Other Guitar Styles / Instruments

Who's Crying Now - My LLB Top Ten #5

Viva La ES 125

Little bit of fret buzz

Bridge pickup for a CC Tele build ?

ES-175 Mahogany for the new guy

Yes, indeed! That ES-125, as you and others have shown, makes some great music.

Viva La ES 125

Hey, you’ve got my guitar! I took it to an impromptu jam/singalong at a friend’s last night. I ran it through a Fender SCXD on the clean channel, turned the volume down on the amp and the guitar,...

ES-175 Mahogany for the new guy

Ask the Creamery what they would recommend?

Bridge pickup for a CC Tele build ?

Pair it with something else from Creamery. Sometimes mixing brands (and their outputs) makes for a mis-matched set, which isn't always good.

Bridge pickup for a CC Tele build ?

You could also try this: Tele Bridge Pickup | TK Smith Designed for use with a CC or one of TK's CAR pickups.

Bridge pickup for a CC Tele build ?

same here... It's a crucial part of general musicianship just like a writer has to be able to read and write in his chosen language.

What is sight reading?

You're in a tiny minority.

Backing Tracks for live gigs Poll

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi8IBuF0ksE

Who's Crying Now - My LLB Top Ten #5

There are CC-type pickups for the Tele bridge position. Tim Lerch plays them, so it's probably Lollar who makes them. A cheap alternative: Roswell Pickups CHCB Charlie Christian Tele Bridge...

Bridge pickup for a CC Tele build ?

Out of necessity (due to my nickel and chromium allergies), I use Ernie Ball Cobalts, which are roundwound strings, and since I'm not a fan of plain 3rd/G strings, I also buy Cobalt wound .022 or...

What kind of strings do you use on your main guitar?

I think I'm generally a fan of having an amp on stage. But there are situations where this isn't possible for logistical reasons and the FlyRig has done very nicely in a pinch.

Going ampless?

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...

Viva La ES 125

I had a similar problem on my L6-S. I took it to a luthier, who immediately saw the problem was not the frets but the strings sympathising (is that the right word?) with the bridge pickup. He...

Little bit of fret buzz

How was playing with your friend, playing without the constraints of the "program"? Important question: Do you think it's changed your playing?

Howard Roberts Super Chops: study group for a tune based practice routine

Hi all, I've been lent and Epiphone Dot from the early 2000s. it seems a nice quality guitar. The set up when I got it was miles out so I've done a fair bit to it, including setting the truss rod,...

Little bit of fret buzz

The State of Music

JGBE Virtual Jam (Round 13) - In Your Own Sweet Way

JGBE Virtual Jam (Round 14) - Tune Up

Don't complain that the guitar is too big for you

What is sight reading?

Big Band Tone - A Serious Conversation

Marcin Patrzalek-Giant Steps-is it easy or not?

Do you like every song on an artist's CD or album?

Three Heritage Ghost Built Gretsches

Can I play jazz on my ESP Ron Wood custom telecaster?

Fender Twin Reverb Reissue - Best Power Tubes

A question for the Early Music experts in the house

Which of these guitars would be best for a motorhome?