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Smells like teen spirit

Hello Cytania.
About too many relics (in particular Fender Stratocaster) I wrote once a topic. How to find a decent guitar in the FENDER FOREST.
I remember when I went to school (me being 14-17 years old), that there was, at that time, the biggest guitar store in Belgium, and we walked in that store, looking around (they let us play maybe once, I was also not playing at that time).
They had a lot of acoustic guitars, but when you are 15 years old, you are more interessed in an electric guitar.
The choice was very simple back in 1970-1971: you had a FENDER STRATOCASTER, and a Fender TELECASTER (a lot cheaper compared to a Stratocaster), in different colours, and the second was the GIBSON. You could choose a Gibson Les Paul Standard, a Custom, and an SG.
If you go to a guitar store now: you are not longer able to count the different Fenders, not speaking about the Mexican Fenders. You have as starter, the good old classic Fender Stratocaster, once you spotted this guitar, the problems start. I am a proud owner of an original Fender Strat made in 1964, and there are moments, having so many guitars, that this 25.000$ fender should be sold, and buy a relic, or a Artist Model. I really don't understand Fender: they produce a lot in Mexico 'are they better???? and in the "fender department " you find RELICS, HIGHWAY series, TRIBUTE Fenders: CLAPTON, JEFF BECK, KNOPFLER, SRV.. How can a guitar lover, let's say a Fender lover choose and buy? You need almost a week to try all these Fenders.
Isn't it TOO complicated? What is in theory the better, or best Fender?
First they also neglected the acoustic market, and an acoustic Fender was CHEAP. BUT they start more and more producing acoustics, resulting in a price, becominh higher and higher.

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YAMATO-KOTO or WA-GON — Plucked Strings. Japan. This is essentially a national instrument and was originally made from six hunting bows tied side by side. The sounding-board is cut at one end by six long notches to perpetuate the idea of the bows. Through these notches pass six heavy cords from underneath the body. To the cords are attached the six strings, which are stretched over six movable bridges to the opposite end where they are fastened on the under side. The melody is plucked with the little finger of the right hand, a drone accompaniment being played with the finger tips and a slip of hard material. Despite the crude construction, the tone is sweet and mellow.

About the womp...., they say it is a kind of replacement of a drum.
Another famous "intermezzo" was Strangers in the night, by Sinatra: doo-be-doo-be-doo. They tell that he hated this song.

Womp-bomp-a-loom-op-a-womp-bam-boom
This is little Richard here, with his shirt Fruit of the Loom
Let him rest in peace forever
Tutti Frutti, Banana, Nuts, won't be found, never ever

If you read about guitars, and specific on the PRS site, you can choose between a PRS custom 22 and a PRS custom 24, so 1 guitar has 22 frets, the other 24 frets.
SOME QUESTIONS:
- Are there guitars having MORE than 24 frets, like 26
- What is the difference between 22 frets and 24 frets, besides the fact that you can reach higher if you have 24 frets?

UYK, I posted the same topic, but before I closed it, there was an urgent "email", result: lost the topic. I will see if the same topic is on another place.

Badeye, your question is even more complicated.
WHAT ABOUT DOWNLOADS?
CHANGE OR ADD DOWNLOADS TOO (I 've paid for it.)

BOUGHT (Most on line)
- 1) The Best of Norman Greenbaum: The Man Who wrote the "immortal classic: Spirits in the sky. He wrote in fact more FOLK MUSIC, and I didn't hear MORE songs written in the same style as SPIRITS in the sky. Best way to listen: www.amazon.com where you see a track list and you can listen for 30 seconds)
- 2) Pickin' on Led Zeppelin: Famous Led Zeppelin Songs, interpreted by FINGER PICKERS.
- 3) in 2006: Bootleg series BOB DYLAN
DOWNLOAD
- 1) Billboard Top 100 (1960 - 1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1986
- 2) SHOCKING BLUE (BIG HIT: VENUS)

This situation reminds me really strong to VAN HALEN: David Lee Roth Am I dreaming or is it correct that they try to play again with David Lee Roth?

DID YOU KNOW THAT AC/DC, more specific the "YOUNG" brothers, have an older brother, who formed with VANDA (original Dutch=Vandenbergh) the EASYBEATS, having world fame with the song FRIDAY ON MY MIND, and a minor hit with HELLO HOW ARE YOU?