I found a simple loop pedal kit at General Guitar Gadgets and put it together after supper one night. I had two gigs this weekend and it worked great.

Norman Blake is something special - this is his arrangement of a standard bluegrass tune. Wanted folks to hear this little Collings 01-A, Martin inspired guitar. Small, but i love how it handles a pick - your feedback is appreciated!

guitar - Collings 01-ASB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkKJ-cJFkDE

Gregg Allman's great solo tune: a look at the basics of playing this song along with some suggestions for bending notes inspired by the tune.....thanks for watching!

guitar - RS Guitarworks 'Old Friend' tele

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaWCaidoIKY

Wow! Nice but cheap and reasonable price so we should try on it.

Thanks for all above tips thous are essential for tour with a guiter.

Great! I enjoyed reading this. It inspired me to write about related topics myself.

I use d'ddario purple pack, but man are they pricey and loose the punch after a couple of weeks. I would say they are the best sounding but shortest lived strings.

Nylon wrapped strings sound pretty soft from the start but don't degrade over time.

Sort of like that, Mike, but I don't need 8 loops. I may just buy a new pedal board that has the loops built in.
Thanks,

something like Rocktron PatchMate Loop 8?

I am looking for, or would like to build, a box to switch multiple effects in and out of the signal chain. Here's what I'm after. I have recently been running two overdrive pedals together, and may want to add a third and possibly a compressor. I want to be able to leave all those pedals switched on and kick them in and out of the chain with one footswitch. GP had schematics for a bypass switcher a while back that might have worked, but it had one foot switch per effect. Anybody know of a website that might have the plans for that?
TIA,