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Name That Politician, Instapundit Edition

Now, why would Glenn Reynolds conceal Rep. Stark’s party affiliation, hm?
DIRTY MONEY: Rep. Pete Stark. “Stark did not respond to a phone call and email message seeking a response.” Hey, if politicians gave back every donation they got from an iffy source, they’d be broke.

Guitar Obsessions: It’s a Sickness in My Soul

A few weeks ago, I bought a ‘91 Hamer XT Californian (import) for $100, shipping included, and practice amp included.  I figure, sell the amp for $30, take better pictures of the guitar, and sell it for $120 or so, and I make a $50 profit.  I cannot go wrong.
Except that I *really* like the guitar.
Yeah, it’s [...]

I’m Thinking About Buying Another Hamer USA Shredder (Chapparal)

This now fulfills my voluntary obligation to try and post something about guitars every day.
Honestly, I’ve been so busy with my Masters degree study, I haven’t had time to pick up a guitar at all.  That’s going to be one of the good points about my upcoming deployment.

Madoff vs Politicians

Let me get this straight.
Madoff’s evil was that he promised great returns to get people to give him more money.  He then used the new money to pay off the original people, making it look like he had earned money for them, so that more people would see it and have confidence in him, and [...]

Tone

I’ve played on my Ministar Rokstar a little.  One of the reasons I purchased it was a cheap/easy way to test out a P-90 sound.
It wasn’t like angels singing or anything.
In fact, the P-90 really just sounds like a Humbucker with the tone turned way down, to me.  It’s not a sound that I like [...]

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Guitar Values

I’m on the record for loving my Hamer XT SATF, and import Calis.
But I recognize that even though the Hamer USAs are far more expensive than the import Hamers, they are still extremely great values, delivering vintage sound and feel for far less. Or delivering boutique sound and feel for far less.
I love the Hamer [...]

What is the Deal with Guitar Tone? [/Seinfeld]

I love me some 80s hair metal bands.
But going back and listening to them these days, I am sometimes struck by how bad some of their tone is.
I do love Seymour Duncan tone, even in the Duncan Design pickups (at least, paired with import Hamer bodies).
Maybe my favorite tone of all is ZZ Top, or [...]

Secret Lefty Journalist Journo-List Stuff

Things like this really remind me of why I like Mickey Kaus so much.
He’s unabashedly Democrat/liberal, but he absolutely does not put up with Left/Liberal/Democrat BS.
And I’m loving the faux outrage whipped up by Democrats on AIG bonuses, especially because it is so hypocritical, so blatantly false, and so obviously just an attempt to channel [...]