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Vivid imagery in your lyrics, Phill ... very well done!

Nice new guitar, Zurf ... a thousand and one congratulations.

Great feedback (as always) guys ... many thanks! I'm hoping to try out a Yamaha A3R this coming weekend, which is an all-solid spruce/rosewood.

http://ca.yamaha.com/en/products/musica … uct_lineup

My Larrivee doesn't have any electronics, and as much as I love it, this is a limitation. As Zurf points out, it has lots of low-end and volume, but too boomy to mic properly as I've discovered. We'll see what the Yamaha sounds like.

Thanks again!

The problem with the "B" chord (personally) is the narrow standard width of most guitar necks. I play it, but it's much easier on the classical or the 12-string because of the 2" nut. Whoever decided that the typical 1 11/16" or 42mm nut was "right"? It's all their fault! (LOL)

What a gorgeous spot, Amy ... breath-taking! If I was to come, I'd have to leave the guitar home to leave room for fishing tackle! (LOL). Seriously, as much as I'd like to attend, commitments at home / work seldom allow such things.

Rush   "Freewill"    Toronto, 2003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhcM_hx0zxw

The "Toronto Rocks" concert was a massive benefit staged in 2003, following the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in Canada that year. A massive mobilization of dedicated health-care workers helped to contain the virus, which was eventually subdued by the end of the year. It is estimated that 450,000 - 500,000 people attended this one-day concert at Downsview Park, making it the largest ever on Canadian soil, and one of the largest ticketed events in world history. By comparison, Woodstock had approx. 400,000 people over 3 days.

Accounts vary, but apparently Rush were a last-minute addition, due to a snub or an oversight. With Toronto being their home city, the crowd appreciated them regardless of what the organizers had been thinking. A number of performers were featured throughout the day, concluding with a 90-minute set by the Rolling Stones. Justin Timberlake received a lot of hostility from the crowd, and was subjected to repeated booing and projectiles (water bottles, candy bars, toilet paper, etc.) throughout his set. Tough crowd!

Been a Steve Howe fan since my mid-teens, Strummerboy. I haven't successfully learned how to play a single piece of his repertoire from start to finish either! He's now 67 years old, and understandably has lost some finger speed. Here's a great shot of his using 3 guitars at once:

He's using his Gibson ES-339 here, probably because the thicker 175 would make to far to reach to the acoustic.

Always hard to see an established business fail. It means someone's dream has come to an end, and it's usually the bigger fish eating the smaller ones.

You talking about the Snickers one with Danny Trejo? Pure genius!

A hard one to answer ...

Having a PRS on your wish list is a great call, and the Custom 24 is a gorgeous looking AND sounding guitar.

I must say how pleased I am with my Larrivee acoustic. With their production split between Canada & the USA, they're building very nice sounding all-solid-wood guitars at decent prices. When I got my D-03 a few years ago, I just had to strum it once to know that it was "the one".

An earpiece sounds like a good fix ... I see a lot of musicians wearing them, in place of a stage monitor.