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A few years ago I tried playing with a couple of guys at church. Both of them had guitars. One of the guys just simply could not play chords in time so when the other guy moved away, I quit doing...

https://youtu.be/gEROZkel9Hc

Nice interview and a little taste of mandolin at the end.
Hope you enjoy.

It's about 15 years old and built in North Carolina, but that's all i know. It looks quite Roberto-Venn-ish to me; I'd bet the builder studied there, but that is just an educated guess. Anyone know...

This is a wonderful read, by Walter Carter: How to Open a Vintage Guitar Store in Seven Easy Steps

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I'm with you. I didn't know anything about or use any pedals for years. Then I met a fellow who wanted to start a pedal company and I got a crash-course in all things pedals.

There are basically 3...

Trying again. Thumb relief : https://youtu.be/WL6VnLTpea8

Cutting the neck pocket
https://youtu.be/fl5oH9kf-QM

A little humorous advice for would be musicians from Jim Kweskin

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BLwIepxNk0

My quote is from me. "Music, the most beautiful way to count time."

1) Jazz guitarist, Martin Taylor, asked his “roadie” to come on stage to sort out his amp at the beginning of his second set. Whilst the roadie is fiddling away, Martin says to the audience “This lad...

My own quote: "Music is a wonderful mistress, but a lousy wife."

And another: "Folk music is where the audience is better dressed than the performer."

To some extent I happily don’t know what I’m doing. I feel that it’s an artist’s responsibility to trust that. ~ David Byrne

I’m one of those regular weird people. ~ Janis Joplin

Jazz guitar legend Jim Hall (to an overactive drummer), "Don't just do something. Sit there."

I asked for a scale picture awhile back.

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Put this together with Epi mini guitar body.20” scale,two octave strings.Still trying different strings.41”nut.

Here's a baroque mandolin I built:

https://i.imgur.com/sU7HXRq.jpg

After many years of struggling with amps I've finally settled on two depending on size of performance space and sound of the group.

Fishman Loudbox Mini: $350 on Sweetwater.com. 60 watts solid...

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This is the wood for the body face.

My dream is finally coming true! A custom made electric octave mando with p90s and Gibson Les Paul wiring. It will be a spalted maple top and mahogany neck in the LP cut. I can't wait!!!! Well,...

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I am working on a sound sample . . .

Hello. Wondering if anyone can help me? I purchased a mandolin at auction recently and will upload pictures below. The wording on the label reads: Sistema di MEGLIO and the overall condition is good....

My OM is the one for practising and playing in sessions. There are others for various recording occasions, which can be seen in my contribution to wild entertainment here:

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Guitar is my main instrument having played it over 40 years. Mandolin, bass and piano all come in second.

MAS is never dead its just a sleeping! Hey, there is a song in there I think. I like trading and trying out different things, why? I don't need to as I own some really special vintage mandolins, its...

Exactly.

I'm the MD of a show, I want to hear an electric guitar tone in a few places, there's no budget for an electric guitarist who'll only play half the time, and my chops on electric mando (a...

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