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InkBlotz

17th Oct 2024

Van Halen’s ‘Take Your Whiskey Home’ proves you can have both!

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  17th Oct 2024
  
  That it does
  
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Fox Reviews Rock

let us know which you prefer !

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ajeanneinthekitchen

Both have their strengths, but I will always go for acoustic over electric. 🙂

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

Is there any songs that you can think of that you have enjoyed the electric and acoustic versions?

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1. ajeanneinthekitchen
  
  7th Oct 2024
  
  Who Wants To Live Forever – Queen; I Hurt Myself – Johnny Cash/9 Inch Nails
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    7th Oct 2024
    
    Nice choices 😁
    
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    1. ajeanneinthekitchen
      
      7th Oct 2024
      
      Thank you. 🙂
      
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2. ajeanneinthekitchen
  
  7th Oct 2024
  
  Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix/Sting/Stevie Ray Vaughn/ Ottmar Liebert
  
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Ezekiel Fish

I’d have to say acoustic at the mo. I’ve recently got into listening to some serious Spanish guitar riffs.though electric’s great!

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

Love how the Spanish play the guitar to be fair !

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wint3rpear

I’m all about the electric, mainly cos you can really whale on them. I love loud in-your-face punk riffs. Metal too. Acoustic is too folksy for me. 😛

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

Not a fan of when they turn a previously electric guitar part acoustic?

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1. wint3rpear
  
  7th Oct 2024
  
  Not esp. 😛
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    7th Oct 2024
    
    Fair enough 😁 what’s your favourite thing about electric guitar? For me it’s the distortion you can get on it
    
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2. josephlcartwright
  
  10th Nov 2024
  
  I love when it all gets stripped down the essence on an acoustic!
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    11th Nov 2024
    
    Me too! 🙂
    
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Dana

9th Oct 2024

“Whale on them” is perfect description! It also made me laugh out loud!

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1. wint3rpear
  
  9th Oct 2024
  
  I aim to please 🤣🤣🤣
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    9th Oct 2024
    
    Keep up the good work 😉
    
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    1. wint3rpear
      
      9th Oct 2024
      
      Always!! 😀
      
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michael branscáth

Depends on the day, but I lean acoustic because that’s primarily what I’ve played over the years. Love me a good wail now and again, but I tend to like the overall sound of an acoustic guitar.

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

What about the sound do you like ? 😁

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1. michael branscáth
  
  7th Oct 2024
  
  It doesn’t have to be both a fancy and a schmancy guitar, but it can’t be one of those near-cardboard acoustics either. The tone resonates through your body and has an earthy quality that you won’t find in an electric. Devoid of effects (including pickup arrangements), electrics lack that deeper feeling. Of course, an electric’s sound is much more easily manipulated to get sounds that an acoustic can’t normally achieve (very well, anyway) — but that’s the beauty of the electric; the flexibility.
  
  When I play with my punk-rock-folk-blues influenced music on an acoustic, it has a gutsy feel without relying on external effects. Besides, it really makes people look at you funny when you play the “Owner of a Lonely Heart” intro on it.
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    7th Oct 2024
    
    That’s probably the best advertisement I’ve ever read for acoustic over electric !
    
    Do you think that the cost of the acoustic guitar directly correlates to the sound or do you think that the money doesn’t always equal quality?
    
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    1. michael branscáth
      
      7th Oct 2024
      
      No amount of money spent on a guitar will make you sound like a god if your technique is mediocre. I say mid-range guitars, electric or acoustic, are the best for most people unless they need to have their cock-of-the-walk bragging rights to stoke their ego.
      
      Budget acoustics can sound okay, but they tend to lack that resonance because they use such cheap wood (or plywood, ugh). But goodness knows that can sound pretty darn good when you’re a beginner (full disclosure: I owned a Jasmine for years before engineered wood, which is a budget Takamine). I currently play a mid-range Yamaha and it had some of the richness of sound I like. I also have a Wechter 12-string that retailed for about five times the Jasmine.
      
      Can I tell the difference between all three? Sure. But honestly, my skills were never up to snuff and I used gimmicks to make it sound like I had more skill than I had. As beautiful as my Wechter looks and sounds, I would never have bought it at retail. I got it for a steal, but my ability has never done the poor thing justice. And it really doesn’t sound much better overall than the Yamaha in my hands. Someone else? Who knows.
      
