u/ElSlabraton

I've been wanting an electric mandola for years for recording at home but never found anything I really liked. I came upon this cheap "mandocaster" last week. I haven't received it yet but I have high hopes for it. It's a simple classic design which is why I thought it might be of some interest to luthiers.

13.85" Scale Length
Paulownia Body
Hard Maple Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard

The beauty of this instrument is that instead of having an acoustic chamber with a lot of fancy embellishments and a glued neck like so many electric mandolins, it's similar to a Fender Stratocaster; having a solid body, two pickups, and a bolt on neck. I paid $145 for the mandolin and $12 for a Graph Tech Mandolin Nut. Next is getting some Seymour Duncan mandolin pickups and better tuners.

Anybody know where I can find bolt on mandolin necks?

British rock singers sound like they've got American accents. Meanwhile, country singers sound like they've got a mouth full of cornpone. What's going on here?

When I think of a "50s" sounding Stratocaster, I think of the rock and roll artists like Buddy Holly. But when Leo Fender introduced the Stratocaster in 1954 he was more familar with western swing musicians. I've got some Fender Pure Vintage 1954 pickups and they sound ideal for country music: clean and sweet.

The constant criticism of John Lennon for writing "imagine no possessions." when he was wealthy are unwarranted. It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what John was trying to say. We all have posessions whether we are wealthy or not. It wasn't a call for class warfare; it's a spiritual ideal.

I will assume you aren't rich but have posessions. Are you attached to them? Should you be?

Trump is now banning CNN and MSNOW from the White House. I think that's a good reason to not give Trump a platform. And it sets a precedent: since Fox has been discredited and claims it's an entertainment network, the White House can and should ban Fox from White House access.

The evidence shows that the best way to treat trump is the same way he treats other people. By the date of the next president, Fox should be treated like the entertainment network it claims to be.

We're all used to artists with attitude and angst who don't interact pleasently with their audience and fans. Then there's Keith Richards. He's always smiling on stage and seems very happy. It's as if he's thinking "I'm in the greatest rock and roll band in the world. Life is good."

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It's ironic that Trump's personality disorder has prevented people from recognizing the obvious: Donald Trump is batshit crazy. Who but a delusional megelomaniac would designate the strait of Hormuz a US territory as if he is doing something?

With his latest obsession with defacing the White House, Trump reminds me of Rick Moranis in Space Balls playing with his Lonestar dolls.

Traditionally, nominees for the Supreme Court had a lifetime of experience and had made their fortunes in private practice. Being a Supreme Court Justice was the culmination of a distinguished career.

The abortion issue changed everything.

The most important characteristic became: not leaving a paper trail that could be used to block their nomination. Loyalty became the primary virtue. Younger Justices could be expected to serve longer. As a result, Supreme Court Justices were effectively prevented from getting rich the way their peers in private practice did.

Today lawyers who come before the Supreme Court are always wealthy and well compensated. In contrast, SC Justices receive $306,600. Making speeches and writing books is their only source of income.

Every Republican on the Supreme Court lied to get confirmed. They all claimed that Roe was settled law. They have continued to serve the interests of the Billionaire Class. In return, they have been showered with gifts and benefits from their "friends."

Why are the Republican Supreme Court Justices so blatantly crooked? The answer is simple: they know they are beyond the law. Republican Supreme Court Justices have figured out how to live like billionaires - even if they aren't. They have billionaire benefactors who will support their life styles and no Republican will ever call them out for their "perks."

On today's date, the evidence is clear: Donald Trump is going to go the way of his hero Adolph Hitler: alone in his bunker with his enemies closing in.

Whether or not to accept funding from AIPAC is a decision that should be made by individual candidates not the Democratic Party. The Republicans have positioned themselves as the party of Netanyahu and would love to be able to claim that the Democratic Party is the Party of Hamas.

Do you agree that the Democratic Party must not become the Party of Palestine?

I saw the Rolling Stones twice on the 1972 tour; at the Hollywood Palladium and the Forum. Now I find out Nicky Hopkins was on that tour.

They had two horns but I don't remember them having a keyboard player. More importantly, I didn't HEAR a keyboard. If Ian Stewart or Nicky Hopkins was there, they must've been set up off stage and low in the mix.

The Trump administration is blatantly the most corrupt in our history. They are all getting rich and living well off the taxpayers.

When it come to corruption, it's not enough to say "both sides do it." Two wrongs don't make a right. Republican voters see Trump's corruption and say nothing. And that's what all Americans need to recognize; millions of Republican voters are fine with Trump and his people stealing from us and remain silent.

The silence of the lambs.

If Trump had died a year ago, his minions would've argued forever about what a great president he was. That's not going to happen now.

The evidence is clear: Donald Trump destroyed his own presidency by starting a war with Iran. It's the greatest blunder in modern American history. There is no way to shout down the facts with false rhetoric and his followers know it.

When Doni dies, his war with Iran will be mentioned first and last and always. Nothing else he did will matter. By that date, all Americans will agree that Donald Trump was a loser. The mourning will be muted and NOBODY will defend Trump's war.

Trump's legacy is a strenthened Iran in control of the Strait of Hormuz. And that will never be forgotten even as everything else he did is.

Donald Dunce cannot escape his destiny as a loser. And he has only himself to blame.

EDIT: I wasn't clear. Because of Trump's lost war in Iran, nobody will defend him for his other crimes. It's the deciding factor in Trump being the worst president of all time.