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Ask us here and you're going to get too many opinions. Appreciate what you have and take the time to bond with each of them. First, do you play gigs?

Then, ask yourself: Do you need multiple...

The answer is, too damn much on guitar gigs!! I take half the amount of stuff on drum gigs.

This is what I have to haul around in my Subaru Forester:

Five guitars (yes, they're all different...

OMG, my blues/roots band played three times at a local mental hospital. The first time was in a big field in a gazebo. That was OK. The second two times, we were locked in a courtyard with some of...

Yes, put shirts on, guys. The bass player is too flabby to walk around shirtless. And yes, they're awful, I hate to say. I can't recall ever sounding that bad back when I was in garage bands in the...

Unfortunately, not at the moment. When the new editor-in-chief came in last year at PG, I, along with several other stalwarts who helped build the magazine into what it is today, were swept out in...

It's not only the headstocks, but the body shapes that some of these boutique makers are coming up with are so butt ugly, it only fortifies my resolve to stick with the tried and true vintage and...

It depends on the guitar. On the Gretsch Anniversary and the Les Paul Junior, it's 11s. On the Fenders, it's 10s, although I'm thinking about going to 11s, because I'm over bending. I think I'm...

I don't know how you can possibly ask this question of us. Do you have a recording of your playing we can hear so we can discern your style to see if you're playing blues licks?

The kid probably...

The only way I would buy another Epi is if it had been gutted and the pickups and all electronics upgraded. My bro-in-law has had some hard times lately, so he sold a few of his expensive guitars and...

I have asked myself this question a lot lately. I have blown a lot of money over the years on gear I probably didn't need, and wondered if I'm trying to compensate for something missing in my...

I wrote an article over a year ago for Premier Guitar magazine on this very subject. Trade Tang is, as mentioned, a clearing house for all kinds of products, some bootlegged, sort of China's answer...

I think you're possibly the exception to rule. I have encountered too many Deadhead guitarists over the years, and all of them mimic'd Garcia's playing and tone. I wanted to start a band once with a...

It was a $15 Teisco POS, the lowest quality imaginable. Totally unplayable. I went from that to a Gibson Melody Maker, a big improvement.

I've played drums for 44 years as well as guitar. It all comes natural and thank God, always did.

I have a friend who uses olive oil on his fretboards. Neal Schon can rub salami all over his necks if he wants to, but I won't. Try stuff call Fiddle Brite. It's made for violin necks. Works great.

I don't think you'll get much excitement here either, to be honest. Guitar Center is largely a subject of derision on most forums. I only shop there if there's a great deal on accessory items, or if...

Saw them several times and they were either great or terrible-very inconsistent. I did like Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, but after experiencing them live, turned them off for good. I really...

I really would like to love Reverend guitars, but I think the body shapes are generally hideous. Also, I had a Flatroc that I bought right out of their booth at NAMM in '06, and although the guitar...

My band, The Burgundy watch, will be appearing at the Erie Hotel , 9 Jersey Ave, in Port Jervis, NY, this Saturday night, 7/17. Hit time is 9:00. Hope to see forum members there.

The number is closer to 1800 guitars lost. They're still not back up and running yet. The custom shop is open and was not flooded.

I've been looking forward to hearing these guys, but that stuff sounds like retread Sabbath/Zeppelin riffs. I'll buy the CD anyway.

Yes, but why would I want to?

I have the opportunity to get an all original black late 80's ES-135 for a song, the one with P-100 pickups. It's in nice shape, no issues, just needs strings, cleaning, and a setup. I'm planning on...

Getting back to the question, since I've been playing guitar in bands over the last three years, I learned that I got better the more I played, and that lots of notes are never as good as a few...

Was Arthur Neilsen playing guitar with Shemekia, and is that the guy you jammed with? He's an old friend of mine. We used to play together briefly in a band called the A Train Blues Band, circa 1976....