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.
Interesting idea about the foam pipe, though I'd still be a little nervous about reaction with nitro - the one time I had bubble wrap imprint a finish was because the guitar got pretty hot, having...
The method/amount of packing has been discussed extensively on the forum.
If you're going to pack the headstock so much that it's completely immobile you better make sure the body is likewise. Some...
Here's a classic story you might find handy in the future, Mark.
There was once a world famous milliner in New York whose hats were worn by wealthy women around the world. An uppity matron from...
What a lovely Tribute. I love the Dragonfly. I have a Japanese katana adorned with the Dragonfly motif. Lots of Japanese symbolism regarding this; one, as I am sure you know, 'A Protector of...
No need to move on! You're both right, really.
Could Freddie improvise these parts? Almost certainly yes.
But do they adhere to the chord progression closely, not move around on every beat, and...
You probably haven't made the following mistake, but I have, so I'll just put it out there.
When copying down the serial number of a device, I transposed a couple of numbers. Thereafter when I...
I'm not sure if I'm working with the same changes you are but the piece is primarily centred around one tonal area using secondary dominants to take a sort of "grand tour" of that key. The piece has...
Beautiful and thoughtful working of that gem of a tune. You've got a really nice touch on the instrument, a lot more going on with the right hand than most people. I hear a lot of what classical...
I have the Leavitt Classical Studies book from back in the 70s when I went to Berklee. There are a number of Kreutzer pieces in there. I still play a few of the Bach arrangements and read through the...
Watched last nights show from start to end and enjoyed it immensely. There was no piano player, so Mike Stern’s sound really helped fill things out when he was comping. I was looking forward to...
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When the internet is crippled, ham operators have been an important part of emergency communications as has been proven.
Who can still communicate in Morse code? Early coders, ha ha.
Hi folks, I'm working on rhythm changes recently. How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars?
Some article says it's a modal interchange and the Bb7 and Ebm7 come from the Bb Mixolydian and Bb...
How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of...
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