Eric R.

Thank you.

I know that there are several good blogs and online videos about the history and evolution of the electric guitar and its sound, but I wonder if anyone can recommend a good book about it. I am specifically interested in a book (or book section) that addresses the role of distortion/overdrive in the sound of the modern electric guitar. As something that started out as an undesirable side effect of electronic amplification, but then quickly evolved into what is arguably an integral part of 'the' sound of the electric guitar, I find distortion a fascinating study in the nature of creativity and innovation. And since I always prefer offline and analogue media to web sources, perhaps somebody has a good old-fashioned book they can recommend. :-)

Thanks! I think the piece of cloth solution wouldn’t even be necessary, it’s that minimal. Good to know its probably nothing to fret about (heheh).

I have a Konig & Meyer wall mount for my guitar, and usually uave a Western guitar hanging in it. However, one thing that’s always bugged me a bit is that the way it’s mounted onto the wall doesn’t seem to be 100% level - the deviation is minimal, but it makes me wonder how strict we’re expected to be when attaching these things to the wall. I could imagine that, in the long run, any ‘sideways’ pull will be bad for the neck, but then again, guitars are often surprisingly resilient (and the K&M can move a bit anyway, so if there’s a serious weight imbalance one would expect that to be automatically corrected). Any opinions? Eric