The Builder's Bench

Aria EA-650 pickguard question

2008(?) Henriksen 112

Bebop heads - Scrapple From the Apple

A little help explaining shielding with archtop...

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 4) - C Jam Blues

Or a Rap group, in which case they do have eyes, perhaps set in a face in a jar by the door, next to a jar of peanuts, which are in fact not nuts but legumes, like black-eyed peas. :topsy_turvy:

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Add a floating pickup and we're all set!

Did D’Angelico make a 19” archtop? And other makers who did

Thanks, did not notice that poll, but beyond the first two categories (owning 1-5 guitars), the numbers are way too arbitrary to be meaningful. The 3rd category, which about half of all respondents...

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

Would it be any different in chord melody than in, say, travis picking - why? I like to palm-mute on top of the saddle as that gives the least risk of getting strings buzzing against your skin...

palm muting techique

Gee, I've seen those words before :) The interesting thing here is that the harder the wrap alloy, the less harmonic content the string will have; that's why most classical players prefer pure...

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

Yes its the music of that time in pop/jazz-- Its the Micky Baker Book One progression in every key... these progressions were almost expected to be played..they didnt know Miles was thinking about...

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Here's my first 16 bars:

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

If you need neck specs, Fender specs their Player necks as .82” at the 1st and .87 at the 12th with a nut width of 42mm and the back is Satin finished. Even C shape. There is something about Fender...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

I see you're new. More than 4 or 5 is pretty normal. 17 or more is not unusual. How Many Guitars Do You Own?

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

Ah that part of that Bill Evans video is great.

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

Phosphor Bronze? Yuck. Too bright too long and then suddenly dead. Give me 80/20s any day. Start off super bright but then mellow out in a way PB never does.

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

..apologies for derailing the OP's post. To reiterate, this a rare find, mint+ condition L-4 CES, outstanding guitar.

2008 Gibson L-4CES -carved spruce top, carved mahogany back -MINT

At the beginning of ‘the Universal mind’ Bill Evans talks about the difference between approximating things and doing it properly: “They [students starting out] tend to approximate the product,...

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

I usually put mine in a jar on top of the refrigerator for safe keeping, before I log on.

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

I'm kicking around the idea of a second telecaster, specifically one with a humbucker in the neck. I'm a bit curious about the difference between mape/rosewood/ebony in the neck vs ash or alder in...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

Just a Gigolo C7 Bb7 A7

How bad is this?