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is this the best guitar ever
McLaughlin, De Lucia & Coryell DVD is called "Meeting of the Spirits" about an hour long. It's a "Region 0" DVD & has about 20 various company names all over it making it impossible to tell just who put it out. The front cover was assemble... 
is this the best guitar ever
That LP was recorded during a US tour that followed a European tour by the original trio which included Larry Coryell. When they went to the US DiMiola replaced Coryell. I finally managed to find a DVD of a European performance and it's wonderful ... 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
Here are a few I'd like to add to this excellent discussion: DANNY GATTON, as adept at country/blues Telecaster squeal as Roy Buchannan but also capable of moving into virtually any territory. Both Danny Gatton and Chet Atkins, when asked the "Who... 
Looking for an acoustic guitar recording..
Larry Coryell's acoustic LPs are some of my favorites; his 1st duet with Phillip Catherine, "Twin House" on Elektra is not very hard to find and one of the most inventive and virtuosic acoustic guitar records I know. "Standing Ovation" is another ... 
OK, I said it...
My 2 cents include.... Look into the less expensive VPI record cleaner, it's a tank and does a fantastic job (and you can make your own fluid). After you've used a good record cleaner for a while you'll find that you can look at a record in a shop... 
Best Find Ever???
At an estate sale where people were fighting over a Yamaha SS system in the living room, I found the old stereo in the bed room and got a mint matched pair of McIntosh MC-30 mono power amps for $1. The woman running the sale said that "That tube s... 
Worst remote nomination...
Recently I went to a local high-end shop and was sitting in the "good" room, waiting for the guy I wanted to speak with to finish with someone else. I picked up the remote to a $38,000 CD player and started to laugh. The other guy who worked there... 
Fluids for VPI cleaner -- any horror stories?
I've had a VPI for about 6 years and I've made my own fluid from istructions from my dealer who said it was what VPI told him, it works perfectly. Get an empty and very clean gallon jug. Put in 2 pints of isopropol alcohol (the 91% variety) then f... 
Traveling Wilburys? What gives?
What makes Nickel Creek is the mandolin player, plain and simple. The brother sister guitar and fiddle team are fine musicians, don't get me wrong, but where neither of them are the "next big thing" on their instruments, the mando player actually ...