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My G&L Tele is out of its case leaning against the wall most all the time for this very reason. 5-10 minutes of working on my Knopfler bends and I'm good. Time well spent.

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To save someone else as musically ignorant as I some googling: G&L is a guitar brand. "Tele" is short for "Telecaster", a model made by Fender (who also makes the Stratocaster) which is presumably used loosely for similar models from other guitar brands as well.

G&L was founded by Leo Fender...of Fender fame.

I would go as far as to say that G&L has more of the passion of Leo then Fender does, they are very amazing guitars 'specially for the price you can get them.

Yeah, absolutely correct. Fender still makes some good guitars, but a lot of crap as well. G&L has been making sturdy, quality guitars for a reasonable price for a long time. They definitely have the mantle now.

Ahh- then "Knopfler bends" must refer to Dire Straights guitarist Mark Knopfler.

Yes, exactly.

Sorry for the guitar geek-speak. I guess for a second there I mentally collapsed the distinction between one of my nerd communities and the other.

Maybe I'll go onto Harmony Central's guitar boards and start using acronyms like DRY and OOP just to balance the scales...

I used to keep my bass guitar near me, but it got left behind when I emigrated to canada. Being reminded by people like you and posts like this makes me feel like going to a pawn shop and seeing if I can find a half-decent cheapie to hammer some strings on.

I did the majority of my writing with a guitar strap on, so I feel like picking one up to see if it could get me back into writing, something I've struggled with ever since I moved.

And for anybody still reading...some "Knopfler Bends":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wADwIZ6V3NY

I do the same with my bass when I am working at home. My only problem is that sometimes I get so excited playing it that is hard to stop.

As I said elsewhere (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3170702) I used to play bass when I wrote.

I once had to edit tablature for a song I was writing out of a movie review - oops. That was a "I can do two things at once, but maybe I shouldn't" moment.

I've got a couple of guitars sitting close by, but I don't use them often enough during the work day. Have been thinking about doing something other than surfing for breaks, might have to start working some Knopfler bends myself!

Do it. The world can always do with a little more sweet music, and god knows the wife will be pissed if I try to fit music making into a 5 minute break with her.

I've got a g and l asat classic, my favorite guitar ever. It's one from the mid to early 90's, pre Leo's retirement from the company. Such an amazing gat!

What type is yours?

It's an asat classic about like this one: http://bit.ly/snDQPZ

Definitely my favorite as well.

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