I’ve lived with an annoying string buzz on my AR371CE archtop since I bought the guitar six years ago. I should have taken it to a luthier but never got around to it. If your guitar buzzes only on certain strings when playing only in certain positions, it might be… More
I recently published a post on Jazz Boxes for the Masses which was about lower cost, big jazz archtops. Since then I’ve been thinking about all those great (and not low cost) guitars from Gibson: the L5-ces, L4-ces, ES-175, the Super 400 and the rest. These are iconic guitars in… More
I just rediscovered Sara Gazarek, a jazz vocalist who’s recent album has been nominated for two Grammys in the categories of Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental, and Vocals for the song Jolene from Thirsty Ghost. Although Jolene is indeed a great rendition of the song by Sara,… More
It’s difficult to try to learn Wes Montgomery licks without thinking about his Gibson L5-ces. I’ve been listening to a lot of Wes recently. If you’ve read my posts about guitar size you’ll have discovered I’m a fan of smaller sized guitars with lower bouts of 16 inches or less…. More
It’s been about two years since I last posted to DanLovesGuitars. Why has it been so long? I haven’t died. Yay for that. It’s difficult to pinpoint why I haven’t been publishing new posts to the blog without making up some rationalizations (excuses). So, here are some excuses—all true but… More
A solid body electric guitar in theory isn’t much more than a slab of wood and some hardware. Solid body guitars tend to have longer sustain than hollow bodies but their big advantage is they are less prone to feedback. My favorite jazz guitarists mostly play hollow body, archtop electric… More
This post is intended to supplement Solid Body Guitars for Blues. The following are examples of blues and rock guitarists known for playing the model of guitar indicated. It is clearly a very selected and incomplete list. Telecaster: Muddy Waters Stratocaster: Stevie Ray Vaughan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVI7I-WDGx4 Flying V: Albert King Firebird:… More
I’ve come up with three good reasons for wanting a guitar made from carbon fibers. Carbon fiber guitars are also sometimes called composite guitars. Fiberglass is an alternative non-wood material and glass is sometimes incorporated into these guitars. My Three Reasons for wanting a Carbon Fiber Guitar The first reason… More
It’s Labor Day weekend. I just published a link to a list of songs about working people on my Facebook page for Dan Loves Guitars. I thought I’d put together my own list of random songs concerning work. I’ve tried to keep the selections to those involving my favorite musical… More
I love my Quilter Mini 101 amp head. It’s nearly exactly what I wanted. Mounted on a pedalboard and paired with speakers and cabinet I ordered from EarCandy it is a light weight, versatile rig perfect for a retired guy like myself. But there were a few things that would have… More