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      1. Fox Reviews Rock
        
        7th Oct 2024
        
        Thanks for that information, I could never play the guitar I’m blessed with the smallest hands on a man ever like seriously smaller than most petite women so the guitar has always passed me by despite how much I love them !
        
        Of the 2 I’d prefer to play acoustic even though I prefer the sound the electric makes and I have no idea why!
        
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        michael branscáth
        
        7th Oct 2024
        
        LOL. Small hands force creative playing technique. You should try picking up something used and plink around with it. If all else fails, get an electric, which can be more forgiving — especially when you crank up the distortion/overdrive. Throw in verb, chorus and delay and you could be an overnight shoegazer. 🙂
        
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        Fox Reviews Rock
        
        7th Oct 2024
        
        To be fair I’ve never actually tried 🤣 the guitar hero days of not being able to play the end note damaged me 🤣🤣
        
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        Dana
        
        9th Oct 2024
        
        I have a Fender Squier Mini Stratocaster, and it is a stretch for me. I too have very small hands. How do little kids play? I’m still determined, but have given up so many times. It sits there, demanding that I tune it as it gathers dust.
        
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        Fox Reviews Rock
        
        9th Oct 2024
        
        I suspect with enough effort anything is possible 😁
        
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Mary Jane

Who can choose? 😬 Both, for their own sound, of course. The song really depends, and sometimes you can tell that it would maybe sound better under the other.
‘Alexisonfire’ is electric but with vocals and the message, it fits perfectly. But Dallas Green took his sound to ‘City In colour’ which fit in with the acoustic sound!

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

I FREAKING LOVE CITY AND COLOUR ❤️ Alexisonfire is brilliant live too , but in that instance I’d take Dallas Green solo on acoustic all day

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1. Mary Jane
  
  7th Oct 2024
  
  I freaking love city and colour, too ❤️ It’s like, younger me (and sometimes older me) relates to Alexisonfire, but I’m on Dallas Green’s wave through & through! I’d also take Dallas Green solo!!
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    7th Oct 2024
    
    Next time he comes to the UK I’m buying tickets I don’t care how much they are , there is something about his tone that speaks to me
    
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    1. Mary Jane
      
      7th Oct 2024
      
      HAHA! I like your style 😂 I completely agree, his tone is like bourbon & cherries if that makes sense.
      
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      1. Fox Reviews Rock
        
        7th Oct 2024
        
        Totally makes sense 🙂 out of interest what’s your favourite alexisonfire and city and colour songs ? Mine are probably young cardinals & comin’ home
        
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        Mary Jane
        
        7th Oct 2024
        
        Alexisonfire-“Rough Hands” a line in there, “sometimes love isn’t about how much someone suits you, but how much you’re willing to change to suit them”. I didn’t understand it before, but it resonates with me on a deeper level now!
        
        City And Colour-“The love still held me near” 🩷🩷🩷
        
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        Fox Reviews Rock
        
        7th Oct 2024
        
        That’s a beautiful line and song for sure ! Oh my now that’s a great song !
        
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RasmaSandra

Mostly electric guitar but at times some songs just sound better with acoustic like Love of My Life Queen among others

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

I agree sometimes thing do sound better on acoustic! What you heard shinedown “save me” the acoustic version gets me every time

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Cindy Georgakas

awww so good both of them and it depends where I am.. but at home when I play acoustic is good enough for me💕

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

What do you normally play at home ? 😀

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1. Cindy Georgakas
  
  8th Oct 2024
  
  my lil ukulele to the babies ha❣️
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    8th Oct 2024
    
    Haha
    
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missparker0106

This is tough, because I’ve heard so many artists blow me away on acoustic, and that was always my “thing” when I played…but I tend to lean towards electric. There is something that touches the soul when I hear a great Jimi Hendrix, or Mark Knopfler, or Adrian Belew riff.

Electric guitar (the magnificent Mick Ronson) is what catapulted Bowie into the spotlight after years of struggling with acoustic-driven songs. And, when a group comes up with an “acoustic version” of a song I’ve enjoyed as electric-driven, I have to say that 9 times out of 10, it’s a major disappointment.

