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That's an awkward situation... I've been pretty much in the same spot. One needs to be able to establish comunication with who ever is leading the music and find out what key they are playing in. Often with Church Hymns and a piano/keyboard it'll be in awful guitar keys like an Eb or F...  If in Eb then I'll capo the guitar at the 1st fret and play a D chord and go from there...  It's best to at least be familar with what's being played and have a practice session or two... There have been times that I simply roll the volume knob to off and just sing along...

I bought a MIM Fender Strat at a guitar show really cheap! Didn't play it but loved the fit, finish, and feel of it. Turned out that for some reason it just didn't sound good with the stock pickups. I was looking for a project guitar so immediately changed out all the electronics and absolutely love playing it. Currently it has the Carvin AP-11 pickups neck and middle and a Seymour Duncan single coil sized humbucker in the bridge...

I always thought the Bass Player as one of the coolest ones in the band...I sometimes play a bass which is easier to play than a six string guitar, but my timing is not good enough to be a "real" bass player...

I think that any quality guitar, acoustic or electric, if properly set-up can be played incredibly fast! Different players have different preferences such as neck width, string gauges, body shapes, bridge set ups, etc.

Try it! Drop D is a wonderful tuning to play in...lot of fingerstyle players use it...one of the more notable was Chet Atkins...he would play bass patterns with his thumb and melody with his fingers...Dropped D tuning made it much easier...Eddie Van Halen also used it a lot and had a dropped D tuner built into his Peavey Wolfgang Guitars...

Unless one has a set of files it's usually better to shave a little off the bottom of the string nut...those files are expensive!

What sort of sound are you looking for? The Boss website has some good descriptions for each of their products that might help...I'm not familar with the Korg AX but would suspect that it too would offer some good web support.
To try and answer your question I would suggest first setting your guitar and amp to a clean sound and then try each effect at different settings...some effects such as distortion can be affected by the volume control on your guitar...just too many possibilities to really peg down for ya...
Lots of good info and experience available from these Chordies...let us know what you're looking for and betcha someone can help...

I agree with all of the previous postings...take it to a shop or dealer and see if they will let you watch while they change the strings. It's not difficult but needs to be done right. The shop can also check the set-up and playability of your guitar and offer advice and adjustment if needed. They should also have some product for cleaning and maintenance...here's a link from the Martin guitar company of care, cleaning, and changing strings on an acoustic guitar...    http://www.martinguitar.com/catalog/PDF … eeding.pdf   

I'm one of those people with a high salt content in my sweat so I frequently wipe down the guitar and strings after playing...you can even use a damp cloth of warm soapy water to clean and then thoroughly dry when done...then lightly oil the metal tuning parts, etc...

Hope this helps! Happy playing...

Those springs usually go between the flanges on the pickup and the pickguard to provide tension and space that's adjustable with the screw.

I don't use fingerpicks much on a guitar but use a thumbpick a lot. When I get the picks I'll drop them in near boiling water for a few seconds and then shape each one to fit my finger or thumb...that makes them much more comfortable. I'll often use a fingernail file and reshape the pick. Years ago someone told me about Chet Atkins and many other fingerstyle players having their nails done at a salon. I tried it and it has really helped out...I have my nails done with acrylic for strength and durability...

I agree that you should play as many models as you can and see which one appeals to you the most. I'm partial to Martins but that's because I have a long history with them. I have a Martin 16 GTE that's a really nice acoustic electric. Doesn't have near the acoustic projection as other Martins, but I play it mostly in church while plugged in...has a great sound!

Taylors and Gibsons are also outstanding instruments. I can ever afford it then my next acoustic will be a Gibson CJ-165...played a couple and just fell in love with it.