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Hmmm - let's see. Mr. Clapton (of whom I am not a great fan anymore, but during the 'Clapton is God' era I was, and from that exposure found Albert King, Robert Johnson (and my personal favorite Chester Burnett) et al) is a millionaire from his gazillions of records sold, has been invited to...

Mmmm - old Epiphones. foo like . . . Actually I have a '63 Crestwood Custom, and would love a Coronet to match. We want pictures . . .

Two things: Buy a Boogie, live happily ever after. Based on your post, I would recommend a Mk IV. It will do everything you want it to (except make your breakfast!) Marshalls are really good at ONE THING ONLY Boogies are really good at everything . . . and the Marshall guys will be...

Thanks - but it was all about getting very lucky over the years - the confluence of having the money and running into the right guitars when I did.

Lots of opinions on this - it's a topic that shows up every few months. I have two Collings guitars, a 1950 Martin D-18 and a Ramirez 1A. All of them are great guitars. I also played an early 50's Gibson J-50 which was fabulous (just didn't have the money at the time) - and have also played...

Acoustics can easily be changedfrom right to left handed. Put the strings on the other way round - you may have to adjust the nut/bridge or replace them if you need to (depends on how critical it is to your playing style). Seems to methat if you have an issue with that, you're not looking for a...

This may seem obvious: www.mesaboogie.com Has a complete list of all dealers, worldwide. Go to their websites . . . ?

Light's advice is right on the money. But I suspect you may want a less advanced way to go to begin with. One particular difference between the blues solos you are playing and the jazz you seek is the use of arpeggios. That is using the notes of the chords you are playing as part of the solo...

That's really true - and really funny. You're right - I guess to me (40 years of playing, some professionally) you seemed very inexperienced to have posted what you did. No offence was intended - it's all about perspective. . . . and to leddy - yes - I mis-read the original post. No offence...

Well, it's not over my head. (I'm assuming you're addressing me . . .) Please take another look at what was posted, and you'll see that the E string lists 3, 5 and 6 (which is G, A and Bb as you correctly state) the A lists 3, 5 and 6 (which is C, D and Eb) and the D which lists 3 and 5 (which...

It's a Bb Major scale played from G to G. Which makes it an Aeolian mode. (Which is a $2 way of saying a minor scale based of the sixth note of the major scale, or it's relative minor) Stock Sabbath (and a zillion other bands) stuff. Don't get too caught up in the theory (the theory nazis...

When you stop trying to learn licks off of records and start trying to make everything you play your own; when you listen (really listen) to the other guys in the band; when you listen to yourself (and I mean really really listen) and realize that it's the quality of the melody that you're...

But doesn't dear ol' Dave play a Strat?

Live rig: Gibson ES 345 or Strat Cord Mk IV Boogie

I guess my thought process on that was use the classical technique for the classical pieces, and then don't use it on Jimmy Reed, Blind Blake and etc. But from personal experience I can tell you it's not easy to seperate them.

If you want to play classical (or any style) music, it helps to have the best technique for that style. Good classical style indicates that your picking hand floats over the strings - with an occassional thumb actually resting on and touching the bottom E string. If you want to be able to play...

I have a Mk IV head with a 1 x 12" cabinet - and I'm really surprised that you think I only have mids. Have you ever played a Mk IV? I can get any sound I want. (Okay, maybe not Wes!) ;)

If you know how to set it up, it sure does.

Marshalls do one thing EXTREMELY WELL Boogies do everything extremely well. Buy a Boogie - live happily ever after.

Then you ain't played either of mine. In fact, I know fer sure that you ain't played either of mine. 'less you dun snuck in the trailer one night. They are both fabulous - and better now than when new, and they were pretty amazing then. The 00-2H is truly astonishing. Every time I play it...