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Well now that I done bought the dang thing I'm gonna have to take it back! As I was looking at this guitar I noticed the neck had a slight bow but what I could not detect was a broken truss rod, a broken brace. I was thinkin' a new set of strings, a complete set-up, a little cleaning and I would be into something nice at a resonable cost but thats just not the case. I went to a music store who had a highly recommended guitar mechanic and we went over everything real close. While the guitar can be fixed the cost is just more that I want to put out. Oh, I forget to mention that, try as I did, I could never get the feedback to stop when I had it hooked up to my amp. Anyway, that's why I got a 30 day money back guarantee, in writing, when I bought the dang thing. OK, so now I think I'm just gonna take my 6 string Washburn acoustic and "High-stringing" it.

If somebody wants a guitar that needs a lotta work I'm only asking for my $$$$$ back + any shippin' costs.

Nela

Well dodo! Here I am with the fishing bug and a blown engine on my boat. Insurance won't pay for the fix and I don't want to fork out the $7,000.00 for a new powerhead. 'Pix, me n you need to talk some 'bout them catfish. Got into fishing for them a few years back and learned how to catch some good-uns. Our biggest blue, to date, is 93 pounds - biggest flathead was 66 pounds. And this was all with rod n reel. Our biggest catch was 4 blues one morning that weighed 229 pounds. Boy, do I got the fever!

nela

Don't forget the Roland AC/60 or the AC/90. I have the AC/60 and am very happy with it. It's in the $400.00 price range, The AC/90 is just a little bigger and is in the $650.00+ price range. If I was looking to purchase a new acoustic amp for gigging I think I would be looking into the Fishman "Solo" amp. (Bose makes a similar amp as well) With this amp, at least from what I've read, you can handle multible instruments, and mic's. Kinda pricy - $1000.00 price range - but you may only need to buy one.

nela

Just got my Tak back from the shop. Had it set-up, frets re-crowned, a little tweaking here and there and new strings. Play's just wonderful and the sound could not be better. Money well spent.

nela

Me. I'm a Project Superintendent for a General Contractor located in New Orleans, LA. I have ran construction projects (for another contractor) from coast to coast and have lived out of a suitcase for the past 35+ years. My wife and family are located in NELA (Northeast Louisiana) and I try to get home as much as possible. As I travel my guitar goes with me and I play 1 to 2 hours each night.

Nela

When Webb Pierce was at the height of his fame he had a guitar shaped pool built at his house in Tennessee. This was back in the early 1960's.

Nela

Nobody learns barre chords overnight. In order to learn barre chords you have to dedicate yourself to a lotta practice. There is no Holy Grail type of system that benifit you in learning these chords other than practice. Using different fingerings to for chords will help with both barre chords and open chords so this is something you need to learn. To me, the easist chord progression to learn will be in the Key of "C". This will be an open "C" chord, "E" shaped barre chord (index finger barring 1st fret), and a ""E" shaped barre chord (index finger barring 3rd fret). Practice the chord changes as such. C to F to C to G to F to C and repeat. Once you get this progression down you can move on to other barre chord fingerings such as the dreaded "A" shaped barre chords.

Nela

I agree. When I 1st begin playing after a 40+ year layoff I spent a whole year doing nothing but practicing chords and chord changes. I would take a basic 3 chord progression and I would strum, change chords & strum, change chords & strum - over and over - until I could make the changes. As I learned the chords and how to change between them I would add minors & "7" chords. Only when I was able to  change chords with comfort and reasonable speed did I try to play songs. There are thousands and thousands of songs you can play by only knowing 3 chords. Now with just a little over 5 years of playing I am able to take a song I hear, (some songs). write them out. sit down with my guitar and work out the chords. My wife (she is the one singing) and I have MANY songs we play and are able to play twice a month with a group. We get our turn at the "mic" and get to do 4 or 2 songs each time we get together. I took my time, never tried to push things, read everything I gould find, asked for help and took advice anytime I could get it and practiced at least 2 hours each night. I even practice strum patterns while I'm driving and listening to songs. Just this week I have learned 3 new songs and can play them along with the CD, chord for chord. I will be 59 years old this summer so it's never too late.

Nela

zguitar, each and every one of us has their own opinion and I'll stand behind mine as I'm sure you will yours. Just to give you some insite on my ability I was 54 years old when I started playing guitar. I am now 58 years old. I've had several guitar instructors, some good and some bad, but due to my work restrictions (constant traveling) I am self taught. I do not have a ear for music and it is hard for me to determine the key. I can tell if I'm close but that don't mean I am "spot on". I don't sing, that's my wife's job. and we have to work real hard just to get things right. Since I don't play lead we are dependant upon me setting the rhythm / tempo of a song with my playing. I'm not typing this just to argue as I respect your opinion just as you respect mine. My way works for me. I always have a pick in my pocket, on the console of my truck or somewhere close by. As I'm listening to the radio (CD) while driving I strum along to the song. I'm not trying to play the song I'm trying to establish the rythem / tempo of the song. This works for me and I practice it each and every day.

I'm lucky enough to be included in a group of people who play music twice each month. My wife and I have between 50 and 75 songs that we have practiced to where we are able to proform 2 to 4 songs each time we play (to a crowd of 40 to 5o people). I play rhythm, I've practice and practiced and practiced struming to songs without having a guitar in my hands that it's become second nature. I can play on stage with this group of people for 4 hours and keep up the rhythm even on songs I do not know. Anyway - this works for me.

Nela

wlbaye, kinda got the same treatment from the guy in the store in that I wasn't allowed time to give the giutar a inspection. "Pix ithe model was a "Spruce 12" and other than needing a good cleaning up and a very short "look over" nothing jumped out as being wrong with the guitar. I just may go back and see if I can get my habds on it again.

Nela

What Jerome, said. Listen to the song and hear the rhythm. Have you ever listened to a song and started keeping time by tapping your foot on the floor or your finger on a table? If so, you've got the strum pattern. Listen to the "beat" and count to yourself as you keep time. The count (in 4/4 time) could be 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1....... this would be a down / up strum (1 = down - & = up) or it could be 1  2 & 3 & 4 & 1....  or some such pattern that you hear (feel). You can usually fit a couple of different patterns into any song like Jerome said. Once you believe you "hear" the beat you begin practicing your srtuming. If you are using the songs w/chords that are found here on chordie you can practice your counting while looking and the sheet. (remember, sometimes the chords are not in the right location but over time you will begin to reconize this) Listening to the song, counting the "beats" and developing the "pattern"  is just as important as practicing chords and scales. If you cannot do this you can't begin to play. My best time to practice strum patterns is while driving and listening to a CD or the radio.

Nela