http://fuq.encycmet.com en-us http://fuq.encycmet.com ActiveKB NX thecoop@birdhousecraft.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:07:06 EST 20 http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2686/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2686/ Question: I have a very old guitar I’m trying to ID. Any comments would be most welcome. Thanks in advance. It's at: http://stevenmaloney.com/guitar/top.jpg and http://stevenmaloney.com/guitar/b ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2687/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2687/ Question: Some time ago my brother bought an Applause guitar. Applause were made by Ovation as a cheaper line of their guitars. They had aluminum fretboards with the fets incorporated in the alu ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2688/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2688/ Question: For some time ago I played on a friends guitar, and noticed that it had a way better sound that mine, and also the fretboard was easier to grip, on that way, making my performance bett ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2689/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2689/ Question: I'm looking into a Breedlove nylon string guitar. Has anyone played one of these? They have a 1 3/4 neck, but I'm wondering how thick the neck is. I personally hate chunky necks and li ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2690/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2690/ Question: Can you use Cakewalk's Guitar Tracks Pro along with the mBox? Up till now I've been plugging my mic into the soundcard and using Guitar Tracks. The sound quality is horrible. Since, I' ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2691/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2691/ Question: I've been playing around with some traditional Celtic fingerstyle guitar for a few months now, and I have a quick question about technique for the right (picking) hand. When playing a ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2692/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2692/ Question: I stopped by GC today and played some of the new, inexpensive DanElectro guitars. I liked the first version, 2 pickups w/painted neck, and the 3 pickup single cutaway with the big wood ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2693/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2693/ Question: I am looking for a good electronic guitar tuner.  Not too expensive, but I will take more expensive suggestions under consideration. I would like: * chromatic tuning allowing tuning on ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2694/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2694/ Question: How do you set Intonation on an electric guitar? Answer: Specifically, it depends on the guitar. Generally, you normally compare the fretted note at the 12th fret, and the harmonic a ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2695/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2695/ Question: Has anyone tried to use eMedia Guitar Method 1? Is it a useful learning tool for the beginner?  Is it worth the cash?  Is it geared towards either an electric or acoustic? Answer: I ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2696/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2696/ Question: Is it?  How much money would it would it be worth brand new? Answer: Since they have a wide variety of models in a wide variety of price ranges the answer to the first question is: ye ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2697/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2697/ Question: I am thinking about buying a new guitar. currently i have a badly constructed Squier Stratocater from Korea. so I wanna know if any of you already played a Fernandes Decade-Elite Gui ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2698/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2698/ Question: I'm looking to buy CD's of Flamenco guitar music with a heavy Moorish influence. I've no idea which artists/CD's to look for, any personal recommendations? Answer: How about some fleme ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2699/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2699/ Question: I almost bought one of the with Synth Access. They have excellent piezo type pickups to round out the tone of the guitar plus regular pu's. They are a very good guitar and a good valu ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2700/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2700/ Question: Monster Cable brand cables are cheap imported crap that are guaranteed to fall apart. I had a bass player who went through a half dozen before giving up. At first he bragged on the Mo ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2701/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2701/ Question: I am attempting to use some of my old guitar effects pedals with my bass rig and am having a few problems (i play Bass full time now so its either a case of use them or get rid). They a ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2702/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2702/ Question: I had a quick look on the guitar amp group but decided to post there. Thought this a more appropriate site. I just watched an amp I fancied go through the roof (finacially) on ebay. Her ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2703/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2703/ Question: I was surfing the Net and by chance I arrived at Guitar Magic website. It looks like a pretty nice product, but I'd like to know your opinions on it. I'll describe myself a bit and p ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2704/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2704/ Question: I play guitar with enthusiasm but no skill - I can thrash a few chords and that's about it. I want to be able to play along with my albums of Hapa, Keali'i, Iz and the like (while my wi ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2705/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2705/ Question: Being new to reading Guitar One magazine, I assumed that if you purchased it at the magazine rack as advertised with a CD included, that you'd actually GET the CD. I got the cd sleeve, ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2706/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2706/ Question: Before I spend money on Seymour Duncan Pick Ups, ( Possibly the Pearly Gates or 59 and JB ). Has anybody actually changed the stock Pickups in their Epi Les Paul for, say Seymours, and ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2707/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2707/ Question: On occasion, folks have requested pics of my lovely, little Flammang parlor guitar. Last weekend, thanks to Reid Kaplan and Sarah Whitaker, I got a few. I've posted the link to the pics ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2708/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2708/ Question: I was just looking at the latest issue of Guitar Player Mag, with Pete Townshend on the cover. The cover story was about Brit-Pop Guitar players and the Top 20 who were the most influen ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2709/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2709/ Question: I simply can't find t-shirts about jazz guitarists or even anything 'interestingly' related to jazz, if you know what I mean. All that I own is pretty much down to stuff I buy at concer ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2710/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2710/ Question: Watching a Harp player on TV, I have hard enough time with 6 strings, how do they do it with all those strings Answer: As long as the harp is in tune - hitting any string sounds nice. I ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2711/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2711/ Question: On Thanksgiving night I walked into my house to find it had been burgled and ransacked. They took two laptop computers, a bowl of change, and some other things...but not my two guitars, ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2712/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2712/ Question: Can anyone suggest a good quality, comfortable and unfancy leather strap I can use for my Martin guitar?Answer: What I do is just keep stretching the hole until it eventually fits ove ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2713/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2713/ Question: I am debating whether I should buy the Santa Cruz D/PW or Tony Rice model I own a handmade 12 string guitar (sitka spruce top/rosewood side&back dreadnaught & it sound gorgeous!) but I ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2714/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/2714/ Question: I've just started learning to play and am looking to buy a half-decent guitar of my own. I'm from the UK and have seen what looks like a real nice one. It's a Tanglewood AJ870 and cost ... Cooper Fehr Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:25:59 EDT http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/3819/ http://fuq.encycmet.com/questions/3819/ does anybody know the track list of the cd metallica usually put on before live gigs? Cooper Fehr Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:51:34 EDT