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04-20-2021, 06:45 AM #1Dutchbopper Guest
Amidst all the 10k vintage Gibson archtops, the most humble of them, the ES 125 remains a true gem. Prices have been going up however.
In the vintage ES department, it has it all. Mahogany neck and sides. Maple top and back. P90 pup, light build and very responsive. This lil' guitar always makes me happy. So here's a happy song for you. All EQ on the amp (Mambo 10 jazz amp) is flat. Tone pots on the guitar all open.
The tune is a latin version of "I Love You."
DB
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04-20-2021 06:45 AM
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Yes, indeed! That ES-125, as you and others have shown, makes some great music.
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Of all the jazzboxes I have lusted after, I feel like the ES-125 is the one I really need to own someday, at least for awhile.
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You only need an ES-125....... ;-)
Even if you want to play it with overdrive, wah wah and delay:
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DB,
Great sounding guitar.Very nice fat jazz sound.
Beautiful jazz lines and great phrasing - that's it.
I can hear a lot of musical knowledge in your playing.
Beautiful jazz lines and great phrasing - that's it.
Thanks for playing beautifully.
Best
Kris
ps.
Often, guitarists start playing jazz standards, not knowing how much work and time it takes to complete the task.
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When i grow up that's how I want to play! This really puts me in mind of Jimmy Raney.
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Great tone, great playing and proof positive that a cutaway is an optional tool in the quest to play jazz guitar at a high level.
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04-20-2021, 11:27 AM #8Dutchbopper GuestOriginally Posted by Stringswinger
DB
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Very nice.
Latin lovers are the best!
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The ES-125 is a jazz guitar for the people. And it can make such lovely music!
That is a happy tune, happily played, and happily heard. Thanks, DB!
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lovely !
i esp like the lick at 2.18
fab man
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The best sound of the guitar is in the cello register as I call it from 3-10 frets. Extend it 2 more frets in each direction no need for a cutaway at all. The energy and sound is the best and DB you need cut a recording and do an old fashion CD, I would buy it in a heartbeat. I heard a famous well know guitar player recently play and while the playing was fine your touch and sound exceeds this pretty well known player. It further proves that because someone has a BIG NAME does not necessarily mean they have it up on everyone else.
I will stand to correct myself you could be well know in Europe, I don't know but for sure on the jazzguitar.be your are one of the big name players!
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It’s quite hard to play hothouse without a cutaway
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04-20-2021, 03:17 PM #14Dutchbopper GuestOriginally Posted by christianm77
DB
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Originally Posted by Dutchbopper
Very well, cutaways are senseless.
TBH I spend most of my playing life quite happily in the baritone-tenor range... And I don’t feel disadvantaged much by a guitar without a cutaway.
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BTW, in terms of thunk, I think my 175 is sounding exceptionally thunky atm. This may be because the strings on it are now several hundred years old.
It is rather pleasing, if utterly useless for anything requiring sustain. But then - I have a telecaster for that.
I shall record some bebop it and see if you DB, as the acknowledged thunkfinder general mock my miserable levels of thunk or whether you think the thunk might be worthy of acceptance among the higher echelons of thunk.
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04-20-2021, 03:33 PM #17Dutchbopper GuestOriginally Posted by deacon Mark
I love high energy playing, it is my thing, it's the way I hear the music. Tal Farlow, early Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Bireli, Andreas Oberg etc. etc. My kind of guys.
DB
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04-20-2021, 03:58 PM #18Dutchbopper GuestOriginally Posted by christianm77
But ... thunk is a weird thing. It's a mysterious and elusive mix of what is in your fingers, guitar and amp. To isolate the variables that constitute it, is next to impossible. Renowned physicists have tried it for years, but to no avail yet. The search goes on ...
Record that bop tune and a committee of wise old men will assess the level of thunk. Good luck!
DB
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Hi Dutchbopper
nice to meet you online, I have seen some of your videos and can be considered a fan.
great guitars, great playing.
It is good to see the joy the jazzguitar brings into your Life.
You do not look bitter and sad while playing guitar.
I got no videos to show - I am just getting into Jazz, slowly - but I have a super nice ES-125 from 1947 and the
matching amp to boot, the GA-50 "Jim Hall amp" from 1949.
hope you enjoy it, kind regards.
Jan
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04-20-2021, 04:07 PM #20Dutchbopper GuestOriginally Posted by Filmosound 621
DB
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no, I am an evil German.
rrrr.
my ES has the first generation P90 pick-up with non-adjustable pole pieces.
it is a very well used guitar that has lots and lots of songs in it.
I am so happy that it came into my Life.
your ES-350 is the one I like best - a true dream guitar.
happy playing.
Last edited by Filmosound 621; 04-20-2021 at 05:01 PM.
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Originally Posted by Filmosound 621
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Originally Posted by Little Jay
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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KA PAF info please
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