all you need is a lute and a drum, maybe buy a vendor lute for invis and a horn just to have
Mistmoore Battle Drums and Lute of the Gypsy Princess - both killer bang for the buck
forget the weapons, bards that melee before epic are just kidding themselves
group settings at peak hours you're going to be pulling and supporting the group with CC and whatever is needed to fill the gaps in group composition (slows, haste buff, mana regen, etc)
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