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Lovely pun on reel Ken.  Good work. 

- Zurf

I couldn't let it slide off the page.

We all need a little randomness now and then.  Or so the Hollywood movies would have us believe.  Have you ever noticed that, anyone who is the least bit disciplined in how they run their lives is portrayed as mean, evil, or at the very best quirky. 

Looking forward to my pending salmon harrassment.  It's only four days and 3,200 miles away. 

- Zurf

If you want louder, you want heavier gauge. 

However, acoustic is acoustic and not electric.  String vibrations will never be equal to amps for volume.  Also, be aware that the guitar projects outward and your ears are upward.  Finally, be aware that by supporting the back with your body by having good posture and holding the guitar firmly against your midsection will improve projection of an acoustic guitar. 

Heavier strings, good posture, firmly held guitar position.  You'll get more volume.  And a heavier gauge pick. 

Also, quit playing in the midst of a hurricane or from the back of moving pickup trucks.  That will quiet the wind noise some. 

- Zurf

Sounds curious.  Welcome to Chordie.

What I want to get is a Talent Amplifier to hook into the sound system so that everything that comes out the speakers sounds great no matter what garbage I put into them.

There's tons of them.  Go to Amazon and search on "Easy Guitar" or some such.  You'll get more hits than you bargained for is my bet.

Most of them have the notes AND tab, but the tab is there.

Or just take a visit to your local shop.  That's the better way, because then you can put your hands on them and see whether you can follow.  You want one that you can follow but just barely, or that is just a little bit out of reach on some songs but in reach on others. 

- Zurf

F isn't a problem.  It's a little slow, but I can hit it about 1/3 of the times I need to in songs when playing.  It needs practice, but it's not a problem.  B, now.  B is evil. 

Nela - I'll try that.  B by barring at the 4th fret.  I'll try it.  Could make things easier. 

The memory is correct, the problem I've been having with B is that my ring finger doesn't bend back, only down.  I have been for months pushing it backwards as far as it will go without causing pain and trying to get some flexibility in it.  There's not much, but there's a little tiny bit now. 

- Zurf

Sounds familiar.

I have in my basement right now within an arms reach or a short walk to the other side of the room two electric basses, a clasical guitar, a folk guitar, a fiddle, an autoharp, and a Crown Royal sack full of harmonicas.  I didn't get serious about it until around 35, so I'm a little ahead of you.

- Zurf

Ya bunch of whiners.  Put your own tune to it!  (that was tongue in cheek in case anyone thinks I'm actually upset with y'all)

There is a serious note to that tongue in cheek comment though (please pardon the pun).  If the song strikes you, the meter and the timing will come.  If it doesn't strike you, and you can't "hear" the song or at least begin to hear it, then it's a fair comment to make.  If you can hear it, that's fair too. 

But I have to admit too, that sometimes the volume of songs all at once can be overwhelming.  I don't check in there frequently, and so when I do there's maybe twenty or thirty songs to look at.  I can't look at that many and keep my head straight and still meet my other obligations, so I generally only look at the ones that have titles to which I relate or that catch my eye.

- Zurf

Welcome.

To expand a little on what Guitarpix said and emphasize it a little, this is what I learned in tennis.  On the last day of my first tennis class, our instructor gave us this bit of advice.  He said, "Now you know a little something.  You know it because I shared it with you and helped you.  Now you know all the basics of the game.  There are intermediate and advanced techniques, but most tournament players rely on the basics shot after shot.  The only difference between them and you is practice.  To improve your game you need to do two things.  First, play with people who are better than you are and pay attention to what they do.  Second, play with people who are not as good as you are and coach them to improve."  I may have paraphrased a bit. 

So I would suggest a similar approach to your learning to improve on guitar.  Though with guitar I really don't like to say "better" or "not as good" so much as "from whom you can learn" and "who you can teach".  Even the best musicians in the world can learn by playing with others. 

- Zurf

Kudos to you then.

Usually, there's not just one problem or cause for anything.  Sometimes when everything is done wrong it all works together for a good sound.  Think Allman Brothers.  On their live recordings, it's hard to tell whether everyone on stage is actually playing the same song, but it comes out with a good sound in the end.  Macy Gray can't breath worth a squat, but she makes it work for her.  So just because something is "wrong" doesn't mean it's really WRONG.  If you don't like it, that's wrong enough and something worth fixing.

Good for Lightning Joe for doing a free set-up.  That's pretty amazing service.  Make sure you let him know you appreciate it.

- Zurf

Muting two strings in the same chord is NOT HELPFUL!! 

- Zurf