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Mario Maccaferri's design inspiration
I had always assumed that Maccaferri, being a classical guitarist, was mainly influenced by classical guitar design but two recent studies suggest that he was inspired by the knowledge he picked up about mandolin design when he served as apprentice to luthier Luigi Mozzani in Italy. He may also have been influenced by… -
RIP Bob Weir
How sad it is to hear that Bob Weir died today. 78 years old, and he beat a cancer diagnosis last year. What a man, what a talent. I know he wasn't a gypsy jazz guy but he (and the Dead) did more to bridge traditional types of music (country, jazz & bluegrass) with rock than any other band I can think of in American… -
How to record my guitar.
Hello! I’ve been playing gypsy jazz for a while, and recently I’ve started playing sessions with a friend. We’re now thinking of recording some of these sessions . I play on a Selmer 503 "copy" made by David Hodson and the guitar sounds great, but Im having issue recording it. I’m using an AT2020 through a ID14 mk2, but… -
Famous paintings regenerated in GJ style
Please excuse this if you're growing tired of AI generated content. Asked chatgpt for some classic artworks with a django twist, and I think the results were humorous enough to share. Manouche Lisa Sinti Gothic Persistence Of Selmery Gypsy With A Pearl Earring Creation Of Jazz A Sunday Afternoon at Samoreau -
fret levelling results
Hi there knowledgeable strummers and luthiers! One of my favourite sounding guitars is my Gitane 270, but the frets are rather tall and it's noticeable how sluggish it feels when sliding from note to note compared with my slicker Cholet, whose frets are lower and rounder. Am I likely to improve that playability on the… -
Speaker and cabinet upgrade for ZT Lunchbox Acoustic
I don't think many people around here are using this amp but I wanted to put this up there in case somebody is searching for information. I've seen a question being asked a few times on various forums, what's the replacement speaker for this amp. That's how I found out it's most likely 8ohm speaker by Eminence. I wanted to… -
IR Modeling: Cuki IR with NUX Optima Air is a phenomenal combo
This really needs to have its own thread so its creator, Cuki, doesn't get buried and this thread pops up if people are searching. I came across the name Cuki as I was reading and learning about the IR stuff recently. I understood he can make you a custom IR profile for your guitar. And that's true. But what I didn't… -
IR creation with NUX Optima Air
Today I started creating some IRs and found a few interesting things. Few of the things I didn't know you can do with the software, besides the obvious exporting/importing the IRs, firmware updates etc... change the IR levels and bass/treble frequency cutoff Change user presets names Use visual frequency response graph to… -
(Sorry) Wegen vs Clayton Picks
Hi, Disclaimer #1: Before I start I just want to say that these are my SUBJECTIVE feelings and opinions and my ears are my ears!(Can't hear anything above 12kHz) A funny thing happened this week when I found on my (MESSY) desk a small tear-shaped 1.52mm Clayton Acetal pick and had an idea... why not try it with my… -
Festival Django Reinhardt & Samoreau 2023
