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I come from Wales (next to England not part of it just like Scotland) and the national language is Welsh not English.  Granted the majority of Welsh people don't speak Welsh but legally all government signs and forms and street signs have to be in English and Welsh.  We also have our own TV and various radio stations dedicated to welsh.  I can't speak it but I can understand the basics when it's spoken to me slowly.   

Strangely a friend of mine who speaks welsh fluently went to Northern France on holidays and they were amazed to find that if the French person spoke slowly and clearly they could undertand them.  Apparently this only works the the french spoken in Brittany and Normandy.

If it sounds right then go with it!

I think the biggest mistake people make when they start learning is think "it'll only take a few months of struggle and then..".  The truth is that it's gonna take years of struggle and frustration and I guess only truly dedicated people stick at it.
My advice (bearing in mind I've only been playing 16 months) is to just stick at it and remember, you'll go through months of seeing little improvement, but you'll pick your guitar up one day, play and you'll think where did that come from and all that practice will only then seem worth it.

As long as your over 18 add me as a contact on msn or facebook but I'm not sure whether the time difference will work. 
Good luck.

Cheers guys,

Tho Boss ones seem to keep popping up wherever I look so I guess Boss it is.

Thanks

Get on the 12's for a few months and then go back to 11's (or 10's if they tickle your fancy) and you'll realise all those weeks spent with a heavier gauge will make 11's feel like spider webs.   It's like taking a step backwards to take 2 steps forward.

PS Don't try to bend them tho ;?)

I saw him years ago in Wales, what a voice and what a stage show!

A true legend is every sense of the word.

Do you not think that a gay songwriter would actually write a song about a woman because that's where he's gonna direct the marketing.

A Boy Named Sue?

This whole subject fascinates me and I'm only just getting to grips with it.  In my experience, most of the early songs I learned were in the key of G (G C D Am Bm Em), mainly because all the mojor chords are easy to play, but I found my voice suited the key of C so I had to use a capo on the fifth frett (I think thats right?) and I think with the capo that high the guitar looses depth and tone.

Now the key of C is a little harder with the F chord (C F G Dm Em Am) but now I've mastered the F I have transposed most of my songs to the key of C and happy days, no capo needed.

It's amazing how deep and complex the subject is but with a bit of effort and thought there's a lot of help available.  It's certainly makes learning easier with a little knowledge of this.

In my experience, I went to my local shop, spent 30 mins looking through a pile of blank saddles trying to find the nearest size I could.  I found one and it cost £5.

Got home and started cutting and sanding with a Stanley knife and sandpaper getting is as close to my old plastic one I could (it took an hour or so) and restrung.

On my guitar there was a massive difference and well worth the effort, the notes just ring and ring and ring!
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Hello Zurf,

Yip I've had mine for about 10 months and I love it, the biggest problem is putting it down once you've picked it up.

Regarding the action, I have about a 2.5mm gap between the Low E and 12 fret which is where I like it to be at, it was about 3.5 mm when I bought it but as I've replaced the strings I've sanded the saddle a little at a time.  I recently replaced the plastic saddle with a bone one and the action has gone up a fraction to just under 3mm but it's sounds great and the notes just ring and ring and ring.

The sound seems well balanced, the trebble is particulalry good and you can here all sorts of high end sounds but the big body helps boost a big booming bass to balance.

I have experimented with strings and 13's sound amazing and certainly suit the guitar but I've settled for 12's as a compromise with ease of playing!

My advice would be get one!  I also read that Noel Gallagher of Oasis often refers to his old EJ as sounding better than his Gibson J200??

On the down side, it's a big guitar but then again, good things come in big packages!

Hope this helps but drop me a line if you want any other info.

PS sorry it's in mm not inches.

The single thing I've done that made a difference to the sound was fitted a bone saddle!  £5 + 1 hours elbow grease = :?)