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Finally got this after I pretty much gave up on riding. I guess I still support people not running over cyclists.

That is a beautiful guitar. I am using a Hercules stand that holds it by the neck but it does rest on the back of the guitar on the rubbery surface.

Yeah I remember you playing for us at that meet at your place out at Queens. Was wondering if you were still playing.

Thanks guys. Went ahead and ordered the stylus pick setup, some dunlop Jazz III grip picks and some different V-Picks off of Amazon to try. Heh http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-study-finds-only-88-of-guitar-center-customers,35227/

Anybody working on any songs now or does everyone here already know how to play? I am working on Greenday Good Riddance, Neil Young Heart of Gold and House of the Rising Sun. All super-easy beginner songs. I think my biggest problem at this point is holding the pick the proper way. I think it sounds much better and I have better control when I hold the pick between my thumb and my first and second fingers. Anytime I try to just use the first finger I get really heavy handed and it sounds rough, no finesse. Either way, making it all the way through Good Riddance without the pick slipping is challenging for me at this point.

I couldn't even make it through one of those guy's videos with a girl in her underwear in it. I really think the focus speed and overall usability on the EOS-M is pretty good. Easier to focus up close than the Sony RX-100 MKII due to the touchscreen. I think image quality was fairly similar between the two, the Sony is just smaller so it ends up in my pocket more often. That being said, I really have not been using mine so I will probably throw the setup into my photo sale thread at some point if I can find which camera bag my 18-55 lens is in.

Thanks everyone. Pretty forgettable day. Too much driving after a serious workout last night so now all I want to do is sleep.

Starting to lean more towards the D-18 with the 1-3/4" neck at this point. Might be partly because it sounds so much better than the 000-28. Not noticing a huge difference with the different neck sizes so the much fuller bass of the dreadnaught makes it my go to guitar at this point.

Hmm, I haven't even started looking at pedals. The Deer and Buffalo Horn picks have fairly high string noise but they do sound pretty good. As far as guitars go I am thinking about a large bodied semi-hollow/hollowbody electric as I tend to like a bit more size to the guitar than the Strat. I looked at a Peerless 336 knock-off and the Reverend 336. Ran into a guy at a bluegrass show last night that has a 1967 Gibson 336 for sale also. Might try that one out. I am interested in trying out the Gibson acoustic sound so I might try to pick up a Gibson acoustic or maybe even the Martin CEO-7 which is supposedly a Gibson-like guitar.

I currently use Zoethecus Racks but I don't think those can be found any longer unless you find them used. I do have a DIY Archetype I built and do find it to be a pain in the ass to take down every time I move.

My Blue Chip came in while I was gone and I also picked up some custom picks made from Deer and Buffalo.

That is awesome. I have been traveling all week but I am excited to get back to my practice.

Now a Sultani kabob

Kashk e badejoon

Atlanta is a ghost town today. We had to drive around forever last night to find a restaurant that was actually open. Roads were not slick but everyone still managed to crash into each other. Little bit more slick this morning but no one was not he road so nothing difficult to get to the client from the hotel. Hoping we can find someplace open for lunch.

It was awesome Colin. I feel sorry for you that you did not have this tonight.

Bourbon Braised Pork Shank

Eating at Oprah's personal chef's restaurant. Had to start with biscuits.

You're right of course I am going to see the Cowboy Junkies. Looks like a lot of other good stuff coming up around here as well.

I need to get back into the whole live music thing. Cowboy Junkies are playing a small theater here in town. There is also the Experience Hendrix show in March looks pretty promising.

Ended up ordering some V-Picks and some Blue Chip picks to try out. I have found that I play the Modified Oval 1 11/16" neck 000-28 much better than I can play the Modified V 1 3/4" D-18. Part of that might be the 13s on the D-18 but the combo of modified V and 1 3/4" is quite a handful.

Anyone tried the V-Picks? http://v-picks.com/index.php Thinking about trying the Acoustic Pack to see if I like them better than the Dunlops and shop freebies I am using now.

Happy Birthday First Lt. Hiccups.

Nice. When you say your only steel string does that mean you have other Nylon string guitars. Haven't played with one of those yet. Froggy Bottoms do look awesome, they are up in VT. Huss and Dalton is in Virginia. I am still really interested in getting a handmade guitar like those but I should probably figure out how to play one before laying down large money to add one to the collection.