Thank you, your advice will be very helpful.

Thank you so much NoteBoat, you have helped me more than you can imagine.

I go to the local drugstore and buy gelatin capsules. They harden your nails from the inside outEd

I have 2 DVDs of Townes Van Zandt live concerts, its not lessons but a live show is just as good and not as boring. One of them is Live in Amsterdam ...

Hope i'm not too late for this one, but everyone has very good advice on fingerpicking. I started fingerpicking b/c i wanted to learn to skip strings ...

Thanks for the warm welcome, I look forward to runnin into you guys on the site.Ed

already mentioned TVZ and Dylanhow aboutZack de la Rocha

That last tip gave some good advice and I have written a few songs that way. But I am also a very emotoinal person and often dont take time to sit an...

beginning playing guitar is like lifting weights, your always going to be sore at first. Just keep playing, your muscles will get stronger.Ed

ONe time I paid $90 for a 600 page book on music theory and the only thing I ever learned that helped was when a friend told me "if it sounds good to ...

I downloaded the chords to som Lynerd Skynerd from guitaretab.com, or maybe it was the Who or Steve Miller and played along with the cds. It was free...

The last tip was a good one, it all depends on the type of sound you are looking for. I personally do not use a thumb pick, but i do take gelatin cap...

I heard Vagisil works