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Mule, Billy Gibbons, and Skyline Chili
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Last Saturday we hung out with Billy Gibbons. Yes, from ZZ Top. They were playing in Saginaw on the other side of the parking garage from where Wynona Judd was also playing that night. Wynona's guitar player, Charlie, came...
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Strength/weakness
Your strengths got you where you are but they are not what's keeping you from where you want to be. Working alongside them is rewarding work and it comes naturally. That work shows you where you want to go. Give priority for...
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Build a bigger pool
One of the benefits of building resonators from the "make a living" sense is that the pool of competition is much smaller. The group of builders in the world doing metal bodied resonators is small indeed, I can count them on...
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New Guitar
I stupidly sold the 60's harmony H74 I had so I'm going to recreate it in both steel and wood. Flat top at first and then arch top for the wood version. It's so fun to plan out new guitars. The wheels start turning and away...
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Guitar for sale
"Dirty Work" by Steely Dan is one of the greatest songs written. Am I right? This guitar is also for sale. A warm and wooly single cone. If you're looking for bite this is not your dog but if you want to cuddle up with...
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Über-review from Über-player
"Your guitar has quickly come up through the ranks from auxiliary slide guitar in one band to my main rig in every band. Cinderella story. It's never not the right guitar. " Joshua Davis...
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Powers out and people Gettin' happy
We lost power yesterday and while it was put we packed up some guitars to go to their new homes. ---Matt
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Reinventing the Steel: stainless steel
Reinventing the Steel. Stainless steel. It costs three times what mild steel does. Does it sound three times as good? Nope. But it's worth it. It's better and it's standard. - Matt
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