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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:04:57 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:32:09 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:23:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
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On Jan 29, 2:56 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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Check out the guitars in this video.

By the way, the video is fun too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3l48_EGNdY
Speaking of oddball guiatrs...

Heres one of my favorite research sited on Ruskie electrics.
No vid, but an interesting study....

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/index.html
Made in Bulgary

Where the hell is Bulgary? :)

None of the Nuevo Flamenco guitarists I listen to play weirdo guitars.
And they can really play.

Nobody of any real importance plays weirdo guitars. "Importance" is
defined
as "Will anyone remember them in a few years?"


You mean like Bo Diddley?

Or maybe you meant The Ventures...



The Ventures were technically perfect, but they didn't have soul.

They are, however, important and not forgotten. Whether they had
"soul' or not is completely subjective.


They did what they did really well. And now, the "surf music" genre is
officially back, at least according to people who need to categorize music.

http://www.pollodelmar.com/

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:04:57 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:32:09 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

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"HK" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:23:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:56 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Check out the guitars in this video.

By the way, the video is fun too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3l48_EGNdY
Speaking of oddball guiatrs...

Heres one of my favorite research sited on Ruskie electrics.
No vid, but an interesting study....

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/index.html
Made in Bulgary

Where the hell is Bulgary? :)
None of the Nuevo Flamenco guitarists I listen to play weirdo guitars.
And they can really play.
Nobody of any real importance plays weirdo guitars. "Importance" is
defined
as "Will anyone remember them in a few years?"

You mean like Bo Diddley?

Or maybe you meant The Ventures...


The Ventures were technically perfect, but they didn't have soul.
They are, however, important and not forgotten. Whether they had
"soul' or not is completely subjective.


They did what they did really well. And now, the "surf music" genre is
officially back, at least according to people who need to categorize music.

http://www.pollodelmar.com/




A group I enjoyed in my youth, called The Astronauts, apparently are
still alive and kicking in some sort of fashion. Ever hear of them?

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:04:57 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:32:09 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

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"HK" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:23:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:56 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Check out the guitars in this video.

By the way, the video is fun too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3l48_EGNdY
Speaking of oddball guiatrs...

Heres one of my favorite research sited on Ruskie electrics.
No vid, but an interesting study....

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/index.html
Made in Bulgary

Where the hell is Bulgary? :)
None of the Nuevo Flamenco guitarists I listen to play weirdo
guitars.
And they can really play.
Nobody of any real importance plays weirdo guitars. "Importance" is
defined
as "Will anyone remember them in a few years?"

You mean like Bo Diddley?

Or maybe you meant The Ventures...


The Ventures were technically perfect, but they didn't have soul.
They are, however, important and not forgotten. Whether they had
"soul' or not is completely subjective.


They did what they did really well. And now, the "surf music" genre is
officially back, at least according to people who need to categorize
music.

http://www.pollodelmar.com/


A group I enjoyed in my youth, called The Astronauts, apparently are still
alive and kicking in some sort of fashion. Ever hear of them?


http://www.surfmusic.com/bands_abc.htm

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A group I enjoyed in my youth, called The Astronauts, apparently are
still alive and kicking in some sort of fashion. Ever hear of them?




http://www.surfmusic.com/bands_abc.htm


I got a kick out of the name of the band listed just above "The Astronauts".

Eisboch

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A group I enjoyed in my youth, called The Astronauts, apparently are
still alive and kicking in some sort of fashion. Ever hear of them?




http://www.surfmusic.com/bands_abc.htm


I got a kick out of the name of the band listed just above "The
Astronauts".

Eisboch



Hmmmm......I wonder if they understand the name they chose. There's a
Chinese restaurant here called "House of Poon". What heartless thing at the
county clerk's office didn't give them a heads up when they registered the
name?

On Jan 30, 8:51*am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:32:09 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:23:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:56 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Check out the guitars in this video.

By the way, the video is fun too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3l48_EGNdY

Speaking of oddball guiatrs...

Heres one of my favorite research sited on Ruskie electrics.
No vid, but an interesting study....

