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  1. 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! 😉
  2. 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
  3. That was great fun...thanks!! [thumbup]
  4. 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!
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    Hey Guth--I went back and listened, and I agree with your obs re the reverb. I've tweaked the reverb on the master file. Excellent observation. Not going to repost on soundcloud, but I've updated my file now so that, when I save to disc, it'll bear the improvement. Thanks for the noticing and for the saying. :) --Anne

  6. 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.
  7. Why, thank ye very kindly. I appreciate it--where've you been? I keep looking for your coffee house posts. I always enjoy your observations and can certainly relate. (I never hear an espresso machine without thinking of how you said it always seemed to start up during the slow parts. Hee-hee. The other day, I had patio gig at my fav bar/grill--on the train tracks, which made for all kinds ...

  8. 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...
  9. Yes, I have read about that potential situation, so I asked Bob Colosi about that very thing--he said he's heard of that issue but that he has not had reports of it happening with his customers, possibly because of the quality of bone that he uses or possibly because of dumb luck. And he also mentioned the obvious, which is that most higher-end guitars use bone saddles AND plenty have USTs. Either way, I will be discussing that when I bring 'er into the shop. Worst case scenario, seems to me, would be to sand off a little extra bone and then use ebony shims--maybe that'd provide a hard, possibly more uniform, contact. I'll have to trust the luthier. I'll definitely let you know how it comes out. In fact, I think I'll record a "before" and "after," to memorialize the grand event, and post the results. Won't be an exact apples-to-apples comparison, given all the moving parts, but it'll be fun regardless.
  10. Whew!!! Good to know the specs (except for the finishes) AND the labels are the same for our Y2K beauties. (As seen in my profile photo, the abalone rosette is not obscured by the guard--whenever I see a guard right up to the soundhole, I get an overpowering urge to "nudge" it south, even if there're only rings beneath.) Yes, it's light--deceptively light, even. Before this, my main guitar was a Guild D-50; superb tone, but heavy as a gunboat. You expect the J100 to feel heavier than it is, and you might also expect it to "feel" big, but I find the body style/dimensions to be about as comfy and cozy--whether I'm standing or sitting--as the law allows. I just love the tone and feel of this thing, and it keeps getting better with age. I am soon to have a bone saddle and nut put on (saddle needed replacement anyway), but this'll be my first trip to the luthiers. Hasn't even needed a set-up in all this while. I play it everday, and gig out with it on occasion. At a weekly open mic I attend, I even let a few specific "regulars" play it on stage. This way, I get to hear it on the other side, in the hands of people who play different styles and with better chops. Even better, we all share the love for this one lovely instrument. Which, as you know, is considerable. Thanks for all your great info and for helping to solve my little puzzle-- Anne
  11. Oooh... the plot thickens! If the finish designations for that year were AN and AT, then "XT" might well mean "Xtra," given that my finish is surely the AN and not some third kind that wasn't mentioned in the catalog. (It seems I read somewhere-perhaps in a thread about another model?- that Gibson has used "XT" to denote a finish, but I could be mis-remembering...) Can't wait to hear what your orangle label says... (BTW, the SN indicates that my lovely was born in mid Jan of 2000, which makes me wonder, now, what the 1999 catalogue says about this model--maybe the "XT" designation on my label can be explained by something as simple as--they were using up the leftover labels?) Thanks!
  12. You know, my main guitar is a 2000 J100 that I've always assumed is an J100xtra (same specs you describe, and let's not forget the gold hardware), but recently, I looked again at the label--it says J100XT. Does your label say "Xtra?" Could it be that the XT does not (as I had assumed for over a decade) stand for "Xtra" but instead indicates the top finish?? (The top on mine, when new, was as least as light-colored as the maple but has since mellowed to a lovely dark-ish honey-color. I'm guessing it's a natrual finish, not vintage antique, if it started out so light, right?) So...does anyone know if a 2000 J100-XT designation makes it an "xtra," or a a natrual top (or even a vintage antique top that took awhile to get goin'')? Perhaps there is a mystery afoot, or was I lying all these years?
