Steve Haynie

The Epitaph tour came to Greensboro, NC. I was there. Next month I will see Judas Priest in Charlotte. There is a possibility of seeing the show in Alpharetta, GA as well.

My 1951 Gibson L-7C is one that I wish I still had. Those things got expensive!

OK. So go see The Redd Volkaert Trio in Asheville tomorrow night. He plays a different style, but his playing is amazing.

You mean the Vector you sold for the going rate 12 years ago? Asking prices were not so stupid back then.

@ZR you can see Steve Morse at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on Monday, October 13th.

My friends and I accidentally ended up with two extra tickets for the Steve Morse Band / Angel Vivaldi in Charlotte on October 14th. Is anyone interested in some third row tickets?

Keep Pickin'

We all need to thank Les for changing the way we hear music.

Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars is not something for the person who loves photos of unique guitars, but you can spend a lot of time looking up details about old guitars.

If you are interested in books about the music industry (during the Baroque era) then here are some books that might interest you. Some of them were published by Billboard Books in the late 1980's or early 1990's. They were on a shelf until the shelf detached from the wall. Only a couple got damaged. 1. Songwriter's Market 1988 - Where and How to Market Your Songs hardback 2. Making It in the New Music Business - How To "Cut It" as a Recording Artist Without Selling Out hardback by James Riordan 3. A Musician's Guide to the Road - How to Plan and Organize a Successful Tour by Gary Burton 4. Successful Artist Management - A comprehensive guide to career development in the entertainment industry hardback by Xavier M. Frascogna, Jr. and H. Lee Hetherington 5. Inside Country Music - A bind-the-scenes look at songwriting/arranging/producing/recording and promoting a career in the country music industry by Larry Wacholtz 6. The Billboard Book of Songwriting - The Complete Guide to Creative Techniques for All Styles of Songwriting - with Special Section on Making Leadsheets and Demos, Music Recording and Publishing by Peter Pickow and Amy Appleby 7. Sound Reinforcement Handbook written for Yamaha by Gary Davis and Ralph Jones 8. The Studio Business Book - A Guide to Professional Recording Studio Business and Management Featuring In-Depth Interviews with Successful Owners & Managers from Coast to Coast by Jim Mandell 9. Building a Recording Studio by Jeff Cooper - M. Arch., S.M., S.B., B.S.A.D. If you are one of those fancy types that uses a computer for recording or managing your music related business I also have a copy of Windows 98 Annoyances. That book will really help make it easier to use your computer without having to go through A+ certification. Pick the book(s) you want. Pay the cost of shipping and a bubble mailer or a box.

Was Mick Taylor expected to keep up with every auction and exhibit for the last half century?

China. Look at the 12th fret dots. If they are wide apart like a Gibson, it is not a USA Hamer. I think there were some 1970's Hamers with wide dots, but Hamer put them closer together for most of the company history.

It would be nice to at least try the guitar before knocking it, but the Hamer connection is really not there for me... or any of us.

Your new book is not on the publisher's web site yet.

Is the Iron Maiden shirt meant as an insult to Sharon?

Was the Prototype a little thinner like an SG?

The factory satin finishes I have seen never had the wood grain surface. They were always flat level surfaces under the satin finish.

Famous deaths come in threes... Chuck Mangione dies at 84

George Kooymans of Golden Earring had to stop playing after 50 - 60 years of being in a band because of ALS. He died this week.

Well, it looks like this heavy metal thing has ended.

That fret is too crooked for that guitar to be a real Hamer. That guitar must be a forgery.

Outer Circle

I have heard of them and heard them. Airbourne is a band that tours Europe a lot. They need to hit the USA.