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I'm a guitar-playing rhetorician professor.

Cordoba Mini II MH

Posted on February 16, 2022 by guitarsophist

I like to bring a guitar along on vacations, going to the beach, biking to the park, or hiking in the mountains. At first, I had a Martin Backpacker, one of the early ones with the small headstock. I liked … Continue reading →

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A Day of Jams

Posted on January 30, 2022 by guitarsophist

I got together today with my friend Craig. We have been playing guitar together for more than 50 years. Craig is playing a fairly recent Danelectro with lipstick pickups though my Super Champ XD. He plays finger style and the … Continue reading →

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Ovation GC178LX American Elite

Posted on September 28, 2021 by guitarsophist

In addition to the Epiphone pictured in the previous post, I acquired an Ovation GC178LX American Elite from Craig. Here’s a a couple of pictures:   It is sleek, black, and sweet. It plays like a dream. The intonation up … Continue reading →

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Craig and John Jam 9/26/21

Posted on September 26, 2021 by guitarsophist

Craig and I got together to jam today. I bought a couple of guitars from him because he is thinning his guitar herd. The one that features most in these jams is an Epiphone ES-175 Premium. I love this guitar! … Continue reading →

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Squier Classic Vibe Starcaster

Posted on August 16, 2021 by guitarsophist

I’ve wanted a Fender Starcaster since they first came out in the 1970’s. They looked delightfully weird and I liked the idea of combining the best of Fender qualities with the best of Gibson. I couldn’t afford one back then, … Continue reading →

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Rode NT-USB

Posted on August 27, 2020 by guitarsophist

These days, I am doing a lot of video conferencing and shooting instructional videos with my Dell laptop. The internal mic wasn’t cutting it and the cheap lapel mic I bought wasn’t much better. I started searching for a USB … Continue reading →

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Another TDPRI Backing Track

Posted on March 9, 2020 by guitarsophist

I have been doing a lot of TDPRI backing tracks. This one wouldn’t upload on Soundcloud because even though the creator of the backing track gave permission, Soundcloud thinks that uploading it is a copyright violation. It’s just an acoustic … Continue reading →

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Hotone Mojo Diamond

Posted on January 6, 2020 by guitarsophist

A long time ago I bought a Crate VC 508, a 5 watt tube amp with an 8″ speaker, an amp that a colleague recently took for a long term unauthorized loan (long story). When I had the amp, I … Continue reading →

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SoundCloud

Posted on November 13, 2019 by guitarsophist

The folks on the telecaster discussion board are used to using SoundCloud to host the tracks they create for their Backing Track Challenge activity. Several told me that I would get more attention if I posted Soundcloud links instead of … Continue reading →

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Tweed Pignose

Posted on November 4, 2019 by guitarsophist

A few years ago I acquired a tweed Pignose. I don’t think I have posted about it here before. Here’s a pic: The first thing I will say is that it looks way cooler than it sounds. It sounds best … Continue reading →

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