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Take a look at Spire Studio. It’s a small unit with a great mic and quiet preamps. It will record 8 tracks and works with your phone. Effects are good. Mixing is visual and easy as well. I have a...

Add me to the new owner list! I got mine a few weeks ago, and holy cow! Sustain for days, and just a lot of fun to pick up and play.

It seems odd to me that this exact same mandolin was "sold" last month for $4900.
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The video is/was on Banjo Ben's site. It was Jake playing a big mon and then an F5S. I can't seem to find it on there anywhere now. If you want to spend some time looking for it, that would be the...

Just to add my 2¢

I bought a 2012 Big Mon in December, and to me it is the best sounding, and easiest playing mandolin I've owned. In fact, I liked it so much, I stumbled upon an amber F5S, and...

I have the Kala too, and as you mentioned it’s a little thin sometimes. I was looking for a small tenor with a bit of a warmer sound and ended up buying a PONO steel string baritone uke. They make an...

I stumbled upon an April 1, 2002 F9 "unicorn" a couple years ago, and scooped it up. I had no idea about the specifics, I just knew I wanted a real Gibson! When it arrived I was surprised to see it...

Hi guys!

As a long-time recording guy I thought I'd weigh in on the subject of "all in one" recording setups. Before embarking on my almost thirty year teaching career, I used to do a lot of live...

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And the thread stays alive!

I received my NTM Flatiron 1N today and it’s a beauty! It’s an ‘83 and seems like the original strings were still...

I had an unexpected Christmas Day Arrival!

I bid on this really early Flatiron 1N - AND I WON!

Hope it will be here for New Year's.

Kurt

My F9 was 2nd out the door on April 1, 2002 and I have a flowerpot inlay on the headstock! So apparently on any given day, the factory mixed and matched "stuff" (labels and such) I don't think...

My F9 unicorn "The Gibson" with flowerpot headstock inlay in black & white

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Hey Ted,

Since you mentioned the FM62SE in your reply, I'm wondering if you have any idea what one of the pre-lawsuit versions would go for these days? I picked up a sunburst model in near mint...

I have a mandostrat 4 and 8, as well as an eastwood mandocaster. I recently was looking for something versatile, small and awesome sounding in an amplifier. I ended up with the yamaha THR10. It's a...

I wanted something inexpensive, yet decent with a low center of gravity. I came upon this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AHXR0XO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and figured...

Not in my case, but IN my mandolin!

I bought a 2002 Gibson F9 last month from another cafe member, and shortly after it arrived I received an email from him.

If you flip the truss rod cover...

Well the new (to me) F9 arrived yesterday. A beautiful caramel color. A few dings in the right spots, and that awesome woody Gibson sound! I put a new set of sam bush strings on, buffed it up, and...

I don't see a price on the TMS listing. I can tell you that the TMS F9 seems to be a newer version as it has the cream binding - not the dark/black binding on the front. The color is different as...

I agree the earlier versions just look slicker than later ones. The flowerpot is just a sweet bonus!!

So I just bought this mysterious unicorn from Ryan (the creator of this post) via eBay. Does anyone have an idea why the interesting headstock? It's definitely a flowerpot with "The Gibson" above.
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