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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | This may sound strange, but has anyone ever bought a used guitar that seemed to have the previous owner's music still in it? I once bought a used Guild from Dave O. that he had found at a flea market in pieces. He put it back together (and did a great job!) and after doing our traditional haggling, I finally bought the thing. When I got it home that night, we had company over, and when I took out my new treasure to show it off, I started playing some DYNOMITE blues leads. Thing is, I am not a blues guitarist, never played lead guitar in my life, and it sounded so good! My guests were amazed, and said "AL! I didn't know you could play like that!" All I could say in response was "I can't". This lasted a few days, and eventually it was gone. Now I'm back to fingerpicking chords, but the only explanation I could come up with was that whoever had owned this guitar before me was a blues player, and had left a little of himself in the guitar. Has anybody ever experienced anything similar? |
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Location: NJ | Music, no . . . cashews, yes. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You're both nuts...
... but, the Dlx Balladeer definitely has that "Ass been played-off Mojo" |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I wish. The only thing close for me is the 99 Collector, where the preamp turns on by itself and drains the battery. My ghosts are telling me not to plug in, apparently. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | We had a haunted piano that used to play a particular note, just once, softly, at about 11:30 at night when we were lying in bed. If my wife hadn't heard it too I would have assumed I was imagining it. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The Haunted guitars come from Moooooosup.
The cashews came from New Jersey.
Allison, I think you were at the right place at the right time for that to happen. I have an old National Duolian that was originally owned by a black coal miner from West Virginia. When I got it from Debanjo it was a wreck. After a major rebuild I got it playable again and strung it up. BUT before I tuned it I poured two shots af really good shine inside it to wake the soul back up first, then wake up the strings. The guitar is great.
Cliff, aren't you glad it was only 1 cashew that went into yours? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | That Natty Doulian is freaking amazing... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Well, being pronouned as "nuts" makes me feel like I have arrived. I think I am now officially part of the group. But I think I'd pour the 'shine in ME. (Come to think of it, maybe that's what made that night so haunting.) |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
Well, being pronouned as "nuts" makes me feel like I have arrived. I think I am now officially part of the group. But I think I'd pour the 'shine in ME. (Come to think of it, maybe that's what made that night so haunting.) What was in the back -ground ..Howlng of Wolves..the Growl of a Grizzly bear..a " piano " saying " ..you go girl.. :)
Vic |
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