The Builder's Bench

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a...

TK Smith Tele CC Pickup

Goodman 16" carved Archtop

2 clips from last night

Top-10 songs from the 1930's for solo guitar,...

Apparently the russian Boston cover band (forget the name) plays bigger shows than the real band.

Boston - I love this clip!

Is there an opportunity to talk with the group and talk about this? Yes, it's an opportunity for everyone to learn group dynamics (on many levels) but it's also, ideally, the chance to explore...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

i love playing loud and i love loud drummers if they swing hard. everybody used to play so much louder. lester probably had a tone as huge as a house. roy haynes ftw! ...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

Yes. I realise your last post was in jest, hence my "haha"!

Fender Frontman for Recording Jazz?

Ok, I acknowledge your absurdist restriction and therefore cannot give an answer. It might be a tough world, but it's not a binary one.

What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition?

When a pianist or drummer hits so effing hard & loud, I just can't play. I freeze, I tense up, I can't audiate, I make mistakes, etc. I literally cannot play any of my lines, and I sound like a...

I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a player.

I watch that series. Fascinating stuff.

Boston - I love this clip!

This thread needs a third option. Tradition or originality: why not both, or neither? How about something else?

What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition?

Although being in stunning condition and besides the nut width issue, what I do not like at all is the position of the strap button at the neck.

1968 Gibson Super 400C, 100% Original

Be -bop Ch.Parker's melody with short impro. Barbados: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RlaZ3Dpy7c

Just the melody.

Beautiful arrangement, maestro, bravo. One little suggestion, please come up with a better ending to the tune, that one was a bit anti-climactic. Bravo:smile-new:

Wave (Jobim) - Solo guitar on an acoustic archtop.

I would be just too afraid to play either of these. I've got a Sadowsky Jim Hall worth maybe $4K that I'm afraid to pick up half the time for fear of scratching it, opting instead for my Heritage...

Two iconic US archtop guitars in Germany

I swing heavy towards originality. Please bring something new and fresh to the table, thank you. However, if you want to learn to play jazz at its highest level, the way to learn jazz is by...

What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition?

They've been sold to The Once and Future Great Dictator, Elon Musk. He needs firewood for a very cold winter. Ah, the smell of nitrocellulose burning in the morning. It smells of money. Heil Holzer.

Two iconic US archtop guitars in Germany

Played the Tonemaster Deluxe Reverb in a private room for about an hour at Guitar Center. It’s a good amp, but I wasn’t stoked. It took me a long time to dial in my tone, and even then it wasn’t...

Quilter Aviator Cub or Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb?

RANT ---why?

More disappointment from Thomastik flats

Hexatonics - Triad Pairs To Go

Four

1968 Gibson Super 400C, 100% Original

Pickup Replacement: Godin 5th Ave Kingpin

Giant Steps

Semi-hollow an anomaly?

Vintage Fenders - Treasure, Curse, or Something In Between

Scrapple (a swinging version)

Great audience response

Days of Wine and Roses

Bebop Essentials