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  1. The singer/mandolin/guitarist in my acoustic band uses one of these occasionally. http://www.fishman.com/product/loudbox-mini As for a replacement for her Fender electro/acoustic I'd suggest looking at Takamine or even Yamaha. It depends on how she wants to spend.
  2. The late Jeff Healey. He was a great player but the two other guys in his band sucked... If only he had Omar Hakim & Marcus Miller as his band full time. This is the best version of this song you will ever hear. [video=youtube;8H0gvJPwf90]
  3. No one on HCEG is a real bluesman. Unless John Mayer or Steven Seagal post here. Indeed.
  4. Can I ask a serious question? Why is it that some (most) of you here act as if you can only play blues if you've felt "pain" and had to pay your "dues"? "oh my god he's never picked cotton, or had to sell chicken eggs by the side of the road, or never spun out of control on coke, therefore he hasn't paid his dues!" That's one of the laughable things I've ever heard. You middle aged white folks crack me up. I have done all those things and worse. Therefore I qualify as a real bluesman. Thanks!
  5. John Mayer went through hell and back. It informs everything he plays. Most bluesmen don't have the deep well of angst to draw on that Mayer has. You simply don't know what you're talking about. Yes he just couldn't be satisfied with his rider Jennifer Aniston, slapping his pistol in her face and taking his key to the highway he was bilt out and bound to go to the crossroads. Apparently he is still able to barrelhouse all night long down by the riverside.
  6. "Is Eddie Van Halen the greatest rock guitarist that ever lived?" The answer to this is no. That title belongs to this man. Without him there would be no rock and roll guitarists...including Eddie Van Halen.
  7. I see those guitars at thrift shops like Goodwill for like $40. The seller is nuts if he thinks he can get $250 for that. I think new they were $85-$100 tops.
  8. Then you haven't been paying attention. What has Etty's undies in a bundle, as well as a few others, is the statement: "Guitars built in high humidity stand a better than average chance of falling apart than a guitar built in a controlled environment." This is the statement that started it all. This is what caused the {censored}storm, this is what I had the audacity to write. So you go ahead and believe it's a good value, please purchase one, and good luck when you bring it home to the US. A guitar built in Epiphone's factory in China has, believe it or not, climate control. Yes, there's a reason for that. One that goes beyond the comprehension of a few posters here. Just my take on the thing. I beg to differ....Watch closely until the end were you will see acoustic guitars being made. Yep...there's some good climate control going on there.... [YOUTUBE]nFFvrHHct70[/YOUTUBE] First of all, I never said I would buy one of these Vietnamese guitars. I just said that they seem like a good value ($225 for an all solid wood archtop). I have never said I know anything about guitar building or manufacture. All I mentioned was the mere fact that most factories in Asia do not conform to our standards of safety or attention to detail say like Larivee or even the Gibson USA factory. What is it about that you can't seem to read in my post. Was I at anytime sracastic or being condescending? Just who the {censored} do you think you are? What seems to have your panties in a twist is that you keep saying the same {censored} over and over. I am saying that if you buy an all solid wood instrument from anywhere the best idea is to keep it humidified. What is it about that don't you understand? Also, your sarcasm and condescending attitude towards my post was not aprreciated. I was just stating a fact. If you don't like facts than that's your problem. Now..I am done with reading anymore of this bull{censored}. Carry on. (thank god for the ignore feature)
  9. Well they seem like nice guitars to me. The video of the archtop was nice although it's always hard to judge the sound from a YouTube recording although I am using a pair of decent headphones to listen. I have no idea what the argument is here. Most guitars in this world are made in Asia. First Japan, Korea, China and Indonesia. I have seen videos of one of these factories on YouTube (a chinese one) and apparently it's one of many contracted to build the lower end Squire and Epiphone guitars. Not all of these factories would live up to our idea of safety standards and the guitars are not always built in "ideal" conditions. Most notably the video of the chinese factory. Fine workmanship and attention to detail doesn't look like the norm at these places. On the contrary, it looks like these people are working in a such a fashion as to crank out as many guitars a day as possible. I don't presume to know anything about guitar manufacture but I bet that the ones from this small Vietnamese maker would be an outstanding value considering the materials used (all solid woods etc). I'd rather buy one of his guitars than say a chinese made Epiphone Masterbilt. Obviously the bottom line is that if you have an all solid wood guitar made from anywhere it's always best to humidify it. Just my take on the thing...
  10. Wound up buying it. The guy said he'd received it as a gift 2 years ago... and I'm pretty sure the strings were that old, but it felt pretty good, so I'm hoping some new strings will liven it up a bit. Congrats! Now you need to make an NGD thread and provide us with pictures!:poke: Sounds like you got a good deal too.
  11. The Garrison Guitar company was bought out by Gibson 2-3 years ago. The Gibson guitars that are made in Canada are built at the old Garrison factory in Newfoundland and Chris Garrison is head of that operation. Also, from what I understand some Garrison owners (not all) claim to have had problems with these guitars due to the fiberglass bracing. Has soon as Gibson bought the company they would not handle any Garrison repairs under warranty I tried a couple when they first came out and my verdict was...meh. Personally, I'd stay away.
  12. I hardly know anything about tools. I got some locking Grovers for my acoustic and I require a nut driver to take the old ones on and put the new ones in. But I don't know how to size nut drivers. A 10mm nut driver would have a 10mm diameter correct? My (guitar tuner ) nuts are hexaganol and each side is 5mm with a diameter of 10mm. Correct. A small adjustable wrench will also do the job to loosen the nut enough to turn it easy with your fingers. Same thing when you put the new ones on. Hand tighten the nut first and then gently snug it down with the wrench. You do NOT need to torque it on.
  13. My pick for used would be a Martin D28 a Gibson Hummingbird or Gibson J45.
  14. Very good. I have seen his stuff too and he is excellent. Great tips for new aspiring bluesmen!
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