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Beavis and Butthead laugh after hearing this comment..............

Thanks for the kind words Steve. It wouldn't take much practice for you not only to 'play during my breaks'. Careful not to practice too much, the owners might can me and hire you! It was a pleasure meeting you, your lovely wife, and your charming, talented daughter. It's cool to put faces with posts here on Chordie. Meeting you and your family was the highlight of my evening. Let me know when you're gonna be down here and I'll secure a 'righty' guitar or two for you and your daughter to 'strut yer stuff'!!!

Peace and Guitars,
Toney

Nice words Phill and well said. Perhaps we'd all be better off with no religion at all. The majority of all worldwide conflict seems to stem from religious beliefs and the inability of most to realize that there are differences of personal interpretations onto each others theological path.

PEACE and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

My dream, for over 20 years was to own a Gibson J-45. I could not justify to myself, or more imprortantly to my wife, spending more than one weeks' pay(from playing music exclusively) on an instrument . When I , and the $books finally proved to my boss(wife) that I  had accomplished my goal for one quarter of the ficsal year, {12 conscecutive weeks} just before x-mas, and her finding out that she was pregnant with our son, she 'bought' me my/our dream guitar .  I was not dissapointed. This guitar is the finest instrument my hands have ever touched. If a fire broke out in our home I'd remove our J-45 pronto, after the wife, kids, and dog were safely exited form the the inferno. Many people have negative things to say about Gibson guitars. I'm not one of them.
     
Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

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Perhaps the most important element of playing slide is string control. Begin playing one string at a time while muting the other 5, then play 2 strings together, (E&B, B&G, G&D ), then 3 strings, etc..,

STRING CONTROL=crucial!!!.

Really focus on controlling the strings that your are not playing. Muting, or string control can be done with the palm of your strumming/picking hand and/or with the fingers not in use on your 'slide' hand. It's kinda hard to descibe verbally(or typed) but you seem to have music in your soul. This will guide you, it's a 'feel' thing, but here's some general info to help you find the 'feel'. Also, it'd be greatly helpful to sit down, face to face, with a seasoned slide player and pay 'em a little money( or at least offer some $, the general rate for a 1/2 hour guitar lesson is $20-$35) for a few 'pointer sessions'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_guitar

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

My son received his very own mic stand, 20' instrument cable(he kept borrowing Dads'!),a  IPOD kids boom box loaded with lots of Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, with lots of  his favorite Steve Vai, and the following DVD's;

Queen-Live at Wembley
a film about Jimi Hendrix( sitting on a stool playing a 12 string)
Ozzy Osbourne- Live at Budokan
Bruce Springsteen- In Concert MTV Plugged

And Dad received;
The Grateful Dead Movie
The Allman Brothers Band- Live at the Beacon Theatre
Once( Soundtrack DVD)

Our music DVD's are our 'cartoons'. My kid would rather watch live music DVD's than Scooby Doo, Sponge Bob, and all the other cartoons out today. Lucky for me! (and him)

Hey Cam,
  I own this amp and love it! Lots of cool sounds to play around with that are easily accessable. Sounds good at low and high volume (of course all music sounds better loud!) I had a big ole 2x12 Marshall 50watt amp and sold it after I got this little Vox. Give it a spin.
http://www.music123.com/Vox-Valvetronix … 6.Music123

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Hi James,
   This is perhaps the coolest story, and wittiest delivery of song that I've personally seen regarding gettin' the pants off of a desired target!(haha) This is the stuff I think John Prine would've evolved to if he 'stayed in school'. This isn't  by any means a knock on J.P., but a complement to you Professor ( or Dr.?) McCormick. Hat's off, all due respect.........

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Call me old fashioned, or stubborn, but when playing live, I'd never use a sound that isn't  produced live, on site, by a human. But in the studio, click tracks are a huge asset to the person(s) paying for time. The click tracks are indeed a source of artistic intereference, but when money is being dished out, the pros outweigh the cons. It is, however, crucial that the click track be removed from the final mix................

How do you know a drummer's knockin' on 'yer door?
The knocks keep getting faster, and faster, and faster..................

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Hi Mickey,
  Yes you can get duff strings. If the string have not been stored in a climate controlled environment, they will age in the packaging. Over exposure to sunlight will rag 'em out too. It'd be worth a try at least to ask for a replacement set where you bought 'em.

Also, if you're planning on switching from 12's to 10's you may experience severe difficultly in keeping the guitar in tune. By going from 12's to 10's you're gonna 'shock' the wood and it'll react to lighter tension. It's best to gradually switch the string guage to best reduce this 'wood shock' process. If you're set on switching, I'd go to 11's first. Or maybe you keep the 12's on and tune down a 1/2 a step or even a full step and capo the first or second fret. Just a few thoughts. Good luck.

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Many great guitars have never used a pick .( ie Mark Knoppfler, Jeff Beck, Segovia etc...) If it don't feel right, don't do it. The important thing is that you're comfortable and you're creating music...........

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L