Yep, did the same thing Papa. You know, for a company that get's a lot of negative comments, there still in operation and I say thank you for being there.
I wonder how many famous country and western artist and folk players learned on their products.
I have a friend (an acquaintance)who has used Black Diamond strings all his life. He is now about 62. I asked him if he ever tried Martin's, Guilds and so on. His response was simple enough. " Why?, nothing wrong with these!"
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