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I've been able to "fake" my way through 5 decades of performing on stage with own band or sessions or in churches on guitar. Now at 72, it's time to go back to the woodshed and learn the theory and the joy of playing jazz guitar. Your video was immensely enjoyable and educational. Thank you for putting a smile on this old man's face. My style is to keep on learning and growing and being curious. One never knows when the next gig call will come..

Hi, I have a Washburn J6 (Wes Montgomery) and d’Aquisto New Yorker . A similar situation to what you demonstrate. Both of mine sound good but different, both are comfortable to play. The construction of the Washburn is excellent, punching way above its price bracket the d’Aquisto with its floating pickup is marvellous! Two superb guitars.

I hear what you did there!! Very nice!!!

The guitar companies just don't carry hollow body arch tops. I went to 3 major guitar shops and NONE of them had any hollow body archtops. I got lucky and found a Washburn Montgomery j6 on Reverb. I hope they continue to be available. I got mine. I love the feel of it against my body. I love to just hold it. I love to just look at it. They are a work of art.

I'm a retired band director.I started 180 kids each summer. We always used the beginning band book and learned reading note s and rhythms. However, as soon as they were able we learned songs. Be they simple songs the kids lived to play songs. My secret to recruiting 180 kids was that I could play their favorite songs on ALL the instruments. That is what hooked them. You are right on with what you say. I have a friend who is an amazing bass player BUT he can't read music and doesn't want to at this stage off his life so his dream of being a session player will never ever happen. So he has to be a brick layer during the day when he could be playing all day long. I watched you video with the Washburn j6 and loved it. I now have one and am learning to play jazz.

Sounds like great jazz 🎸 playing!

A telecaster with flats beats a lot of archtops imo.

Nice arrangements and pairing

That tone wow!

Wow! You had me in a trance for some of those pieces. I had to snap myself out back to reality. Lol. Very nice playing, and the guitar sounds great!

Ive been fortunate enough to have had a Santa Cruz pass through my possession and its the pinnacle against which i measure all ohert acoustics. I saw a 00 just like that one at my local GC (Asheville) and it was incredible. That said, Martin is currently putting out some of their best guitars since the pre war days, in my opinion.

I got my Mel Bay book about 4 days ago. I caught that tid bit of information from one of your other videos. I'm taking it one page at a time and not moving to the next page until I can fully play each section at a good tempo before moving on no matter how boring it may get. I think that reading music may expose me to other music that I probably never would play or attempt. Ready for the journey! Thanks for the tips!

I totally agree. Using site reading books will teach you the notes on the fretboard because you’ll have to find the notes. It’s a slow process but EXTREMELY effective for internalizing the notes

Man I love those frames on your glasses. Care to share where you got them? Cheers from California

I was waiting for the story of the Spanish version!! This is well said … thank you for sharing

These people on RUclips must have a deep rooted resentment towards you, the way you play so effortlessly and maybe one more thing must be the reason, you should have thousands of views and hundreds of comments, what’s the deal?

I would love to have a hard copy of that book but have never been able to find it. Herb was such a great player--one of my heroes.

It is not the size of the wand that matters but the wizard's ability to use it

Gorgeous tone. So very pretty!

An interesting discussion to be sure, but the examples you demonstrate and talk about are primarily electric instruments. I would contend that it becomes a whole different conversation when you start talking about, say an unamplified Gibson Super 400 with an 18 inch lower bout versus a vintage Gibson L5 noncutaway with an a 16 inch bout. That is to say, how does the acoustic sound change when going from smaller to larger archtops? Regarding the nut width, hand size and whether or not you primarily(or exclusively) play fingerstyle versus with a pick begins to enter the picture. And then, one person’s ideal neck carve can be a total nonstarter for another person. I love The Loar LH-700 archtop, however, it is very common for other players to find that they could not get along with the thicker V shaped neck carve.

MASSIVE ! In archtops I prefer 16". But, the sound of that Guild is notable. Agreed about necks. I prefer 1 3/4 (MAS Minimum acceptable Standard) 1 13/16ths and 1 7/8ths . I quit playing dreadnaughts because of size however the Martin D-18S (S) slot head, 12 fret, slope shoulder is a perfect fit.

