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Are the SG guitars as top heavy or unbalanced as the bass SG's? My brother has a 70's SG bass that I'm afraid to let go of because I'm afraid the head is going to crash to the ground.

Willie Nelson plays a classical guitar! When I had mine, I loved playing "on the road again", "blue eyes cryin in the rain", and "angel flying to close to the ground". Also the band CAKE featured a classical guitar WITH distortion. Just a couple suggestions outside the realm of classical. Which I know nothing about, other than I like it.

I just got a "Dampit" for the same reason. It's the time of year.

Baby Taylor?

Sometimes volume pedals have an adjustment. You should check your manual for one. Also my old DOD something or other had to calibrated. It had some mode that you went into and pressed it all the way to toe and then all the way to heel and then back to toe. It could also be something like that. I also have a Morley wah that stinks as a wah but is great as a volume pedal.

I use Elixers on my Taylor and love them. There are some people that call them fad strings. They have a coating that suposedly makes them last longer. The people that dislike them will say that any coating will deaden the string. I can see thier point. They came on my Taylor and are reccomended by them. They seem to last a long time and sound good to me so I haven't switched. They do cost more, but if they cost twice as much and last twice as long, (actual milage may vary) then I'm saving the time it takes to change strings right? I don't know if its just me, but I think heavier gauge strings last longer than lighter gauge strings. I'd love to hear if anyone else has noticed that. Maybe everyone knows that and I've just been left out of the loop. Heavier strings sound better too. Yes, harder on your fingers and harder to bend, I just try not to think about it. I use Fender strings on my Strat and Tele. To me they sound the best on thier guitars. I tried Ernie Ball on them and switched back to the Fenders. I have tried DRs before too, but anything that comes out of the package rusted is junk. The windings were all uneven I could have just had a bad set, but I've never had a set that bad from any manufacturer. I will not try them again. Ernie Ball sounds good on my Epiphone Dot and those same Fenders do not. I also have an Epiphone ES-295, but I haven't had it long enough to decide what strings I like on it yet. You would think that you could find one brand of strings that you like and put them on all your guitars and they would all sound good, but thats not the way it works. I think that certain brands accentuate attributes of any given guitar. Good or bad. The thing is, its completely subjective. I love The way Clapton's guitar sounds on The Blues Breakers, Derek and the Dominoes, and the live Rainbow albums. Thats exactly how I want my Electrics to sound. I know he uses Ernie Ball now but I don't know about then. Even if he did use Ball strings back then, these are the ones that make my guitars sound like his. Even if I can't play that well, I still want "that" tone. That may not be what you want yours to sound like. Also wash your hands before playing that will help with the grit, grime and oils.

Hey, I noticed a newer member "Joe D. Roadie" had a web site in his signature. goodgearguy.com I think he reviews this guitar or the pickups in question. Try to check there.

Welcome to chordie. I got started in fourth grade. I can remember going to the music shop with Mom and Dad. I wanted drums, they bought me a guitar. I remember sitting with this huge guitar on my lap trying to see over the side of it so I could hit the strings. I specifically remember Mom saying she wasn't sure...it looked a little big, and the salesman saying well you don't want to spend this kind of money just to have to turn around and buy one next year. He'll grow into it. I hated it it was so hard to play. So I quit. Moral of the story... buy one that fits, then trade up. My sister married into a musical family when I was about thirteen and that sparked an interest again. That guitar was still around and by then I had grown into it. So I taught myself with the help of a few Mel Bay books. Now I'm close to 40 and still occasionally take lessons when I'm in a rut. The first thing you need to know about playing music is that it is a lifelong pursuit. The more you know... the more you'll want to know. The better you get... the better you'll want to be. The more you pratice... the more you'll need to pratice. Be patient! It takes time, but it is worth it. "Twist and shout", and "Louie louie" were the first songs I learned along with a 12 bar blues pattern and your basic kind of bluegrassy G,C,D chord progression. Don't get hung up on trying to learn all the chords. Most songs only have three or four chords. So pick a song you like and then look for songs with similar chords. Try to stick with songs that are mostly major chords, they are the easiest to play. Try to stay away from songs with F and B in them, they are the hardest to play. Good Luck, and let us know how you progress.

I love my Epiphone dot. It has that warm fuzzy blues tone perfected. It is big, you'll have to try it on for size. A fender might be a better fit, but you won't find a Fender made as well as the dot for the same price. I got my dot for about 250. You'll only get a squire for that price, and I've never seen a squire set up with less than a quarter inch string height at the 12th fret.

Its a Heil Talkbox. It is a small box with a speaker in it. The sound travels up the tube mounted to the microphone stand. The tube is inserted in your mouth and you simply mouth the words. The microphone picks up the sound. So you must use a separate vocal amp or PA. I think however that Danelectro has come out with one that does not require the separate amp. Joe Walsh used one for "Rocky moutain way", and David Gilmore used one on "what do you want from me".

Exerpt from "It might get loud" with Jimmy showing Edge and Jack White his Thermin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kujH0ScAi0

Exerpt from "The song remains the same". At 1:41 Jimmy starts playing the Thermin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU-PoUwECjI