Dogbite - I did understand and hoped I was amplifying ... BUT I think I was off-base in any case. I just tried playing a handful of chords with my P...

Wes Inman said: Do what Eddie Van Halen did with his famous "Frankenstein" guitar. Pull out pickups and route with a chisel, saw the pickguard in half...

I feel like a Martin Luther King groupie - I wanna yell 'Amen Brothers!' I took a twenty-year sabbatical from guitar because of a woman who wasn't e...

Dgbite said: yes, and too, a tuner has a hard time reading more than one string at a time. a chord is confusing it I don't think you can rely on a t...

Hey uncool - i hope you're getting the message that most of us felt the way you did at some point. Some of us still do ... {AHEM!}If, like me, you ...

Jeez, mate! I know you Ozzies are an odd lot, but have you never heard the phrase 'too much information'?? At least you didn't give any detail regar...

Hi Dan, welcome to GN. Hopefully we can hear some of your stuff soon!David

Personally I find that the thickness of the pick has less impact than the shape. Being relatively new I find that sharp-pointed picks (think Jim Dunl...

Not sure if I'm comparing apples with apples here, but Guitar World magazine have a DVD of Alan Alledort showing some of the basic blues techniques of...

You've gotta love John Lydon! An ageing, intellectual anarchist ... Who apparently likes to speak in rhyme!David

Avast ye! Finally there be a holiday that makes sense!! :D Ah, what the heck - it's fun! Wait! Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles, that be not...

Sorry to hear you're having hassles - I hope something gets sorted out soon.David

Welcome David. I hope you find what you're after here (not really my scene so I don't know exactly where to point you).David

Welcome Isabelle! I hope you make some more progress this time round.David

Enjoy it, Vic!David