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August 5th, 2008 - Giardja asks, "I am a beginner guitarist that happens to own three guitars. One is a classical guitar; the other two are steel string guitars with different neck shapes, neck widths and scale lengths. (One of the steel string guitars has a “D”” shape neck with a 1.8” wide nut width and the other has a “V” shaped neck with a more traditional 1.7” wide nut width). Can you comment on the advantages or disadvantages of practicing and learning with different guitars? Will this hinder or help my progress?" Return to Video Q&A Listing


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Chords Structure - March 21st, 2008 (2 minutes, 14 seconds)

Scopexs asks, "I have found chords in my chord book that can be identically fingered...C6 and the Am7. Both chords give the option of playing it with the D string fingered at the 2nd fret and the B string fingered at the 1st fret while the other strings are played open. What is confusing is why are the two chord structures the same and can be fingered the same yet are called by two different names. This is confusing when learning chords. Is there an easy explanation as to why two chord structures would be called by two different names. Thanks" View Response

Relative Minor - October 10th, 2007 (0 minutes, 27 seconds)

Nattyjester asks, "Is the relative minor always the sixth note of the scale?" View Response

- August 7th, 2008 (1 minutes, 33 seconds)

Humestar101 asks, "Hey Jamplay, Jake here, and I wanted to know how to use a talk box. I got the Rocktron Banshee, but not the Banshee 2, just the first one. I hooked it up, turned it on, and...it didn't interact with my guitar at all. Do i absolutely NEED a mic to use it? If not, what do i do? Thanks for helping out a desperate guitarist!" View Response

- July 17th, 2008 (5 minutes, 22 seconds)

Skater742 asks, "Hey Dave, I am researching on different types of amps so I can come to a conclusion on what type of amp i should get and I've come across some amps that I need some help with. I am looking for an all tube amp but there are amps that are pre-tube to solid-state. Are these amps as good as tube amps? I've heard that they deliver the same sound, but I don't know if it has the same quality of sound as a regular tube amp. I just need to know the difference between the different amps that are out there. Hope I can hear from you! Thanks, Tom" View Response

change easy song tabs into alternating bass fingerpicking song - April 21st, 2008 (3 minutes, 60 seconds)

Tommeken says, "Hello there in the far west Playing for a few months all kinds of chords for now and i learned a few lessons from Jim and Steve about finger picking. Now i wanna learn some songs my daughter recognizes so she can sing along. Is there an easy way tot change those simple melody tabs from a songbook into a nice sounding finger picking tune with alternating bass. I mean songs like Alouette, country roads, and so on... Where to begin? what should i keep in mind ? scales? chords ? greetings and thanks for all those nice lessons... Tom" View Response