Chris Albertson has posted this recently in the Organissimo forums. Thought it would interest you. ****************************************** In 1971 or 2, I...
So I've decided I must have my own CC pickup equipped guitar. However, there is no way I'm going to have $3k-$4k anytime soon to get a real ES-150 or even a...
django6120, Have you thought about having one built. The original get very expensive. Everything I hear about the reissues is not good. I suggest you contact...
Look for an es100, usually about 1/2 price or less than a 150 with a similar tone at least plugged in.Ray Gogarty had a 'tweener' es150 (nickel bridge pickup...
Why hassel? Someone's already done it for you:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230179406633&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013----- Original...
... wrote: Gee, and I was hoping no one else saw that auction. Great.... ... Really? Why would you want: 1. A guitar with a lovely big square hole in the back...
Good points. I decided to pass on it. I did buy a used blonde Loar L5 style. We'll see when it gets here how the guitar is. Then I'll get the pickup and...
django6120, Yes, get a pro to do the job. If you know one in your area great otherwise you'll have to search out one with a good rep. Good luck Lou ...
Happy Birthday Barney - I hope all will remember his contributions. Barney Kessel was one of the few guitarists(perhaps the only), at an early age, who spoke...
Hi everyone. I've been playing guitar for a few years and starting to learn jazz guitar. My first love is bluegrass and country-rock. I will probably have...
Welcome to jazz and your graduation from Charlie Daniels to CC.I think you'll find lots of solid body options and setups to get a jazzier tone-the 9s should go...
Thanks Jeff. It's interesting that in the 40s, guitarists who were marketed as 'country' were actually jazz and very inspired by CC. I'm thinking of guys...
... worlds, Amen to that, Stephanie, and welcome to the group. In addition to Leo's fantastic site, you might also want to check out the transcriptions...
It seems odd at first to hear Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys covering Benny Goodman Sextet sides, but you can tell they very much influenced by CC and...
One of the most important lessons I learned was to play the guitar like a saxophone - so many play like other guitar players and SOUND like other guitar...
I think that Bob Wills had a money-paying audience that would understand swing, but not bop. Some of his musicians were capable of playing bop (and did so in...
... understand swing, but not bop. Some of his musicians were capable of playing bop (and did so in other groups), but the Bob Wills audience would probably...
... Clarence was the foremost Charlie Christian expert. He was a book. He heard me play, and gave me some some important lessons I apply to this day. He told...
New member asked, "How do I read faster and better?" . Many guitarists will readily admit this is a weak point that they are always working on, although they ...
... I do not question his ability as a musician, and know why he left the business. It wasn't because he couldn't play. ... I have never found anyone who did...
I am pleased to confirm that the Archive will be going to the Institute of Jazz Studies following the publication of my third edition. However, as the IJS have...
