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Fri 2012 Nov 23

I discovered something amazing on Netflix. Sesame Street: Classics. It starts with 1974 and goes from there.

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Confession: I have never played a guitar that felt or sounded perfect on the first try
Wed 2012 Nov 21

I bought a Fender Stratocaster recently. Was the purchase of the guitar one of those magical moments in the guitar store where the instrument felt perfect when I played it and I just "had to have it"? Nope. In fact, the guitar played and sounded like absolute crap in the store. The strings were old, slightly rusted and scratchy, the cord I used to plug into the amp was almost broken beyond repair, and the amp I used was a crappy little Marshall that sounded plastic and terrible. So why did I buy it? I'll explain that in a moment.

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Rich buys a 2012 Fender Modern Player Stratocaster HSS (with extra info)
Sun 2012 Nov 18

For the second time in my life, I have bought a Fender guitar. Okay, well that's not entirely accurate. The first true Fender Stratocaster I ever owned was bought for me by my father in 1993 USA Standard for an 18th birthday present. I still own that guitar but it has a busted neck that needs replacement. However the new guitar I just purchased, the 2012 Fender Modern Player Stratocaster HSS, I bought myself today.

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a wish for more decent clockradios
Mon 2012 Nov 12

I remember a time when there used to be some really good clockradios out there, and I'm talking about clockradios that had great features.

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Top 5 electric guitar maintenance myths
Tue 2012 Nov 6

You've seen my top 5 electric guitar myths. Well, this one strictly concentrates on electric guitar maintenance. I've seen a lot of stupid stuff concerning how you should take care of an electric, and these are the top 5 stupid things I've seen over the years.

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