jbkim

I think both... then there'll be another poll for the two winners of group 1 and group 2.

It looks like the Schaller: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailp..._Tailpiece.html

There's a quicktime video (QVC demo) of it at: http://www.coldheat.com/ It was listed a little cheaper in that QVC video than from thinkgeek but they're sold out (I checked ).

I guess it does! Look at a diagram for the 2HB/2V/2T configuration. Where the wires would go the the output jack, wire in another volume pot. It's as simple as that. sinner16: I'll try to use smaller words for you next time .

What Jivin states above rings true. If you really want to get better you have to put in the time and effort... there's NO way around it. "I want money but I don't want to work." "I want to lose weight but I don't want to diet and exercise." All the tips we're offering here won't do a bit of good unless YOU make the effort. Listen to all the great advise here but you ultimately have to find your own way.

Oh, they sound pretty cool! I especially liked how the "low gain PAF type" sounded.

Hopefully JoryNad will be able to extrapolate how to wire in the master volume from those diagrams... does it really require additional explanation?

How do you spend that 30 mins. practicing? Do you just play songs? Practice time should be a balance of physically challenging finger exercises and scales to build technique and melodic playing to improve your musicianship. Musicianship is not athleticism but for an athelete to make greater gains s/he'd supplement playtime with time in the weight room... and you really need to put in more than 30 mins/day , at least an hour... preferably 2 hours/day. When I first started, I'd put in 10-15 hrs/day because I really sucked and I really wanted to play guitar well . If you only have an hour, for example, try 15 mins. hardcore finger exercises, 15 mins. scales, 15 mins. songs you like to play and 15 mins. improvising melodically (important so you don't sound like a machine playing mindless scales .) Have a metronome and some sort of timer device. Other's might disagree but this type of regimented training is quite efficacious IMO.

Heh It looks like your standard 2HB/2V/2T setup. Take a look at GuitarElectronics.com http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/category/wiringresources/ for some examples. Input jack?

Yeah, probably more expensive to build than buy... here are a couple of old threads for you to ponder: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=4617 http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=2771 Member feylya mentions in that last thread that but that was last October... but still no update on that .

Pictures aren't showing up for me directly in the post . Had to copy and paste the URL. Looks good!

Yup, no two pieces of wood are exactly alike but that's a pretty wide range of varience, no? A mahogany/maple bodied guitar would vary in weight that much? One 9 lbs. and another 22 lbs?!?!

Hmm... how much do LP's weigh? Doing a quick google search, I'm getting conflicting results... 9 lbs., 15 lbs., 22lbs?!?! Most of the ones I've played, 60's and 70's I believe, were way too heavy for me ... although I seem to recall a 50's gold top that didnt' feel too heavy (either that or my memory is playing tricks on me ).

Those are all cheaper than ash?

A cheaper wood probably wouldn't give you that "good twangy bright sound" .

You should play a real Les Paul and say that again .

No need to be defensive about my post wylde1919 . In fact, your story proved my point ("if you want it bad enough...") Jerk! (that's meant as a tease )

Huh I've never seen "sus2/sus4" chords refered to as a sustained chord but rather "suspended" as you refered to it near the end. Is it a regional variation in terminology? Hmm... Your descriptions "but a sustained chord is a I-IV-V chord" and "There are also sus2 chords which is I-II-V" are confusing. Depending on the application, if for example, the sus2 is of the V chord then the 2nd that's suspended is the 3rd of the IV chord (and for a sus4 of the V chord, the suspended 4th is the root of the I chord.) You're suspending the third with a note from a previous chord. Oh, and it should be I-ii-V (ii being the relative minor of the IV) if you're being diatonic .

that ain't a sweep acording to my finger Well, I recorded it to an mp3 here. I played it clean (w/o distortion) and slowly so you can hear the hammer-ons and pull-offs and the slide. Hopefully y'all can hear that it is done with sweep picking. Excuse the old man's sloppiness .

Hmm... really? I double checked the tab just now. It's doable with sweeping (no alternate picking)... co-ordinating the hammers/pulls/slide with the sweep is the hard part .

Oh, and yes, I agree with krazyderek, the 5 string variety is easiest .

Um, no . I find the 6 string sweep more difficult. Try this: ^ h ^ ----- ^ h vS p v ------ v p v p e |-------------5-9-12-9---------------------| B |-----------5----------10------------------| G |---------6---------------9----------------| D |-------7-------------------11-------------| A |-----7------------------------12-7--------| E |-5-9-------------------------------9-5----|

Heh, my post sounds a bit arrogant . Basically what I was trying to say was don't give up before trying. Tackle the more difficult stuff.

You guys are weak!!! You should be able to play "Crazy Train" within the first year of playing. I was attempting Yngwie, and Al DiMeola in my first year... it wasn't very good but that's what I strived for . Practice, practice, practice .

Why are there only three choices?