This was an interesting read. Perhaps others might find it so. How’s the big band scene in your locale?
Japan keeps old-school 'big band' sound alive -
Nikkei Asia
I'm listening to Rene Thomas now, since you mentioned him and I hadn't heard his playing before. My initial thought is that he never finishes a sentence. There's almost no call and answer in his...
I'll contribute one pet peeve. It doesn't happen often, but now and then.
If you're the new guy in a group that's been together for awhile, don't bring in a sloppily handwritten original tune the...
The Parsons Streets are very nice sounding pickups (I recently put a set into my D'Angelico semi-hollow in place of the original Kent Armstrong's). It's very similar in spec and output to a Classic...
I once met the Rosenberg trio on a festival and got to see their gear up close. Stochelo Rosenberg was using the typical thick Wegen gypsy pick, but about half of it was missing, he said he has had...
Hey DJ
The years are 1961 and 1994. The burst is a Johnny Smith Award and it likely wont be restrung for some time; It needs to be re-fretted.
I'm also happy to take the tension off the neck....
The gentlemen on the Gibson forum, commenting on the knob placement being correct, as to why he thinks it's genuine, is not entirely accurate, when he claims, most copies get it wrong.
Japanese...
Big band music alive and well in Japan
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