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I had a new BR 160 Blueridge guitar and took it to the local music store, purchased a M1 active Pickup and wanted the store to install it, so they agreed to do it for $35.00.  I was called by the store to come pick up my guitar they informed me it was finished.

So, after I arrive and began looking at the guitar at the bottom where the pin was and the jack installed it was torn loose and a gouge was in my guitar.  I was unhappy to say the least and was informed it was just one of those things that could happen during the installation.  The guitar is solid wood and the gouge happened taking out the pin.  If they saw it was not coming out why not drill the pin out, it's about a 1/4 pin?  This ruined my new guitar.

I showed my displeasure with the store owner and he agreed to replace the guitar with a new one from the factory.  This was after several minutes of arguing with him.  He wanted to fill it with wood putty and spray laqure over it.  NO....No... So he agreed to replace my guitar.  Now my question is this....They want to install this same pick up in the new guitar coming...Shame on you the first time shame on me the second, what do you think about this?

Please advise, Thanks Sonny

I was told by a very good guitar player it really didn't matter about the stum in' pattern as long as you made chord changes when you should.  Now She plays good and hardly any stumming she did was a like, what does this mean?  Help me out here..

I had 3 guitars all the same different makes but all cedar tops and all sounded alike.  I call the store and ask if they would be willing to make a trade, sure he said.  So, I take two guitars down and he looks at them and says he wanted to trade, asked what I wanted and how much I wanted to put down on a new guitar.  I replied I did not want to trade and then put money down, but wanted to trdae straight out.  We look around and I see this washburn guitar he has marked for 399.00, It's used not new.  Looks great and the sound is good, has a spruce top, different from my other two I want to trade.  So, we do the deal both my guitars and he throws in a case.  The guitars I traded were both nice and like new, One was a samick D9, cost me 257.00 and the other guitar was an old alveraze, 1985 like new with a hard case.  I bought for 150.00. plus this same store did a set up on it and charged me 60.00 about a month ago. 
   I get home and chech out my new guitar on the internet and you can purchase this washburn model D9K for 125.00 all day long.  Now I'm pissed but the guitar is an easy player and a nice looking guitar, should I complain to the store owner?  I feel like I need a square deal, feel ripped off... what do you think?

I have been playing around with different picks and just discovered each produces a different sound.  I don't know why I find that strange, but now I'm on the search for the perfect pick for me.
  I play a cedar solid wood top, dreadnaught, actually I have two with cedar tops, and both seem really loud.  I have tried to play soft but loose the feeling, doesn't seem natural.  I tried a rubber lick I play Ukulele with on nylon strings.  That pick really toned down the sound coming from the guitar, but the feel is not what I want.  It makes me slow down, like drags off the string in a pulling motion.  This is good in some ways as I can think about chords and strums and my voice is actualy louder than the guitar sound.  I need help finding a good pick.  I have some Palm wood picks ordered off e-bay, I'm hoping.  Need some advise, help!

I have a song book with 3 chords in most songs.  I start off my practice session by trying to play each song as well as I can, them move to the next.  Should I stick with one song until; I have it down pat?  I would like to make the best of my time.  Thanks