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Just Kiddin ya Pix,

I never have liked the nano webs, I've been using the polywebs for 10 yrs and really like them. I would buy them by the 10 pack and they were only about $10. but you can't find them for that anymore.
I am just recording a song that I slide up from the open position to a barred B-7 and it sounds kinda cool with the EXP"s but I know what you mean if your doing all barre chords noisy strings don't sound good. I've gotta go practice some more Cowboy Chords

Pix don't throw them away, my cowboy chords would love them

Do you use Nano or Poly Elixirs ?

No Offense to anyone, but I noticed it was all "Old Farts" that responded to this thread

Yah Sure, You Betcha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcWHqUS8qPc

Here ya go Nela,

http://www.countrytabs.com/tablature/Co … Chord_843/

Kinda weird with the Martins isn't it i have tried Elixir, EXP's, Gibson, and others but it likes Martin SP strings. I have had the exp's on my Yairi for quite a while, I am thinking about 2 month's but it hasn't been played alot . I was just thrilled with the recording I did today, I'm learning a little more all the time. Today was the first time I have ever recorded any of my guitars that I thought sounded good, some of it is the Yairi electronics and some of it  the strings.

Yairi's are a very special breed, I am lovin that guitar more all the time. I put a B-Band pickup in the epiphone and with a new set of Exp's I am gonna do some recording and see how it stacks up. I have a LR Baggs I-Beam pickup  in my Martin and the only way to record it is with a condensor mic.The pickup seems to work ok live through  amp or PA but records terrible with the pickup

Let me know your thoughts on the EXP"s after you give them a go, I only tried the nano-webs one time on the Yairi and I took em off and threw them in the garbage. Now after trying so many strings and seeing how different guitars react to different strings I should have tried them on something else.

The reason I have been doing alot of recording, I like to hear my guitar from a listener's perspective. It seems the guitar always sounds different when your out in front of the soundhole, and it's hard to be there when your playing it.

I think the translation from Canadian to American is Kap is trying to say he's trying to get is humdinger hooked up to his modigger but he trys not to get discombobulated in the process

I play alot in the key of G and A  so those are the first ones I bought when I stepped up to the better harps. I now have good ones in G A C D . It just depends on what key you like to play and sing in. I also play alot of songs in Bb so I will have to get one in time.
You can crossharp and use one diatonic harmonica for 2 keys, I haven't got into that much I just get a harmonica for the key I'm playing in. I remind myself of watching people learn the fiddle it is pretty ugly to start with. The better harmonica's in my opinion anyway allow you to tone it down a little and sound better with less effort.

Most instruction books use the key of C so that would be a good one to begin with.

  When playing guitar it is hard to do a guitar solo and keep the rhythym going. When playing with harmonica, just keep playing the guitar and do the solo with harmonica. It is Fun

That is an impressive bunch but if the list were mine I would include in no particular order cause there are a lots and lots of good pickers out there.

Tony Rice
Monte Montegomery
Merle Travis
Doc Watson
Robert Johnson
Leo Kottke
Eric Clapton
Jerry Reed

I don't think any one guy is better than others , these guys make me sit up and take notice and everyone has their favorites. I think fellas like Merle Travis, Doc Watson and Chet Atkins  lead the way for alot of the great talent that's here today.

I'm workin hard too Benson but I don't think I have enuff time left in this go round

Howdy Again,

Lena, I had a great singing partner that sang that one with me. She was married to my wife's brother and their marriage failed so I lost my singing partner. I am on the lookout for a new one.

Cam, That's a good tune and I also have added that one to my Prino  list.

I had a friend that I grew up with and through the years we sang all the songs off John's first album.A few years ago he come home very sick after about 15 yrs of ramblin and gettin in way too much trouble to spend some time with me before he passed on.I played "Sam Stone" for him and I will never forget how happy it made him. He didn't know I had been playin guitar since he left. Anyway music is a great healer and bridges many gaps.

Wouldn't it be great to get together and share some John Prine songs. If you are ever in wyoming drop in set a spell, and we'll be jammin:)

Yes, I hadn't heard anyone other than Don Williams do it . I thought nice song when I saw them having fun jamming and I thought that's a nice easy song I'm gonna have to give it a try