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Dang it, I ain't paid off until February!

Thanks for the replies!

I assumed the black ones were actually black-faced, were they black all around?

Gibson produced the EM-200 between 1954 and 1971. I've had the opportunity to play only one, a 57/59 (can't remember)... i'm wondering if anybody can comment on changes, were there any differences...

Nice looking mandola, and nice to see they got the pickup placement right, like the em-100/125s, and unlike the em-150, which is strange since it came later, you figure they woulda improved on the...

"Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel i used to strum along too, attempt a sort of John Hiatt version. Would love to hear you folks try it out! (What, am *I* supposed to get a band together....) :)

That's a really cool cover, thanks for sharing it!

I've always thought that something about the sound of the doubled strings on a mando make it a good fit for pop tunes, something about the rich...

Yes please! Would love to see it up on a bit torrent site if not on youtube. Or an old fashioned trading chain?

I just want to second what somebody posted above: get yourselves the Tiffany Transcriptions! There is some off-the-wall playing from everybody, but for me the electric strings really stand out, and...

Yeah, even I could tell you that what that is, is a set up issue, which is what you took it to buddy for. So clearly buddy didn't have a clue. I'll chime in with the others and say, with a PROPER...

I love this song, and I love how - while it's not exactly a new song, it became new with the OCMS - and became an "instant traditional" that everybody knows and has magically always been in the...

I'm in a small enough apartment, one of a family of 5, and about 1/2 the days i play late at night (after work). Have a spouse and youngest child who go to bed early, and also my older two are are...

Maybe get a cheap electric and practice unplugged to avoid volume?

I've had a few concussions myself, although for me it's always been about light/vision sensitivity, sound is usually ok. TV was...

My daughter uses Blue's "Mikey"
http://bluemic.com/mikey_digital/
and is pretty happy with it. Mind you, she's on the pre-digital version. One limitation is it is attached to your device, so...

Estimate that it will go for $40K? Hey, we get 80 of us together, put up $500 each, we can buy that mofo and share it out 4.9 days a year each! Who's in... ?

"Woody's Rag" was one of the first I learned on, too! The whole "Goofing Off Suite" album is a toe-tingling piece of art that still sounds great today, IMHO.

Well, to give it a go i'll have to remember to actually BID on ebay (i always plan to swoop in at the last moment, but then...)

They say made for an f-hole mandolin, i'm just curious if anybody has tried one on an oval hole. I've got the extended fret board to contend with, but i see they are made to be positioned anywhere...

I hear you. At 94, healthy to the end (he was chopping wood until 10 days ago, apparently), you can't say "too soon gone" or anything, but I'll admit i'm terribly saddened. I thought he would just...

He switches instruments for pretty much every song the last couple of times I've seen him, just showing off his collection i think. Had a Gibson EM-200 that he only played on "Copperhead Road" fer...

It's also worth mentioning that, brand name aside, the Gibsons are real pretty. Guitar shopping with my son, we tried a $3200 Gibson that didn't really sound any better than some guitars half the...

While we're sharing, i've always been fond of this Bruce Springsteen version, which was the first i ever heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBl84eo68VI

I remember how excited i was when i...

Well, i have some wood kitchen implements that have been stained by curry but do, in fact, fade over time (mind you, they are being exposed to heat and hot oils that - hopefully - a mando would not!)

I too was going to suggest a Jethro Burns A5, which i know they made around that time.

On the electric front, the local Long & McQuade here (Vancouver, Canada) has a '50s EM200 in stock right...

We bought a Blue "Snowball" which is great for youtube-level recording, and for the price you can find a used one for these days, probably about the best value for your money. The newer "Yeti" ones...