Last night I had the privilege of celebrating the life of a dear friend. I have known Charlie Fishkin for some 38 years and was proud to serve with him in the nursing home ministry that he created. His funeral was on his 98th birthday. He was a Navy man, a carpenter, a luthier and a servant of...
Just curious how many folks use lighter than 13-56 strings on their dreads and jumbos. I use 12-52 on my little Yamaha but my fingers are old and crooked and I am beginning to have a hard time with the mediums on my D40. What to do what to do.
The bassman is finally bangin. I confess that I was in over my head when I started this one. But I forced myself to go at it again with a new tech and he got it figured out in a couple hours. Found four Celestion G10-40s on ebay for $42.50 each and they sound fantastic.
Mojo cab to...
Finally finished
Treated myself to a real cab:
Lining up the chassis screw holes.
Speakers in
Almost there.
Finished
Top
Sounds fantastic. #1 inputs are low power and perfect for practice. #2 inputs get wicked loud at 2 on the dial.
I don't know if this link will work but it's worth a shot. I can order them on my Prime account if anyone is interested.
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XNK7AI?redirect=true&ref_=pe_851180_168143660_em_1p_0_ti
So I finally did a little research on my $50 flea market Yamaha. And it seams that "El Kabong" is somewhat of an item. The FG 331 is obviously the model # but the made in Taiwan sent me looking at serial #s that go back to the 70s. According to the Yamaha web site my #: 01017314 means my...
Happy Holidays from all of us down on the farm.
Left to right:
"Torque", "Blake", Claire (my better half) "Twist", Claire Sr. (mom in law) me, "Olive", "Mojo", "Hootie".
I did a quick search and didn't find this FB post. If it has been discussed, please accept my most humble apologies.
https://reverb.com/blog/vintage-guild-acoustics-the-best-deal-on-the-used-market
FWIW
Music Store Live clearance list has 3 Guilds:
1173003 Guild Newark St. Starfire IV, Cherry Red Call our Experts $ 1,475.00 $ 886.29 40% off
1170002-B Guild GAD Series D-125-12 String Acoustic Guitar, Natural, 3810120821 Available Online $ 885.00 $ 672.49 24% off
1170175-B Guild M-120E...