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The Top 10 Greatest Pop & Rock Songs of the 1980s
The 1980s were a time of great change in the United States and the world. The music of the 1980s was distinct from the music of other decades. Here's a snapshot of what I thought of as the best songs from each year in terms of pop and rock music.
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Ten of the Greatest Guitarists From Texas
Texas is a large and diverse land. Lots of landscapes, lots of people, and lots of great music. Here are ten of the greatest of all Texas guitarists.
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The Martin D-35 vs the Martin HD-35 Guitars
The Martin D-35 guitars are great historical guitars. This page discusses the D-35 and the HD-35, their differences, and what the differences mean, the focus is on the post 2018 redesigns
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The Yamaha SG 2000, the Les Paul Killer
From the annals of guitar history we find the Yamaha SG 2000. It was a guitar famously dubbed "the Les Paul killer." Here's the rest of the story.
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New Bluegrass Guitar Sensation, Billy Strings
Billy Strings is taking the music world by storm. He's a fantastic young Bluegrass guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and he's pushing boundaries. He's gone from a YouTube sensation to the Grand Old Opry in a short time. Here's the rest of the story.
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Top 5 Dumbest Things Vegans Say
Veganism, it's the fad religion and diet which annoys just about everyone in the civilized world. Vegans say ridiculous things all the time, here are five of the most common.
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The Martin D-28CW, the Clarence White Guitar
The 1935 Martin D-28, serial number 5895 is one of the world's most famous individual guitars. This article concerns one of the Martin models made to replicate it.
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Merle Haggard's Greatest Political Songs
One of the greatest of all country and western singers and songwriters, Merle Haggard had a very strong inclination to write, sing, and perform political songs. Here's the most political songs of his catalogue, and the rest of the story.
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Norman Blake, Master of Folk and Bluegrass Guitar
Norman Blake has recorded with many a legend of American music, but Norman is more the sound of American music than, possibly, anyone yet living. He's the voice of today and yesterday, and a master of flatpicking guitar.
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Swedish Metal Superstars Ghost, and Songs About Satan
Swedish metal band Ghost is a very big deal these days, and almost every song they produce concerns the devil, God, some demons, or even the creation story. Here's a short analysis of my 3 favorite Ghost songs concerning the fallen one.
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Legendary Bluesman Robert Johnson, and the Gibson 1928 L-1 Blues Tribute Guitar
Mystical and mysterious, the life and death of Robert Johnson are legendary. He became the king of the delta blues, and inspired countless singers and guitarists. Did he make a deal with the devil? You be the judge. He played a Gibson L-1 guitar. Here is the rest of the story.
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The Martin J-15: Martin's Inexpensive, but Rare Jumbo Guitar
The Martin J-15 is a discontinued model from historic C.F. Martin & Company. Here is the rest of the story.
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The Fender Dia De Los Muertos Acoustic Guitar
The Fender Dia De Los Muertos acoustic guitar is a rare, masterbuilt jewell from 2013. It features fantastic traditional Mexican artwork, and fantastic guitar building specifications. Here is the rest of the story.
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The Tacoma Road King Acoustic Guitar
Tacoma guitars no longer are manufactured. I only ever got to play one Tacoma guitar, and it was a Tacoma Road King dreadnought. I felt it was a fantastic instrument, and here's the rest of the story.
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Reviewing the Rare Martin D-19 and Martin D-17m Guitars
The Martin D-19 and the Martin D-17m are both all-solid wood dreadnoughts with solid spruce tops, but the tops are stained to look as though the guitars are made entirely of mahogany. Here's the rest of the story.
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Top 3 Common Problems and Solutions When Living in a Travel Trailer
I've been living inside a travel trailer for most of the past ten years. This page will be about the biggest three problems I encountered with the trailer itself, and then the solutions to those problems.
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Blueridge Br-140a Vs. Seagull Maritime SWS SG
This is a comparison between two of the very best all solid wood construction, mahogany back and sides, spruce top dreadnought steel string guitars.
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Keith Richards and the Fender Telecaster
Keith Richards is a living legend, and all of his favorite guitars are Fender Telecasters. Here is the story of those Teles, and more.
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Don Felder's Signature Gibson Guitars and Their Features
Don Felder wasn't always a member of the Eagles, but the band would have never soared as high as they did without him. The twin guitars of Felder and Joe Walsh produced some timeless music indeed. Gibson guitars has produced two instruments in Felder's honor; both are discussed here.
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Elliot Easton and Gibson Guitars
Elliot Easton may be the perfect pop rock guitarist. His playing was always flawless, and you can practically sing along to it, as though his guitar solos were vocals. The guitarist from The Cars has two different Gibson signature guitars, here's the rest of the story.
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Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath, and the Gibson SG
Tony Iommi is the father of heavy metal music. Black Sabbath has always been Tony's band, and vehicle for making music, and the Gibson SG has always been his primary guitar. Here's the rest of the story.
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Top 5 Most Versatile Telecaster Style Guitars
The Telecaster was always the honky tonk or country and western dance hall guitar. Today there are Teles with much wider ranges of tonal character available. This article concerns 5 of the best.
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Mick Mars and the Fender Stratocaster
Mick Mars has long been the guitarist for Motley Crue, and he is one very underrated musician. He plays a Fender Stratocaster HSH, and here is the rest of the story.
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Tom Scholz and the Gibson Les Paul
Tom Scholz and his Gibson Les Paul, along with some brilliant home made recording equipment, are the driving force of the band Boston. Here's the rest of the story.
