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Thanks Don for the great insight and advice.

She and I had a conversation last night where I was suggesting that maybe she should embrace the guitar and maybe jump on the mando now and again for...

Thanks for the replies all around. Good stuff to think about. Martin, the close chord intervals of the guitar makes a lot of sense.

The question is really for my teenage daughter. We both play...

Sorry, I'm not saying exclusively rhythm, but my question is really geared to how well it accomplishes the task in a rhythm section instead of the electric guitar.

Having never played a 5 string electric, I'd love to hear some opinions on how well a 5 string might work in a jazz combo or even big band scenario in place of the guitar. It seems it would have the...

Yeah I thought it made a lot of sense too. Kind of like how Henry Ford turned all his wood scraps and crates into Kingsford charcoal, making use of what would otherwise be trash.

I found a few...

I have a friend who bought one in an antique store a couple years back. It was cracked up pretty good and was missing the headstock curl. He builds banjos and does some luthier work so he took it...

When I've had that happen, I play a 12th fret harmonic, which will get the tuner sensing the desired note, and I follow it quickly with the open string and tune it.

KC is probably a little far, but here's their inventory http://bfstrings.com/#/inventory

Do you know Steve Hinde? He's usually set up at the BMAI festivals, and Backbone.

I was hoping to make it over from Des Moines, but early meetings today ended that. Really regret missing it. Glad to hear it was a good show.