So, the rock goddess part of me makes me vote “electric.” 🙂

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

Oh wow I’m not sure I’m 100% the same I know loads of songs that I actually preferred the acoustic versions of , but I 1000000% agree on the Bowie point!

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1. missparker0106
  
  7th Oct 2024
  
  Life would be so boring if we all 100% agreed! I do agree there are some songs that translate well into acoustic versions, but for the most part, if a song started out electric, that would ultimately be my preferred version. Maybe I’m just not so good with Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. 😀
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    7th Oct 2024
    
    Absolutely 😀
    
    Haha maybe not , but I think we must continue to search for exceptions to the rule too 😁
    
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Rochdalestu

I’m an acoustic guitar fan. I don’t feel comfortable with the way the electric sits and feels in my hands. I feel more relaxed with my acoustic and I also enjoy the way it feels to play when it’s just the six strings and you playing the chords. I think it’s just taking away the playing of songs when you can alter the sound and distortion and make chords sound different using the electric guitar. But each to their own

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Fox Reviews Rock

7th Oct 2024

I think that’s an excellent breakdown of why some people prefer the acoustic guitar 😁

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windupmyskirt

I love all of the ways you can manipulate the sound of the electric guitar, but there’s nothing more beautiful than the sound of the acoustic guitar when it’s played by someone who really knows the flamenco style. While she’s primarily known for her sexy comedic talents, Charo plays absolutely amazing flamenco guitar. https://youtu.be/eQm1MKZ0GoU?si=MdVL09v9erW5UoO_

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missparker0106

8th Oct 2024

Absolutely amazing–I had no idea.

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Fox Reviews Rock

8th Oct 2024

There is something special about an acoustic guitar played really well

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Radio Faux Show

I will say acoustic because if there could only be 1 kind of guitar music in the world, I would pick the jazz of Django Reinhardt.

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Fox Reviews Rock

8th Oct 2024

Oooh that’s a great shout

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Greg Dennison

Tough call… each has its place.

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Fox Reviews Rock

8th Oct 2024

If you had to play one ?

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1. Greg Dennison
  
  8th Oct 2024
  
  I was always better at playing acoustic, but I wouldn’t call myself good at either, especially now.
  
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  1. Fox Reviews Rock
    
    8th Oct 2024
    
    Can you play a full song on acoustic ? 😁
    
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    1. Greg Dennison
      
      8th Oct 2024
      
      I was never able to play solos. I could play chords at one time many years ago.
      
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      1. Fox Reviews Rock
        
        8th Oct 2024
        
        something is better than nothing 🙂
        
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Sergei Korschmin

I prefer, acoustic guitar, and fretless bass guitar.

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Fox Reviews Rock

8th Oct 2024

Oooh nice call on the bass!

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ibarynt

Acoustics. I believe it has more soul.

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Fox Reviews Rock

8th Oct 2024

I think a lot of it has to do with who is playing the instrument , but in general i agree with this statement 🙂

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lyndhurstlaura

Ooh, how can you ask that? I love rock, good heavy rock, so electric is always going to be up there. I love classical guitar too though, so acoustic claims the laurels there. In between? There’s the resonator guitar a type of acoustic guitar amplified by metal cones in the body, giving a ‘steel’ sound comparable to electric guitar. There’s a blues musician we see every year when we go to Italy, he spends the summer there playing the various resorts and busking outside bars. He plays the blues on a resonator, plus a mean slide guitar. Here’s a clip for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA6i6Ktamhw

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Fox Reviews Rock

8th Oct 2024

Thanks for the clip ! 😁

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1. lyndhurstlaura
  
  8th Oct 2024
  
  You’re welcome, he’s good. 🙂
  
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Dana

There is so much value in the acoustic guitar; imagine life without Tesla’s intro to “Love Song,” or life without Spanish and classical guitar, or the host of songs we love that are acoustic only. I even appreciate acoustic country music as a genre, mostly old school stuff.

But for me, I practically feel unalive without electric guitar, and that has been since early childhood for as long as I have memory. It is such a maligned, yet versatile instrument that can be played just as gently as the acoustic, yet also aggressively for those of us who not only enjoy it, but also need it as we get to our emotions. I try imagine specific songs, guitar solos, riffs, intros, etc, evoking the same deep feelings acoustically as they do with electric guitar, but I don’t think that could ever happen for me. Of course this is a very personal choice with really no room for argument (much like debating favorite electric guitarists futile! ). And even though I do have a favorite (John Petrucci), there are so many others I appreciate from Carlos Santana to Joe Satriani, even all of the 80s cheesy arena rock and hair metal bands who still hold a nostalgic and important place in my musical memories, the soundtrack of my life.