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Angus Young and the Gibson SG
Angus Young has been the frontman, and face of AC/DC. He does it all with a Gibson SG guitar. Here's the rest of the story.
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Slash and the Gibson Les Paul
Rock guitar superstar, Slash, a man with a universally known one syllable moniker, and a visual flair so distinct he can be recognized by just his silhouette, is the global ambassador for Gibson Guitars. He almost always plays a Les Paul, and here is the rest of the story.
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Joe Perry and the Gibson Les Paul
Joe Perry, formerly a toxic twin, and one of the two guitarists in US rock super-group Aerosmith, is a legend of rock and roll. His primary guitars are Gibson Les Pauls, and here's the rest of the story.
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John Fogerty and the Gibson Les Paul Custom
John Fogerty is one of the greatest of all American songwriters, and he's penned numbers that will transcend centuries and become folk songs. Hundreds of years from now, his songs will live on. He primarily played those songs on a Gibson Les Paul Custom.
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Billy Gibbons and the Gibson Les Paul Standard
Billy Gibbons, of that little band from Texas, is one of the world's finest living blues-rock guitar men. ZZ Top and Billy are still rocking hard, and though Billy doesn't always play a Les Paul, he most often does. Here is the rest of the story.
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John Lennon and the Epiphone Casino
John Winston Lennon was one of the most successful musicians in world history. His favorite guitar was the Epiphone Casino, and here is the rest of the story.
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David Gilmour and the Fender Stratocaster
David Gilmour's glassy Strat tone has been a part of over two hundred and fifty million albums sold world wide. Here's what you need to know if you're attempting to get a Strat with that exact sound.
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Dickey Betts and the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
From playing with Duane and Gregg Allman to his extraordinary solo career, Dickey Betts has been one of the cornerstones of southern rock. Here is a review of his beautiful Les Paul Goldtop, as well as a brief history Dickey's career.
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Chris Cornell and the Gibson ES-335
Chris Cornell was one of the best vocalists in the history of rock music, and also one of its most intriguing songwriters. Gibson produced two different and very rare ES-335 models for Chris, and here's the rest of the story.
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Kurt Cobain and the Martin D-18E
Kurt Cobain was a hot burning star that went supernova. As a parting gift, he gave us the MTV Unplugged concert. Here's the story of his guitar and similar guitars that are available today.
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Peter Frampton and the Gibson Les Paul
The great Peter Frampton has given us lots of memorable music, and most of it was played on a Gibson Les Paul. His most famous one was a gift. It was lost, but now it has been found again. Here's the rest of the story.
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The Great Pete Townshend and His Schecter PT Guitars
Pete Townshend is one of the most influential rock guitarists from one of the most influential rock bands. For about a decade he played Schecter PT guitars almost exclusively. Here's the story.
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What Makes Takamine 40th and 50th Anniversary Guitars Such Great Instruments?
Takamine guitars of Japan are well known for their fabulous and interesting limited edition guitars. Here are their 40th and 50th-anniversary limited edition models.
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The Great Ron Wood and His ESP Ltd Signature Telecaster
Ron Wood has been a professional musician for more than 50 years now. He's been with The Rolling Stones for more than 40 years, and music is just one of his artistic pursuits.
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The Martin HD-28e Retro Series vs. The Taylor 810e
Martin and Taylor are two of the finest acoustic guitar builders in the entire world. This article compares their flagship rosewood body acoustic/electric dreadnoughts.
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Paul Reed Smith Se Signature Guitars: Carlos Santana Vs. Mark Tremonti
Carlos Santana and Mark Tremonti are nothing alike. PRS SE guitars have signature guitars for both of them, and they aren't alike either except they cost about the same, and are extremely popular.
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Eddie Van Halen EVH Wolfgang vs. Ibanez JEM77 Steve Vai Signature Guitar
Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai have been two of the most well known guitar virtuoso in the entire world for several decades. Well, here are the exact guitars they are each playing today.
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Famous Fender Telecasters: George Harrison vs. Merle Haggard
George Harrison and Merle Haggard were two icons of 20th-century music, and they both had huge impacts on our musical culture using Fender Telecaster guitars.
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Fender Artist Series Telecasters: Brad Paisley vs. Richie Kotzen
The Telecaster has always been associated with country and western music, and in the mid-1960s, country rock. There is no limit to what music can be created with one.
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Epiphone Signature Series Les Paul Custom Guitars: Bjorn Gelotte Vs. Matt Heafy
The Les Paul Custom is a lovely jewel. Bjorn Gelotte and Matt Heafy are both kings of thrash metal guitar and they both play Epiphone Les Paul Custom guitars. Here is the rest of the story.
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Sterling by Music Man Signature Guitars: Steve Lukather vs. John Petrucci
Steve Lukather is one of the most recorded guitarist in music history. John Petrucci is the master of progressive metal shred. Sterling by Music Man makes signature models for both, here they are.
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Charvel Signature Guitars: Jake E. Lee Vs. Warren Demartini
Jake E. Lee once had the toughest job in metal music. He had to replace Randy Rhoads in Ozzy Osbourne's band. DeMartini was a first class guitar gunslinger in the band Ratt. Here are their guitars.
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Jackson X Series Guitars: Randy Rhoads vs. Marty Friedman
Randy Rhoads and Marty Friedman are two of the most influential American guitarists. Jackson X series guitars are super-affordable, and here are the rest of the details for these signature guitars.
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Takamine Signature Guitars: Glenn Frey vs. Garth Brooks
Glenn Frey and Garth Brooks are two of the finest singer songwriters the U.S. has ever produced. Takamine makes a great signature guitar in honor of both of these legends. Here's the story.
