Dave White

Good suggestions all - I too miss the old session topics.

He was lucky to inherit musical talent from somewhere (he certainly didn't get it from me).

New guitar weekend (x2). I went to look at some guitars last weekend. I have been interested in picking up an older guitar and was also looking for a dobro for my son (who has been living in China for the past year). I attended a local guitar show in February and long story short, last weekend, I visited with one of the dealers from the show (who in addition to having an awesome Martin collection, had some nice older guitars and a Dobro for sale). I ended up coming home with a 1933 Gibson L-OO and a mid-1970s Dobro. The L-OO has had some work done to it (neck reset, bridge and pick guard replaced). It is the lightest guitar I have ever played and it is pretty loud for its size. I don't know if you can see it (second photo) - it has a cantilevered fretboard. I thought McPherson invented that concept - but apparently, Gibson was making cantilevered fretboards in the 1930s. Greg Voros told me that L-OOs with elevated fretboards are pretty rare. The Dobro will be a nice surprise for my son when he comes home this summer (I am counting on the fact that he doesn't read this forum). By the way, the Dobro is about 10 times heavier than the Gibson.

Congratulations - enjoy!

I prefer to stay south of Nashville - usually in Franklin or Brentwood, just off I-65. There are many choices of hotels and restaurants.

No worries @Steve Krenz ! I would like to see the same lesson broadcast again.

Sadly, it is a bit on the small side for me now. Anyway, I have never been a guy that looked good in fringe.

I still have my Roy Rogers fringed leather jacket from when I was about three years old!

I use Video Surgeon all the time - it is a great resource.

Looking forward to it!

I like their Euro II pick - it is one of my favorite picks.The Tradition UL and Phil Keaggy signature picks are great as well.

I saw this on Twitter:

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Guitar Center's billion dollar debt, musical tastes, and even a quote from George Gruhn: https://www.dailynews.com/2018/03/20/guitar-centers-1-billion-in-debt-reveals-truth-about-musical-tastes/ A billion dollars in debt - wow! Maybe we should all run out and buy something from them this weekend.

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What a great addition - Joe is awesome!

Here is my solution (see photo below). I plug my headphones and guitar (primarily an electric in the evening) into a Boss DB-90 metronome (probably the best music-related piece of equipment I have ever purchased). It is mounted to my music stand using a drum kit cymbal bracket.

That is a great beginning fingerstyle lesson.

Happy Birthday @d2_racing! Enjoy your day!

Sorry to hear about your surgery Maria - I will be sending thoughts and prayers your way on April 3rd!

Very nice Grog! (And Duane didn't use a pick guard.)

For the next couple days, back issues of the Fingerstyle Guitar Journal are one sale. The next issue (#11) will be published April 15.

Happy birthday Rick!

@BluzCruz - Happy to hear you found what you needed. I have always found JAPARTS great to work with.

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