I purchased my son a Carlo Rubelli about a year ago. It is probably 3/4 size and it was $100. He played it for 10 minutes and then it became mine! ...

As Kingpatzer indicated, the use of rootless chords are kind of a nice alternative.I often play a 9th, instead of a 7th, just to jazz things up a bit....

Noteboat's book is good. I took a year of theory classes and between the classes and the book, I sort of understand things. Not to the degree that T...

I was in between sales calls about a year ago and stumbled into a place called Tommy's Rock and Roll Cafe at 2500 W. Chicago on the near north west si...

Thanks for the responses.This is not numbness, but is pain that extends into the meaty part of the thumb.BTW....I am in my late 40's and also have som...

I am not a great guitarist nor a great musician. I started late in life with no formal training in my youth.I took over a year of MT at a local music...

Yeah, he is a pretty good player. I met him at David's a couple of years ago and he held his own. His organization skills are great! He had charts ...

Corbind:I agree with you on the Fretboard Logic book. I just couldnt make anything out of it. That was three years ago, perhaps now it would work.Mu...

Tom:Thanks for the explanation. It makes sense. It would not have made sense two years ago, which was why we didnt cover it. Your explanation of "kn...

I know that minor chords are not the opposite of major chords. I also understand how to construct chords. I guess this gets down to something I neve...

Correct me if I am wrong...if you are playing in minor, then you just reverse the key.In other words ( I havent phrased this well, I know), but in a m...

so, do you mean the fret position...such as G chord would be 3rd position when barred on the E string. Then would it be 10th position when barred on ...

Real simple question...Tom, what do you mean by 1st position, 2nd, etc?I have seen that term and never found a sufficient explanation.thanksed