I could go on forever about my passion for the instrument and what about I love about it, as well as innumerable songs and artists (John Petrucci’s “Wishful Thinking” come to mind, and Dream Theater’s electric guitar intro to Count of Tuscany). Electric guitar has absolutely made my life better for over a half century now, and I cannot imagine my life without it. Thanks for the platform to prattle on!

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Dana

I hope this won’t be a double comment, since I seem to be having connection issues currently.

There is so much value in the acoustic guitar; imagine life without Tesla’s intro to “Love Song,” or life without Spanish and classical guitar, or the host of songs we love that are acoustic only. I truly appreciate acoustic guitar of country music as a genre, mostly old school stuff.

But for me, I practically feel unalive without electric guitar, and that has been since early childhood for as long as I have memory. It can be such a maligned, yet versatile instrument that can be played just as gently as the acoustic, yet also aggressively for those of us who not only enjoy it, but also need it as we get to our emotions.

I try to imagine specific songs, guitar solos, riffs, intros, etc, evoking the same deep feelings acoustically as they do with electric guitar, but I don’t think that could ever happen for me. Of course this is a very personal choice with really no room for argument (much like debating favorite electric guitarists – futile! 😂).

Even though I do have a favorite artist (John Petrucci), there are so many others I appreciate from Carlos Santana to Joe Satriani, even all of the cheesy 80s arena rock and hair metal band electric guitarists who still hold a nostalgic and important place in my musical memories, the soundtrack of my life.

I could go on forever about my passion for the instrument and what about I love about it, as well as innumerable songs and artists (John Petrucci’s “Wishful Thinking” comes to mind, and Dream Theater’s electric guitar intro to Count of Tuscany). Electric guitar has absolutely made my life better for over a half century now, and I cannot imagine my life without it. Thanks for the platform to prattle on 🤓 🎸🤘

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Lewis

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7UM87JNAFc/?igsh=cGh0eGNobzhla2Zw

Has to be the electric for me. Love my ’96 MIJ Fender stratocaster that I bought as a project. Has ’62 body specs, and I ripped out all of the electronics and replaced them with custom parts. One of the tone knobs does not work, but the rest is wonderful!

This is an example of how it sounds. You will have to forgive the poor playing, but I think the tone is nice. 😊

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Fox Reviews Rock

9th Oct 2024

That is one fine looking guitar! 🙂

Ps you play just fine and you got yourself a new instagram follower 😉

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Lewis

Thank you very much! Very kind of you. 😊

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Fox Reviews Rock

9th Oct 2024

😀 Got to praise when its worth it 😉

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Sunra Rainz

I mean, acoustic is great but electric will always win in my book 🎸

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Fox Reviews Rock

9th Oct 2024

I think in mine too !

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The Paltry Sum: Detroit Richards

Nothing beats the warmth and immediacy of an acoustic guitar.

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cjkaras

If I’m to play, I prefer acoustic. Yet, if I’m backing up someone on the drums, I love heavy riffs on an electric guitar

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Fox Reviews Rock

11th Oct 2024

Nice that you can appreciate both 🙂

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swag3ab12dee217

Acoustic for sure!!!

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Fox Reviews Rock

11th Oct 2024

Nice one !

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åLŁęVï8ēD

Depends on where I’m at. On the go or at a small club then I go acoustic. But at home or with a band and all my pedals, electric for sure. 🤘🏻😝🤘🏻

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Fox Reviews Rock

11th Oct 2024

Blast it at home my friend!

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swag3ab12dee217

Just think of the Acoustic Guitar playing on a Sunday morning. All of the smooth notes and rhythm gives me warmth. Magic how that happens.

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Fox Reviews Rock

11th Oct 2024

I can feel that warmth from here in the way you speak about it

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swag3ab12dee217

Not bad. You just got a new follower Fox Reveiws Rock. (love the name by the way lol)

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Fox Reviews Rock

11th Oct 2024

Thanks very much ❤️

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