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   Message 626 of 2,344   
   Mike brown to wendy   
   Re: Set up for bluegrass   
   17 Jan 05 18:58:33   
   
   XPost: rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic   
   From: rockon02@senet.com.au   
      
   In article <1105883327.435661.234440@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,   
   "wendy"  wrote:   
      
   > rck wrote:   
   > > I assumed a typical BG jam where 10 guitar players are all beating   
   > away like   
   > > if they stop, the world will end in doom and destruction.   
   > >   
   > > Bob   
   >   
   > In my very limited experience, it's rare that one encounters an   
   > orchestral plethora of guitarists in a bluegrass jam.  It's that damn   
   > banjo that jangles and thrashes about :)  Seriously, a fiddler, a banjo   
   > player, a mandolinist, and a guitar or two- maybe a bassist- is about   
   > it.  I get the impression you are not a bluegrass fan, and that's fine.   
   > I don't care for Madonna, but I will admit she has a lot of talent and   
   > is very good at what she does.  One should take care not to confuse   
   > personal preferences with critical pronouncements.   
   >   
   > As Wade mentioned above, you have to PLAY a bluegrass guitar.  Gentle   
   > ain't gonna cut it- the fiddle is much louder than the guitar, and I   
   > won't bring up that other instrument again :)   
   >   
   > Wendy (grasserette)   
      
      
   Nice post.   
      
   MJRB   
      
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