# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 418
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8341 "2025-08-20T15:00:42Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8342 "2025-08-20T15:29:58Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8343 "2025-08-20T15:30:57Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8344 "2025-08-20T16:22:23Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin 7. [Vulcan lute](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan_lute) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8345 "2025-08-20T18:23:16Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin 7. [Vulcan lute](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan_lute) 8. Zither ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8346 "2025-08-20T18:23:37Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin 7. [Vulcan lute](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan_lute) 8. Zither 9. Piano ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8347 "2025-08-20T20:49:02Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin 7. [Vulcan lute](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan_lute) 8. Zither 9. Piano 10. Cello ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8348 "2025-08-20T21:02:17Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin 7. [Vulcan lute](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan_lute) 8. Zither 9. Piano 10. Cello 11. Lyre ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8349 "2025-08-20T21:05:35Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin 7. [Vulcan lute](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan_lute) 8. Zither 9. Piano 10. Cello 11. Lyre 12. Viola ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8350 "2025-08-20T21:17:37Z")
**Strings** 1. Mandolin 2. Banjo 3. Harp 4. Ukulele 5. Sitar 6. Violin 7. [Vulcan lute](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan_lute) 8. Zither 9. Piano 10. Cello 11. Lyre 12. Viola 13. Guitar Next topic: **Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8351 "2025-08-20T21:29:27Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8352 "2025-08-20T21:36:47Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham I really never considered him as a guitarist, until I saw Fleetwood Mac live. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8353 "2025-08-20T21:59:13Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham 4. Peter Frampton ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8354 "2025-08-21T00:32:53Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham 4. Peter Frampton 5. Ricky Wilson Totally underrated guitar genius of the B-52s ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8355 "2025-08-21T00:43:43Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham 4. Peter Frampton 5. Ricky Wilson 6. Slash ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8356 "2025-08-21T02:22:57Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham 4. Peter Frampton 5. Ricky Wilson 6. Slash 7. Mason Williams ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8357 "2025-08-21T02:24:59Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham 4. Peter Frampton 5. Ricky Wilson 6. Slash 7. Mason Williams 8. Gordon Lightfoot ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8358 "2025-08-21T02:40:21Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham 4. Peter Frampton 5. Ricky Wilson 6. Slash 7. Mason Williams 8. Gordon Lightfoot 9. Richard Thompson He’s discussed in this thread: > [@Yay, I'm gonna see Richard Thompson for the first time in May! \[fixed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-im-gonna-see-richard-thompson-for-the-first-time-in-may-fixed-title/1010919): > > I got into Richard Thompson relatively late, about 20 years ago a coworker lent me his sampler “Action Packed: The Best Of The Capitol Years”. I had known his stellar reputation, but nonetheless was blown away by that album. Since then I have studied his work, solo, with Fairport or with Linda, and now he’s in my pantheon of greatest singer/songwriter/guitarists of all time, actually I can’t name any other musician who’s as good as that in all these three categories at once. But I never had the … > **[Richard Thompson](https://thefestival.bc.ca/artists/richard-thompson/)** > > “A folksinger who (shreds) like an arena-rock star…and still writes songs that sting and storm.” – NPR “The finest rock songwriter after Dylan, and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix” – LA Times “Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8359 "2025-08-21T02:44:16Z")
**Guitar Players** 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser 3. Lindsey Buckingham 4. Peter Frampton 5. Ricky Wilson 6. Slash 7. Mason Williams 8. Gordon Lightfoot 9. Richard Thompson 10. Chet Atkins ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8360 "2025-08-21T02:44:46Z")
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