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GUITAR CENTER
Yesterday I went to Guitar Center with my Guitar Center Buddy for yet another one of their Tremendous Sales<tm>.
They moved the lefty section further off to the side, while not adding much.  We saw an interesting  whilte Standard Strat (made in Mexico) that had a weird `relic’ job done to it.  It wasn’t so [...]

I suppose it had to happen.  After purchasing a Les Paul, eventually I’d have to play it (amplified).   Let’s face it - I’m a Strat guy.  Even though my first guitar (1974?) was an Ibanez Les Paul (lawsuit) copy, I graduated to Strat copy, then a `77 Strat.  No looking back from there.  Les Pauls [...]

When last we left our antihero, he had just flubbed an audition for a really good classic rock band.  He had not just flubbed it - he botched it so thoroughly that no one even knew he could play the guitar at all.  He strongly suspected that he showed up with someone else’s fingers on [...]

Yes, I went to visit Guitar Center again.
When GC’s first started to show up, there was a strong curiosity plus a strong backlash proclaiming SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE.
Now that I look around, there are three chains and very few local music stores.  We now have great selection combined with lowest-common-denominator service.  It’s not a [...]

I suppose I should be happy that I even noticed or remembered to check.  ThermionicEmissions opened for business December 13, 2007.   This means that we’re officially over a year old!
Yes, this blog has survived its first year.   I’m sure there are stats on this somewhere but I’m not searching for them.
Of course one has to [...]

Doing the sane thing and moving to linux?  Here’s a list of linux equivalents to Windows programs.
Got $3500?  Want to update your Gibson Les Paul Robot guitar?  Check out the Dark Fire.  Probably never available lefty.
Palm’s app store to be called App Catalog.  Doesn’t apply to current users, apparently.
A Dell Mini 9 for $99?  Yes, [...]

Determined to make my holiday time off count (whatever that means), I resolved to do some amp wiring (or miswiring or Design by Fault or Unhappy Accident). I even posted my intention to two online groups, hoping that would cement my future actions via intent.
Because I announced my intent to the Universe (and the [...]

These things never end well, even though they generally start pretty well.
First, let me bring you up to date on New Stuff<tm>.
The best moment had to be the Peavey Xmas Tree Amp.  It’s probably not called that, at least by Peavey, but it was clearly visible across the room because it did a fantastic impersonation [...]

I just learned that a local legend of a music store is closing [Medley Music].
The store has been around way longer than I’ve been visiting music stores (a significant period of time).  I have known one of the sales guys for almost as long as I’ve been playing.  I even hired him to help on [...]

Twice a year we are treated to the Philly Guitar Show.  Today was the fall show.  Unfortunately our usual Bizarre Weather<tm> kicked in to make it more like the Frozen Tundra edition.  Yes, technically winter doesn’t happen for a month but you can’t tell Philly weather anything.
Off we went, at some terrible hour of the [...]