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-- Family
-- Faith
-- Buster, the Beagle
-- Guitars (1 acoustic, 5 electrics, 3 basses, so far)
-- Mandolins (2, so far)
-- My Harley
-- Good wine (reds)
-- Good cigars
-- A warm fire

I loved the concert! I saw it in Bridgeport WV. The theater manager told me that the 2 tickets I bought made 18 tickets sold. I don't think there were any more than that in the theater. This was...

I purchased a MD305 in December 2010 from Stephen at giannaviolins.com. I couldn't be happier. I like the matt finish. It looks like it has a little age on it. I think the only advantage the cast...

I also placed an order and got my JazzMando.com V picks today in the mail. I'd always been curious about V picks, so I thought I'd give them a try. My 2 picks came with a Jupiter Silkweave...

A Nugget that just happened to bear a striking resemblance to Tim O'Brien's... and an ES-335 from 1958, cherry in color.

I do the same thing as Chris and Baron. I love it, too, and didn't have a drill a hole into my instrument.

I run all my guitars -- teles, les paul and a 63 Epiphone Century -- through a Gibson GA 15 R. These are class A, just like the Vox AC 15, and they sound great clean, but dig into the instrument a...

CDs, MP3s, Radio and Pandora Internet Radio. I've discovered a lot of artists I never knew existed through Pandora. I have it on my phone and plug it in my car's sound system.

I picked up 2 red ones -- 1 for me, the other for my son. I love mine. It works great with every instrument on which I've tried it. I found mine on Amazon for under $14 bucks. I may pick up a...

A good tube amp sounds good with most anything. If you find a Class A tube amp, it will be loud. I have a Gibson GA15RV -- 15 watts, but super loud. Even my Epiphone Valve Junior Head is loud and...

"There have been a multitude of performers who have come along in the last few years, and Matt is one of them."

I think your humor is going to pique the interests of your audience, but then...

I purchased an Eastman 305 from Gianna Violins in December. The set up was amazing. The tone of this instrument is so much better than the Kentucky 150 I was playing before. The Eastman is very...

Pittsburgh by 10. It's the Steeler defense that will be the main factor.

Don't leave Eastman out of the mix. My 305 is an incredible instrument and came in at only $400. Great tone. Wonderful action. And it's my favorite style -- an A!

I had only been playing for a couple months when I was talking to a guy working at Acoustic Music Works in Pittsburgh, PA, about how I was finding it tough to play on smaller frets in the upper...

I bought an Eastman 305 in December for $400. It's an A-style, not an F. I picked it up from Gianna's. Stephen set it up great. I love this instrument. I played a Kentucky 150 before this and it...

Tim O'Brien, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Sarah Jarosz (great young talent), Milo Deering (with Beatlegras)

Today is Day 11 that I've had my 305. I find each day that I am enjoying it more and more -- and I'm playing more and more. I'm amazed at how it stays in tune, and these are supposed to be...

I've seen song books that say "bells on Bob's tail ring".

I started with a Kentucky 150. After 2 months, I outgrew it. My Eastman MD 305 arrived this week and I can't put it down. I was thinking last night that this may be the last mandolin I'll ever own...

I used to regularly spend those wee morning hours playing guitar. But that was years ago, in college, when the '80s were in their infancy. I have played guitar for nearly 40 years, but the past 11...

Yesterday my Eastman 305 was delivered to the house. After cutting open the box and waiting a little over 3 hours for it to acclimate to the inside temperature, I unpacked my 305 and tuned it. I...

A rawhide shoelace under the fretboard extension and around the heel of the neck works perfectly for me. I toyed with the idea of a strap button and tried a mandolin with one installed, but on the...

I remember getting the news of John's death the day after he was murdered. The news numbed me. I was in my last year of college and felt as if a great part of my own self had been ripped away. I...

This morning I ordered a 305 from Stephen at Gianna. It's supposed to be my Christmas present, but hopefully my wife will let me play it a little beforehand. I'll post and let you know my thoughts....