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what's going on eammat, River here and I've been playing guitar for about going on three or maybe three years now. Your story struck me very familiar because when I started out I too had an acoustic and an electric and I wanted to get my hands on everything and just learn my favorite tunes on both instruments. First song I learned on electric was the intro to sweet child o mine by GnR, but I never really learned the whole song because then I would switch over to my acoustic and and start to learn to play santeria by sublime. I think we start having so much fun in hearing little bits of our favorite songs on both instruments that we never really learn anything but the chorus lines or the fun parts of the songs. Well not to long ago I noticed that I just only played my acoustic and I started learning more about it. After three years I finally know one whole song by memory ( Through my sails by The Great Neil Young), I also started practicing with different tunings like drop d, double drop d, drop c, which alot of neil songs are in. I still pick up my electric and play the cool parts from pink floyd songs GnR, Pantera, but just the cool riffs, not really really trying to learn lead. One thing I did notice is that the electric is much easier to play if you also play acoustic guitar. I guess just choose one and really really try hard and practice at it, you can still learn both don't get me wrong I just mean take some real time on learning one at a time, so that what you learn can really sink in. Good Luck

I seriously always thought that Dwight Yoakam had "Pickles in his head" from the song A Thousand miles from nowhere!!!

" If you can't beat'em, run'em over".

I play pretty much everday and have been playing for two years now, I can now hear when the strings just sound dull instead bright and punchy, that's how I know it's time to change the strings. I usually change two strings at a time, low E and the A etc,etc.. I do this so That I can clean the fret board along the frets and inbetween each fret, to get rid of some of that gunk that can build up over time on the fretboard. Usually when I change my strings (usually every month, unless money is tight, every two months), I take this time to give my guitar a real thorough cleaning and then a good polishing. It feels awesome to play with new strings and a super clean and shiny guitar. Well that got me excited, I'm gonna go play my guitar now see ya!! And keep on rockin' \m/ .

Dick Dale has something on his guitar also check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UmmbF1Zyvk

Go to where you're beatles songs are in your songbook, then press the view/print button. WaaLaa!!!! Beatles songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I'm up and running!!!!!!!!Little scare, but nothing to call home about!!!!
Weird how chordie was down for a while, and the pillars of the earth almost came tumbling down

I just turned 30 in March and I've been playing for close to two years now. I'm not lying when I tell you all that I've picked up my guitar to play or practice everyday since I started playing guitar, even if I just pick it up for 5 minutes or for 4 to 5 hours. I never knew it would be so addicting, I love my guitar, and I love playing guitar. Thanx to Chordie for all my progress, and thanx to the moderators and members for the help and support. Keep On Rockin!!!!!!!

I just download and burn!! It's cheaper to buy a 30 pack of DVD-R's for 10 bucks than 16 dollars for two people plus popcorn, pickle, soda, candy, hotdogs, and nacho's. That's nearly 40 bucks!!!!

Fav. Movies of all time:

Scarface
Full Metal Jacket
Goodfellas
The Godfather Trilogy
Star Wars Trilogy and Prequals

I was in the market for a new guitar so I went to best buy's guitar center(because it's the closest to my home), I looked around for a while and of course played the top of the line models first-the 2 to 3 thousand dollar range models. Then I came back down to earth and started playing the guitars that where in my price range. The first guitar I saw that I liked was a yamaha I picked it up and played around with it played a couple of songs and I thought it was awesome. The tone was great the feel in my hands was as if someone made it just for me! Great sound great guitar. The only problem was I didn't have the money till the following week, the guitar was $325. So I go home and go online to check out the reviews and such and other people think it's just a great guitar, so I'm set on buying it but I go to the fender website and see an awesome looking guitar. a Fender 220 S Striped asian guitar. I loved the look of the guitar. SoOOOOO! yes I made the mistake before you all tell me , but I bought it online!!!!!!!!!!
I got the guitar and it is gorgeous don't get me wrong but since I ordered it I felt something not right in my gut!!. I opened it ,tuned it and played it. The bright bronze strings made the guitar buzz like crazy, good thing I new what it was right away, I changed the strings to some martin 80/20 medium bronze I had bought extra and It fixed the buzzing right away. The action was nice and low perfect for fast swithching chords and easy bar chords, Buttttttttt, That sweet sound that  came out of that yamaha was not there. I felt I robbed myself for choosing a name brand over something That I had personnally tried out. Moral of the story don't buy online, go out and try several guitars one will sing for you and  if you have to pay that little extra do it. that's going to be your guitar for a long time. Don't buy a guitar thinking that it'll be good just because of a name Brand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!