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What song? Maybe someone can post a video "how to" or link to an existing one.

I have never been able to place the scent that is in the case of my 95 strat. But I love it. I keep that case closed at all times so that smell doesn't escape. Its still there fifteen years later. Everytime I open that case and smell that, I can clearly recall how overjoyed I was the day I bought "Blondie", and everyday I play her. That smell is just a little part of her. New strat smell.

Buzz, I've heard about the Blackstar line, but haven't seen any to try out. The night train is awesome, its in the running as well. I just thought that I was needing something low wattage so I'd have low volume. So I have been only looking at all these new 5 watters. But now I'm thinking I can have breakup with a higher wattage amp as long as it has a master volume. Right? So I could get a Fender hot rod with 40 watts for a just a little more money and have the controll to be able to keep it down and still have natural tube distortion without pedals. And if I started to play out more, I'd still have a stage worthy amp. Keeping everything on 10 and using effects has been my method for years, but my playing has started to evolve. Thats why I now want tubes. Hey, wait a minute... Blackstar... Vox... Laney... They're all British like you. You wouldn't be steering me away from Fender to sell some British products would you? I'm suprised you didn't add Marshall and Orange. Man you guys have just about all the major amp manufacturers over there.
Papa, I also have the RP 355. Love the looper. Getting used to Xedit.
Patrick, there is a Super Reverb available locally really cheap. The guy said something in his add about selling so cheap because its only a tube amp!? Can you keep that thing tame?

I have the RP355 also. I love the looper. Like Papa, I also havn't checked out all the features. Theres just so many. There are cheaper multi effect units. The RP55 is about 45 bucks and still has a lot of stuff in it. A friend got one on craigslist for $25.

Just the regular electric guitar noise is kinda hard to controll at first but you get used to it. Teles are great guitars. As far as pedals are concerned it depends on your style of playing. Country guys usually like the clean sounds. they usually have reverb, or delays for that 50's slapbach type echo, and alot use compressor. A compressor will lower the volume when you strike a string a little harder than you hit the others AND it will raise the volume for the string you don't strike hard enough. Blues guys will always have some sort of overdrive. If you don't have a tube amp it will emulate the distorted sound that a tube makes when driven too hard. A noise gate is something you might also be interested in. It essentially interupts the signal to amp when the out put of the guitar is really low. like when your just standing there. It will git rid of that amp hum your probably hearing. Thats already five pedals. One pedal can sometimes be about 100 dolars. That can add up quick. I always suggest a multi effect unit. there are some out there that can be had for sixty - seventy dollars. These will have all of those pedals in them as well as many more. There will be settings for just about every genre of music. Some are really simple to use and some you will need the owners manual and tech support to change one parameter. Try a bunch. A coworkers daughter bought a Digitech RP50 and its a cool little pedal. I have the RP355 and love it but it would be overkill for a newcomer. Line six has thier POD line.

Yeah..... I'm a car guy too, and a toolmaker. So everything is in the details, and I can really appreciate fine craftsmanship. Although I can't always afford it. I kinda get excited when I talk about cars and guitars. Come to think of it, my Mom had a '71 Chevy with a 396. No Fuelie heads or hurst, but we did donuts on the way to school once.

That was May Jerome. Did you ever get one?

I always keep the wrapper from my strings in the case. That way when I change my strings again I know what is currently on it. Just an idea to keep track of what brands you like.

I forgot to add... In "Windows Media Player" there is a really cool feature which lets you slow down the music without affecting the pitch. Go to the now playing tab-->enhancements-->play speed settings. There is a slider bar that lets you controll the speed. Now if they just had it in ITunes I'd be set.

Thats pretty much how I learned. I would put on a record and try to play along. It makes it easy to figure out what key to play in. As well as the strum patterns. Plus you will be playing to the beat. That will improve your timing. Make sure once you've learned the song to play it without the track. That way you can listen for your mistakes instead of letting them be covered up by the band you are emulating. Don't forget jam tracks also.

Try to smooth out your voice with a compressor, or a little reverb, or chorus. It helps. Also there is pitch correction. I don't know much about it other than they make such things. There are also harmonizers as well. I know that won't help when its just you and your guitar in the living room, but as long as your recording...

These are probably decent guitars. Decent to an novice though. The finish looks nice, just not Gibson quality nice. The sound is probably decent too. They have copied Gibsons patented pickups. Pickups are really simple machines, and with a little trial and error anyone could make something that works. I know we all have a great deal of reverence to our guitars, but realistically its just some wire wrapped around a magnet screwed onto some wood. I love the scene of Jack White at the begining of "It might get loud" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFXeChXfcI It would be very hard for someone to pick the real or copy in a blind sound test. BUT... I have seen videos of these Aisian factorys where these are being made and you can see poor quality wood with knots and wood filler all over the place. 3 to 5 planks of wood, (which may or may not be mahogany) glued together instead of one solid piece for the bodies. A gallon of glue to hold the neck in place instead of the minimal amount that Gibson uses. Guys spraying the finishes in a corner of a room instead of in a temperature / humidity fully ventilated paint booth like Gibsons. I'm not saying that they "can't" build a Gibson quality guitar, I'm saying they don't. If they did, then why don't they come up with thier own design and have that become a worldwide icon instead of copying someone elses work.