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ideally every guitar should have a zero fret..but they have'nt..so as alun says..check
the relief in the neck ( curvature )then make sure the height of the break point from the nut over
the first fret is about as high as the clearance over the second fret when stopping the first string.
( usually the prob is the strings too high when leaving the nut ) hope this makes sense
...and to go harping on check out the earvana system..esp with light strings

waffle waffle................grab an orange with your left hand...without you pinky....
if you can do that naturally then you dont need your little finger to play guitar

hi will
every key has associated chords ie in the key of C (  C D E F G A B )
the chords would be C( maj ) D ( min) E ( min) F ( maj ) G ( maj ) A ( min )  B ( dim )? ( teachers please )

youtube is a good source for any type of queeries

+ there are some good theorists on this forum

never mind i'll lend you mine.....they wont dare start the gig till
you've given everybody the link to where you got your chinese jumper from
....say.. ask poly...he knows all the chinese sweat(er) shops

PS what time is olly picking you up??

what does 'if i dont have to' mean??

is it deformed/broken/an embarrassment/ a funny colour/ or what????
your pinky is part of the team....dont be so cruel...get it involved..you know it makes sense
and you'll never regret it...if you can play fantastic without it...the you'd be a f***
megaunbelievable using it

simple exercise..put your first finger at the 5th position on the E string ( A )..then play
A C B A# continuously as fast as you can without your pinky..then with your pinky ( keep your first finger on the 5th fret )
then do the same again but playing C# instead of C

it always seemed to me that he was approximately in tune but not particularly around
standard pitch...in those days there were no tuners like we have now
it was..pitch pipes/tuning fork..or get a note off the keyboard player if he wasnt too pissed

hendrix's whole sound was based on bending and vibrato..so really light gauge strings
were a must..not the easiest setup for keeping in tune..esp if your're high as a kite
tooboot

yes but the rim of the tyre crushed it
[youtube]/watch?v=7GnDkfXD8Dc[/youtube]

sorry .... i meant... say ..playing a strat thro a marshal..or a SG thro a vox...or a hofner
thro a selmer or a burns thro an orange ...or a martin thro a peavey etc etc etc or any
permutation of anything playing through anything...but to make it more difficult
inserting your favourite effects pedal(s)

ie if i posted a clip of a guitar ( piece of music ) would you be able to identify
the git / amp / effect ( model )...a very brave man would say yes..urmmm???

all my gits have got earvana nuts ( custom built from pics )they definately
makes a difference to the tuning especially if you use a plain ' G '..i find the most
annoying chord is ' F ' at the first position..where the G string stands out like a sore
thumb ( unless its flattened slightly ) . The earvana system cures this..
having the break point to high can also cause tuning problems at the lower end
of the fret board
http://www.earvana.com/technology.htm

james: i thought you wanted this on youtube...so wheres the media ( pics etc )