Category Archives: Music and Guitar

Posts about music, guitars, amplifiers, new songs, etc.

Epiphone Casino and a New Amp

Posted on September 21, 2018 by guitarsophist

It’s been a while since the guitarsophist blog has had an update.  I have been busy with my other blog, Teaching Text Rhetorically.  But I have a new/used guitar–an Epiphone Casino.  Here it is in all its cherry red glory: … Continue reading →

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New Banjo Bridge

Posted on May 20, 2017 by guitarsophist

I have only been playing banjo since December, but I am already changing out the parts! Today I installed a new bridge, handmade by Tim Purcell. I ordered it from his site. Tim makes bridges out of many different types … Continue reading →

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Clawhammer Banjo

Posted on February 5, 2017 by guitarsophist

During winter break, I was suddenly struck with the idea of learning to play the five-string banjo.  I had never had a banjo, except for one I borrowed briefly about 20 years ago.  I wasn’t particularly interested in bluegrass.  I … Continue reading →

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Yamaha Guitalele

Posted on March 23, 2016 by guitarsophist

A while ago I promised a post about my guitalele.  I am finally getting around to it.  Mine is finished in “persimmon.” You can also get them in natural and black. They are $99 almost anywhere. I think that Yamaha … Continue reading →

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Cracked Cymbal

Posted on October 16, 2013 by guitarsophist

I recently bought a Paiste black label 2002 20″ crash from a colleague.  I will probably write more about that later.  However, my friend threw in a cracked 20″ A. Zildjian & Cie Constantinople ride cymbal for free.  This cymbal … Continue reading →

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Sillenium Jest

Posted on October 13, 2013 by guitarsophist

This is another track featuring the Wuhan China.  It has moments, but it is not tight.  I needed someone to hit the record button for me because it was hard to get behind the drum kit in time. The ride … Continue reading →

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Wuhan 18″ China Cymbal

Posted on September 29, 2013 by guitarsophist

I recently bought some  2.3 millimeter drum hoops for the snare and the 10″ tom on my Tama kit.  To get free shipping I needed to buy something else, so I added an 18″ Wuhan China cymbal.  When the cymbal … Continue reading →

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Instrumentals

Posted on September 1, 2013 by guitarsophist

Craig has a new Magic Amp Vibro Prince.  It is beautiful in appearance and in sound.  We grew up playing Fender blackface amplifiers–Twin Reverbs, Bandmasters, and Deluxe Reverbs–so the blackface sound is what guitar amplifiers should sound like for our … Continue reading →

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Another Drum Track

Posted on October 15, 2012 by guitarsophist

Yet another rehearsal.  Craig said my drumming was 45% better than last time.  The last song was a 17 minute jam that started out as Purple Haze, morphed into Taxman, and ended up somewhere else.  I have cut it down … Continue reading →

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Rehearsal with Craig Saxon

Posted on December 3, 2011 by guitarsophist

Craig and I got together to play today. It was the first time I had played the Tama kit, or any acoustic drums, with another musician. I also added a new cymbal, a Sabian Raw Bell Dry Ride, to the … Continue reading →

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