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My one and only guitar is having fret issues high up the neck and is essentially no longer playable for me and I'm poor as hell so I don't have money to buy a new one. I play metal and prog metal so a bad neck is no good. I was wondering if anyone has a guitar they'd be willing to let go cheap or fr...

Hi Mongo, interesting offer. Does that thing have a solid top? I read a few articles that seem to contradict one another. One says spruce, another says solid cedar. Also, how do you think it plays? I know it's low end but some cheaper guitars aren't bad.

A few nibbles but nobody serious. Still available.

Also, I'm willing to accept trades. I'm looking for a decent classical guitar, a VERY comfortable office chair or possibly computer equipment depending on what it is.

Still available.

I'm selling my Peavey 5150. Great amp in great shape. Hate to sell it but I need the money. $400 firm. Bought it from Mongo here on Rockpage. Pics available on request, but it looks like every other 5150 you've seen. A few minor signs of cosmetic wear but overall in good shape. PM me here or email m...

I'm in Altoona so that's a bit far to drive.

Only banning cigarettes from public places. Presumably you can still smoke on the street and in your own home or someone else's. As it stands, smoking marijuana is illegal regardless of where you smoke. Not quite the same thing.

Pretty good stuff! He's got a unique voice.

The only erosion of liberty you're worried about is getting high?Fucking sad.Place head firmly back in ass and carry on. :roll: Where the hell did that come from? Because we're discussing a certain liberty we feel we're entitled to you assume that's the only liberty we care about? Might wanna scrub...

Awesome! I love that story, Ram, and totally agree with it. Even with people I'm friends with, alcohol turns them into blathering obnoxious idiots and I usually find myself wishing they'd drink themselves into unconsciousness. Alcohol turns people into assholes. Maybe that's why there are so many of...

I'd have to disagree with you there, Jim. That song sounds so much like Yes, it's crazy. They are very good, though. I'm amazed anyone around here is even doing originals like this at all. I like it.

Many thanks, Stumble. That's quite a compliment and I appreciate it.

You could very well be right. For whatever reason, all my efforts have failed and, for reasons largely beyond my control, it doesn't work out even when I do hook up with a group of players. After five years I'm just tired of trying and I'm having more fun recording originals anyway.

True, but I haven't been in the scene for a long time so I don't really have a reputation. Not much I can do about that.

Well, aside from offering a skilled and reliable guitarist with good gear willing to practice and play out as often as the band cares to in the form of myself, and maybe a practice space if we couldn't find anywhere else, I don't know what else I could offer. I could probably find a sound man if nee...

I would contact all of the players I've previously performed with or friends I know... That's pretty much what I did, and I came up empty. So beyond that, the only options I see are to start a band from scratch or hope some guitar player in a working band quits. As far as what I can offer people, I...

I think it's a simple case of supply and demand. Yea, there was a time when a decent rock band could get gigs and make some decent money for the effort, but it isn't like that anymore. Maybe bands aren't as interesting anymore, or people can't afford to go out as much these days, or maybe the bar-go...

If bands playing songs people wanted to hear was the norm and not a rarity, bands that do play songs people wanted to hear would not have to work as hard to prove they didn't play the same classic rock songs every other band plays. I was under the impression that bar owners generally don't book ban...

If all the bands with artistic integrity would quit, then the rest of us wouldn't have to work so hard to get PAID. Not sure I understand what you're trying to say here. It sounds like you're saying that musicians with artistic integrity who gig out make it harder for those without it to get paid a...

I hear what you guys are saying about the scene and I agree for the most part, but for me, it just isn't worth the effort anymore. I've been playing guitar for over 25 years and, not to sound immodest, but I can play pretty anything I want to in the realm of blues, rock or metal. I've studied everyt...

Jasaoke wrote:Seriously, fellas, this exchange (previous 8 or 9 posts) is a bright, shining example of why rock n' roll, and the local scene, is dead.

You think rock and the local music scene are dead because people argue on forums? That doesn't make much sense to me.

It's "moot", not "mute". Just trying to be helpful.

LOL! So now you're throwing insults around like we're in grade school? "Diplomacy?" Are you drunk? You accuse me of being dumb just because I disagree with something you posted. Then you imply that I have a "sloped forehead". Does this sound like diplomacy to you? Go look the wor...

Well, if everyone's entitled to their opinion, then that includes me, doesn't it? And if you have the right to bring up politics anytime you feel like it, then I have the right to say how annoying I think that is. It's a public forum. Works both ways, spanky.

You're missing the point. I'm not saying you're not entitled to your point of view. I'm not saying I can't handle (lol!) your point of view. Starting a thread about music, talking music all the way up to 99% and then at the end saying, "Oh by the way, screw Obama, terrorists, unconstitutional p...