It could be only psychological, but to my ears the 59 always sounded a bit more "acoustic" (judging by the videos alone of course). Other than that, if the light do not help to see the neck, I believe you can always tell the original 59 from the custom shop by the unmistakable broken pickguard on the 59...;)
Favorite song?? I would be hard pressed to come up with a favorite album! I suppose if my iPod got stuck in an "Orange" rotation for an extended period of time, I'd be OK with that!
Jim is one of those writers that gets me grooving a lot, but then takes me to the edge of my comfort zone. I love being at the edge of my comfort zone, that's where the greatness happens for me!
Pressed to pick, I'd have to say "Lipton Tea". I just find the melody magical. It's just one of those pieces of music where -every- note is the -perfect- note. Kinda' hard to explain...
It must be my favorite, it's the only LMB I have purchased! (altho, I DID just download Jim's Truefire course, and I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.)
"Because my introduction to Jim was the Fender Princeton promo video and Wishful Thinking is the first music played as Jim enters the Living Room and unpacks. Hauntingly slow version, dripping with depth. Man, that 40 seconds was life altering. Seriously!!"
COULDN'T AGREE MORE. That wasn't necessarily my into to Jim, but it IS the first time I said to myself "woah- what's THIS?" Haven't looked back since!
my first post here ... just want to say how much I love Jim's appreciation for the quiet, spacious, lonesome, and risky. Especially regarding what I consider to be his "3 AM ruminations" like "Pepper" and now the great "Alana." Marvelous. Timeless.
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Jim is one of those writers that gets me grooving a lot, but then takes me to the edge of my comfort zone. I love being at the edge of my comfort zone, that's where the greatness happens for me!
It must be my favorite, it's the only LMB I have purchased! (altho, I DID just download Jim's Truefire course, and I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.)
I'm sure more LBM's are in my future.
COULDN'T AGREE MORE. That wasn't necessarily my into to Jim, but it IS the first time I said to myself "woah- what's THIS?" Haven't looked back since!
That's one of the best and most accurate descriptions I've heard of Jim's style. Bravo!