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ESP LTD Guitars and Slayer: Jeff Hanneman JH-600 vs. Gary Holt GH 600
Slayer has long been a legend in Thrash metal music. It's hard to imagine more aggressive guitar-playing. Jeff Hanneman is gone, and Gary Holt lives. Both have ESP LTD guitars, and here is a side-by-side comparison of them.
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ESP/LTD Signature Guitars: James Hetfield Iron Cross vs. Kirk Hammett White Zombie
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica have long endorsed ESP guitars. They both have several, but two of their most favored are the Iron Cross and White Zombie. Here's their story.
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ESP Alex Skolnick Signature Guitar vs. ESP EC Gary Holt Signature Guitar
Alex Skolnick and Gary Holt are leading figures of thrash metal guitar playing. They've both endorsed ESP guitars and both have signature models by ESP. Here's the rest of the story.
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Fender Artist Series Stratocasters: Dave Murray vs. Jim Root
Dave Murray and Jim Root are from different countries and different musical eras. They've both got Fender Stratocaster Artist Series guitars made for them, and both are great for metal.
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Fender Artist Series Stratocasters: Buddy Guy vs. Jimmie Vaughan
Buddy Guy and Jimmie Vaughan are long-time warriors of the blues guitar. Both have Fender Artist Series Stratocasters made for and after them. Here's the story on both.
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Fender Artist Series Stratocasters: Stevie Ray Vaughan vs. Eric Johnson
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson are both monster guitarists from Texas. They also each have Fender Artist Series Stratocaster guitars made after and for them. Here's a close look at both.
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Fender Artist Series Stratocasters: Ritchie Blackmore vs. Yngwie Malmsteen
Ritchie Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen are two of the most influential European guitarists in the world. Fender has Artist Series Stratocaster guitars in production for both. Here is the story.
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The Two Fender Artist Series: Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster Guitars
The great Jimi Hendrix set the world of music on fire with his Fender Stratocaster guitars. He was the most influential Strat ambassador, and so Fender now makes two Jimi Hendrix Strats. Here they are.
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Fender Artist Series Stratocasters: Eric Clapton Vs. Jeff Beck
Two of the greatest guitarists to have lived, both from the British invasion, settled into playing, primarily, the Fender Stratocaster. Let's look at the Artist Series strats named after them.
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Alex Lifeson's Signature Gibson Les Paul Guitars
Alex Lifeson of Rush has been a superb player for more than four decades. He's primarily played Gibson guitars. It's wonderful he's got two different Les Paul instruments made for him.
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The Best Fender Telecaster Guitars With P-90 Pickups
The Telecaster was the world's first great solid body electric guitar. The Gibson P-90 was the world's first great electric guitar pickup. Add them together and you've got two classic music makers.
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The Fender American Professional Telecaster Deluxe HH ShawBucker vs. the Gibson Les Paul Studio Traditional
For $1500, here are two of the finest possible electric guitars available that are made in the USA . But which should you choose? Here are all the specifications and considerations.
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5 Best Fender Telecaster Artist Series Guitars
These are the 5 best artist series Fender Telecaster guitars available on the market. These are a very diverse group, each quite different from the other four.
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Gibson Custom Modern Doublecut Guitar Vs Tak Matsumoto Doublecut
In 2017, we got the Gibson Custom Modern Double Cut Guitar. It has some brand new features. We had the very similar Tak Matsumoto Doublecut Custom, which had been around a bit. Which is the best?
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5 Best Gibson Les Paul Guitars With Single Coil P-90 Pickups
The Gibson P-90 pickup is a legend in American manufacturing and American music. The Gibson Les Paul with a P-90 is the guitar with the original Les Paul sound, as wonderful now as it ever will be.
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5 Best Gibson Les Paul Guitars With Vibrato or Whammy Bars From 2015–2017
Neither the vibrato bar nor the whammy bar is as new as some may think. The Les Paul purists may protest, but for those who need one, here are the best Les Paul guitars from recent years.
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5 Best Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitars With Three Pickups
A Gibson Les Paul Custom with three pickups is forever an extremely desirable and also expensive guitar. Here are 5 of the best available.
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5 Best Gibson Les Paul Guitars With Alternative Tops (Made in 2016)
Gibson makes a lot of great Les Paul guitars, and they are forever trying new materials. In 2016 many new editions debuted. Here are the 5 best with woods other than maple used for the top.
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Extraordinary New Gibson SG Guitars
The Gibson SG is one of the most desired and played electric guitars in the world. So there are many editions with above and beyond the normal features. Here are the most recent exceptional feature SG
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Best Gibson SG Signature Series Guitars 2001-2017
Many a hero of the guitar has made music primarily with a Gibson SG. So Gibson will offer custom signature series guitars to honor them, and satisfy their fans. These are the most recent such SGs.
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The 10 Best Gibson SG Guitars Under $1,000 2014-2017
If you're dying to own a Gibson SG, but can't imagine having more than a thousand dollars to spend on one, well, you've got some great options. The purpose of this page is to explore those options.
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The 5 Best Alternatives to the Gibson SG Standard
The Gibson SG Standard is an amazing guitar; there's no question about it. But if you want an SG's vibe, but something just a bit different, then here are your five very best options or alternatives.
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The Gibson Marauder and S-1 Guitars
The Gibson Marauder and S-1 guitars were crossover instruments where Gibson tried to steal some market share from Fender. These are somewhat rare birds, but very fine instruments should you find one.
