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It's been written that most of these amps are not for Beginner's playing on 2 on the volume Dumble, TrainWreck, Jim Kelly amp's they need to be played close to full volume to get the amp to open up and 'bloom' as they've been described.

I would sound just as bad on a $5 amp. Wait a second I do sound just as bad on an acoustic too. since we're 'arguing' the flickled world of collectors and what they will pay. (note LP's from the 50's go for north of $100k but Fenders from the 50's barely top $50,000) Check out Trainwreck amps

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

When is was building amps (of course not playing) I could hear the difference between a Zoso capacitor and a Malory capacitor when I was testing for different tone. So if "I" could it, I'm sure Robben, Joe, Kenny Wayne and other pro's can here the difference between a "real" Dumble vs a simulation

My acoustic for years is made of solid Cedar top and Cherry sides.. smells great too.

Bonamassa loves them too.. he's been known to own up to 6 at one time (yes he corners the market on everything), then sold most of them.. think he has 2 now. on Bonamassa's last album he mixed Fender Twinns (80w ver) with his Dumble's

when a tube goes, in the power section. it usually takes the output transformer with it because of the no load situation. some 'modern' tube amps have protection in the circuit now to help prevent costly output transformer replacement.

Don't forget to play the single notes of the song melodies of the songs in S5 as well

Making good progress Many stay in session 4 and 4b much longer. Check my signature area for the link to Words of Guitar Wisdom by Steve. Gives lots of quick thoughts over the years we've had a forum running

@Triple-o where you finding the scales in 3rds exercise?

don't go with the Dito Looper (aka 1) like Steve and I have.. you really need a dedicated Start and Stop button. tricky but "do-able" with the Ditto 1's 1 button but ...

@Texaspackerfan Sounds pretty good to me Danny.

how thick is the maple top? my Les Paul top measured in the pickup cavity is pretty thick 9/16th an inch..

@Curtis I flew once and it was to Nashville Guitar Gathering. be 100% ready to put it in the luggage hold.. that means you should be using a hard case not a gig bag if you want it in one piece. tune the guitar down 1 whole step before heading to the airport. now you have a hard case, a carry on bag, a suite case, guitar(s), amps, etc. how do you carry all that and airlines charge per pound for extra. so yes acoustic is probably going to be your only choice if flying as all the gear costs$$. I found this company http://www.backaxe.com/ it adds straps to your hard case so you can carry it like a gig bag and still have hands free for carry on and suite case. the way down I was on 1 plane, my case was 2" too thick for the overhead (using a Godin TRIC foam case so they're a lot thicker). so the flight attendant headed to the luggage guy at the door. on the other end the luggage guy said he loved my case. on the way back we had a layover, the plane was just a bit bigger and the guitar fit in overhead, and I finally lucked out and got an overhead that was in like row B not where I always am in row ZZ. the security guys x-ray the case to see what's inside. overall I had a pretty good experience flying with a guitar.. if you wanted a 2nd guitar (electric), amp, etc. you'll be paying for the poundage and you'll need to figure out how to carry it all with only 2 hands, as the person you're flying with will probably have their hands full too and no room to carry your guitar.

- there an easy way to transition from single note runs to chords and back to single notes as so often found in blues songs without making them seem choppy transitioning?. -steve has talked about this before, but, What's your take to make pentatonic scales sound more musical then just running up or down a couple of notes at a time? (Guess I'm talking rhythmic here) and adding the "blue note" to them?

Gibson hires Norman's Rare Guitars expert Mark Agnesi Gibson has announced the hiring of Norman's Rare Guitars manager and YouTube host Mark Agnesi for the resurgent guitar company's newly created position, Director of Brand Experience. "I am excited to bring Mark onboard at such a pivotal stage for Gibson," says Gueikian. "He is the perfect fit to help us turn our vision into a reality and I can't wait to see what Mark will bring to our team, our brands and our business." "Joining the most iconic guitar company in the world is the opportunity of a lifetime for me", exclaims Agnesi, who shared the announcement on Twitter with the hashtag #MakeGibsonGreatAgain. "I have been playing, finding and selling Gibson guitars all my life, and now I get to join Gibson for real."

Randy,, Dave is talking Long and McQuade (L&M) Canada's largest music store. Not LMG guitar DVD series

no, there has been no one there to update any information.. I haven't signed on in years.. all old information.. if you had Version 1 of the course there still really isn't anything there that isn't here. in the first or second version of Steve's LMG forum they needed a medium to upload and share files. but since the number of forum changes, deemed not needed. wouldn't worry about it.

I live in Canada,, what's wrong with using a humidifier? I tried carbon fibre guitar I "couldn't feel it" , didn't seem "alive" They're great if you're in a canoe heading to a camp site or your guitar stand is next to your houses wood stove.

Didn't see a link anywhere for TipTonic Guitar Pick Nails https://www.tiptonic.com

ok for those that want to read ALL 56 pages of the history of Yorkville Sound from 1956 to 1991 here is the link http://www.yorkville.com/downloads/other/yorkvillehistory.pdf Nobody has done a history from 1991 forward.

The videos for the Song Hits are broken up into. Introduction, Lesson, Performance. Steve talks about the full versions in the Introduction of those songs.

@Jkindgren note on You Got It" by Roy Orbison and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar Steve had to put the full versions with his Session 1 versions otherwise he'd have to pay royalties twice. In Session 1 Song Hits just work on the short version. Long versions for like session 11 or 13