"I'm not sure what you disagreed with" Hi Rick, I was referring to being off-topic... The ME-70 is $300, which isn't necessarily a "problem", it's just I...
"If anyone has seen the notation of various 20th century composers, he would realize that there is very little left of what we think of as "standard"...
I think the sound of the instrument profoundly affects how I play. On those too-rare occasions when the instrument sounds to me the way it "should" I can play...
How do you do volume adjustments when you play in a group? How do you nail the first beat of a solo while comping to the last beat of the previous solo?...
"How do you do volume adjustments when you play in a group?" I mostly just listen & tweak the volume control on my guitar as need be. I try to set the...
... Well, he's in good company. Two of the most famous guitarists of the last century had no qualms about hacking and sawing their guitars just to try out a...
Mike Detlefsen
detmik64@...
Nov 14, 2009 11:09 pm
94201
I've had complaints about not starting right at the beginning of the solo section. But, this may be genre dependent. I used to use the slower approach ... let...
This Tuesday, November 17th Bucky Pizzarelli and I are playing in duo at Bella Luna Restaurant. Music from 7.30 till 10.. Bella Luna is at 584 Columbus Avenue...
"Two of the most famous guitarists of the last century had no qualms about hacking and sawing their guitars just to try out a new idea." Perhaps less "famous",...
... Sounds like he had the right attitude :-) Mike...
Mike Detlefsen
detmik64@...
Nov 15, 2009 1:39 am
94205
Anybody has any kind of experience with this semi-hollow guitar? http://www.firstact .com/Products/ LimitedEditionGu itars/Delia. aspx The reason? The store in...
If only guitar owners would follow Chester and Lester`s examples and modify a guitar for the sake of the sound rather than a brand name. I have replaced many...
"The research that Les Paul did culminated in the Les Paul recording guitar which is superb but one of Gibson`s poorest selling models. Even Gibson`s Jimmy...
As the great lap steel guitarist Jerry Byrd was known to say: "If you're a bad guitar player, it doesn't matter what kind of guitar you play. If you're a great...
"If you're a bad guitar player, it doesn't matter what kind of guitar you play. If you're a great guitar player, it doesn't matter what kind of guitar you...
The Page model had four pull switches built into the vol and tone pots. It was possible to have each pup as a series or parallel humbucker and various other...
In the UK the first Strat was imported by Hank Marvin and a whole generation of players bought Strats to try to get his sound. About 1964 he switched to Burns ...
Well said. Brian Kelly ... From: JVegaTrio@... To: jazz_guitar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:16 PM Subject: [jazz_guitar] Re: Gibson...
Juan, I am totally with you on John Abercrombie. He's way underrated. Why he is not rated with Scoffoeld, Metheny or anyone else for that matter is beyond...
Good old Switchcraft... Fitting the P-Rails required a particular switching which is not standard. However, I have been able to strip down a couple of old ...
"It reminded me of when I used to modify the old Post Office multi-way relays from the 1960s." Hey Will, For someone who wasn't keen on doing the job in the...
* _SIGHTINGS_ (http://online.wsj.com/public/search?article-doc-type={Sightings}&HEADER_TEXT=sightings) * NOVEMBER 14, 2009 You Never Saw Art Tatum Sweat ...
I love stripping down great guitars and working on them. I just personally would not have replaced the Gibson pickup. However, if when I test it out it...
... You've said that countless time over the years, but what other pickups have you heard with which you could compare? The new Gibson Burstbuckers are pretty...
Not counting how subjective this whole "great tone" thing is anyway, and the question "great for which genre?" I really love EMG's, for jazz as well as...
I wonder how this is all determined. To do the experiment, you'd have to get several guitars outfitted with identical pickups. Then, you'd have to make sure...
"My personal experience with pickup changes is very limited. I replaced the superhumbucker in the neck position of my L5S with a PAF reissue and I was happy....
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
