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Today, 08:18 AM
The L50s with the carved maple backs sound and play like L4s.
Think of them as dot neck L4s.
Years for the L50s like this are 1937-1940.
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Today, 08:17 AM
My L7 came with an endpin-jack already installed, so I wired my pickup to that. Is yours is setup that same way, with an endpin jack?
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Today, 07:48 AM
The jazz language used by JS is the most recognizable among guitarists.
Still my nr 1!!!
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Today, 07:27 AM
Yes, so cool! I think the minor 3rd shift idea is also useful, at least for me, to get a handle on Mickey's 'Cmi run over D7' habit (Blues no. 2,...
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Today, 07:15 AM
Beautiful!
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Today, 07:14 AM
I'd want my own amp. But I'm not coming from the "acoustic archtop jazzbox/lets get it to sound as acoustic as possible" camp, but from the "the...
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Today, 07:11 AM
Good grief. Alright jazzers, let the flaming begin LOL
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Today, 07:02 AM
Wow! Remarkable find. I'm pleased to see that they landed in such appropriate hands.
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Today, 06:11 AM
Lately John played more and more solo gigs... probably because of the general situation. I guess originally he is one of the players who prefer to...
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Today, 04:49 AM
That's my new release with a fusion band called The Apex. Take a look at our new Lp:
The Apex by The Apex - DistroKid
The Apex | The Apex
Panik!...
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Today, 04:46 AM
One thing I am curious about is how the EHX Grand Canyon delay manages to operate TC electronics looper...
it happens occasionally as I said when...
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Today, 04:43 AM
Thank you guys for your comments and advice!
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Today, 04:42 AM
Actually I can easily imagine some kind of cylindric drum with with a handle to rotate and make some purcassive sound.. but I cannot seem to find...
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Today, 04:36 AM
and authentic
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Today, 04:36 AM
There is a lot of controversy about Marcin's playing.
As you can see, Marcin has great stylistic interests and great technical ease.
Is a new style...
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Today, 04:33 AM
Hi Richard,
I have Carol's Pro Jazz Phrases booklet (no CD), Jazz Improv Soloing DVD, Guitar Sightreading Studies, Jazz Guitar Guide and...
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Today, 04:29 AM
The sound of a rommelpot in Venice - what could be more romantic?
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Today, 04:27 AM
In my most favourite place in the world))
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Today, 04:25 AM
Here’s a rommelpot in action.
Friction drum caccavella - Venice - Italy - YouTube
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Today, 04:20 AM
Ok, so I’m thinking about the Mr Wu order.
Below. Is Lora’s response for my request of a 17” archtop with no electronics.
It looks like when it’s...
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Today, 04:08 AM
I´ve played a set of Soft Brass 12 gauge strings on my Hofner 455/S acoustic archtop for around the last two weeks, but after two days in which I...
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Today, 03:53 AM
Pat Martino Trio with John Scofield - Sunny - YouTube
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Today, 03:52 AM
Regarding that minor 3rd shift: a V7b9 chord without the root (G)BDFAb - G7b9 - has a diminished 7th chord on top: BDFAb. You probably are aware that...
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Today, 03:45 AM
People are starting to use micropore tape for that application
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Today, 03:39 AM
Well I for one think it should exist. So it’s history’s failing here if it doesn’t.
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Today, 03:22 AM
Well casinos and developers have it all worked out where I live. Go to your job at the moon base casino then go home to your dormitory with no yard....
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Today, 02:42 AM
Though I have no experience with his lessons, I loved his contributions on this forum back in the day; he was always really knowledgeable and he's...
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Today, 02:11 AM
Very nice, lawson. While some passages sound a bit hurried, others are laid back and relaxed. That chord solo is very promising.
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Today, 12:51 AM
The Kent Armstrong PAF-0 floater or the DeArmond 1000 or 1100 are your easiest choices. The 1000 is specifically for bronze strings, the 1100 for...