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The 5 Best Stratocaster Guitars on a Five Hundred Dollar Budget
One of the single most widely desired solid body electric guitars in the world is the Stratocaster. Fender American Strats are anything but cheap, so what is a poor musician to do? Buy one of these.
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The 5 Best Telecaster Guitars on a Five Hundred Dollar Budget
If you've always wanted to own a Telecaster, and have a maximum of five hundred dollars to spend, then this information is for you. Here are five of the single best options.
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The 10 Best Non Fender Telecaster Style Guitars With Humbucking Pickups
There are many guitar manufacturers who produce a Telecaster-style guitar that features humbucking pickups. Here are several of the best and most prominent.
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The Best New Fender Stratocaster Guitars with Humbucking Pickups 2016
One of the world's most recognizable and desirable electric guitars, the Fender Stratocaster can feel like an extension of one's body. But what if you prefer humbucking pickups? Fender has them!
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Best Fender Telecaster Guitars with Humbucking Pickups
The Telecaster design was always so simple and yet so functional it could hardly be beat. But because guitar pickups are a matter of taste, some would prefer a Tele with humbuckers. Here they are.
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The Fender Toronado Guitars
The Fender Tornado is like a dark horse of the Fender line. Fender built these guitars at a Gibson scale length. So the Toronado is like a Fender/Gibson hybrid. These are available used for not much!
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The Gibson Nighthawk Guitars
What's next for the Gibson Nighthawk? The enduring cult classic of the Gibson line doesn't seem to stay in production or go away, and Gibson is forever making a completely new version of it.
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The 5 Best Gibson ES-335 Signature Guitars
The Gibson ES-335 debuted in 1958, and instantly became one of the world's most desired guitars. It was the first semi-hollow body electric with an arched top. Here are five of the best signature series ES-335s.
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The 5 Best Epiphone Casino Guitars
It started in 1965 when Paul McCartney got his. Then John and George had to have one too. But since those days many great guitarists have called the Epiphone Casino their guitar of choice.
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Les Paul Style Guitars with Koa Tops
Koa has long been used in acoustic guitar building. But now it is finding its way into solid body electric guitars, and doing so with beauty and style. Here are some Les Paul style koa guitars
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5 Best Epiphone Signature Series Les Paul Guitars
Epiphone has a long and proud history of manufacturing guitars spanning the globe. Epiphone, as a subsidiary of Gibson, offers some unique specifications in the Les Paul at great prices.
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5 Best Gibson 7 String Solid Body Electric Guitars
Gibson electric guitars have always been associated with rock and metal music. Nowadays there is huge interest in 7 string guitars, so it is no wonder Gibson is testing the waters with these guitars
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5 Best Gibson Les Paul Guitars under a Thousand Dollars 2015-2017
If you play guitar you probably either have a Gibson Les Paul, or you want to have one. The Les Paul can be extremely expensive costing several thousand dollars. But here are the best inexpensive ones
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5 Best Telecaster Guitars With Maple Tops
The Fender Telecaster was born perfect, but this doesn't mean adding a maple top to one is a bad thing. Maple tops on Telecaster guitars are beautiful and add a little tonal color. Here are the 5 best.
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5 Best Strat Style Guitars with Maple Tops
Leo Fender's beloved Stratocaster design has more fans than anyone can count. But should you want a Strat with a maple top on it, the options become much more limited. Here are 5 Makes of such guitars
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5 Great Alternatives to the Gibson Les Paul Studio
The Gibson Les Paul Studio is a great guitar. But within the same price point, there are many other guitars one may find more suitable to their style of play and aesthetic value.
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10 Great Gibson Les Paul-style Guitars
The Gibson Les Paul is one of the most copied guitars in the world. Here are ten great ones, some more exact copies than others, from ten different manufacturers of electric guitars.
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5 Great Super Strats Created by and for Shred Guitarists
Super Strat guitars were created for shred guitar playing. Here are five super strats designed for and by some of the world's most noteworthy shred style guitarists
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5 Great New Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitars
A semi-hollow body electric guitar has a bit of acoustical variance not available to a solid body guitar. They especially excel at clean tones, but they need not be limited. Here are 5 great new ones.
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5 Best New Small Body Acoustic-Electric Guitars
Here are five of the most exciting small body acoustic-electric guitars available right here and now; and from five different high-end manufacturers of fine acoustic guitars.
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5 of the Finest Jumbo Steel String Acoustic Guitars Available
Five of the finest of all jumbo-sized steel-string acoustic guitars from five of the finest makers of steel-string acoustic guitars. These are big acoustic guitars for people wanting a big sound.
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5 of the Best Small-Body Cedar Top Steel String Acoustic Guitars
Small body cedar top guitars are a finger-picker's dream machine. Here are 5 of the best small-bodied steel-string guitars with cedar tops across a range of prices and available features.
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5 of the Best Cedar-Top Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars
Cedar top guitars offer a different tonal character to what spruce top guitars offer. Cedar caters to the finger-picker and the light strummer backing a vocalist. More nuanced notes at a lower volume.
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5 Best Mahogany Body Acoustic/Electric Dreadnought Guitars
You always want an all solid wood construction dreadnought if you can afford one. Mahogany is a bright tonewood with a very woody sound, excellent for all styles of music. Here are 5 of the best.
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5 Best Rosewood Body Acoustic/Electric Dreadnought Guitars
These are 5 of the best rosewood body, all solid wood construction acoustic/electric dreadnought guitars available to the performing musician today.
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5 Best Mahogany-Top Small-Body Acoustic Guitars
Small-bodied acoustic guitars with mahogany tops were the guitars of choice for most during the Great Depression. Well, they sound great today too. Here are five of the best mahogany top small bodies.
