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.
Or ... someone ask their favourite Mozai to compose a jazz version of this (with new music video, preferably)? :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU
The player is usually the main source of hum and the purpose of grounding the strings is to ground the player.
Most guitars seem to be already wired with shielded wire. Unfortunately the jack...
Aero Instruments makes a product which was reviewed in GP.
Basically one end of a wire attaches to ground and the other to something that looks like a penny that you place against your skin. It...
There’s also things like Miles ‘the serpents tooth’ which is not unlike progressions in tunes like Mean To Me, Bewitched, Ain’t Misbehaving (that we don’t think of as RC tunes, but kind of are). I...
So, here’s what I make out as the changes to Lester Leaps In, for example. In fact the head is played over a sustained Bb chord.
So, standard swing rhythm section riff of the era (Christopher...
There’s an argument to say that Miles was returning to the approach of Lester Young which often ignored the details of changes and forgrounded the melodic line. Lesters influence on Miles is...
Since the hum cuts when you touch the strings, that means the bridge is grounded.
Your only option for improving things is to use shielded (2 conductor) coaxial wire. This is the same principle as...
Plectrum tuning wouldn't be too weird. CGBD. All you have to do is lower the A and the E strings a full tone down on a standard guitar and ignore the top 2 strings and that would be a plectrum tuning.
I'm no compositional expert, but I'll answer the questions regardless. I agree with both Jim and rpjazzguitar in spirit and method.
1: I rarely have very intellectual ideas to start with. Usually...
Those look amazing, and I'm sure they play and sound excellent as well! I have one that unfortunately I must sell. Please PM if interested. (Hope this isn't inappropriate.)
Just a moment...
Sounds great alpop. It'll be fun once we know this tune so we'll to the point that we can Improvise with it.
Are you still playing Rainy Day. Make sure to play it every day even just once and...
Aria EA-650 pickguard question
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