I was a decent 10 year old tennis player in the 1960’s growing up in Skokie, IL USA. How a Ten Year Old Learned Tennis in Skokie, IL in the 1960’s At 9 or 10 years of age, I started playing tennis with my mother’s old tennis racket and some old tennis balls I found….
Just a short post today. This Harley Benton SC-500 was at Cash America in Chicago for $199. I am confident I could have had it for $150, maybe less. But I wasn’t buying guitars today, just looking. Today I drove the northside of Chicago, IL USA and visited 3 Cash America pawn shop stores and…
That was fun. Perhaps two weeks ago Tom G., and old and good friend, said that an “almost” family member said he wished he had an electric bass so he could play it, learn it, and enjoy it. So it was Sean who day dreamed he wanted a bass guitar. Since I love searching and…
Is it a good trade? Hope so. Dean MLX is a Lovely Art Object Even my almost 5 year old grandson agrees. “Opa, that guitar looks pretty.” – Grandson He is absolutely correct. The Dean MLX is both pretty and unique. Unfortunately I rarely play it. Its shape feels awkward to me and I still…
This is a brief tribute to Matt and Tom at music store on Irving. I spent an hour in that store today, testing guitars, asking questions. These two men didn’t mind at all. Covid-19 may have given us bad habits. We think we can work remotely. We think we can learn guitars remotely. Maybe. This…
1.9.2025. An excellent bass amp to replace my slightly rattly Peavey Vypyr VIP-2. $50 cash. Wow. Sometimes this bass amp is called the Musician’s Friend bass amp on the Internet. This is My New/Old AXL B60 Bass Amp This is the Facebook Marketplace Photo that got my attention. You can see the large 15 inch…
Yes, guitars can make you happy. If one person leaves a comment on this blog post, I will consider myself a “happy” guy 🙂 I Played/Imitated Elvis Presley when I was 5 Years Old in 1956 On October 28, 1956, Elvis was on the Ed Sullivan Show on TV and Elvis performed “Hound Dog”. Boomers,…
The answer is “yes”. At least it was yes for me. I have been playing guitar for 2-3 hours a day and felt the urge to beat a beginner used bass. So then of course I started learning how to play a big of electric bass. And then, I started simple jamming to blues and…
Just another happy summer day of interacting with people who play, study, or sell guitars. John Studebaker and Earl Howell at City Newsstand, Chicago, IL Today is August 24. I am so glad my wife suggested we do coffee and blues at City Newsstand near Six Corners in Chicago, IL. Visit the City News Cafe…
Today was revelatory. I “discovered” Elixir Nanoweb strings and a fine used guitar, the Bristol BM-16. By the way the Bristol BM-16 is a 000 size guitar. It’s just a bit smaller than a dreadnaught sized guitar. Although I am a 6 foot guy, I think it crazy when I see 5 1/2 feet tall…