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  1. I haven't heard anyone mention Fairport Convention in years. They were one of the groups I like listening to in the 70's when I was in college. I need to go through my albums and see if I have one that I can record digitally.
  2. Have you considered something like the Bose L1 or S1? I don't have any personal experience with them, but they seem very highly rated.
  3. Hi Billroy I don't believe there is any easy way to directly measure the moisture content of the wood. If the guitar is too wet or too dry you would see evidence- Cracks, swelling up (or shrinking down) around the sound hole, frets that were sticking out beyond the edge of the neck ... I think there are lots of resources out there that tell you what to look for. I think probably the simplest way to know what's going on is to stick a humidity gauge in your case and close it up for a while.
  4. I play fingerstyle all the time, but I have short nails and just use the finger tips. Its hard to get much dynamic range that way, but it avoids the obvious issues you are having. I've tried more than once to use fingerpicks and that never goes anywhere. I get frustrated too quickly to keep at it, but I think I could get used to them eventually if I had to. Maybe that's a possible solution?
  5. I think the guy in the Youtube is a Russian plant full of fake news designed to spread discord among the Gibson party faithful.
  6. They are the same thing. Planet Waves is a product line of D'addario
  7. This is the first time I've tried recording anything. Not quite sure I have control over the process yet. https://soundcloud.c...eld/kathys-song Used my J-165
  8. Thank you for the advice. I'll try taking the saddle out as soon as I have some time.
  9. Hi there - I'm new to this forum and its interesting. If nothing else, its one of the most civil forums I seen. I've got some comments and a question. I have a 13 year old Taylor 714 (cedar/rosewood) and several years ago I ordered a set of Colossi fossilized walrus saddle and bridge pins. At the same time that I changed out the saddle and pins I also put a new set of strings on. All I remember was I liked the sound before and I liked it after but without having the two guitars side by side with the old tusq saddle/ebony pins and the replacement parts, I don't think I could really tell the difference. I'm sure there are some subtle differences in tone, but I would be hard pressed to say what exactly. I can hear the difference between different string manufacturers - I like Martin phosphor bronze SP's for example much better than elixer's. My own feeling is that string composition has a much bigger effect on the tone than the saddle/bridge pins do but its a guess. Its also a lot easier to try different strings than it is to replace the saddle and pins with different materials till you get what you want. So now the question - I just bought a new Gibson J-165 Rosewood (there is a reason I signed up for the Gibson forum after all). The website says the nut is bone, but is strangely quiet about the saddle and bridge pins. My guess would be that the saddle is also bone. Can anyone confirm that? I'm reasonably sure that the bridge pins are plastic just from the look and feel, but I don't know that for sure either. I play fingerpicking and I'd like to try and get a little more clarity from individual strings (especially the middle strings), but I still have the factory strings with no clue about what they are made out of either. Anyone have any experience with this guitar?
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