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I went through this about 2 months ago! I think everyone reaches walls in learning. All I did was try to stay motivated. The songs that you think are past you're level may surprise you. I had a few that I wanted to learn but felt overcome by them. I broke the songs down into multiple sections and just took it one lick at a time. Before you know it the songs that were out of reach are under your belt. Just keep practicing... Maybe throw in some new touches to old songs (hammer ons, pull offs, walking bass lines, palm muting,etc...) This is just what helped me through it...maybe some of it will be helpful to you also? Best of luck! Peacefull picking

Let me see...My first songs were Sundown by Gordan Lightfoot, Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver and Bad Moon Rising by CCR. Man that seems like so long ago....lol A couple of weeks ago I was going through some old vids on my youtube page that I had posted after playing for only a few months. I can't belive I actually posted some of that stuff for the public...lol I actually winced upon hearing a couple and had to delete them before anyone else was harmed...:lol: I think I'll sit play these at the moment for old times sake...Peace!

Hey Doc!  Hope all has been going well for ya! Your right this is an important topic! Everyone needs to be aware of the possible long term affects of what they do. It's funny you mentioned painter..That's my profession and I'm self employed also so I can relate to Your post. I never really thought about the consequences of playing guitar long term. I think this is were it's important to know proper posture while playing...Let me veer just a moment....I always considered myself self taught but I did take 4 lessons with a well trained classical guitarist. I took these not to learn music but to learn the proper posture for playing. The right way to hold the guitar and yourself as well. Here's just a couple of tips that anyone can use in their practise. I always use a foot stool for playing...This allows the guitar to rest at a natural angle and you don't feel like you have to lean over it or hug it to play. Which in return helps you sit straighter improving your posture and lessens the strain on your back, neck and arms. A good foot stool for playing guitar can be picked up at any music store for under $20. Also, this is going to sound odd but practise in the dark! Not all the time of course...lol but occasionally. This helps to break the bad habit of always watching your hands which causes you to always either try to lean over the guitar or pull it back at an angle for you to see, which will effect your strumming. You'll be really surprised at how much this helps your chord changing! Proper thumb positioning on the back of the neck can help tremendously with hand fatigue and it really does help with your reach once you get used to it.  Practise making chords by just pushing hard enough on the strings for it to ring true..Alot of guitarist try to push the strings much too hard and not only is this bad for your hands but it kills your frets!  Anyway, I've just been sitting here rambling on haven't I?...lol Hope at least some of that was helpful to someone...lol Peace!

http://luxlogs.com/GuitarBra/ I found this last night if anyone else is interested.  I think they'll do the trick.
I'm always very carefull with my guitars but you know how it is when you get with a group of people playing and they start passing them around... Some people just don't treat your guitar the way you would. I though these would be a good precaution...Peace!

Thanks for the Welcome cytania. Yea I love it! It's my first Seagull but I'm familiar with the Godin line. Which is why I choose this one. To me they just have the most comfortable necks...Not to mention the excellent tone and value of these guitars. I also have a Simon and Patrick Pro Rosewood and a Norman acoustic that I treasure... And yea It has the laquer finish just buffed to a full gloss. It is a slightly thicker finish than the semi or satin but not enough to compromise the vibration of the top, especially with the new thinner braced curved top on these guitars.

Angel Eyes
Behind Blue Eyes
Brown Eyed Girl
In Your Eyes
Hungry Eyes
Behind These Hazel Eyes
Betty Davis Eyes
Bright Eyes
Eyes Without a Face
Smoke gets in your Eyes
That's all at the moment....Peace!

I always thought the same thing...lol

Hey I contacted Carry at SHSaudio. They're going to check for any retailers in your area and drop me a E-mail. As soon as I recieve word I'll pass it on...Here's a link to Guitar Worlds video review of the guitar http://shsaudio.com/Morgan%20Monroe%20M50V.mov   This gives you a good demo of the sound with diffrent styles. I would compare these very closely with the Blueridge BR-180's. I played both before purchasing the morgan and the tone and playability were (as far as I could hear) identical. The morgan had better projection which is why I decided on it. The string spacing is a little tight but theres plenty of room on the fretboard to correct this with a new nut. I haven't felt the need though...I've had mine for almost a year and so far it's all positive! I couldn't be happier with it!! If I can offer any asistance in your purchase or consideration of this guitar just let me know. Peace!