A coworker pointed this out to me today: the Gibson Anniversary Flood Les Paul.  They’re coming out in a limited run of 300 per color to commemorate last year’s flood that wrecked the Nashville area.  In a roundabout way, the flood is how I ended up with my really awesome Les Paul Custom. You see, […]

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Today I finally made the time to go to Hobbytown USA.  My buddy Doug got me a gift card for my birthday, and it sat in a basket by the door for almost an entire year before I finally made up my mind that I was going over there and was determined to spend enough […]

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For the last few months, I have been cultivating an interest in the construction of acoustic guitars.  This started simply enough this summer once I finished my ukulele kit and continued after I saw Andy McKee perform in Denver.  After some research into his Greenfield guitars, I got interested in figuring out what it would […]

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On Thursday night, PW and I headed down to the Fillmore to see Crowded House.  The band is fronted by New Zealander Neil Finn, so suffice it to say that my kiwi friends were very excited to get to see these guys.  Paul and I got there early, had a beer at the Cheeky Monk […]

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Last night I was up late (again), so I opted to spend some quality time with my Les Paul Custom.  I got my Marshall Micro Stack that PW got me for my birthday out, along with my Grado headphones and rocked out for awhile.  Before I knew it, hours had flown by and it was […]

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I’m taking part in a testing cycle at work, and it’s made this week feel like it Friday since Tuesday.  Since Tasha has D&D Encounters tonight, I was home alone.  I decided to record a short video for my cousin to see my new guitar.  It didn’t turn out all that great, the amp seems […]

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Those of you that have been following along have likely been aware of my recent dealings with MusiciansFriend regarding my order for a Les Paul Traditional that had gotten delayed.  Shortly after my blog post was up, I was quickly contacted by a gentleman named Justin with MusiciansFriend that wanted desperately to make things right, […]

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As I mentioned on Friday, MusiciansFriend has contacted me on several fronts to try to resolve the situation regarding my indefinitely backordered guitar.  I traded emails with the gentleman that commented on my previous blog post and we’re discussing a myriad of options on how to fix up the situation. I have been trading emails […]

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Good news, everyone!  MusiciansFriend is working with me to come up with a mutually agreeable compromise.  More details soon!

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I got a call back from the guy at MusiciansFriend, who explained the situation and asked if I wanted to keep my order open.  He explained that Gibson committed to fulfilling all of the orders but they were placed on indefinite hold because they weren’t sure when they could fill them.  I left it here […]

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