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I'm a guitar-playing rhetorician professor.

More Old Recordings of Old Originals

Posted on March 15, 2019

I seem to be encountering old recordings of things from my past these days.  I have posted a new version of an old song.  Now I have some more old versions. Back in the 1970’s my friend Craig was in … Continue reading →

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A quick track with the Casino and the Cajon

Posted on March 10, 2019

This track is with the new Lollar pickups through the direct out of the Katana. Rhythm and lead are both the neck pickup because that was what worked for the track.  The rhythm is the clean model, the lead the … Continue reading →

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Lollar 50’s Wind Dogears Installed

Posted on March 8, 2019

I haven’t picked it up yet (will do tomorrow), but Craig and Mike the tech say that the pickup transplant was a great success.  According to Craig, “The guitar surpasses all expectations . . .ideal scenario manifested completely . . … Continue reading →

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“Waiting” with Cajon

Posted on March 2, 2019

Today I went to Craig’s to deliver the parts that are going into the Epiphone Casino.  We wanted to make some more tracks with the old pickups for comparison.  Craig played the Casino through my Boss Katana 50.  I played … Continue reading →

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New Pickups Coming

Posted on February 26, 2019

I have decided to put new pickups and wiring in the Epiphone Casino.  The options were somewhat limited because of the design of the guitar.  The Casino requires a short dogear P-90 in the neck and a tall dogear P-90 … Continue reading →

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Cajon Track

Posted on February 1, 2019

Recently I acquired a Gon Bops Mixto cajon.  There are basically two types of cajons: the traditional Peruvian type and the Flamenco cajon with internal snare wires.  I couldn’t make up my mind so I got the Mixto, which has … Continue reading →

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Old Rehearsal Tape

Posted on January 13, 2019

I have been cleaning out my old house and I came across a cassette of a rehearsal tape that Craig and I made for a funeral. Our friend and band mate John Lee had been killed in an automobile accident.  … Continue reading →

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