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Today, 12:17 AM
Alan holdsworth denied it. Many times. And I don’t think he’d forget. Unlike page say who did thousands of sessions Allan was young and would have...
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Yesterday, 11:55 PM
Thought that chord soloing was pretty wicked!
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Yesterday, 11:32 PM
That guy Will Mathews with the Count Basie Orchestra sounds good. I think I would see what he is using these days!:triumphant:
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Yesterday, 11:30 PM
Week 19. Day 3. Blues For Alice in C. Tonight was pretty similar to the last number of practice sessions. The first pass is a getting to know you...
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Yesterday, 11:21 PM
I checked out some Barry Harris things awhile back and had another look at them again today. According to Barry, chords that are a minor third apart...
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Yesterday, 11:05 PM
You must own stock in Blu Tack
:cool:
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Yesterday, 11:04 PM
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
I opened my eyes to take a peek
To find that I was by the sea
Gazing with tranquility
'Twas then when the...
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Yesterday, 10:56 PM
Floating pickups can be attached using cyanoacrylate (superglue), epoxy, screws, double-sided mounting tape, or whatever the person assembling it...
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Yesterday, 10:56 PM
I’ve read the switches are low quality and go out quickly. Some people on forums discussed replacing the switches right away.
Again, don’t know if...
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Yesterday, 10:46 PM
I recently had Pete Biltoft make a custom CC floater for my DA and it’s a fantastic pickup. He’s very responsive and I’m sure he can accommodate...
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Yesterday, 10:31 PM
Could be a faulty switch. That could account for all the symptoms. Or it could be a slightly loose connection somewhere inside.
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Yesterday, 10:04 PM
I'm not smart enough to give simple answers. :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 09:56 PM
Congrats Marty on their new guitars I’m glad I told you about the auction
I knew it was right up your alley
Marty and I were texting and his...
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Yesterday, 09:13 PM
California is far from uniform. There are a lot of differences between the different parts of the State (I feel like the California that you refer to...
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Yesterday, 09:08 PM
Week 19, day 3. Wednesday's project.
Suggested Project 5-A Blues for Alice in C
The diatonic study
Tempo at the upper end of your comfort zone...
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Yesterday, 09:04 PM
This brings up a very interesting and unexpected line of thought for me. I'm curious, do you think your linear thinking has changed as we've...
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Yesterday, 09:00 PM
I don't there's much you can do w the gold plating other than some warm breath and a soft cotton cloth w out taking the gold off.
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
Good point grahambop.
The half-step descending rules focus on the beat and actually reverse off the beat. They are designed to keep you rhythmically...
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Yesterday, 08:33 PM
These arrived from the Gretsch family collection that they recently sold off to fund their charitable foundation.
I posted some pics recently...
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Yesterday, 08:32 PM
Hello,
For a while now I have been researching 30s and 40s Gibson archtops. I have one question about the L50s and the L4s. I know some of the...
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Yesterday, 08:26 PM
Thanks Joe and everyone, i tried the Roller Bridge as suggested, as i suspected there is a certain chance to widen the string distance in the bridge,...
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Yesterday, 08:24 PM
The sound is what you hear in the video. It is the exact same guitar (I bought it from Adam). I have had guitars with vintage P-90’s (one of which,...
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Yesterday, 08:10 PM
Violin is a completely different animal than guitar. I played violin. The neck and scale length are both very small, and there are no frets so...
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
This guitar goes with me when I am out in the motorhome.
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Yesterday, 08:03 PM
Guitar on right, track on left.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yesterday, 07:56 PM
You know it's all hustle in California. You have to deal with the reactionaries and virtue signaling. I don't know how you can stand it.
Patrisse...
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Yesterday, 07:38 PM
Thanks Jack. So Mickey's B7 run goes B-D#(Eb)-F#-A-C-B, which spells 1-3-5-b7-b9-1 of a B7(b9) chord, but also 13-b9-3-5-b7-13 of a D13b9 chord. ...
