SteveB Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 to be lusting for one of these? http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=PM120&z=y Hamer should do a 2 pup version of the improv. But that would still be way out of my price range.
BCR Greg Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 It's a copy of Howard Roberts' Black guitar. The Black Guitar Howard Roberts played a number of guitars throughout his career. I believe that he was most fond of the "black" guitar which he is pictured with on the opening page. This is a much modified early Gibson ES-150 guitar that he acquired from Herb Ellis. I love the sound of this guitar and I believe that I can always tell when he played it on a recording because of its distinctive tone. Howard discusses and plays this guitar in one of the interviews in Interviews. Wolf Marshall, a Los Angeles based guitarist and educator, is now the owner of this guitar. Wolf kindly supplied the following pictures of the front, back and body and some detailed information about the Black Guitar. Also visit Wolf's site (see Links). This has some lessons concerning Howard Roberts' playing style. Wolf also has an excellent article "Howard Roberts and the Black Guitar" in the August 2000 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine. " More Howard Roberts Gear here.
Guest galejt Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 How much of a pain is that adjustable bridge?Nice fiddle. I love jazz boxes. Nickel would be nice too.
MCChris Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 Wolf Marshall, a Los Angeles based guitarist and educator, is now the owner of this guitar. I'm surprised he didn't pop a Floyd on it.Double cutaway jazz guitars like this one and the Improv are cool and different.
Brooks Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 guy in my jazz project in raleigh had one, it was nice.
Guest teefus2 Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 kind of like a "black" guitar meets trini lopez.
Steve Haynie Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 How much of a pain is that adjustable bridge? That bridge is no problem at all. The old wood bridges are compensated with a fixed setting, but they were designed for guitars with heavy strings. They work well for archtops, but would be a source of complaints on guitars with thin strings.
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