AnneS

18 holes of golf this afternoon, then chicken enchiladas, followed by a campfire with a coupla geetars. Beautiful here, too.

John!!!

Hard to put into words just how great this is, on all the levels. Thanks, for posting, Em7–I woulda missed it.

This is fine, indeed. What everyone else said... 👍🏻😎

Truly lovely, Sal. You have developed a magical touch, not only in interpreting a song, but in all the many decisions you make to polish it up. Splendid.

I'm with Nick here--I like the Sunbeams and Masterbilt for my J-45. Now to decide what to use on the new little 80-yr-old hog... Nick, what does your L-00 like? (Not intending to hijack-but we are talking mahogany slopes and string options, so I hope it's okay to throw this out here...)

Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch, Rodney Crowell, Gram Parsons, Buddy Miller

Meant to ask my dad how much he paid for it new in '64, but I had to pay my brother $50 in 1970 or so, for the privilege of keeping it in my room and not having to ask him to use it every time. After that, possession being 9/10ths of the law, neither of us ever looked back. Here it is, on a sleepy old original I recorded maybe 5 years ago (when I was still very timid about singing, having come to this pretty late in life): https://soundcloud.com/anne-rachel/the-company-i-keep It's a good little guitar, still keeping good company more than 50 years after we met...

Yep, it's my favorite on my J100xtra, also with a bone saddle. Hard to go wrong there.

Ha! Me, too... But I say C...

On my J100 maple, I like a phospher bronze 'bluegrass' blend-- light tops/medium bottoms. D'Addario's EJ-19 run 12-53, and I also really like the DR Rares (RBGs, I think they're called), which are pretty much the same. Drives the top but makes things a little easier on the fingers, especially capo'd up a bit.

Love Townes and loved this, Sal. You are well-suited to carry the flame. I could listen all day- and I just might. Thanks..

Ditto!! Very digestible explanation of a most-interesting process. Thanks, Dan And a fine "aha!" was had by all...

That's my maple J100xta. With even the skinny capo, there was barely enough room for my hand, so it was a bit of a challenge. I don't have intonation issues (that I can discern, anyway) when I use the Shubb or Keyser up to the 7th fret, but both were too bulky up where the fret territory thins out. And since the neck is wider, the Keyser loses its bite up there anyway. Here is the keyser up on the 7th for a live recording from last July- this, recorded by my Zoom pointed at the house speaker, so it's the factory Fishman PU (thru a DI and then into the PA). http://soundcloud.com/anne-rachel/keep-my-peace-live/s-t2O8D All the variables aside, it's the guitar that rings true all the way up the neck, for as far as it's worth my going at least. Cheers!

Whereas, awhile back, BBG asked how I liked Buc's hand-me-down capo; and Whereas some folks here were lately discussing intonation up-the-neck, with or without capo-ing; and Whereas in the recent LG-2 American Eagle thread I was reminded of my young stirrings for an early Paul Simon song; Now therefore: I went and did a quick experimental recording: Kathy's Song in which I use the aforementioned capo (I love it--especially the thin profile!) on the 9th fret (no re-tuning was needed....and I cannot detect any intonation issues, but perhaps more keen ears can). Of course, there is a loss of volume at that "altitude," but I was impressed that I could slap the capo on the 9th fret and not adjust tuning one bit. Now, I sometimes perform or record with a capo sitting as high as the 7th fret but never further up than that. (No good reason, that I know of.) So it was fun to see if I could even manage it, while testing the capo and my J100xtra's response. My fretting hand did alright, as far as string pressure goes, but my usually careless right-hand attack required some extra-added attention, with only moderate success. Them strings are stiff when they're shortened that much. Point is--I had a bit of fun, and nothing broke!!

I like the cello! And nice song-

Hey, LPDEN- thanks so much for listening and for the kind comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it- heaven knows, it's all kinds of fun for me! 😉

Here's one I wrote a couple of months ago, going live at my regular open mic. There were lots of people in the bar, but they seemed to quiet down and listen- and you know how rare and fun that is! Anyway... https://songspace.com/350ff3fdd4d33ef7d818043d9599cb7eb8da377e/song/leaving

That was great fun...thanks!! [thumbup]

Mine is a 2000 maple-- light as a feather and many-voiced. Easy to play and hold, whether couch-sitting or gigging. To my ear she's balanced and present, whether I'm finger-picking or full-out strumming, noodlin' around or recording. Lotsa love here!

Well, I am now officially in the club! (Yay, me!) I brought my maple J100 Xtra home today after having a Colossi nut and saddle put on. (Is there a secret handshake I should know about now?? ) The verdict? Definitely louder (which I would not have thought possible) and excellent clarity and sustain. At present, I'm hearing quite a bit of brightness--more than before, I think. But...at least two other things might be adding to that effect: I've been away from home--and guitarless--for nearly two weeks (abstinence makes the ear grow brighter??), and the new D'Addarios need some time to settle in. (I usually use DR Rares; they lose the new-bright zing much faster in my opinion than do the D'Addarios, which I also use from time to time.) At the moment, the brightness is almost masking the mellow low end I'm accustomed to hearing and seems to be muting the chimeyness up the neck (esp capo'd) that I have come to know and love, but I really do think these are "brand new string" effects more than anything. I suspect, too, that the action is a tiny tad higher than it was when I took it in. But, given the grooves that were worn into the old saddle (yikes!), I'm sure the string-break angle is more uniform at the very least. If so, I suppose that, too, could account for some of the added volume and sustain. Regardless, whatever minor adjustments were made, the action is still low (like I like it) so I'm a happy camper. I'll work those strings in some more tomorrow and report back, but if no one hears from me for awhile, it's cuz I can't put 'er down. I, too, would do it again in a heartbeat.

I am not even kidding you-- I laughed out loud, and hard, when this pic came up. In fact, I'm still giggling. Thanks for sharing this gem! White vs orange is always an interesting discussion, but I can never remember if there's a consensus as to whether the label-du-jour is connected to certain models or years or what. But if the workstation picture is any indication....it might just be a free-for-all. Hee-hee...