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The 5 Finest Brazilian Rosewood Small Body Acoustic Guitars
These are 5 of the very finest, and most expensive small body acoustic guitars available. All are made in the USA, and all have Brazilian rosewood back and sides. These are not cheap or inexpensive
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5 Best Value Small-Body Acoustic Guitars
An orchestra model or 000 body guitar can be the ultimate acoustic guitar for a beginner, intermediate, or even professional player. Here are some great guitars to start with, and some better pro-level values.
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5 Best Jumbo Acoustic Guitars Under $2,000
Some people love the looks of a big jumbo guitar, but the real reason someone wants to own a jumbo is for its volume. Jumbo guitars are outstanding rhythm instruments. Here are five great value jumbos
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5 Best Mahogany Body Orchestra Model Acoustic Guitars
An orchestra model guitar offers the max in versatility to the acoustic player. Whether you are a strummer, a finger picker, or a flatpicking genius, a mahogany body orchestra model can win the day.
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5 Best Parlor Guitars
A great parlor guitar will always be small, and never be cheap. These are not backpacking or travel guitars but fine fine small acoustic guitars for serious players and consumers.
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5 of the Best Super Strat Guitars
Are you a heavy metal guitarist, a shredder or riff master? These Super Strat guitars are the heavy metal virtuoso's dream come true.
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5 Best Non-Fender Brands of Stratocaster Guitar
Looking for a Stratocaster guitar but want to stay away from Fender? Here are five of the best thought of non-Fender Stratocaster manufacturers.
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5 Best Non-Gibson Brands of Les Paul Guitar
In the 1970s, Gibson guitars relaxed their quality standards and sold some things they should not have. The Japanese took notice and started building Les Paul copies. Here are five of the best brands.
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5 Best Mahogany Top and Body Dreadnought Guitars
All mahogany dreadnoughts offer a great counterpoint to the typical spruce top guitars. They have a unique voice too. They are great for a singer songwriter who loves to play rhythm.
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5 Best Madagascar Rosewood Dreadnought Guitars
Madagascar rosewood dreadnoughts are some of the hottest items in the world of guitars. Here is why, and here are five of the very finest dreadnought guitars of Madagascar rosewood made anywhere.
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5 Best Backpack or Travel-Size Guitars
When you are a serious guitarist but your day job requires you to travel, you need a guitar you can take on the road. Here are five of the best travel guitars.
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5 Best New Model Signature Series Solid Body Electric Guitars
In this day and age signature series guitars are all the rage. Here are five of the coolest solid body electric signature series guitars, all making their debut in 2015.
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5 Best New Model Steel String Acoustic Guitars Under $1,000
Every guitarist needs an acoustic/electric which is good enough to use in the studio and on stage. But a working musician also requires affordability in their road worthy guitar. Here are five.
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5 Best Gibson SG Guitars Available
One of the four most iconic solid body electric guitars in the world, the Gibson SG is far less expensive than the other three. This is also the most successful guitar Gibson has ever produced.
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5 Best Non-Fender Telecaster Guitars
Everyone loves a Fender Telecaster, but not all Teles out there are made by Fender. Here are five of the best makes of Tele out there that are not Fender guitars.
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The Paul Reed Smith SC or Singlecut Guitars
Paul Reed Smith had a legal war waged against him by Gibson Guitars. PRS won the battle, and this is to the benefit of everyone. PRS Singlecut guitars come in a range of price and style, all great.
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The Paul Reed Smith S2 Vela Guitar
The guitars of the Paul Reed Smith company are widely desired, but their prices are prohibitive for most working musicians. The new S2 line remedies this, and the S2 Vela may be the best one.
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The 5 Best Gibson Les Paul Guitars Available
The Les Paul guitar by Gibson is an iconic electric guitar. But they make so many different ones it can be hard to know which is best. Here are five of the best across a range of prices and styles.
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The 5 Best Telecaster Guitars Available
The Fender Telecaster was born perfect. The design is timeless and utilitarian bliss. Here are 5 of the very best Fender Telecasters anywhere.
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5 Best Signature or Artist Series Fender Stratocasters
Here are five of the best Fender Stratocaster models available. Four are signature series or artist series. Hendrix is dead, you know, and one is the new HSS Shawbucker, something widely desired.
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5 Best New Inexpensive Solid Body Electric Guitars
These 5 inexpensive solid body electric guitars represent several styles and genres of guitar building and styles of music they were built to accommodate for players. All go for less than 1K dollars.
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Big Papi, David Ortiz
David Ortiz is affectionately known everywhere as Big Papi. He's helped lead the Boston Red Sox to 3 World Series championships, and been an AL All Star 9 different times.
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Houston Astros Second Baseman Jose Altuve
Houston's second baseman Jose Altuve is the shortest man in Major League Baseball. He's also one of its most exciting players, leading the American League in both hits, stolen bases the past 2 years.
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Rougned Odor, the Slugging Second Baseman for the Texas Rangers
Two years ago Rougned Odor was the youngest player in the entire Major Leagues. Last season Odor played with a fire in his eyes. Expect even more from Rougie Odor in 2016.
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Was Roger Clemens the Greatest Pitcher in Major League Baseball History?
There may have been pitchers who had a stretch of years better than any Roger Clemens enjoyed. But as it stands, there's never been a pitcher as good as Roger Clemens in MLB history.
