Other Styles / Instruments

"Jim Hall' like tone from Peter Bernstein?

355 pickup placement?

Adrian Dennis Quartet Live in Toronto

Lombardozzi Guitars

How much does your archtop pack?

Oh, it’s definitely Leon Rhodes. It’s from the Gatemouth Brown video in the other post. I took that other screenshot. Here you can see Leon and Roy in the same shot. Sent from my iPhone...

355 pickup placement?

Christian is making me dizzy... or maybe Dizzy. That wouldn't be so bad. :topsy_turvy:

6th Diminished - Thomas Echols

Again, I’ll go back to Wes Montgomery and Tal Farlow. Welder and sign painter, semi-pro hobbyists by your definition. This discussion and moving goalpost gatekeeping is silly. The people...

POLL - Time it takes to learn pro level jazz improv?

I've been on a Peter Bernstein re-discovery lately and the youtubes from the Emmet Cohen's event 3 yrs ago sound more like Jim Hall than any of the other stuff I've listened to lately. Every note has...

"Jim Hall' like tone from Peter Bernstein?

There's an anti-anxiety medication named Propranolol that many have found helpful for overcoming stage fright. Users have said they only had to use it a few times to retrain their habitual physical...

POLL - Time it takes to learn pro level jazz improv?

Hello. Inspired by a riff from Wes Montgomery’s “Missile Blues”. First take, call it “Jalapeño Missile”. https://youtu.be/vlNF6ropSvs?si=9-1vBZDWGL5LaA9g *please forgive background noise. My dog...

Experimental/free etc music

From what I've read that's not at all what Gibson designed the L5 for, and it's also definitely not the only thing properly built modern acoustic archtops can do (and I'm not just talking about the...

How much does your archtop pack?

Three options come to mind (only partially tongue-in-cheek - see: An Old Man's New Semi-Modular Rig - 1st Impressions): Get a lightweight 8 Ohm extension speaker to use with one of them. Get...

Henriksen The Blu vs DV Mark Little Jazz

Sitting in the living room a flat top guitar of most any type might sound loud and even louder than and arcthtop. Go into a large gym or concert hall and get back in the rear and you will not even...

How much does your archtop pack?

Great amp folks!

Mint home use Mesa Boogie California Tweed 6V6 2:20 1X12

Yes, and it exists perceptually too. The exact expression was rien dans le ventre (except for the treble strings). And it's the impression I've often had when taking a steel-string to guitar ensemble...

How much does your archtop pack?

It is very easy to do an A-B-C-D test and end up with circular results of A > B > C > D > A.

Reasomax archtop bridge

Designed for different things. The CG (in the lineage of Segovia) is designed mainly for use as a solo instrument with a loud, strong bass fundamental. The archtop is designed to be a cymbal,...

How much does your archtop pack?

More tests today, this with another set of ears. My wife thought the LJ was a little more distorted than the Blu. Surprisingly, the LJ seemed a little louder with them both cranked all the...

Henriksen The Blu vs DV Mark Little Jazz

Classical guitars emit mostly bass frequencies, with a huge broad peak at around 500 Hz and virtually zero above 1k Hz so I agree they would not be easily heard comping acoustically in a band. ...

How much does your archtop pack?

The official mad-at-JC thread

The best LOOKING guitar you own......

Experimental/free etc music

One octave scales - VIDEO

Talk me out of buying a Gibson ES-335

Tonex One vs. TC Combo Deluxe '65

Is there a consensus on the best books for learning how to read?

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

How does your Archtop play compared to solid body?

Anyone tried a compensated nut?

What Archtop Guitars have no binding?

All of Billie

Transcribing melodies vs solos