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Hey topdown, I could be mistaken here but I believe FMIC has recently acquired the Kaman music group....The article I read last week said that fender now owned ovation and Takamine ,at least, so I assume they got the whole group as well but not 100% sure.

Hey Doc, I know your a big PRS fan! Have you seen their new line of acoustics they had at the NAMM show this year? Some real beauties!! Here's a link to some pics incase you haven't seen them yet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/prsguitars … 733599176/   I'm sure you'll enjoy these!  Peace!

Hey Tibernus, If you have a cam chances are it has a mic built in. All the ones I've seen do but things could be diffrent in other parts of the world... Sometimes it's not the best quality audio but it works. All I use is a Logitech Quickcam 2 ($40). Nothing fancy but it works... I plan to get a recorder in the next couple of weeks though and that will allow me to run my good mics straight into the pc. Peace!

Hey, The link doesn't work...Go to your "my photo's" page on flickr and then copy the page url at the top. Insert it here on the forum and it should work for ya. I did a search for you under paddycake52 and couldn't find you anywhere...I was going to post the link for ya. Peace!

Hey Russ, Yea you need a webcam but that's all.

I've had this same problem on the  e and b string. I keep my action really low and therefore it's more subseptible to the "twang" as you call it. You mentioned putting in a new saddle. Have you checked the neck properly? Contrary to popular belief a neck shouldn't be dead straight. Most styles favor a slight up bow in the neck. A neck that is too straight will cause this problem. The problem will also develop sometimes when you go to a lower gauge string and can be corrected by going back to higher gauge strings. If the neck is right and you still have this trouble and your action is equal to or higher than 4/64ths at the 12th you may need to just get the frets leveled and buffed. That is if they're not dug out too bad. If they're too bad and you have to replace those frets it shouldn't be a problem or big expence. A good reputable luthier should replace the frets in question for about $15-20 per fret. Hope some of that was helpfull...Peace!

Hey Craig , Welcome to chordie! I have a 9yr old son as well and I gave him my Takamini. It fits him perfectly and has a great sound for a smaller guitar. It sounds even better plugged in. These can be found occasionally on ebay for $150-$200 in mint used condition. I'd highly recommend them. Then you can borrow it for a travel guitar yourself..lol As far as even cheaper I got my other son (7 yrs old) an Indiana Colt (I believe the name is) Indiana is a devision (lower end) of morgan monroe. I was really impressed with it ,for the money ($55). If it was me I'd wait on the baby taylor for a year or so and make sure his intrest remains. then maybe go with a big baby (15/16 scale) taylor later on. Just my 2 cents.... Peace!

Man for $500-$600 you can easily come across an excellent all solid wood acoustic. My first stop would be to look into the epiphone masterbuilts. An outstanding value! Also check out the Simon and Patricks. If you can find a showcase or pro model used I think you'd be really happy. I've picked up a couple of those and wouldn't part with them for anything! I think the most I payed for one was $300 including shipping Seagulls are really great also! You can even pick up a solid wood martin used for that price range! So many choices...lol Garrison guitars (highly recommended) Some yairis and alvarezs, Ibanez (they have some really great acoustic electrics IMO) And of course your Takamines. I'll stop there...lol there's just so many great ones in that range. Of course these are just ideas...Only you can decide what's right for you! Peace!

I do alot of buying, selling and trading of guitars both on ebay and locally. There's not many brands that I haven't tried at one time or anouther...lol Acoustic guitars at least. I don't dable too much in electrics yet. I have bought 30-35  on ebay and I've had only one bad experience. That was a warped neck on a '71 Gibson Jumbo. I was able to heat the neck and straighten it out though. Overall, I'd recommend ebay. Just don't be scarred to ask them straight out about the guitar. I usually ask 10-15 questions before a purchase and always request extra pics to be sent with close ups of my questioned areas. You're theory about finding one locally and then buying it from ebay...I'm sorry to say, really doesn't work to well. You'd be really surprised by the diffrence in tone beween the same models. While some brands are more consistent than others, there will always be diffrences even in the same models. I'm not trying to discourage you from buying it online, I just wanted to make you aware that the one you order may not sound the exact same as the one you played in the store. I'd be happy to offer up some suggestions. If you don't mind me asking, What price range are you looking at? So I'll know better what to recommend. I have a few sellers that I purchase from ,fairly regularly, that have been excellent to deal with. I'd be glad to pass on a link to their ebay stores if you'd like... Don't be scared of the little known brands! There is a tremendous amount of value to be found there if you know where to look. The key is just to ask around and research them! Also, remember electronics can always be added if you find a great deal on a straight up acoustic. Actually I prefer to mic mine instead of plugging in at all but that's just me. I don't like the  controls mounted in the side of a guitar. IMO the only hole that should be in the side of a guitar is possibly a soundport...lol Best of luck in your search!! Peace!

Hello Oldnewbie and welcome to chordie!

I got my first guitar when I was 9. I believe I took 4 lessons and never touched it again. Well except for 1 or 2 times in my early teens just to fool around with when I was bored at home. A friend borrowed it in high school and It (supposedly) got stolen from his car. At the time I didn't really care because I had no interest whatsoever in playing and had long since givin' it up as a lost cause. So for almost 20 years I never even thought of trying to learn to play again...Then came along the fall of '06...A friend and I were driving home from work one day and he wanted to stop by the music store and look around. He had been thinking of trying to pick it up. We go in and he picks up a guitar that he had been making payments on. We go back to his house a sit on the front porch and just start messing around. Neither of us could even strum it evenly...lol Anyway we still had a ball. That evening gave me the fever. I couldn't stop thinking of trying to learn to play again. However, I didn't pursue it right then. I waited about a month to see if the urge would pass (hated to buy one and never touch it like before). Finally I could take it no longer. I bought one and the journey had begun...I was hooked! Still to this day there has not been a day that it hasn't been played for at least an hour (usually 4 or more). I even had to carry it on vacation and pay for an extra nights stay just so I wouldn't have to leave it in the hot car when we went hiking the final day...lol So I've been playing now for about 14 months. At the age of 33 it makes me sick to think of the time I wasted earlier in my life! If I would have only stuck with it when I was 9...lol

As I mentioned I'm 33yrs of age. Happily married with three sons (the youngest celebrating his 6th birthday today) I live in southeast North Carolina. I'm an active musician that works as a contractor on the side...lol Well I think that's the most I ever posted on here about myself. Welcome again to chordie! Peace!

Hey Ranger, This vids a good place to start on fingerpicking..IMO http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Play-G … -1-2459701  Here's a good song to practice the pattern with http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0  At least it's were I started on fingerpicking... Hope it's helpfull! Peace!

Hey Russell, No I haven't had the pleasure. I did order a Indiana strat copy the other day. Just as something to play with. Indianaguitarman.com had a few finish blems on blowout for $60 so I picked one up. I plan to wear/vintage the finish anyway and change out the pickups. It has a solid body and should perform well with some mods. I'll keep my eyes open for an s101 to try though. Usually I don't dable too much in electric but it's always good to have one (or three) if the need arises Peace!