I recently purchased this from a JGF member and find it a wonderful instrument at an absurdly reasonable price. My go to instrument is a 7 string custom 17” jazz box and my thought was to find something a bit more ergonomic for longer playing sessions. The Jazz Elite is perfect in this regard: only 5.6 lbs, 2.25 body depth, 1.75 nut, 25.0 scale, fully carved maple with spruce, loud acoustically. But although it is in the ballpark, it doesn’t sound quite as good as a full sized jazz box (duh!) and I miss the 7th string. So I am offering it for exactly what I bought it for: $1600, your shipping. You can read much more about this model on Lou’s website, Guitars ’n Jazz, he designed it with Eastman. Why is it so inexpensive? Apparently the previous owner took shipment on it during a winter cold snap and there is some finish checking on the face. It is difficult to see in the photos but in various lights you can see it. The back is unscathed. I researched it before buying and apparently it does not compromise the structure or sound in any way - many older guitars have this, and it can also be cosmetically improved with the addition of more finish. To me it is of little consequence except that it necessitates this lower price.
Here's a neat old guitar. It's a fully functional ES-150 from '46. Not a single original part on it except for the tailpiece. At some point, it was improved with the addition of a lovely Gibson...
Thank you. I shall take your helpful advice on board! There is no intro other than 4 bars instrumental. I believe the singer is accomplished and I'm sure I'll do ok. I'm actually looking forward to...
Cherish what you enjoy (teaching English to children)... perhaps play some guitar for them and take on board some of their contageous enthusiasm they show when they hear you play.
Ultimately you...
I would get professional help as well.
I recommend watching videos by and interviews with Peter Levine and Gabor Maté who have successfully helped people overcome trauma.
In those videos they...
At some point all these gigs became like a bad habit and now I am a lifer. It dawned on me a few months ago when I was trying to get a part time dishwashing gig that I have almost a ten year gap in...
JazzerEU, Sounds to me like you have a mild to moderate case of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), there are effective therapies for it that you may want to investigate. Good luck.
Yes, some of the greats had great "elastic time" . Cannonball Adderley comes to mind, a transcriber's nightmare, what seemed commonplace for him was to be able to squeeze in something like 17, 18, 19...
Yes, yours was the original correction but I did not catch the syllables count.
I am now reformed; all my future offerings will be True, Good, and Beautiful.
1946 Gibson ES-350
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