I'm sure this depends on what styles/genres you prefer playing. When I stopped playing electric out and became a at-home-alone-practicer/player and went all acoustic and after 5or6 years of working a lot on old jazz standards on my electrics I've mostly been working on old traditional music coming from the Appalachian mountains, old Irish tunes well Old everything lol

I use a capo a lot, I really like the guitar tones capoed anywhere from 2nd to 5th fret especially. I like the open notes, pulloffs and hammerons, slides that can be achieved only by having open notes. These aren't possible when not using a capo playing a closed note in a  Eflat or rather sharp and flat chord positions with no open notes.

Never was into using full barr chords or power chords or rock even playing electric but then these chord shapes weren't used in old classic country, /new orleans/western swing and blues my likings but it sure has been enjoyable to get back to my beginnings for I had missed a lot in playing old traditionals on an acoustic.

Love the stories told in old mountain music. Hell I love everything old because I’m old. No Country For Old Men nowadays but

EDITED: you're right Alan, my constant grumbling about my likes and dislikes is getting me nowhere but more gray hair. So instead of my usual deleting post I'll just leave it as this gripe! If Eastman made a small body all mahogany with 1 3/4 nut and a bit thicker neck profile I'd be in hog-heaven

as the few here know I'm wanting an all-mahogany Eastman bad but there's one big problem, Eastman doesn't make or intend to make an all-mahogany. Reading around on acoustic forums I've come across a lot of players that want nothing but an all-mahogany acoustic and own nothing but all mahogany guitars, hello Eastman ding ding ding

A very hard last few days.  She had been hobbling around with her back right knee arthritic and then her front right leg started to give her problems.  I thought it was her paw but X-rays on Thursday showed advanced bone cancer ion her shoulder.  She had been in pain and I didn't know it.  She was not very happy though she would perk up at the sound of one of her treat containers opening or at the door excited when I would return to the house.  She was the sweetest of all the Rotties I've owned (5) and they were all special. So sensitive and loving. Friday she was in such pain that I decided have her put to sleep.  

I am devastated and heartbroken and miss her so much.  I see her everywhere, in the yard and all over the house.  

Here's a couple of pics taken by my dog sitter last summer when I was in the hospital.  

Rest in peace you beautiful and loving creature!

This song is really stretching me from a fingerstyle perspective...  I found an excellent online tutorial, if anyone else is interested in trying to tackle this beast of a song!

Does the SB 59 fit a bigsby or pick guard designed to fit a Gibson Les Paul?

Been through many many guitars over the past 25 years, but only recently took the plunge into the Eastman guitar realm. I was looking for a smaller bodied model with a slim C shaped neck, 1 and 3/4 nut width, and short scale, and found it all in a Eastman e00 OO M12. I've owned a number of all mahogany guitars, both late model and vintage, and always loved the sweet, mellow tone, so when I came across this all mahogany offering from Eastman listed on a guitar shop website about an hour and a half away, I quickly made the trip and walked out with what at first glance and play seems to be a really great looking and sounding guitar. I'm sure you all know what these particular models look like, but I'll try and snap a few pictures and post them.

On my E10 P...when I play a single note on the EBGDA string between the 3rd and 9th frets on certain strings it causes another string to vibrate...weird because only the open A string vibrates bad when I play an E note on B string at 5th fret. Now if I play an F note on B string at 6th fret I get no vibration from other strings. Different notes on different strings cause other strings to vibrate causing me to have to mute an open string.

I can't believe this is real!  Ouch!

https://www.amazon.com/Beginner-Adjustab...08BRJ3P6L/

Talking about Eastwood guitars - anybody owned/played any decent ones?

Just read Nobodeuno's post on his E1D, where he mentions that he records using mics without a fitted pup. I was wondering if any of you have recommendations for decent microphones for recording purposes.