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Yesterday, 07:38 PM
For over 10 years (I think) I've had a Behringer GDI21 in my cable bag to use straight into the PA if my amp fails.
Tempting fate now but I've never...
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Yesterday, 07:35 PM
Are you panned hard one way? I think my phone's speakers are messed up...I can barely hear you.
I'll be sure to listen later with headphones.
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Yesterday, 06:39 PM
Really nice instrument. Congratulations, and play it in good health! :encouragement:
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Yesterday, 06:32 PM
My very sloppy, but fun attack on this song.
Observations, insights, advice, all welcome.
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Yesterday, 06:29 PM
Congrats!
These can be such great guitars...I settled on L-7's a long time ago.
(of course each has its own character or why have more than...
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Yesterday, 06:17 PM
Could it be a rommelpot perhaps?
Traditional Music in the Daily Life of Vermeer: The Rommelpot
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Yesterday, 06:16 PM
Marty’s got THREE boxes from Julien’s
oh man
NGD X 3
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Yesterday, 06:14 PM
You see this in pix of Mary Halvorson sitting and standing.
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Yesterday, 06:01 PM
Thanks everybody! But the instrument described was not the hurdy gurdy -- it was a percussion instrument. Now that I think about it, the way my old...
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
Oh yeah. I picked up on both about a month ago. They great. You can jump in right away if you know the songs/chords. She's a California girl.
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Yesterday, 05:52 PM
i have a buddy who's left handed but plays bass righty. that's all that was available, and he never really considered getting a lefty one. did just...
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Yesterday, 05:52 PM
I have an X1 and haven't had any problems with it.
I also upgraded to an X4 and had to send it in twice for repair. The last time they replaced...
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Yesterday, 05:46 PM
Well I think a good model for a modern musician is Billy Strings. Don't know if you guys know him or follow him, but he's posting on Facebook about...
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Yesterday, 05:39 PM
Wow good find. My first jazz teacher had one, I was just mesmerized by its tone. Enjoy!
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Yesterday, 05:19 PM
If the Schaller roller bridge fit, then various Gotohs will probably fit - easy to find technical drawings for both Schaller and Gotoh on the net to...
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Yesterday, 05:19 PM
Hey supersoul... knowing Wheaton hard to believe there’s any non-feds there)))
(from an ex fed)
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Yesterday, 05:13 PM
It all makes perfect sense.
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Yesterday, 04:55 PM
Here’s another interesting jazz tele:
Flat5 – Zandveld Guitar Service
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Yesterday, 04:43 PM
I've had several Eastman guitars, and they make incredible instruments. I just don't think they nailed the Manouche guitars like they have with...
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Yesterday, 04:38 PM
This one seems the odd-one out : the radius stays rather small, the fretboard has quite a radical curvature til the very end ...
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Yesterday, 04:36 PM
I would prefer not having to buy another guitar, but I'm going to look into the traveller guitars.
With regards to amps: I've been playing with...
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Yesterday, 04:34 PM
Would the pickup be attached via superglue?
I rest my fingers on the pick guard a lot of the time. My pick guard isn’t the sturdiest, but it...
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Yesterday, 04:33 PM
Neo-grassians isn't really fair to younger musicians. What's so great about the rigidity of the old school? Bluegrass fiddle can be too sleazy or too...
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Yesterday, 04:31 PM
looks killer.
happy new Gibson L7 day !
many happy miles with it, it looks soo promising.
:ridinghorse:
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Yesterday, 04:28 PM
Thanks for the tips ! Do you happen to know which tune-o-matic model will have the correct post-spacing to fit on the Hofner bridge-base ? IIRC the...
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Yesterday, 04:23 PM
LOL, It's a little more complicated. We don't love our neighborhood or the part of the country where we live now, for that matter. However, prices of...
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Yesterday, 04:19 PM
Thanks for the advice. Yes, I am looking for a Dupont Nomad by the way!
