A couple of years ago - when I kept dropping picks right & left - I stumbled upon a pick type referred to as a "cat-tounge" pick. It´s nylon but ...

Man this is turning into a long-haul... hope everything is proceeding nicely in this matter and that the tabs will be back soon - I miss them :(

That I believe would be the nitro cellulose finish. I kind of don't like that about my "real" Les Pauls. Yep, it´s the "nitro cellulose finish" al...

If you want to know what the humidity is, get an inexpensive hygrometer.An easy and affordable source is a shop that sells good cigars and accessories...

Right, thanks Kent_eh!I actually went out and bought a humidifier a couple of weeks ago for my Martin D-15. I went for one of those models, that you p...

Great advice! So, is this all applicable also for solid body electric guitars - or are we mainly talking about acoustics here?

Right on! 8)

I really like this guide for changing strings. I find it works well, and it also gives you good tips on how to make sure you get the "right length" of...

Wow, really interesting replies! I´m not good at all at reading sheet music apart from the most basic stuff (I attended a 12 hour course in sight rea...

I agree with Alan and I think you should take the opportunity to really get your teacher to teach you the stuff that´s hard to figure out on your own...

+1 for the five pentatonic shapes of major/minor respectively. Also practise to start from each root note on the different strings (between 2 and 3 st...

I don´t think you should have to resort to any kind of glue to help building strong callouses on yer finger tips - that comes from playing and it rea...

Check that the neck is adjusted accordingly with the climate/air humidity. These variables change over the course of the year, depending on where youÂ...

I hear that "Vintage" makes good-value electric guitars at reasonable prices. They also seem to make "replicas" (or copys if you will) of the most fam...

Thanks Dogbite - I appreciate it!