ibanezebra- Thanks for the suggestions . :-)

Peace, I've bought a few gits off ebay, all electric, and have been lucky they turned out to be fine. I'm far from being any expert at all, but a couple things I have learned is to look at the neck joint and make sure there's no cracks there or signs of stress, and to check the frets for signs of wear, grooves from the strings, etc. Of course there's always the electronics if it's an acoustic/electric, but I'm thinking you mean for it to be just acoustic.

You might try posting a want ad on Craigslist for your area and see what comes up. That way he could test it out before buying, and examine it closely for problems. I think most guitarists prefer to play before buying, because every guitar feels and sounds different to each person.

I probably should not get to carried away with cost because he is just learning .......

Flash - Thank you for the link..I probably will take a trip to our nearest store and check out whats available. They do carry the one you linked.

Might end up being an X-mas gift. He is pretty adamant about needing one NOW however lol

JemJVM- not really keen on buying online myself ...just wondered what peeps thought ..y'all kinda confirmed my thoughts on the matter. Although if I get one here I'll still have to ship it there. sigh ....

Peace, if he's truly serious, try not to go with the really cheap acoustic. That's what Chris started out on, a $100 Johnson I think it was. Played the snot outta it of course but in 4 months we were looking at electrics because the neck was separating from the body. Cheap, CheaP, CHEAP!! It ended up as rubble :)

Breedlove guitars are really wonderful and are actually made here in Oregon. They have fairly reasonable prices clear up to the not-so-reasonable. It just depends on what u wanna pay...but if you think it's something he's going to stick with, invest in a little better git that can stay with him for many years. Believe me, it pays off in the end.

Proud moment ~ Proud day for Native Americans!!

NativeOne Celebrates First Native American-owned Membership

That's my niece in the pink regalia holding a blanket at the 1:07 mark! About time something cool happens on Wall Street!

Bigger vid :-)

So proud!

So, it looks like Kenny Aronoff is our guy for the time being...

I don't know how many people are familiar with his work, but I thought I'd share a video of him from the John Bonham tribute I went to last year. I was right down in front; you can see me in some of the shots here:

Rock And Roll / Black Dog

I'll miss Chad, but Kenny is a great choice to fill in...

With Kenny Aronoff, maybe, just maybe, we won't have to wear a helmet & teeth guard to the shows this time around. Maybe!

Do the Burgers / AustIn and Out Lewis

Michelle - that's so cool for your niece and her community.

Austin - I like this Kenny guy I think he'll be fab.

hey joe, massive fan of yours. really looking forward to the new chickenfoot album and tour. hoping you'll be coming to ireland. i recently got myself one of your 2400 ibanez's and have one of your js20ths may i say they are 2 of the most amazing guitars ive ever played. would love someday to get them signed. :)

thanks joe for your inspirational music.

Michelle- Congrats to your niece and others on the important milestone for the tribes.

I hate slugs too BUT they are not a bug......

they are a gastropod mollusk......... and are

DISGUSTING slimey critters ;-)

And thanks for continued input on guitar purchase...I think my daughter's boyfriend is gonna help me with choosing. He plays acoustic , & expressed an interest in helping me pick one.

I'm over 100 miles inland, but they're saying we're going to get slammed too. It should be down to a cat. 1 by the time it hits here. They're calling for heavy rain & wind sustaining 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 60, and possibly thunder/lightening. That's a lot of wind! Lots of talk about NJ & NY getting hit way hard. If it is that strong this far up the coast, all the beach front places will be obliterated, and Long Island is in deep shit. A lot can change in 2 days. Gotta put away all the outside furniture, plants, and whatnot, make sure the rain spouts & gutters are clear, and along with the rest of the east coast - get some groceries. They're saying to take pictures of yer property so you can have before & after pics for yer insurance company.

God bless those on the coast. It's gonna get ugly.

Should be interesting to say the least.

Listening to the Chickenfoot III preview on iTunes, there are a few songs that jumped out at me as being interestingly good.

First one was Different Devil which I liked a lot, because it was a country-like ballad with some of Joe's nice Hendrix infuenced blues licks in the background.

Second one was Come Closer. It's a soft, almost jazzy piece of music. It almost reminds of something Sting would do. Sting Tommorow We'll See

Third and last one was Something Gone Wrong. It has a nice, acoustic riff which kinda reminds of The Charlie Daniels Band. And what I heard was another classic Joe blues solo which is always nice.

RE Chickenfoot III

May not be darker in the traditional sense of the word ............ but bluesier (is that a word ?) and a bit more range for Sams voice on some songs. I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked the samples.

P. Lily, so sorry about yer camper. Man that had to be scary! Hope you didn't have to much stuff in it. See, now if you would have had a motor home full of slugs, the moisture content would have put out the fire before it got out of control. Slugs are yer friend!

*shivers*