NGD - The "extra" guitar

It shore am a purty thang!

The sooner you record something with it and post it up, the better!

Great looking guitar Amy.  It looks like a kissing cousin to the LAG guitars from France.  My LAG is cedar top/hog back & sides.  The body shape, cutaway and shape of the headstock are all similar. Easy to play and very good tone. Perhaps LAG and Merida have their guitars made by the same Asian factory?

May I take a turn playing it in August?

DE

Real nice,so if I came I would get too play your Martin and you would play this Right?

Amy,
I think what you meant was that anyone ( like Roger) coming wouldn't want to lug their 5- 10 guitars with them.

That is a sweet looking guitar.

But in reality, someone could always be
1) getting the drinks
2) singing
3) dancing
4) helping those of us that aren't that good, play with best
4) calming the neighbors
5) or re-directing the po-po 

while the ones w guitars are playing. 

Jim

I never got the ok on playing the Martin,well I will not be there anyways. I could be doing all these chores between playing. I could be your Hucklberry. I do not understand why the epiphone is not liked I have played a few and I think they are a good low end guitar.

I have played a couple of the epiphone's and have always enjoyed them,I see we had a simuler history,I did the sporrts thing also but I still played when I could. John Lennon loved epiphones and used one on the rootop concert(he also did the lead guitar on Get Back).

Here's another Epiphone endorsement. Their build quality is very good, and as long as person likes the way it plays and sounds, brand isn't an issue. I'm especially impressed with the ProBucker pickups in my EP Les Paul, which are built identically to Gibson 490's.

Amy I would love too come out there and meet all of you,but I have to spend $800.00 on my fence as my neighbor is going too pay for half of it so it has too be done now.

I've played several Epiphone acoustics and liked most of them.  The sound and playability of the Epiphone "Masterbuilt" series acoustic electrics is top notch. A buddy had a Masterbuilt that was one of the best guitars I ever heard regardless of price - deep lows and ringing highs. I think that series was produced in Korea by Samick.

From what info I've found, Gibson stopped making Epiphones in the USA after 1969 and over the years have contracted then from several sources including Japan, Korea and since 2002 - China. In 1993-94 limited runs of the "Nashville USA" (archtops) and Anniversary series (acoustics) were made in the USA but I think those are the only USA-made ones since 1969. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Regardless, Epi's have always been good value for the money.

DE

Thanks for asking Cf2. The quote is from local musician Rick Barnes. I don't know if the ideas expressed are all his or he got it from someone else.

Last year I had the privilege of being one of three songwriters asked to participate in a "Sensory Serenade" - a live performance featuring music, poetry and art and the brain child of local musician Rick Barnes and artist John K. Victor. The audience listens to original music and poetry while watching artists create paintings live, taste various dishes, desserts and coffees as well as smell their aromas, and feel their warmth and textures. The idea is that all of the audience's senses are stimulated during the performance. John and Rick have been doing these for several years through the tri-state area (OH,KY,WV) and have sold out every performance.

At the beginning of the show Rick discusses the importance of art and music in our lives and how all of us have the ability to create something that is completely original - something that would never have been created by someone else. He encourages the audience members to find some creative media which they enjoy (painting, ceramics, sculpture, music, writing, woodworking, etc) and make their own original work. It may not be high quality but at least its theirs. He emphasizes that unlike discoveries in the sciences, famous works of art are unique and would not exist if the artist hadn't put forth the effort.

DE