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Originally Posted by Zigracer
The M4 is close by..
Originally Posted by silverfoxx
As you already know, the comment wasn’t solely directed at me. It was directed at 99.8% of us. To bad I don’t hold a grudge..
Originally Posted by skiboyny
And yeah, I can’t have a guitar that I can’t play. Like a Theorbo...
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11-03-2017 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
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Originally Posted by h1pst3r88
Thank you buddy. Joe D
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big bottom girls only require love for their flowers to bloom...thanks for sharing your love Joe.
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Beautiful shot 2b.
Looks really great.
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Question
Does anyone have a Heritage Floater Jazz pickup that isn’t susceptible to static?
if you look under the pickup cover, they seem to be poorly shielded. This particular pickup is not gonna work.
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Originally Posted by Max405
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Aha!
Great idea 2b. Isn’t he in England?
it would be great to keep the existing pickup configuration. I love how it is connected to the pickguard.
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He is in Vermont.
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His floating black PAF is a much better pickup IMO. Same size.
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Originally Posted by Max405
1 802-843-1065
Guitar pickups - Handmade pickups by Kent Armstrong
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
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That helped me BIG time.
I am going to try that.
This guitar is excellent. Just a couple more tweaks will make it right.
I sat down with all my guitars and tested the recording of each. This one is the only one that produced the sound of Crickets. All others recorded cleanly. I don’t want to disturb the construction under the pick guard. If he could just clean up the poor shielding I’d be mega happy with that.
I played with noise reduction patches and nothing produced an acceptable result.
One thing I can say for sure. The Gibson Johnny Smith is the perfect guitar. But it doesn’t sound anywhere near as good as this guitar. They complement each other beautifully. And I can fly around on the HJS just as well, if I am not thinking too much while I’m doing it..
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I think I figured something out.
i need to just play the damn thing and stop whining about it. It’s not the guitars fault that I’m not that tall.
When I just pick it up and play, it’s automatic. Just like my other guitars.
I am overthinking it.
Its hard not to think while I’m playing, especially when it sounds this good.
Basically, pick it up, make position adjustments and play the damn thing. The playability and sound is 1st rate.
Stop thinking and play. I tried this last night and it worked.
Joe D
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Deep truths are often about that simple.
Just play.
Taking that one to the bank.
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sounds like an official meditation guitar to me - no mind
on another note, the new Avatar looks killer - best on the entire forum, for sure!
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I agree Joe, it works for me on cello which is a doubling instead of primary instrument for me. If I try to think about how it is turned around from my violin warming up takes longer but if I just let myself play it things go so much smoother.
I think it is good to have instruments that are set up and play differently as it keeps the ear and hand connection used to adapting to produce a good sound. The old mental processor can then soak things in.
This is sort of a necessity for me as I play more things than guitar and is enforced by the fact I tend to bring home instruments that are a bit out of whack as I have fun bringing them back as players.
Maybe it is just left over from the first awful Stella I started learning on because thinking about that guitar wouldn't have been fun at all.
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Originally Posted by Cavalier
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Thanks fellas.
The same thing happened to me tonight. I put new strings on my GJS and all I can do is listen while I played because sounded so damn good! It really did. I think when I buy a guitar for the way it sounds, i become distracted when I play it on occasion.
i am having a blast with these great guitars.
2b, mediatation Guitar.. That was great.
Joe D
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
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Joe,
Great rendition. Your playing is just exquisite. Great intonation and dynamics. And your guitar is just incredibly gorgeous.
Cheers.
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I just want to say I always follow JoeD's threads. Reason? There are two kinds of posts that predominate on this forum. Some are just talkers, talking about gear. Some are players, posting clips of their playing to journal their progress, demonstrate technique or instruments, or just to entertain and edify.
Then there are people who do BOTH. Joe is someone I love to hear talk about guitars because he knows them intimately and loves them passionately. But he also plays. Wow does he play. And he shares his playing with us
Thanks Joe, both for your wonderful playing and for your gracious, knowledgable, passionate conversation!
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Hey Fred,
Thanks buddy. Just wait until I begin to deserve this guitar. Then I am really gonna make nice music with it.
I appreciate it my man.
JD
Originally Posted by Fred Archtop
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Hey Lawson,
That was beautiful bro. Really Beautiful.
The reason my threads are the way they are - is mainly because of the people who contribute to them. If I posted a great video and the responses were rude and nit-picky then no one would want to read, listen and contribute. I keep doing this because I am just a regular guitar player who has always dreamed of playing Chord-Melody on terrific Archtop guitars. And the music? When I was a little boy my father would talk about meeting Johnny at the Birdland and how it changed his life. He always talked about Joe Pass and Ella. And he thought Johnny Smith, Joe Pass and Segovia were the best, in exactly that order. My relationship with my dad was strained. I play these songs for him. I know it makes him happy.
You guys give me forum where I share this passion which makes it all the more better. I will continue learning new stuff while trying to retain the old stuff because it is a great Challenge. Last night, I was learning Joe Pass's White Christmas and my wife came upstairs and said, why do you do this to yourself? How can you remember all this? And you sometimes can even remember our friends names?
Priorities...
Thanks for letting me do this guys.
Joe D.
Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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I think that non-guitar-playing people have difficulty understanding how much joy can be found by the seemingly simple act of playing the guitar, by which I mean not performance, which can be mighty stressful, but just sitting and playing - practicing, perhaps, or even noodling a bit or learning a new song or new chord - just making the strings vibrate and filling the air with melody,harmony, and rhythm. Perhaps it's a way of ordering the chaos around us, at least a little bit. Or a type of contemplation/meditation.
Aw, heck. Call it fun.
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