"Washburn's an old American name, but this one was assembled overseas."

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"I stuck with that size because I could bend the strings so well, and somewhere along the line I must have gotten it into my mind that I had small hands, so I was thinking I'd never be able to play a full-scale guitar, but I also felt like I was cheating or cutting corners."

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"I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission."

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"But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony."

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