All good suggestions - thank you!

Hey, thanks for the encouragement! I agree, Sweet Child is going to be a good one to work on at my current level. Revelations has so many different ...

Thanks for all the great ideas. To answer a few questions:When I mentioned beginner, I wasn't very clear about what level of beginner I suppose. I'v...

oooooo... I hadn't even considered Black Sabbath....hmmmm.....As long as I don't choose Iron Man, I'll probably be OK. 8^)As for why metal is called ...

cnev, thanks for the clarification, and certainly no offense taken. That's what makes it all art, I suppose - one man's metal is another man's hard r...

Yeah, Metallica is certainly at one end of my metal range. The truth is, my inspirations are as follows: Metallica, Eric Clapton (of course), Brian ...

As far as I'm concerned, AC/DC qualifies as metal. As does Led Zeppelin, Van Halen (prior to Sammy Hagar), etc.Based on the suggestions, I may be fol...

Thank you all for the great ideas. I'll give AC/DC a second look for certain. My goal is to find something that is easy enough for a rank amateur be...

COFenderBender - now THAT is a great idea. I'll probably do that very thing. Thanks fo the idea!!

Thanks for all the encouragment and the ideas. We're going on a cruise, so I doubt I'll find many pawn shops on the ship, but there might be somethin...

Interesting. I'm visualizing myself with Steve Vai's or Joe Satriani's hands.....

Excellent! It looks like I've started a new trend - visual aid. 8^)I can't critique, but I have a question for those who can. In the second picture...

Woo hoo!! Thanks again to you all. I'm glad to see that things have improved. Now that I've got the wrist position better, I can start hitting the ...