Bebop or modern players using floating pickups

[Cunamara]

Doug's brother Jon recently mentioned In his blog that Doug is not playing much due to health problems. The photo seems to indicate that, hope he gets better.

[Cunamara]

Both owned and played New Yorkers that had floating pickups, and both owned and played laminated D'Aquistos with set in pickups. Hey, people can play both I guess. That's why I included photos in my post. I'd seen Joe Pass with his New Yorker, he used it live at some point. It was a concert with Oscar Peterson.
Jim Hall wound up giving his New Yorker back to Jimmy because he wound up using the laminate.

David

Unfortunately neither of those photos shows that. I have never seen a photo of either Joe or Jim playing a D'Aquisto with a floater, i'd really like to hear recordings made with those axes just to hear the difference.

[blackcat]

Interesting thread.

Lee Ritenour (L5): Gibson.com: Gibson Custom Lee Ritenour L-5

Chuck Loeb - Sadowsky archtop

Bireli Lagrene and Guiseppe Continenza - Check out 'In a Sentimental Mood' - You Tube.

And of course Matt Otten ( 9.5 million hits on YT, Mostly with the Peerless Monarch ).

The list goes on.

[oldane]

Unfortunately neither of those photos shows that. I have never seen a photo of either Joe or Jim playing a D'Aquisto with a floater, i'd really like to hear recordings made with those axes just to hear the difference.

Jim Hall played a few unplugged tunes on the album "Commitment" on his acoustic D'Aquisto.

[pubylakeg]

It wasn't his only one though. His New Yorker which he played with Oscar Peterson in numerous live situations was a carved spruce top guitar with a floating JS pickup on it. But yes, his other guitar had a hum bucker mounted in the top.
David

Thanks David, I wasn't aware of Joe P having a second D'Aquisto at all. This actually surprises me as I've read that Joe P and Jimmy D had a bit of "difference of opinion" over the neck of the guitar with the PAF type. I'd also read that there was a further "cooling" of their relationship over Joe's involvement with the Ibanez signature model. According to at least one source, JP gave the blueprint of the D'Aquisto to Ibanez.

[gianluca]

my favorite gibson/floating tone:

[fumblefingers]

Thanks David, I wasn't aware of Joe P having a second D'Aquisto at all. This actually surprises me as I've read that Joe P and Jimmy D had a bit of "difference of opinion" over the neck of the guitar with the PAF type. I'd also read that there was a further "cooling" of their relationship over Joe's involvement with the Ibanez signature model. According to at least one source, JP gave the blueprint of the D'Aquisto to Ibanez.

i'm not sure what "blueprint" means in this context but if it means Joe's specs for his bespoke guitar, then that seems perfectly fine to me at least - they're his specs.

D'Aquisto wasn't a volume builder of affordable guitars like Ibanez was/is, so mass production of a cheaper "knock-off" shouldn't bother him in the slightest. (especially when the "mass" in mass production was relative in this case).

A person may have specs for a bespoke home, or a bespoke suit. They can use as many architect/builders and tailors as they please.

[Klatu]

my favorite gibson/floating tone:

I loved the videos, thanks for posting. Sometimes I forget just how much I enjoy listening to Sylvain Luc play, he's wonderful in so many ways. In fact, I haven't heard anyone play such clean lines with their fingers in a jazz context.

As for Bireli, listening to him play is always a jaw dropping experience, but I would like to see him drop the "harp harmonics" from his bag of tricks.