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Ibanez archtop with 0.010 Thomastik strings and...

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Are there good jazz guitar VSTs?

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Hey guys, first post :) So I recently bought a Ibanez GB10EM that came with 0.011 gauge strings. I asked a luthier to make a new bone nut and to custom fit the floating wooden bridge to the top,...

Ibanez archtop with 0.010 Thomastik strings and rosewood bridge intonation issues

I rather like Cardenas' sound

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Another option - perhaps not feasible in your situation - is to use an electric piano and load the appropriate sound fonts into it. I have a Roland RD-88 Stage Piano with the usual selection of 100s...

Are there good jazz guitar VSTs?

Long, boring response to come in the next day or so. Maybe I'll start another thread for it.

Heritage now offering the H-575 as part of their Core Collection Series

I think either of these would be sufficient enough as the PA should be doing the heavy lifting. I noticed in the photos you posted, it looked like the amp was actually in front of you? If the person...

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Wow! Love everything about this. We tend to put a very fine grained top on a pedestal, but I really dig the plain, straight treeness of that one. And that tail looks like Tiffany or something....

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But you learned something and that's part of the journey. Pat Metheny said "a new guitar is a commitment". I'm not sure exactly what he meant, but to me it means that I know that if I decide to pick...

Faber bridge or Gotoh replacements?

Mine played great right out of the case. I may not be as picky as some, but I for sure know when a guitar could use some attention. I waited about 5 or 6 months before doing anything. As a newborn I...

Anyone selling a Borys B120?

Thx. That's what I'm looking for. Scheming what to do because I might want to work on rock/metul too with guitar sounds controlled by my keyboard. Dunno if I want to devote time to it tho.

Are there good jazz guitar VSTs?

Have a look at Ample Sound - amplesound.net Guitar sounds via Midi - so you could play a regular piano which has a midi output and use that to create guitar sounds. If you go to the review section...

Are there good jazz guitar VSTs?

Bridge saddles and bridge body are often of different material. In the 60s for a while Gibson used Nylon saddles and apparently a member above uses wooden saddles. There are Titanium saddles and...

Faber bridge or Gotoh replacements?

Hey Paul! All I'm looking for is to play keyboard into the daw and have the VST change the sound into jazz guitar. As I already have good sounding bass, organ, piano, and vibes sounds. And I can...

Are there good jazz guitar VSTs?

Hey JS, what exactly do you have in mind when you say VST? Is it something like Toontrack EzKeys (EZkeys 2 | Toontrack) that will play midi notes using a piano voice? Toontrack also has something...

Are there good jazz guitar VSTs?

Not sure if it the mindset of those that have a strong opinion, Does color play into the perception of value…?? it seems that the standard “Authentic” color is the Autumn Burst (?) followed by...

Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

That's awesome. 3 is the max for me right now. For my keys playing If I can get command of improv where I can control the bass, melody, and an inner part, that's advanced enough for me. Obviously...

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Heritage now offering the H-575 as part of their Core Collection Series

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Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

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15" v. 16" archtop

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