Hi, all. I recently added a 310ce to my only other guitar, an Epiphone PR325S that I have been abusing (both physically and musically) the past 20 years. Now I am learning how to play a 'good' guitar, and man, what a difference a good 'player' makes. The 310 is just musical all by itself, and it seems to draw the music out of me like the Epi never did.

I am also on a mission to restore the PR325S, and am waiting for new gears to arrive, so I can put new strings on, having done all I can do with the laminate surface of the body, neck and head stock.

Not having been in a music store for ages, I was surprised at how good instruments are these days, even the less expensive models. This, I can see, can only lead to trouble going forward - for my bank account and in it's claims on my free time.

I have been reading with interest the various posts in this and other forums. Sure like looking at all the nice axes, and listening to some of the mp3's others have uploaded. There are many talented players here. I hope to learn all I can while here, while contributing when I think I could add something to the discussion.

My musical tastes run electic, and if I had to give a short list of musical interests at the moment, I would say Gram Parsons, Pink Floyd, the Decemberists, and Doomtree.

I don't have any amps as yet, though thinking about a cheap acoustic amp. I have also thought about using my hifi amp (a tubed, 60 watt job) as some kind of amp, though I'd prolly need to consider the impedence of the output from the guitar before running it in.

Terry from Southern California