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Longtermers

my daily (well, nearly) exercise walk I bumped into a local from a pub I’d played at a year or so ago. As a keen player himself, and a Guitarist reader, it was no surprise that our conversation went directly to guitars.“Every time I read your magazine it makes me want to buy something,” he laughed. I didn’t want to state the bloomin’ obvious and say,“Well, that’s the point…” but before I could answer he asked,“How

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