Classical Guitar

The Dearmond 1000 original vs the 1000 Reissue...

Ed Bickert's gig bag

What was that piece inspired by a North African...

Barney Kessel’s gig bag

Henriksen Jazz Amp 312

That makes it worse! But thanks for the correction :)

Death of USA made guitars

AFIAK the only jazz musicians Barry had unqualified admiration for were Bud and Bird (Bird recorded with the original changes on With Strings.) So that tracks. To him what Jarrett and or Evans were...

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

It's not a state (CA) law, it's a federal law: Made in USA | Federal Trade Commission

Death of USA made guitars

The M-1's cover plate is a single unit with the T-shaped saddle cover* welded to the cover plate, which in turn is secured by lots of screws (16, I think). Whatever it's called, it makes some kinds...

1920‘s/30‘s JAZZ players using Resonator guitars ?

Chicago is now another world. I used to love to go to the City 40 years ago and see the guitar stores. Do you remember Wooden Music. Went to my first real guitar show there in 1979. Hung out a little...

Florida Panhandle and area?

Thanks for this. I've been waffling about just soldering the 57 into the Emperor's original harness. With two handsome hollowbodies plus the ES125 in need of electronics attention I think it's time I...

Pickup Suggestions For Blonde 89 Emperor

It's high time you were up in this debate. 'Bud Powell and Barry Harris played Bb dim7. But most jazz artists since the time of Miles Davis play the Eø A7b9, including Bill Evans and Keith ...

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

I like the idea of learning jazz being more like learning Allman Brothers when I was in a high school jam band than like learning Villa Lobos when I was in college

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

Well the good news is there more guitars available both new and used,cheap and bespoke than at any time in history. The real problem is there not a lot of good paying gigs to play any longer!

Death of USA made guitars

57 Classics will work fine and while you’re in there, replace the pots, caps, jack, and switch with better stuff. You could even wire it up 50s style too. Good luck.

Pickup Suggestions For Blonde 89 Emperor

The case against is that it’s not how the music was really learned or played. I don’t have anything against fake books at all and most normal people only have but so much bandwidth for learning by...

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

The phat cat sounds like a cool idea for the Zephyr. The 57 Classic arrived today and I was thinking about putting that in the Emperor and using the underwound 57 in the Zephyr instead of the Seth...

Pickup Suggestions For Blonde 89 Emperor

And it seems to me that "Made in Japan" guitars are going down the same path as "Made in the USA" guitars. When I look into an affordable "Japanese" guitar it's usually not actually made in Japan...

Death of USA made guitars

Real books are fine, the burn your real book crowd is just parroting guys from 50 years ago when every bridge either went IV iv ii V(Ellington), iii VI ii V(Rhythm Changes), or Honeysuckle Rose.

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

Yikes! Sounds to me like another instance of good intentions paving the road to heck. California seems to be good at that. Maybe Fender should move their manufacturing to Tennessee, too....

Death of USA made guitars

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Grant Green, What is This Thing

Death of USA made guitars

I just ordered all the Real Books lol

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar

Tone Master Twin at 5W (attenuator) is loud enough for loud gigs

"Why Do The World's Best Guitarists Play On the Round Corner?"

Pickup Suggestions For Blonde 89 Emperor

Stupid Real Book question - Afternoon In Paris