The Builder's Bench

Any other bakers on here?

Inexpensive ES175 Near Sacramento

Replacement rosewood bridge base for 1977 Gibson...

The DeArmond 1000 original vs the 1000 Reissue...

Ed Bickert's gig bag

For some reason the photo orientation tags used by the iPhone camera don't get read by the forum software. So what I do is use the photo editing software to turn the picture, then re-save it, and...

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

And in action, an L-5 thinline played by Steve Jordan: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JFZHc9IyUYM&pp=ygUTc3RldmUgam9yZGFuIGd1aXRhcg%3D%3D

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When you do this, is the first chorus just a mess where everyone is trying to feel out the arrangement? I played with a few piano players and when we did different things it was just a clam, not a...

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

There was a thread on here about Dick Garcia a few months back.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

On Reverb they're about $1000 new. That's par for the course for (what looks to be) a Korean made archtop. $420 seems like a steal.

Guitar Center CEO: No serious musician wants $300 guitars

I think that if you just adjust the tone on your amp it would really be the same I have P90's that do that they are a little different but adjusting the amp tone just makes them the same.........

The DeArmond 1000 original vs the 1000 Reissue judge?

Really? The Faber isn't a drop-in replacement for a longstanding standardized item like this?

Replacement rosewood bridge base for 1977 Gibson ES-175?

It's typically more important that the musicians playing the tune... are aware and can hear whatever version of any tune your playing. (or read the arrangement thrown in front of them). Most of...

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

Yes here's another one: https://youtu.be/-QGHcEoPNPs I think by using the screw, they didn't have to have as tight a joint, and could fill in the space with glue. Around 1960 they moved to a...

Talk me in/out of this guitar

Yeah, there's the improvisational nature, the need to be able to balance things going on at the same time, and then of course, lots of skills and preparation that pay off in the end. Cooking is a lot...

Any other bakers on here?

Me too - somebody's got to say it, right? ;) In fact, it seems musicianship often goes with good skills in the kitchen (just 2 names that come to mind: Darrell Scott and Enrico Gatti). For me,...

Any other bakers on here?

Hello @deacon Mark. I apologize if my posts looked like a high jack of your thread. I wasn’t trying to sell anybody on Halvorson’s or Okazaki’s guitars. I just noticed you said @Jim Soloway prefers...

The DeArmond 1000 original vs the 1000 Reissue judge?

I’ll send one over later. it’s not spectacular as yet. More utilitarian. I also need more space to put it. As with all shops, space is a premium. I appreciate your feedback and thanks for...

Guitar Scanning, CAD, Forma's, Veneers, Vacuum Pressing.

The real answer to your question is just spend hours swapping and testing pickups because your rig and playing style differs from mine. It's all player dependent. Even on something easy like a strat...

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Of course, that's an (app)laudable attitude too, though even in smaller countries you may end up buying less locally than if you shopped just across your nearest border. But that's also an argument...

Death of USA made guitars

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

Death of USA made guitars

Grant Green, What is This Thing

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

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"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

Tone Master Twin at 5W (attenuator) is loud enough for loud gigs

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

Gibson Thin line Guitar Models

Gibson L-4 HSL4 Light Cherry Burst, 2022