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schroeder
Posted 2008-12-19 9:48 AM (#5983)
Subject: Santa came a few days early


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Warning - contains non O material.

Lucky me.
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schroeder
Posted 2008-12-19 9:49 AM (#5984 - in reply to #5983)
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I can't believe I uploaded pics and successfully linked them.
I gotta go buy a lottery ticket - I've never done that before either.
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Paulcc1
Posted 2008-12-19 10:00 AM (#5985 - in reply to #5983)
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I thought it was going to a picture of coal :(
Very nice guitar great color.
Pauly
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-12-19 10:22 AM (#5986 - in reply to #5983)
Subject: Re: Santa came a few days early


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So, what's the story?
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2008-12-19 10:24 AM (#5987 - in reply to #5983)
Subject: Re: Santa came a few days early


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I'll tell you guys what's cool about this. It's a beautiful guitar and Schro' knows how to play it the way it should be played.

Way to go Schro'!
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stephent28
Posted 2008-12-19 10:33 AM (#5988 - in reply to #5983)
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very nice!!!! I always loved that style but as Paul said (and I paraphrase) "ya have to know how to play it"
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BT717
Posted 2008-12-19 10:42 AM (#5989 - in reply to #5983)
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NICE!!!
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2008-12-19 10:50 AM (#5990 - in reply to #5983)
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Now that is beautiful. This is what I really wanted when I bought the Joe Pass Emperor II jazz box.
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schroeder
Posted 2008-12-19 10:53 AM (#5991 - in reply to #5983)
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I went out to look at/buy a 2002 Gibson L4CES. I've wanted one for as long as I can remember but they are pretty rare everywhere but specially so in the UK - like all of those Custom Shop archtops they are in the Gibson catalogue but they only make them to order - but one appeared in a shop 50 miles away so off I went.
It was a big disappointment - I played one once about 15 years ago and thought it was fantastic, but it just didn't do anything for me this time round. Looked around the shop and what do I see? The Tal Farlow. Picked it up and POW - love at first touch. Gorgeous neck - very ute-like in shape and substance and one of the unique things(for a Gibson) about the Tal is that it is a 25.5" scale which I much prefer.
It is in absolutely amazing condition - there's a scuff mark on the case and that's it as far as I can see. Although it's not deep by archtop standards at 2 7/8" it's got a beautiful acoustic tone, truly vintage Gibson archtop sound. Plug it in and you realise why every pickup manufacturer makes a copy of the original PAFs - these are vintage 57s and they sound glorious, a perfect match to the body. Thick, woody sound, dripping with harmonics and almost no sustain. Clean as a whistle. Run it through a Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal with just a touch of drive and it breaks up just like Barney Kessel thrashing a Charlie Christian pickup.
The only downside is that I traded my epi archtop which has been a friend for the last 6 or 7 years and this is the first time there hasn't been an epi archtop in the house for about 20 years.
I'm a happy, happy man.
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alpep
Posted 2008-12-19 10:55 AM (#5992 - in reply to #5983)
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don't you mean father christmas?
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Jeff W.
Posted 2008-12-19 10:55 AM (#5993 - in reply to #5983)
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Notice he waited until AFTER I visited to bring it in his house.
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Waskel
Posted 2008-12-19 10:56 AM (#5994 - in reply to #5983)
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Santa must have only checked his list once this year....


NICE, Schro! (Now if you could just figure out how to use your mac to record... :rolleyes: )
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Jeff W.
Posted 2008-12-19 10:59 AM (#5995 - in reply to #5983)
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and what Moody sez: The boy knows how to play it... . .
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Slipkid
Posted 2008-12-19 11:17 AM (#5996 - in reply to #5983)
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Wow... That IS a perfect guitar for you Schroeder.
Good for you!
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2008-12-19 11:19 AM (#5997 - in reply to #5983)
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Schro', what Epi did you trade? I remember a couple of years ago at Stonge's, we were talking about his Epi Sheraton.

I've always wanted a jazz box but my playing style just doesn't lend itself to one (nor does my playing ability).....
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schroeder
Posted 2008-12-19 11:29 AM (#5998 - in reply to #5983)
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A Joe Pass (Mark I). fantastic value for money. I played lots costing 3 times as much that weren't as good. Don't know about the Mk II - ask the prof. But a used Mk I would be fantastic.
The thing with archtops is they have such a distinctive sound that you sound like Joe Pass even if you only know three chords ( :p ) - like playing a Macaferri, you can't help but sound like a tenth rate Django. Actually I'd settle for sounding like a tenth rate Django.
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MusicMishka
Posted 2008-12-19 11:39 AM (#5999 - in reply to #5983)
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Congratulations Schroeder! I absolutely love it! I think the Tal Falow is one of the coolest Gibsons ever! Absolutely Gorgeous!
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dobro
Posted 2008-12-19 11:51 AM (#6000 - in reply to #5983)
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Fantastic. But I can't find any music on your page. Maybe retarded me.... So get out your box and play something, then!
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Designzilla
Posted 2008-12-19 12:59 PM (#6001 - in reply to #5983)
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Beautiful! There's nothing like a great archtop. Congrats!
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Corey
Posted 2008-12-19 1:03 PM (#6002 - in reply to #5983)
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That's beautiful man. Congrats. Reminds me a little of my uncle's Super 400.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2008-12-19 1:03 PM (#6003 - in reply to #5983)
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With respect to the Epi Joe Pass II, here's an illustrative story. We did a pure jazz concert last year. During the rehearsals, I took five archtops to experiment with and let the band and sound techs choose which one they thought provided the best "smooth" jazz tone. The guitars were a vintage Gibson ES-335CRSTD (played in both single and dual coil configurations), Gibson ES-135 with P90s, vintage Gretsch CG, Guild Starfire IV, and the Epi Joe Pass II with Be-Bop jazz strings. To my surprise, they unanimously chose the Joe Pass, the least expensive of the lot, and that is what I used during the gig.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2008-12-19 1:14 PM (#6004 - in reply to #5983)
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Sweet. Beautiful work of art.
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dvd
Posted 2008-12-19 1:41 PM (#6005 - in reply to #5983)
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Bobbo took the words right of my mouth, it's a work of art! Hadn't seen one of those before. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy it!
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Weaser P
Posted 2008-12-19 1:55 PM (#6006 - in reply to #5983)
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Beautiful but the question is will Tom let you play it unsupervised?
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PEZ
Posted 2008-12-19 6:47 PM (#6007 - in reply to #5983)
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Thats a real beauty.
Try some pure nickle strings on it if you haven't.
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