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...and the beauty of a good forum rears its head once again...

I cannot tell you how much I've learned in forums like this one on everything from strings to woods to body sizes to scale lengths to...ahh, you name it...now your job is to pass it forward, ssttsstt.

Congrats, SouthPaw.  Good to know that, among the garbage you can hear on forums from time to time, somebody with a little knowledge is going to be around here.  This is a good forum and you've helped make it better.  Thanks.

I usually strum (acoustically) without a pick as well and I find that, if you practice it a little bit, you can get much more of a percussive sound without a pick.  Oh and I truly suck with a pick too (:rolleyes:),  but that aside...it depends on what sound you're going for - either way it's going to take some practice to get there.

Look up the CAGED system of fretting and it should give you 5 ways to play the chord, typically at least 4 being barred.

Was waiting for Nancy to show up in this thread.  Incredible player.  Just catch her latest Led Zep covers - really good stuff.

I had a Tak EAN10C that I thought I would never sell.  I did to buy an Ovation that I had been lusting after for quite a while but I would buy that Tak back in a second.  The cedar top just gave it incredible sound, plugged or not, and I would put that guitar up against ANY guitar under $1,000US.  Just a fabulous guitar.

Depends on the guitar and the amount you want/need it lowered.  If it's just the remove a shim from under the saddle, it's usually easy enough.  But, if you need the truss rod tweaked or the saddle shaved at all, it's a little more involved.  Not rocket science but get tips before moving forward would be my advice.

Sorry to hear about your accident, phil.  And I'm glad you've found friends on Chordie and life with your movies, guitars and pc.  We all need to find peace with what we're dealt in life.  Keep churning, man.

Outstanding, James.  Just fantastic.

For gigging, I would choose a nice sounding acoustic with a built in pickup, but that's just my opinion.  There are a lot of great sounding guitars out there for gigging with built in eq's and, paired with the right amp or pa, you should be able to work most rooms with pretty good to very nice sound.  I wouldn't bother with trying to mic a straight acoustic for every different room you play but, again, that's just me.  As far as what brand, you've got to go play them and decide what you're looking for.  There are a lot of mid-range a/e's that could fit that bill - Takamine's, Taylors, Ovations, Gibsons, etc. and even more higher end.  Go listen and experiment - find your sound - and have fun.

It might depend on what the goal is (i.e. recording, playing solo or in a group) and, ultimately, "what sounds the best" is always subjective anyways. 

Whatchadooin'?  Recording?  Playing out solo?  In a group?