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Almost Dead at Red Rocks, Molly Tuttle in Omaha

Why is the internet out of tune, and what can you...

Anyone hip to Joshua Breakstone?

2024 D’Angelico Excel EXL-1

Ed Cherry at Smalls Last Night (6/3/24)

On his website he says it's a Norlin Era L5ces and a Yamaha G100-112. He likes the EQ on the G100.

Anyone hip to Joshua Breakstone?

Many of the guitars fetched very low prices, a few failed to reach their reserve prices, and the rest sold at average market prices, with a few notable exceptions. This is due to several factors:...

Vintage German Archtops

I took this last night for a funk gig. And have also played it for jazz. Absolutely killer. The neck pickup is all mid push, the bridge pickup is all scratch, and the middle is a big scoopy squishy...

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

JRAD at Red Rocks in CO: And Molly Tuttle with Golden Highway at the Slowdown in Omaha:

Almost Dead at Red Rocks, Molly Tuttle in Omaha

My Tele (which I just donated to an auction) had a Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 in the neck, which I thought gave a perfect, fat, warm tone with pure nickel roundwounds. It had a Quarter Pounder at the...

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

WOW - getting a lot of love. Thank you my friends :smile-new: Hmmm - might be a good time to start downsizing.

Campellone Cameo

Which reminds me of the joke about the muso who named his daughters Anna 1, Anna 2, Anna 3... :smile-new:

Counting off a song in cut time

WOW - getting a lot of love. Thank you my friends :smile-new:

Campellone Cameo

It very much depends. There are some venues where it will be an issue even clean. In NYC there were plenty of those. And here in China, what can I say, even humbuckers hum, you got the idea. ...

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Metal horns do enlarge a tiny amount as temperature goes up, and this lowers the frequency of the "sweet spot" for notes by a tiny amount. But if they start sharp in order to end up in tune with...

Why is the internet out of tune, and what can you do?

I'm a Telecaster fan and I've tried a lot of different neck pickups in my Teles over the years. My all-time favorite for jazz is TK Smith's version of the Charlie Christian. I've tried CCs from...

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

The number of variables that would need to be isolated to really conclusively compare the two is enormous, and I've never seen anyone come close to doing it. I also suspect that whatever...

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Well, to me the twang lives at the bridge pickup. And classic filtertron is def twangy at that. The neck pickup is fine... but then again I'm not looking for a super dark tone on any guitar, let...

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

You should. At the very least, it should be "one and two and one and two and".

Counting off a song in cut time

One person I know with formal musical education says that count-ins are always two bars. If there's a pickup of, say, more than a quarter note's duration, then in cut time, the count would be 1-2-1....

Counting off a song in cut time

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

how to suppress cough on the bandstand ....

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Tritone chord root movement

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo?

Where do fusion guys play gigs?