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Huge topic!

In general, if a band/artist holds and promotes ideals which are sharply contrary to my own, I'll just avoid them without condemning another person for liking them. How Canadian is that, eh? Some types of music which I find distasteful are anything blatantly angry, profusely profane, vulgar or immoral, or anything full of hatred. None of this adds any quality to my life, nor can I really relate to it well.

Looks like we've started some kind of trend here.

Turbo ...

Thain was a fantastic bassist in his day. I seem to recall that he died by electrocution during a concert? Something about it raining and his gear not being properly grounded?

On Jethro Tull's Christmas Album, bassist John Glascock does a lot of fun bass on their jazzed-up rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

Apparently they use cobalt instead of nickel in the winding, which is supposed to be much more interactive with the magnets in the pickups. While I won't pretend to understand the science, the cobalt wound strings do indeed create a crisper sound.

Thanks for posting the link for "The Embryo". I'm also a long-time Pink Floyd fan, but had never heard this one before ... great song! Gilmour is a real sonic specialist, and is able to create mood and emotion better than most. He may not have the flash & sparkle of some other high-speed guys, but that doesn't make him any less skilled in my books.

Yup, also have one of my wife's emery boards here for the same reason. Calluses are only good to a point.

I've owned a Larrivee D-03 for some time now, and loved it from the first time I played it. It was being compared to some Taylor's in a slightly higher price range, and it sounded & fit better than they did (to my taste). If you're a flat-picker or finger-style player, Larrivee's have lots of rich tone and detail, and a really solid bottom-end sound when required. This last feature is nice when a higher capo location is being used, in the way many Jethro Tull songs are written. I would definitely buy another Larrivee when needed, and highly recommend them. And you've already experienced the difference that quality strings make. I've been using Elixir Nanoweb 12-53's on mine for about a year now, and they go great together.

Epiphone, Yamaha, Seagull, Simon & Patrick ... they all make decent guitars in your price range. The only concern about buying second hand, is that you have to be able to see abuse or damage with a keen eye. If you are sharp this way, you can get a good buy if you're patient. Otherwise it's like buying a used car ... always wise to take a mechanic that you trust along for the ride.

I once read something called "The Preacher's Prayer" which may be relevant. It went:

"Lord fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and close it when I've said enough."

'Nuff said ..........

It's always fun to play music on instruments for which the tune wasn't originally written. Some of the best rock songs have been given new life when the original artists create "unplugged" versions. A personal favorite example is David Gilmour's unplugged version of "High Hopes" from Pink Floyd's "Division Bell" album ... and there are many more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CweROG8S-68

Restringing takes a bit of practice, but it's almost as good as getting a new guitar for the improvement in sound one gets. The bottom "E" string is the first to start deadening, and when they're new they have that lively bright ring to them.