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A Sentimental Purchase

Please help diagnose my Polytone's problem

Horace Silver Tokyo Blues '64

Horace Silver Quintet '64 "Pretty Eyes...

1955 es 175

Week 7 Day 3. 90 BPM. Highly modified BB&B ireal pro backing. Yet another one that I had been playing with a modified version of the actual tune not HR's altered version. I slogged through about 6...

Howard Roberts Super Chops: study group for a tune based practice routine

Thank you very much. Brian is great at what he does. Ask for the “shredder” treatment. Joe D

2003 Epiphone Emperor Regent

When I bought my Polytone, it was listed as not working, for parts only. If I remember correctly I paid about $80 for it, thinking I might be able to get it to work. When I got it and plugged in,...

Please help diagnose my Polytone's problem

This is not a jazz guitar (though my definition of a jazz guitar is “the guitar you are playing jazz on right now”). This is a ‘60s Egmond Thunder 2 that will be delivered to me tomorrow, courtesy a...

A Sentimental Purchase

This can sometimes happen with op amps, perhaps transistors as well, truthfully I'm not really sure as most of my experience is with tube equipment. However, I've run into this many times. For...

Please help diagnose my Polytone's problem

I have some that have been in place for close to 10 years. Still firmly in place.

Cut my finger, Crazy Glue?

Loose/corroded conection somewhere. It will take some troubleshooting to find the exact connection.

Please help diagnose my Polytone's problem

Yes, I know there are many more modern solid state amps out there. I like my Polytone MB II and I want to fix it. I have built a number of amps from kits, so I feel like I can make the repair if I...

Please help diagnose my Polytone's problem

Nicely done! I particularly what I hear as a kind of stretching and compressing the note placements, ahead, on and after the beat at different times.

Jgbe virtual jam, round 1

That's what I was thinking Keith. I've had a number of new in the box pu's over the yrs that came w catalog/ price lists and never saw an FHC available in gold.

Your Gibson L-5 Choice

yet, another absolute classic fave! cheers

The cool sound of Stan Getz

Yeah, somehow I managed to start 2 different threads on this concert :cool:

Horace Silver Tokyo Blues '64

nice!...with joe henderson on tenor and under the radar carmell jones killin it on trumpet cheers

Horace Silver Tokyo Blues '64

L Likely here it's the blues scales. Hard to make a mistake, and a lot of overlap among the 3 main scales so it's possible to slip-slide into a better note if I hit a clinker. There is one, in the...

Jgbe virtual jam, round 1

I always think of the really good and really successful albums SG made. In 1956 he kills it with JS on 'Moonlight in Vermont ', then six years later nails it again with CB on 'Jazz Samba' !!...

The cool sound of Stan Getz

Jgbe virtual jam, round 1

Do We Need "Practical Jazz Originals"?

Some very cool new amps coming from Fender.

Your Gibson L-5 Choice

2003 Epiphone Emperor Regent

Heritage Super Kenny Burrell in blonde

Julian Lage's new Collings (Gretsch Duo Jet copy)

Rain Songs

Is this a fake Gibson?

The Kids Are Alright

I built a Champ!

Brazilian Guitar / Jazz - what are iconic “must listen” albums / artist?

Wooden Guitar Stand (floor)