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I wanted to give a short write-up on my 1964 Gibson 175.

As some of you know, I've had close to 12 175s as well as a couple 165s.

I'd had them from almost every era, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1974…

Preface, I have taught jazz theory, improvisation and jazz guitar at the university level. I'm the author of the Sheets of Sound for Guitar series books. I'm well versed in traditional and jazz theory.
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Do you realize that theory…

I received my PRS NF-53 yesterday. It’s exactly what I was hoping for. A slightly fatter sounding  version of a tele but with better quality. I love the nearfield pickups. They are twangy but yet have a little bit more…

From the beginning, he and I never saw eye to eye on the sound I was looking for. After the first song went back and forth nearly a dozen times, I told him I didn't think we should continue because…

For years I wanted to put out an album but with such fabulous guitarists out there such as Dan Wilson, Cecil Alexander, Mike Moreno, Jonathan Kreisberg, Adam Rogers, etc., I would often ask myself what the point was. I didn't…

This is a new song for 2025, an original with me on vocals. Be kind, I haven't done any singing for a long time!

Look for a video performance of this coming soon!

Steven Holst Jim Hall / D’Aquisto mini review part II

Up Front – I am not an endorser for Holst nor have I received remuneration for this review.

I wanted to give an update after using it on my gig…

I wanted to write up a small review of this guitar. It’s a 16” laminate archtop, 2pc mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge, tailpiece, single PAF style humbucker, 24.75” scale. Neck is somewhat of a medium C, a tad less…

About 5 years ago, i went into guitar center in mayfield heights ohio and there was a rare respite from the usual $300 instrument line they normally have hanging there.

There was an Ibanez LGB30 which is the more reasonably…

This just happened at guitar center in mayfield heights, ohio...

I wanted to buy an alto TS412 powered cab. Web said they had them in stock. The drone there said, we don't carry alto. It's an exclusive brand that you…