter or importer respectively. Trade in...

Brazilian Rosewood and CITES

Obits in the LA and NY Time both say he died in Los Angeles.

Did Joe Pass NOT care much for his Ibanez JP20??

The Super 400 CES is just marvellous- I would urge you to play one if you get the chance. Magisterial and utterly accomplished. Effortlessly great. For me, the trick is to play it...

Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

I like the sound of the tweeter in my Genzler, but I do turn it down 15% when playing a Heritage Mimi Fox through it. With my Acoustic guitar, though, I level it out. BTW, I generally lurk in the...

Archtop with tweeter - yay or nay?

All I did with this guitar was lower the neck pickup a bit and tune the strings down a step to make it easier for me to play. Other than that I haven't even taken the tags off or removed the little...

Ibanez AF95-DA ... A first recording with a cheap archtop

Blessed. Mr.Campellone placed me on his list today. I have wanted a Campellone Deluxe since the mid-late 1990’s. HooRahh.

Mark Campellone the Archtop building machine

George Benson / Pat Metheny style 2-5-1, using ghosting instead of inside/outside picking There have been a ton of discussions on the guitar forums about how to handle playing cross picking...

George Benson / Pat Metheny style 2-5-1, using ghosting instead of inside/outside pic

I do not know the answer to that.

Did Joe Pass NOT care much for his Ibanez JP20??

No height change. The guitar has always had a great action the neck is excellent. I've always had a really low action. It couldn't be lowered. Prior to removing the AZ I tried numerous strings, even...

Cure for a weak high E string?

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

Bebop Technique

Chord melody problem

New ways to practice scales/making music out of scales

Avant-Garde Music and Art. Discussions?

Sadowsky Ends Archtop Production

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo? Was he a jazz artist or no?

A sign of the times - they can’t give this away…

Brazilian Rosewood and CITES

Cure for a weak high E string?

Recording my acoustic updated with version with IRs.

Another way to look at the fingerboard