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High end luthiers and pickups

Why do strings eventually sound dead?

In search of: Heritage H-525

Setup for Ibanez AF 55

Stew Mac notched straight edge doesn't fit Eastman

What doesn't kill you... will try again!

Playing guitar with a broken clavicle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZpILfSxwtw And of course there is the VERSE.

Chord melody problem

It's not? But don't they give out Grammys for "best film scores"? Ah... I see the category has been combined into score/soundtrack. I would still argue that "film score" is indeed a genre. I...

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

And it wasn't Sterling before the Euro either, it was the Irish pound, or punt (since 1927, btw). I'm sorry I missed this thread earlier, I was in Roscommon with lots of free time for 2 weeks in...

Aurora Jazz Duo

A recent thread about a weak high E string when plugged in prompted me to pose this question. It seems to me that well respected luthiers very often use high end pickups but tend to negotiate a...

High end luthiers and pickups

Yeah, that is true. I think it may be better in the West (Galway) than in the East, but it still isn't up to East Coast USA standards by any stretch. I have a brother in law who is a doctor in...

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

The Spaghetti Western probably is a genre but movies should not be confused with their themes. Film music per se is not actually a genre.

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

The currency in Cork is Euros? Good lord, what are things coming to? But I suppose sterling is seen as imperial British. (Just looked it up, happened in 2020. Ah well)

Aurora Jazz Duo

All of the above. Depending on the materials used, strings will oxidize over time, so exposure to air is a factor. Exposed surface area comes into play - I haven't measured it, but I expect that...

Why do strings eventually sound dead?

Our show went very well (guitar, bass, vocals). The venue asked for more dates. It was quite nice to have such a simple set up. I played my Tele through a tube amp; no pedals; just a little reverb in...

Aurora Jazz Duo

Here’s my favorite count off :) https://youtu.be/tQxtQmntiMw?si=ceNJxYqHkIRKGAWl

Gig report

I recently started reading the books again. I always liked Fleming's style, and I'm not disappointed now either. OHMSS is probably the best of the series. Craig was pretty good indeed (except Bond...

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

You can see that the underside of the base has been sanded on an angle causing the whole bridge to lean towards the pickups.

Ibanez archtop with 0.010 Thomastik strings and rosewood bridge intonation issues

Trumpet players are the WORST

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

Mine sounds nice with 10s but it did need a setup and some fret levelling (I managed to do that bit myself, if was good practice). See the AF55 thread in this subforum - it’s a guitar that can sound...

Setup for Ibanez AF 55

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

Chord melody problem

Buying guitars as an investment

naming chords?

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

New ways to practice scales/making music out of scales

Would like some advice on improving reading from Real Book

Bebop Technique

Sadowsky Ends Archtop Production

notating 7/4 and 4/7 chords

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

What's The Answer?

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