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Please dont kill me everyone.But I go more for great lyrics than a scorching solo.As a matter of fact I learned to play so I can put the music to some of the stuff I wrote myself.Does anybody else feel the same or am I a square peg in a round hole here?An example is cold shot by SRV.The guitar work is great but the lyrics are pure artistry to me.When it came out I was having trouble with my girlfriend and I learned to play it with no paperwork or sheet music.When she broke up with me I finally had it down.It didnt get us back together but I still play it all the time.My theory is if it is a song someone likes and can feel it deep inside they will figure it out on their own.That is where the lyrics stand out more than the music,If the words really hit home I will appreciate them more than the music.Sorry everyone but that is how I think.Am I the only one?Am I opening myself up for a bunch of insulting replies?Is it really a shame about Ray?  Did everyone have a happy easter?

What is your favorite guitar out of all you have?Is it a high end or a cheapo.I find topics like this interesting.I love the old kays and other cheap guitars.My favorite of all mine is a yamaha sj-180.Probably worth around 30.00 if I found someone who knows nothing about it.It was just set up at a cost of 50.00.Had it since 1984 and I would rather see my strat get stolen than that one.Dented scratched and covered with stickers.The neck is damaged and repaired.To put it mildly it looks like s**t. It is my favorite and ive had it for 27 years.The stickers are like a trip through time.From 1984 to last year.So now what are your favorites.Good ,bad and what does it look like?

Did you ever sell a guitar for a dirt cheap price and see them selling for a fortune now?Lets hear your examples.Here are mine 1966 fender coronado 100.00. 2 Acoustic model 115 amps 100.00 each. 1967 gretsch corvette 175.00.Wait it gets better. 1960s marshall 100 watt tube head for 250.00.Also the peavey cabinet I played it through for 65.00. This all seemed like a good idea at the time. Here comes the biggest blunder of them all.  Tore apart a teisco del ray to try to build my own guitar with a bunch of parts I had lying around.Ended up with a pile of junk parts lying around.All of it ended up in the trash.  On the plus side I gave a friends son a 1960s tele star guitar for his first guitar.Also traded the same kid a 1960s kustom 60 watt head(gold pleated)and a silvertone cabinet to tear up my patio and wash and pile the bricks.He stuck with it and plays now.I didnt mind doing that if it goes to good use. Now lets see everyone elses blunders and stupid moves. Iam sure Im not the only one who has done this. Give brand names and dollar amounts. Lets continue kicking our own butts.

Can anyone help me.I have 2 strats.A1996 and a 2001.The 96 is a dream to play.3 single coils,maple fingerboard.The 2001 is awful.Humbucker in the bridge position,rosewood fingerboard.It sounds awful.plays awful.It loses sustain when I bend a string.I contacted fender and even played it on the phone for them.They said it was fine.both guitars have the same strings and are played through the same amp.Can anyone tell me what to do about it or is this an inherent problem with this setup?Also they are both mexicans.Will a simple setup fix this or is it a more expensive fix. Any help would be appreciated thanx

I have never seen this subject brought upSounds odd but true.Back in the 80s the worst thing I had was time.Too much time was my worst enemy so I decided  to learn to play guitar.In my spare time I would practice practice practice.When I didnt have a girlfriend i saw it as an oppurtinity to practice.It wasnt unusual to get so caught up in a song that I would stay home saturday night to learn it.The night I met my wife,I was able to say I play guitar instead of doing nothing or getting drunk all the time.What do I have to show for it?A life,a family and a skill that will last me the rest of my life.All my friends who dont play have dull lives,whine all the time or have died.That is how playing guitar saved my life.It gave me a life.It didnt save me from death but it did save me from becoming a bitter whiny bitch.Now I enjoy playing,and have a teenage daughter who plays also.LIFE IS GOOD,It all started with a cheap Les paul copy that met its demise in 1982.So next time you play ask yourself what playing has done for you.You  may surprise yourself.  Thanx