The Builder's Bench

$3800 - Gibson ES-175 1954 Natural (Owned by...

NGD - Linda Manzer, Panther Archtop 7 String

Beatrice - Sam Rivers

"Out of the city" John Scofield jazz backing...

1969 Gibson L-5 CES "Two Tone" All Original with...

If I was surrounded by the guitars you have Id probably feel the same way! I would point out JD and Rich Severson have seemingly consistently high quality guitars from heritage for example.

We've Reached a New Paradigm

Very nice! Tone, playing and arrangement. I've only played this at jam sessions and never thought of doing it as a solo guitar piece. You've given me some inspiration to try that. Thanks! And BTW,...

Beatrice - Sam Rivers

That is a lifetime instrument for sure! Enjoy it in good health for a long, long time. As for comments on 7 string, I have a Jimmy Foster 7 string. What I especially appreciate about it is...

NGD - Linda Manzer, Panther Archtop 7 String

Hey - thanks for sharing. I’m Eexcited to see what the wedge is like - it’s a brilliant idea, especially for big body instruments. I will take a look into Tony’s work - I’m intrigued. Sent...

NGD - Linda Manzer, Panther Archtop 7 String

Very cool, enjoy it in good health! I have a two Tony Duggan-Smith guitars which are very similar to Linda Manzer's (he spent some time apprenticing with her and they know each other very well). I...

NGD - Linda Manzer, Panther Archtop 7 String

If there was a perfect, or "best" jazz guitar, it has surely eluded me! Of course the one you want is always unavailable for multiple reasons, mainly price, no longer in production, or in a museum,...

Perfect Jazz Guitar?

I will confess: I love the feel of New Jack Swing ...but I am ambivalent-bordering-on-disparaging of any of the tunes that "officially" belong to the New Jack Swing genre.

Does anyone here like New Jack Swing?

'05 Fender Blues Jr, Tubes, bill M Mods '05 Fender Hot Rod Deville,Tubes, Fromel mods to master volume and volume 04 Fender Bass amp, solid state '65 Fender blackface Princeton Reverb Tubes,...

How Many Guitar Amps Do You Own?

I found mine had a bit of a buzz on the G string, if it was plucked hard, when playing acoustically. Touching the bridge seemed to stop that, but not always. I put sleeving on the ABR-1 wire but it...

Gibson ES-165 Herb Ellis question

My 2003 Herb Ellis has the BJB floater, and the pearl inlays (Gibson & Crown) on the peghead. So there is some overlap on them, meaning some of them produced in late 2003 were for the 2004 model line...

Gibson ES-165 Versus ES-175

All of my 4 MiC guitars have (had) QC issues. One so bad I sold it a few months later when the company decided it was within specs not to have all frets unlevel and/or improperly seated, one where...

Does it really matter if your guitar is made in China

Thank you! I can’t wait to hear it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

NGD - Linda Manzer, Panther Archtop 7 String

^ Yeah, that's pretty cool!

I no longer have piano/sax envy.

What a cool vibe! Good luck with the sale, not that I think you will need it.

$3800 - Gibson ES-175 1954 Natural (Owned by Guitarist Peter Leitch) with Lifton Case

Nice playing and good tone. That's what I'm looking for, thanks for the clip. I'll use it clean, just with a hint of reverb, for home practice at comfortable levels. So as you pointed, the Gold will...

TC Electronic BAM200 + Celestion Gold 10

Fingerstyle as a universal technique

My Whole-tone Journey

Alt Dom - how long?

Looking for a New Guitar

Unique Gibson L-5CT

Joe Pass Virtuoso album thru an amp sim?

A tale of three Telecasters

Rhythm feel: solid in one case, lost in another

We've Reached a New Paradigm

Guitars as Real $$$$ Money

Slonimsky Curiosities

No love for a modern Gretsch?

Gibson, Eastman, or Ibanez ES-Style Guitar