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Apparently You Might Wanna Pay Attention to Your Guitar’s Smell

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Better Pay Attention to Your Guitar’s Smell | The Black Angels' Big 5
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The Black Angels’ Christian Bland on how a whiff of his second-hand Rickenbacker led to a surprising discovery. Plus, Jake Garcia on why you should have a backward-strung axe.
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