Improvisation

Cure for a weak high E string?

Cheap Old French gypsy jazz guitar (Busato model...

1933-34 Gibson L-12 $5800 (Offers Accepted)

Interview with Brian Auger

Some thoughts on Ibanez GB10SE

Beautiful burst. Looks like a keeper from here.

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

Yeah. I would say it's purely decorative. I like the look. The one on my 175 has lasted 61 years so far. And the fake one on my Japanese copy has lasted around 50 years at a guess.

Why Isn't the Original Zigzag Gibson ES-175 Tailpiece Available?

Guys, it's CRIME JAZZ. Elmer, Bernstein, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Stan Wilson, Stan Purdy... Some Film Noir scores cross over into this genre, but I see it as a distinctly different genre. I...

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

From a purely mechanical and functional point of view: Do these external zigzag wires make any functional sense or do they serve purely as an embellishment? If you look at the direction of the acting...

Why Isn't the Original Zigzag Gibson ES-175 Tailpiece Available?

Pardon my ignorance. but what is a CME Gibson?

Titanium saddles

Sometimes the acoustic sound from the guitar interferes with the electric sound from the amplifier resulting in a partial phase cancellation. To check for this record the guitar with the microphone...

Cure for a weak high E string?

Beautiful- thats the alpha and omega of jazz guitar right there

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

I've had a number of guitars with what seemed like a tinny or fizzy sounding high E string, especially past the 9th fret or so. Of course, I don't really know if that's what you're describing. I...

Cure for a weak high E string?

So what you are saying is Barry totally Zimmered him?

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

Yes, but, Elmer Bernstein. https://youtu.be/XI9Or8rE_Dc

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

Gibson replaced a broken tailpiece on a Gibson ES-175 '59 Historic Reissue. That guitar was purchased new in the USA, and is covered by a warranty for the original owner, against defects in...

Why Isn't the Original Zigzag Gibson ES-175 Tailpiece Available?

There are several possible reasons why the treble strings sound thin and weak and the problem is either of acoustic or electrical nature (or both). Here's my list of common culprits. Acoustic...

Cure for a weak high E string?

Not gonna lie, the lamination layers look exactly the same from what I can tell. Essentially 3 ply with 2x decorative veneers. The bottom layer in the main ply looks like Sapele on both models. ...

Sadowsky Ends Archtop Production

I couldn’t agree more!

Making A Laminate Jazz Guitar: Episode 1: Buying Wood For Veneers

Yes the pick does make a big difference, but I'm using a monster, no thicker made. Probably-

Cure for a weak high E string?

Show Off Your Main Squeeze! Post a pic of the guitar you consider “the One.”

Buying guitars as an investment

Chord melody problem

naming chords?

Can you call the music for J.Bond movies a genre?

Bebop Technique

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

Sadowsky Ends Archtop Production

notating 7/4 and 4/7 chords

What's The Answer?

What is the best Scale System to use when reading music?

Recording my acoustic updated with version with IRs.

A sign of the times - they can’t give this away…