The Builder's Bench

Any Levin Deluxe Owners Here?

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo? Was he a jazz artist or...

Ibanez AF207 7-string on Reverb

Vintage German archtop with a wide nut

Ending Shoulder Strap Pain

I was in that group. I think we did "How Deep is the Ocean" and maybe a couple others before it petered out.

Jeff Arnold Favorite Standards Study group

Thank you! Here you go

Benedetto 16-B Opulent Brown for sale

Here is a link with some pics of Bryants latest batch. Enjoy! Bryant Trenier | Painting time again. | Instagram Sent from my SM-P610 using Tapatalk

Trenier guitars ( current batch)

I don't like the strap on the headstock, I worry about stressing the neck. But I do get straps with very wide should pad sections and deep padding to spread the weight.

Ending Shoulder Strap Pain

On the position thing, I started out classical with the guitar on the left thigh, then went folk with it on the right, but when I came to jazz I noticed Joe Pass tends to take a sort of hybrid...

Bebop Technique

His album with Chico Hamilton should put any "can he play jazz?" arguments to rest.

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo? Was he a jazz artist or no?

And it's a stark contrast to the very busy 22 measures preceding.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

I saw Gabor Szabo with Howard Roberts back in the 80s at Donte's in North Hollywood CA. Szabo can certainly play "jazz". E.g. they played many standards together and Szabo's solos were...

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo? Was he a jazz artist or no?

WOW- A Cameo every batch these days. I wonder why. :smile-new:

Mark Campellone the Archtop building machine

Like many others here, I could probably write a book about my adventures in guitar flipping. I've made some great friends, both virtually, and IRL. I finally gave up during COVID, after a few...

Tell me your guitar selling stories (good or bad)

Maybe you could message the seller and see if there is an opportunity to Skype about the guitar, or at least get some communication that will allow you to get a feeling (good or bad) about it.

Brazilian Rosewood and CITES

Two excellent replies. Years ago Szabo inspired me with his drone string usage also. It led to me exploring Arabic/Middle East/Indian musics. This helped me to expand my blues with the slide. I am...

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo? Was he a jazz artist or no?

I like it empty too. It’s like a pregnant pause before that excellent ascending chromatic phrase.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Reoriented photos. Do you you have pics of the back?

Benedetto 16-B Opulent Brown for sale

Alright just got this delivered today, so here are my thoughts. Mine was a used model so I'm not sure what the factory setup is like for these but mine has a perfectly cut nut and outstanding...

Help me make a decision: semi-hollow or small hollow body?

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

Chord melody problem

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

naming chords?

New ways to practice scales/making music out of scales

Bebop Technique

Sadowsky Ends Archtop Production

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

notating 7/4 and 4/7 chords

Avant-Garde Music and Art. Discussions?

A sign of the times - they can’t give this away…

What's The Answer?

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?