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Curt Schilling Belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Curt Schilling was during his playing career one of the single most dominate forces in Major League Baseball. His epic pitching through injuries and astounding post season performance can not be argue
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The Great Jacque Fresco
He is now 100 years old. Will revolutionary and innovated thinker Jacque Fresco prove to be a prophet? We shall see. This presentation is just an introduction to the innovative mind or vision.
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2015 National League Cy Young Winner, Jake Arrieta
Jake Arrieta, a tall talented, hard throwing Texas pitcher put it all together for the first time in 2015. He won his League's Cy Young award. Expect more great pitching from Jake in 2016.
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Two Time Cy Young Award Winning Power Pitcher Max Scherzer
AL Cy Young winner in 2013. Two no hitters in 2015, and NL Cy Young winner in 2016, Max Scherzer will surely be one of the most dominating pitchers in baseball again in 2017.
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Panthera uncia, the Snow Leopard
Critically endangered, seriously beautiful, the ghosts of the mountains - snow leopards.
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Ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw
Is Clayton Kershaw the single most desired and feared starting pitcher in Major League Baseball? Of course he is, and he will be for a long time to come, bank on it.
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Acinonyx Jubatus, the Cheetah
The cheetah is one of the most iconic animals in the world. The cheetah doesn't get the respect or media attention the lion does, but there are only ten thousand left in this world. Save the cheetah.
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El gato colorado - The Jaguarundi
If you love cats for the monster predators, and obligate carnivores they are, as I do; then you love to learn about a new one. There is nothing new about this cat at all, of course, but here in the USA you don't hear much about the jaguarundi, and...
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The Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis, or Dwarf Leopard
Exceedingly beautiful and rebounded from stupid whims of human fashion, the ocelot is a master of rodent control. The ocelot looks a lot like a house cat, but these are very wild cats. Master killers and absolute obligate carnivores, as all cats...
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Feral Pig Problems
Do you speak English? If so, then the chances are very very high that the nation you live within faces big problems due to wild boar or wild pig overpopulation. You should do something about it too.
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The Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus, And How to Rid Yourself Of Their Presence
The brown rats of this world live wherever human beings do. They live off of our dirtiness, and trashiness. You don't have to deal with any of that, you should eliminate them. Here's how to do it.
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The Saltwater Crocodiles
The saltwater crocodiles are the largest human eating predators on the lands of the Earth. They also live in water, of course; and are distinct from alligators in many ways.
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The Cave Lions
The cave lions are distinct and extinct species of cold weather lions. Perfectly preserved samples have been discovered. Will we bring back the cave lions? In time, this could come to pass.
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Canis Lupus—The Grey Wolves of Then and Now
The grey wolf is a longtime foe of mankind, and yet, the grey wolf is also responsible for providing to us our dearest animal friend - the domestic dog. Some people love them as much as others do not.
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The Arctic Wolves
The arctic wolves are the least understood or studied wolves out of all the species of wolf on the planet. Living in only the most remote and extreme environments, these predators brave the cold.
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The Canada Lynx
The Canadian lynx is closely related to the Bobcat, and the two of them often make children together, so there are loads of hybrids out there. These predators are beautiful, and very powerful.
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The Arctic Fox
The foxes of the arctic North are stupendously beautiful animals. Their numbers are being depleted, however, in Europe for the furs.
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The Ostriches
The ostrich is a native of Africa, but is found all over the globe due to domestication. It is a unique bird in many ways, the largest of all birds, and quite deadly in some situations too.
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The Great Golden Eagle
Now you may think, as I once did, that there would be a clear answer to the question about whether the golden eagle or the bald eagle is the larger bird. Sorry, but the answer seems to be more about opinion as to what the term 'larger' actually...
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The Great Horned Owl: A Magnificent Avian Apex Predator
The great horned owl is an avian apex predator, and perhaps the finest predator to have ever lived. In this article, I will detail just about everything you need to know about these magnificent raptors, including what they look like, what they eat, and how they live.
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The Harmony Silhouette Guitar (Also Known as the Harmony Bobkat)
The Harmony Silhouette and Bobkat are terrific guitars available for less than they're truly worth.
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The Big Yellow Garden Spider, a Beneficial Spider
The yellow garden spiders get very large. They are frightening to some, but are altogether benign and beneficial spiders to have around your home, and especially, your garden.
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Latrodectus, The Black Widow Spider
She only requires some respect from you, and you'll be fine. ~pinky swear~ Spiders are forever maligned by humanity, and none is more maligned than the black widow spiders. Forever the black widows are associated with Halloween, and are readily...
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The Wolf Spider, Venomous, but Preys on More Dangerous Spiders
Wolf spiders are much maligned, but magnificent and beneficial neighbors of mankind. They'll eat your brown recluse spiders for you, if you will only let them do so.
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Dealing With and Killing Cimex Lectularius, the Bed Bugs
The bed bugs should always be turned into dead bugs, and with this article some of their details are discussed, but mostly I seek to discuss products to use in defense and offense against them.
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Eddie Van Halen, "Eruption," and the Frankenstrat
Eddie Van Halen was the main songwriter in Van Halen—let alone one of the band's two namesakes—but he'll forever be known as one of the greatest guitar players in rock history. Learn more about hwo Eddie developed fretboard finger tapping and his own guitar, the Frankenstrat.
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Neil Young and Martin Acoustic Guitars
The Martin D-45, D-28, and 5-18 are three acoustic guitars played and beloved by the great Neil Young. This article will take a deeper look at his relationship with them and Martin in general.
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Jimmy Page and the Fender Telecaster
While Jimmy Page is most often associated with the Gibson Les Paul, the facts are he's played the Fender Telecaster about as much of the time on records and on stage. Page and the Telecaster are one.
