Guitar questions

[Philly Mike]

Keith Richards said it best:
Every guitar player should play acoustic at home. No matter what else you do, if you don't keep up your acoustic work, you're never going to get the full potential out of an electric, because you lose that touch.

Gotta agree with Keith on this one. If you keep your skills up and are technically precise with your acoustic then that can translate into smoother playing on the electric from my experience.

You should be able to find some really nice guitars out there at some really cheap prices in pawn shops or consignment shops considering the economy. Shop more for the sound right now and not so much for the name. I've played some mid ranged martins that while expensive, really didn't have the sound I wanted. I'm looking at my $250 Fender Gemeni II that I bought 17 years ago and it sounds just as good (if not better IMO) than many guitars that people payed 4X as much. All that being said....stay away from the K-Mart blue light specials....

If you find $5k and want a spectacular guitar go to http://www.robinsonguitars.com/ This guy and I learned guitar together and he actually went somewhere with it!

I like the pawn shop idea, never thought of that.