Beautiful guitar and playing.

Good video, thanks so much for posting. One thing to remember is there is almost always, with very few exceptions, another exact guitar out there just like the one you want. Don’t obsess so much you take a bad deal. Wait for your price.

Qué opina de esa guitarra? Le gustó? La recomienda?

Thank you for the really nice tribute to Eddie! From being distantly related to the Bertinelli family, Eddie’s former father-n-law, told me 40 years ago that there was so much unreleased acoustic guitar work, including classical compositions. Hopefully, some day we can hear them! On another note, I believe the one acoustic piece you mentioned is called “Josephina” off of Van Halen 3 album! Love your guitar and well behaved dog! 🙂

Cool guitar with great history

Absolutely. Couldn’t agree more. You can’t sell your guitar or anything else around Christmas.

Such a great demo. It’s so helpful to hear a guitar clean with no pedals

I'm thinking of getting this guitar and installing a Lindy Fralin noiseless P90. Thoughts?

Any hum/noise?

Great demo of an often overlooked guitar (I think we just think of the traditional model Gibsons...but this seems so nice!)

Trying out a set on a new Strat knock-off. It came with what I describe as cloths hanger wire. lol

what a virtuoso with the finger picking i wish my skills were at that level

Great playing! What nylon string guitar is this please?

no not on a strat or tele maybe on a floating bridge semi hollow

When I sell a guitar I calculate how much it would have cost me to rent it.. or what it would have cost to lease it.. much like a car. Then I do the research on current value and go from there. Owning guitars rarely is an investment. It takes a rare and desirable guitar to have increased in value. I have owned 15 Martins, I have a couple now. One is a 2015 00-18 V with flamed mahogany backs and sides. It's a rare one so has held its value better than the standard issue 00-18V. And now since the 00-18V is discontinued, they are at a premium. I am looking for something else with more "guts". Perhaps a 000 such as a first year 96 Clapton. I am also patient, and that is something to have on your side. Guitars are like ex wives and ex girlfriends and busses. Hang on long enough and another one will come by.

Interesting points... maybe I should be on the lookout for something really nice in this buyer's market, or I could tell that to the missus ;)

I've gone even lighter. 8 1/2 gauge. But I'm not a jazz guy.

You should give Pat Martino’s GHS Custom Medium 16-56 set a try . It’s designed for fat staccato leads and a heavy right-handed approach for players like you ,!

Thanks for this. I'm with you: old-school tone seems to require heavy strings. On the other hand, the "slinkiness" of lighter gauges can also be exploited in interesting ways. It comes down to familiarity and touch. Be well.

lighter strings have better treble, don't last as long-especially when hacked with stiff pick. hold pick loose. primetone picks are very stiff, get primetone with "GRIP" so you can hold it loose. or a 60 thou flexible pick & hold it firmly. oh yeah, change your strings often, not once every year whether they need changing or not! fresh strings are easier to tune, old strings go out of tune up and down the neck & on and on.....

I much prefer TI or Pyramid flats myself, the D'addie chromes are subdued in the highs - although that might be a good thing for some? I have some extra-light ErnieBall flats with an unwound 3rd, which I'll be putting on a telecaster today. Great tone you're getting using that fat sounding humbucker, and isn't too muddy either!

They're not too light, they're also great for Parlor Guitars that were designed for Gut strings

The older you get, the more you appreciate light strings. Pretty soon you’ll be doing a demo on 8s, a little slinky but it makes the bends easier. Ha!

Enjoying your videos! I use D’Addario Chrome 10s but replace top 2 with 13 and 15 a la Rich Severson. Works for me. Thanks!

Enjoyed this. Of these three, I only have the humble Washburn J-6. They all sound great in your hands!

nice one brother!

All the years I been here and I don't think I ever heard you play a single song. 12 years of random pickings.

Awww yeah 🎉

Really nice playing ! If you had to pick 5 books what books would you pick to advance at guitar?