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Top 5 Affordable Martin D-28 Alternatives
These are five top-notch and less expensive solid wood alternatives to a Martin D-28. Rosewood and spruce in a dreadnought design is something very desirable, but not everyone can afford a D-28.
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Five Great Inexpensive Solid-Wood Alternatives to the Martin D-18
The Martin D-18 has always been one of the world's most desired acoustic steel string guitars. It is somewhat expensive, so not everyone can afford a D-18. Here are five alternative guitars.
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5 Great Full-Sized 12-String Guitars for Around $1,000
Everyone loves to hear a 12-string acoustic guitar, but let's face it, they are high-maintenance items. They are almost never someone's primary instrument. Here are five high-quality ones for less.
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Thinking of Going Vegetarian? Eating Meat Is Best for Your Health
Consuming animal protein is essential for your health. Consuming animal protein, in fact, allowed us to become Homo sapiens in the first place, so little wonder your body needs it desperately.
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The Disgusting Side Of Veganism
The majority of the vegans you will meet are nasty nasty persons, are extraordinarily angry, and altogether science illiterate
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Jimmy Page and His Gibson Signature Les Paul Guitar
James Patrick Page is among the most iconic electric guitarists. He's been an important part of many bands and has performed on an untold number of session recordings for both one-hit wonders and big-time bands.
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David Crosby and His Martin D-18dc Signature Series Guitar
David Crosby is an American musical legend. An cornerstone member of not just one of America's greatest rock bands, but two - David's star will never stop shining. David plays Martin acoustic guitars
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Eric Clapton and Martin Acoustic Guitars, the Martin 000-28EC,
Eric Clapton is a world famous guitarist. He mostly is known for playing electric guitar, but when it comes time to play acoustic, it is a Martin guitar he reaches for.
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Jimmy Buffett and His Martin Signature Series D-18 Guitar, the Martin Hd-18jb
Jimmy Buffett needs no introduction, but should you wonder what guitars he plays, then here is the answer.
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MLB Steroid Sluggers: The Top 10 Home-Run Hitting Offenders
I loved watching all of these players play the game. They are all obvious cheaters, though. Their use of performance-enhancing drugs during baseball's steroid era was something even a blind person could see.
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100 MPH Fastballs: The Hardest Throwing Pitchers in Baseball History
Baseball is America's pastime, and hitting a round ball with a round bat is extremely difficult. Hitting a round ball with a round bat when the ball is travelling 100 miles per hour is harder still.
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African Elephants, Poachers, And The Black Market Ivory Trade
The global situation with elephants is getting worse and worse. We've got to do something about ivory trading today, or tomorrow you'll be showing kids pictures of a wonderful animal that used to be
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The Brown Recluse Or Violin Spider
For having such a nasty, nasty bite, with nasty, nasty venom - the brown recluse isn't such a terribly bad fellow. Invite one over for a visit, you'll see. Brown recluse spiders just need some lovin'
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The Dire Wolf, the Largest Wolf to Have Ever Lived
The dire wolf, Canis dirus; was much larger than the largest wolves alive today.
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Bob Dylan and Martin Acoustic Guitars: The Martin 00-17 and the Martin 00-15
Bob Dylan's earliest recordings were made using a small, all-mahogany Martin 00-17 guitar. This guitar is no longer in production, but the very similar Martin 00-15 is inexpensive and available.
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Pecans and Pecan Shelling Tools-The Duke Pecan Nutcracker Pecan shelling Tool
I have shelled thousands and thousands more pecans in my life, and I have never seen a better pecan shelling tool than the Duke Pecan Nutcracker tool!
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Top 5 Best Koa Body Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars for Serious Amateurs or Professionals
Koa wood is becoming increasingly popular in the construction of guitars. While it can be used for the instrument's entire body, mostly it is used for the backs and sides. Here are 5 of the very best boutique quality Koa dreadnoughts, all made in the USA.
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The Dwarves of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth
The dwarves are some of my favorite characters in "Lord of the Rings." Read on to learn about their vibrant culture.
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The Elves of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"
Learn about the Elves in Middle Earth and farther abroad.
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David Rockefeller: An Immoral Life of Evil and Treason
For every second of David Rockefeller's long life, he's been one of the wealthiest human beings on the planet. But this isn't the only fact that makes it easy to dislike him.
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Richard Milhous Nixon: Founder of the Drug War
Richard Nixon was a great man in a lot of ways. He was, if nothing else, a tireless worker, and a very high achiever. That said, the drug war was a disgrace and a disaster, and Nixon played a huge role.
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George Herbert Walker Bush - Prophet Of A New World Order
George H.W. Bush was a heroic pilot in WWII. But he'll mostly go down in history as a member of skull and bones, a US President who foretold a new world order.
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Tactical Mountain Bicycles: Smith and Wesson's Police Bike, and the Montague Paratrooper
Economic uncertainty and not enough alone time can trouble even the strongest minds, and have you seen the price of gasoline lately? How often does a person get into an automobile to drive just a few blocks or a few miles? I say, ride a bicycle for...
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Cordless Drills And Cordless Power Tools For Craftsmen And Do It Yourself Home improvers
The cordless drill has forever changed the skilled trades and do it yourself home owner's outlook on work and home improvements. You simply must own one, if not a few of them.
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Gandalf and Saruman: The Tale of Tolkien's Two White Wizards
A look at two of fiction's greatest wizards. Gandalf and Saruman were central characters in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" saga.
