The Players

Playing live and getting the best sound from the...

Nervous NGD x2

Bill Frisell - Moon River on 1958 Bigsby

StewMac Alnico II Neck Gold Humbucker $70

Shift Line Twin MkIIIs tube preamp/DI/headphone...

Thanks so much for all of the responses. There's a lot to think about here and a lot of approaches and I will be revisiting this thread again and again. It'll give me new things to try and think...

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

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Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

My Campellone Special has exactly the same specs as a Gibson Johnny Smith. The scale, nut-width and body dimensions are all the same as a JS. Interestingly, the Campellone sounds more like my JS than...

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

Here's my first four measures, played slowly about 140 bpm. This is my brand new Cordoba Stage nylon-stringed amplified guitar. Played through a Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb, direct to the...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

It says limited series, they don’t usually get a season 2. Not that I wouldn’t love to watch that psychopath wander around for 8 more hours.

Television

I've seen that Yamaha used by sidemen in a couple of really big name shows. Clearly it's held in very high esteem by some really serious players.

Cantalope Island 1996 Gibson L4CES vs 2016 Yamaha SA2200, which do you like?

GuyBoden, thank you for this reminder. This is one of those things that can make a big difference if you are aware of it. It seems to me that less thumb pressure is always beneficial.

Neck sizes and shapes

Here’s mine. https://youtu.be/Ygm4hCPps6Y?si=i_er_wipUNJLEgBq

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

When playing with a band I always try to get my tone a little cleaner and brighter onstage. By the time it gets to audience land it will sound just right. I would never use compression live. It...

Playing live and getting the best sound from the guitar

Recently ive just been watching Jens Larsen

Inversions

Whoa, I think that last sentence is going to turn out to be important.

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

What effects/pedals are you using here Mikko? I like the celeste thing that's going on.

Palm mute

Agree! Best iteration of Patricia Highsmith to date I've seen. Really feels like the book. Certainly helps that they could take 8 hours to tell the story instead of the usual 1 or 2. I look...

Television

A device for measuring the gap of spark plugs works pretty well as a way to measure action height. They have a number of wires of varying diameters, around a circle. Not so great for measuring the...

Action height for acoustic fingerstyle archtop?

Having read a lot about neck angle issues on Loar guitars prior to my getting the 700 and the fact there is very little scope to lower the bridge (on mine), I've had it in my mind, for some reason,...

Giving the Loar some love - new saddle

How to play over Min7b5 (half diminished) chords, Gibson 175, FractalAudio

Anyone handled the new Epis?

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

Aint Misbehavin chord meldy theory help

Nylon Stringed Electrics?

Dorian b5 and Mixolydian b9 scales. Why not?

Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

What are your rules when having to criticise?

New appreciation for Steely Dan

Ibanez GB10 vs Gibson L4CES over Doxy - which do you like better?

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

Passing chord C --> Em7