thunk and Gibson Archtop Guitars

[jzucker]

I thunk the way a person plays determines a lot of the think.

i'm not so sure. I think it's inherent in the guitar's build moreso the pick or the technique used. I think if you listen to Pat Metheny and then Tal Farlow, you can't get further apart in terms of approach, yet they both had thunk like crazy.

[Patrick2]

I'd have to agree with what Jack said, mainly because he used the term "moreso" . . even thought "more so" wopuld have been "more correcter". :-)

It's probably possible, but pretty difficult to get thunk from a guitar that has none built into it.

[jzucker]

Moreso - Grammarist

I'd have to agree with what Jack said, mainly because he used the term "moreso" . . even thought "more so" wopuld have been "more correcter". :-)

It's probably possible, but pretty difficult to get thunk from a guitar that has none built into it.

[Patrick2]

Moreso - Grammarist

The guy sounds more like a lawyer making an argument defending the miss use (or is it misuse??) of a word that it does a grammarist. The antecedent is a requirement.

But, to qoute a very old cigarette commercial . . . "wadda you want, good grammar or good jazz??"

[Woody Sound]

The guy sounds more like a lawyer making an argument defending the miss use (or is it misuse??) of a word that it does a grammarist. The antecedent is a requirement.

But, to qoute a very old cigarette commercial . . . "wadda you want, good grammar or good jazz??"

Grammarian

[Campos]

I can't afford a 175. Which is the cheapest guitar that has chunk? Just curious. Any Artcore?

[mr. beaumont]

I can't afford a 175. Which is the cheapest guitar that has chunk? Just curious. Any Artcore?

Godin Kingpin gives a little.

[Jabberwocky]

I can't afford a 175. Which is the cheapest guitar that has chunk? Just curious. Any Artcore?

You can afford an ES-175 especially used when it says Epiphone on the headstock. Check out the Epiphone ES-175. There is a Factory Second here for sale: Epiphone ES-175 Premium*Natural 2nd | Rainbow Guitars

An Ibanez AF105 or AF155 is also worth checking out, in my humble estimation.

[Marty Grass]

I love to listen to your playing. You're right, there's a little thunk there. I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out.

Godin Kingpin gives a little.

[jzucker]

I can't afford a 175. Which is the cheapest guitar that has chunk? Just curious. Any Artcore?

yes, the artcore guitars do thunk as does the epi 175

[jzucker]

Godin Kingpin gives a little.

nice clip but i don't hear much thunk

[LtKojak]

Why is "thunk" desirable at all?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

[mr. beaumont]

nice clip but i don't hear much thunk

On the low notes, no?

[mr. beaumont]

Why is "thunk" desirable at all?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

That Pass clip doesn't sound good to you?

[jzucker]

Why is "thunk" desirable at all?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

it's only desirable if it turns you on. It's not for everybody and my heritage eagle doesn't thunk at all but I think it sounds beautiful. It's just a specific tone ala Joe Pass Joy Spring. If you don't like that it's no big deal. If you like it, one of the biggest components of it is thunk.

And Jeff, I don't hear much thunk on the low strings of the godin. Your 575 thunks way more.

[Patrick2]

Godin Kingpin gives a little.

You get that shirt from Donavan???

[mr. beaumont]

You get that shirt from Donavan???

$5 Menards special!
Alas, no Mr. Pibb in XXL.

[Jazzman301]

I think it would be a challenge, but not impossible, to get thunk if you are playing with your thumb. I personally think thunk is a combination of the construction of the guitar, pick attack, thickness of strings, amp settings and the player. To me thunk is more percussive and a lack of bright overtones. I think it would be hard to get thunk on the thunkiest of boxes with round wound 10's or skinny bright strings. Just one mans opinion.

Wes has such a smooth lovely tone. Its warm and dark but still complex. Pat Martino has a much darker tone with less complexity(to my ear) than Wes. BUT MAN can Pat play.

'Moe

[Cunamara]

I can get thunk with my thumb but it's from the thumbnail, not the flesh of the thumb.

[LtKojak]

That Pass clip doesn't sound good to you?

The playing, absolutely.

The tone... the pick attack sounds "strangulated" to me, and the rapid decay of the notes makes it quite undesirable for me to embrace.

So... all in all, paraphrasing the "Soup Nazi" episode of Seinfeld, "No "thunk" for you!".

"Thunk"? "Thunk", but no "Thunk"!

That's what i like:

The opposite of "Thunk".

HTH,

[Jazzman301]

Sounds great. Very smooth. I wonder what he's plugged into here.

'Moe