Wayne Henderson Guitars

Wayne Henderson Guitars. I'd already become aware of the name Wayne Henderson, but I had no idea the man made such amazing guitars. I might have been told that he was a luthier, I just don't know. I'd bought a guitar book out of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and I believe the book, which also came with a cd, was called High On A Mountain.I've still got both the disc and the book. If I remember correctly without looking, then I'll make a leap and say that Steve Earl with the Del McCoury Band are on the cover of the thing - and Wayne Henderson performs a super fast, and extremely tasteful version of the old fiddle tune called Back Up and Push.I also recall from memory that that particular track...

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Dierks Bently, and The Martin HD Dierks Bentley Guitar

Dierks Bentley? Over the years, and of my own volition, I have done very little in the way of listening to what is commonly thought of as new country music. Well, when there is work out there that needs doing this Fall and Winter, I've been working as aresidential electrician, and, and in the course of spending time with co-workers, I wind up listening to nothing BUT new country music, and strangely enough, I've come to find that I actually can and do enjoy some of it. Well, who the heck is Dierks Bentley? He's a modern country star, and enough of one to have a rather substantial Wikipedia page dedicated to him. Of course he also has his own website, but I'd say it's more impressive when you've got a nice large Wikipedia page....

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The Music Of David Grisman

David Grisman, Mandolin Master Now in the world of Bluegrass, Folk, and Jazz music there are a lot of virtuoso musicians, and even in jazz there are probably a lot of great mandolin players, but nobody in American music has expanded the boundaries of traditional music, or the boundaries of mandolin music so much as has David Grisman. David Grisman, master mandolin player that he is, isn't even known as David Grisman so much any more - and neither is his music known as jazz, or bluegrass, both David and his music are known as Dawg, and in the case of the music, Dawg music. If you wanted to get right down to it, then you could say that David Grisman practically created the Dawg Grass, or as Tony Rice...

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The Breedlove Passport and The Breedlove Atlas - Two Great Breedlove Dreadnoughts For Under A Thousand Dollars

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BREEDLOVE GUITARS. The Breedlove Guitar company started as an offshoot of American giant Taylor Guitars. Master craftsmen Larry Breedlove and Steve Henderson started the company after moving to Oregon from California, where they'd worked for Bob Taylor making Taylor instruments.In 1991, the first models of Breedlove guitar became available on the market. The builders at Breedlove are known for experimental bracing patterns, and also being very environmentally conscious - they do not wish to contribute to deforestation, and especially in regards to woods harvested from rain-forests. Breedlove Guitars offers a model of guitar in a number of price ranges - and on their upper end, and with my own personal experience...

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The Martin D-42JC, A Johnny Cash Signature Series Martin Acoustic Guitar

Johnny Cash and Martin Acoustic Guitars. A man like Johnny Cash left a big impression on us all with his body of work, and the attitudes he expressed within it all. There is little wonder that he'd gravitated to the best of guitar manufacturers during his career, and little wonder that C.F. Martin & Co. also gravitated towards him too. As it all played out, we have more than one absolutely stunning signature series guitar with the name and style of the late Johnny Cash all over it for collectors, and artists to use to create and to enjoy as the works of art the instruments are in and of themselves too. Johnny Cash had been known to play Martin D-18's, Martin D-28's, and other instruments as well. In remembrance of the fabled Man In...

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The Martin D-17 Acoustic Dreadnought Guitar

The Martin D-17 In the early 2000's C.F. Martin & Company for a while manufactured the Martin D-17, a guitar that combined the building specifications of the Martin D-15, and the Martin D-16's. First and foremost, and visually obvious, is that the Martin D-17 is an all mahogany guitar just as were the no longer produced "17 series" instruments of old, and as the current "15" series instruments of now. The use of a mahogany sound board or top on this instrument creates a very very different tonality from the more common spruce soundboards that not just Martin, but nearly every steel string dreadnought manufacturer uses for the largest majority of their instruments. Mahogany top guitars are not uncommon, and they aren't even slightly...

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The Taylor Swift Baby Taylor Guitar.

Taylor Swift - Hot Chick With A Taylor Guitar. Now I know exactly who Taylor Swift is - she's a hot chick that I always see pictures of on the web, and she's typically holding a Taylor guitar. I've no idea if she can sing well, or at all, or what, I'm just not a fan of much of what passes as contemporary mainstream music. What I do know is that Taylor Swift always plays Taylor guitars, and I also know that Taylor brand acoustic guitars are superb instruments in every way. I've not met Bob Taylor, but I've stood within a few feet of the guy as he talked about Taylor Guitars. Taylor Swift would have been....um....rather young at that point in time. I like her better now, as she looks for all the world like my future ex wife. Ba da...

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The Martin PS2 Paul Simon Signature Guitar

PAUL SIMON AND MARTIN ACOUSTIC GUITARS. Now Paul Simon has been around for a very long time now, and we hope that he'll be around for a while to come too. Very few have ever graced the planet with the triple attack of talent that Paul Simon has, singing, song writing, and absolutely superb guitar playing. That's right - Paul Simon is a top notch guitarist. It's okay if you didn't realize that, you were probably busy singing along to the million and one great Paul Simon tunes out there, be they with or without sometimes singing partner Art Garfunkel, but no matter - Paul Simon plays the guitar very very well in a number of styles and capacities. He's not someone like an Elvis, Johnny Cash, or even aJohn Lennon - Paul Simon really...

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