Thanks for your response. Yeh, I'm just kind of finding this stuff out. Don't know why it's taking me years! I'm trying to learn the modes and to u...

Since my last post, I have spent a few hours practicing with a thicker pick than the one I began with, and I must say that I am feeling much better. ...

What gauge pick are you using? A thin gauge may actually slow you down. That's a good question, I don't know but it seems very thin. It is an old, m...

Many thanks for all your responses; I feel much better. Yeah, I know practice is key... I'll just stick with it like everyone says. Every once in aw...

Thank you, Vic, for that. Being nearly 44, I feel a little better now! :-)

One of the best threads in all of GuitarNoise. You guys are awesome. Many thanks for sharing this treasure chest full of info.

Many thanks for your response.

I had problems with this, too, and I find that the high e string still doesn't sound all the time until I do the pivot action mentioned earler. What ...

I learned basic piano in the early 70s, but I didn't learn much about chords beyond straight major and minor triads. I can read simple sheet music, b...

Oh geeze... I'm dreadfully sorry, but I'm just now seeing that I did make a similar post back in October of 2003 pretty much the same exact question. ...