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Originally Posted by Tag2
I'll beat one regular here to welcome you Tag, I think you will find that there are a lot of jazz players here unlike a few other forums I could mention! A lot of kindred spirits.
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01-25-2022 11:02 PM
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I think Mike Elliot was playing a Citation on this album. Album is from 1981 I believe.
This link should proceed thru all the tracks. If not you get the idea.
(an unknown female voice pops out occasionally..not sure how that occurred. I didn't post the album link)
Short bio here;
Mike Elliott (guitarist) - Wikipedia
I did get to hear him once when he was a clinician for Gibson many decades ago. Great player.
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Originally Posted by MtnCat
Sounds very much like mine. Im loving it! Thanks for the link.
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Would love to try a Citation, but they are quite rare. Can anyone describe the difference between a Citation and a Kalamazoo Award?
Thanks,
Len
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Originally Posted by Len R
It would be like trying to describe the different between a D'angelico Style A, Style B, or an Excel. All would be different just because they are not the same guitar. I don't think you will find a pattern. The one exception might be a Gibson Johnny Smith as these were attached at the neck block different to have the extension of fingerboard in contact with the top. This delivers a different sound but even that sometimes does not happen. Yet when comparing a Super 400 to an L5 then you will hear fairly big differences, The Super 400 will generally bit more in the bass and sometimes an L5 might be a bit snappier in sound. However it is possible for an L5 to be louder than any particular Super 400. On the whole if the guitar is bigger is should produce more volume. Just grab and Stromberg or old Epiphone Emperor they can produce some huge amount of sound, however they might not be the best of a certain style of chord melody.
A friend of mine just bought a beautiful Citation and brought it over as I had just bought and L5. They sounded pretty different and cannot say which was better depends. For some things the L5 cut a real winner in the upper registers while the Citation seemed smoother in the bass and more mellow. The L5 was clearly louder and frankly I am just a pleased with my L5 has he was with the Citation.
I have played Epiphones that I thought were really only good for pure rhythm they even sounded not so great for single line stuff. The Kalamazoo that I have played maybe 2 or 3 many years ago......well they are a memory and I forget, but nice.
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. If we’ve learned anything here at this site it is all about personal preference . I mean what really floats YOUR boat.
Mark, both the L5 and the Citation that you mention were from 2002, The L5 a Crimson custom shop one off with a thinner top and back -more like a 50s L5 acoustic - an exceptional piece especially once you put an Ebony bridge top on it.
And that Citstion is an exceptional Zguitar that would also benefit greatly from you cutting a Ebony Bridge top - so it doesn’t quite so plinky sounding when you play it unplugged.
Big
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Originally Posted by Crm114
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Mark that’s a really accurate description and that was the word I think I was trying to pin down is that where the tune O-Matic any really excellent archtops does sound a little metallic
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Originally Posted by Crm114
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Hey jabs yeah you know what man after months being here is CRM 114 I finally figured out that I needed to post who the fuck I am ha ha
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
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Originally Posted by Crm114
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