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How about this for bling level? You should dress to the bling level of your guitar. Seems fair.
Originally Posted by Spook410
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09-22-2021 10:13 AM
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I think the Unknown Hinson may have fought Batman in an episode. Originally Posted by jim777
Isn't that the Adam West model?
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There is no question that Jimmy D’Aquisto earned his reputation, and his guitars are the gold standard for sure. Having said that, I think the “sea legs” comment is a little disrespectful to Bob Benedetto. Bob was also a prolific and innovative luthier during the era when archtop designs were undergoing many of the changes we are talking about. Bob built over 50 guitars by 1980, passed the 100 mark in early 1983 and had completed over 300 before he published his book in 1994. His very first guitar (1968) had a solid ebony tailpiece with no brass or screws, a design which he continued to use throughout his career. The guitar he made for Chuck Wayne in 1982 was the first one he made without binding or inlays. No disrespect to Jimmy, but I think Bob also deserves credit for his contributions to the modern archtop guitar. Not to mention, sharing his secrets with the whole world via is book, which has helped many of today’s luthiers. Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
Keith
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old traditional guitars need block inlays to look "old" and "traditional", but I much prefer the sleek clean look of no inlay, or some very minimal inlay (such as a single 12th fret marker, for example).
When i play standing, i actually cannot see the fingerboard, so the absence of inlays makes no difference whatsoever.
Now those side markers better be there, and not blend in with the binding, or i'm gonna have trouble at a darkly lit gig.
fwiw.
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What do you think? - Can’t we have both? - Why not?
Dimitri.
Sir?
Lobster and cracked crab for everyone.
Extra prima good, Mr. Coleman, Sir.
Looking good, Billy Ray.
Feeling good, Louis.
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This certainly looks like Jimmy Bruno, the guitar looks like a Benedetto, and it appears to have large fretboard markers.
ISTR seeing one of Jimmy's videos in which he mentions insisting on markers, but I'm too lazy to go through all of them right now.
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I am friends with Jimmy. Because he does a bunch of in person and online instruction, he likes to have fretboard position indicators on his guitars. It makes it easier when teaching.
Originally Posted by sgosnell
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I apologize and stand corrected. I didn’t know that Jimmy played a recent Savannah Benedetto. I was only familiar with the older ones he played back in the Classic American Guitar Show days. I’m going to remove my post, as it is in error. I do recall him saying he wanted fret markers when the Sadowsky model came out. He obviously continued to make that a requirement from that point on. Thanks for pointing this out. BTW, I’m a big fan of inlays myself. Originally Posted by sgosnell
Keith
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Actually….
Jimmy no longer plays that Benedetto. Jimmy plays a Bill Comins archtop.
Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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Jimmy has played so many different guitars, it’s hard to keep up! Originally Posted by iim7V7IM7
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And I thought it was Rip Van Winkle Originally Posted by sgosnell
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Jimmy Bruno could play an old Harmony guitar and still sound better than any of us could on a D'Aquisto or Benedetto. Just sayin'
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Philipe Catherine definitely needs his side dots:
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I just got up off my big fat arse, and took a look at the fingerboards on my two Borys guitars.
Just like his Master, Jimmy D'AQ- no fingerboard markers!
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Been playing classical recently and realise that I basically navigate the fretboard via a small dent around the fifth fret.
give me a brand new guitar and I would suck even worse haha
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Tricks of the trade. It reminds me of Carol Kaye saying ‘bring a pencil to the session and don’t be too proud to mark in the beats above tricky rhythms.’ Originally Posted by Little Jay
Philipe Catherine definitely needs his side dots:
Theres lots of things that seem like cheating, but when you are doing it for a living anything that works is legitimate.
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No markers on my Eastman 503ce, but it does have side dots. It doesn't bother me. I like the clean look.
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I agree function comes first, but for me that means markers. I always play sitting down so I can always see the fingerboard. I daresay I could get used the using the side dots if I had to, but it would only happen if a guitar I loved had side dots as the only guide. And if it did, I probably wouldn't love it... Originally Posted by Spook410
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Jimmy Bruno is no longer even mentioned on the Benedetto website, at least in the players section. I haven't done a thorough search for photos, but he seems to no longer be a Benedetto player at all, even though they did some extensive repair work on his guitar, apparently for free. He's been playing the Comins for a couple of years at least.
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Yes - I love those partial discs that bite the edge of the fret board just a bit. Originally Posted by Gitterbug
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Interesting. Jimmy Bruno was a prominent Benedetto endorser back in time. He appears to have played a number of different Benedetto guitars over the years. In 1994, I decided I wanted a Benedetto and I spoke to Bob about ordering one. He had a fairly long lead-time and I was really anxious to get one sooner rather than later. At one point, Bob told me he had just completed a sunburst Manhattan that wasn’t spoken for. I hesitated because I wasn’t sure I wanted a guitar without fingerboard inlays. After thinking about it for couple of days, I decided to go for it anyway. I called Bob back and he told me he had just shipped it to Jimmy Bruno. I was disappointed that I “snoozed” and missed it, but I was able to buy a slightly used Fratello From Mandolin Bros a few weeks later. I still have my Fratello and it is a great guitar (with inlays!). I attached a picture of Jimmy playing a Manhattan (photo courtesy of Mike Oria Photography) but the script logo suggests that one is probably earlier than the 1994 model that he had for a while. Originally Posted by sgosnell
Keith
Photo by Mike Oria PhotographyLast edited by floatingpickup; 09-23-2021 at 07:31 PM.
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The top East Coast studio jazz player Barry galbraith used to literally cover his parts with pencil markings. Originally Posted by Christian Miller
I'm not proud, in all of the 40 or so musicals I've done in the past eight years, I've covered the books with pencil markings.
Makes it a PITA to erase it all on the last night, but I get called back.
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I’m sure it was already said but the pearl inlays,etc aside from looks don’t add anything to an instrument’s tonality
In fact it could be argued,the less ornamentation the better the tone? Same with figured woods as well?
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Thats my new look! picture that with a blonde Golden Eagle and a wide jeweled strap (tied to the headstock) I sit in on bass for a friends country band occasionally...theyre gonna love it! Im gonna have to get some C&W chops so I can play rhythm on my GE Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
How about this for bling level? You should dress to the bling level of your guitar. Seems fair.
You could wear that to the Opry
makes a gig hat seem lame
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Something like this? I’d love a gig in a Western swing band.
https://youtu.be/OTZqxocs7ZE?si=la2YKY0QyWMy6ytU
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