  13. Although I can say with absolute certainty that I will never, ever attempt to mess with a truss rod (I'd be too freaked to even take off the TRC prolly ), I stil enjoy reading posts like this. I like learning stuff, even if I'll never apply it--sometimes, it comes in handy in other ways. (Like if someone said, "Hey, I can adjust that neck for ya..." I could take necessary evasive action.) Thanks for sharing what you know, guys.
  14. Nice! I love the easy energy you guys have-- I wish I'd been there hear more.
  15. That's what my first boyfriend said, when we were 10 years old and learning "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" by the Monkees!!!!
  16. Aw heck, if I had a husband, he wouldn't care....
  17. Oh, man...SO worth the wait!! That's awesome! Thanks for bringing it to us, Larry. (Sound of clamoring--"More, more!!" )
  18. Awesome...almost there! You'll need to upload it to either youtube or photobucket (I suppose there are others), but you'll just have to sign up for a free account (if you don't have one), and then up follow theirs instructions for uploading. Holler if you need help! Can't wait!
  19. Can't wait to hear it, either! Now, if your buddy can use recording software, then he's perhaps the best guy to help you. First, he should be able to save/convert his file as either a .wav or a .mp3. Then, he can use Windows Movie Maker (or whatever Mac's equivalent is for this), add the audio file and any ol' picture, which will let him save the whole thing in a format that could then be uploaded to youtube. (If you all get that far but neither of you has a youtube thingy:rolleyes: , well...let's take just one step at a time.) Or, see if you can copy the file from the cd to your computer's hard drive (not just play it as media, but look for the file on it, like you'd look for a file on any other kind of drive). It could be he didn't include the project file OR an mp3, but if he did, you could always attach it to an email and send it to me. I'll do the youtube two-step for you, then post a link here for all. Don't know if that's helpful or even MORE confusing... let me know if I can help, though. I want to HEAR it!!
  20. Drat! Well, there's nothing actually at the itunes store (that's just filler, I guess), but the song links work on my end. As far as you know, are you generally able to open Flash-based applications? Some Mac devices don't support Flash, but I've heard others do. And now I really want you to hear them, too! Not sure what Plan B might be, besides monkeying with pics and trying youtube from there. Hmmm...
  21. Hmm...it's a flash-based thing, but maybe I have to link you to a different starting point. Let me know if this works: http://www.ilike.com/artist/Anne+Rachel Thanks, Matt!
  22. Okay, so here's a link to a flash-based player that contains a slew of songs I've written, all save one within the last 18 months. I can't explain the recent out-put, and it's not a little confusing to me, like "Where has this been all my life, and what the heck is it for??" http://www.ilike.com/player?url=%252Fplayer%252Fartist_featured_songs%253Fartist_name%3DAnne%252BRachel After much trepidation, I decided to post this, in part because I don't know what else to do with these except to invite people to try 'em out and in part because I've so thoroughly enjoyed all the performances posted in this thread. Lovers of guitars know the impulse to "make music," whether it's working up a personal take on an old song or listening closely as a brand new one arrives, quite literally, in your lap. (Something about that guitar, tucked up and humming against a body like that...) Anyway, this seems like a good place to take a chance like this. So, it's not the peformance aspect that I'm wanting to highligh here--far from it. In fact, more than half of these are the first-take recordings--the ones I made so I wouldn't forget the song the next day. (A couple sport an extra track or two, but even those are..well, "homemade," shall we say? ) At best I'm an acquired taste, I know, and my playing is barely (but supremely) adequate. But I hope my 45+ years of loving and needing to play the guitar is the best secret ingredient of all... Poke around if you have time on your hands (but remember, you can never get the time back! ), and thanks for the use of the hall. Anne
  23. Hey there, Matthew...thanks so much! I'm completely blown away by your playing...truly inspiring. :)

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