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Roger - I saw this news story today and immediately thought of you. May be some solace in knowing you are not alone

Man blows up apartment spraying for bugs?

Mon Jul 21, 1:35 PM ET

A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday.

Isias Vidal Maceda was unhurt in the incident, but 80 percent of his apartment was destroyed, Eatontown, New Jersey police told the newspaper.

The accident occurred as Maceda was spraying for pests in his kitchen. Somehow the bug spray ignited a blast that blew out the apartment's front windows and triggered a fire that quickly spread, the newspaper said.

Police told the newspaper that the Saturday blaze also caused smoke damage to the apartment above.

Hi Gesader - I own a Washburn Rover travel guitar, purchased primarily because I am on the road with work weekly. It served it's purpose for a while, but in the end I just couldn't get used to the small size. The size requires that you use a strap even when sitting, something I didn't care for. Also, the size dictates a low volume, that's good for practicing in a hotel room, but maybe not so good around the campfire.

I've read rave reviews about the CA Cargo composite guitar. I own a full size 7i -  the sound is fantastic and you can't beat the durability factor.

http://compositeacoustics.com/Cargo.aspx

Quite a bit more expensive than a typical "traveler", but may be worth it if you can afford it.

Hi Headcase - What specific problems are you having? If it is just slipping picks, there are all kinds of remedies for that, some have suggested sandpaper, drilling holes in the pick, they also sell some sort of sticky gunk for that problem. I have found that the Dunlop nylon picks which have a texture and raised lettering are the best for me to avoid slippage.

If your problem is more technique related, here's a link to a great exercise that should help:

http://www.justinguitar.com/en/TE-002-TheSpider.php

Russ - That lead is perfect! I really liked the first version and was skeptical about you adding to it, but man, that just sets it off! Excellent!

Hi bigrinwv - lowering the saddle is not at all a difficult task, but like southpaw says, if you are not comfortable tackling it, take it to a pro. Here's a link to some detailed info about lowering the saddle:

http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musicia … ion01.html

And if you get it too low, you can order shim kits from here:

http://www.guitarsaddles.com/SaddleShim.asp

Good Luck!

I seem to be in a never ending search for the perfect strings. Just stung up the new CA with a set of Dean Markley Alchemy 12-54's and they sound great! I usually just save the package and write my impressions on the box, but I got an idea from another forum I read to create a spreadsheet to track dates changed, tone impressions, longevity, etc. Seemed like a great idea to me.

Very cool GBS - Thanks for sharing!

Here's a few links for those interested in the fight against the MPA who is the prime culprit in shutting down tab sites. I signed up and donated to MuSATO months ago and encourage all interested in keeping free tabs available on the web to do the same. Excerpt from beavertabs:

Recently there has been an intimidation campaign by the MPA (Music Publishers' Association) which has scared most guitar websites with tablature into either shutting down entirely or removing their tablature sections. The website owners have been accused of copyright infringment and have been threatened with legal action. It's a very sad situation for all of us - the online musician community. The MPA is working hard to deprive its customers of the effective, inspiring and sometimes indispensable resources they use to improve their guitar skills! There is no way to dispute the fact that free online tablature resources have fostered an explosion in the popularity of guitar-playing worldwide. Without those resources, there would absolutely be fewer guitarists which would mean a smaller market for the MPA-made products!

http://www.beavertabs.com/app/tabs?action=full_message

http://www.guitarzone.com/musato/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablature#Legal_issues

I feel yer blues maxxi.

Excellent first post and welcome to Chordie!

Hey Pix - The saddle and nut are.... would you believe composite? LOL. Really they are.

It sound great to my ears. A booming bass more than any acoustic I have ever played. That's the reason I held out for the new "i" series. I strum hard and I love the volume. Sustain is fantastic.

I'll try to post a private vid on youtube if I can get my stuff to work. Better idea - bring the wife and kids up for a weekend visit and you can play her yourself!

The guitar was here when I got home Friday. Been playing it almost non-stop all weekend. It is a joy. A link to some photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23057346@N07/

Thanks Nela - I hope you enjoyed "show" - it was amazing, thanks to your CB radio, we were surrounded by trucks within 5 miles. They seemingly came out of nowhere