Ear Training, Transcribing & Reading

Strings comparable to TI Bensons without the...

How is the Steve Howe 175?

dearmond 1100 reissue vs original which one is...

Has anyone ordered from white/blue/green/red...

D'Addario Eclipse Rechargeable Headstock Tuner

Very interesting post scgim.My question is who is buying tickets to see that sham.I remember last year there was a Yardbirds tour which only had the drummer from the original band.Better off and...

Randy Bachman sheds his vintage guitar collection

I usually give the ends of the wrapped strings a squeeze with the flat inside of a long nose pliers. They will fit the Gibson finger tail piece. You won’t have a easy time finding a different nickel...

Strings comparable to TI Bensons without the wrapped ends?

I haven’t played the benson strings in years but I recall they’re like swings with higher tension (thicker gauges). I have mostly come to dislike flatwound strings but I recently tried dogal...

Strings comparable to TI Bensons without the wrapped ends?

Well done! great choice to transcribe this. Fantastic version!

Grant Green - Moon River Solo Transcription

If i understand you correctly,you want a flatwound string like the Bensons that feel the same without the silk wrap.If this is the case then i don't think you will find a comparable one you like i'm...

Strings comparable to TI Bensons without the wrapped ends?

Well, not sure this will do any good, but.....bump.

Gibson Johnny Smith- 1972 in Teaburst.....

I had a set of TI Benson 12's. They were the best set of strings I ever owned. Took about a month to break in, after that they kept their tone and tension for three years. (Sold the guitar.) The only...

Strings comparable to TI Bensons without the wrapped ends?

That is a unique guitar design, vaguely indebted to Ken Parker for the headstock (as the luthier acknowledges) and a hint of the old Danelectro Convertible body shape (which may be coincidental). ...

(N-ishGD) - Schorr The Owl The Owl 7-string

https://youtu.be/QsuY7AW8V9s?si=0MGbl-IlcuxGVXMd

Any guess as to where Jimi got the idea for the chromatic run in Hey Joe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ExFr5M3iQ

Great Examples of a Good Jazz Guitar Tone

Well, the original was a 1964 standard old Gibson ES 175, so the original one is probably consistent with the guitars of the day. It's an interesting question as to whether or not Gibson did anything...

How is the Steve Howe 175?

Thats quite likely. I’m learning this by reading and memorizing. phonetically.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Yes, the clip-on tuners I use for classical guitars are temperamental due to the nylon strings being softer, I'd say mushy compared to steel strings. It takes longer to tune. I'll have to look into...

D'Addario Eclipse Rechargeable Headstock Tuner

Well look at that! That turned out really nice. I like the new knobs, aesthetically speaking. Hoping that you have years of enjoyment with that guitar!

Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II Upgrades

I hear more midrange, more "texture" in the vintage one. Granted it's not apples to apples but this is consistent with my experience about what makes vintage dearmond pickups unique in the first...

dearmond 1100 reissue vs original which one is better?

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Heritage now offering the H-575 as part of their Core Collection Series

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

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Grant Green, What is This Thing

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

Cantalope Island 1996 Gibson L4CES vs 2016 Yamaha SA2200, which do you like?

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar

Holy ****, my (musical) ears are bad

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?