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pretty pickings

madamjujujive — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:42:06 -0800

20 pretty painted guitars. (via Nag on the Lake) More painted guitars: Music Saves Lives - Gibson Guitar Project GZ Guitars Luna's Henna Guitars Prior thread on 50 painted Dean Guitars, a tribute to Dimebag Darrell

A Resource For and About Songwriters

netbros — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:53:39 -0800

The Muse's Muse Songwriting Resource is the place for songwriting tips, tools, interactivities and connecting with other songwriters around the world. See the section about musical instruments or get into the guitar player's guide. Start communicating with other musicians and songwriters in the forums and check out the music reviews. Lots to do, see, hear, learn, and most of all, enjoy.

Electric guru: Les Paul at 90

madamjujujive — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:00:12 -0800

"Now I need to take a piece of wood and make it sound like the railroad track, but I also had to make it beautiful and lovable so that a person playing it would think of it in terms of his mistress, a bartender, his wife, a good psychiatrist." Les Paul interview and his recent 90th birthday celebration. via Kill Ugly Radio. (more...)

plinth — Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:50:45 -0800

Musical instruments are pretty good examples of form following function. Over time, they evolve into standard shapes. Occaisionally, some people push the instruments in new directions. Other times, they run at right angles to reality