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Taylor has, in essence, given a cease and desist order to the privately owned "Taylor Guitar Forum." He has decided that he doesn't want them using the name Taylor on there website anymore. They can maintain the website, talk about the guitars, and even talk about the company, but they can not...

So I was suppressed that no one had brought this up yet, but Gibson is seeing Paul Reed Smith over trademark infringement. They are saying that the PRS single cut guitars are in violation of Gibson's trademark on the Les Paul. A judge has ruled in Gibson's favor in PRS's motion for a summary...

When great companies go bad!!!!!! I was going to post this under the cheap guitar thread, but it didn't really seem apropos. If you are buying a inexpensive guitar, the one thing I would advise you to avoid at all costs, no matter how cheap they are, is the Martin X series guitars (the DCXME...

So I was commenting on another thread about Stradivarius’s, and it reminded me of something I have had cause to fume about lately. Now, seeing as how I am anonymous here so that I can be a prick when I feel like it, could someone explain to me why so many professional guitar players are such...

Martin's one millionth guitar. Make sure you notice the sides of the guitar.

DTAR, Matrix, and the Rare Earth. Acoustic Pickups So, we have been experimenting with some acoustic pickups lately, and I thought I would share some of the thoughts we have had. We have for some years now recommended the Fishman Matrix (the Natural I) over any other pickup on the market...

I had a good day at the hardware store today. I was at one of the local Rockler Hardware stores today, looking for some router bits which do not exist (to make the installation of Highlanders and the new DTAR acoustic pickups easier). When I had struck out on the bits, I went (as I always do)...

So I just need to complain, I am in such a bad mood right now. I am about an inch away from finishing a new guitar, which is kind of a prototype for a new design I am working on. All I have left is to wire it, make a nut, get the tuners from LMI (I have been waiting since July, and have been...

Well, we had our first snow this weekend, and our heaters our on full time. Up here in the great white north, when the heat is on, our houses can get as dry as Death Valley, which is very bad for your guitars. I just thought I would take this opportunity to remind every one that, if you...

I was listening to Parliament as I was driving yesterday. I noticed a lot of people were looking at me funny, and I could not figure out why. All of a sudden, I realized it was because I was dancing in my seat. It reminded me of something I once read, by Steve Cropper. He was talking about...

I was reading a post over on Rec Pit, and I finally realized just what exactly it is about Monster cable's marketing that gets me so upset. They represent their cable as having properties which are impossible. They do everything they can to make you believe you must have their cable, or you...

O.K. I am not usually one to get blow away by the engineering on a record. It just ain't my thang, you know. I'm a song guy. I learned to record because I can't write great songs, but I have an intuitive knack for technical stuff. I always have. But I don't pay much attention to other...

And I was going to buy you all a Groove Tubes Vipre. Sorry. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

So I just bought a Groove Tubes GT 66. I have a friend who has a couple of the old Model 1s, and they are wonderful mics, so I thought I would give this a try. I have only done one very rough vocal track with it so far, but I think I am going to be pleased. Now all I need is a couple of...

Someone may have mentioned this already, but MIX magazine has a few cool articles in the August issue. There is on new small diaphragm mics, another on recording drums, and another one by Stephen St. Croix on how he mics drums. He has some twisted ideas, most of which I want to try. I don't...