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Oh yeah - forgot to throw in Carla Bozulich.

Been listening to a lot of Sharon Jones lately. Also Jill Scott. I really liked Lauryn Hill in both the Fugees and post-breakdown on her 2-disc live unplugged set (much more gravelly voice, understated but deep). Annie Lennox always had a voice I really loved also. Linda Perry was great with...

Frets on this are fine, honestly I won't mess with them. The nut seems like it was a pretty amateur job - going to be replaced pretty soon. The tone is pretty good in the neck position, and pretty weak in the bridge. I haven't had time to mess with the pup height and whatnot to try to rectify...

Finally got that Charles Bradley LP in the mail . . . fantastic!! Man - this guy is great! It's not really the kind of music I'd put on the ol' turntable and drink a beer too, but it's really good stuff. Good working music, actually, nice to have on the headphones while typing out test cases...

Bump for March - these are always available on a build-to-order basis!

So I picked one of these up the other day to see if the quality was really as good as people say for the price at which they are offered ($195, I believe). I actually ordered a XV-560 - that's the hollow-body, LP-shape with the P-90's. What I actually received was the XV-550, the same guitar...

Picked it up - looks good so far.

Great stuff so far - keep 'em coming! Through R_of_G's mention of 'The Budos Band' I just found Daptone Records . . . wow. A real treasure trove if you like soul (or if you like good music, really). Picked up Charles Bradley's new LP, can't wait to get some of that vinyl in the mail!

I've been on a bit of a quest to catch up with the current state of things in recorded music instead of wallowing in the safe places of music I've always liked. I'm pleasantly surprised to find that there is a (thus far) endless supply of great music being produced lately . . . I find something...

I don't really think there's a question here, is there? Whether it's to any individual's personal taste or not, the man did so much (which you've done a nice job of summarizing) that it can't be denied that he was one of the great musicians of the 20th Century, and there are credible arguments...

Sam Taylor Dimebag Darrel Edwyn Collins Al Anderson Jimmy Page Al Jourgensen David Gilmour Jack White Slash Omar Rodriguez-Lopez The Reverend Horton Heat Tom Morello

Nice collection! And do I spy a BYOC OD2, and Super Rat on that pedal board - sweet!

Yeah, the overall touch sensitivity of different amp's is a fun thing to play around and explore with. It can really make the amp a larger part of your overall music-making experience which is one of the reason I always prefer an array of tube amps to a good modelling setup. Boss, and I'm sure...

Cool for him, sucks for you - ever heard of a lottery winner who actually knew another lottery winner? Me neither!

Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like I'll go with an isolation box - the closet would be cool, but my 160-year-old rowhouse doesn't have any! Hopefully I'll build it up this weekend - if it's worth sharing I'll put some pics up.