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Thanks Amy, there all good parts of the tour, but dont forget about the FREE guitar hole you recieve at the end of the tour! I finished mine to look like a guitar top and hung them on the wall around the Martin poster I bought from the factory gift shop. Of course I have five of them from my wife and kids, they all got one. Gret souvenir.

Thanks Amy, I sent you an e-mail, I hope you got it.

Thanks Amy, glad you could fit the factory tour into your trip. The picture are great too. I know I was just there, but looking at your pictures brings back great memories.....I realy need to add a Martin to my collection.

Ok,here it is. The tour was awsome, we got there right when it started so we were in the first group. It got very crowded as the day went on but they seem to move people trough pretty good. The factory tour is about an hour long and shows you every step of the guitar making process. For those people who have any doubt, Martin guitars are truley hand made, I'd say about 80% of the guitars are actually handled or formed by human hands.(that was pretty impressive in todays need for production and proffit). After the tour we went into the museum and checked out over 175 years worth of guitar history. They have a sitting area outside of the gift shop where you can pick a guitar off the wall and enjoy playing for a while(my sons and I spent about half an hour trying out a couple different models).  All together we spent about 2-3 hrs there.  I was a little dissapointed that they didnt sell ant guitars there and had I known about the used martin store down the street, I would have stopped. If I'm ever on the west coast I would love to stop and see the Taylor and Breedlove factory, but they would not have all that history that Martin has to offer. If you ever get a chance to visit, I'm sure you would enjoy it.

Nothing wrong with being"just a strummer". It's really the driving rhythm to the song. It's hard to sit around the camp fire and play lead for everyone! Althogh I've got back to playing 4-5 years ago, I still consider myself a beginner. People say I'm very hard on myself. I play in my church band where I feel the other guitar players are light years a head of me. But for me, it's something I love doing and I can see the difference between where I was 5 years ago and now, and thats what keeps me going.

My Ibanez I call "BIG RED"  My Breedlove Master class I call "MELISSA" and my Breedlove Ac25 for some reason I cant find a name for.

With the exception of Niel Young of course. I think he's best alone with his acoustic guitar.

Sold mine, never played it much. Hate changing the strings. Love the sound.

My son gave up watching TV for lent this past Easter. I'm amazed at how much better his guitar playing got.

The only reason I buy my acoustics with electronics is when I play out- I plug in, and I never want to own a guitar I cant take out with me. If you dont play out side the four walls of your home , I completely understand that as well. I never thought I would need to plug into an amp. But you never know, I like keeping my options open. It's all good!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're right about the Looper. My son has one and can overlay several tracks then play lead over that. Also a great practice tool.