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wlbaye thanks for the great Prine covers. They are nothing short of fantastic.

I believe in the old sayings "all things happen for a reason" and "for every door that closes another opens". I truly hope this is the case for you and your family. Keep your spirits up.

Don't do it!!!! That's too fine of a guitar. By yourself a Mexi Strat or Chinese copy if you're wanting a single coil!!!!!

Well stated all. Let us know where to send our legal fund donations.

OK. I said I never would get rid of one but you've got a noble reason there....OK under those circumstances I would give a guitar away.

I use that 1 too. This thread is teaching me that although I know it's wrong I do it anyhow. I also try not to use "ain't" and curse words but have not been able to shake either.

Tough call. When I learned bar chords I used them to make my switches easier (like Zurf's example above) and I still do this to an extent. I base my choices more on how they sound now versus convenience in most cases. There is a suttle difference even between open G and bar G on the 3rd fret; very similar but not the same. I prefer an open G most times. It just rings a littel prettier. bar chords also open up a whole new world of "percussive" strumming so this is also a consideration.

I've always felt the effects going in (i.e. live) sounded better than the ones added after the recording by your mixing software. I always try to anticipate what effects I want before I record the track(s). I only use the "after the fact" effects when I've "messed up" or changed gears. Usually I'll go so far as to replay with updated effects unless it was a track I don't feel I can duplicate. I'm not sure how everyone else feels but when it comes to lead guitar, I can play into the same track 10 times and get 10 different results!!!! I guess that's just all part of being "not that good"!!! Just my 2 cents.

Some of the copies are pretty darn good. I've never been snobby about what to play. I have a Agile Les Paul copy that I think is every bit as good as the Gibsons I've played. And I think it's better than the Epiphones with respect to craftmanship and sound. I disagree with mislabeled or misleading headstock decals and I don't want my Agile to say Gibson; it's an Agile and I'm fine with that. For me it's all about how does it play and sound, I care very little about what the head stock decal reads. No disrespect to Gibson or Fender but some of their products simply are not worth the money. Play a Agile 3100 and a Les Paul Studio and tell me the Gibson is 5 times better because they are 5 times the price. Better yet wear a blindfold and tell me which one is the Gibson!!!!

Hey Doc,
Russell has done a stellar job in the recording forum answering all those questions. I can tell you how I am set up; maybe it will help.

Phase I
I downloaded Audacity software (free) and bought a cheap PC mike/headset and an adapter from 1/4" to 1/8" to allow me to directly plug in to my PC's sound card (already had the guitar cable). This got me going in a very basic manner. Total cost was minimal (under 20 $ US)

Phase II
After the novelty (and shock of how awful  I sounded) wore off my next purchase was a decent PC USB microphone ( I settled on MXL for the price but there are certainly better ones out there; again read the posts in the recording Forum for advice on your selection).

Phase III (currently and always expanding)
Picked up a Tascam USB audio interface which allows me to further tweak my levels and allows more types of inputs like MIDI, Phono, XLR, etc. I also added a line 6 POD for effects in line before the Tascam (and damn is that fun!!). I bought 2 additional microphones. One for instrument recording; one for voice. DON"T underestimate the power of a great mic. I've started using Mixcraft for recording/mixing as it has a few more features and builtin tracks but Audacity is a great product that didn't let me down. I added some multi input Alesis speakers (MXL 320 USB) to allow me to feed the audio in my Line 6 effects POD to multiple inputs (to record and listen.

Sorry for the long post. I am digging my recording set up and look forward to building on it. From your other posts I imagine you already have a lot of what is necessary to record. Again, Russell Harding's posts and tutorials will help you get started...So blame him when it becomes and obsession!!!! (as it did for me!!!)

No offense taken!!! We used to call it "gooning"!!! We are still alive....game 6 is going to be real, real fun. If anyone out there is watching basketball right now, we in the Northeast are watching a fantastic Celtics series as well. I never realized it could be so exciting sitting on the couch!!!

May the best team win!!!!