I love the pick question. It's so fundamental to what we do, yet ultimately so unimportant, as Ezra noted. I've been in some pretty vicious argument...
I don't know whether you fingerpick differently on Scruggs-style banjo. Assuming you're used to using metal fingerpicks, that should make for a grace...
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$279 for a new one? Probably not too much more to get the neck reset and the top fixed. Not a terribly complicated but time consuming repair from what...
Slide is a physical thing. You say your technique is "fine," and that's all well and good, but with slide you gotta just put the thing on your hand a...
ANY guitar is worth a proper setup. The cheapest guitars imaginable are (often) capable of beautiful sounds if they're set up right. The exceptions ...
Hmm... looks like a pretty cheap guitar. No real value there. Why don't you just ship it to me -- I'll pay.... :lol: To me it looks like a Harmony o...
Currently I am practicing by (for example on a C chord) pinching the bass note with the thumb and the B string w the middle finger.... I'm not sure w...
I'd just tell the dude not to play your guitars. Yes. Give your son a cover story. "You know, Dad's getting weird in his old age. Now he's saying ...
I suggest you also clean bridge, keys and all other hardware along with the strings after the Toxic Avenger visits. I'm working on two '60s Japanese ...
...I prefer musicians who can read music, even if none is necessary for the music we are playing. People who read music generally speak the same langu...
In an ideal world, every bandleader would be as wise and enlightened as Notes.I'm guessing that the pro-gear question is easier for those of us who pr...
You've got a job?? Congratulations, whatever shift you're on!
NoteBoat nailed it. If I were selling myself as a pro, I would have to shelve my Kramer aluminum-neck bass and my Kalamazoo solid-body six-string, an...
If you're playing live and loud, an A/E may be necessary. Under those circumstances I'd opt for a clean sound from a true electric rather than a twee...