Hmm, I have a Yamaha Pacifica 112J (strat clone), and I just unscrewed the whammy bar without any of these other adjustments (tape, plywood, etc.) me...

When moving from Cmaj7 to Fmaj 7 you have to put your index finger back on the 2nd string otherwise you won't get the C and then that wouldn't be F at...

I'm still at the stage of big pauses while I get my barre chords situated! I'm finding that it's a lot harder to move from open to barre chords (and ...

I think I answered my own question. How cool is that!? :mrgreen: Instead of fighting to play barre chords up past 7th or 8th on the acoustic, why n...

Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like I have at least a few options. I may lean towards the Shredneck because it's cheap, and I really don't need m...

How about the Shredneck? I am seriously thinking about buying one.... I thought about buying an old kids guitar at a yard sale and converting it, but ...

They can't be that much shorter than mine. My index finger isn't even three inches from webbing to tip. Is that really short? I've always thought I ...

When GL capoes Sundown @ the 2nd fret and plays Emaj shape, if uncapoed and barred, that would be F#maj? It is F#maj whether he capoes or barres (no ...

Thanks, I can manage that, though it isn't a breeze (I have better luck doing a mini-barre with middle finger on 7 to form the full A-shape, but have ...

Another reason to do this is for flexibility. If you know just a few barre chord shapes, you can play in any key just by moving up and down the neck ...

I (almost) always play the full barre. It sounds better to me, and most of the chords I play are barre chords, so the transition is usually easier as...

I have the same "meat" problem as kenrogers, but I've been dogged in trying to get barre chords down, because I see them as the gateway to playing any...