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  1. mjr

    Unusual Guitar

    One of the most unique guitars I've ever seen is Junior Brown's "guit-steel".
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    Good strings for younger beginner?

    I bought one of those cheap guitar setup kits. I have the action at 2mm at the 12th fret. I've heard that's good for a "standard" setup. What about coated vs uncoated? I've heard coated might be easier on the fingers, and longer between changes.
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    Good strings for younger beginner?

    I have a guitar I'm thinking about "replacing". I asked my cousin if either of his kids would like it, and he said his son might. So if I replace this current guitar, I would be giving him the guitar, a small 10 watt amp, and an amp cable. I want to provide him with a little additional helpful...
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    Which should I choose?

    If you were choosing a Strat style guitar, which would you choose, and why? 1. HSS configuration with roseacre (dark) fretboard 2. SSS configuration with maple fretboard Keep in mind I have the following electric guitars already: 1. "Crate" Electra Strat-style electric, in a HSS config with...
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    How do you tell what to keep and what to toss from a lyrics perspective?

    That's HILARIOUS! Kinda reminds me of this. "It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long"
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    How do you tell what to keep and what to toss from a lyrics perspective?

    I try to take that approach. Some feedback I've gotten in the past is that my lyrics are "repetitive". But I'm just trying to flesh out what I have right now. Then I can work on improving. I do like the story idea, and I have a couple of books about lyric writing here at home. Here's another I...
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    How do you tell what to keep and what to toss from a lyrics perspective?

    All of the above. Although I think the last time I completed a lyric with "stream of consciousness" I ended up with a song about farting in an elevator.
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    Any of you familiar with Harley Benton Guitars?

    So, here's my experience so far. It took about 4 days for the guitar to reach me here in the US after I ordered it. I don't know what brand of strings they use, but when I first tried tuning it, I actually broke one of the B strings. So I re-strung it with some D'Addario strings. Except when I...
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    How do you tell what to keep and what to toss from a lyrics perspective?

    Oh, for sure. Turned into the classic "Yesterday".
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    How do you tell what to keep and what to toss from a lyrics perspective?

    The problem is, I'll sit there and look at the lines, and nothing comes to mind to write. That's the problem I'm having. For example, I have written down the title "Trophy Wife". The idea I have for it is about a woman who wins a bunch of trophies. But I don't know where to start or anything...
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    Any of you familiar with Harley Benton Guitars?

    So my 12 string came in! Took 4 days to get here from overseas, so that's not bad at all! I was tuning it and surprisingly broke one of the B strings instead of the high G. So then I put a new set on, and I realized just yesterday that I wound one of the B strings backwards. So when I change...
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    So I do have some music out now!

    They're all streams. I did little to no marketing. I basically told just a few people that I know, put up a few tweets on Twitter, and the rest was just kind of organic. I did get some business cards, too, and handed out some. I also left small stacks at a couple of places where I know people...
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    How do you tell what to keep and what to toss from a lyrics perspective?

    This is an issue that I've run into. I have a five-subject notebook that I keep a lot of lyrics and lyric ideas in. The first several pages of this notebook have various parts of songs. Generally one or two lines. Maybe something that might work as a title, or occasionally something that might...
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    So I do have some music out now!

    I'm RICH!!! I checked my sales, and I've made a whole 31 cents!!
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    Any of you familiar with Harley Benton Guitars?

    Not sure I follow. I can't (generally) tell the difference from one acoustic to another. Of course, I can't really tell the difference between new sets of strings from different manufacturers, either. But that's me. The 12 string acoustic has many 5 star ratings on the website. And as I said in...
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    Any of you familiar with Harley Benton Guitars?

    I don't know that it's a matter of affordability. I've heard good things about them. At one point I was considering a Yamaha 12 string (APX700II-12 Thinline), and a Takamine 12 string (GD30CE-12). I could probably buy either of them right now. I just don't know if, right now, I want to drop that...
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    Any of you familiar with Harley Benton Guitars?

    I've heard shipping is pretty fast. I'll be curious what you think.
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    Any of you familiar with Harley Benton Guitars?

    I found a fairly highly-rated 12-string from Harley Benton. $95, plus shipping (which is kinda steep at just over $70). Acoustic/Electric. https://www.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_hbd20012bk_12stringwestern.htm Any of you familiar with them? Have any of you played them? I'm also looking at...
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    So I do have some music out now!

    I didn't play the steel. Though I do play guitar, I basically used "Band In A Box" for the backing track. I did the "arrangement" and the chord progression. I'd have to go back and look, but yes I think I did do a key change for the chorus. One of the other songs off of that album I used a...
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    Shure 55SH Series II dynamic microphone

    Cool. Thanks! If I wanted to replace the 319, and keep it under $200, are there any I should consider?
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