Fantastic!

TED always has great stuff, and this is no exception.

I've definitely gravitated more and more towards heavier picks over the years, but I think thin ones still have their place here and there. For example, I don't think you could get the sound Cat Stephens got on Wild World with anything but a fairly thin pick.

<t>one thing it really helps sometimes is to play the guitar part at normal volume, then start out singing very softly and gradually increase the singing volume. or vice versa - start with loud singing and super soft guitar then gradually ramp up the guitar volume. <br/> <br/> For some reason, this ...

<r>I don't play a lot of fingerstyle guitar, but when I do Alaska picks seem to work pretty well for me:<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.alaskapik.com/">http://www.alaskapik.com/</URL><br/> <br/> Most of the local shops used to carry them, but they are a little more rare these days, at least in my a...

<t>I used to break at least one string per night, sometimes two, when playing the typical 9:30 to 1:15, four set gig with 15 minute breaks. <br/> <br/> Would always break at the bridge, where the side of my hand rested for palm muting. Pretty sure it was my acidic sweat, but the Florida humidity mig...

<r>Thanks for the warm welcome d_dog. Where would be the best place to find an interesting avatar?<br/> <br/> I think "diad" is kind of like the words Ionian and Aeolian. You hear them in a theory class, but that's typically about it. After that, everyone just says "intervals", "major scales", and "...

<t>A group of notes does not have to have a third, major or minor, to be considered a chord.<br/> <br/> Suspended fourth chords consist of the first, fourth and fifth scale degrees, sus 7 adds the flatted seventh to that, sus 2 are made up of the first, second and fifth scale degrees, etc. <br/> <br...