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Got that Email today from Collingsguitars: “Hi Stefan, Thank you for the inquiry. The 470 JL is a hollowbody guitar with a single 4" wide trestle "block", or more of a single brace, if you...
rpjazzguitar, that Yamaha sounds great. Thanks for the jam, enjoyed that.
I'm not sure what to make of this tune. I found the melody a bit bland so it really became a sort of noodle round the chords. I apologise for the length but I was enjoying myself! Beatrice by...
Yes we all know about 1902. Archtops will always mean F-holes to me. I don’t own any archtops with a round or oval hole. 1922 will always be the Archtop birth to at least me. :smile-new: .....well on...
This will sound sacrilegious, but with so many incredible builders out there, I'm not too terribly upset by this. The Gibson archtops hold an important place in the pantheon of music over the past...
No surprises here; Simple supply and demand. I doubt JC can make his ROI goals to his investors by making a handful of high labor cost niche guitars. (For an audience thats dying off, me included)))
sad but not unexpected...more signs of the times even if they do decide to make them again one day, they'll be nobody left that builds them! cheers
Cool...looks like it's on YouTube too...did a quick scan, didn't hear too much of Ed's masterful comping, but any new to me Ed is a good thing, and Ken sounds great. Gonna listen closer later.
Epiphone has now offered a USA made Casino with lacquer finish and USA electronics for $2,700 USD. Epiphone USA Casino - Vintage Burst | Sweetwater
This arrived yesterday from Discogs. More to follow once it’s imported to my music library (I don’t own a CD player!)
While 1922 is when the Loar archtop with F holes first appeared, all Gibson guitars made in 1902 (the beginning) were archtops (with an oval hole). New Gibson archtops will be back one day, but...
New (to me) Ed Bickert
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