If one of the things that is bothering you is the high action of the guitar, than you should take it in to get a good setup. A good tech will adjust ...

Here's a link to a website that shows some strumming patterns for a variety of popular song.-- Rob

It would be my Ovation 2007 Collectors guitar. It has a great sound. And the bear claw spruce top is just fantastic to look at.-- Rob

Hal Leonard Publishing has a whole series of songbooks in it's Strum It! series. These books provide the chords, timing and strum patterns for the so...

It would be nice if you can combine the exercise and songs into different practice lists so you can work on one set one day and another the next day. ...

I've had two back surgeries for ruptured disks so I know what you're talking about. You will just need to find a solution that works for you since ev...

I have the same problem, especially in the winter when my hands dry out due to the cold winters. I dip my picks in Stick Stuff (). This is a coating...

You will find that using different versions of the same chord will add interest to your music. Also, sometimes it's just easier to use one version ve...

Here's some more info from Wikipedia:SchemesOn guitars, there are two popular fretboard inlay schemes:• The most popular (1) involves single inlays ...

I have the following right now:Ovation 2007 Collector's acoustic/electricOvation Legend 12 string acoustic/electric Breedlove 12 string cedar top acou...

I enjoyed it very much. It a great take on a classic.-- Rob

I have the opportunity to turn a spare room into my music room. Right now there is only plywood on the floor. Acoustically speaking, would you recomm...

There a program called Tablatures for the Mac. I believe they have an editor package and a free PowerTab reader called Tab View. I don't know if it ...

Great song. Thanks for posting. I have been trying to come up with a strum pattern for this sogn and I don't quite have it. How do you play it?-- R...

Very nice. I thought you captured the song well.-- Rob