Seeking advise

[oldfolkie]

Some good advice here I can see. One of the things I found with my first guitar (a $20 Sears special my mom bought for my dad; long story) was that the action was so high it just about tore my hands apart. It helped a bit to put 3 nylon strings on the top until my fingertips hardened, but even then I found steel strings awfully hard to tolerate, even playing daily. I finally filed down the bridge to where it was more comfy, but let\'s face it, you\'re never going anywhere with a $20 guitar! Mind you, I took it everywhere because I didn\'t really care if it got bashed. Something to be said for that!

Must have had a screw loose or been listening to too much Leadbelly or John Allan Cameron or Leo Kottke, because my next guitar was a 12-string! Yamaha, come to think of it - they are nice and not too expensive (about $125 in 1970), just like Chris Moss says (although I don\'t recall having played a 6-string version).

Finally wound up with a Guild 12-string http://www.guildguitars.com/gear/gear.php?partno=3802900 in about 1977 I think it was, which gives a nice deep warm clear but occasionally somewhat buzzy sound, and accompanies my fairly high voice the way I like. All steel strings, but even if I haven\'t played for a bit it\'s not as bad as 6-string because the doubled strings distribute the pressure a little better, for less pain.

Not advocating anyone play 12-string for this reason though - they can be a bear to tune - just a comment. Not as bad to tune as an autoharp, of course, but that\'s a whole other story.    LOL, why AM I on this site? Because Travis has such an eclectic list, & there\'s great conversations going on, that\'s why!

Now when you get to the top end of the 6-string market, and I\'d love to go back there some day, I\'ve coveted a Martin dreadnought for a long long time.    http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=z&g=h&m=HD-28 to be precise. One of these days...the prices of good guitars these days boggle my mind!  

[CMA]

im thinking about retiring from guitar playing, and just crack on with programming, once i get all myTB-303\'s and TR-606\'s .. i\'m soo unmotivated right now to do anything and i have a lung and throat infection. but we\'ll see.

do stuff like this

http://www.opaquechannel.com/pabs/Ceephax%20Acid%20Crew%20-%20Live%20on%20Radio%20One/Ceephax%20Acid%20Crew%20-%20Play%20Your%20Cards%20Acid%20(live).mp3

[spencer]

if you retire, which i don\'t want you to, let me say that out front, but if you do, can I buy that neat looking guitar i\'ve seen you use in the disembodied clips on FLP off of you?  

Seriously though, stick with the guitar.  it\'s not like that will hurt or anything.

[CMA]

you mean this one?

[sngwthme]

Chris Moss, I am going to ignore that statement and request that when you get over your infections you re-read what you have just posted. I will just sit back and wait for the post from you that says...
"What the hell was I thinking!"
We will all have a good laugh and tell you it was just the antibiotics talking.

Take care my dear, get lots of sleep and let your body rest, drink lots of water of course, but if you can get a really good tea in ya like a white tea, a green tea or even a very strong Yerba. Let the anti-oxidents help fight off the yuckies. Throw in a listen to Thanatopsis and you will be set to right in no time.
I Will send a healing your way babe!  

[gkg]

when you get out here this summer, you better have gotten over this retirement madness!  there are tons of great bands for you to jam with and i refuse to listen to you try to explain to people that you retired in a fit of lung collapsed malaise.

seriously, you know Max & i will cheer you on no matter what you do - but it would be a great shame.  of course, once the CDs get here, if you\'ve retired, their value will sky rocket.  since money is meaningless to me that will change nothing.

 

[spencer]

Yes, that one.  \'Tis neato.

What brand is it, andh ow much did it cost you?  also, where did you get that cool little McDonalds sticker?

While on that subject, is it true that Asterix replaced Ronald McDonald as the mascot in France?

[Chris DiCicco]

DO NOT QUIT ... FINGERS WILL REBEL...I QUIT ONCE BUT NEVER AGIEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH A DRY SPELL ... IT HAPPENS.

Chris