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/index.html

Made in Bulgary

Where the hell is Bulgary? :)

None of the Nuevo Flamenco guitarists I listen to play weirdo guitars..
And they can really play.

Nobody of any real importance plays weirdo guitars. "Importance" is
defined
as "Will anyone remember them in a few years?"

You mean like Bo Diddley?

Or maybe you meant The Ventures...- Hide quoted text -

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Or Steven Stills
Or Neil Young
Or John Petrucci
In short, their pick of guitars has nothing to do with their ability
or lack of.

=========================

I'm referring more to people whose ONLY claim to "fame" is a strange
instrument.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEUqX...eature=related

Even Stanley Clarke doesn't lean very heavily on the piccolo bass, although
he pretty much invented it.- Hide quoted text -

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Have you ever heard of Junior Brown? He's a Julliard trained musician
who found he had a great voice for old style country music, and is one
hell of a guitar player. He wanted to play both lead and steel, so he
invented his own:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcbGWDceOyU&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrYje...eature=related

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:32:09 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

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"HK" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:23:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:56 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Check out the guitars in this video.

By the way, the video is fun too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3l48_EGNdY

Speaking of oddball guiatrs...

Heres one of my favorite research sited on Ruskie electrics.
No vid, but an interesting study....

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/index.html

Made in Bulgary

Where the hell is Bulgary? :)

None of the Nuevo Flamenco guitarists I listen to play weirdo guitars.
And they can really play.

Nobody of any real importance plays weirdo guitars. "Importance" is
defined
as "Will anyone remember them in a few years?"

You mean like Bo Diddley?

Or maybe you meant The Ventures...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Or Steven Stills
Or Neil Young
Or John Petrucci
In short, their pick of guitars has nothing to do with their ability
or lack of.

=========================

I'm referring more to people whose ONLY claim to "fame" is a strange
instrument.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEUqX...eature=related

Even Stanley Clarke doesn't lean very heavily on the piccolo bass, although
he pretty much invented it.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Have you ever heard of Junior Brown? He's a Julliard trained musician
who found he had a great voice for old style country music, and is one
hell of a guitar player. He wanted to play both lead and steel, so he
invented his own:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcbGWDceOyU&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrYje...eature=related

That guy is a rocket!

I'm amazed that on a couple songs he will take the low E string and
tune it down to B, back and forth to C,D etc, and play a hard hitting
melody on just that one string...

On Jan 30, 10:39*am, Tim wrote:
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On Jan 30, 8:51?am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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On Jan 30, 6:47 am, wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:32:09 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

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"HK" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:23:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Jan 29, 2:56 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Check out the guitars in this video.

By the way, the video is fun too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3l48_EGNdY

Speaking of oddball guiatrs...

Heres one of my favorite research sited on Ruskie electrics.
No vid, but an interesting study....

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/index.html

Made in Bulgary

Where the hell is Bulgary? :)

None of the Nuevo Flamenco guitarists I listen to play weirdo guitars.
And they can really play.

Nobody of any real importance plays weirdo guitars. "Importance" is
defined
as "Will anyone remember them in a few years?"

You mean like Bo Diddley?

Or maybe you meant The Ventures...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Or Steven Stills
Or Neil Young
Or John Petrucci
In short, their pick of guitars has nothing to do with their ability
or lack of.

=========================

I'm referring more to people whose ONLY claim to "fame" is a strange
instrument.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEUqX...eature=related

Even Stanley Clarke doesn't lean very heavily on the piccolo bass, although
he pretty much invented it.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Have you ever heard of Junior Brown? He's a Julliard trained musician
who found he had a great voice for old style country music, and is one
hell of a guitar player. He wanted to play both lead and steel, so he
invented his own:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcbGWDceOyU&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrYje...eature=related

That guy is a rocket!

I'm amazed that on a couple songs he will take the low E string and
tune it down to B, back and forth to C,D etc, and play a hard hitting
melody on just that one string...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I saw him by accident at a club, he rocked the joint!