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well... while there maybe a few guitar string companies out there, there are fewer related wire manufacturers mapes in tennessee is probably the biggest in the usa...they supply steinway piano...
My philosophy is that you don't learn things to play music; you play music to learn things. Everything you need to know how to do is in the songs you want to be able to play. Make a list of songs and...
Thank you sir!
Neo I did a lot of side by side tests last year both playing and recording. I agree they’re all close somewhat, but listening to the recordings you (ok, I) definitely could pick out maybe three...
I always enjoy hearing you play! The pickup on my Peerless Monarch is unusual. It's really THICK even compared to the KA 12 Pole. See below, the Peerless is on the Left. It has the volume,...
hope you don't mind Joe D....too nice not to put up here!! another beauty cheers
I think people just simply forget some artists played other instruments. Like Carlos Santa used to be a Gibson artist, then Yamaha and now prs. Like Jeff beck used to be a Gibson artist but is mainly...
Thank You Lawson. I am glad I got you to reunite with your Monarch! Is your stock pickup decent? Does it have any volume to it? The stock pickup on this guitar was bad enough for the previous owner...
The fretboard end, where it meets the body, also doesn’t look like Gibson work. It looks like an L-50 with either a replaced fretboard or an entirely replaced neck to me. Doesn’t happen to have a...
One sad thing I learned from the booklet (according to the friend that bought the 2 CD) was that Rene died from an OD. I remember reading in Time magazine that Rene was listed as dying of a heart...
My playlist may be nice to have for anyone that wants to listen. I get on Cal spells where he’s all I listen to for weeks on in...bout 43 tunes and some with Cal and Poole
yes all plain strings are basically the same...swedish/carbon steel....most are coated with fine layer of tin, but brass, silver and even gold have been used...doesn't really change tone tho ...
Thanks for the kind compliments - I’m glad you enjoyed it. I didn’t use a baritone, but all the guitars are tuned to DADGAD. The acoustic parts (two, I think) were played on a Loar LO-16, a...
Love SG! Probably my father's (who was also a tenor player) favorite player? When I was growing up, he'd always have SG playing (along with his other favorite saxophonists). This was his...
Are all plain strings the same?
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