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The Five Best Brazilian Rosewood Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars
Dreadnought guitars crafted from Brazilian rosewood are highly sought after, very expensive, and absolute treasures to own and enjoy. Here are my pics for the best of the best of them.
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The Top 5 Mahogany Body Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars
All over the world, mahogany body dreadnought guitars are sought after for their bright, woody tonality. These are the cream of the crop in mahogany body dreadnought guitars.
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Top Five Maple Body Dreadnought Guitars for Serious Amateurs or Professionals
Maple is one of the traditional tonewoods for acoustic instruments. Right there with maple are rosewood, mahogany, spruce, ebony, and all the varieties of species of those trees. Maple as a tonewood for bodies or backs and sides of a guitar can...
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The Guild D-50 Bluegrass Special and Guild D-40 Jubilee Acoustic Guitars
Guild Guitars have produced wonderful instruments right here in the United States for a very long time. Founded in 1952 in Manhattan, Guild Guitars had very solid foundations for their company.
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The Five Best Jumbo-Sized Acoustic Guitars for Serious Musicians
Jumbo-sized acoustic guitars were created for folks who wanted even more volume out of their acoustic guitars than the large dreadnought design could offer. These are some of the best of the best.
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The Rat Snake
Rat snakes are very harmless non aggressive snakes that serve us all by hunting and eating rodents. The only problems humans encounter with rat snakes is in the cases when they raise chickens.
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The Short Faced Bear
Nowhere near so well known as the Smilodon cats, otherwise called as saber toothed tigers, was a predator almost twice the size of the largest of them, the short faced bear. The short faced bear was possibly the largest carnivorous mammal to have...
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The Saber-tooth Tiger
Here is some specific information about Smilodon cats in general, and further information in specifics regarding each species of known Smilodon that once was.
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The Martin D-28 Acoustic Guitar and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
Many a great guitarist has played the venerable Martin D - 28 dreadnought guitar, and of course the legendary Jimmy Page did as well. Many a great song in the works of Led Zeppelin was recorded on a fine rosewood and spruce Martin D - 28.
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The Martin D-16 Acoustic Guitar
Martin 16 series dreadnought guitars offer all the great play-ability and tones of far more expensive models at less cost. These all solid wood Martin guitars are bluegrass cannons.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson - Astrophysicist
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a preeminent scientist, and a superstar insofar as spreading the much needed interest in the pursuit of science. His engaging dialogue and unbridled enthusiasm make him great.
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Atheism, Communism, and Gun Control: The History of Governments That Slaughter Their Own Citizens
A formula for bad results.
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The Eurasian Brown Bear and the Syrian Brown Bear
Once found from Siberia all the way west to jolly old England, the Eurasian brown bear has a long history of dealing with humanity. These big and beautiful bears are somewhat smaller than their close relatives, the grizzly and the Kodiak bears.
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Kurt Vonnegut - American Master Of Literature
Kurt Vonnegut was one of the finest and most innovative authors of fiction in the history of literature. His profound life experiences heavily influenced his writing; and one grows wiser for reading.
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Freddie Mercury - One Of The Most Talented Male Vocalist In The History Of Recorded Music
Freddie Mercury was one of the most talented male vocalist of the twentieth century, and besides that - he was also one of the most respected and commercially acceptable male vocalist to have ever lived. A lot of people can't truly fathom it here in...
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John Steinbeck - American Master Of Literature
John Steinbeck is easily one of the greatest writers from these not so United States of America that ever lived. His work captures absolutely timeless characters in the depravity of a world driven by human greed and the wealthy classes incapability...
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Ernest Hemingway - an American Literary Giant
Whether or not one loves or hates the writing of Ernest Hemingway is never much of a consideration regarding his stature, as his stature as one of the finest of America's writers is cemented in history. The life of Earnest Hemingway was complex, and full of danger, intrigue, and adventure, just...
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The Life and Deeds of Prescott Bush
Some of the very worst politicians in the history of the United States of America and some heinous crimes against humanity can be laid squarely upon the head of Prescott Bush.
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Ronald Reagan - The Actor In The White House
Now that the United States of America is economically less powerful than it once was - many of our citizens look back to a time when the US was thought to be more strong with longing and far away eyes. Some put forth the notion that America was...
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Donald Rumsfeld An American Fascist
The man who famously lost 2.3 trillion American Taxpayer dollars the day before 911 is also the man who profited big from the legalizing of neurotoxin Aspartame, Donald Rumsfeld.
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Henry Kissinger - Architect of the New World Order
The great Henry Kissinger has been one of the most influential political thinkers of the past one hundred years.
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George Soros, An International Gangster
George Soros was born on August the twelfth day of 1930 in Budapest, Hungary. He wasn't always known as George Soros, the name was changed during the Nazi occupation for the very obvious reasons that he and his family were and are Jewish by decent,...
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The Komodo Dragon
Hardly a monster, the Komodo dragon is a lizard with a lot to offer. There is more unknown than is known about these peculiar and large monitor lizards, and though they aren't truly man eaters - they should be very respected.
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How To Hot Rod Your Acoustic Guitar - Get The Most Performance And Sound From Your Acoustic Guitar!
Listen, if you've got an acoustic guitar, you want the best that it has to offer - nobody wants their instrument to NOT sound as good as it possibly can. There are things that can be done to improve most any instrument, and only the most expensive...
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The Alligator
My dad and his older brother and their brother in law, my uncle James - those three guys are all into golfing. Here in Kaufman, Texas; or rather, a bit further out in the countryside near Kemp, Texas - is one of their favorite places to go golfing,...