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Help me find Rattle on archtop

NGD - Slamann Super 400 with CC pick up

Genzler Acoustic Array Pro vs Henriksen Bud 10

What beats an L5?

Humbucher height?

Gotcha. My ES-175 does not have outstanding acoustic sound. It's adequate for practicing in a quiet room where I can at least hear the notes without plugging in. I also have a 17" carvetop (floater,...

What beats an L5?

Maybe saying I want an L5 is like saying I want a Chevy. New Corvette or old Chevette? Which L5?

What beats an L5?

If we're indoors (not yet clear, they also have a patio), we'll have to be careful about adding reverb. It's a very live room. I don't like a too-dry vocal and, OTOH, I don't like the sound...

Stage setups for larger venues

It is annoying indeed. I find it easier to ask someone (usually my wife) to play the note which triggers the rattle and move around dampening things with fingers until the rattle disappears. ...

Help me find Rattle on archtop

Yep, farther away vintages it out a bit, closer makes it sound more hi-fi. There is also fine tuning each side of the pup, bass and treble. And then pole piece height and contour. High makes...

Humbucher height?

If my idea of "warm old style" is similar to what you mean by it, move the pickup as far away from the strings as possible before it becomes too muddy and loses the dynamics. The closer the pickup is...

Humbucher height?

Hi! I got my guitar back from a general setup. It has a nice string hight now but the guy could not find the source of my rattling noise. Eastman AR372CE. I tightened the three screws that hold...

Help me find Rattle on archtop

RIP Getting kind of tired of this forum. If I want actual productive and nice discussion I can just post on Open Studio.

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

Took my DIY 50ies inspired Tele to a blues jam. Unsurprisingly it felt right at home… https://youtu.be/F3ZAM-qiZ8g?si=KkYDDlSMGuSEhZpa

Telecaster Love Thread, No Archtops Allowed

I've only tried a few dual pickup L5s from the 90s onwards, but "sound good acoustic" is not exactly the phrase I would personally use to describe them.

What beats an L5?

I lost count…. But this is the latest one: Quilter Superblock US. It’s sitting on an unfinished speaker cabinet (cut up Ikea bedside table, solid pine!) with an okd Fender-labeled 12”...

How Many Guitar Amps Do You Own?

I made my argument - and I notice you have failed to rebut any of the points I made, casually dismissing it as 'bad history'. So - tell me why was what I said bad history? By written in the manual...

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

Still available. Taking offers.

1941 Epiphone Broadway

I remember; your comments inspired me when one came available. I sold it recently and have often questioned that decision.

No more Gibson archtops ?

To keep things musical I want to always be working on at least 1. a tune 2. playing through changes of a real tune improvising outlining the chords and harmony 3. Working on technique by...

How do you keep your practice session “musical?”

Analyzing

For those who went to music school, was it worth it?

Biting the bullet on an ES-175

Came up with an epic tip for improv

What beats an L5?

No more Gibson archtops ?

Developing your own style/sound

Analysing jazz vocabulary

Thumb pain

Groove comes and goes..

On Wes and improvisation (Octaves content)

Crazy Assholes--Don't Be A Dick

Patrick Bartley on originality