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Is there a reason why you're not providing us with the full serial number? Perhaps this additional information might help with the dating.
There are at least three thumbpick options that can function as a flat pick: the Fred Kelly Bumblebee (which comes in several variations), the Herco and the Black Mountain. I have the Fred Kelly ones...
The entire book is a jumble and cluster. The inaccuracies are the paragraphs and sentences being cut off in the middle and the unrelated sentences and parts of another paragraph inserted. Misspelled...
Can you really use that pick as a thumb and flat pick?
Chopping veggies is an "art" that's fun to practise (until you chop your fingers). Scaling fish or cleaning squid, not so much. But nothing beats peeling onions of course shreddin' the primal...
Re-reading my quoted post I realise it may come across as a bit overly generalised or pedantic; I did mean it's a recurrent problem for me of course. That said, even a luthier as knowledgeable as...
i find that hard to believe. dunskus is a reputable expert on wes. what inaccuracies did you find?
Making music is making art. The "art" part is what tastes good, what pleases the artist and the audience, what feels right in the doing and the receiving. The "making" part might taste good, too (in...
I second the notion that there should be a Jim Hall biography written. It is a shame one has not been written yet. There are still people/musicians living who can provide first hand accounts, etc. ...
Thanks for the insight! I wasn’t aware that this was a general problem on steel string phosphor bronze guitars. I found that Black Mountain thumb picks —a real pic attached via a hinge- have...
This is the one I would advise everyone to stay away from. The entire book is rife with misspelled words, jumbled paragraphs, and even some unfinished paragraphs. No proof reading or spell check was...
Thanks Deacon! You're the best! I appreciate very much your keeping us informed. Big Mike is one awesome guy that gives me hope for humanity with his big heart, love of music nice guitars, being...
@nevershouldhavesoldit, I asked the bot and it said we're both right. Grounding the bridge both extends the chassis ground and grounds the player. There's a debate on my forum about guitar...
Here are a couple of not strictly jazz guitarist’s biographies that I really enjoyed:
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