A little comparison of my 1935 Gibson L-12 against my 2004 Eastman 805, non-cutaway. The Gibson is playing rhythm, and the leads panned right, whereas the Eastman is panned left. 

Both guitars are strung with a set of 13 gauge Martin SP 80/20 bronze strings with a 14 on the high E, but the Gibson has an 18 on the B. I tried to keep the mic position as consistent as possible, though I think the Eastman was slightly farther away. 

In fairness to the Eastman, the Gibson is a 17" guitar, whereas the Eastman is 16". Both are X-braced. 

The Eastman has 10 years of consistent playwear, and has broken in superbly. It's even starting develop some visible finish wear on the neck. It is currently fitted with a celluloid pickguard in the pattern of a 16" Gibson L-7. The L-12 has no pickguard currently, and pickguards do tend to dampen the guitar slightly.

The Gibson is 80 years old, and has so much playwear, the finish on the back of the neck is completely gone.

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Stompin' At The Savoy - Guitar Comparison - 1935 Gibson L-12 vs. 2004 Eastman 805

A comparison of 3 fantastic vintage archtop guitars, changing every 2 bars, and in this order:
1932 Gibson L-5 (16" / parallel braced / 24.75" scale)
1935 Gibson L-12 (17" / x-braced / 24.75" scale)
1932 Epiphone De Luxe (16.5" / parallel braced / 25.5" scale)

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'32 Gibson L-5 vs. '35 Gibson L-12 vs. '32 Epiphone De Luxe - Ain't Misbehavin'

A little bit of Allan Reuss-style chord melody playing on "Tea for Two"

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Jonathan Stout - Tea For Two - Chord Melody Practice 2

Just messsing around with some harmonies and communal improve while learning Jonathan Doyle's "What's the Rumpus".

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What's the Rumpus - multitrack practive

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A little demo of a two guitar version of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" I worked up as a possible theme for a friend's podcast.

1939 EH-185 mic'd with a BK5 ribbon mic

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