Thanks for the responses. Ill definitly check out the link as well. A friend from work is planning to bring in his mandolin to let me give it a try.We...

I agree with Kingpatzer's assesment but there are some basics that can greatly effect a guitar's playability.Action is probably the most important fac...

Sometimes when you are watching TV, I suggest you hold your guitar, mute the strings by lightly resting your fretting hand across all strings and just...

I would say there are a couple of reasons. Yes it gives more time to finger the next chord and that is important in a song where each individual note ...

You could always try to mute with your fretting hand. It is much easier to do. Just slightly lift your fretting hand (just remove the pressure really)...

I would change them both. You have to buy a complete set anyway and that will save aggravation later if it comes off while you are playing.Normally I ...

I bet it is just because you callouses are not formed well enough yet. This may sound strange but I have heard it said that the softness of your finge...

Well I only know one of KT unstall's songs - Black hoarse and cherry tree. This song uses a lot of muting so I am guessing the song you are trying to ...

Doing a basic setup on an acoustic is fairly easy. if you are even slightly handy and can take careful measurments it should be no problem.First you w...

Great tune. Ill be learning it for my jam tonight.Thanks.

If you instructor suggested that you oil your tuners, he probably had good reason. They are probably sticking or too resistant to turning. I am assumi...

Thanks Ricochet. Ill check them out when I get home towmorrow. I supose it is just like everything else practice practice practice.