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keep in mind that '39 is a transition year, early '39 is typically still x-braced, but that's not a hard fast rule, check each guitar individually. there are parallel guitars in '37 and '38 like...
here’s a photo from last year when stout stopped by for lunch, hang, and jam. Left to right is his 31 (?) his 39 my 46 and my 28. His 39 has much more beautiful wood (quilted back). Sound wise they...
It's not clear what you mean by "doesn't sound as grounded". If there's hum of some kind that goes away when you touch the strings, you may have failed to connect the string ground. If there's hum...
> The healing process can't be pushed in any way, except by reducing swelling. G[/FONT][/COLOR]ive the hand a little break, the fractures and the surrounding soft tissues (hematomas from the...
The EU has issued, in April 2024, a Directive for repair of goods. It's meant to make consumer durables repairable and deal with planned obsolescence. Time will tell whether it works and spans...
Thank you for all the helpful advice, much appreciated!
Ogden Avenue PART NINE I hope you enjoyed learning the Ogden Avenue tune. Here's the backing tracking to play along with. The chord changes to the Ogden Avenue tune are similar to the...
If it's a great sounding amp verb, like an old fender long tank, yes. But, turn it down a little bit, as if you compress later, it will bring the reverb out a bit more. A little goes a long way.
When I record stuff at home with plugins and multi effects sure, I use reverb at the DAW, you can do sound design and make intricate recordings that way. But for live music that gets recorded in a...
Cannot stand maple fingerboards and they are far harder to work on dealing with fret dressings. A rosewood or ebony by far easier to work with and take care of. The play better too.
I have the GCS-1, but not the ES version. It came with an .11 E string. I don't recall the rest. I felt that the action was too stiff for aging hands so I went lighter. 11 13 16 22 32 42...
Which would you prefer, based on economics? An old amp that has been repaired, but with possibly dying components, for which you may have to repair again, or a brand new amp with a warranty? With...
https://youtu.be/orLJO-KrfK4?si=V37gC7wlCJEkT23K this is a tune I really love working with.
Historical context https://youtu.be/cfZ2ndZSTw8?si=UUwd2bNPCpbLxiIX To relate to and I guess flip over what Jim said, we chromatically alter the 6th raising the 6th and you have French...
In the case of functions we enter another level of abstraction. What precisely does it mean that Gb6 (or for that matter Gbmaj7#11) retains the function of Gb7? I suppose one could argue that the...
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