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Mostly China and Korea, I think my Ovation 12 string is USA.  Not sure if the Rogue  Basses are made here or abroad.

ITS THE END OF IT EVERYWHERE. as much as I love my mp3's   the day the home pc could rip a CD this was on the way.  It has been forever that bands played others music.  and I truly believe that bars have shut off the music because there are no mega record sales, thus as I said before.  Jerome has a valid point, yet bands have always played other peoples music.  and I firmly believe YOU CANT KILL ROCK AND ROLL.  They may not become mega rich, but it will be done for the love of music.  OPEN YOUR BARN, CALL YOUR FRIENDS AND HAVE THEM CALL THEIR FRIENDS,  AND ROCK AND ROLL! BYOB, and leave a tip jar at the door.  Private Property,  its yours use it and tell any HOA to KYA and GTFO

If its a android, just attach USB cable, click into phone, and you want to find a file called DCIM,  this is where your phone pictures are. just drag and drop or copy and paste to your computer, then you can edit and resize.  Im sure apple is the same in many respects, but I dont own one and have never tried.

Looking fwd to seeing the new guitar!

BMI is the music mafia,  its not about the artist, its about their profit margin, They didnt have to worry about it in the old days cause it covered mainly for covers you do on a record or commercial, but now with streaming and low record sales,ect,, they are going after club owners like a strong arm collection for the mob.  Honestly, and no offence to any in chordie, but I would take advice from the guy who is still in the thick of the industry at the club level.  Not only the above stuff I have showed you , but he has also been road mgr for Caleb Johnson (American idol winner and touring with Kiss at this time) and he works sound for the Artimis Pyle (original Lynyrd Skynrd drummer) band.  The guy lives music and Pays his bills with  it.  I would take his advice any day.

and some excerpts from Alton (you can tell he is one of my favorite guys)  Taken from this web blog http://allmanbrothersband.com/modules.p … ;tid=13287 (and his almost big time band that i have been name dropping here for ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYz0tjm5nns and http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site … rior-mf15/   and the last long time project  the sharkadellics http://www.sharkadelics.com/  & https://www.reverbnation.com/thesharkadelics 

EXCERPT:
So, realistically speaking, what's the best-case scenario for a cover band?

To find out, I looked up Alton Eddins, guitarist for the Sharkadelics, one of the region's most heavily promoted cover groups. Eddins, once aligned with guys who would later form '80s metal outfit Firehouse, has had his own dalliances with original music. ("Everyone who knows me has heard that story 100 times," the guitarist jokes.) These days, however, he's with a band that's successful in its own right.

"I guess you could say that we play a lot of hard-rock and pop-type music," Eddins muses. "We play some funk, too. Songs like 'Brick House,' and things like that. We try to keep it interesting."

Eddins notes that songs by The Clash pop up in a Sharkadelics show as frequently as those by The Commodores – but his group's set list is largely composed of radio-rock tracks that almost anyone with an FM receiver would know. The Sharkadelics try to appeal to as many people as they can; providing variety is part of their job, and they take it very seriously.

Not long ago, in fact, the group was picked for a Budweiser sponsorship. They started getting bigger and better gigs, and their faces began appearing in print advertisements – courtesy of one of the world's most successful breweries. The Sharkadelics even received boxes of giveaway items to distribute at shows – a development that, not surprisingly, pleased the crowd to no end.

The only catch – if you can even call it that – is that band members now have to wear Budweiser-emblazoned clothes during their performances. They consider it a small concession.

Because the Sharkadelics now find themselves at the top rung of their chosen profession – an in-demand band playing to packed bars on choice nights. Eddins even claims that his group makes a decent living off their performances.

So, the big question: Where to next?

"Nowhere," admits Eddins. "Not around here, at least. Not in this market.

"Hopefully," he adds, "we'll be exactly in the same place 10 years from now that [we're in] today."

IDK, when I grew up  I worked the door for a band that did all covedrs,,, but the sure fire way around this,, Play all original music.  Hilly Crystal had it right when he opened CBGB's  Play original.  (or something soooo obscure  no one knows its not yours)
I just sent this to my buddy ( via FB)  who is a professional musician for 40 yrs .   He may get back to me.

Cherry bomb JC ( but how I might cut into the runaways version and back again!)

And I gotta toss in my old suggestion of   Rip It out.

Thank you for the pick! Its really up to you guys to do your own interpretation.  feel free to change arrangement or cording to however it works for you!  cant wait to hear some more efforts of it!

play it. check it out for cracks, if it looks good sounds good, its up to you. 200 for a 12 string is pretty good deal

Thank you for the addition of remembering my song.

Thank you also for the personal note in my card.  I enjoyed it.