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What a time to be alive ...
Kids these days have it so much better than when I was coming up. The era of digital, modelers and meticulous crafting by dedicated people makes getting great tone trivial.
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Music: The Surfrajettes
Surf music, played by an all women group? And they slay? SIGN me up!
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Music: Mediterranean Sundance with elan
Al Di Meola, doing what he does with his inimitable style and flair. Joined by stellar musicians from the Valencia campus of Berklee, this was a magical performance.
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One Week - Strandberg Bodin Essential
My latest acquisition is a Strandberg headless guitar, with the Endur neck, designed to be ergonomically correct. The fit, finish, and polish of this instrument is in no way budget.
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Changes in the Industry
The price of US made guitars is bonkers, but the imports, once a sad parody, are now top tier in quality and performance.
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Music: Evil Chicken
Evil Chicken is a killer groove, reminds me of CoC with some The Toyes vocals. Stoner rock at its finest.
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Great Restraint: Martin 0-18
A trip to a great music store, and some fantasizing about taking a beautiful piece of wood and steel home. Le sigh.
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What happened to Music Stores?
Music stores used to litter the towns, but now they are rare, and the majors are soulless corporate entities that suck
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Music: Santana leads a 12 bar blues jam
A long, slow jam reminds me of days long gone. No egos, just killer grooves.
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New Gear Jonesing: .strandberg*
G.A.S. is weighing heavily on me right now, the desire to add to the stable something that might reduce the arthritic pain in my left hand is growing greater.
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Welcome to the Guitars and Gear newsletter
Since I am addicted to my growing collection of guitars, and the things I plug them into to make noise, I am creating this side channel to share with those who are interested without bombarding the general readership. Welcome to the insanity!
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Music: Herbie Hancock (& friends)
Herbie Hancock, one of the greatest jazz experimenters assembles a killer quartet to cover this Mile Davis staple