Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Thanks Folks,
I incorporated some of your ideas in what to look for in purchasing a guitar
and posted my article on a page I'm helping out my friend who just opened a
guitar shop with a number of
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102685
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Ok, I get it now. Tell your friend to remember the value of accessories - strings, picks, straps, music stands, music. &c., &c. The profit margin on them is much higher than that of instruments, and
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Bob Hansmann
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#102686
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Thanks Folks,
I incorporated some of your ideas in what to look for in purchasing a guitar
and posted my article on a page I'm helping out my friend who just opened a
guitar shop with a number of
By
John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102684
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Thanks Folks,
I incorporated some of your ideas in what to look for in purchasing a guitar
and posted my article on a page I'm helping out my friend who just opened a
guitar
shop with a number of
By
John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102683
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Thanks Folks,
I incorporated some of your ideas in what to look for in purchasing a guitar
and
posted my article on a page I'm helping out my friend who just opened a guitar
shop with a number of
By
John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102682
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Thanks Folks,
I incorporated some of your ideas in what to look for in purchasing a guitar
and
posted my article on a page I'm helping out my friend who just opened a guitar
shop with a number of
By
John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102681
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Juan,
My main purpose was more with the experienced player looking to purchase an
instrument -- not so much parents -- I deal with them on a different level ....
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102680
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Thanks Folks,
I incorporated some of your ideas in what to look for in purchasing a guitar
and
posted my article on a page I'm helping out my friend who just opened a guitar
shop with a number of
By
John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102679
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Juan,
My main purpose was more with the experienced player looking to purchase an
instrument -- not so much parents -- I deal with them on a different level ....
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
The guy who runs this company
http://www.ravenwestguitar.com/elguit.html
... quite an exhaustive inventory .... does he carry any arch tops other than
semi-hallows? ... and how do they
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
The guy who runs this company
http://www.ravenwestguitar.com/elguit.html
is a personal friend, and I have several of his guitars. The guitars are made in Korea. He imports them and sells them over
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MIKE
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Thanks Folks,
I incorporated some of your ideas in what to look for in purchasing a guitar and
posted my article on a page I'm helping out my friend who just opened a guitar
shop with a number of
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
In my experience, playability (from open strings to the 5th fret) and
correct size are the paramount issue for beginners, all the other stuff will
begin to emerge as they develop facility on the
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
I have bought guitars and immediately spent another 30% or more on setup. I see it as essential.
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rguitarjj
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Interesting, I thought the original post was how to buy a guitar for a
beginner, maybe I misread...
In the context of buying a guitar for an experienced player, I'm not too
picky, either.
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jvegatrio
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
I guess first is whether you want acoustic, electric or hybrid.
Then scale length.
Then the feel of the neck and the rest of the basic geometry (so you can be physically comfortable).
This gets you
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rguitarjj
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Re: best Rock and lots. solo of all time
ah fookin' 'ell lol, no, my pranksteristic behavior does not extend that
wickedly...the millisecond I pasted that and clicked send, I had a queasy
feeling that I hadn't actually loaded the correct
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The Strandwolf
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Re: best Rock and lots. solo of all time
Ah, the thread that will not die.
I first heard the song I'm posting here 45 years ago. Recorded in
California, perhaps under the auspices of Sly Stone, of that I'm just
speculating at this point. The
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The Strandwolf
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Re: Holiday Jazz Guitar Favorites
The best one I've ever seen is the big and comprehensive, "International Christmas for Guitar", arrangements for guitar by the DC based jazz guitarist and teacher Frank Mullen. It is out of print for
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john dean
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Re: How To Buy A Guitar
Hi John,
Interesting list. My approach is a bit different, I suggest to beginners
(or their parents) that they purchase an acoustic, nylon-string guitar, and
I recommend a couple of different
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jvegatrio
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