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Yeah, but at how many of those gigs did you have a solid low-end and a steady beat?  Now, as a bass player, I can tell you how many gigs I'VE played without a singer or guitarist.  That'd be, well I guess also zero*.  But still...

- Zurf

*actually it would be a heck of a lot, but that's because I was playing double bass in a classical orchestra so may not really count 

How cool is that?  Have an extra piece of cake for me.  Glad you had a fun & memorable time.

- Zurf

Take away the bass player and the drummer and you've got a singer/songwriter in a coffeehouse.  Add the bass player and the drummer back in and you've got a band.  Presumably one that can keep a beat. 

- Zurf

Bonedaddy -

Very good song.  Completely wrong , but well written and from the heart as any song on this subject should be.  Here's not the place to get into the topic, but what I wouldn't give for an afternoon aboard my canoe floating down the river having a little sip of something to loosen our tongues and the opportunity to chat it over with you.   I get the feeling we could have a sure enough conversation with actual talking and listening based on what you've written above. 

- Zurf

James gave good information.  However, it's not likely that you'll be able to understand what he means by what he's written.  To really grasp what James has written, go try both methods.  You'll understand it through experience far better than through written word. 

- Zurf

Keep practicing.

- Zurf

Freaking shepherds.  No accounting for taste.   

- Zurf

An uncharacteristically sensible plan. 

- Zurf

Tibernius -

I was looking at guitars in the $500 range.  The Staggs in that price range blew away in sound most other guitars in that range.  My ear prefers warm, deep, and mellow sounding guitars.  If you like guitars with that warm, deep, and mellow sound, then I'd suggest you find a way to pluck on a Stagg and see if you like it as well as I do. 

The other guitar brand that I liked with a similar deep, warm, mellow tone, but was slightly more expensive, were Blue Ridge. 

The Takemine are too bright/tinny for my taste, as are Yamaha.  I ended up getting a Yamaha, but that's because someone else paid for it (now THAT's a bargain).   It was very bright.  To mellow it out, I replace the string pegs with wooden pegs from Taylor and put on Phospher Bronze strings. 

- Zurf

Exactly what I do!!  Of course, every song I play sounds exactly the same.  But we'll just say that's my "style", OK? 

- Zurf

Now Old Doll, how about that?  You've gone and taught me something about my daughter when you've never even met her.  Your empathy is outstanding.  My daughter has many 'make believe' friends, siblings, and cousins.  (Again to social services, she is perfectly aware that they are make believe.)  It had never occurred to me that the song was about an imaginary friend, and yet now that you mention it I am quite certain that you're correct.    That makes it all the more dear. 

- Zurf

I have practice amps for my basses that, not surprisingly, don't sound so good with my guitar.  They reproduce the low end very well and the high end not that much.  I use the low end on guitar for occaissional emphasis, so having it come out so loud and clear all the time is not helpful. 

But, I play mostly acoustic.  When I decide to get into some blues on my electric is when I'll get a new amp.  When I do, I will refer back to Doc's notes.  However, one quick question.  Is is reasonable to expect the same guitar amp to sound OK with both electric and acoustic guitars?  I'd have to put in a pickup on my acoustic, or would it be better to get an amp with plugs to take mics and do the '60's and early '70's folk artist thing of miccing the guitar and singing through the same amp?

That's a lot of questions for something that I'm not going to be buying for a while.

- Zurf