Hey Mac,

Your mentioning Pat Martino the other day brought a smile. Martino and Wes are my two influences. Pat used to have the most wicked sound in guitar jazz when he played that weird yellow guitar - with heavy gauge strings. The instrument had an "organic" look suggesting something that had been grown rather than manufactured. I don't know the maker, but I bet you do. Then, Martino switched to Benedetto and, to me, the sound is just not as good. I've got a (factory) Benedetto Bravo (Claret) up for sale right now. I couldn't believe how much work it took to get the thing into playable condition. So I finally learned my lesson about "boutique" guitars.

Your wide-ranging experience is a real jaw-dropper. I'm sure you're right about the role of the amp and speaker, but something I neglected to mention is that I route the guitar first through a preamp (Presonus Studio Channel) and out from there into the interface. Hopefully, this gives a bit more presence and brightness.

Hey, when am I going to hear something from you man? I've been trying to get collaborators at the User Forum, but no dice. You wanna try something? You can play any instrument you want, and I'll play the other.

Aleck

Sweetwater Creation Station. BIAB 2018, Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio, Izotope Nektar 2, Ozone 8, KEYBOARDS: Kurzweil Artis 7, Crumar MOJO, Hammond XK-3, BASSES (fretted & fretless by Ibanez, LTD, Warwick. GUITARS by Guild, Gretsch, Ibanez, Eastwood (12 string)