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Ah, but behind that lurks the beginning of a callus. Don't forget to take it easy when they get sore, it's frustrating, but pays dividends in the end.

I initially used what pick felt right as a beginner, but eventually moved to what gave me the best tone, which meant thicker for my purposes (at one point I played with a 2mm Tortex). I still mess around with various picks, but always seem to come back to a Dunlop Jazz 3 (as used by Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa). It’s a personal choice at the end of the day, as is how you hold it; Robben Ford uses a conventional shaped pick but uses it upside down (as does Dave Kilminster IIRC). Invest in a pack of various gauges and see which one you like to the tone & feel of best, but be prepared to chop and change as you develop as a player or as the song or guitar dictates. Then there’s fingerstyle, hybrid style, thumbpicks, fingerpicks, metal, plastic, GAH!

Shame about the biographies stipulation, as Andy Summers’ One Train Later is a great read and insight into how he, as fundamentally a jazz player from the beginning, was in so many bands of others genres but still had his own, totally relevant voice in those settings. If the type of book you’re looking for exists, I’ve never come across one. I imagine any generic ‘self help’ book would suffice, in that they often deal with self belief, focus, etc. Hopefully, others on the forum may be able to offer more guidance/suggestions.

I don't suffer with this condition or anything like it, so I can offer no first hand advice I'm afraid. However, I'm thinking a way forward might be to try using a thumb pick, but hold it like it's a normal pick until the tremors kick in and then use it whatever way will allow you continue playing until they subside or develop a style of your own with said device, part Oldfield/Knopfler, part you.

@backwater Lovely bound Tele (not that I’m biased you understand ).

They’re avoiding extraneous noise for the video, plus they can look cool doing a side of the hand roll off.

Rick Beato’s channel is quite good, although he often gets on my nerves. https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch Rhett Shull is great for gear, good player too. https://www.youtube.com/user/rshull07 Lari Basilio is my favourite player at the moment, she’s awesome and a lovely person in the flesh too. https://www.youtube.com/user/larissabasilio As predominately a bass player, a lot of my videos are bass related.

In short, no. The only reason that one might want to do this is so that you can plug in silently (jack plug pop notwithstanding).

Build threads are always a source of interest, not matter what level of expertise; I look forward to yours. Should you need any advice, there are a number of experienced builders here who are always happy to help. With regard to modern gear, you are not wrong. My first decent level guitar (although still pretty low in the scheme of things, a bolt on neck Aria LP) cost me £125 in ‘76, the equivalent money today will get you really good quality, well respected guitar. To paraphrase an old cliche, “New players today, they don’t they’re born.” It’s great the quality and choice is so good now, I’m just a jealous, old curmudgeon .

All true, as can a lighter string gauge (although you can sacrifice tone if you go too light). It's always best to try before you buy and it's nice to build up a relationship with your local guitar shop, but in the current climate that's not going to be easy, unfortunately.

Electric will always be easier on your fingers initially, but learning on an acoustic was always a rite of passage and made you appreciate the difference when getting an electric. There’s also the need for an amp with electric (at least eventually). I’ve not played any of the guitars you mention, but most ‘name’ guitars are good these days and I own an Epiphone acoustic myself (an EJ200). However, I’ve always said that Yamaha don’t make a bad instrument of any kind or at any price point, so that would be my first choice without actually trying them

I’m pretty sure they do but, having not tried them, I don’t know if they’d lose their P90-ness. You’d think not, given their success with other single coils. If you do it and it’s all positive, I might swap out the dog-ears in my Casino Coupé.

You are welcome, I’m glad it has proved to a positive experience (although it’s hard to go wrong with DiMarzio IMO).

I've seen both of these in YouTube comparisons (I just can't seem to find the videos though ) and both are well regarded. The Vintage sticks more to the LP aesthetic with the control layout, but both are solidly in the Les Paul camp. As Dad says, you can pick up a bargain used, but you lose that peace of mind that new (and therefore returnable) gives, unless of the course if the used ones are from a shop. Nice choice to have to make.

Wow, those are some really nice guitars to learn on. Strings can be a bit of a minefield, especially for acoustic guitar. However, I’d suggest one of the mainstream, middle of the road brands like D’Addario or Ernie Ball. As a beginner (or even beyond) I’d probably go light gauge 11-52, as these won’t wreck your new fingers too quickly and won’t be too thin sounding. https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/03121018032318--daddario-ej26-custom-light-acoustic-11-52 https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/171122317049008--ernie-ball-2004-earthwood-8020-bronze-light-guitar-strings

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A disgusting publicity stunt IMO. They claimed that the guitars had some sort of fault, but I call shenanigans on that. Those guitars could’ve gone to worthy causes or schools no matter what was wrong with them (other than a poorly conceived idea for a guitar). However, Gibson have proved themselves to be the current POTUS of the guitar industry, so we shouldn’t be surprised.

Someone mentioned jamkazam to me the other day, apparently the way it works minimises lag.

Get an entry level Yamaha (they don’t make a bad instrument at any price point IMO) and that should cover both options.

Nice mix of trad and pointy goodness in your collection .

No idea of its provenance, but it looks really nice.

Before I had stands, I always leant mine against my amp, strings toward the amp (TBH I probably leant it against whatever was closest: bed, chair, shelf, wall. The fact that I was a grubby teenager at the time is my only excuse).

Rusty screws are necessarily a bad thing, unless it prevents some sort of adjustment, reliced models come with rust as standard. The jack socket might be a bit of a nuisance to put back in place, not impossible, just fiddly.

First up, Secondly, I had a Tanglewood electro acoustic some years ago, great guitar for the money. Therefore, I reckon stick with that until you feel the need to grow the collection, certainly given that you’re a lefty and sinister options are thinner on ground than regular.

First up As to your problem, that’s a head scratcher As it seems to be activated by particular notes, I’m wondering if it’s a loose connection type of thing where the frequency of the note is causing the connection to disconnect and make with the waveform. Your tech should be able to trace it eventually but it may take time (I used to be a repairman for office equipment and intermittent faults are a PITA).