Guitar Web Sites
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| Bourgeois
Guitars - www.pantheonguitars.com
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John has led the way in the charge
of finding the ULTIMATE bluegrass pickin' machine when he
discovered and purchased a Slope Shouldered Dreadnought from
Mr. Dana Bourgeois in 2005. Since then, his brother Rob Gardner
and Aaron have both "seen the light" and are convinced that
Bourgeois guitars have everything a bluegrass picker dreams
of and more! Do yourself a favor and find yourself one of
these beautiful instruments!!!!!!!!!
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| Elderly
Instruments - www.elderly.com/ |
Elderly instruments in located
in East Lansing MI and is one of Two Hearted's ideal places
for music equipment and knowledge. It is worth spending a
3 ½ hour trip from Toledo as it has one of the best and most
extensive collection of musical instruments and accessories
anywhere around. This is the place to go if you want to pick
up a Santa Cruz, Collings, or vintage Martin and play it with
NO distractions from the employees. We highly recommend taking
a trip and spending the day trying out guitars you only hear
of in stories!
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| Herb
David Guitar Studio - www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/ |
This Ann Arbor based music studio's
motto is "If we don't have it, if we can't make it, if we
can't get it, then you don't need it." This is the prime spot
in the Southern MI and Northwest OH regions to take one's
prized instruments. Herb David has been a household name in
this area since Herb started it in 1962. He continues to offer
excellent selection with some of the BEST instructors around.
For flat-pickers you WANT to ask for Jason
Dennie as he will blow your mind and take you where you
want to go musically!
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| Dawson
Music and Studio - www.dawsonmusicandstudio.com/ |
This excellent music shop has
a brilliant variety of new and vintage instruments that no
one should overlook. Aaron bought his new Bourgeois Vintage
D off of this website and couldn't stop talking about the
excellent service he received and the confidence he had in
the fine people representing this business. If you are looking
to buy an instrument and are searching around the country,
don't overlook this jem!!! Dawson Music and Studio has been
in business in downtown Clinton, Arkansas since 1975.
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Musicians
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Tony
Rice - www.tonyrice.com/
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Clarence White and the Kentucky
Colonels
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Alison
Krauss - www.alisonkrauss.com/
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Jerry
Douglas - www.jerrydouglas.com/
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Bill
Monroe - world.std.com/~ereilly/monroe.html
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Peter
Rowan - www.peter-rowan.com/home.html
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Miscellanous
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Bell's
Brewery - www.bellsbeer.com/
Simply some of the best beer on Earth. Period. From a small
brewery in Kalamazoo, MI comes Larry Bell, a one-time homebrewer
who has managed to craft some of the most adventurous and
complex beers and ales in North America. Look closely and
you might get a clue as to one of the sources of inspiration
for our band's name!
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Rocky
Grass - www.bluegrass.com/rga/index.html
Between 2000 and 2003, John was fortunate to have attended
the Rocky Mountain Bluegrass Festival, aka RockyGrass, in
Lyons, CO. Together with his brother, his father, and his
wife he was an attendee of this outstanding festival for four
consecutive years. John completed the RockyGrass academy for
intermediate guitar in 2002 and 2003-a rare opportunity to
work face-to-face with some of the giants in bluegrass-Del
McCoury, Peter Rowan, Mike Marshall, Todd Phillips, Bryan
Sutton, Nick Forster, and Pete Wernick to name a few. This
is eight straight days and nights of picking, singing, camping,
and learning from the best-a total immersion in bluegrass
and absolutely worth checking out!
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