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Well done again. As for your playing, you're 'way better than I am, if it helps.

That's a "blast from the past." Thanks for the memory.

Can't say I recognize the melody but that was lovely.

Yes, I hate that. It's like whoever worked out the chords doesn't even play guitar. Our Music Director is very good about not doing stuff like that. And it helps that we're just playing instrumentals these days. Occasionally we'll need to change keys to accommodate a vocalist but she usually gives me enough advance notice.

Lessee. Notes posted about getting gigs through unfortunate circumstances and then you came along with BS and conspiracy theories. Which one of you took things away from music again?

Even as a heathen Protestant, I appreciated that. Well done.

Beyond what daddymack suggested, if it has "dials," which I assume means knobs, it's most likely an electric guitar and you'll get more responses posting in the Electric Guitar Forum.

Well done. I'm a mostly self-taught strummer and my sight reading is poor at best. And before I forget, welcome to the Forum.

I'm impressed by your ingenuity. "Necessity is a mother" and all that. Best of luck on the build.

Glad to hear you were able to find something that works for you. BTW, if anyone else is looking or cares, MuseScore is free.

Well done.

I hope it went well.

I would say that's a hoot but that would be for owls. Still funny though.

The "music" I had access to was just a "songbook" with lyrics, chords and melody notes so until recently I had no real idea what other notes were actually being played. The melody note that goes with the mystery chord is F. The chord is actually written as G7 but it doesn't sound right. I figured it was a typo and tried Gm7 but that didn't sound right either so I settled on G7 with no 3rd. But that was only a guess. I was finally able to get hold of the actual sheet music and there the first two instances of the chord are written as Dm7! The notes are D A C F so that fits. The third instance is written as F/A and the notes are A F A F. There must be serious typos in the other version. Another song in the same book has an A7 where even my tin ear can tell there should be an A6 (the melody notes are F# followed by E). I think it's probably intended for people who only know cowboy chords.

I've been using MuseScore for years but honestly I haven't begun to explore what it can do.

Maybe. I have a Fishman "Powerjack" preamp, a fairly low end model, in my Ibanez, and it can handle dual inputs but only in mono. If you'd be happy with dual source mono you're probably in luck.

There are only so many shapes a headstock can have and still be remotely attractive. Lots of guitars with the Martin shape are very good in their own right. Look it over carefully. Are there noticeable gaps where the heel attaches to the body or at the edge of the bridge? Is the bridge itself sitting at an angle? How much saddle is sticking out of the bridge? Does the top appear to be sunken? Does the guitar just generally look like it's been mistreated? Run your fingers along the edge of the fretboard. Are the fret ends sharp? Lay a straightedge along the frets and extend it to the bridge. It should hit the top of the bridge. Look inside the body. Do you see loose bracing? Does anything rattle when you strum a chord? Some stuff like sharp fret ends or a sunken top indicate the wood us dried out and needs TLC. Other stuff like gaps or minimal saddle signifies structural issues. Since you're new to this, I personally wouldn't recommend something that needs attention.

A couple of unrelated things from Sunday morning. First, the praise band plays "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy" once a year and this was the day. There's a G7 with no 3rd in it at one point and although I've tried both a G7 and a Gm7, neither sounds right. The song is in F and I finally got inspired and tuned my guitar to F C C F C F for open F5. I figured I could just barre at the 2nd fret and live without the 7th. It worked surprisingly well. Second, we're currently doing online worship with only a skeleton crew in the building since our pastor was exposed to a family member who has COVID. As the "special music," our Music Director decided to play a flute solo. It wasn't until she was halfway through it that someone realized she wasn't miced. Our main sound guy grabbed a wireless mic and knelt beside her with it. Nice save but in retrospect it shouldn't have happened in the first place.

A guy who used to be in the praise band with me had a Peavey modeling amp and changed the settings for every song. I found settings on my Roland Cube 80XL that work for me and I leave them that way. Must come from having started out on acoustic.

No information but Seagull makes a nice guitar. Enjoy yours.

Late again so I'll say Happy New Year!

Congratulations. Happy New Bass Day.

Congratulations on the bargain. Happy New (to you) Guitar Day.

Congratulations on both the guitar and wife.

Nah, butter. Puts the "mooooo" in "smoooooth."