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If that is what you have, use it. The most important thing is to get started. There is not one good sound that works for everybody. That having been said, yes there is a difference. I personally don't like to use DI boxes for recording but that's a preference. You'll get better answers if...

+1 on Traynors

I would really encourage you to try a Gibson Minuteman GA20 RVT or Epiphone Electra from the '60s (same amp). They're really cheap for a vintage amp and do warm and jazzy out the wazoo. They also begin to sing at really low volume. I love mine because I can sit in with an acoustic group and my...

Really? The one I had was clean all the way up to about 8. Now that I think of it Ampeg circuits were subject to change without notice. Does yours use 6SL7s in the preamp stages?

It would help if we knew what you're doing with it. I like my Gibson Minuteman alot But it's darker than many people prefer and it wouldn't be loud enough for many. It sweetens up at very low volume. Great warm jazz tone.. An Ampeg ReverbRocket is another flavor of clean that's worth a listen...

+1 to the advice you've already gotten. Friend, we've all been there.

I've never played a cement guitar but my fingers often feel like they're made of the stuff. I can tell you right now that that doesn't work. They will learn more about cement than guitars as they work through this study. The project isn't pointless.

I'm don't understand your reasoning when you specified solid state. Perhaps you were thinking about an amp head rather than a combo. Trying to find a head and cabinet in your price range will be difficult. I strongly suspect that you do not need as much amp as you think you do. A used Peavey...

I agree with the previous posts, but I wanted to add: Plan on spending some time looking for the best place to put the mic. Pointing it at the neck/body joint is a good place to start, as is behind and below the sound hole. If the room is small you may get good results putting the mic over your...

Thanks for posting this. Steve's a good friend of mine and a true original. If you ever wanted a fretless bass to try out, his would be a good choice. The instruments are crude, cheap, and handmade in America. Look him up at WISHBASS.COM. I apologize if this gets taken for spam. I didn't mean it...

To answer your original question, yes you can get a set of files designed for your purpose. Try Luthier's Merchantile (Nut & Saddle Files - Information and Pricing at LMI) Or Stewart Macdonald (STEWMAC.COM : Gauged Nut Slotting Files). There used to be someone selling them on e-bay as well...

I've got pix of a good example of your vega. Send your current e-mail if you want em

A properly fitted bolt-on neck joint will not be improved with glue. You will murder the resale value. On some guitars gluing in the neck will make truss rod adjustments difficult. With some shims and sandpaper you can often correct the problems of "snap/twitch/pop" you refer to. This is my...

Sometimes.

Like the song. Having trouble with "Sitting in the gas tank". I understand it, but it still makes me go "What?"

Nice poetry. My 2 cents says you may be hitting the chorus one too many times. Perhaps it will set the stage better if you drop the first one. In line three substituting stupid for dumb and losing the word "that" following it might sing better. Armistice is dead wrong. four "O's" is too many...

OK I'll Play: It seems to me the water in the river just can't win (Water) I got some money in my pocket and a shiny set of keys. (Sweet Anne Marie) I don't know nothing 'bout the government. Got no notion what the future holds for me. (Make Me Free) OK so I don't write great first lines.

Modern Guitars are generally built in humidity controlled environments and there should not be great differences in the water weight of similar guitars.

Weight is a measurable property. It does speak to the density or mass of the instrument. After you find out the model, maker, date of manufacture, and other such items about a prospective online purchase, weight is one of the few variables you can use to differentiate between similar guitars...

I wire mine with separate volumes for each pickup and a master volume and tone.