The Builder's Bench

Manha de Carnaval

Polytone MiniBrute I (Boston area)

Jazz Guitar Book - Acquired of the Angels

Jazz Guitar Book - The Gibson Super 400 by Thomas...

Jazz Guitar Book- "Guitars - The Tsumura...

I got the help I was looking for and the shielded two conductor wire is in the mail. Thanks for the extra tips on soldering too; even with the right stuff it still helps to have a clue. The...

Two conductor wire or this pre-tinnes gavitt for archtop/hollowbody?

Unless an amp was cheap and easy to fix forget it. I have no idea what i would do if my cut out putting any money into it not bright. I can buy a new one with warranty and get what I want or would...

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

thank you for posting this..and yes you are "one with the music and guitar" your voice leading..Bach flavors..and chord movement .. it would be a very good study for all serious guitar students. ...

Manha de Carnaval

keep in mind that '39 is a transition year, early '39 is typically still x-braced, but that's not a hard fast rule, check each guitar individually. there are parallel guitars in '37 and '38 like...

Please advice about buying vintage Gibson L-5 (‘39 or ‘46)

here’s a photo from last year when stout stopped by for lunch, hang, and jam. Left to right is his 31 (?) his 39 my 46 and my 28. His 39 has much more beautiful wood (quilted back). Sound wise they...

Please advice about buying vintage Gibson L-5 (‘39 or ‘46)

It's not clear what you mean by "doesn't sound as grounded". If there's hum of some kind that goes away when you touch the strings, you may have failed to connect the string ground. If there's hum...

Two conductor wire or this pre-tinnes gavitt for archtop/hollowbody?

> The healing process can't be pushed in any way, except by reducing swelling. G[/FONT][/COLOR]ive the hand a little break, the fractures and the surrounding soft tissues (hematomas from the...

Playing guitar with a broken clavicle

The EU has issued, in April 2024, a Directive for repair of goods. It's meant to make consumer durables repairable and deal with planned obsolescence. Time will tell whether it works and spans...

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

Thank you for all the helpful advice, much appreciated!

Use of amp reverb when recording?

Ogden Avenue PART NINE I hope you enjoyed learning the Ogden Avenue tune. Here's the backing tracking to play along with. The chord changes to the Ogden Avenue tune are similar to the...

Jazz Phrasing for Beginners by Ear (' Jazz Phrasing for Beginners by Greg Fishman'.)

If it's a great sounding amp verb, like an old fender long tank, yes. But, turn it down a little bit, as if you compress later, it will bring the reverb out a bit more. A little goes a long way.

Use of amp reverb when recording?

When I record stuff at home with plugins and multi effects sure, I use reverb at the DAW, you can do sound design and make intricate recordings that way. But for live music that gets recorded in a...

Use of amp reverb when recording?

Cannot stand maple fingerboards and they are far harder to work on dealing with fret dressings. A rosewood or ebony by far easier to work with and take care of. The play better too.

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

I have the GCS-1, but not the ES version. It came with an .11 E string. I don't recall the rest. I felt that the action was too stiff for aging hands so I went lighter. 11 13 16 22 32 42...

Comins GCS-1 ES - string experiences and preference?

Which would you prefer, based on economics? An old amp that has been repaired, but with possibly dying components, for which you may have to repair again, or a brand new amp with a warranty? With...

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

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

New ways to practice scales/making music out of scales

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Avant-Garde Music and Art. Discussions?

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

Cure for a weak high E string?

Brazilian Rosewood and CITES

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Wynton vs Herbie 1985

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo?

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?