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I love to play that chord in an acoustic blues in E.

Here's my cover of a Bob Dylan tune. I don't play harmonica, so I tried a few guitar solos instead. Please enjoy.

Superb @WATSON43 well played and very enjoyable.👏🏼

Great @WATSON43!. Kevin, I really look forward to hearing your recordings. Good job! Ian

Beautiful @Mike Hoodenpyle, absolutely beautiful! Ian

HYA once you learn the barre chord version you'll never play an open B7 again.

well done @WATSON43!!! I really enjoyed that tune. Danny

Greg is not measuring string height when he capos at the first fret and holds the sting at the 12th. The video shows the 14th fret. He is using that step to judge how straight the neck is. He also taps at the 7th and uses a piece of paper to make sure the neck isn't too bowed or needs more straightening. I usually take a peek at parts of the DVD when I do my latest setups. There are a lot of steps during the setup especially on electric guitars which is why I review it. Adjusting string height (action) is done at the saddle on most guitars; Taylor NT necks excluded. If you think about it holding down fret 1 and 12 doesn't tell you about string height because now your holding the string down on the neck at two different points which will obviously lower the strings. He says hold down the string at the 1st fret and measure the distance to the bottom of the string from the top of the fret wire at the twelfth fret. Greg made it very clear that there is not a certified standard for luthiers or guitar techs. Many techs can get by without following Greg's method exactly. I myself have all my guitars in great shape. Mostly I use Greg's method, but on my nylon acoustic I add Taylor's string tie method and a few other tips I learned along the way. The bottom line is you can become your best guitar tech with a little research and a few inexpensive tools.

Hey all, It's been an exciting day on the Guitar Gathering conference front. I'm excited to announce that we've officially confirmed that Russ Barenberg will be leading a workshop and playing for the evening concert! Russ is one of my favorite guitar players on the planet. He has the ability to touch the strings and make your heart feel emotion. I'd trade every fast lick I know to be able to play a simple chord progression and have the emotional impact that Russ has on the listener. Russ has played on countless things. Here are a few... If you've ever been watching the Ken Burns documentary "The Civil War" and melted at the gorgeous guitar playing throughout it - that's Russ. If you've watched the acclaimed BBC series "The Transatlantic Sessions" with guests like James Taylor and Allison Krause and wondered who was playing guitar - that's Russ. Or maybe you've caught him in one of his legendary nights at a small club here in Nashville... I look forward to hearing his music once again. See you at the Gathering! http://www.guitargathering2019.com/ - Steve