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Lets say your sitting with your Les Paul in your lap like you're playing, you look down at the neck joint where the neck binding is above the body. Is the binding supposed to be in line with the body, or making a straight line with the body? The end of the neck near the neck pup on my guitar is...

From what I understand the headstock open book design is how a "lawsuit" Ibanez is identified. I bought a 1975-76 Ibanez Deluxe 59'er at a yard sale last year, I am very pleased with it. I actually like it better than the Gibson LP I owned years ago.

Yeah, I do have a gig, but it's not a paying gig. I realized that I have to get some exposure somehow so I've decided to do some freebies. Playing solo is going to be very different, but I'm looking forward to it.

Just want to get some tips from experienced performers. I played in a band for a long time, but I've never played solo. I was wondering how as a solo performer you engage with the audience. Do you make eye contact with people audience? Or, do you look a little above their heads? I remember...

I appreciate all for the information. I just wanted to make sure before I gave her the ok. Anyone heard of the new bill that's called the Orphaned Works Bill? It hasn't passed yet, but after watching the video about it on YouTube it made me a little uneasy about having my stuff of the internet...

I have a song on Youtube which I have already copyrighted. An internet friend of mine has asked permission to use my song in a video of her sketches. If I give her permission to use my song, is the ownership of my music at risk in any way? I am thinking about giving her permission to use it as...

Thanks all for the suggestions. I think open mic night is a good idea, I don't know, I might do some free gigs just to get started. I appreciate all of the advice, and now I am beginning to realize what my problem is, as far as getting gigs. I've been to websites with info on how to get gigs and...

Hi, I've put together a solo act and am having a hard time getting gigs. I've made a little promo package with a video, sent it out to local night spots, made flyers, advertised in a local entertainment publication, and have videos on YouTube. The show is made up of songs by Elvis Presley. So...

Hi Tom, I've been using some tracks from karaoke CDs and downloading mp3s from the different sites. So I guess I could convert all of my mp3s to wavs and not loose any quality and have all of my songs in the same file type. I've discovered that a lot of the tracks have been slightly out of...

I've been wanting to play music again, but haven't been able to find other musicians. So I guess I'm going to try to do a solo thing using backing tracks. So to those of you that use backing tracks I have several questions. Does it matter what file type you burn to a CD? Any loss of quality...

I bought a 76 Ibanez Deluxe 59'er that needs a few parts. I'm looking for a truss rod cover. Any idea where I can get one? I haven't had much luck finding one. Thanks

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I just bought a new Yamaha FG-433S. This is the second one I have bought. I sent the first one back because it appeared to have a flaw in the finish. The portion of neck binding which was over the top of the guitar didn’t match the binding on the rest of the neck. It is just a slight difference...

Great sounding tune! I listened to Robin's song, very professional sound. Vocals were great as well. What parts were done with Acid? Percussion, bass? I plan on using Acid for my drums, and maybe some orchestra background parts, I have Drum Sugar which I am pretty satisfied with. What's...

I have a few song ideas that I'm working on, and I am wondering if Acid drum loops, and Pod for guitar would need any EQ or compression? Seeing that the sounds are already recorded, or are presets; would I just add the parts to my mix without any EQ or tweaking? I will also be adding some...

Even though the action is a bit high on the guitar, I still like the tone of it a lot. The upper harmonics shimmer quite nicely. Also, I tried a new Yamaha, but found that between the two guitars the FG-160 seemed to have the better tone (to my ears). I don’t regret buying it at all. After...

I feel that I can give some pretty good advice on the subject. My mentor taught me some very important things about how to get a guitar to work. The first thing you want to do is get your guitar real clean. Try soaking your guitar in lukewarm water for about 45 minutes; I use my tub for this...

The neck looks to be in line with the top of the guitar, so I don't think that the neck is really the problem. My guess is that the area behind the bridge is higher than it is supposed to be. I really like the tone of this guitar, and it should do nicely for the tunes I want to record. I'm...

Yamaha FG-160 action height question: I recently bought a 30 year old Yamaha FG-160. The tone is great on this guitar, but the action still seems a bit high. I've been trying to get the action lower on it, but the lowest I can get it is about +1/8" from the 12th fret to the bottom of E6, and...

I have an Applause AE28 guitar, which has a bad hum after sanding on the saddle. I am assuming that the problem is in the pickup because it sounded ok before I attempted to lower the action. Under the saddle there is a thin piece of copper looking metal which appears to have been soldered...