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The US Presidential Debate

Free - Surplus Custom Strings (local pickup...

Free - Surplus Fender Strings (local pickup...

Transposing woes.. progress report.

Heritage 535, how are the new heritage guitars...

If panasonic doesn't mind, here's something to help get the melody together. It can be downloaded and sped up or down as you wish. Do it for a couple of days till it's firmly in your brain and you'll...

Bebop heads - Scrapple From the Apple

I mean … depends on who wants to play the song. If you want to play I’ve Got Rhythm and don’t bring the music people need to play it, then it’s your problem not hers.

Transposing woes

How 'bout a little Friday morning 'I can't give you anything but love" ? https://youtu.be/aPwgVwRj09o?si=HJrRiwR4qTJYcWhC

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Hello sir. Your Solomon and Brahms/Woodhouse eight string guitars are lovely instruments. I am not familiar with the carbon fiber cello like end pin. How do you position the guitar when playing? Are...

New Guitar Build (2 more months) Erich Solomon 8 string acoustic

Think you said, right? - solid body: only to the extent that a new set of strings opens up. (Assuming PUs don't open up with time, and excluding any perceived "opening up" that's in fact getting...

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Bill Maher suggested the winner should be whoever could hold their pee longer.

The US Presidential Debate

The White House is kind of an assisted living facility, anyway.

The US Presidential Debate

Talking about amps: how much of a development is the Vox Nutube really?

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in Guitar/Gear in Your Lifetime?

Since this is a long thread, let me add this question. Does anyone think a solid body, a semi-hollow body, or a laminate hollow body opens up after playing for a while? In theory, time, handling...

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

WOW. More lies, question dodging, and bumbling incompetence. And to cap it off, two old men getting into a mine-is-bigger-than-yours pissing challenge about who's the better golfer. During a...

The US Presidential Debate

I was going to simply put these out to metal recycling when I thought "what a waste, perhaps there is someone who can use these". These are free for the taking. Bag no.3 - 9 sets of Custom strings...

Free - Surplus Custom Strings (local pickup preferred)

plek was a band-aid anyway. The necks should be planed flat prior to fretting. This was always an issue with heritage. Installing frets prior to planing and then pleking is not the best workflow....

Heritage 535, how are the new heritage guitars compared to the originals?

Price is up a bit. The custom core is significantly more expensive and has their locally wound pickups and larger inlays. The woods tend to be fancier. The quality is more consistent overall in...

Heritage 535, how are the new heritage guitars compared to the originals?

One reason for the perceived increase in brightness that some hear with stainless steel is you just got back your instrument with not only a brand new set of strings but a more responsive...

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

I may be wrong, but I think the collection went to two brothers who own two stores, one near St. Louis and the other in Chicago. The two guitars I got were in Chicago, but I talked with both...

BigMike's guitar collection?

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

All of Me - A7 on measure #28 (9th?)

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

Campellone PSA

Can you show me your 1x8" guitar amp?

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Learning to play with a singer

More affordable alternatives to the Gibson L-5 and ES-175?

Transposing woes

Good guitar tone for electric bossa nova