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Just out of curiosity I searched "Brazilian Rosewood Bridge" on Reverb and got this Just a moment... Most listings are in the US - a few old bridges, a few newer PRSs and other guitars. The bridges...
Beautiful guitar. Gibson lawyers sent Steve a letter telling him to stop making his headstock shaped similar to theirs. Not sure exactly, but I played an early version of his last week that was a...
That's a beaut Telephone! Is that the one you brought down from 12th Fret in Toronto? Did that all work out well? I only mention it as I think it's a bit of an over-looked resource for States-side...
What you say about the 60's is true Prince. I was 15 in '69. I had been listening to Birth of Cool, Giant Steps, Blue Train, some Django, some Wes and so on. Then I heard Nefertitti and it really...
Well, if I needed help learning to improvise, I wouldn't buy the book after reading that in the forward. It's like saying, "this is a really inefficient means to learn to improvise." Actually,...
I want to install a set of TI Benson 12's on a little Ibanez guitar with a wraparound tailpiece. I think the ball-end wraps will clear the saddles. I doubt I'll be able to get enough turns at the...
Ken Parker addressed the overhanging top and back of violins and other stringed instruments including guitars in his video on his nylon string guitar discussed elsewhere on the forum. He says it...
I guess it's supposed to look hip, like the torn blue jeans that are sold? I always thought they looked silly.
This is the original intro to the tune from the play, which apparently is not at all popular with musicians, because I only found this one rendition of it on YouTube (but I didn't spend much time...
^ I heard quite a bit of the first "Vitamin S" performance and it certainly had a lot of substance to it; very atmospheric, though the local cetacean population would probably find it kind of...
Interesting revelation from Thomas in the forward to the book: ”.The Monophonic side was a lot trickier. I practiced these techniques regularly (and with zeal) for about 7-8 years before they made...
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The Sadowsky branded archtops are great guitars for sale and on sale in Japan. I just noticed Walkin JP has two new Semi-Hollows in its inventory asking for a little under $3250 each. Ditto the Jim...
Thomas Echols has a new video, giving samples from his new book on generating linear playing—i.e, lines using BH’s methods. I ordered the book. Probably best to read it before really grokking what’s...
In Auckland, we have Vitamin S. Every Monday night, two scratch groups of three musicians play non-idiomatic improvisation — in a bar. The groups are formed for the occasion from a pool of...
Need advice installing TI Bensons
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