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An ancient pine is being turned into guitars

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jul 24

Although decades old, a bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii) known as the ‘Jesmond roundabout tree’ was cut down in 2023 to make way for an $481 million inner city bypass in suburban Newcastle, New South Wales. Growth rings put the...

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It SHOULD Look Something Like This

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 25 Feb 23

As I examine firing up old systems and computers that contain the bulk of my "garbage files" I need to sift through for my series, I am taken back to the way I used to have at least some of my setup organized. It looks...

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Me Too Movement be damned: I forced myself upon a woman last night.

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 24 Jan 19

Yesterday evening, I found myself playing bluegrass music with a bunch of old friends at Armando's, a night club in Martinez CA. One of the players, Lynn Q., has a really nice Collings guitar that has been brutalized over the...

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Time to adjust my MyLot ads

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Aug 17

For the last couple of days, I have had this rather obnoxious-looking cartoon girl looking over my right shoulder when I visit MyLot. The caption reads something like "Not a Typical Dating Site" and the "bonerific quotient" of the...

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My new boy toy

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Oct 16

As I mentioned in another post, I bought a new boy toy the other day. It's a Fishman Performer acoustic guitar amplifier. It sounds really good with acoustic instruments. A couple of people asked me to post a picture of the...

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Do You Name Inanimate Objects?

Sue H. @CinnamonGrl (7086) • Santa Fe, New Mexico 11 Sep 16

I have a habit of naming things close to me. This guitar is Freddy. I finally got a guitar with a decent tone because heck, they started making a cheap one in China. I know, I know, it's Unamerican. But what can ya do? Anyway, do...

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A first ever in the history of the world--right here in California!

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Aug 16

I realized tonight that something incredible was happening right in my house. Collings Guitars had sent me about 40 raw sound holes from their elite guitar manufacturing plant in Austin Texas. I send them a couple of completed...

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Do you ever "adjust" your targeted ads on MyLot?

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 24 Jul 16

I know I've written about this before, but it became an "issue" this morning. I booked a flight to NY for this week to see my Auntie. That was a couple of days ago. Now all I'm seeing on MyLot (in addition to the usual click-bit...

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Back to work on some coasters

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Jun 16

I mentioned a few posts ago that Collings guitars of Austin Texas had been kind enough to send me some raw spruce wood sound holes from the guitars they make there. I finally got started making some new coasters. So far they've...

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Back to Basics: Working on some new coasters

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Apr 16

Collings Guitars of Austin Texas was kind enough to send me another box of raw sound holes from their guitar manufacturing plant. So I'll be getting back to work making some new coasters. The spruce sound holes they send me are...

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Did you see the hairy anus ad on MyLot today?

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Mar 16

There was an ad today for something--I think it was a miracle food of some sort--that led with a picture that looked like a hairy tushy. It was undoubtedly NOT a hairy tushy, or it would not have been allowed to appear, but it was...

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do you love your guitar enough...

RandomnessPrincessx3 @RandomnessPrincessx3 (280) • United States 12 Apr 13

... to name it? Most musicians name their instruments. I named my guitar stella and my son named his ready. Has anyone come up with a cool name for their instrument?

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Guitars

Nath_22 @Nath_22 (85) • Philippines 1 Jun 12

Guys, i own a guitar and i am willing to learn, the problem is i dunno where to start and go on from there. Should i start with the chords, finger exercises, books, websites, tuning, or just random? Any of you can help me out...

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abhi285 @abhi285 (159) • India 20 Dec 11

It's so ausm and cool to see someone playing a guitar. I bought my guitar a few years back along with my friend and we started our lessons together. He picked things so fast and i was left behind. I was learning my basics when he...

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My eldest daughter got her guitar...

r3jcorp @r3jcorp (1382) • Philippines 14 Aug 11

My eldest daughter wanted a guitar for a very long time but I have no extra money to buy it. Luckily her auntie gave her money which could be a good start to have the guitar. We canvassed for the guitar and found out that she...

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What is an online place to search for used guitars????

Guit08 @Guit08 (597) • United States 19 Jul 11

I'm a guitarist, and I'm always looking for used guitars that interest me... I wondered if anybody knew of any websites that allowed you to search postings of used guitars.... I already use: Guitarcenter.com's used...

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An acoustic guitar or an electric one?

SunnyBuddy @SunnyBuddy (443) • India 24 Jun 11

Im planning on buying a guitar. Im very much interested in music. I have a passion for music and guitars. My question is, should i be buying the acoustic guitar or the electric one? In which one would i get a good hit for my...

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difference between a tube and a solid state amplifier

myfourteen14 @myfourteen14 (117) • Philippines 11 Apr 11

Well this is a very classical question but the problem is a haven't got a chance to own a real tube amp. I just want to ask if it is really better or does it really givethe " warm tone" that the solid state amps completely lack?...

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What is the best gutiar software that can be used to record guitar tracks

myfourteen14 @myfourteen14 (117) • Philippines 8 Apr 11

Needs some advice for recording guitar tracks... Thanks

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What are your favorite guitars?

JijiXcebu @JijiXcebu (129) • Philippines 5 Apr 11

What are your favorite guitars? Post them here and if you could give a background why this guitar is your favorite, it would be much better. I love my CX2 Californian Hamer. I have Ibanez guitars and a Les Paul Studio but my Hamer...

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