I always use a pick but I have nothing against those who don't. I use a pick mostly because that's the way I started and I'm too old and lazy to learn...

Keith mostly (almost always) plays a 5 string Tele tuned to open G (no 6th string).

Pretty near everyone I know uses the middle finger too. And they do OK generally. So I wouldn't worry too much.

All country songs ever written ;-)

I do 95% of my playing on an unplugged electric guitar. No one can hear me outside the room.

Here's a table that you might find helpful, tinsmith. Major Relative Key I ii iii IV V vi vii° Key Minor Signatur...

Here are a couple of tables that some have found useful.Here are the 13 different keys (one key, Gb/F# appears twice), their relative (natural) minors...

E7#9 Chord lesson on Wholenote.com

Here are some useful shapes to play for the various intervals on a 4-string bass.The most important notes when playing with a major chord (or maj7) ar...

Funny thing is, I usually play guitar at home sitting down and bass standing up at band practice. Have done for years.Result is, I find it very hard ...

Uh ... I believe the main point of drop-D tuning is that a one finger barre over the bottom three strings forms a power chord: e|---x---x---x---x---x...

Well, one guitarist who disagreed with Notes_Norton was Joe Strummer of the Clash. He was a lefty who learned on a normal guitar, reasoning that the ...

Not to be nitpicky or anything, but what does any of this have to do with music theory?

Telecaster, standard tuning.Squier Tele for slide/open tunings.SPT acoustic, standard tuning.All of which I've got, so all I need is...a decent acoust...

Nice post. Worth making sticky or tagging as a FAQ or something.