Category Archives: Hobbies

My acoustic guitars

May 29, 2015

I now have two acoustic guitars, a mid 1970’s Toyota and an early 1970’s Harmony Stella. They are both inexpensively made guitars and both were given to me. The Toyota while in high school and just recently, the Harmony. They … Continue reading →

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String tension

April 20, 2015

I’ve been thinking about how much I miss playing a short scale guitar. The Harmony Bobkat I had back in the day was a 24″ scale and due to this, the strings were very “slinky” and easy to depress. This … Continue reading →

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New Made in USA vs Used

April 4, 2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject in regard to guitars. Does it make sense to purchase a brand new Made in USA guitar, thus supporting US manufacturing, or a used guitar. There are benefits to both. Let me … Continue reading →

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More tele upgrades

March 28, 2015

I’ve gotten a few more things done to the telecaster. First, chrome knobs. I never did care for the black ones that had been on it. These ones came from a Squire P-Bass my brother picked up for a project, … Continue reading →

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Rock ‘n Roll

February 16, 2015

Vaughn and I have a standing father/son time every weekend in the morning playing guitar. Recently he has started to play with me, clicking the button on an old stomp box I made back in college. This morning I decided … Continue reading →

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