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Thanks, Jim - you may be right. I guess I'd just like a bit more clarity and definition (sparkle?) with maybe a touch more attitude (upper midrange). I'm not looking to turn it into a Gretsch (or a...
That's very interesting, because I recently picked up a Supro Tremoverb (one of the new ones), and it IMMEDIATELY sounded better with the Supro than with my PRRI... the Supro is definitely more...
Yeah, too late to tell him to rotate the &^%$# bridge on that thing.
filtertrons can get super nice hollow jazz tone...heck even hi-lo's can!...but they need the right amp...pickier than most pickups!...they like old fenders!..i never heard them better than with...
There is some interesting factory tour video out there. Godin uses a lot of automated fabrication and finishing processes, and their hand-labour processes rely heavily on jigs that speed the process...
I think that the archtop guitar with the floater does not sound wood-y at all. I think it sounds string-y. When I think of, for example, Johnny Smith's classic tone I hear strings rather than wood....
I think the less expensive Phreds are made in China and then QC'd here in the United States. The more expensive ones, however, might be made by a factory that we've actually heard of. Looking at the...
Really? I didn’t know that. Not surprised about the pickups though. Hard to improve on Gibson pickups at least at that point in time.
I think it shows you can make quality guitars at a reasonable price in North America, as long as they don’t have too much bling and prestige, i.e., collectibility, attached to them.
Here's a link to Laurence Wexer's exquisite collection listed on Gbase. https://www.gbase.com/powered/laurence-wexer-ltd
My trumpet playing friend told me a story about Rene Thomas's daughter Apparently, she was going out with a musician and told him who her father was. The guy said something like, "Rene Thomas,...
France Musique have posted a video of Stan Getz in 1971 which includes some nice footage of Rene Thomas (his solo starts at 5:00): Stan Getz Quartet à Paris en 1971 - YouTube
Just an FYI for internet radio fans: WZUM is a relatively new broadcast jazz station based in Pittsburgh PA. It's an all-jazz nonprofit, and not affiliated with any other organizations. I've...
Rene Thomas with Stan Getz - video
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