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Best Telecaster for Jazz?

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

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Weber 8a125t 4ohm speaker

Would an L-12 scratch that itch?

I love Morse code. I got my Tech and General licenses in December after a decades long lapse as a Novice who only a had a few HF QSOs with a friend’s rig. Now I’m thinking about getting a dual...

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The easiest thing to try is to slap some flat wounds on it.

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

Jack Z I’m usually not a Heritage fan, but I actually prefer the H-550 model to the Gibson Tal Farlow reissue model. Plus they can be had for half o the asking price. I believe theirs one TGP at...

Would you spend $5k for a Gibson Farlow if serial number was partially scratched out?

The Tele is just a great platform to build on. Really depends on being lucky and finding a body and neck that work together and have acoustic resonance. From there it’s just a matter of choosing...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

This topic has been broached before. There's a thread called "Telecaster Love Thread, No Archtops Allowed" with 2255 entries as of 2024 06 13. There are other threads as well. Search for "telecaster...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

Yes.

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

I met Roy Smeck once at a gig in a country club in Westchester. He came up to me and complimented my playing. He wrote down his phone # and invited me to come up to his studio sometime. I told him my...

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

Just about any of them will do fine, even the ones I build still sound like Teles although I experiment with different woods, chambering, pickups, etc. Neck pickup, roll of a little tone and you're...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

I have a '52 reissue blackguard that sounds amazing. It took me longer than it should have, but I finally figured out how to squeak some quality tones out of the 'ol cutting board. This got me...

Best Telecaster for Jazz?

Same form but multiple variations. It's the variations that alter the tone of the piece.

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Hi Everyone, I'd like to get this guitar to a new home before my upcoming move, so I am dropping the price here and on Reverb until someone takes it home. Please drop me a line if you're...

1933-34 Gibson L-12 REDUCED $5500

Well now I'm intrigued with the L10. Didn't Chet Atkins play one?

Gibson L7 vs L12 Vs L5? Differences?

That's weird because I had painter's tape leave a blue impression in a nice archtop. Aaron Cowles buffed it out.

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

It certainly can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to. To solo: You need a song to play. You need to be able to scat sing a solo you like. You need to be able to play that solo on the...

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

I’ll just chime in quickly for now. Hammertone and Deacon have covered the bases pretty well. It’s really down to the individual guitar. Which exact species of woods are used (maple vs mahogany...

Would an L-12 scratch that itch?

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

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

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

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