The Songs

Left-Handed Non-Cut Carve?

My favorite show on youtube

T Monk altered sus 7 chords

Mandocello, Anyone?

Baritone tuning on standard classical guitar

At least one did. Chase Maddox, one of the better YouTube jazz guitar instructors bought one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJbkQ-RsOOc&t=11s

Julian Lage selling 1932 L-5 ($30K) - Info via Instagram

V. much agree with that. Really good book for position playing. Over too soon though so you need other stuff. Never really thought of the David Baker/Jerry Coker books as reading, more lick...

Is there a consensus on the best books for learning how to read?

Yup.

Left-Handed Non-Cut Carve?

Thanks. I think I prefer the Hofner shape but I have enough material to make one of each. Good point about covering the f hole but I like the traditional look and I'm not sure if a bespoke shape...

German Fasan Pickguard 'correct' shape?

I'll be re-installing the pickup that was originally installed on the guitar, modifying it to a pickguard mount. It's a full-sized, shallow humbucker. Good point about mass. The new neck has...

Gustav Glassl rehabilitation

Please keep posting, be ause I probably wouldn't be here without you. Thank you and may God always bless you. Request....can you do Christmas Time is Here?

Beautiful Love

All great stuff and very challenging reading.

Is there a consensus on the best books for learning how to read?

What mistakes? I find none. That seems like a difficult piece to get through for anyone.

Sophisticated Lady

Here are some pics of my pressing the Ibanez JP20 plate. Ignore the wood. It’s just some scrap sycamore maple. This former was made from a 3d scan of the guitar in the picture and...

Starting a Jazz Guitar Manufacturing Business in The UK

Bill Lawrence designed the electronics for possibly the HR and certainly the L6S. I think the Varitone was Gibson's cheaper approximation of Bill's design. Wilde Pickups (operated by Bill's widow...

Ibanez Howard Roberts 70s HELP!

Thanks Voxo

Starting a Jazz Guitar Manufacturing Business in The UK

Open Studio Echols class tomorrow morning. :encouragement:

6th Diminished - Thomas Echols

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POLL - Time it takes to learn pro level jazz improv?

while I hate to agree with ragman ... when he's right, he's right

T Monk altered sus 7 chords

I'm pretty sure most Eastman's are X braced but depending on the maker parallel braced tops sometimes have one of the braces glued at a slightly more radical angle than the other. Here's an old...

Left-Handed Non-Cut Carve?

The official mad-at-JC thread

6th Diminished - Thomas Echols

The best LOOKING guitar you own......

Experimental/free etc music

One octave scales - VIDEO

Talk me out of buying a Gibson ES-335

Tonex One vs. TC Combo Deluxe '65

Chord melody technique: do you keep a first finger bar position by default?

Anyone tried a compensated nut?

12 Hour Practice - Thoughts?

How does your Archtop play compared to solid body?

What Archtop Guitars have no binding?

Transcribing melodies vs solos