Getting Started

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

Barney Kessel’s gig bag

Henriksen Jazz Amp 312

Guitar Scanning, CAD, Forma's, Veneers, Vacuum...

Florida Panhandle and area?

I like Gibson's carved CES models. Nobody makes guitars in that particular style that I know of (heavily built, carved, high end electric archtops). So if you like CES style guitars, you have to go...

Gibson L-4 HSL4 Light Cherry Burst, 2022

That would be very sad for US manufacturing. I have no way to tell what's really going on, and if regulations and labor are mostly to blame, but I will simply note there's a constant tendency...

death of the USA made guitars

All but 1 of my 17 guitars were under $2200, and the overwhelming majority are Japanese. Japanese guitars are well priced and extremely consistent. That said, I play 2 guitars in my rock 'dad band'...

death of the USA made guitars

Thanks. But as a note, in lick 1 I think the resolution would be at the c# (3rd of A), not at the following e. In lick 2 the resolution would be in the next bar, adding b and resolvi g to a, the...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

I don't know. Some of the US manufacturers treat their dealers pretty badly. For example PRS won't let their dealers advertise discount prices but PRS themselves were discounting prices on their own...

death of the USA made guitars

We have been in S. Florida for nearly 7 years now. Like millions of others all over the country, we're staying put with low interest mortgage rate and not sure why anyone would want to assume...

Florida Panhandle and area?

I agree. What he actually said was: But he also references jazz. We're not (presumably) talking about playing Careless Love or Amazing Grace using a lot of sixths and thirds. Which isn't hard...

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Our own Campus5 is wasn't actually around in the 20s/30s yet but it's easy to forget that, and he often plays a tricone :cool: I think it's not a spider technically speaking (not as in what...

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

I guess six of one in that instance … how about something like All of Me, if we’re sticking to the first few pages in the real book

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Here's a couple of very usable licks from Bars 1-4, transposed into C Major changes. I'm trying to create usable licks whilst learning the tune. They might be useful licks for other players too.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

To be a bit pedantic, there are no Made in USA Fenders anymore. (Certainly electrics.) Fenders just say "Corona CA" these days because they have too much imported content to qualify for "Made in USA"...

death of the USA made guitars

Some maybe but I don't buy it as a general rule. At most what they want is to have an instrument played by an idol (or because (they think) it has the sound they want), who may have picked that...

death of the USA made guitars

Even if it's real, would it be able to compete with a luthier-built, carved archtop in its intended application?

Gibson L-4 HSL4 Light Cherry Burst, 2022

If you watch Casino Guitars or Phil McKnight YT channels you might have your answer. I think what you saw was the result of the dealer arrangements of the big US guitar companies. Many shops can't...

death of the USA made guitars

Just to clarify the obvious…if you buy a single course you can access it forever.

2 new & excellent Jazz Comping Truefire courses

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Playing melody in thirds, fourths, etc.

Grant Green, What is This Thing

2012 Gibson ES-175 thoughts

A couple of Guitar Center stories...

death of the USA made guitars

Anyone had an archtop Plek'd?

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

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar

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

Is the Bud 6 Really That Good?

Stupid Real Book question - Afternoon In Paris

Gibson Thin line Guitar Models