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Gold Tone GT-750 Banjitar Demo 2

Here's another quick demo I recorded of my Gold Tone GT-750 Banjitar. I love the natural reverb this thing has, and how you get that nice thump when you palm mute. Could this be my new favorite instrument to play...?

http://www.railheadeffects.com/sounds/Banjitarv2.mp3

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Gold Tone GT-750 Banjitar Demo

Here's a quick demo I recorded of my new Gold Tone GT-750 Banjitar. This slightly melancholy tune shows how you can use rhythm chording and picking on this instrument and not sound a "hick" and "banjoey."

http://www.railheadeffects.com/sounds/GT-750.mp3

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Getting Closer…

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Cynical About Starbucks (RED)

This may tick-off some people, but let's look at the math regarding Starbuck's "Starbucks Goes (RED)" campaign for a second. The deal is that they'll give $0.05 from every purchase of one of their 3 select drinks to the Global Fund to help people in Africa.

Let's say 1,000,000 people participate. That would generate $50,000 for Africa. Not bad, I guess.

HOWEVER, let's say the select beverages cost only $3 each. If all the participants donated that $3 directly to the fund, THREE MILLION DOLLARS could be given. Even if the special beverages only cost $1 each, that would still be TWENTY TIMES more than the $0.05 Starbucks will give on your behalf.

OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS could be raised by simply donating outright.

And there you have it. This is a great way to start off the Holidays and a great way to get a little pick-me-up from doing good. But, if people would just think through the red tape (no pun intended), we could all do SO SO SO much more.

So go to Starbucks and get your drink — but take out another $3 bucks and send it in. Get 3 of your friends to do the same. If enough people do this, Africa could truly be changed.

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Happy Turkey Day

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David Dewese Texas CD Release Party, Part III

Here are a few more pics from Dewese's CD release party:

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David Dewese Texas CD Release Party, Part II

Here are more pics from Dewese's CD release party. I'll have another batch up soon...

More to come...

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David Dewese, Texas CD Release Party

My good friend, David Dewese, had his Texas CD Release party this weekend, and it was a totally awesome show — and it was great to see him again after all these years and emails. I snagged a lot of pics and I'll have a load of them up soon — but I wanted to go ahead and throw up a teaser:

GREAT SHOW, MAN!

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