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.
I guess I'm late to this game but I really want to try one of these. The US price is $499 ($699 for the Deluxe version) and in talented hands, it sounds just great. I love the switching system and...
That stripe was also the 1st thing I saw (might it be less obvious when held by someone wearing proper pants?).
I understand the the customer is the owner of the BG collection. IIRC that's a...
I do it really probably a stupid way. I simply get the fake book out and start reading the melody over and over. Then I add the chord melody and keep going over the tune as many times as I can. Then...
This one will be the Glassllone Spezial. Gustav Glassl, a student of Franz Hirsch, was the ghost builder for top-tier carved archtop guitars from West German shops, like Hopf, Klira, and others,...
Roger just informed me about a new B165 that is available. This is larger than the B120 , measuring 16.5 across lower bout. I took some measurements on my B165 and scale is 25” and sides are 2.875....
I spent some time comparing my 6.5Gp with the new 8GP today. I put them on the kitchen floor so as not to have the sound absorbed by a carpet, but rather bouncing around a small live room.
I kept...
I didn't read every post.
One thing I didn't see mentioned was the melody. It's (edited) E F# G, twice at the beginning.
Thinking as a guitarist but not much of a theorist:
You can start...
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But exactly, for that inside Vb9 sub both chrom and sec dom dim would be VII7. For the chom its V of iii but you're resolving to ii. OK I think I've said enough..... there's some gold in my...
The Guild Surfliner ... So much to like for so...
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