What Brand of Resonator Guitar Do You Own?
Question: I have a Regal Square Neck Resonator Guitar. I'd love to have a Dobro Brand Resonator Guitar, the 27 Deluxe is the one I want. Maybe someday…There are many brand of Resonator Guitars out there now. Hand Made Resonator Guitars are very big. Resonator Guitars that sell less that $500.00 ...
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A trilogy of guitar questions
Question: I am in the market for a finely crafted instrument. I think I've settled on a Larrivee D-09 or D-09E. It is a beautiful looking guitar and sounds even better. I've played other dreadnoughts (Martin, Seagull, Taylor) and with the exception of a Martin D-35, I couldn't find a guitar tha ...
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Kramer Ferrington parts
Question: I have a Kramer Ferrington guitar (telecaster style) that needs a new bolt on neck,do anyone knows where I could purchase such a part and other Kramer Ferrington parts as well ? Answer: If you are only interested in a player, I think the neck on that was standard strat scale, so most ...
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Reading resources about interpretative techniques
Question:I am an instructor and want to create a resource list for my students. Some reading materials about developing/applying interprative techniques would be useful. The Natural Classical Guitar by Lee F. Ryan. The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green. Classical Guitar Pedagogy by Anthony Gli ...
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Solfege for guitar students
Question: How many of you teacher use solfege in lessons? I sing the lines my students play. I used to just sing the lines with any sound but now I use solfege most of the time and see some interesting results especially in the young ones. I have one student who also takes piano lessons and his ...
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Electric guitar rewiring problems - please help
Question: I haven't been playing guitars for very long, maybe 2 or 3 years but I have an electirc guitar (a fender-shaped type copy) that I have had for ages - but it needs to be completely rewired - all the parts are de-soldered, and are lying in a pile. Here's what I have: 1. Double coil pick ...
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guitar body
Question:I'm considering putting together my own guitar. By this, I mean, assembling a guitar with parts that I've purchased. I don't really trust myself cutting, sanding, and finishing the wood. I was wondering where a good place would be to look into information on guitar bodies. If I decide ...
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Old Yamaha Guitar Amp Parts
Question: I have a mid 70's Vintage Yamaha G100B-212 guitar amp that I would like to resurrect if possible. The power amp board blew up many years ago. I have tried to get a new power amp direct from Yamaha but they no long stock it. (Well it is an old amp, they say....). I was wondering if any ...
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Help Building A Low Wattage Tube Guitar Amplifier
Question: I know this post probably belongs in a group such as rec.audio.fisherprice.newbie but I could use a hand. I want to build a very low wattage (one watt?)tube guitar amplifier for (miked) recording. I was considering the Hi-Octane from the AX84 site but would like to use some of the par ...
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Gretsch Historic Line Acoustics
Question:Anyone know anything about these Gretsch Historic Line acoustics? Just curious about your opinions on them. I tried a jumbo with cutaway and a Hawaiian model. I was expecting a typical Korean made acoustic that sounded like a tin can but I was surprised at how full these guitar sounded ...
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ESP guitars..please help!
Question:I'm looking for a really, REALLY good quality guitar... since I've been saving up my cash, I can finally buy one... I'm looking to buy an ESP...maybe like the one Kirk Hammett plays... or something of that nature. I don't want to get ripped off by some fat ass salesman, so does anyone ...
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Guitar sound
Question: All the recent discussion about mics and placement has gotten me to wondering: how much of a guitar's sound comes from each part of the guitar? I know that a large portion comes from the sound hole, and another significant part from the face of the soundboard itself. In some instrumen ...
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Dean Guitars
Question: Anyone out there own a Dean guitar? Tell me what you think of it Answer: I bought a Dean Tradition ($250 new) last summer, taking up guitar after a 30 year vacation. After playing every day for a few months, I was beginning to think that I had zero chance of ever playing anything wort ...
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Why would you buy a custom guitar?
Question: This may sound like a stupid question, but as I've read this newsgroup on and off (mostly off due to no time , I keep reading about people ordering a hand made guitar from a luthier. The thought of owning a guitar built just for you is cool I guess, but I can't help thinking why someo ...
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Opinion: vintage v. modern
Question: who out there prefers what: vintage gear or modern gear. For me it's a toss up. A friend of mine has a '66 strat that sounds great but has numerous problems. Yet, he took out the original pickups and put in Texas Specials, sounds better to me now than it did. Some of the modern stuff ...
tagged: Archtop Guitar Part Replacement Vintage
Flute Viola & Guitar
Question:This is more of a history question, I guess. Why is there so much music written for this particular combination? Seems like if you consider trios with guitar and other instruments, there are more for this combination than any other. Was there some famous emperor or patron that particul ...
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Gear: Where Do You Buy Guitars on Line?
Question:I'm a big fan of browsing for guitars on line. I usually wind up buying stuff this way. In fact I have probably purchased the majority of my guitars this way. Anyone here know of a website that has a master list of dealers with links to all of them? I usually use GBase.com. But I can't ...
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