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I think lessons to those that can afford them are very worth while because you learn so much more. Music theory is very useful and needed to understand all of the aspects of playing guitar. Now as for the lead playing. There are many lead pickers that play acoustic. Alot of fingerstyle players are concidered as lead players. Playing scales up and down the neck helps to gain the "lead" style of playing. As for the volume of play try using a thinner pick like a .50 or smaller for strumming and even picking to lighten the volume. Just hold it with a firm but not too firm grip and use a lighter attack and you should be ok not to wake anyone.

Bimman i was in the same situation as you a few years ago. I was shy still am a little and i didn't think i sung very well. I kept trying and practicing with and without the guitar. Now i feel confident that i sing and play guitar alot better. My ear had to be trained to the key i wanted to sing in. Using a capo helps alot and the more you exercise your voice the better it gets. Remember to control your breathing and sing loud and proud.

When i started i got a Jasmine S35 by Takamine for $90 and it has held up for over 10 years. It plays really well and i still choose to play it over my more expensive guitars most of the time. I have looked and haven't found any better in this price range.

Hey Zurf if you like Bluegrass/Jamband type stuff you have to check out Mountain Heart they are really good. Larry Sparks is another good one that you might have heard of.

badeye that one looks alot like folsom prison blues and i like it alot. I also like EM C G D it is simple and can produce alot of songs when used in a pick and strum combination while adding your 7th notes in different places in the progression.

Jamey Johnson and Brad Paisley write thier own stuff and produce really big hits. I think there would be alot more of this kind but the way the music industry is about marketabilty stops it. You have to have a certain look or background to be accepted as marketable. I'm sure alot of the songs making it today come from the mind and heart of some old guy or girl that just doesn't have the looks. To be honest probably could do a better job at it than the ones getting all the credit.

I can't stand the saying " Dats what i'm talkin bout" and "Know what i mean" because most of the time it has nothing to do with the conversation.

Joan Jett and Allison Krauss and Alanis Morriset are very good musicians. I see nothing wrong with women playing instruments. If they can do it more power to them. I will support those that deserve it.

Rock - Alter Bridge
Metal - Metallica
Country - Zac Brown Band
Bluegrass - Mountain Heart
Christian - Seventh Day Slumber

First of all Welcome to Chordie. Now the Fender Acoustisonic amp would be a very nice choice for any acoustic/electric guitar and it would bring out the real acoustic tone of your Stratacoustic. I have tried one and it sounds very good with any a/e guitar.

Yes you do but wouldn't it be nice to know that you have beaten the evil B chord completly. It's just a slight move that could possibly help you with all of the barre chords. Either way i'm glad for you.

I learned to form a full bar on the second fret with my index finger and a partial bar on the forth fret on the G,D and A strings with my ring finger to make the B chord. The high E is included in the full bar. Is this correct or have i been doing it wrong? Either way it always sounds good to me.