All Blog Posts Tagged 'guitars' (12)

http://wesmantoddshaw.hubpages.com/hub/Ricky-Skaggs-Country-Bluegrass-Mandolins-and-Guitars

 

 

 

 

 

Hard to imagine someone more dedicated to the kind of music that this website is dedicated to than Ricky Skaggs, and it's harder still to imagine a musician with more musical integrity, and power within the…

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Acoustic guitars are fragile things, and even the most cared for instruments suffer from wear and tear due to playing.

 

Fret jobs, set ups - those things just happen.  This article is written on a basic info level - but if you happen to be in North Texas - then I've got links to a custom guitar builder and master repairman that I personally have used in the past for fret jobs and set up problems on my guitars.

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Of course I know that most flatpickers prefer Martin style instruments - I certainly do, but I was raised with a flatpicking grandfather that mostly played Gibson.

 

Could be that some folk's have a particular style of playing that is best represented by Gibson Dreadnoughts or Super Jumbo guitars?

 

If so - then I want to hear about it, and if possible, hear you play as well!!!

 

Anyway, Gibson still makes great guitars - and who doesn't think the J…

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http://wesmantoddshaw.hubpages.com/hub/Top-Five-Acoustic-Steel-String-Guitars-For-Under-Five-Hundred-Dollars

 

For beginners or someone looking for a good travel guitar - I created this list of what I think are the best five flat tops for around $500.00  Of course finding one that's used cuts the price in half a lot of times - all of these are good guitars,…

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http://wesmantoddshaw.hubpages.com/hub/The-Martin-D-50-Koa-Deluxe-Acoustic-Guitar

 

 

Just published an article about these beautiful Martin D 50's.  I can't imagine having the money to buy one, or buying one even if…

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I've got a new flat top, and I'm having some trouble finding out much about it.  It sat in my grandmother's closet for years and years without being touched by anyone.

 

I've got the hundred and thirty first Santa Cruz ever made - and that guitar is just too special to me to carry around with me anywhere, or to keep in my travel trailer home.  I just worry about it too much, as it's Brazilian rosewood. . . .and because people always think that it's a pre war D 28 when it's…

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I seriously doubt that anyone in this forum would NOT know all about what these guitars are.  Sure, I'm doing some self promotion here, but the truth is that I would really appreciate feedback on it.  In any case, I at least hope that nobody feels offended by me publishing blogs here that link to Hubpages.com articles that I produce.…

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I've never once put my hands on one of these things - not that I recall, anyway.  I've been fooling with steel string acoustics since I was twelve years old though, and me and my grandfather used to hit every flea market within a hundred miles to buy them cheap, repair (if needed) and re sell them.

 

So likely I HAVE played a "C.F. Mountain" guitar, but the lack of ethics in the name and display is astonishing.

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I know I know.  You don't want to hear about Japanese guitars.  I'm sorry, I recently played one that was so good a guitar that I have to talk about it.  Hell, I created a nice webpage about Yamaki brand acoustic guitars because the one that my Uncle Thomas owns is so nice.

 

http://hubpages.com/hub/Yamaki-Acoustic-Guitars

 

Martin Style dreadnought with nice appointments, but a Western Red Cedar top…

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Now, I'm positive that a lot of you guys and gals out there in flatpick land play Taylors, and I'd LOVE to hear your feedback about them. I've played Taylor guitars at festivals and music stores, but I've never owned one, so maybe my impressions and ideas about Taylor are all wrong? I think Taylor guitars are awesome, really, and I'm a person that used to hang out at the North Dallas Guitar Center most days, at least for a bit, just so that I could get my hands on all of those wonderful… Continue

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Breedlove Guitars clinician Tim May, one of the most talented acoustic guitar players on the planet, will be conducting two FREE flatpicking guitar clinics in the greater Chicago, Illinois (Northfield) and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Brookfield) areas on Thursday, July 10th and Friday, July 11th, 2008.



Tim is an engaging speaker and a magnificent flatpicker... and he loves Breedlove instruments. Tim is warm and approachable, with a powerful delivery of both intelligent content and… Continue