A bit curious about the Eastman since I have a T64 that I really love.. But...
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Yesterday, 04:10 PM
I don't either. The days of slumming and philanthropy are over. Now people build a fan base on Youtube then hit the road. They sell tickets for...
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Yesterday, 03:39 PM
I say go in style and comfort. Take a tele. And a Super 400:
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Yesterday, 03:34 PM
ooooo
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
Has anyone tried the new-ish FLUENCE "Gristle Tone" Tele pickups by Fishman ? What I've heard + read so far is making me very interested but - as...
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Yesterday, 03:33 PM
You have some other options before fooling around with the fretbord itself. Last time I checked, these Hofners had compound radius fretboards -...
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Yesterday, 03:27 PM
The demise of jazz clubs tends to come up here often but live music is live music.
I'm optimistic about where things are headed. Gen Z California...
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Yesterday, 03:22 PM
I bought my first one from a Berklee Teacher who I studied with privately. After that copy was destroyed in a flood I replaced it with one from the...
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Yesterday, 03:20 PM
i don't play much nowadays but my acoustic and mandolin at home, i'm always at home now but for now i'm using mapes heavy 13's on my acoustic and...
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Yesterday, 03:19 PM
Eastman T64 - as long as it's not a lacquer finish. The Eastman's with lacquer finish scratch really easily.
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Yesterday, 02:44 PM
Maceo kills !
I'd rather listen to this than to the million-notes-neo-math-jazz NY sax playing. :smile-new:
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Yesterday, 02:37 PM
Yamaha Silent is smaller to store. That might be helpful in an RV.
I have the original nylon. The following refer to the original model, not the...
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Yesterday, 02:34 PM
I’ll be using a BAM and a FlyRig for Fridays album launch (along with a TOOB Metro for monitoring.)
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Yesterday, 02:30 PM
For a long time now, I've used a Strobel Rambler Traveler Guitar, Portable Guitars, Electric Travel Guitar as a travel guitar. Easy to take on air...
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Yesterday, 02:29 PM
Depth of an 1100 is a little over half that. It would easily fit.
Also I just noticed that on the OP's photos that the holes drilled on the neck...
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Yesterday, 02:17 PM
I've ordered several times from CD Japan. Fast, seamless service.
John Galich
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Yesterday, 02:10 PM
I've played many gigs with the BAM. The warm tone kinda offsets the lack of reverb. However, I'm not addressing discerning, critical audiences....
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Yesterday, 02:10 PM
"My main beef with "music these days" is that no one bothers with melody anymore. There aren't any songs, only beats or sad grooves." DoctorJeff
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Yesterday, 02:00 PM
I've been using it for a few years, I know how it should work)
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Yesterday, 01:58 PM
With a trailer hitch and one of these... portastudio!
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Yesterday, 01:54 PM
nice guitars, do you have to be electrified? if not, a nice parlor acoustic is so sweet...but me being 69 I've had all the electricity I can stand
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Yesterday, 01:52 PM
You have to press twice quickly to get to the playback mode. If you press once while recording, it stops recording. If you press again, it starts...
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Yesterday, 01:51 PM
There is always good music out there, you just have to know where to find it. Yes there is not the jazz scene or folk scene or whatever there once...
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Yesterday, 01:45 PM
Hi, B,
No wonder you're hanging around a guitar site . . . you have the gene for obsessive compulsive collecting! Funny. However, I played in...
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Yesterday, 01:39 PM
What a great image that is! Would have loved to have been there!
Wow you lucky duck. I am envious!
I would have a hard time picking up a...
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Yesterday, 01:22 PM
I thought of running it with a Flyrig, but it’s twice the cost of the BAM.
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Yesterday, 01:19 PM
If I tilt the guitar, it places my left wrist in an awkward position.
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Yesterday, 01:15 PM
A writer friend found out how many trombones I owned and was impressed enough to write a story called The Man Who Owned Six Trombones.
A few...
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